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Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the Crypto Rollercoaster.
CoinBrain
April 14, 2025 • Reading Time: 11 minutes
Welcome to a new issue of Crypto Minute by CoinBrain!
😵💫 These are strange times, let me tell you. One day, we got another “Black Monday,“ and the next, we’re up 30%…
Let us help you cut through the buzz and deliver what actually matters! Enjoy this week’s Crypto Minute ☕️
⤵️ Today’s Agenda:
We got the market back in the green (hurray! 🥳 ), although investors remain cautious.
⛓️💥 Certain coins have decoupled from the general trend and are racing to the sky.
There’s been a record-breaking Crypto Punk sale at a loss of almost $10M 🤯
₿ Babylon Bitcoin staking launches their Layer 1 Genesis mainnet.
And more…
📊 Market Snapshot
| $84,400BTC+8.7% | $1,700ETH+6.3% | $2.67TCrypto Market Cap+11.2% | 29 (Fear)Fear & Greed Index+12 from last week |
📅 Crypto Events You don’t want to Miss
Wednesday, Apr 16th:
📌 12:30 PM UTC - US Retail Sales Monthly
This data shows how Americans purchase clothing, food, services, and more in the retail sector.
The effect on the crypto market can vary:
Strong sales data signal a robust economy, which may prompt the Fed to increase interest rates (Crypto no like 📉 )
On the other side, lower sales might prompt risk-on behaviour and positive sentiment 🙌 (Better for crypto 🚀 )
📌 5:30 PM UTC - US Fed Chair Powell Speaks
Watch Jerome closely, guys; his subtle cues can tell you a lot about market sentiment.
Expect high volatility during Powell’s speech - this is like a monthly holiday for crypto traders 🔍️
He is expected to address topics such as inflation, interest rate outlook, employment, and the overall state of the economy 📊
🐋Smart Money Tracker
Tuesday, Apr 8th: After holding $ETH for over 900 days, this whale was forced to sell at a loss. They sold all 10,000 $ETH ($15.71M) on this day.
The whale originally bought 10,000 $ETH ($12.95M) at an average of $1,295 on Oct 4 and Nov 14, 2022.
They didn't sell when $ETH broke through $4,000.
Wednesday, Apr 9th: Has Trump's World Liberty started selling $ETH at a loss?
According to Arkham, a wallet possibly linked to World Liberty sold 5,471 $ETH ($8.01M) at $1,465 on this day
Wednesday, Apr 9th: BlackRock deposited 3,296 $BTC ($254M) to Coinbase Prime on this day 🤮
This shows that institutions panic buy and sell just like us 🤦
Thursday, Apr 10th: The Melania token team has been offloading $MELANIA through liquidity adds and pulls!
Over the past 25 days, they’ve sold 6.72M $MELANIA for 34,168 $SOL ($4.2M) by adding and removing liquidity across 8 wallets.
Friday, Apr 11th: A whale sold Crypto Punk #3100 for 4,000 $ETH ($6.06M) today, which they had bought at 4,500 $ETH ($15.79M) a year ago.
The net loss on that NFT has been a staggering $9.73M!
Monday, Apr 14th: $OM token insider trading? Before the $OM crash since Apr 7th, at least 17 wallets deposited $227M worth of $OM into exchanges just in time
According to Arkham’s tag, 2 of these addresses are linked to Laser Digital, which is a strategic investor in Mantra Chain 🤔
The crash of $OM has led to $66.97M in liquidations over the past 12 hours.
10 positions were liquidated for over $1M each.
Source: Lookonchain
📰 News Recap (Apr 8 to 14)
🚀 BABY goes Sky-High After Babylon's Genesis launch!
The Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon has officially launched its Genesis Layer 1 mainnet, sending its native token BABY soaring an impressive 25% in just 24 hours! 💸
babylonlabs.io
The protocol, which already holds a massive $4 billion in Bitcoin staking, has also partnered with Axelar to connect with over 70 blockchain networks.
This means Bitcoin holders can now stake their BTC directly, earn BABY rewards, and participate in governance without sacrificing the custody 🪙
💨 Fartcoin EXPLODES with 99% weekly growth!
Fartcoin is experiencing some seriously explosive growth, pumping nearly 100% over seven days and 30% in a single day! 💥
The Solana-based memecoin has seemingly decoupled from the broader crypto market ⛓️💥
Source: tradingview.com
It is becoming the third-largest in the Solana memecoin ecosystem, with a fully diluted market cap approaching $900 million.
Originally launched in October 2024, Fartcoin gained popularity when an AI bot called "Truth Terminal" began tweeting about the project.
📉 MANTRA Token Takes 90% Nosedive! (Insider alert)
MANTRA's token took a stomach-churning 90% plunge in just 90 minutes on Sunday, leaving investors gasping for air! 😱
The RWA-focused Layer 1 blockchain saw its $OM token crash from $5.21 to approximately $0.50, with the team quickly blaming "reckless liquidations" and a "massive forced liquidation from a large OM investor."
Source: The Block
This dramatic collapse has reignited allegations about the Hong Kong-based team controlling a large portion of the token's circulating supply.
💵 M^0 Brings Programmable Stablecoins to Solana with KAST Partnership!
M0 is making waves by bringing its programmable stablecoin platform to Solana through a partnership with KAST neobank 💳
Source: kast.xyz
The collaboration will launch KAST's digital dollar system using USDK and USDKY stablecoins to create "the ultimate stablecoin wallet," expected to debut around June - July 2025 🚀
This marks M0's first venture beyond EVM chains like Arbitrum and Optimism.
🌍️ Story of the Week
📈 🟩 Tariff Timeout Sends Markets Back to Green
In this week's edition of "Presidential Tweets That Move Markets," Donald Trump has once again demonstrated his power to send financial assets on a wild roller-coaster ride!
After implementing his self-proclaimed "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2nd, the President suddenly ordered a 90-day pause on Wednesday, triggering an impressive crypto market recovery 🚀
Source: coin360.com
By the Numbers:
Bitcoin jumped about 12% to $85,000 💰
Ethereum surged an impressive 12% to $1,660 ⚡
Solana climbed 36% to $133 🌞
The total crypto market cap rebounded 5.2% to $2.72 trillion 📊
The sudden policy reversal caused quite the shakeup, with over $434 million in liquidations across 134,764 traders in just 24 hours! (Pour one out for the shorts... 🍻)
What the Experts Say:
Dr. Kirill Kretov, Senior Automation Expert at CoinPanel, summed it up perfectly: "One moment the mood is bleak; the next, a phone call and a handshake inject sudden optimism."
He even quipped that traditional markets are starting to "resemble memecoins" with their volatility, and when your 401K behaves like a memecoin, you know we're living in interesting times!
Source: @boldleonidas on X
Adding fuel to the crypto fire, inflation data showed signs of cooling:
CPI rose just 2.4% year-over-year (better than the expected 2.5%)
PPI actually fell 0.4% month-over-month 😮
This double whammy of paused tariffs and cooling inflation had investors doing the happy dance, though experts warn we're not out of the woods yet.
As Michael Brown from Pepperstone noted, tariffs are "a fiscal policy problem that only a U-turn from the man in the White House can solve."
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🗞️ From our Blog
💡 1 Minute Learning: Liquidation Cascades
Ever wonder why crypto prices sometimes plummet like an elevator with cut cables? Meet the fascinating phenomenon of liquidation cascades!
Here's how they work:
When traders use leverage (borrowing money to make bigger trades), they must maintain a certain collateral level.
If prices move against them, the exchange will forcibly sell their position — a "liquidation" — to prevent further losses.
But here's where it gets spicy 🌶️: One liquidation can trigger another!
As forced selling pushes prices lower, it triggers more liquidations, creating a domino effect that can send prices spiraling downward at dizzying speeds.
Source: napkin.ai
Example: In May 2021, over $8 billion in crypto positions were liquidated in just 24 hours, amplifying Bitcoin's drop from $47,000 to $30,000!
💡 Trading Tip: During market volatility, keep an eye on "liquidation data" dashboards. A spike in liquidations might signal a potential cascade opportunity — either to protect yourself or (if you're brave) to hunt for the bottom!
Remember: Even small market movements can become tsunamis when leverage is involved!
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DISCLAIMER: None of this is financial advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or make financial decisions. Always do your own research and stay safe out there.