BlockBeats reported on April 18 that U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $663.9 million on the previous day. BlackRock's IBIT led with $284 million, followed by Fidelity's FBTC at $163.4 million and Ark Invest/21Shares' ARKB at $117.9 million. The total marked the strongest single-day inflow since mid-January. Cointelegraph said the improved sentiment may be linked to easing U.S.-Iran tensions, which has shifted market expectations for Federal Reserve policy from potential rate hikes to rate cuts.

PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin is extending a steady run of growth, with a sharp acceleration that began in July 2025. Its market capitalization is now about $4.11 billion. Ripple's RLUSD also posted sustained gains, rising consistently from March 2025 and topping out early last month at nearly $1.6 billion in market value. Since then, RLUSD has reversed course, with its market cap sliding to roughly $1.25 billion. Even so, RLUSD has expanded strongly since March 31, putting it in position to challenge for fresh all-time highs in the near term.

Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest single-day inflows since mid-January.

Huo Xing Finance reported that Onchain Lens data on April 18 showed a wallet linked to billionaire investor Tim Draper transferring 150.84 BTC, valued at $11.62 million, to a centralized exchange. The destination is believed to be Coinbase. The bitcoin had been held for about a year, and the move was made at an estimated loss of $2.57 million. Draper is a well-known venture capitalist whose early bets include Tesla, Skype, Coinbase, Ledger, and Tezos.

ETF UPDATE: U.S. spot ETFs posted strong net inflows across major crypto assets on April 18. Bitcoin led with $663.9M, followed by Ethereum at $127.4M. Solana drew $13M, while XRP recorded $13.74M.

More Americans now hold Bitcoin than gold, according to River.

AiCoin data show U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $664 million in net inflows yesterday, marking the strongest single-day intake since Jan. 22. IBIT posted the largest net inflow at $284 million, followed by FBTC at $163 million. AiCoin's "Spot BTC ETF Tracking" live strategy indicates ETF inflows are strongly positively correlated with BTC's price. Users can subscribe to the indicator to automate trading based on fund-flow signals. For reference only.

On-chain tracking account @lookonchain reports that a wallet address it says is "possibly linked to Arthur Hayes" (@CryptoHayes) transferred 3,000 ETH to the @Binance and @Bybit_Official exchanges. The post cites data from @arkham. Ethereum (ETH) is up more than 7% over the past week, but it has yet to regain the $2,500 level since late January.

U.S. spot crypto ETFs recorded net inflows across all tracked products on April 18. Bitcoin spot ETFs led with $663.9M in net inflows, followed by Ethereum at $127.4M. Solana and XRP spot ETFs saw $13M and $13.74M, respectively.