Crypto Market Analysis: Daily Bitcoin, Ethereum & DeFi Updates podcast.Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your best buddy breaking down the crypto chaos for the week leading into April 18, 2026. Bitcoin's been flexing hard, testing that juicy $77K resistance after climbing 1.34% to $76,755 on the 18th, per MEXC's market snapshot, with the third straight day above $76K building some real support amid lingering fear—the Fear & Greed Index stuck at 26, screaming caution despite the bounce.But hold up, Coingabbar's update paints an even hotter picture: BTC surging 3.42% to $77,319 with a whopping $53.2 billion in volume, dominance at 57.3%, and total market cap hitting $2.70 trillion up 2.8%. Ethereum's not slacking either, jumping 3.89% to $2,424—outpacing BTC in some spots—though MEXC notes it's underperforming relatively at $2,381 with a dipping ETH/BTC ratio of 0.031, DEX volumes cooling, and gas fees dropping. DeFi's perking up too, TVL cap at $56.3 billion with 1.7% gains and $5 billion volume, stablecoins steady at $316.7 billion.Winners stealing the show? Ethena's ENA up 12.34% to $0.1253, DeXe at 17.71% to $13.14, and MemeCore's M popping 16.04% to $4.36, says Coingabbar. Institutional vibes are strong—Sergey Tereshkin's news highlights Wall Street doubling down on BTC as the safe-haven core, Ethereum as DeFi infrastructure king, and stablecoin wars heating up amid ETF flows and reg clarity hopes. Binance drama: they're delisting DEGO, DENT, and TRU on April 28 after reviews, and a massive TRUMP whale dumped 2.22 million tokens to Binance post-MELANIA losses. Geopolitics eased with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz for shipping.Year-to-date, Phemex data shows BTC down 19% to around $71K-$77K range, ETH worse at 27% to $2,200-$2,400, but ETH's beta means it rallies harder on risk-on like that early April 50% surge post-Iran ceasefire. Sentiment's thawing from 21 yesterday and 15 last week, but fear rules—watch BTC's $77,200 resistance, ETH's $2,450 reclaim, and DeFi outflows for rotation clues.Thanks for tuning in, crypto crew—catch you next week for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Stay stacked!Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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