April 9, 2026
📰 Headlines
• Hyperliquid gains ground on centralized exchanges as perps market share nears 6%
• On April 8 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $125 million.
• Morgan Stanley launches Wall Street’s first bank-led Bitcoin ETF
• Canary Capital files spot PEPE ETF application with SEC
• White House economists says stablecoin rewards won’t harm banks
• U.S. Treasury proposes demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions
• Stablecoin volumes could hit $1.5 quadrillion by 2035 as onchain payments begin to rival Mastercard, Visa
• UBS, Sygnum, PostFinance join banks in Swiss franc stablecoin sandbox
📚 Reads
• Keyrock: The $400T Future of Tokenised Assets
• Exchange Data Report In March 2026: Spot trading volume across major exchanges decreased by approximately 19.4% compa...
• South Korea to bring RWAs and stablecoins under existing financial frameworks: report
• Ethereum researchers explore upgrade to ease validator data burden
• EigenCloud: When Agents Become Businesses
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🌐 From @kirbycrypto
📰 Headlines
• Hyperliquid gains ground on centralized exchanges as perps market share nears 6%
• On April 8 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $125 million.
• Morgan Stanley launches Wall Street’s first bank-led Bitcoin ETF
• Canary Capital files spot PEPE ETF application with SEC
• White House economists says stablecoin rewards won’t harm banks
• U.S. Treasury proposes demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions
• Stablecoin volumes could hit $1.5 quadrillion by 2035 as onchain payments begin to rival Mastercard, Visa
• UBS, Sygnum, PostFinance join banks in Swiss franc stablecoin sandbox
📚 Reads
• Keyrock: The $400T Future of Tokenised Assets
• Exchange Data Report In March 2026: Spot trading volume across major exchanges decreased by approximately 19.4% compa...
• South Korea to bring RWAs and stablecoins under existing financial frameworks: report
• Ethereum researchers explore upgrade to ease validator data burden
• EigenCloud: When Agents Become Businesses
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🌐 From @kirbycrypto
Trump's World Liberty Financial borrowed millions from a protocol its own advisor co-founded — link
🌐 From @unfolded_defi
🌐 From @unfolded_defi
Tom Lee’s Bitmine uplists to NYSE, revealing 4.8M ETH holdings and expanding share buyback program to $4B in a major crypto-linked corporate treasury move - The Block
🏷️ $ETH, Treasury, Buybacks
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
🏷️ $ETH, Treasury, Buybacks
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
Bullish sentiment is emerging in the Bitcoin options market, with call options at an exercise price of $80,000 becoming the most concentrated betting target. Data shows that the notional open interest of $80,000 call options expiring at the end of June on the Deribit platform has surpassed $1.6 billion, leading all exercise prices. Meanwhile, the rise in implied volatility (IV) indicates that traders are pricing in significant price fluctuations. — link
🌐 From @wublockchainenglish
🌐 From @wublockchainenglish
Tom Lee's Bitmine uplists to NYSE, expands buyback authorization to $4 billion
The company holds nearly 4% of ether's (ETH) total supply, but shares have struggled alongside that crypto.
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
The company holds nearly 4% of ether's (ETH) total supply, but shares have struggled alongside that crypto.
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
TON continues to build one of the most complete consumer stacks in crypto:
• Wallet in Telegram → native wallet + onramp for 1B+ users
• USDT on TON → main settlement layer (~$1.2B+ stablecoin liquidity)
• STON.fi / DeDust → core DEX liquidity
• Fragment → NFTs tied to Telegram identity (usernames, numbers)
• Ethena → yield-bearing stablecoins inside Telegram UX
• xStocks → tokenized equities directly in wallet
TON is embedding finance directly into Telegram flows. Now this is one of the few ecosystems where product, liquidity, and users are already aligned.
🌐 From @muur_posts
• Wallet in Telegram → native wallet + onramp for 1B+ users
• USDT on TON → main settlement layer (~$1.2B+ stablecoin liquidity)
• STON.fi / DeDust → core DEX liquidity
• Fragment → NFTs tied to Telegram identity (usernames, numbers)
• Ethena → yield-bearing stablecoins inside Telegram UX
• xStocks → tokenized equities directly in wallet
TON is embedding finance directly into Telegram flows. Now this is one of the few ecosystems where product, liquidity, and users are already aligned.
🌐 From @muur_posts
Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption
Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
Nunchuk Launches Open-Source Bitcoin Tools for AI Agents With 'Bounded Authority'
Nunchuk releases open-source tools that allow AI agents to interact with Bitcoin wallets while keeping humans in control over spending.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
Nunchuk releases open-source tools that allow AI agents to interact with Bitcoin wallets while keeping humans in control over spending.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s Performance Q1
Q1 digital asset review: geopolitical conflict and Fed caution led to declines, but institutional flows and regulatory clarity returned in March, building a durable foundation for Q2
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
Q1 digital asset review: geopolitical conflict and Fed caution led to declines, but institutional flows and regulatory clarity returned in March, building a durable foundation for Q2
🌐 From @CoinDeskGlobal
MoonPay partners WalletConnect and Ingenico to enable stablecoin payments at retail, using Virtual Accounts for instant fiat settlement at checkout without merchants holding crypto - 𝕏/@moonpay
🏷️ MoonPay, Stablecoins, Payments
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
🏷️ MoonPay, Stablecoins, Payments
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
Bithumb Files to Seize Bitcoin From Holdouts After $43B Blunder
The South Korean exchange is pursuing formal legal remedies to recover 7 BTC after voluntary return requests failed.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
The South Korean exchange is pursuing formal legal remedies to recover 7 BTC after voluntary return requests failed.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps
Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI.
🌐 From @DecryptNews
Bitcoin developer Olaoluwa Osuntokun reveals quantum-resistant wallet recovery prototype - 𝕏/@roasbeef
🏷️ Bitcoin, Wallet
🕵️ @JLJohn
🌐 From @leviathan_news
🏷️ Bitcoin, Wallet
🕵️ @JLJohn
🌐 From @leviathan_news
TRUMP URGES NETANYAHU TO TONE DOWN LEBANON STRIKES
President Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, urging him to scale back strikes in Lebanon to protect the Iran negotiations, a senior official said.
Although Lebanon isn’t formally covered by the
(@WalterBloomberg)
🌐 From @cryptomumbles
President Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, urging him to scale back strikes in Lebanon to protect the Iran negotiations, a senior official said.
Although Lebanon isn’t formally covered by the
(@WalterBloomberg)
🌐 From @cryptomumbles
Securitize appoints former SEC and JPMorgan executive Brett Redfearn as president and board member, strengthening leadership as tokenization and digital asset markets expand - 𝕏/@Securitize
🏷️ Securitize, SEC, Tokenomics
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
🏷️ Securitize, SEC, Tokenomics
🕵️ @Danicjade
🌐 From @leviathan_news
Trump admin tables new crypto 401(k) plans. President's 'Wall Street buddies' are the winners, critics say
🌐 From @dlnewsinfo
🌐 From @dlnewsinfo
DL News
Trump admin tables new crypto 401(k) plans. President's 'Wall Street buddies' are the winners, critics say
Trump’s administration made it easier for alternative assets to be included in 401(k)s. That includes crypto. Crypto allocations in retirement plans are likely to be small — for now.