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🚨 THIS IS HUGE
Bitcoin Devs have built a prototype that will protect wallets from quantum attacks.
With this, if the Bitcoin network is ever forced to defend against quantum computing, normal spending could be paused, and users will be able to recover their funds.
Bitcoin Devs have started to take quantum threats seriously now, and this is a good sign.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Hit $4.7 Billion Volume as Morgan Stanley Launches
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw trading volume climb above $4.7 billion on April 8, driven by BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust at the top and strong showings from Fidelity and Grayscale.
Morgan Stanley debuted its MSBT fund on NYSE Arca, pulling in $33.9 million—top 1% for ETF launches—with the category's lowest 0.14% expense ratio. The funds now hold over $90 billion in assets since January 2024, signaling rising Wall Street interest as Bitcoin hovered around $71,000.
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Canary Capital Files for Spot PEPE ETF with SEC
The Tennessee-based firm, founded in 2024 by CEO Steven McClurg and President Andrew Hill, submitted an S-1 registration on April 8, 2026, for an ETF that would hold actual PEPE tokens in segregated wallets and track its spot price.
PEPE, launched in April 2023 with a fixed supply of 420.69 trillion tokens, boasts a $1.5 billion market cap but carries risks like extreme volatility, social media hype, and potential total value loss.
The filing highlights Canary's pattern of pursuing crypto ETFs, including prior ones for HBAR, XRP, and memecoins

Ethereum Foundation Converts 5,000 ETH to Stablecoins for Funding
On Tuesday, the nonprofit behind Ethereum's core development sold the ETH via CoW Protocol's TWAP feature, breaking it into 416.67 ETH batches swapped for DAI at around $2,240 each.
This follows their June 2025 treasury policy of quarterly sales to fund research, grants, and donations, maintaining a 15% operational buffer while targeting 5% long-term.
Reactions varied: critics called it 'dumping' that pressures prices, while supporters praised the transparency and slow execution as routine treasury management, balanced by rece

BREAKING:
🇺🇸 US Treasury Secretary Bessent is urging Congress to pass the crypto market structure bill before it's too late.
He said this bill will remove uncertainty and stabilize the overall crypto market.
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Michael Saylor Posts 'Time to Silence the ₿ears' Message Promoting Bitcoin
Michael Saylor shared a post on X stating 'Time to silence the ₿ears. $BTC.'
The message sparked widespread discussion about Bitcoin's market outlook.
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From POTUS desk.
There was a 2 weeks cease fire between Iran and US yesterday during their 8PM EST negotiation.
Y'all can see the reaction in the market #BTC currently above 71k
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Bitcoin is back above $70,000
ETH has broken $2,150
Deal between US & Iran is coming tonight.
Are we back?
Clarity act will be signed this April too.
HYB
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Reports of potential ceasefire between U.S. and Iran to be closed tonight, according to CNN report.
Stable market or not?
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🚨 JUST IN: Allied airstrikes are reportedly OBLITERATING the Iranian Aluminum Company plant in Arak, Iran right now
Nearly 3 HOURS before President Trump's deadline hits.
The clock is ticking.
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BREAKING:
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian official says exchange of messages with US via mediators are still going on, no details are given, per Reuters
Negotiations are still happening so Let’s hope for peace deal before 8PM ET.
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🚨 THE DEATH OF THE PETRODOLLAR: A NEW FINANCIAL ERA BEGINS.
France has sold its gold reserves previously stored in New York and purchased an equivalent amount in Europe.
As a result, all of France’s gold reserves, approximately 2,437 tonnes and the fourth-largest holdings in the world, are now stored domestically in Paris, not in dollars.
Meanwhile, Iran has begun imposing transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. It demands payment in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrencies rather than the U.S. dollar.
This development challenges the long-standing dollar dominance in global ener