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  • Strategy’s near $2 billion profit on Bitcoin is eclipsed by their losses SEC filing shows
    CryptoSlate - 14:03 Apr 09, 2026
    Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is claiming its aggressive Bitcoin purchases have yielded a nearly $2 billion gain this year despite the top asset's clear price struggles. However, a close look at the enterprise software company's legally binding regulatory filings tells a much redder story: under standard accounting rules, the firm is nursing a multi-billion dollar unrealized […] The post Strategy’s near $2 billion profit on Bitcoin is eclipsed by their losses SEC filing shows appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Strategy
  • Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin ETF puts pressure on BlackRock’s IBIT after debut
    CryptoSlate - 12:05 Apr 09, 2026
    On April 8, Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund began trading on the NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, logging 1.6 million shares and roughly $34 million in volume on its highly anticipated first day. The MSBT fund purchased 430 Bitcoin on day one, following $30.6 million in net inflows. Speaking on this performance, Bloomberg […] The post Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin ETF puts pressure on BlackRock’s IBIT after debut appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Ethereum Foundation is still selling ETH after it staked 70,000 coins
    CryptoSlate - 10:25 Apr 09, 2026
    The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced on Apr. 8 that it would convert 5,000 ETH into stablecoins through CoWSwap’s TWAP feature to fund research, grants, and donations. The announcement reopened a debate over what the foundation’s treasury overhaul was ever meant to accomplish. Over the last year, EF moved treasury assets into DeFi, borrowed against ETH […] The post Ethereum Foundation is still selling ETH after it staked 70,000 coins appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments
    CryptoSlate - 08:54 Apr 09, 2026
    For most of the past two years, debate about stablecoins in payments has focused on the checkout screen: will consumers ever tap a wallet instead of a card? Visa, Stripe, and Mastercard have answered with their capital. Visa now settles in USDC, Stripe bought Bridge, and Mastercard is acquiring BVNK. Each move reflects the same […] The post Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s rebound may be fragile as Wall Street warns Hormuz disruption is not really over
    CryptoSlate - 20:45 Apr 08, 2026
    A two-week conditional ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has forced a rapid rewrite of the Strait of Hormuz trade, but it has not fully restored the pre-war macro backdrop. Oil has fallen sharply from the panic highs, global equities have rallied, and Bitcoin has rebounded with them. That is a clear break from the […] The post Bitcoin’s rebound may be fragile as Wall Street warns Hormuz disruption is not really over appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Wall Street Bitcoin Hormuz
  • Bitcoin rebounds as oil cools but Trump impeachment odds show markets still on edge
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 Apr 08, 2026
    Polymarket put the odds of President Donald Trump being impeached before his term ends at 64% on Apr. 7, near the contract's high-water mark since its Mar. 19 launch. A comparable Kalshi contract, which resolves against Library of Congress records and runs through Jan. 1, 2028, was priced around 67% in the same window. Driving […] The post Bitcoin rebounds as oil cools but Trump impeachment odds show markets still on edge appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Trump
  • Back to Back: New York Times puts Satoshi target on Adam Back again as $78 billion BTC stash triggers security fears
    CryptoSlate - 17:06 Apr 08, 2026
    Another mainstream attempt to identify the creator of Bitcoin has landed on Adam Back, the British cryptographer and Blockstream co-founder. This week, The New York Times published a sprawling investigation arguing that Back is the person behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym, leaning heavily on stylometric analysis of writing and decades-old online records. Back immediately and […] The post Back to Back: New York Times puts Satoshi target on Adam Back again as $78 billion BTC stash triggers security fears appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Apr 08, 2026
    Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers a Bitcoin-denominated toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The move would be significant as it extends beyond price action, ideology, or adoption rhetoric. The development places Bitcoin inside […] The post Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Strait Iran Bitcoin Hormuz
  • After the $285M Drift hack, new Solana scare shows crypto’s next security risk may already be inside
    CryptoSlate - 14:19 Apr 08, 2026
    The Drift exploit and Stabble’s precautionary warning point to a difficult crypto security problem: the next major breach may begin long before funds move on-chain. That is what makes these incidents more than isolated alarms. They suggest that some protocols may still be looking for smart contract flaws, while the real exposure lies in hiring, […] The post After the $285M Drift hack, new Solana scare shows crypto’s next security risk may already be inside appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Traders poured $3 billion into Binance after Bitcoin hit $72,734 on ceasefire headlines – what are they betting on?
    CryptoSlate - 12:48 Apr 08, 2026
    Bitcoin climbed back above $70,000 on Wednesday after news that the United States and Iran had agreed to a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to CryptoSlate's data, the top crypto rose 5% to a peak of $72,734 before retracing to $71,477 as of press time. Data from CryptoQuant showed […] The post Traders poured $3 billion into Binance after Bitcoin hit $72,734 on ceasefire headlines – what are they betting on? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Why Bitcoin’s $72k breakout started before Trump’s ceasefire post in the craziest trading day in years
    CryptoSlate - 10:59 Apr 08, 2026
    Markets spent the night unwinding one trade: the fear that the Iran deadline would turn into a broader energy shock. Once Trump signaled a two-week ceasefire window, oil broke lower, equities jumped, and Bitcoin surged. Bitcoin, SPY, and crude oil tracked a single overnight pivot as Trump moved from existential rhetoric to a two-week Iran […] The post Why Bitcoin’s $72k breakout started before Trump’s ceasefire post in the craziest trading day in years appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Cardano targets Bitcoin liquidity with $80 million fund to meet $3 billion DeFi goal by 2030
    CryptoSlate - 08:05 Apr 08, 2026
    The Cardano community has officially approved the first tranche of the Orion Fund, a venture-style initiative designed to bridge Bitcoin liquidity into its decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The governance vote unlocks 50 million ADA from the network's treasury, marking a pivotal shift in how Cardano funds its long-term economic expansion. The approval, which cleared required […] The post Cardano targets Bitcoin liquidity with $80 million fund to meet $3 billion DeFi goal by 2030 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: DeFi Bitcoin Cardano
  • Bitcoin clings to $68,000 as Trump’s final Iran deadline expires at 8 PM EST and oil screams higher
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Apr 07, 2026
    Bitcoin continued to hold near $68,000, a key long-term support level, this morning as traders waited for President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for Iran. The tension built after Trump said on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as his 8 P.M. Eastern deadline for a deal with Iran approached. The warning came […] The post Bitcoin clings to $68,000 as Trump’s final Iran deadline expires at 8 PM EST and oil screams higher appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Iran Bitcoin Trump
  • What will happen to USDC now Polymarket is launching its own stablecoin?
    CryptoSlate - 18:10 Apr 07, 2026
    Polymarket’s plan to roll out its own collateral token sounds, at first glance, like the kind of move that should eat into Circle's USDC. A platform swaps out USDC.e, introduces Polymarket USD, and the obvious retail question follows almost immediately: Does that mean less demand for USDC? The short answer is no. Polymarket USD is […] The post What will happen to USDC now Polymarket is launching its own stablecoin? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP losses are forcing late buyers out, turning every bounce into a new sell zone
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Apr 07, 2026
    XRP’s recent price struggles is starting to look less like routine underperformance and more like capitulation as long-term holders who bought above $2 over the past year are now realizing millions in losses. Data from Glassnode shows that this cohort has been realizing losses at roughly $20 million to $110 million a day amid the […] The post XRP losses are forcing late buyers out, turning every bounce into a new sell zone appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Aave’s $25 billion lending empire faces a real test as key contributors exit
    CryptoSlate - 14:10 Apr 07, 2026
    Aave commands DeFi lending, with DefiLlama showing $24.51 billion in total value locked and $17.526 billion in borrowed funds. The margin against Morpho, its closest rival, is roughly 4.1 times. Spark, the third-largest competitor, sits at $967.52 million in borrowed funds. Aave ended 2025 with 61.5% active loan market share and 52.4% lending TVL share, […] The post Aave’s $25 billion lending empire faces a real test as key contributors exit appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • New crypto fight with the SEC could decide whether Wall Street keeps control when stocks move to blockchain
    CryptoSlate - 12:05 Apr 07, 2026
    Citadel Securities' latest SEC filing and Blockchain Association's response expose something more consequential: an early public battle over the real prize in tokenized stocks. Wall Street's goal is to remain indispensable when equities become tokenized. The establishment's position on tokenization has moved faster than most observers expected. Citadel Securities says it welcomes tokenization because it […] The post New crypto fight with the SEC could decide whether Wall Street keeps control when stocks move to blockchain appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Wall Street
  • Why quantum labs won’t steal your Bitcoin as bad actors are decades behind
    CryptoSlate - 10:44 Apr 07, 2026
    The state of quantum computing and what it would take to threaten Bitcoin Quantum computing has advanced materially over the past 18 months, but the field remains in the transition from noisy hardware to early fault tolerance. The key shift is away from raw physical-qubit counts and toward logical qubits, gate fidelity, runtime, and error […] The post Why quantum labs won’t steal your Bitcoin as bad actors are decades behind appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Crypto apps are shutting down as billions move into Bitcoin ETFs and stablecoins
    CryptoSlate - 08:10 Apr 07, 2026
    More than 80 crypto projects formally shuttered or began winding down in the first quarter of this year. RootData’s “dead-project” archive, which tracks closures, bankruptcies, and chronic project inactivity, logged 86 casualties as of March 20. The pullback has spared almost no corner of the ecosystem, sweeping across digital wallets, NFT marketplaces, decentralized finance (DeFi) […] The post Crypto apps are shutting down as billions move into Bitcoin ETFs and stablecoins appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Crypto Bitcoin ETFs
  • Why Bitcoin briefly jumped above $70,000 on Iran deal hopes as Trump’s Hormuz threat keeps rally fragile
    CryptoSlate - 20:00 Apr 06, 2026
    Bitcoin rose with the rest of the crypto market on Monday after President Donald Trump struck a mixed tone on a possible deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a relief rally that lifted prices but left the broader market setup unresolved. According to CryptoSlate's data, the largest cryptocurrency briefly climbed above […] The post Why Bitcoin briefly jumped above $70,000 on Iran deal hopes as Trump’s Hormuz threat keeps rally fragile appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Why Bitcoin Iran Hormuz Trump

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