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04/09/2026 09:11 PM CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures
Open interest in BTC and ETH perpetual futures rose by over $2 billion each in 24 hours after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement.
04/09/2026 08:54 PM Binance’s Changpeng Zhao claims U.S. crypto rivals ‘paid millions’ to block his pardon
The Binance founder also says friends told him firms funded "smear articles" because they opposed Binance doing business in the U.S.
04/09/2026 07:43 PM ‘This is a lot,’ judge says as Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s case is unclear
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and the Department of Justice faced off in court on Thursday in Manhattan.
04/09/2026 07:23 PM AlphaTON Capital looks to raise $43 million to bolster Telegram’s Cocoon AI infrastructure
In addition to its sizable TON token treasury, AlphaTON is also focused on supporting Telegram's native decentralized AI platform, Cocoon.
04/09/2026 07:14 PM US Secret Service freezes $12 million in crypto tied to global fraud in Operation Atlantic
Authorities disrupted more than 120 cryptocurrency fraud domains, cutting off key infrastructure used to target victims.
04/09/2026 05:06 PM TD Cowen says White House stablecoin report unlikely to change hurdles for crypto bill, sees even tougher path ahead
TD Cowen said the path for the crypto bill could become even tougher following the recent White House report on stablecoins.
04/09/2026 05:01 PM Trump’s Mar-a-Lago memecoin gala collides with correspondents’ dinner, raising attendance questions
Event disclosures allow for Trump’s absence or even cancellation, with top holders potentially receiving an NFT instead of attending.
04/09/2026 04:55 PM Telegram’s Pavel Durov touts TON’s upgraded ‘one second’ transaction speed
TON, the Telegram-focused blockchain, said the network upgrade will deliver sub-second finality on mainnet starting April 10.
04/09/2026 04:51 PM CME Bitcoin futures activity slumps to 14-month low as basis trade unwind drains institutional demand
CME has lost its position as the largest Bitcoin futures exchange to Binance for the first time since November 2023.
04/09/2026 03:44 PM Former SEC, JPMorgan exec Brett Redfearn joins Securitize as president
The tokenization firm Securitize accounts for roughly 70% of the U.S. tokenization market and works with BlackRock and Apollo.
04/09/2026 03:14 PM Stablecoin FX nears ‘institutional-grade’ parity with bank rails in LATAM and East Africa: report
Borderless data shows stablecoin FX is nearing parity with traditional banking rails across key markets like LATAM and East Africa.
04/09/2026 02:55 PM Tom Lee’s Bitmine uplists to NYSE with 4.8M ETH and $4 billion buyback authorization
Bitmine uplists to the NYSE, expands its share buyback, and continues building one of the largest ETH treasuries.
04/09/2026 02:15 PM Binance Wallet rolls out gas-free prediction markets via Predict.fun integration
Binance Wallet has integrated Predict.fun prediction markets and is sponsoring all gas fees on BNB Smart Chain.
04/09/2026 12:55 PM ZachXBT uncovers North Korea-linked IT worker network generating $1M monthly via crypto payment flows
ZachXBT said a 390-account North Korean IT worker network has generated over $3.5 million in crypto flows since November 2025.
04/09/2026 12:44 PM Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats roughly one-in-300-year odds to win $222,000 block reward
The bitcoin miner earned $222,012 in subsidy and fees for mining block 944,306 using CKpool in a solo mining configuration.
04/09/2026 11:19 AM Strategy’s Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown
Strategy's Michael Saylor said bitcoin has likely bottomed near $60,000 and downplayed quantum computing risks.
04/09/2026 11:08 AM DOJ, CFTC argue Kalshi’s sports and event contracts are financial swaps as Arizona enforcement escalates
The DOJ and CFTC asked a federal court to block Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi, citing event contracts as federally regulated swaps.
04/09/2026 09:33 AM Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 million inflows into Morgan Stanley’s MSBT
Institutions appear to be taking profits from the bitcoin rally rather than joining the momentum, one analyst said.
04/09/2026 08:09 AM Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak
One of the recipient wallets had previously been used to route funds for selling via Galaxy Digital and OKX, Onchain Lens said.
04/09/2026 07:04 AM Bithumb turns to legal action to recover lost bitcoin in ‘fat finger’ incident: report
Most recipients of the 'fat finger' error have voluntarily returned the bitcoin, but some insisted they are not obligated to do so.
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