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As of April 6, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $471 million in a single day. IBIT and FBTC accounted for nearly 70%, indicating that institutional investors prefer stability. On the same day, Ethereum spot ETFs also saw a net inflow of $120 million; market sentiment leaned toward risk-on, and institutional capital’s demand for allocations to mainstream crypto assets remains strong. In addition, BlackRock has filed to enter the Nasdaq 100 ETF market, expanding its ETF product lineup.

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest publicly traded corporate holder of Bitcoin, acquired 4,871 BTC for approximately $329.9 million at an average price of $67,718 per bitcoin between April 1 and April 5, 2026, purchasing well below its overall cost basis of $75,644.

Grayscale, a digital asset manager, argued on April 6, 2026 that a new research paper from Google Quantum AI makes post-quantum cryptography an urgent priority for public blockchains, as quantum progress may arrive in “discrete jumps” rather than linear steps, requiring as few as 1,200 to 1,450 logical qubits to break classical cryptography.

An Indonesian court for the first time successfully convicted three terrorist financing suspects using on-chain cryptocurrency evidence, marking an important breakthrough for the country’s law enforcement system. Through a comprehensive analysis of wallet addresses, transaction history, and the flow of funds, Indonesian authorities were able to effectively trace the inflow of money into ISIS activities, demonstrating the potential and importance of on-chain data in combating terrorist financing. The technical support provided by TRM Labs has also been a key factor, and in the future, other countries across Southeast Asia will actively strengthen their blockchain intelligence capabilities.

High-performance Layer 2 protocol MegaETH recently released an investor memo, outlining on-chain progress and updates to the Mafia ecosystem, and clearly set out a KPI-based token generation event plan. GMX, through its deployment on MegaETH, delivers real-time trading experiences with performance close to that of a centralized exchange, further narrowing the performance gap between DeFi and CEX. The team commits to driving stablecoin adoption and the growth of functional applications through accountability mechanisms, and expects to achieve major progress in April.

Fireworks AI launched a Fireworks Training preview version, transforming from an inference infrastructure to an integrated training-and-deployment platform, offering a three-tier training architecture suitable for users with different technical backgrounds. Its main customers, such as Vercel, Genspark, and Cursor, have already deployed its technology in production environments and achieved significant results. The company emphasizes consistency between training and inference, helping developers assess model stability through publicly available KL-divergence data.

Anthropic has announced a partnership with Google and Broadcom for "multiple gigawatts" of next-generation TPU compute capacity expected to come online starting in 2027, a commitment the company called its most significant to date as revenue growth accelerated to a $30 billion annual run rate

Trump announced on April 7 that he will hold a meeting and luncheon at Mar-a-Lago on April 25. This news came at the height of the spread of health rumors. A White House spokesperson denied that Trump is ill, emphasizing that he is working normally at the White House. During the rumor period, the price of the TRUMP coin associated with Trump rose at one point, showing how politically themed meme coins are sensitive to news events, but long-term value has remained under pressure; the TRUMP coin is down more than 96% from its all-time high.

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Onchain evidence has become pivotal in securing convictions for terrorism financing in Indonesia, reflecting a shift in legal perspectives on cryptocurrency. Authorities successfully traced significant funds linked to ISIS-related activities, indicating enhanced blockchain analysis capabilities across Southeast Asia.

Bitcoin dipped to $68,589 after a brief rally fueled by ceasefire news, as geopolitical tensions persist. Other cryptocurrencies also fell. Market uncertainty continues, with Bitcoin trading within the $65,000 to $73,000 range, awaiting Trump's deadline for Iran negotiations.

Newly uncovered call logs suggest Argentine President Javier Milei spoke with one of the entrepreneurs behind the Libra token multiple times on the night he promoted the cryptocurrency, raising questions about Milei’s assertion that he had no connection with the project.  According to logs

SEC Chair Paul Atkins announced that a crypto market safe harbor proposal is under White House review. It aims to foster innovation and regulatory clarity through exemptions for startups and fundraising, as well as an investment contract safe harbor.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has repeatedly denied any involvement with the SANAE TOKEN memecoin launched on Solana on February 25, 2026, while Japanese media reports claim audio evidence shows her chief secretary approved the project.

Bitcoin BTC$68,767.57 slid toward $68,000 on Tuesday, with traditional markets closed in Hong Kong for a long weekend, as repeated failures near $70,000 left the bitcoin market vulnerable to a break lower. The drop came after another failed push above $70,000, with prices slipping quickly once

The SEC is nearing the introduction of a "regulation crypto," delineating its approach to overseeing the crypto industry and distinguishing between securities and non-securities transactions. Chair Paul Atkins emphasized the importance of stakeholder feedback and congressional support for effective regulation.

Recently, on prediction market platform Polymarket, two accounts collectively staked $5,900, betting that the odds of the “United States obtaining Iran’s highly enriched uranium before June” are 81%. These two accounts have strong historical performance in Iran-related categories and chose to enter when the valuation was undervalued. According to reports, the U.S. military has proposed a plan to deploy ground forces to seize highly enriched uranium, but it faces legal constraints.

HypurrFi founder androolloyd warned users on April 3, 2026 not to interact with the Hypurr.fi domain due to a suspected hijacking, while separately announcing that the team had achieved block hash parity for a Hyperliquid client, advancing independent client verification.