Crypto for Thursday, April 9, 2026

• TD Cuts Bitcoin Giant Strategy's Price Target, Calls Ethereum Treasury Sharplink a ‘Buy’
• 'AI Should Advance Mankind, Not Destroy It': Why Florida Is Taking Aim at OpenAI
• Ex-SEC, Coinbase staffer becomes Securitize president
• Bitcoin rally extends toward $73K despite concerning US economic data
• Pepe May Follow Dogecoin to Wall Street—But ETF Investors Aren't Buying Meme Hype
• US Treasury expands cybersecurity threat intel to crypto industry
• Bitcoin tops $72,000, but Circle and Bullish drop sharply after downgrades
• Circle stock sinks 10% amid analyst downgrade, Drift Protocol probe
• Costly Bitcoin Glitch Escalates as Bithumb Targets Holdout Users in Court: Report
• These 3 crypto stocks could actually beat bitcoin ETFs, says TD Cowen
• OpenAI Plans Advanced Cybersecurity Product—With 'Trusted Access' Only
• Bitcoin and Ethereum Open Interest Rises, Signaling Renewed Risk Appetite: CryptoQuant
• ETH valuation metric hits level not seen since 2022: Is rally to $2.5K next?
• US lawmakers ask if Trump dangling memecoin event attendance: Report
• ZachXBT Uncovers $3.5M Operation by North Korean Fake Devs Inside Crypto Firms
• CoreWeave’s $8.5B loan shows how AI is replacing crypto mining finance
• Pyth Network looks to disrupt data hegemony with new marketplace
• YouTube Now Lets You Create Your Own AI Deepfakes
• Old Bitcoin whales sold $271M in BTC: Is the crypto rally at stake?
• OpenAI Says Enterprise AI Is Already 40% of Its Revenue Amid ‘Agentic Workflow’ Shift
• Kalshi now controls 89% of the U.S. prediction market as regulated trading takes over
• XRP Price Prediction: Yesterday Was A Dead Cat Bounce – Time to Sell?
• Bitcoin Wall Street Love Affair: Honeymoon Phase Cooling Down, But Affection
• Meta, CoreWeave Shares Rise After Expanding $21 Billion AI Cloud Deal
• The U.S. economy has almost stalled, but inflation still too hot for easy Fed rescue
• Which Crypto Will Explode If the War Ends for Good? 4 AIs Reveal Top Picks
• Google's PaperOrchestra AI Converts Lab Notes Into Publication-Ready Research Papers
• Another Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits the Jackpot, Scoring $225K BTC Reward
• Securitize names ex-SEC official Brett Redfearn as president ahead of public listing
• Potential buyers are circling Winklevoss-backed crypto exchange Gemini
• U.S. Treasury to loop in crypto sector on hacker warnings shared with traditional firms
• TON blockchain claims sub-second finality with Catchain 2.0 upgrade
• Is Iran Collecting Hormuz Tolls in Bitcoin? This Crypto Intelligence Firm Is Skeptical
• Three reasons why Ether traders expect ETH to hold above $1.8K
• Bitcoin Profit Supply Drops to 59%, Closing In on Bear Market Levels
• Binance rolls out prediction markets for app using Predict.fun
• Bitcoin and Oil Surge as Trump Urges Netanyahu to Scale Back Lebanon Strikes
• Treasury Secretary Bessent Slams Crypto Industry 'Nihilists' as Clarity Act Remains in Limbo
• MarketVector and Coinbase launch index tracking Bitcoin and tokenized gold
• Enhanced Secures $1M in Strategic Pre-Seed Funding to Bring Structured Yield to More Assets Onchain
• Bitcoin shoots above $72,000 as optimism grows over Middle East ceasefire
• Tom Lee's BitMine Uplisted to NYSE as Ethereum Firm Expands Buyback Program to $4 Billion
• BlackRock Crypto Cuts Ethereum Staking Fee to 18%: Too Cheap to Ignore?
• Bitcoin on-chain activity is a ghost town with price being controlled elsewhere
• OpenAI Pauses UK AI Tech Team-Up With Nvidia Over Energy Costs, Regulation
• Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps
• Bithumb Files to Seize Bitcoin From Holdouts After $43B Blunder
• Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s Performance Q1
• Nunchuk Launches Open-Source Bitcoin Tools for AI Agents With 'Bounded Authority'
• Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption
• Tom Lee's Bitmine uplists to NYSE, expands buyback authorization to $4 billion
• UK-led Operation Atlantic freezes $12M in crypto scam proceeds
• Trump's World Liberty Financial borrowed millions from a protocol its own advisor co-founded
• BitMEX co-founder donates $5 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
• Ethereum Price Analysis: Can ETH Finally Break Out of This Bearish Channel?
• Strategy’s near $2 billion profit on Bitcoin is eclipsed by their losses SEC filing shows
• XAUt0 Launches on Conflux, Bringing Omnichain Tokenized Gold to Asia’s Blockchain Hub
• Bitcoin Everlight Phase 5 Now Open: Discover New BTC Opportunities
• Bitcoin price surfs US PCE inflation as trader keeps $80K BTC price target
• Mike Novogratz spotlights Helios as $15 billion powerhouse in Galaxy Digital annual report
• Binance adds prediction market to its app for millions of users
• Trader loses $3M as leveraged Fartcoin position unwinds on Hyperliquid
• Ripple (XRP) News Today: April 9
• DOJ and CFTC seek halt to Arizona action against Kalshi
• Should users be allowed to bet on war and death in prediction markets?
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines
• VALR and Onafriq Deliver Mobile Money Access to Digital Assets for Millions Across Africa
• North Korean cyber spies are no longer just remote threats
• Meet the Anti-Trump Crypto Developer Running for Congress in Virginia
• XRP Ripple Just Outpaced Bitcoin in Weekly ETP Inflows: Is $120 Million a Sign Institutions Are Loading Up?
• Morgan Stanley’s MSBT Bitcoin ETF Debuts with $34M in First-Day Trading Volume
• Banks are treading carefully on stablecoins despite market growth, S&P Global says
• The $21 billion AI bet: Meta and CoreWeave ink deal for NVIDIA’s next-gen superchips
• Bitcoin Depot discloses $3.7M BTC theft in cybersecurity breach
• Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin ETF puts pressure on BlackRock’s IBIT after debut
• Crypto exchanges chase TradFi commodities market as pricing gaps persist
• Gold, silver and oil drive 65,000% jump in commodity perpetuals
• Tokenized perpetual swaps hit $31 billion weekly volume on commodities volatility
• Morning Minute: Iran Wants Bitcoin to Let Oil Tankers Through the Strait
• Fartcoin Leads Altcoin Slump With Double-Digit Drop
• Brutal Price Crash for These Altcoins Following Binance Delisting: Details
• Fartcoin's price crashed 50% after $145 million manipulation bet went wrong
• Bitcoin’s $80,000 bull bet just took over the market
• Fartcoin Manipulation Attempt Backfires with $3M Liquidation
• Bitcoin analysts say this must happen for BTC price to ‘continue rising’
• Bhutan moves a further $23M in Bitcoin as holdings drop by 70%
• Lending Pool Heist: Are Trump Crypto Insiders Setting Up To Crash DOLO Crypto?
• Polymarket Just Hit $4 Billion in Volume on 5-Minute Markets: Is Chainlink the Infrastructure Behind the Next DeFi Explosion?
• Bitcoin stalls below key resistance as analysts clash over next move
• BitMEX Co-Founder Ben Delo Reveals $5.4M Donation to Farage’s Reform UK
• Ethereum Foundation is still selling ETH after it staked 70,000 coins
• South Korea court cancels Upbit suspension, citing regulatory gaps: Report
• Bessent ramps up pressure on Congress to pass CLARITY Act
• Strategy’s STRC sees one of its highest volume days, with just one penny of volatility
• Fartcoin Crypto Pump and Dump Hurts Hyperliquid: Coordinated $1.3 Million Drain?
• Bithumb moves to seize assets over mistaken $8 million bitcoin dispute
• Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Draws In $31M on First Trading Day
• Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF trails BlackRock with $30M in first-day inflows
• XRP vs BNB Heats Up for 4th Spot as BTC Hits Resistance at $73K: Market Watch
• Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Foundation Selling More For Funding – Something Big Coming?
• Dubai clarifies token issuance rules for RWAs and stablecoins
• Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments
• Iran's crypto tanker tolls are the latest step in its sanctions‑busting trade network
• Bhutan Sells, Whales Buy: Where Is Bitcoin’s Price Headed Next?
• Everyone’s awaiting U.S. inflation figures, but bitcoin traders couldn’t care less
• Meta Unveils “Muse Spark”: Everything You Need to Know About Its Latest AI Model
• CoinW Partners with Luka Modrić as Global Brand Ambassador
• Bithumb launches legal action to recover 7 Bitcoin from payout error
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Iran Hormuz Toll Might Spark BTC USD Rally to $100K
• Don’t Be Fooled by US/Iran Ceasefire Pump: Is Bitcoin Heading to New Lows?
• Yuga Labs settles lawsuit against artists accused of copying its NFTs
• Bitcoin Remains in ‘Subdued and Low-Conviction Market’ Despite Bounce: Glassnode
• Bitcoin tops $72K after $280M liquidation targets bears: Will the ‘fragile truce’ hold?