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04-09
Satoshi Protocol Layer 2 Launches, Completes On-chain Computation and Governance Upgrade
ChainCatcher report: The Satoshi Protocol Layer2 settlement network officially launched on April 6, with optimized on-chain data statistics and computational capabilities.
Technically, Layer2 supports deep cumulative on-chain calculations, enabling more accurate reflection of on-chain team size and...
Anthropic Blocks OpenClaw, Launches Managed Agents Platform
Author: Claude, Shenchao TechFlowDeepChao Summary: Anthropic launched a two-pronged initiative this week: on April 4, it cut off subscription access for 135,000 OpenClaw instances, and on April 8, it launched its cloud-based Agent hosting service, Managed Agents.Together, these two moves reveal a sh...
U.S. crude oil exports to reach record 5.2 million barrels per day in April
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to the Financial Times, U.S. crude oil exports are expected to reach 5.2 million barrels per day in April, up nearly one-third from 3.9 million barrels per day in March, as Asian customers rush to secure alternative supplies amid disruptions to Middle Eastern o...
Brag House shareholders approve merger with the Dogecoin Foundation's House of Doge
According to ME News, on April 9 (UTC+8), Nasdaq-listed Brag House Holdings announced that its shareholders approved, with over 98% of votes, the merger proposal with House of Doge, the official entity of the Dogecoin Foundation. The two parties plan to launch a listed platform connecting sports, di...
U.S. crude exports to reach record high in April amid surge in Asian demand
Huo Xing Finance reports that, on April 9, according to the Financial Times, U.S. crude oil exports are expected to reach a record high in April as Asian customers scramble to find alternatives to Middle Eastern oil supplies disrupted by the Iran war. Oil research firm Kpler estimates that U.S. expo...
April 9 Crypto Price Prediction: ADA, XRP, and LINK Near Key Support Levels
Crypto markets opened April 9 under pressure as Cardano, XRP, and Chainlink all slipped lower within their recent ranges. That move came after a short-lived bounce earlier this week, which now looks less convincing as sellers regain control in the short term.Price action across these three assets sh...
Bitcoin short positions remain stable amid the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, suggesting potential for a price correction.
Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 9, following a global stock market rally triggered by the U.S. and Iran reaching a two-week ceasefire agreement, Bitcoin rose 6% within four hours. This rally led to the liquidation of $280 million in Bitcoin short positions. Analysis indicates that although op...
Ethereum Foundation Sells 3,750 ETH for Research and Grants
The Ethereum Foundation sold 3,750 ETH out of 5,000 ETH moved into stablecoins.The sale raised about $8.3 million for research, grants, and donations.The move shows a practical funding strategy during a changing crypto market.The Ethereum Foundation ETH sale has caught the attention of the crypto ma...
Dunamu Wins Lawsuit Against South Korea's FIU; Three-Month Suspension Revoked
According to DigitalAsset, the Korean court ruled in favor of Dunamu (operator of Upbit) in its administrative lawsuit against the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), overturning the FIU’s three-month partial business suspension order. The court found that Dunamu had taken reasonable measures, includ...
UK Betting Industry Warns Affordability Checks May Drive Gamblers to Black Market
A new poll commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council has found that 65% of UK bettors would refuse to hand over personal financial documents like bank statements and payslips to continue gambling, intensifying industry warnings that proposed affordability checks will drive customers toward unre...
Base Announces 12 Projects in Batch 003 of Its Accelerator Program
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on April 9, Base announced the入选名单 for Base Batches 003 accelerator, featuring 12 projects. These include AI agent infrastructure Blockrun.ai, prediction market Stealth, AI agent payment infrastructure 4Mica, privacy-focused Perp DEX OPAL, gamified social prediction pl...
White House Report: Banning Stablecoin Yields Offers Little Bank Protection
On April 8, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a 21-page research report titled "Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending," directly challenging the banking industry's core lobbying argument: that prohibiting crypto companies from offering yield on stablecoins...
LIT Surges 40% Amid Buybacks and Telegram Integration
Peter Thiel-backed Lighter perpetual DEX has accelerated the buyback of its native LIT token. On 08 April, the project announced it had bought and locked 10 million LIT. This translated to 4% of the current circulation of 250 million tokens since its debut last December. A month ago, the buyback pro...
Whale opens a 4.35M ETH long position with a $2,220 take-profit target.
ME News reports that, on April 9 (UTC+8), according to Hyperinsight monitoring, a whale address starting with 0x9fa opened a long position on ETH with 10x leverage over the past two hours, holding approximately $4.35 million at an average price of $2,179 and a liquidation price of $2,001. Within the...
U.S. Labor Department rule may enable the $12 trillion 401(k) market to access Bitcoin
Written by: Thejaswini M ACompiled by Chopper, Foresight NewsAny default option will eventually become the choice of the majority. In behavioral economics, this is known as the "default effect."The history of the entire U.S. pension system is a history of default options. In the 1980s, the default o...
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