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04-09
U.S. Core Inflation Remains Sticky; Fed Expected to Keep Rates at 3.50%-3.75%
Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 9, markets expect the U.S. February PCE data to show persistent high inflationary pressures. According to consensus forecasts, February PCE may rise by 0.4% month-over-month and remain at 2.8% year-over-year; core PCE is projected at approximately 3.0% year-ove...
U.S. crude oil exports are expected to reach a record high in April
According to the Financial Times, due to the war in Iran disrupting oil supplies in the Middle East, Asian customers are seeking alternative sources, and U.S. crude oil exports are expected to rise nearly one-third in April, from 3.9 million barrels per day in March to 5.2 million barrels per day. D...
Bittensor (TAO) Social Engagement Surges 141% Amid AI Sector Rally
Bittensor [TAO] has been the talk of the town lately. This attention has come on the back of AI-linked tokens soaring, with the sector being the strongest performer of the month.TAO social activity jumps by 141%TAO’s social engagement is at its highest level in a year! Monthly engagements are now 14...
Ethereum Spot ETFs See $618.63M Outflows on April 8
Spot ETF outflows were reported for BTC, ETH, and SOL on April 8.Ethereum saw the largest drop with $618.63 million in net outflows.XRP spot ETFs recorded no flows, staying flat at $0.Crypto investors pulled money from major spot ETFs on April 8, showing a cautious mood across the market. The bigges...
CFTC Seeks to Block Arizona from Enforcing Gambling Laws Against Kalshi
The U.S. government is making its clearest case yet that betting on sports can be regulated as finance, not gambling.In a filing late Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Department of Justice asked a federal court to block Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against prediction...
Anthropic's appeal fails; Pentagon retains 'supply chain risk' label
Odaily Planet Daily reports: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied Anthropic’s emergency motion to suspend the U.S. Department of Defense’s designation of it as a national security supply chain risk. A three-judge panel ruled on Wednesday that the government’s interes...
$950 million in short sell orders before Trump’s Iran ceasefire announcement raise insider trading concerns
At 19:45 GMT on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, nearly three hours before Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had entered a "two-week ceasefire," this moment fell within a trading vacuum—London traders had clocked out, and Asian traders had not yet started. Typically, only a few ...
Base Announces 12 Projects Selected for Base Batch 003 Accelerator in AI and DeFi
ChainCatcher report: Base has officially launched its third startup accelerator program, Base Batch 003. Running for seven weeks (April 6 to May 19), this cohort was selected from 1,175 applications, ultimately choosing 12 teams focused on areas such as DeFi, AI, stablecoins, and prediction markets....
$950 million in short sell orders before Trump’s ceasefire announcement spark market inquiry
At 19:45 GMT on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, nearly three hours before Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had entered a "two-week ceasefire," this moment fell within a trading vacuum—London traders had clocked out, and Asian traders had not yet started. Typically, only a few ...
Anthropic's appeal fails; Pentagon maintains 'national security supply chain risk' label
According to CoinTelegraph, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected Anthropic’s emergency application and upheld the Department of Defense’s classification of the AI company as posing a “national security supply chain risk.” The three judges determined that the government’s i...
Uniswap’s Dual-Head Structure: Foundation vs. Labs
Author: BlockWeeksIn traditional tech, Google is Google, and Stripe is Stripe. But in the crypto world, when you talk about Uniswap, you’re actually referring to two entirely different entities: a non-profit “steward” — the foundation — and a for-profit “engine” — Uniswap Labs.This "dual-head struct...
KuCoin to Delist Cross Margin Trading for DGB and BRETT
As reported by Announcement, KuCoin will delist cross margin trading services for DGB and BRETT on April 16 and 17, 2026, respectively. During this period, margin trading, lending, and borrowing for these tokens will be suspended. Users are advised to close positions, repay loans, and transfer token...
Data shows that 99% of Polymarket traders fail to consistently generate profits.
Odaily Planet Daily report: On Monday, crypto analyst Andrey Sergeenkov released data showing that only 0.015% of Polymarket traders consistently earned over $5,000 per month for four consecutive months. The data indicates that nearly 1% of traders achieved monthly profits exceeding $5,000 in a sing...
XRP Faces No Immediate Quantum Threat As Only 0.03% Supply Seen At Risk
A developer testnet for the XRP Ledger went fully quantum-secure back in December 2025 — months before most people started paying attention to the threat. That quiet milestone now sits at the center of a broader conversation about how ready the network actually is.
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Japan is considering releasing 20 days' worth of oil reserves amid uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Japan’s Kyodo News on Thursday, despite the ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, Japan is considering releasing another approximately 20 days’ worth of oil reserves as early as May, due to continued uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait...
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