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04-09

$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. Only A Fraction Of Accounts ...

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...

Bitunix Analyst: Fed Minutes Indicate Prolonged High Rates Amid Persistent Inflation

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 9, following the phased ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, stability has not been restored but instead shifted toward a more complex structure: supply shocks have not fully dissipated, while demand resilience persists, inadvertently prolonging the period of e...

Trump's Decision to Enter War with Iran

Editor’s Note: Over the past few weeks, the situation in the Middle East has rapidly escalated, with repeated ceasefires and renewed clashes occurring in quick succession. Against this backdrop, this article offers a more specific perspective: how the United States was drawn into this conflict.From ...

DeFi Yield Protocol Saturn Launches Mainnet, Concludes Private Testing with $10M in Deposits

The DeFi yield protocol Saturn has officially launched on mainnet, concluding its private testing phase, with companies such as Flowdesk and Galaxy collectively depositing $10 million. Saturn’s stablecoin, USDat, is built on M0, with Galaxy, Securitize, and Clear Street serving as operational partne...

Aave Maintains a Strong DeFi Lending Position but Faces Governance and Valuation Challenges

Author: 137LabsIntroductionEven when considering on-chain volume alone, Aave remains one of the most dominant protocols in the DeFi lending space. According to Token Terminal’s March 2026 report, Aave’s TVL for the month was $42.34 billion, with outstanding loan balances at $16.55 billion, maintaini...

U.S. crude oil exports to reach record 5.2 million BPD in April amid Middle East disruptions

ME News reports that on April 9 (UTC+8), U.S. crude oil exports are projected to reach 5.2 million barrels per day in April, nearly a third higher than the 3.9 million barrels per day in March, as Asian customers rush to secure alternative supplies amid disruptions to Middle Eastern oil due to the I...

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...

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