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Mike McGlone, a senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said on X that the performance of Bitcoin ETFs pales in comparison to gold. He suggested the launch of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs may have signaled the end of the crypto price rally. McGlone explained that from the start of trading for BlackRock's IBIT in January 2024 through April 8, Bitcoin rose approximately 50%. He noted this performance was nearly on par with the S&P 500 Index, while gold surged about 135% over the same period. "The investment frenzy for Bitcoin ETFs played a role in driving up the price," he added. "There is a possibility that this was a signal marking the start of a peak cycle."

Bullish sentiment is growing in the Bitcoin options market, with significant investment demand concentrating on call options with an $80,000 strike price, Wu Blockchain reported. On the Deribit exchange, the notional open interest for $80,000 call options expiring at the end of June has surpassed $1.6 billion, representing the largest concentration of open interest among all available strike prices.

Authorities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have frozen $12 million in proceeds from cryptocurrency crime as part of a joint investigation targeting phishing schemes, Cointelegraph reported. Binance is also said to have cooperated in the operation.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced via X that the company has completed an upgrade to the TON blockchain, making it 10 times faster. He added that block creation speed is now six times faster, and transaction processing time has been cut to under one second. The next step, Durov said, will be to reduce the already low transaction fees by an additional six times.

Ben Delo, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has donated £4 million ($5.1 million) to the UK Reform Party, CoinDesk reported. It was not specified whether the donation was made in cryptocurrency. Delo has expressed support for the UK's decision to immediately halt crypto donations to political parties, citing the risk of illicit foreign funds and the difficulty in tracking them.

U.S. and Iranian delegations are set to begin direct negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire agreement, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported, citing a Pakistani government source. The talks, mediated by Pakistan, will take place at a heavily guarded military facility. According to the source, the negotiations have no fixed schedule and will include both direct and indirect contact between the delegations, who will also hold separate meetings with Pakistani officials. While the discussions could extend over several days due to the complexity of the agenda, direct face-to-face meetings are not expected to exceed two to three days for security reasons, the source added.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that the fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth due to the war in Iran.

MoonPay has announced a partnership with WalletConnect (WCT) and global offline payment platform Ingenico to support stablecoin payments at offline retail stores. Under the new system, when a user pays with a stablecoin via an Ingenico terminal, MoonPay will convert the funds into fiat currency and settle the payment with the merchant through the banking system.

German Chancellor Merz said he would support maritime operations in the Strait of Hormuz if authorized.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.20% - Nasdaq: -0.07% - Dow Jones: -0.44%

Ethereum developer Joe Sharich, known for his anti-Trump stance, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a suburban Virginia district, BeInCrypto reported. He is the first cryptocurrency developer to run for a congressional seat.

Top 5 by Social Dominance - BTC: 34.3% (+0.05%) - ETH: 11.8% (+0.85%) - XRP: 2.65% (-0.45%) - ZEC: 0.75% (-0.2%) - LTC: 0.5% (-0.1%) Top 5 by AI Search Volume - Ethereum (12%) - Solana Foundation (11%) - Aave (6%), up one spot - Polygon (5%), up one spot - Zama (4%)

Oracle solution Pyth Network has officially launched its Pyth Data Marketplace with support from six major financial institutions. The marketplace enables institutions to distribute proprietary data—such as macroeconomic indicators, over-the-counter (OTC) prices, and foreign exchange reference rates—while maintaining ownership, pricing control, and signing rights. The participating institutions are Fidelity Investments, Euronext, Tradeweb, the FX data division under SGX, OTC Markets Group, and Exchange Data International.

Bitmine (BMNR) has completed its uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and announced an expansion of its share buyback program from $1 billion to $4 billion. The company currently holds 4,803,000 ETH.

An Iranian delegation will attend peace talks in Islamabad, the country's vice foreign minister announced, according to Iranian media outlet Fars News.

The United States must stop Israel's attacks on Lebanon, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said, according to the state-run Fars News Agency.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year, missing market expectations of 0.7%. This was the final of three estimates for the quarter's GDP growth. Additionally, the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index for February rose 0.4% from the previous month, in line with expert forecasts. The year-over-year figure also met expectations, rising 3.0%. The core PCE index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is considered the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation.

Netherlands-based ClearBank has obtained a license under Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, Crowdfund Insider reported. The bank secured a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and plans to strengthen its partnership with Coinbase to fully launch services for USDC and EURC.

A solo Bitcoin miner has successfully mined block 944,306 using CKpool's solo mining software, according to data from Bitcoin explorer Mempool. The miner earned a total of 3.128 BTC, valued at approximately $222,012, which includes the 3.125 BTC block reward and 0.003 BTC in transaction fees. Con Kolivas, the developer of CKpool, stated that the probability of a miner of this size finding a block alone is about one in 100,000 per day.

White House National Economic Council (NEC) Chairman Kevin Hassett said he expects Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will not remain as a Fed governor, adding he is confident that Kevin Warsh will take office as the new chairman in May.

Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), said interest rates should be lower.

Tether's local AI agent team, QVAC, has announced the launch of its open-source software development kit, the QVAC SDK. The SDK is a universal development tool that allows AI to be built and run in a local environment, regardless of device type. According to the announcement, it can also operate offline.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a conference for the memecoin TRUMP later this month, Politico reported. The event follows an earlier announcement from the official TrumpMeme website about a cryptocurrency and business conference for TRUMP holders, scheduled for April 25 in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Attendance will be limited to 297 people, with eligibility determined by the ranking of TRUMP token holdings.

Nasdaq-listed Brag House Holdings announced that its shareholders have approved a merger with House of Doge, the official entity of the Dogecoin Foundation, with over 98% of votes in favor. CoinNess previously reported that House of Doge planned to list on Nasdaq through the merger.

Weekly trading volume in the market for perpetual futures of tokenized traditional assets, such as crude oil, precious metals, and stocks, has surpassed $31 billion, CoinDesk reported, citing a BitMEX report. The increase was primarily driven by commodities, with trading volume for crude oil-related perpetuals rising significantly following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. During the first quarter, commodities trading volume surged by 65,000% compared to the previous quarter, while stock-related perpetuals saw a 908% increase in the same period. The report noted that the growth is accelerating as these tokenized instruments, which track underlying asset prices, can be traded 24/7, stimulating demand from investors who want to constantly trade on macroeconomic volatility.