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Launch today: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) begins trading on NYSE Arca April 8, 2026, under ticker MSBT.
Lowest fee: 0.14% expense ratio undercuts BlackRock’s IBIT and all other spot Bitcoin ETFs.
First major bank: Morgan Stanley becomes the first major U.S. commercial bank to offer a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Advisor reach: Product taps network of 16,000 financial advisors overseeing roughly $6 trillion in client assets.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $471M, Largest Daily Inflow Since Late February
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Record inflows: Spot Bitcoin ETFs netted $471 million on April 6, the largest daily intake since February 25 and the sixth-biggest of 2026.
Leading funds: BlackRock’s IBIT added $182 million, Fidelity’s FBTC $147 million, and ARK 21Shares’ ARKB $119 million — its biggest inflow since July 2025.
Market backdrop: Bitcoin traded around $68,800–$69,000, stalling below $70,000 amid weak spot demand and whale distribution.
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Bitcoin Surges Past $69K as Crypto Markets Rally on US-Iran Ceasefire Hopes
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Market reaction: Bitcoin reached a weekly high of $69,350 and was trading near $69,245, up 3.5% on the day; total crypto market capitalization climbed $70 billion to $2.44 trillion.
Liquidations: More than $200 million in short positions were wiped out in 24 hours—four times the volume of long liquidations—creating a textbook short squeeze.
Geopolitical catalyst: Reports of US, Iranian, and regional mediators discussing a 45-day...
Charles Schwab Opens Waitlist for Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
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Waitlist now open: Charles Schwab has activated sign-ups for early access to Schwab Crypto accounts offering spot trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Timeline confirmed: Full launch targeted for first half of 2026, beginning with a limited Q2 rollout via Charles Schwab Premier Bank.
Client scale: The move targets more than 46 million customers and $12 trillion in client assets, allowing crypto to sit alongside traditional...
Linux Foundation Launches x402 Foundation to Govern Coinbase’s Open AI Payments Protocol
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x402 Foundation launched: Linux Foundation takes over governance of the x402 protocol originally developed by Coinbase for web-native payments.
Key backers: Founding participants include Google, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Shopify, Cloudflare, Solana Foundation, Base and others.
Purpose: Enables AI agents, APIs and apps to transact value seamlessly via the revived HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code.
Adoption metrics: Solana...






