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Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Consortium

Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered Consortium

First approvals: HKMA issued the initial batch of stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial (Standard Chartered-led consortium with Animoca Brands). Regulatory milestone: Licenses granted under the Stablecoins Ordinance that took effect in August 2025; HKMA reviewed 36 applications. Strict safeguards: Stablecoins may only transfer to identity-verified wallets; travel rule applies to transfers above HK$8,000. Issuer...

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Canary Capital Files S-1 for Spot PEPE ETF, Expanding Meme Coin Access via Regulated Products

Canary Capital Files S-1 for Spot PEPE ETF, Expanding Meme Coin Access via Regulated Products

Filing submitted: Canary Capital Group LLC filed Form S-1 with the SEC on April 8, 2026, for the proposed Canary PEPE ETF. Spot structure: The Trust will hold PEPE directly on Ethereum, with a small initial allocation of ETH (up to 5%) solely for network fees; no derivatives or leverage. Creation process: Shares issued and redeemed in Baskets of 10,000 units, using cash or in-kind PEPE transfers through Authorized...

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Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Bitcoin ETF as First Major U.S. Bank Enters Market

Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Bitcoin ETF as First Major U.S. Bank Enters Market

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 1M, Largest Daily Inflow Since Late February

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $471M, Largest Daily Inflow Since Late February

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. Ether...

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Bitcoin Surges Past K as Crypto Markets Rally on US-Iran Ceasefire Hopes

Bitcoin Surges Past $69K as Crypto Markets Rally on US-Iran Ceasefire Hopes

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...

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