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Since late October last year, the total trading volume of the Japanese compliant stablecoin JPYC has reached 137 million USD, with Polygon dominating at 66% with 90.4 million USD, followed by Avalanche and Ethereum at 26.4 million and 19.7 million USD, respectively.The founder of Polygon confirmed that Japanese physical stores have supported offline payments with JPYC on the Polygon network.

According to data from Farside Investors, Morgan Stanley officially launched the spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) on Wednesday, attracting $306,000 in inflows on its first trading day, becoming the first major commercial bank in the U.S. to introduce such a product. The management fee for MSBT is 0.14%, currently the lowest fee for a Bitcoin ETF on the market.Although the fund performed steadily on its first day, the overall net outflow for spot Bitcoin ETFs across the U.S. was $124.5 million on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive trading day of net outflows. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart stated that this product may serve as a lead generation tool aimed at attracting high-net-worth individuals in the cryptocurrency space to use its wealth management services.

OKX will launch OFC/USDⓈ spot trading on April 9, 2026, at 20:00, to support the development of the USDⓈ ecosystem and meet users' diverse trading needs.

According to TechCrunch, the short video + meme trading platform Giggles completed a $1.2 million Pre-Seed funding round in 2025, with investors including 1kx Capital, Virtuals Protocol, Social Graph Ventures, Noar Ventures, Night Capital, and angel investors from organizations such as OpenAI and Bain Capital.Reportedly, Giggles was created by 19-year-old Canadian founder Justin Jin and is a TikTok-style short video social application, with the core mechanism being "all content is tradable." Users can discover prices and trade trending videos and memes. The project combines social video browsing with prediction markets, allowing users to profit if early investments in content go viral. It is currently in an invitation-only testing phase and has attracted a large waiting list of users, reflecting the integration of content economy and crypto trends.

OKX will open OneFootball Credits (OFC) deposits on April 9, 2026, at 10:00, with a collective auction from 17:00 to 18:00. Spot trading for OFC/USDT will start at 18:00, and withdrawals will open at 20:00. Users can prepare for trading by depositing USDT.

According to BBX data, based on official market announcements and corporate regulatory documents, the latest developments in the compliance infrastructure of global brokerage giants and the financial strategies of mining companies are as follows:Charles Schwab clarifies the spot trading timetable: The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: $SCHW) President and CEO Rick Wurster officially confirmed in a letter to shareholders this Monday that Charles Schwab will launch spot trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026. The plan will undergo a limited rollout in the second quarter (Q2), followed by a full expansion to its large customer base.CME derivatives compliance expansion: CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: $CME) announced that, given the record average daily nominal trading volume of $8 billion for its crypto derivatives in March this year, the company has decided to further enhance its crypto strategy by officially launching futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) on May 4, including standard and micro versions.Core Scientific plans to fully liquidate Bitcoin reserves: Core Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: $CORZ) in its latest 10-K annual and quarterly regulatory filings provided Wall Street with extremely clear guidance: during 2026, the company expects to "substantially monetize all" of its Bitcoin reserves to enhance liquidity and fund planned capital expenditures. This means the company will completely transform into a spot seller, liquidating its digital treasury to purchase the hardware needed for AI transformation.

Morph's latest report on the status of stablecoins indicates that by 2030, stablecoins are expected to account for about 10% of global cross-border payments. The current annual transaction volume of stablecoins has reached $33 trillion, surpassing the combined $25.5 trillion of Visa and Mastercard.The application of stablecoins in the real economy is continuously expanding, with approximately 60% of the capital flow driven by B2B payments, and significant growth in corporate adoption in scenarios such as cash management and procurement. Morph predicts that by 2026, the annual settlement volume of stablecoins may exceed $50 trillion, and by 2027, AI agents are expected to become the main initiators of transactions, with the market size potentially reaching $1.9 trillion by 2030.

The AI Agent trading platform Mentis recently detected abnormal fluctuations in information flow and market sentiment signals related to the United States, Israel, and Iran. Subsequently, the situation in the Middle East quickly entered a ceasefire negotiation phase, with multiple geopolitical developments being released, attracting market attention.The platform's trading interface shows that in the early stages of the event's escalation, the Mentis AI Signal had already indicated continuous buying and trend confirmation signals, with the multi-model consensus system (MTS-GPT, MTS-DS, MTS-Q Flash) simultaneously identifying a strengthening market structure. Following this, the BTC price rapidly rose and broke through a key range, validating the market trend with the direction of the AI signals.Trading records indicate that the AI Agent completed automated trade execution and position management after the signal formation, with account profits increasing in tandem with the market rise, demonstrating the forward-looking judgment capability of event-driven signals in the early stages.Mentis stated that its AI Agent continuously tracks cross-market information sources, sentiment changes, and event data, constructing a trading closed loop from information discovery → signal analysis → decision support → automated execution, to enhance response efficiency in sudden macro and geopolitical events.

The situation in the Middle East has undergone a significant turnaround, with the premiums accumulated due to war expectations being rapidly released, causing international oil prices to drop by more than 15% in a single day. WTI crude oil (XTIUSD) fell by 16.54%, currently priced at $95.94, with a 24-hour low of $91.08; Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) fell by 14.78%, currently priced at $94.54, with a 24-hour low of $90.25.The sharp fluctuations in oil prices have led to a surge in trading volume for related derivatives in the cryptocurrency market. According to Coinglass data, the trading volume for WTI crude oil (XTIUSD) contracts on the Gate platform reached $49.412 million in 24 hours, an increase of 189.71%; the trading volume for Gate XBR in 24 hours reached $37.4179 million, an increase of 196.37%. Currently, the trading volumes of both crude oil contracts on Gate rank first among all exchanges.Gate Contracts pioneered the commodity contract sector, covering perpetual contract trading for XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil), XTIUSDT (WTI crude oil), and NG (natural gas), providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100 times leverage, helping users to allocate assets and strategize across markets in volatile conditions.

According to CoinGlass data, XAU is currently priced at $4800.47, with a 24-hour increase of 3.29%. Due to market fluctuations, the total trading volume of XAU contracts across the network reached $4.409 billion in 24 hours, a month-on-month increase of 66.87%. In centralized exchanges, liquidity is mainly distributed among Binance, Bitget, and OKX, with their 24-hour trading volumes being $2.543 billion, $534 million, and $399 million, respectively, ranking in the top three.

The research report on cryptocurrency market share for the first quarter of 2026 published by CoinGlass shows that the total trading volume in the spot market for the first quarter was approximately $1.94 trillion, while the trading volume for derivatives was about $18.63 trillion, totaling around $20.57 trillion, with a ratio of derivatives to spot trading volume of about 9.6 times.In terms of core indicators, Binance's derivatives trading volume reached approximately $4.9 trillion, accounting for about 34.9% of the top ten exchanges; the average daily open interest was approximately $23.9 billion, accounting for about 29.9%; and user asset reserves were approximately $152.9 billion, accounting for about 73.5% of major centralized exchanges.In terms of derivatives trading volume, Binance, OKX, Bybit, Gate, and Bitget ranked in the top five. In the dimension of open interest, the second tier ranking changed to Bybit, Gate, OKX, and Bitget. In terms of user asset reserves, only OKX had reserves exceeding $10 billion after Binance, while Gate, Bitget, and Bybit had reserves ranging from $5 billion to $7 billion.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase has obtained a financial services license in Australia and received authorization for retail derivatives from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, becoming the first cryptocurrency exchange to directly receive such approval. The company plans to expand into Australia, initially launching cryptocurrency and stock perpetual contract trading, followed by expansions into futures, options, stock trading, and payment services.Coinbase stated that it is exploring partnerships with several Australian financial institutions, including major banks, and is in discussions with pension funds. Additionally, Coinbase plans to launch fiat services in India in the coming weeks or months and expand its operations in Singapore.

The prediction market Polymarket collected approximately $7.1 million in trading fees in the first week of the second quarter, becoming one of the most profitable protocols in DeFi. If this pace continues, its annual trading fee revenue could reach about $365 million, potentially capturing 96.8% of the trading fee share in on-chain prediction markets.Analysis suggests that this growth stems from the pricing reform on March 30, maintaining daily trading fee levels at around $1 million, with trading activity remaining high. According to DeFiLlama data, Polymarket's total value locked (TVL) has reached $432 million, nearing the peak during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.In terms of mainstream partnerships, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) completed a $600 million cash investment on March 27, as part of a larger $2 billion commitment, to distribute Polymarket's event-driven data to institutional clients. The platform also replaced the USDC.e collateral on Polygon with a brand new 1:1 USDC-backed token, Polymarket USD, as a trading collateral asset.Despite rapid revenue growth, regulatory risks remain. Some U.S. states, as well as countries or regions like Hungary, Portugal, and Argentina, have imposed restrictions or bans on prediction markets, citing that Polymarket is viewed as an unlicensed gambling platform.

Bitget will launch Midnight (NIGHT). The deposit channel is now open, and the trading channel will open on April 9 at 19:00 (UTC+8).

Binance will delist the following spot trading pairs on April 10, 2026, at 11:00: BNB/TUSD, GRT/BTC, SOL/TUSD, and TRUMP/BRL.Users can still trade the related underlying assets and quoted assets on other trading pairs available on the Binance platform. Please note that Binance will also remove the trading bot services for the above trading pairs, and it is recommended that users turn off the relevant trading bots in advance to avoid potential losses.

BIT released a chart today stating that cryptocurrency spot trading volume has significantly declined, with the average daily trading amount dropping from $41 billion in December 2024 to $26.6 billion in October 2025, and in the past 30 days it has fallen to only $8 billion.Spot trading volume is a key indicator of altcoin performance, reflecting market participation and risk appetite. The current contraction in trading activity helps explain the continued weakness of altcoins: sluggish trading activity translates into lackluster price trends and worsening market sentiment. For any sustained altcoin rally to truly kick off, a substantial rebound in trading volume is necessary.In the absence of clear catalysts, the likelihood of a broad-based rally is low. Current trading volume is concentrating on a few assets, and overall market participation remains relatively low.

According to the official announcement, in order to enhance market liquidity and trading experience, Binance will complete the adjustment of the minimum price fluctuation unit (TickSize) for multiple spot trading pairs on April 14, 2026, at 05:00 (UTC), involving ARKM/TRY, ARKM/USDC, ARKM/USDT, AUDIO/TRY, CELO/TRY, CELO/USDT, CHR/USDT, DYDX/TRY, DYDX/USDC, DYDX/USDT, EIGEN/FDUSD, EIGEN/TRY, EIGEN/USDC, EIGEN/USDT, HAEDAL/USDC, HAEDAL/USDT, IO/TRY, IO/USDC, IO/USDT, LINEA/USDC, LINEA/USDT, NIL/TRY, NIL/USDC, NIL/USDT, SAGA/FDUSD, SAGA/TRY, SAGA/USDC, SAGA/USDT, SEI/USDC, SEI/USDT, SXT/TRY, SXT/USDC, SXT/USDT, USDC/USDT, and other trading pairs.This adjustment will not affect spot trading and other related functions, but API users should pay attention to updates. Existing orders will be executed according to the original minimum fluctuation unit, and users are advised to adjust their trading bot settings accordingly.

According to crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa, a certain address accumulated 4,827 ETH at approximately $2,047.53 from April 4 to April 5, and sold it on April 7 at approximately $2,100.94.This batch of ETH was transferred to Binance and exchanged for USDT in the past 3 hours, with a transaction amount of about $10.14 million, realizing a profit of approximately $256,000 from this swing trade.