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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

XRP Price Drops Even as ETF Inflows Hit $9.1M Two-Month Peak

The XRP price is currently in the red zone as Bitcoin fails to gain momentum. This drop comes despite XRP ETFs hitting a two-month high in daily inflows. Amid geopolitical tensions and broader market uncertainty, XRP is poised to stay under pressure. The XRP price is currently under selling pressure due to heightened global tensions and the general uncertainty in the crypto market. The same is being felt by the XRP price since other major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are failing to maintain the

Bitcoin Price Slides as US-Iran Talks Fail, JD Vance Signals No Deal

The Bitcoin price has plunged below the $72k level after the failure of the US-Iran talks.Although the discussion lasted about 21 hours, Iran refused to accept key US proposals.Traders remain cautious, anticipating a broader plunge if the tensions escalate. The Bitcoin price took a hit as fresh uncertainty entered the crypto market following talks between the US and Iran. US Vice President JD Vance reportedly confirmed that no agreement was reached after 21 hours of discussions in Islamabad. He

US and Iran fail to reach deal after ceasefire, Bitcoin retreats

<p>The failed US-Iran negotiations highlight ongoing geopolitical tensions, impacting global markets and underscoring the fragility of diplomatic efforts.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-market-reaction-us-iran-deal-fail/">US and Iran fail to reach deal after ceasefire, Bitcoin retreats</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Argentina Recognizes Crypto as Qualified Investors’ Net Worth

The Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (CNV) now recognizes cryptocurrencies as assets that can be considered part of an individual’s net worth to qualify as an investor. The move might allow investors to reach the nearly $478K in assets to be part of this class. Key Takeaways: CNV Resolution 1125/2026 lets crypto count for the [&#8230;]

Scarcity, Surveillance, and the Return of Hard Power – Week In Review

This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held above $71,000 as PlanB and Mel Mattison framed the [&#8230;]

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Drives 3-Fold Impact as 16,000 Advisors Open Path to Multi-Billion Demand

Bitcoin demand is set to expand rapidly as Morgan Stanley deploys its 16,000 advisors and launches a low-cost ETF, driving institutional inflows and strengthening crypto’s position in mainstream portfolios. Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 advisors unlock major bitcoin demand, driving powerful new inflows. Morgan Stanley launched a 14 basis point ETF, triggering aggressive fee compression [&#8230;]

Weekend Crypto Perps Are Signal, Not Noise, Binance Research Finds

Perpetual futures tied to traditional finance (TradFi) assets grew from $3 billion in average daily volume in January 2026 to $8.6 billion by March, according to a Binance Research report authored by researcher Lim Kim Thye. Key Takeaways: Binance Research reports TradFi-perps average daily volume climbed from $3B to $8.6B between January and March 2026. [&#8230;]

AI Cloud Provider Coreweave Secures Anthropic Agreement for Claude Workloads

Coreweave, Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to provide cloud infrastructure for the development and deployment of Anthropic’s Claude family of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Key Takeaways: Coreweave signed a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to run Claude AI models on its GPU cloud platform starting later in 2025. The deal gives Coreweave 9 [&#8230;]

Rent a human: The day bots started hiring us

The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR.From Automation to OrchestrationBots are creating a new economy. And for the first time, it is not about replacing humans, but organizing them.The rise of AI agents has moved quietly from novelty to structure. What we are witnessing is no longer automation in the traditional sense, but orchestration: systems that do not merely execute tasks, but coordinate actors across digital and physical domains, i

Trump Crypto Ventures Ranked: Full Performance Breakdown Across 4 Digital Asset Projects

This week, the Trump-backed WLFI token declined by more than 19%, with the bulk of the downturn linked to the controversy surrounding its multi-million-dollar self-collateralized borrowing on Dolomite. As scrutiny around the project intensified, the following editorial examines the full range of crypto and blockchain ventures associated with the Trump family name. Key Takeaways: WLFI [&#8230;]

Bitcoin Cash Price Drops 0.93% Amid Market Consolidation

On April 11, Bitcoin Cash experienced a marginal drop of 0.93%, facing a strong consolidation zone with no major price movement despite positive sentiment in the crypto market.According to experts, BCH is expected to go for a further dip after the experienced profit-taking among holders after a period of consolidation around major technical levels.In the upcoming time, the network is expected to get a new upgrade, called Layla, which will open the door for more complex smart contracts on the net

Ray Dalio issues economic “war thesis” showing dollar-debasement against Bitcoin

Ray Dalio's Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary argument underneath.Dalio explicitly writes that his indicators point to a simultaneous breakdown of the monetary order, some domestic political orders, and the geopolitical world order.The Iran conflict is the immediate trigger, but the structural claim below that is that investors expect conditions to stabilize quickly, underpricing the depth of the transition already underway.Dalio's July 2025 TIME essay &#8220;Defend

WLD Token Inflation Slows as Sam Altman’s World Cuts Daily Unlock Rate

World’s WLD token unlock rate is set to decrease by 43% on July 24, 2026, cutting the daily release of tokens nearly in half under schedules already written into immutable onchain contracts. Key Takeaways: World’s WLD token unlock rate will drop 43% on July 24, 2026, cutting daily emissions from 5.1M to 2.9M tokens. Community [&#8230;]

Morgan Stanley Joins ETF Game, Bitmine Trades on NYSE, And More – Week In Review

Morgan Stanley turned up the heat in the bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) race with a low-fee launch, while Starkware outlined a way to make bitcoin transactions quantum-safe without changing the protocol. In Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent renewed pressure to pass the Clarity Act as Anthropic unveiled an unreleased AI model that found serious bugs [&#8230;]

Melania Trump’s surprise Epstein denial fails to halt 99% crash of her memecoin

First Lady Melania Trump’s unexpected White House address forcefully denying any ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and her unprecedented call for congressional hearings for his victims has sparked a political firestorm.In a surprise April 9 announcement, the first lady addressed reporters at the White House to categorically dismantle rumors regarding her past. She declared:&#8220;The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.&#8221;However, the politically

Bittensor Price Drops 3% After Departure of Covenant AI

On Saturday, the Bittensor price recorded a drop of around 3% on a daily chart, declining its value below $264 despite positive sentiment in the crypto market.One of the major trigger points of the drop in cryptocurrency was the departure of Bittensor’s biggest subnet team, Covenant AI.Covenant AI founder Sam Dare slammed the network’s founder, saying that Bittensor is not fully decentralized.Amid the weekend and de-escalating situation in the Middle East, the Bittensor (TAO) price once again go

Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF Filing Updated — Launch Could Be Near, Analyst Says

Bitwise Asset Management filed another amendment to its pending U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Hyperliquid’s HYPE token this week, reconfirming its BHYP ticker and 0.67% management fee as Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas signaled a launch could be imminent. Key Takeaways: Bitwise filed a second amendment for its BHYP ETF on April 10, [&#8230;]

US Government Sends 2.44 BTC From Drug Case to Coinbase Prime in Fresh Wallet Activity

The U.S. government moved roughly 2.44 bitcoin, valued at more than $177,000, from seized proceeds linked to a federal steroid trafficking and money laundering case to a Coinbase Prime institutional custody address on Friday. Key Takeaways: The U.S. government sent approximately 2.44 BTC, valued at more than $177,000, linked to Glenn Olivio, to Coinbase Prime [&#8230;]

Cardano Price Under Pressure as Consolidation Deepens

Cardano price lost early momentum and stayed near the lower end of its range.ADA price action remained soft as bears limited upside.RSI and MACD pointed to consolidation, with no clear breakout.In the last 24 hours, Cardano&#8217;s price has been actively trading along a stable direction. While the weekly trend shows a series of highs and lows, the current price structure seems to lean more on the bears&#8217; side as bullish momentum has been limited. This price trend comes at a moment when the