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Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial trade blows in public feud
Max Gonzalez, Litquidity Capital & Gannon Breslin
April 13, 2026
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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Crypto bill negotiations enter critical week as lawmakers return, Crypto perps predict Wall Street’s open with 89% accuracy, US moves bitcoin linked to steroid distribution conspiracy, White House warns staff as Iran bets add to insider trading concerns, Man arrested after molotov cocktail thrown at Sam Altman’s home, and so much more
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Market Snapshot
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Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as US joins Iran in Strait of Hormuz blockade with persistent geopolitical tensions
BTC ETFs see $358M inflow surge led by BlackRock's IBIT with $269M
BTC rebound faces oil shock and macro jitters sending oil futures up +7% on Hyperliquid
ETH, SOL, DOGE slide as US-Iran ceasefire negotiations fail
Iran war oil-price shock revives inflation trade and new stablecoin play despite core CPI rising +0.2% in March
Prediction Markets
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Headline Roundup
The major headlines driving crypto markets
Morgan Stanley weighs tokenization and tax solutions in crypto push (DC)
Trump-linked World Liberty defends immense borrow position (DC)
Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial trade blows in public feud (TD)
Winklevoss twins’ $330M Gemini loans in focus after rout (BBG)
Powell warns banks about security risks from Anthropic (DC)
White House warns staff as Iran bets add to insider trading concerns (CT)
SpaceX holds $603M in bitcoin despite $5B loss (CD)
Micheal Saylor’s crypto machine stacks new layer of leverage (BBG)
Crypto bill negotiations enter critical week as lawmakers return (TB)
Trump token sees whale accumulation ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala (CD)
Star Xu calls CZ a 'liar' as founders argue over allegations (CD)
CIA integrates AI to process intelligence and catch spies (CT)
Banks in Europe actively selecting partners for stablecoin push (CT)
CoreWeave lands multi-year agreement with Anthropic (CT)
US moves bitcoin linked to steroid distribution conspiracy (TB)
David Bailey’s Nakamoto tries to stay on Nasdaq with stock split (CD)
Market makers flee public blockchains to protect trading playbooks (CD)
Crypto perps predict Wall Street’s open with 89% accuracy (CD)
XRP less exposed to quantum threats than bitcoin (CD)
Bitwise files second amendment to Hyperliquid ETF (TB)
BitTensor token plunges as top builder departs (DC)
Binance offers UAE staff temporary relocation (CD)
Bhutan sells 70% of its bitcoin in 18 months (TB)
Gen Z thinks AI rots their brain but can't stop using it (DC)
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Venture Capital
CAEX, a Vietnam-based crypto exchange, brings its capital base to $380M in funding led by OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital (CD)
XAIVELON, an AI-powered crypto project, raises $50M led by retail and institutional participants (MC)
SimpleChain, a Layer 1 network for RWAs, raises $15M from family offices and institutional investors (MC)
Depay, a fintech for cross-border payments, raises $4M seed round backed by Techstars and Krealo (ES)
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M&A Announcements
Ethereum treasury Ether Machine and Dynamix mutually scrap SPAC merger (TB)
Launches
Regulation
Powell warns banks about security risks from Anthropic (DC)
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs crypto bill push (TB)
xAI sues Colorado over AI law (DC)
HSBC and StanChart get first Hong Kong stablecoin licenses (BBG)
Judge blocks Arizona from charging Kalshi (CD)
Japan approves bill to classify crypto as financial product (TB)
ECB backs plan to centralize crypto supervision (TB)
Bank of France calls for tougher limits on stablecoin payments (CT)
Cybersecurity
Extra Reads
Crypto’s transparent ledger makes sanctions evasion easier to trace, allowing authorities to track and potentially freeze illicit flows - Here’s why paying Iran in crypto could put shippers at risk
A new proposal suggests Bitcoin users could defend against quantum attacks using a design that works within the network’s rules - Here’s how to make Bitcoin safe from quantum
Chart of the Day
Only 58% of Bitcoin holders are in profit right now
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