Morgan Stanley&#8217;s Bitcoin ETF launch signals a pivotal shift in traditional 
finance&#8217;s embrace of digital assets, intensifying market competition.
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demand is already surging appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Morgan Stanley launches Bitcoin ETF with lowest fees in the game, and demand is already surging

The ongoing mystery of Satoshi&#8217;s identity underscores the potential market 
volatility and regulatory challenges if ever revealed.
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Adam Back denies being Satoshi Nakamoto amid New York Times investigation

Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, 
sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge 
oil tankers a Bitcoin-denominated toll for passage through the Strait of 
Hormuz. The move would be significant as it extends beyond price action, 
ideology, or adoption rhetoric. The development places Bitcoin inside […]
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Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT

Securitize has tokenized the ordinary shares of Nasdaq-listed Currenc Group 
Inc. (CURR), marking what the company says is the first natively tokenized 
public stock available simultaneously on both Ethereum and Solana. Key 
Takeaways: Securitize tokenized Currenc Group (Nasdaq: CURR) shares on 
Ethereum and Solana on April 8, 2026. The tokenized stock market has crossed 
$1 […]

Currenc Group Tokenizes Ordinary Shares on Ethereum and Solana via Securitize

XRP is trading around a critical price level. The market is showing signs of 
life — driven by reports of potential US-Iran negotiations that have lifted 
risk sentiment across financial markets. But the derivatives data on Binance 
is telling a more cautious story about what those signs are actually worth. 
Related Reading: A Key Bitcoin Signal Is Quietly Building While The Price 
Stays Flat: Here Is What to Watch Next A CryptoQuant report tracking XRP&#8217;s 
leverage structure has identified an asymmetry that cuts directly against the 
bullish surface reading. Over the past 30 days, long position liquidations on 
Binance reached approximately $39.8 million — more than double the $19.7 
million in short position liquidations recorded over the same period. The 
market has been punishing buyers at twice the rate it has been punishing 
sellers. That ratio matters because it describes the current market&#8217;s 
relationship with optimism. Every time XRP traders have positioned for upside, 
the market has extracted a disproportionate cost from those positions. The 
geopolitical catalyst may be shifting sentiment. The leverage structure is not 
yet reflecting a market that has earned the right to move higher — it is 
reflecting one that has been repeatedly burned for trying. The bullish signs 
are real. The foundation beneath them is still being tested. Caution Is 
Winning. It Has Not Won Yet The report adds a behavioral layer that confirms 
what the liquidation asymmetry implies. The 30-day cumulative funding rate has 
registered a slightly negative value of approximately -0.000007, a modest 
reading, but one that has held in negative territory consistently. In 
derivatives markets, persistent negative funding means traders are paying to 
maintain short positions rather than long ones. That is not neutral 
positioning. It is a market that is leaning against recovery, not toward it. 
The combined picture — long liquidations at double the rate of short 
liquidations, funding tilted negative, leverage usage declining from previous 
periods — describes a derivatives market that has been systematically reducing 
its bullish exposure. That process of overextension removal is, paradoxically, 
the most constructive development visible in the data. When leveraged longs 
are cleared from a market and positioning becomes lighter and more two-sided, 
the mechanical risk of cascading liquidations in either direction diminishes. 
What remains is a market that has shed its excess but not yet found its 
conviction. The simultaneous decline in both long and short liquidations 
confirms the overextension is being resolved. The continued dominance of long 
liquidations confirms the resolution is not yet complete. The leverage reset 
is underway. It is not finished. When it is — and when liquidity returns 
alongside it — the conditions for a larger move will exist in a way they 
currently do not. The direction of that move will depend on which catalyst 
arrives first Related Reading: XRP Spot Buying Hits $520M While Futures Stay 
Negative. Here Is the Signal To Watch For A Real Move XRP Consolidates Below 
Resistance as Downtrend Structure Persists XRP continues to trade in a 
compressed range near $1.38 after a prolonged downtrend that began following 
its late-2025 peak. The chart shows a clear sequence of lower highs and lower 
lows, with price consistently rejected below the 50-day (blue) and 100-day 
(green) moving averages. Both indicators are sloping downward, reinforcing the 
broader bearish structure. The 200-day moving average (red), now positioned 
well above the current price, confirms that XRP remains in a macro corrective 
phase. The February capitulation event stands out as a structural reset, 
marked by a sharp spike in volume and a rapid move below $1.20 before 
reclaiming higher levels. Since then, XRP has stabilized, but the recovery 
lacks momentum. Volume has declined steadily, suggesting reduced participation 
rather than strong accumulation. Related Reading: Ethereum Trading on Binance 
Has Gone Quiet, Discover What Happens When That Changes Price is now 
compressing just below short-term resistance, with repeated failures to break 
above the descending 50-day moving average. This type of consolidation often 
precedes expansion, but the direction remains unclear. A reclaim of the 
$1.50–$1.60 zone would be required to challenge the current downtrend. Until 
then, XRP remains structurally weak, with consolidation reflecting 
equilibrium—not strength. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from 
TradingView.com

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