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Morgan Stanley's MSBT spot BTC ETF made a strong start on the first day with $30.6M inflow. Even though there was a net outflow in total ETF flows, MSBT followed IBIT. BTC at $72,970 +0.22%, RSI 61.63, strong S1 support $72,585$.

The Seoul Administrative Court canceled the three-month partial business suspension penalty imposed by the FIU on Dunamu, the operator of Upbit. The inadequacy of AML rules was emphasized. The decision was made on the grounds of lack of guidance for small transfers and unintentional negligence. Upbit continued its operations, positive impact on the BTC market.

Binance Research report: Tokenized silver perps reached 40% of Comex's, gold reached 401% of TOCOM's. Crypto exchanges are challenging TradFi with 24/7 commodity trading, liquidity issues persist. BTC futures trends show similar growth.

Coinbase Developer Platform has activated the Upto scheme for the x402 protocol. AI compute costs are being optimized with usage-based pricing. EVM-based gasless payments and the Linux Foundation transfer stand out. Weekly transaction volume is declining: 112k in March.

HKMA has granted its first stablecoin licenses to Anchorpoint Financial and HSBC. Reserve and AML rules are mandatory under the August 2025 framework. This development could positively impact the BTC market, accelerating institutional entry in Asia.

ZachXBT revealed that 140 North Korean IT workers have stolen 3,5M$ in crypto since November. The team led by Jerry infiltrated using fake identities. Past hacks, including Ronin (RON), were recalled. Payments via luckyguys.site and Payoneer. Tether wallets blacklisted.

CZ's Freedom of Money book, released on April 8, reignited the feud with OKX founder Star Xu. Details of the OKCoin dispute, FUD claims, and the 2020 withdrawal halt sparked controversy. Xu declared CZ a liar. ALT in downtrend in the market: $0.01, strong support at $0.0059.

The White House report states that the stablecoin yield ban will marginally increase bank loans but will lead to a welfare loss of 800 million dollars. The GENIUS and CLARITY laws may affect BTC liquidity. The cost-benefit ratio was calculated as 6.6.

U.S. Treasury, FinCEN and OFAC, with the GENIUS Act, imposed AML/CFT and sanctions compliance requirements on stablecoin issuers. Issuers will become BSA financial institutions. FDIC protects reserves, CLARITY Act is delayed. ALT downtrend: $0.01, strong support $0.0059. Market uncertainty persists.

The New York Times identified Adam Back’ as the BTC creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Back denied it, although stylometric analyses show overlap, the community remains skeptical. The impact of Hashcash on BTC PoW was emphasized.