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April 9 — OKX Europe has officially launched the KITEUSDT perpetual contract, available starting April 9, 2026, at 11:00 UTC+8 across its web platform, mobile app, and API. The contract supports up to 20x leverage.

April 9 — A senior NATO official says the U.S. government is pushing hard on European allies to fulfill their commitment to securing the Strait of Hormuz, demanding the countries submit specific escort plans within days to keep shipping open in the globally critical waterway. The demand emerged during NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s visit to Washington, where he consulted with former President Trump, Pentagon and State Department officials. As of late Wednesday local time, the White House and relevant agencies had not formally responded to the news. As the world’s top energy artery, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20% of global oil and natural gas shipments. Past Middle East conflicts led to blockades there, spiking global energy prices and sparking deep fuel shortage panic. A 40-nation alliance led by the U.K. — including Japan, Canada and several European countries — previously committed to helping reopen the waterway once tensions eased. Top U.S. officials, includi

On April 9, Binance announced it will delist the BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT and WAN tokens based on audit results. In response to the news, FIO dropped 21.6% in the short term, BIFI 26.4%, FUN 28% and MDT 36%.

April 9: Binance will delist tokens BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, and WAN on April 23, 2026, at 11:00 UTC+8, per an official announcement. The decision follows recent review results.

April 9: Binance Alpha is set to distribute an airdrop at 17:00 today, per official announcement. Users with at least 242 Alpha Points can claim the token airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. The distribution will run until the airdrop pool is depleted or the event concludes.

On April 9, after the U.S. and Iran reached a Phase 1 ceasefire, the two sides did not return to stable equilibrium—instead, they moved into a more challenging dynamic: the supply shock has not fully dissipated, while demand remains resilient, prolonging high inflation. Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos noted the core takeaway from the latest signals: the end of hostilities did not ease policy challenges; instead, it left the Fed stuck in a middle ground—unable to ease rates and finding it hard to tighten further. From a policy standpoint, FOMC meeting minutes have explicitly rejected the narrative that “war equals a rate cut trigger.” Three structural factors are key constraints: delayed tariff pass-through, energy prices feeding into core inflation, and the risk of long-term high inflation reanchoring expectations. Though the ceasefire has reduced the tail risk of runaway energy prices, market data has also removed the last condition that would have forced the Fed to pivot