Last week, funds have flowed into #Bitcoin, #Ethereum, and #Hyperliquid.

April 9 — South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has frozen assets of certain users as it struggles to recover mistakenly sent Bitcoin. The issue traces back to a February rewards distribution: Bithumb initially planned to give 249 users a total of 620,000 Korean won in rewards, but an operational error led to the funds being sent in Bitcoin instead. Though the platform rolled back the transaction within minutes, some users had already traded or transferred the assets — leaving roughly 1.23 billion Korean won worth of Bitcoin unrecovered. Bithumb reached out to affected users individually; most returned the funds, but some have refused to comply.

On April 9, Arthur Hayes posted: “I’ll only believe Iran has actually collected tolls in BTC when I see real on-chain transactions tied to it. Otherwise, it’s just the Islamic Revolutionary Guard messing with the dirty Western fiat financial system.”

April 9 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Benton, in an April 8 statement cited by The Wall Street Journal, noted the U.S. has long led global financial market regulatory standard-setting—but that leadership is not guaranteed. He urged Congress to promptly pass the **Clarity Act** to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. Benton cited data showing global digital asset market capitalization has fluctuated between $20 trillion and $30 trillion over the past year, with roughly one in six Americans holding some form of digital asset. Blockchain technology’s use in payments, settlement, and real-asset trading continues to expand, he said, emphasizing cryptocurrency is no longer a niche experiment but a widely adopted global technology. The U.S. must take proactive steps to maintain its leadership in setting rules for this sector, he added.

April 9th: Surf, a specialized AI platform focused on the cryptocurrency space, announced the launch of Surf Skill CLI—allowing AI agents like Claude Code to directly access crypto data and replacing more than 60 standalone APIs. Once installed, the tool enables AI agents to instantly analyze and predict market trends, on-chain DeFi TVL, social sentiment shifts, and more—delivering structured insights into the crypto market. Additionally, as a crypto-native AI research platform, SurfAI is offering $200,000 in free API credits for this launch. These credits are compatible with all major agent environments, helping developers streamline their AI-powered crypto workflows.

On April 9, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social stating: "The failing New York Times and fake news-spreading CNN both reported a completely false 10-point plan about Iran negotiations—aimed at smearing those involved in the peace process. All 10 points are fabricated scams. An evil loser!!! Let America be great again!"

April 9th: Per HyperInsight monitoring (source: https://t.me/HyperInsight), the address **0xe84fbad5e9ae5f2111d0608dab25dfba8004f964** briefly opened a 40x leveraged long position in BTC with a notional value of $3.55 million, an average entry price of $70,965, and a liquidation price of $69,226. Following a modest profit, the address has placed a sell order for ~$1.94 million at $70,800, intending to partially stop-loss at this level.