US Official: Trump Was Like a 'Rabid Dog,' Defense Secretary and Secretary of State Were More Like Doves Compared to Him

On April 7, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has cut diplomatic ties with the United States. (Golden Ten)

April 7: Al Hadath reports the White House has denied the U.S. intends to use nuclear weapons against Iran. (Forex)

April 7th — Per Cointelegraph, prediction market platform Polymarket saw a sharp surge in fee revenue after a March 30th fee adjustment. In the first week of April, the platform generated roughly $7.1 million in fees, translating to an annualized revenue of ~$365 million — accounting for 96.8% of total on-chain prediction market fees. By fee metrics, Polymarket has become the eighth-largest DeFi protocol, trailing only major projects like Circle (USDC), Tether (USDT), and Hyperliquid. Its total value locked (TVL) exceeds $432 million, approaching its historical high of ~$510 million during the November 2024 U.S. presidential election. On the infrastructure side: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange, completed a $600 million cash investment in Polymarket on March 27th as part of a $2 billion commitment. ICE will distribute the platform’s event-driven data to institutional clients. Additionally, Polymarket announced it will replace bridged USDC.e c

April 7th: Spot silver plunged 4.00% intraday, currently trading at $69.87 per ounce, according to Bitget data.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas tweeted on April 7 that Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF—MSBT—appears set to launch tomorrow (Wednesday, April 8) per a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing notice.

Data from HTX shows Bitcoin dipped below $68,000 on April 7, with a 24-hour drop of 2.86%—it’s currently trading at $67,876.