Canary Capital has submitted a spot PEPE ETF application to the U.S. SEC

April 9 — Official sources confirm Global Dollar and Paxos are boosting the USDG stablecoin incentive on Pendle from an initial $150,000 to $390,000, with the enhanced rewards active until the market’s expiry date. Pendle will also continue offering up to 30% PENDLE rewards exclusively for this market. Prior to this update, Pendle’s USDG Total Value Locked (TVL) had already surpassed $10 million.

On April 9, Bloomberg reported that informed sources have disclosed Anthropic employees sold a portion of their shares to investors, completing a secondary stock sale that launched earlier this year. However, limited shares available from employees meant some investors didn’t secure the number of shares they planned to buy. The tender offer price matched the company’s latest financing round valuation from February this year, putting Anthropic’s valuation at $350 billion following the transaction. Total proceeds from the share sale are not yet public, but individuals familiar with the matter noted the amount was less than the $6 billion investors had aimed to raise. Anthropic employees are looking to hold onto more shares ahead of the company’s expected initial public offering (IPO), which could come as early as this year. One source said the smaller-than-expected transaction reflects employees’ optimism about the company’s future, driven by growing annualized revenue. Last month,

Reuters reported on April 9 that unusual trading activity hit the oil market hours before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal with Iran. At 7:45 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Tuesday—during the post-settlement lull—investors dumped a combined 8,600 lots of Brent and WTI futures, with a total notional value of roughly $950 million. Less than three hours later, Trump formally declared a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Oil futures opened sharply lower on Wednesday, falling ~15% and dropping below the $100 mark. This allowed the “precision sniper” short positions to net massive profits in just hours. This wasn’t an isolated case: On March 23, an unusual $500 million short position emerged 15 minutes before Trump announced he was delaying a strike on Iranian energy facilities. Oil prices slid 15% afterward. Data shows daily crude trading volume has doubled to the million-lot level since U.S.-Iran tensions escalated. U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres has for

April 9 — Per Onchain Lens monitoring, four wallets tied to the same entity took $33.3 million long positions on FARTCOIN over the past four hours, only to be liquidated shortly after, incurring a $3.02 million loss.

On April 9, per LookOnChain data, a whale previously exited a losing long position and shorted 288.69 BTC (valued at $20.4M). The whale currently holds an unrealized profit of $209k, with a liquidation price of $72,782.34.

**April 9 (Local Time) – IRGC Navy Warns of Hormuz Mines, Designates Alternative Route** Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced today that anti-ship mines may be present in the Strait of Hormuz’s main traffic lanes amid recent conflict. Vessels planning to transit the strait must coordinate with the IRGC Navy and use its designated alternative route to avoid mines. Per the statement’s attached map, the route requires ships entering or exiting the Persian Gulf to use the north and south sides of Larak Island (northern section of the strait) respectively. **April 8 – Iran Ports Body Urges Hormuz Safety Amid Mine Risks** Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization released a Hormuz security route map on April 8, advising vessels to follow maritime safety rules and steer clear of mines. The agency noted ongoing conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz from February 28 to April 8, with potential anti-ship mines in the strait’s main channel. (CCTV