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Strategy (MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor stated at a Mizuho event on April 8, 2026 that bitcoin likely bottomed near $60,000 in early February when forced sellers were flushed out, and that the formation of banking credit and digital credit markets built on bitcoin will be the catalyst for the next bull market.
Polymarket has completed its all‑stock acquisition of DeFi startup Brahma, pulling in its smart account stack to speed execution, deepen liquidity, and defend share as prediction markets explode.
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Polymarket has completed its acquisition of DeFi infrastructure startup Brahma.
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A drone strike on Ras Laffan has eliminated 17% of Qatar's LNG export capacity for three to five years, forcing QatarEnergy to invoke force majeure while Hormuz Strait shipping collapses 86%. What was a projected 2026 surplus has become structural deficit, setting a new long-term price floor.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), proposed a joint rulemaking on April 8, 2026 that would require stablecoin issuers to establish anti‑money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance programs, including technical capabilities to “block, freeze and reject” transactions.