Crypto:
April 9: The Mercury network upgrade gets applied to the Neutron (NTRN) mainnet, migrating it from Cosmos Hub’s Interchain Security to a fully sovereign proof-of-stake network.
April 9, 10 a.m.: U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing on updating U.S. securities laws to take into account digital assets. Livestream link.
April 10, 10:30 a.m.: Status conference for former Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
April 11, 1 p.m.: U.S. SEC Crypto Task Force Roundtable on “Tailoring Regulation for Crypto Trading” in Washington.
Macro
April 9, 8:00 a.m.: Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) releases March consumer price inflation data.
Core Inflation Rate MoM Prev. 0.48%
Core Inflation Rate YoY Prev. 3.65%
Inflation Rate MoM Prev. 0.28%
Inflation Rate YoY Prev. 3.77%
April 9, 11:30 a.m.: U.S. Senate to vote on ending the debate for Paul Atkins’ nomination as SEC Chair. If invoked, confirmation vote at 7 p.m.
April 9, 12:01 p.m.: China’s 34% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports take effect.
April 9, 2:00 p.m.: The Fed releases minutes of the FOMC meeting held March 18-19.
April 9, 9:30 p.m.: China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) releases March’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
Inflation Rate MoM Prev. -0.2%
Inflation Rate YoY Est. 0% vs. Prev. -0.7%
PPI YoY Est. -2.3% vs. Prev. -2.2%
April 10, 8:30 a.m.: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases March consumer price inflation data.
Core Inflation Rate MoM Est. 0.3% vs. Prev. 0.2%
Core Inflation Rate YoY Est. 3% vs. Prev. 3.1%
Inflation Rate MoM Est. 0.1% vs. Prev. 0.2%
Inflation Rate YoY Est. 2.6% vs. Prev. 2.8%
April 10, 8:30 a.m.: The U.S. Department of Labor releases unemployment insurance data for the week ended April 5.
Initial Jobless Claims Est. 223K vs. Prev. 219K
April 10, 10:00 a.m.: U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing on the nomination of Michelle Bowman as Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision. Livestream link.
April 11, 8:30 a.m.: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases March producer price inflation data.
Core PPI MoM Est. 0.3% vs. Prev. -0.1%
Core PPI YoY Est. 3.6% vs. Prev. 3.4%
PPI MoM Est. 0.2% vs. Prev. 0%
PPI YoY Est. 3.3% vs. Prev. 3.2%
April 14: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele will join U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House for an official working visit.
Earnings (Estimates based on FactSet data)
No earnings scheduled.
Governance votes & calls
Bancor DAO is discussing the expansion of its taker fee to 0.001% on stable-to-stable trades on Sei v2 to make Carbon DeFi more competitive.
April 9, 12 p.m.: Vana to host an X Spaces session on VRC-20 and the future of decentralized data markets.
April 10, 10 a.m.: Hedera to host a community call discussing the HBR Foundation joining ERC3643, the non-profit’s standards, and the Header Asset Tokenization Studio.
April 11, 3 p.m.: Zcash to host a town hall on lockbox distribution & governance.
April 14, 10 a.m.: Stacks to host a livestream with recent announcements from the project.
Unlocks
April 9: Movement (MOVE) to unlock 2.04% of its circulating supply worth $15.25 million.
April 12: Aptos (APT) to unlock 1.87% of its circulating supply worth $49.08 million.
April 12: Axie Infinity (AXS) to unlock 5.68% of its circulating supply worth $20.73 million.
April 15: Starknet (STRK) to unlock 4.37% of its circulating supply worth $15.71 million.
April 16: Arbitrum (ARB) to unlock 2.01% of its circulating supply worth $25.31 million.
Token Listings
April 9: IOST airdrop claims portal for a roughly 1.7 billion IOST token airdrop to open.
April 10: Stacks (STX) to be listed on Bitfinex.
April 10: Ren (REN), KonPay (KON), and Symbol (XYM) to be delisted from Bybit.
April 22: Hyperlane to airdrop its HYPER tokens.
CoinDesk’s Consensus is taking place in Toronto on May 14-16. Use code DAYBOOK and save 15% on passes.
Day 2 of 2: Digital Accord Summit 2025 (Paris)
Day 2 of 3: Paris Blockchain Week
Day 1 of 2: FIBE Fintech Festival Berlin 2025
Day 1 of 2: Mexico Finance & Fintech Summit 2025 (Mexico City)
Day 1 of 2: Middle East Resilient Banking and Payments Symposium 2025 (Abu Dhabi)
April 9: Blockchain & Finance – Evolution or Revolution? (Paris)
April 9: FinTech and Banking Unconference Colombia 2025 (Bogota)
April 10: Bitcoin Educators Unconference (Nashville)
April 10: FinXtex Malaysia 2025 (Kuala Lumpur)
April 10: Institutional Crypto Conference (New York)
April 10: SheFi Sumit 2025 (Seoul)
April 10-11: BITE-CON 2025 Conference (Miami)
April 10-11: 2025 Fintech and Financial Institutions Research Conference (Philadelphia)
April 11-12: Strategy’s OPNEXT Conference (Tysons, Va.)
April 12: Ethereum Argentina (Córdoba)
April 12-13: DeSci London 2025
By Shaurya Malwa
Confidential Balances, a new feature on Solana’s blockchain that lets people send and manage tokens privately, went active late Tuesday.
It uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), as a way to prove something is true — like you have enough money to pay — without needing to say exactly how much you have. It’s like showing a locked box and proving the cash is inside without opening it.
When tokens are sent, the amount stays secret. Normally, on blockchains, everyone can see how much is being transferred. Here, only the sender and receiver know the details.
The token balance (how much you own) is also kept private. Think of it like a bank account where nobody but the owner can peek at the total, unlike most blockchains where balances are public.
This means the creation or destruction of tokens (minting and burning) can take place without everyone knowing the numbers. For example, a company could issue new tokens or remove some quietly, keeping the total supply under wraps.
The feature is built for privacy-focused financial apps, like payroll systems or business payments, where participants don’t want the amounts to be made public. It’s a big deal for institutions that want privacy but still need to follow rules.
BTC futures open interest on offshore exchanges increased as prices dropped during Asian hours, validating the downtrend. The level held steady during the subsequent recovery, suggesting a spot-led move or absence of bullishness among derivative traders. The same can be said about the ETH market.
The open interest-adjusted cumulative volume delta for the top 25 coins, except BNB, SHIB, BCH and HBAR, is negative for the past 24 hours, a sign of net selling pressure in these markets.
BTC options flow on Deribit has been mixed with puts lifted along with put spreads and a notable block trade involving a long position in the $84K call expiring on April 25.
BTC is up 0.24% from 4 p.m. ET Tuesday at $77,232.03 (24hrs: -1.81%)
ETH is down 0.36% at $1,475.05 (24hrs: -5.66%)
CoinDesk 20 is up 0.95% at 2,203.46 (24hrs: -3.04%)
Ether CESR Composite Staking Rate is unchanged at 3.69%
BTC funding rate is at -0.0018% (-1.9392% annualized) on Binance
DXY is down 0.68% at 102.25
Gold is up 3.19% at $3,063.20/oz
Silver is up 2.53% at $30.34/oz
Nikkei 225 closed -3.93% at 31,714.03
Hang Seng closed +0.68% at 20,264.49
FTSE is down 2.01% at 7,751.59
Euro Stoxx 50 is down 2.11% at 4,673.14
DJIA closed on Tuesday -0.84% at 37,645.59
S&P 500 closed -1.57% at 4,982.77
Nasdaq closed -2.15% at 15,267.91
S&P/TSX Composite Index closed -1.54% at 22,506.90
S&P 40 Latin America closed -2.24% at 2,177.30
U.S. 10-year Treasury rate is up 8 bps at 4.38%
E-mini S&P 500 futures are down 0.21% at 5,031.00
E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures are up 0.63% at 17,352.00
E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average Index futures are unchanged at 37,857.00
BTC Dominance: 63.40 (0.08%)
Ethereum to bitcoin ratio: 0.01916 (-0.73%)
Hashrate (seven-day moving average): 925 EH/s
Hashprice (spot): $42.03
Total Fees: 7.88BTC / $622,998
CME Futures Open Interest: 429,112 BTC
BTC priced in gold: 25.3 oz
BTC vs gold market cap: 7.25%
BTC’s monthly candlesticks chart shows the cryptocurrency has almost retraced to the former resistance-turned-support level at $73,757 (March 2024 high) in a classic throwback pattern observed after bullish breakouts.
A bounce from that level would signal a resumption of the broader uptrend.
Strategy (MSTR): closed on Tuesday at $237.95 (-11.26%), up 2.14% at $243.05 in pre-market
Coinbase Global (COIN): closed at $151.47 (-3.69%), up 0.45% at $152.15
Galaxy Digital Holdings (GLXY): closed at C$13.22 (+7.13%)
MARA Holdings (MARA): closed at $10.52 (-6.57%), up 0.67% at $10.59
Riot Platforms (RIOT): closed at $6.54 (-8.02%), up 1.22% at $6.62
Core Scientific (CORZ): closed at $6.51 (-7.26%), down 1.54% at $6.14
CleanSpark (CLSK): closed at $6.74 (-9.29%), up 0.89% at $6.80
CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): closed at $11.49 (-7.41%), up 10.1% at $12.65
Semler Scientific (SMLR): closed at $31.97 (-6.38%), down 1.02% at $33.80
Exodus Movement (EXOD): closed at $40.14 (-4.06%)
Spot BTC ETFs:
Daily net flow: -$326.3 million
Cumulative net flows: $35.74 billion
Total BTC holdings ~ 1.11 million.
Spot ETH ETFs
Daily net flow: -$3.3
Cumulative net flows: $2.37 billion
Total ETH holdings ~ 3.38 million.
Source: Farside Investors
The chart shows gyrations in the U.S. 10-year yield and the Nasdaq futures this month.
Since Friday, the 10-year yield has surged over 50 basis points despite the continued weakness in Nasdaq.
The rising yield presents a challenge to the Trump administration which wants to lower it to help manage its debt load.
Exclusive: China to Hold High-Level Meeting in Response to U.S. Tariffs, Say Sources (Reuters): Policymakers are expected to weigh export tax breaks, market support and steps to lift consumption as Beijing responds to the 104% U.S. tariff on Chinese imports.
Argentina’s Congress Launches Probe Into LIBRA Fiasco (CoinDesk): Argentina’s lower house approved measures to investigate the LIBRA token, which caused turmoil after being promoted by President Javier Milei earlier this year.
Bitcoin Bears Eye $70K, Ether Drops 10% as Trump Tariffs Start Global Menace (CoinDesk): As Trump’s higher individual tariffs took effect, the sell-off in major crypto tokens resumed, reversing gains from Tuesday’s relief rally.
Treasuries ‘Fire Sale’ Sends Long-Term Yields Soaring Worldwide (Bloomberg): U.S. 30-year Treasury yields jumped 25 basis points as the tariffs sparked a global bond sell-off and an unexpected drop in the dollar, fueling concerns of waning foreign demand.
Argentina and IMF Reach $20 Billion Deal to Boost Free-Market Overhaul (The Wall Street Journal): The IMF said the deal, pending board approval, aims to stabilize Argentina’s economy and support long-term growth amid a volatile global backdrop.
UPDATE (April 9, 11:38 UTC): Adds China’s tariff retaliation in third paragraph.
