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Morgan Stanley Officially Launches MSBT at 0.14% Fee, Undercutting Blackrock IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Competition Intensifies – Featured Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley has officially launched MSBT, confirming its entry into bitcoin ETF markets. MSBT sets a 0.14% fee, undercutting Blackrock’s IBIT and intensifying issuer competition. Coinbase and BNY integration signals institutional crypto adoption becoming operational. Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust Signals Institutional Crypto Integration Morgan Stanley Investment Management, a major institutional asset manager under

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Crypto

Wirex and Utorg Bring Seamless Crypto-to-Card Spending to 2M+ Users Worldwide

[PRESS RELEASE – London, UK, April 8th, 2026] Wirex BaaS provides Utorg’s consumer wallet ecosystem with non-custodial card infrastructure, IBAN banking rails, and global payment acceptance — going live in weeks, not months Wirex, a full-stack crypto card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Utorg (utorg.com), a global fintech company

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Coinbase

CHART: Was Biden or Trump better for bitcoin?

Donald Trump has embraced BTC, but despite that, it’s seen a much smaller relative appreciation under his leadership than it did under Biden. Source link

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Crypto

Alibaba launches 10,000-card AI cluster as China ramps up tech push

Alibaba and China Telecom are moving ahead with a new data centre project in southern China, powered entirely by the e-commerce giant’s in-house AI chips, as Beijing steps up efforts to build domestic computing infrastructure. Summary Alibaba and China Telecom launched a 10,000-chip AI data centre in Guangdong using Zhenwu semiconductors to support large-scale models.

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Utah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New Pilot
Tech & AI

Utah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New Pilot

Utah’s latest AI health pilot does not let a bot diagnose or start treatment. It does let one renew a narrow set of psychiatric meds under a tightly staged review process. The post Utah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New Pilot appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

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Bitcoin

The Bitcoin President Is Making Our Case for Us – Op-Ed Bitcoin News

What a difference eighteen months makes. As I write this, a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is hours old. Whether it holds is anyone’s guess. The war that the U.S. and Israel launched on February 28 has already killed American service members, destroyed universities and elementary schools, closed the Strait of Hormuz,

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Crypto

Coinbase gains AFSL licence to bring ‘Everything Exchange’ to Australia

Coinbase Australia has received an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) with retail derivatives authorisation from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), becoming the first crypto exchange to achieve this milestone. An AFSL authorizes businesses to provide regulated financial services in Australia. It covers activities like giving financial advice, trading financial products, operating investment schemes,

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Coinbase

CHART: Strategy’s BTC growth slows to multi-year low

Strategy has been adding BTC to its treasury at its slowest rate in five years. Worse, its mNAV is also falling. Source link

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Bitcoin

Exclusive: CZ Accuses Former Binance Exec of Blocking PH Entry; Coins.ph CEO Wei Zhou Denies Allegations

Newly surfaced accounts from the recently published memoir of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao allege that the platform’s expansion challenges in the Philippines involved intentional blocking efforts led by Coins.ph CEO and former Binance executive Wei Zhou, a claim Zhou has firmly denied by providing proof disputing the claim: Key Details In the memoir titled,

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Crypto

Instant $BC, Auto-Staked and Paid Hourly in BCD

Belize City, Belize, 8th April 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Belize City, Belize, April 8th, 2026] BC.GAME has launched BC Engine, a new rewards feature that turns instant $BC earned through gameplay into auto-staked balances generating hourly BCD. With no extra wagering requirement and wallet withdrawals available at any time, the launch introduces a

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