[News Brief] Apr 22, morning | Trump heads to Situation Room for final decision on Iran... mentions agreement on opening Hormuz and disposing of nuclear material

Trump heads to Situation Room for final decision on Iran... mentions agreement on opening Hormuz and disposing of nuclear material

President Trump said he is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on the Iran issue.

According to PANews, Trump said Iran must promise not to possess nuclear weapons and must immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, lifting all transit restrictions.

He explained that the United States and Iran had agreed on several matters, including mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz, lifting the maritime blockade, and handling Iran’s underground enriched nuclear material.

Trump emphasized that the United States will work with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to dispose of the relevant enriched nuclear material, adding that “there will be no financial exchanges until further notice.”

If implemented, this agreement could affect Middle East geopolitics, global energy markets, and risk appetite.

Coinbase subsidiary receives CFTC approval... to provide global crypto derivatives services to U.S. institutions

Coinbase subsidiary Coinbase Financial Markets has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), allowing it to provide global cryptocurrency derivatives services to U.S. institutional clients, PANews reported on the 29th.

With this approval, Coinbase can provide institutional clients access to crypto perpetual contracts and options markets through a regulated Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) channel in the United States. Previously, U.S. institutions had to go through offshore entities to use overseas platforms such as Deribit.

Coinbase currently supports Deribit Bitcoin options and plans to expand contract and collateral types in the future, gradually launching perpetual contracts and services for retail investors as well.

CFTC approves KalshiEX listing of spot Bitcoin-linked perpetual contract

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the listing of KalshiEX designated contract market (DCM)’s spot Bitcoin price-linked perpetual contract, BTCPERP.

According to Odaily, the CFTC determined that the contract complies with the Commodity Exchange Act, related regulations, and DCM core principles. Kalshi must comply with CFTC rules in the listing and operation of the contract.

The CFTC noted that the perpetual contract structure is not suitable for every asset class, and recommended that assets with unclear applicability go through a voluntary review process for approval.

Morgan Stanley spot Bitcoin ETF MSBT holdings surpass 3,500 BTC

The Bitcoin holdings of Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, have exceeded 3,500 BTC.

Odaily, citing Arkham data, reported that MSBT purchased an additional 57.332 BTC that morning. The purchase was worth about $4.21 million.

As a result, MSBT’s total Bitcoin holdings rose to 3,543 BTC, valued at about $260 million.

Texas forms Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee

The U.S. state of Texas has formed a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee.

According to Odaily, Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock officially appointed four external members to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee.

The committee was established under Senate Bill 21. Members include CleanSpark President and CFO Gary Vecchiarelli, Comint founder and CEO Jamie McAvity, Southern Methodist University law professor Carla Reyes, and investment industry executive Lori Dotter.

They will advise the state comptroller on matters related to reserve operations, including Bitcoin valuation, custody, and risk management.

USDC Treasury mints additional 250 million USDC on Solana

USDC Treasury has minted an additional 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain.

PANews, citing on-chain data, reported that the mint occurred at 12:11 a.m. Korea Standard Time on the 30th. Additional stablecoin issuance can be interpreted as a signal of expanding liquidity supply on that chain.

24-hour liquidations in crypto futures market reach $181 million

Over the past 24 hours, a total of $181 million in positions was liquidated in the cryptocurrency futures market.

According to data cited by WuBlockchain from CoinAnk, long liquidations totaled $99.128 million, while short liquidations came to $81.8973 million.

By asset, Bitcoin (BTC) liquidations totaled $33.8531 million, while Ethereum (ETH) liquidations reached $35.9836 million.

Whale sells 10,000 ETH in past 30 minutes... weekly total reaches 45,000 ETH

Odaily, citing Onchain Lens, reported that a whale sold 10,000 Ethereum in the past 30 minutes.

The sale was worth $19.82 million.

This whale has sold 45,000 ETH over the past week, with a total transaction value of $92.15 million and an average selling price of $2,048.

Ethereum remains weak after losing $2,000 support... spot ETF sees net outflows for 13 straight trading days

According to Odaily, Ethereum has continued its weak trend after losing the key $2,000 support level. The market is viewing the $1,800-$1,750 range as the next key short-term support zone.

CryptoQuant analyst PellinayPA said Ethereum’s estimated leverage ratio remains elevated at around 0.74, while funding rates have stayed positive since April, indicating crowded long positioning. Meanwhile, the price has remained weak, and although the RSI is near 31, approaching oversold territory, no clear rebound signal has yet appeared.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs have recorded net outflows for 13 consecutive trading days, with cumulative outflows totaling about $695 million. The largest single-day outflow was about $121 million, leading to interpretations that institutional demand is weakening.

226.40 million USDT moved from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury

According to Whale Alert, 226,404,461 USDT was transferred from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury.

The transfer was worth about $226.242582 million. Large transfers to Tether Treasury are commonly watched by the market as indicators related to USDT issuance, redemption, and liquidity management.