Weekly brief: April 5, 2026 – April 12, 2026
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WEEKLY BRIEF Apr 5–Apr 12, 2026
Headlines
Weekly ETF Flows
Exchange Listings
Regulatory
Market Flows
Headlines
- MicroStrategy acquires 4,871 BTC (~$329.9M) at average price of $67,718
- Robinhood and BNY Mellon to develop white label app for Trump accounts
- US CPI YoY hits 3.3% (est. 3.4%); Core CPI at 2.6% (est. 2.7%)
- Iran to charge Hormuz Strait tanker tolls in Bitcoin or Chinese Yuan
- Trump announces US blockade of Strait of Hormuz; oil price odds rise
- Drift exploit linked to DPRK-linked social engineering operation
- Chaos Labs exits Aave DAO, following BGD and ACI contributor departures
- Polymarket to transition collateral to USDC-backed Polymarket USD
- Polygon Labs in talks to raise $100M for new payments business
- Covenant AI exits Bittensor, alleging network centralization
Weekly ETF Flows
- BTC: +$545.9M net inflows
- ETH: +$122.1M net inflows
- SOL: -$17.3M net outflows
Exchange Listings
- Robinhood: $ORCA, $DOGINME, $VVV, $FAI, $BOME, $ARKM, $1INCH, $SAFE, $IO, $BLUR, $MOG, $AVT, $BEAM, $CHEX, $EL, $MYTH, $PSP, $CTX, $PHA, $AGIX, $swarms, $4 (spot)
- Coinbase: $CHIP (roadmap)
Regulatory
Market Flows