Major News Headlines for Today

1. Bitcoin Falls Again on Trump's "104% Tariff on China" Comment
Bitcoin(BTC) fell about 4.5% on Apr. 9 following Trump's remarks that he would impose a total of 104% tariffs on China in response to China's retaliatory tariffs. Last night, Trump led the U.S. stock market and Bitcoin rise by leaving a comment that he had a tariff negotiation conversation with South Korea and was waiting for a dialogue with China. However, he left a comment that he would impose 104% tariffs on China a few hours later, leading to a plunge in the cryptocurrency market including Bitcoin.

2. Ripple CTO "Taking Over Trustees, Critical Moment for Ripple Ledger"
David Schwarz, Ripple CTO, said on his X account on Apr. 9 that Ripple's acquisition of cryptocurrency trustee Hidden Road will be a critical moment for XRP and Ripple Ledger(XRPL). He noted that Hidden Road will dramatically increase payment processing through Refleasure. Hidden Road has more than 300 institutional customers and has more than $10 billion in transactions per day.

3. Trump 'World Liberty Financial' Offers Stablecoin USD1 Airdrop To WLFI Holders
In an official statement on Apr. 8, World Liberty Financial Foundation, a DeFi project conducted by President Trump's family, proposed USD1 AirDrop, a U.S. dollar-linked stablecoin, to users of the World Liberty Financial Token(WLFI). The World Liberty Financial Foundation said it will present USD1 AirDrop as a concept of verifying the platform's Adrop infrastructure and compensating early token holders.

4. Arthur Hayes "Bitcoin to Rise on Yuan Fall"
Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMex, predicted on his X account on Apr. 8 that Bitcoin will rise sharply as China's yuan falls. He explained that the yuan will collapse due to the tariff war between the U.S. and China, which will lead to a surge in demand for Bitcoin.

5. Trump Administration Heralds Disbandment of Cryptocurrency Regulatory Team in U.S. Justice Department
The Trump administration will lift the National Cryptocurrency Regulatory Team(NCET) within the U.S. Department of Justice(DOJ). Fortune magazine reported on Apr. 8 that the presidential administration ordered the NCET to be lifted through the testimony of the DOJ vice president.

6. Blackrock Cooperation With Companies Acquiring Preliminary Approval Of U.S. Bank Charter
Blackrock, the world's largest asset manager, has signed an expansion partnership with Anchorage Digital, a cryptocurrency company, on Apr. 8 to expand its cryptocurrency-related business. BlackRock explained that it is expanding its partnership with Anchorage Digital to expand its cryptocurrency consignment business. Anchorage Digital has obtained preliminary approval for the Bank Charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Current(OCC).

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