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On April 9th, Trump posted on Truth Social stating: “All U.S. ships, aircraft, military personnel, plus additional ammunition, weapons, and all other necessary and proper supplies to effectively engage and destroy a significantly weakened adversary will remain in place within and around Iran until a true agreement is reached and fully executed. “If for any reason (this is highly unlikely) the agreement is not complied with, a ‘shooting operation’ will commence immediately—on a larger, more sophisticated, and more powerful scale than ever seen before. This consensus was reached long ago, despite various false narratives to the contrary: no nuclear weapons will be used, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain open and secure. Meanwhile, our great military is ramping up preparations and making necessary adjustments; in fact, they’re eagerly looking forward to the next victory.”

On April 9, Morpho rolled out the beta version of Morpho Agents. Morpho Agents equip agents with a machine-readable protocol knowledge layer, native tools, and simulation infrastructure—enabling them to read, simulate, and interact with the Morpho protocol. Key offerings include: - The User Agent (featuring the Morpho CLI and MCP server), which grants 30+ AI agents full read, simulate, and write access to the Morpho protocol on Ethereum and Base. It’s compatible with wallet infrastructure providers like Coinbase, Safe, and Fireblocks. - The Builder Agent, a protocol knowledge base that helps coded agents quickly grasp protocol models, contract addresses, edge cases, and code examples for streamlined integration.

April 9 — South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has frozen assets of certain users as it struggles to recover mistakenly sent Bitcoin. The issue traces back to a February rewards distribution: Bithumb initially planned to give 249 users a total of 620,000 Korean won in rewards, but an operational error led to the funds being sent in Bitcoin instead. Though the platform rolled back the transaction within minutes, some users had already traded or transferred the assets — leaving roughly 1.23 billion Korean won worth of Bitcoin unrecovered. Bithumb reached out to affected users individually; most returned the funds, but some have refused to comply.

On April 9, Arthur Hayes posted: “I’ll only believe Iran has actually collected tolls in BTC when I see real on-chain transactions tied to it. Otherwise, it’s just the Islamic Revolutionary Guard messing with the dirty Western fiat financial system.”

April 9 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Benton, in an April 8 statement cited by The Wall Street Journal, noted the U.S. has long led global financial market regulatory standard-setting—but that leadership is not guaranteed. He urged Congress to promptly pass the **Clarity Act** to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. Benton cited data showing global digital asset market capitalization has fluctuated between $20 trillion and $30 trillion over the past year, with roughly one in six Americans holding some form of digital asset. Blockchain technology’s use in payments, settlement, and real-asset trading continues to expand, he said, emphasizing cryptocurrency is no longer a niche experiment but a widely adopted global technology. The U.S. must take proactive steps to maintain its leadership in setting rules for this sector, he added.

April 9th: Surf, a specialized AI platform focused on the cryptocurrency space, announced the launch of Surf Skill CLI—allowing AI agents like Claude Code to directly access crypto data and replacing more than 60 standalone APIs. Once installed, the tool enables AI agents to instantly analyze and predict market trends, on-chain DeFi TVL, social sentiment shifts, and more—delivering structured insights into the crypto market. Additionally, as a crypto-native AI research platform, SurfAI is offering $200,000 in free API credits for this launch. These credits are compatible with all major agent environments, helping developers streamline their AI-powered crypto workflows.