Canary Capital has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot PEPE exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund attracted $34 million in net inflows on its first day of trading.

Canary Capital filed an S-1 on April 8 for the Canary PEPE ETF, a proposed spot fund that would hold PEPE and calculate NAV using a pricing benchmark from major trading venues. The prospectus says PEPE is a highly speculative ERC-20 launched in April 2023 and the trust may initially hold up to 5% in ETH for network fees.

Canary Capital has filed an S-1 registration statement for a Pepe Coin ($PEPE) exchange-traded fund, extending its push into crypto ETFs. The Nashville-based firm was an early filer for an $XRP ETF and has also submitted filings tied to Litecoin, HBAR, SEI, MOG and other tokens. The move marks a notable step for a memecoin that began as a 2023 joke, now backed by a formal Wall Street-style filing. Source: WatcherGuru

Canary Funds has filed an S-1 registration statement for a PEPE ETF.

Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) said in an SEC filing that hackers stole 50.9 BTC, valued at $3.665 million, from company-controlled wallets on March 23. The company said the attackers accessed its IT systems and obtained credentials tied to digital-asset settlement accounts, allowing unauthorized transfers. Bitcoin Depot said it initiated incident-response procedures, brought in outside cybersecurity specialists and notified law enforcement. Customer-facing platforms and user data were not impacted, the company said. It characterized the event as material, citing potential reputational harm and legal expenses. The disclosure marks the second known security incident at Bitcoin Depot, following a 2023 breach that exposed personal data for 58,000 users. BTM shares jumped about 15% intraday to $2.74, then edged lower after hours after the filing. The stock is down 44% over the past 30 days.

Canary has submitted an S-1 registration statement to launch a $PEPE exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Breaking: U.S. Vice President Vance confirmed that Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire arrangement with Iran.

A former Bank of Japan official said the central bank is likely to lift its benchmark interest rate this month to avoid falling behind the inflation curve. The BOJ kept rates unchanged at 0.75% at its March meeting in an 8-1 vote, with board member Hajime Takata dissenting and calling for a hike to 1%. Former BOJ chief economist Toshitaka Sekine said the Iran war is adding upside inflation risks, and the bank should have sufficient data by its April 28 meeting to support a move. Markets are pricing in an 80% probability of a rate increase. Japan's inflation has stayed above the BOJ's 2% target for four straight years. Higher crude prices tied to the Middle East conflict, a weaker yen pushing up import costs, and robust outcomes from spring wage negotiations are strengthening the case for further tightening. An April hike would extend what is shaping up as Japan's most aggressive tightening cycle since the 1990s, with potential spillovers into global liquidity flows and risk assets.