Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Morgan Stanley’s new Bitcoin ETF launch, rising oil market stress after an Iranian strike on Saudi pipeline infrastructure, Iran’s reported crypto toll idea for tanker transit, the White House view on stablecoin yield and small banks, new debate around AI risk versus Bitcoin quantum risk, and fresh Nostr and Bitcoin tech developments. This episode touches on bitcoin investing, financial news, macro news, bitcoin regulation, and the broader economics of bitcoin. 

Topics for today: 

•  Morgan Stanley launches a Bitcoin ETF to challenge BlackRock’s IBIT 
•  Iran strikes Saudi oil pipeline infrastructure as energy market risk rises 
•  Iran reportedly explores a crypto toll for oil tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz 
•  White House economists say stablecoin yield poses limited risk to small bank lending 
•  Anthropic’s Mythos AI sparks a new debate over DeFi risk and Bitcoin quantum fears 
•  New York Times reporting revives Adam Back and Satoshi speculation 
•  OpenSats backs Nostr Mail in its latest wave of Nostr grants 
•  Milla Jovovich’s MemPalace adds another AI story to the tech cycle 
•  New research argues a quantum attack on Bitcoin mining remains physically unrealistic 

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Today's Articles:

 
Today’s articles cover bitcoin news, economic news, bitcoin investing, regulation, energy markets, and Bitcoin technology.
 
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/08/morgan-stanley-s-bitcoin-etf-opens-today-giving-blackrock-s-usd55-billion-ibit-fund-its-toughest-rival-yet

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-arabias-east-west-oil-pipeline-hit-iranian-attack-damage-being-assessed-2026-04-08/

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/08/iran-eyes-crypto-toll-for-oil-tanker-transit-through-strait-of-hormuz

https://decrypt.co/363633/white-house-council-of-economic-advisers-stablecoin-yield-doesnt-threaten-small-banks

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/08/move-over-bitcoin-and-quantum-risks-anthropic-s-mythos-ai-changes-everything-for-defi


https://www.theblock.co/post/396663/nyt-investigation-suggests-adam-back-may-be-satoshi-nakamoto

https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-nostr-grants#nostr-mail