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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren stated that a fundraising document obtained by her office has raised concerns over whether the charter approval process for Erebor Bank, which focuses on cryptocurrency, was expedited due to political connections. Erebor was founded by Palmer Luckey and others; Luckey has made donations to pro-Trump groups.

Golden Ten Data reported on April 24 that analysts believe the European Central Bank will raise interest rates once in June in response to the Iran situation, then reverse this move next year to protect economic growth. In a survey of institutions, all respondents except one expect the European Central Bank to keep the deposit rate unchanged at 2% on April 30, but to raise it by 25 basis points at the subsequent meeting, as the new forecasts will more clearly show the impact of the conflict on the economy. Among those expecting a rate hike in June, half also anticipate at least one rate cut by the end of 2027. The median forecast shows that the deposit rate will return to 2% in September of that year.

Jinse Finance reported that, according to Arkham monitoring data, Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund MSBT transferred 500 Bitcoins, worth approximately $38.86 million, to an address “3E1CbH” eight hours ago. This address was created a week ago and, after receiving the BTC, transferred it to another address “bc1q4m”. Monitoring data indicates that this transaction is suspected to be Morgan Stanley's first Bitcoin transfer out. Currently, the number of BTC held in its marked Bitcoin holding addresses has decreased to 1,713, valued at approximately $133.17 million.