Day: April 8, 2026
Following the meeting at the White House today between NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and U.S. President Donald J. Trump, NATO Spokesperson Allison Hart released a statement, saying that the two decision-makers spoke about a range of issues related to the transatlantic defense alliance and that Secretary General Rutte stressed the importance of member states continuing to contribute to a strong alliance. However, President Trump was extremely critical of the defense alliance following the meeting in a post on his Truth Social app (covered in our previous post).
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Apr 9, 2026
@hyepatriarch @SouthCaucasus The point about the Serj-Koch personal conflict was very interesting. I was always curious why the opposition didn’t coalesce?
Also thought you made two interesting points: the +11 support for Pash is from a mosaic of camps, and there’s increasing « social proof » for Pash
— Berdj (@berdjontv) Apr 8, 2026
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte today. Just earlier, President Trump posted on his Truth Social app, lambasting NATO, saying that “NATO wasn’t there when we needed them, and they won’t be there if we need them again.”
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Apr 8, 2026
Fewer in US, Canada say it’s a good time to find a job: Gallup
thehill.com/business/5822902…— The Hill (@thehill) Apr 8, 2026
Canary Capital has filed a registration statement for the Canary PEPE ETF, a proposed exchange traded fund designed to give investors direct exposure to PEPE through a traditional brokerage account.
The filing, submitted April 8, says the trust would hold spot PEPE, calculate net asset value using a pricing benchmark built from major PEPE trading venues, and issue shares in 10,000 share baskets.
The prospectus frames PEPE as a highly speculative asset whose value is driven mainly by online popularity, cultural relevance, and social sentiment rather than clear blockchain utility. It says PEPE is an ERC-20 token launched on Ethereum in April 2023, and notes that the trust may hold up to 5% of assets in ETH at first to cover network transaction fees tied to PEPE transfers.
Canary’s structure mirrors the now familiar spot crypto ETF template. The fund would hold the underlying token directly, avoid derivatives and leverage, and use a custodian to safeguard the assets, while warning that investors could lose their entire investment.
The filing also stresses that PEPE spot markets are relatively new and largely unregulated, leaving the product exposed to volatility, manipulation concerns, custody risks, and Ethereum network disruptions.
What makes the filing notable is that meme coin ETFs are no longer theoretical. Grayscale’s Dogecoin product is already live in the US market. A March 2026 prospectus supplement and annual report show the Grayscale Dogecoin Trust ETF trades under the ticker GDOG on NYSE Arca, with the shares listed on November 24, 2025.
BONK has also already entered the filing pipeline, though through a different structure. Tuttle Capital filed for a Tuttle Capital Bonk Income Blast ETF in September 2025, and separate SEC filings show a Tuttle Capital 2X Long Bonk Daily Target ETF was also included in its earlier leveraged crypto ETF registration set.
Tuttle also sought approval for multiple leveraged crypto ETFs tied to tokens including TRUMP and MELANIA, part of a broader rush to test just how far crypto ETF wrappers could be pushed.
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