U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is urging the Senate Banking Committee to postpone its consideration of the crypto market structure bill until May to allow more time for banks and the crypto industry to finalize a compromise on stablecoin regulation. This move aims to provide additional room for negotiation on key disagreements surrounding stablecoins and to push for a more viable regulatory framework. (Cointelegraph)

In a tweet, Trump stated that the agreement we are negotiating with Iran will be far better than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (the Iran nuclear deal). The latter, drafted by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, is one of the worst security agreements in the history of our country. It was a guaranteed path to nuclear weapons—something the agreement we are negotiating will not and cannot allow. They (the previous administration) loaded $1.7 billion in cash onto Boeing 757s and sent it to Iran, allowing the Iranian leadership to spend it as they pleased. They emptied banks in Washington, Virginia, and Maryland. Those bankers said they had never seen anything like it. In addition, hundreds of billions of dollars were paid to Iran. If I hadn't terminated that "agreement," nuclear weapons would have been used to attack Israel and various parts of the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. military bases. An agreement reached during Trump's term will guarantee peace, security, and safeguards, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but also for Europe, the United States, and everywhere else. This will be something the whole world can be proud of, instead of the years of embarrassment and humiliation we have been forced to endure due to incompetent and cowardly leadership, as we have done for many years. (Jin Shi)

According to CME's "FedWatch": the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points in April is 0%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 100%. The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by June is 2.5%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 97.5%.

Apple announced that John Ternu will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on September 1, while Cook will become executive chairman. Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Ternu, will join Apple's board of directors after becoming CEO. Apple's non-executive chairman, Art Levinson, will become lead independent director on the same day. In a press release, Apple stated, "Cook will continue as CEO throughout the summer, working closely with Ternu to ensure a smooth transition." This marks Apple's first CEO transition since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death. Under Cook's leadership, Apple's market capitalization has increased approximately 24-fold, reaching $4 trillion at Monday's close.

Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. According to ChainCatcher, Liu highlighted the disparity in global capital formation, noting that while production, users, and resources are globally distributed, capital markets are not. She pointed out that 20 stock exchanges in just 14 countries account for 94% of the global market capitalization, approximately $145 trillion, with two-thirds concentrated in the United States. This leaves around 180 countries with limited access to capital markets, relying on debt rather than equity financing. Liu proposed a vision for 'Internet Capital Markets,' where assets from any location can raise capital globally, priced in dollars and settled on open platforms. She emphasized the role of stablecoins as essential infrastructure for this vision, enabling any country to participate in the global financial system, with Solana providing the underlying settlement and execution layers. Additionally, Liu contrasted 'Universal Basic Ownership' (UBO) with the widely discussed 'Universal Basic Income' (UBI) in the AI era. She argued that blockchain technology allows anyone with a smartphone to own a part of their national economy, representing a fundamental property right in the digital age, without resorting to welfare systems.

The United States and Iran are expected to resume negotiations in Islamabad on April 21, with indications that Washington may tacitly allow Iran to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz. According to BlockBeats, this development follows a warning from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, which heightened concerns among Gulf nations. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is seen as the most significant potential outcome of the talks, though it falls short of the broader de-escalation desired by Gulf countries. Officials and analysts anticipate that the upcoming talks will shift focus from Iran's missile and regional proxy issues to limiting uranium enrichment activities and managing Iran's control over the oil transit route through the Strait of Hormuz. This strategy of 'management' rather than 'dismantlement' could lead to Iran tightening its grip on Middle Eastern energy supplies. While prioritizing global economic stability, this approach excludes countries most vulnerable to energy and security shocks from formal decision-making processes. Currently, the U.S. and Iran remain at an impasse over uranium enrichment, with Iran rejecting demands for 'zero enrichment.' Gulf nation sources indicate that the Strait of Hormuz has become a critical red line in negotiations, a shift from its previous status as a non-issue. Iran's threat to Gulf shipping has broken the longstanding taboo against controlling the Strait, making the potential disruption of shipping a tangible bargaining chip in the negotiations.

According to on-chain analyst Ember, a whale named 0x8ad earned 143 ETH (US$330,000) by actively buying aEthWETH (Aave ETH deposit certificates). In the past 13 hours, he withdrew 13,000 ETH (US$30 million) from the exchange, then bought 13,143 aEthWETH (Aave ETH deposit certificates) via Swap, and then used aEthWETH to repay his original ETH loan on Aave at a 1:1 ratio.

Gasoline prices in Australia have decreased for the third consecutive week, providing some relief to consumers. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting that the decline is attributed to government interventions aimed at mitigating the impact of the ongoing conflict in Iran. The measures have helped to alleviate the financial burden on motorists, who have been facing rising fuel costs due to geopolitical tensions. The Australian government continues to monitor the situation closely, ensuring that the measures remain effective in stabilizing fuel prices.

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Hanna stated, “From the moment the conflict began, Trump’s timeline for how long it would last has been constantly changing. Initially, he claimed it was just a matter of days, then weeks, no more than three weeks, then five weeks. And in recent days, all we’ve heard is one word: ‘soon.’ Therefore, these constantly shifting timelines lack transparency regarding the exact state of the conflict. Given this erratic timeline, one can’t help but ask whether any timeline ever truly existed from the start, and whether the ultimate outcome was truly considered before the war began. These are questions many Americans are asking. Why start a war without knowing how it will end and without a predetermined exit strategy? Trump continues to try to construct an exit strategy, insisting that negotiations will take place and that he knows they will succeed. Despite current indications suggesting the opposite.” (Jin Shi)

Bitcoin Core has released version 31.0. This update primarily improves the Mempool (transaction pool) logic, allowing nodes to more accurately determine the overall value of a group of related transactions and decide whether to retain, forward, or package them. The impact on ordinary transfer users is minimal, but users using RBF, CPFP, Lightning Network, complex wallets, or server-side wallets may experience changes in transaction acceptance/rejection behavior. The update also enhances the private broadcast function, supporting the broadcast of sendrawtransactions via Tor/I2P, where the recipient cannot know the IP address and geographical location of the transaction initiator.

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