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.

South Korea's Kospi index surged by 2.2% to reach a record high of 6,355 on Tuesday morning, before paring some of its gains later in the session. According to NS3.AI, the rise was driven by robust demand for memory chips linked to the expansion of AI infrastructure. Samsung Electronics saw an increase of over 2%, while SK Hynix experienced a jump of 3.86%, setting a new intraday record ahead of its first-quarter earnings report scheduled for April 23. The performance of these major tech companies underscores the growing importance of AI-related technologies in the market.

On April 21, geopolitical tensions began to shape market dynamics, particularly concerning the conditions for ending conflicts. U.S. President Donald Trump has compressed the ceasefire window while maintaining the blockade of the Hormuz Strait as a negotiation tool, transforming energy supply risks into bargaining leverage. However, internal divisions within Iran regarding negotiation stances have hindered the formation of a unified path, leading to sustained geopolitical risk expectations. According to BlockBeats, the core driving logic of the dollar has shifted from interest rate differentials and safe-haven status to a focus on 'policy credibility and liquidity path' pricing. On one hand, Walsh has released a clear hawkish framework emphasizing independence and inflation control, effectively ruling out aggressive rate cuts in the short term, providing structural support for the dollar. On the other hand, political pressure for rate cuts persists, and the market continues to trade potential paths for 'balance sheet contraction hedging rate cuts,' preventing the dollar from forming a unilateral trend and instead entering a volatile range. Structurally, the DXY has retreated from its rebound high of approximately 100.5 and is currently oscillating near 98, entering a short-term weak consolidation phase. The 97.4–97.0 range below remains a clear support zone, indicating the market has not fully shifted towards risk appetite but is reassessing whether the dollar still holds safe-haven and interest rate differential advantages. In other words, the dollar is not turning bearish but is in a 'pricing divergence period'—constrained above by policy leadership and rate cut expectations, while supported below by war and inflation. This dollar structure directly impacts the operational mechanism of the crypto market. Bitcoin is repeatedly testing the 76K level, with 72.5K remaining a key support zone, indicating liquidity redistribution within the range. The dollar's 'non-trend but high volatility' characteristic amplifies Bitcoin's false breakouts and liquidity harvesting behaviors rather than driving a unilateral trend. The key lies in the dollar's two potential future paths: if the war escalates and energy inflation persists, the Federal Reserve may be forced to maintain high interest rates, strengthening the dollar, making Bitcoin's upper liquidity range (77K–78K) more likely to become a bull trap. Conversely, if negotiations progress and the Hormuz Strait reopens, inflation expectations may fall, leading the market to reprice rate cut paths, weakening the dollar, and enabling Bitcoin to break through high liquidity levels and extend. In summary, the current market focus has shifted from 'risk events themselves' to 'how the dollar prices these events.' Until the dollar establishes a clear direction, the crypto market will essentially maintain range-bound oscillations, driven by liquidity rather than trend.

Lotus Group CEO Feng Qingfeng announced at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival that the company is exploring the use of AI and blockchain to reshape the future of mobility. According to Foresight News, AI will address issues related to the travel experience, while blockchain will tackle value distribution challenges. The focus of AI development is on creating a unified cabin-driving experience tailored to individual interactions. On the blockchain front, Lotus is utilizing the technology for supply chain traceability, which is seen as a cost-effective revolution. Additionally, Lotus is exploring Web3 technologies to facilitate easier transactions between users and vehicles. In the UK, Lotus dealerships have already begun using blockchain technology to enable car transactions through cryptocurrency payments. Furthermore, Lotus is investigating blockchain transactions and fan economies, allowing fans to co-create and personalize sports cars.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the ticker 03750.HK, saw its shares rise by 5.69%, reaching a new record high of HKD 742.50. According to Jin10, this marks a continuation of the company's upward trend in the stock market.

According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market saw a slight rebound, with the NFT sector performing particularly well, leading the gains by 3.80% in the past 24 hours. Blur (BLUR) rose 13.35%, and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) rose 7.50%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.73%, returning above $76,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.28%, breaking through $2,300. Notably, MAG7.ssi rose 1.75%, DeFI.ssi rose 0.54%, and MEME.ssi rose 2.15%. In other sectors, the SocialFi sector rose 5.63% in the last 24 hours, with Toncoin (TON) and Chiliz (CHZ) rising 5.62% and 12.54% respectively; the Meme sector rose 1.66%, with Binance Life rising 10.37%; the Layer 2 sector rose 1.53%, with ImmutableX (IMX) rising 7.38%; the PayFi sector rose 1.42%, with Safe (SAFE) rising 7.91%; the CeFi sector rose 1.39%, with Gate (GT) rising 2.79%; the Layer 1 sector rose 1.16%, with Canton Network (CC) rising 5.06%; and the DeFi sector rose 0.40%, with Curve DAO (CRV) rising 4.10%. The crypto sector indices, which reflect the historical performance of the sector, show that the ssiSocialFi, ssiNFT, and ssiRWA indices rose by 6.30%, 4.23%, and 3.24%, respectively.

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