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.

Binance Wallet announced on X that the claiming period for RollX rewards is set to conclude in 7 days. Eligible users are advised to navigate to the 'Discover' section, select 'Booster,' and then proceed to 'My Total Rewards' to claim their rewards. Users can utilize the 'Batch Claim' option located at the top right to claim all rewards in one click. The deadline for claiming these rewards is 8 AM UTC on April 28, 2026. It is important for users to note that any rewards not claimed by this time will be forfeited. This announcement serves as a reminder for eligible participants to ensure they claim their rewards before the specified deadline to avoid losing them.

As global attention focuses on the unfolding conflict in Iran, NATO is simultaneously engaged in a strategic operation reminiscent of the Cold War era. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting NATO's efforts to track Russian submarines navigating through the Arctic waters. This operation underscores the ongoing geopolitical tensions and the strategic importance of the Arctic region in global security dynamics.

On April 20th, the “AVE AI Trading Forum Hong Kong 2026”, hosted by Ave.ai, was officially held. The forum invited partners such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, BNB Chain, and TON to participate and exchange ideas on AI, on-chain trading, and the development of new finance. At the event, Ave.ai officially announced a strategic upgrade, moving from an on-chain trading platform to a new financial platform. After more than five years of development, Ave.ai has served 20 million users and is gradually expanding from meme trading to a wider range of trading scenarios including spot, contracts, RWA, equity assets, precious metals, crude oil, and pre-IPO. Prediction market functionality will also be officially integrated in May. Meanwhile, AI is a core direction in Ave.ai's future strategy. The platform will continue to strengthen its AI capabilities in on-chain data analysis, trading signal recognition, and automated trading, using blockchain and AI technologies to lower the barriers to trading, meet users' needs for high-quality asset trading, and accelerate the arrival of the new financial era.

A new blockchain initiative, Tempo, supported by payment company Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm, has introduced a 'stablecoin advisory' service aimed at assisting businesses and financial institutions in adopting stablecoins. According to BlockBeats, this service promises to offer clients support, including identifying suitable application scenarios and deploying 'frontline engineers' to collaborate directly within client operations to facilitate smooth stablecoin integration. Since Fortune magazine first disclosed the project in mid-2025, Tempo has garnered significant attention within the crypto industry. In October 2025, the company announced a $500 million funding round, valuing it at $5 billion, and officially launched in March this year. The blockchain, focused on payments, is betting that with adequate technical support and expertise, businesses will integrate stablecoins into their payment processes. Meanwhile, Circle's successful initial public offering and renewed interest in stablecoins from major corporations such as Meta, X, and Google highlight the optimistic sentiment towards blockchain payments in the tech and business sectors. With backing from payment giant Stripe, Tempo is striving to become a key player in mainstreaming stablecoins. The company is currently collaborating with DoorDash to explore options for its delivery personnel to receive compensation in stablecoin form.

Arkham has announced the launch of a decentralized trading feature, enabling users to discover and trade high-quality tokens on Solana. According to BlockBeats, this new functionality allows real-time tracking of newly listed and promising tokens, as well as traders, facilitating direct trading using this data on the Arkham platform.

Security expert Doyeon Park has disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the Cosmos consensus layer, CometBFT, on the X platform. According to Odaily, the flaw has a CVSS severity rating of 7.1, indicating a high level of risk. This vulnerability could cause nodes within the Cosmos ecosystem to stall during block synchronization, although it does not allow for direct asset theft. The ecosystem safeguards assets valued at over $8 billion. The disclosure followed the Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) process to ensure ecosystem security. However, due to a lack of cooperation and responsible decision-making from the vendor, Park decided to proceed with the disclosure based on the vendor's final decision.

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OCBC has launched a tokenised gold fund called GOLDX with Lion Global Investors and DigiFT, giving institutional investors access to physical gold through tokens on Ethereum and Solana. The tokens can be bought using fiat or stablecoins and are sent to blockchain wallets, linking traditional gold investment with digital asset infrastructure.

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