The UK's construction sector showed signs of improvement in March, with the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reaching 45.6. According to Jin10, this figure surpassed the anticipated 43.7 and marked an increase from the previous month's 44.5. The data suggests a modest recovery in the construction industry, although the PMI remains below the 50 threshold, indicating contraction. The improvement in March reflects a better-than-expected performance, providing some optimism for the sector's outlook.

Binance Blog published a new article, introducing Binance's Capital Connect platform, designed to bridge the gap between trading teams and professional investors in the crypto industry. This dual-sided platform allows qualifying asset managers to raise and manage capital while providing professional investors with a verified channel to discover and allocate to institutional crypto strategies. The article highlights the need for such a platform due to the fragmented and opaque nature of the current infrastructure connecting trading teams and investors. The article explains that Binance Capital Connect is built within the Binance ecosystem, offering a marketplace for trading teams seeking institutional-grade infrastructure and professional investors looking for standardized performance data. Unlike other platforms that merely attach crypto to traditional finance infrastructure, Capital Connect operates within Binance's existing ecosystem, which includes trading, custody, and compliance workflows. This integration aims to provide a seamless experience for both trading teams and investors, enhancing transparency and structure in crypto manager selection. For trading teams, raising institutional capital has been challenging due to the lack of established distribution channels and prime broker capital introduction access. Professional investors, on the other hand, have struggled to evaluate actively managed crypto strategies due to the absence of standardized performance data and a clear allocation process. Capital Connect addresses these issues by offering a marketplace where only KYB-verified, licensed portfolio managers can list their strategies. This ensures that investors can engage with greater confidence, knowing that the strategies are organized by type and ranked by performance. Catherine Chen, Head of Binance VIP & Institutional, emphasized that Capital Connect is a milestone in reducing friction in crypto market infrastructure, making digital assets more accessible for institutional and sophisticated users. The platform is designed for professional investors, including family offices, wealth managers, and high-net-worth entities, seeking structured exposure to actively managed crypto strategies. Investors can browse and filter trading teams by various metrics, review standardized portfolio profiles, and allocate capital through structured processes. For trading teams, Capital Connect provides access to institutional-grade portfolio infrastructure without the need to build an operational stack independently. Teams can value portfolios using industry-standard NAV methodology, build a verified track record on Binance, and pool capital across multiple investors. The platform ensures that trading teams meet regulatory requirements by holding a valid Asset Management or Portfolio Management license and completing Binance's KYB process. Capital Connect is built on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, offering scale, reach, and regulatory credibility. The platform is integrated within Binance's trading infrastructure, providing trading teams with immediate access to deep liquidity and seamless execution. This integration eliminates the need for third-party execution rails, ensuring that strategy execution, settlement, and capital management occur within a single, frictionless ecosystem. Capital Connect is available to licensed trading teams and professional investors who meet specific eligibility requirements, ensuring a credible distribution channel for institutional capital.

CZ posted on the X platform that his old phone number had been deactivated years ago, and the new owner is suspected to be a hacker or police officer who had previously attempted to become his assistant. CZ warned users to be cautious and advised against adding the number.

The number of wallet addresses on the BNB Chain has officially exceeded 800 million. According to ChainCatcher, the network currently hosts millions of users, applications (dApps), and bots actively engaging in on-chain interactions.

According to Odaily, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on the 8th that claims about the appointment of the head of Iran's negotiation delegation are inaccurate. The decision has not been finalized, according to informed sources.

Jiang Zhuoer has announced his decision to short Ethereum (ETH) for short- to medium-term trading. According to NS3.AI, Zhuoer believes that the bear market cycle for Ethereum is not yet over, indicating potential challenges ahead for investors.

Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on the 8th, citing sources, that reports in some media outlets that the head of the Iranian negotiating delegation had been selected were untrue, and the matter had not yet been finalized. (Xinhua)

The USDA is set to release its April report on April 10 at 0:00 UTC+8. According to Jin10, the report is anticipated to address whether there will be a downward revision in the export expectations for U.S. soybeans, given the absence of large-scale orders. Additionally, the report will highlight other key areas of interest for stakeholders.

ANUBIS officially launched its mainnet on April 7 at 8:00 PM EDT, according to ANUBIS's official announcement. According to Odaily, the launch took place at 1:00 AM London time and 8:00 AM Singapore time on April 8. ANUBIS is a privacy-focused financial public blockchain based on the EVM architecture. It employs a 'selective privacy' model and a ZK-KYC compliance framework to balance privacy protection with on-chain verifiability while remaining compatible with the existing blockchain ecosystem. Following the mainnet launch, ANUBIS aims to build a financial infrastructure that emphasizes both privacy and compliance. The project will now enter the network operation and ecosystem expansion phase, providing foundational support for applications such as RWA tokenization and institutional-grade payments.

Combined oil assets have seen a significant increase in trading volume on Hyperliquid, surpassing all other perpetual contract products, including Bitcoin. According to Foresight News, this marks a notable shift in trading preferences on the platform.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has published a 364-page memoir, Freedom of Money, offering a rare insider account of building the world’s largest crypto exchange—before its dramatic collision with regulators led to his criminal conviction and prison sentence.

Morgan Stanley will launch its first spot Bitcoin ETF, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), on the NYSE Arca on 8 April 2026.

From threatening the "extinction of all civilization" to a "two-week ceasefire," Trump's dramatic reversal took only ten hours and twenty-six minutes. During this time, global markets and oil prices fluctuated wildly with each of his tweets.

U.S. prosecutors have rejected Roman Storm’s latest attempt to dismiss criminal charges, setting up a high-stakes retrial battle centered on a pivotal question: can a Supreme Court ruling on internet platforms shield a crypto developer from liability?

Artificial Intelligence, OpenClaw, AI Agent, LLM, DeepSeek: Choosing a Large Model for AI Agents – Intelligence is the Threshold, Emotional Intelligence is the Watershed. Golden Finance provides a practical experience with several mainstream domestic AI models.

In his new book, "The Binance Life," Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) records some of his principles and ways of doing things in seven aspects: mindset, team, business and cooperation, communication, product, public relations, and leisure life.

The FDIC has put forward rules for stablecoin issuers, covering reserves, redemptions, capital, and risk management. It confirmed stablecoins will not have deposit insurance and is asking the public for feedback over the next 60 days.

"What's truly terrifying isn't that Mythos could be misused by bad people. It's that Mythos makes us realize for the first time that what we thought was safe was never truly safe in another dimension."

Trump announced a temporary halt to attacks on Iran early this morning, and Iran also declared its acceptance of the ceasefire agreement. Tensions in the Middle East eased, significantly boosting risk appetite. BTC rebounded back to $72,000, giving global markets a brief respite. What's next?

Bitcoin is holding firm near $68,500 as President Donald Trump’s April 7 deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz arrives under threats of infrastructure strikes—yet $471 million in ETF inflows suggests markets are positioning for de-escalation, not disaster.