Trump agrees to ceasefire with Iran within two weeks; Iran agrees to ceasefire agreement.

Headline

▌Trump: Agrees to a Two-Week Suspension of Bombing and Attacks on Iran

On April 8, US President Trump stated: "Based on my meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif and Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir, who requested that I not deploy destructive forces to Iran tonight, and on the condition that Iran agrees to the full, immediate, and secure opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to a two-week suspension of bombing and attacks on Iran. This will be a two-way ceasefire! The reason for this is that we have met and even exceeded all military objectives and made significant progress toward a long-term peace agreement with Iran and a Middle East peace agreement. We received Iran's ten-point proposal and consider it a viable basis for negotiations. Almost all past points of contention between the United States and Iran have been resolved, and two weeks will allow the agreement to be finalized and put into effect. As President of the United States and on behalf of the Middle East, I am very honored to have made progress on the resolution of this long-standing issue."

▌Iran Accepts Pakistan's Two-Week Ceasefire Proposal

On April 8, Iran accepted Pakistan's two-week ceasefire proposal; the ceasefire plan has been approved by the new Supreme Leader. (The New York Times)

▌White House Officials Say Israel Has Agreed to a Temporary Ceasefire

On April 8, according to US sources on the 7th, White House officials stated that Israel has also agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

(CCTV News)

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Blockchain Applications

▌Tether CEO: Engineers are accelerating the development of decentralized search engine Hypersearch

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated in a post on the X platform that the company's engineering team is working intensively to advance the development of new technologies in preparation for future products and services. Paolo Ardoino disclosed that the company is developing a decentralized search engine, Hypersearch, which is built on the distributed hash table (DHT) HyperDHT, enabling search services without centralized servers, allowing users to directly retrieve content in a decentralized network.

▌Sam Altman is accelerating OpenAI IPO, pledging $600 billion for computing power

On April 7th, according to The Information, Sam Altman is racing against time to push forward with the IPO, while simultaneously pledging $600 billion for computing power, even though OpenAI has privately warned that cash burn will skyrocket by 2030.

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Cryptocurrency

▌CoinShares: $224 million flowed into digital asset investment products last week

On April 7th, according to CoinShares monitoring, market sentiment for digital asset investment products rebounded slightly, with $224 million flowing in last week.

This week's inflows were concentrated in Switzerland, which topped the list with $157.5 million, followed by Germany and Canada with $27.7 million and $11.2 million respectively. The United States ranked third, with only $27.5 million flowing in last week. XRP saw the largest inflows of all assets, reaching $119.6 million, the highest since mid-December 2025, bringing its year-to-date inflows to $159 million (7% of assets under management). Bitcoin saw total inflows of $107.3 million, an improvement from its poor start at the beginning of the month, but still a net outflow of $145 million so far this month. Despite continued market polarization, investment products shorting Bitcoin saw $16 million in inflows last week, the highest since mid-November 2025. Solana also saw inflows last week, totaling $34.9 million, with year-to-date inflows consistently representing 10% of its assets under management. Ethereum continues to lag, with $52.8 million flowing out last week as investors digest the negative news from the Clarity Act. South Korea has ordered all cryptocurrency exchanges to reconcile their internal ledgers with their actual asset holdings every five minutes following an inspection that revealed deficiencies in internal controls. The directive was announced by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) on Monday. This followed a meeting between the FSC and the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), which held discussions regarding the findings of an emergency inspection triggered by the Bithumb payment incident. The inspection found that three of South Korea's five largest exchanges only reconciled their balances every 24 hours, limiting their ability to quickly respond to discrepancies. Systems designed to handle significant mismatches were also found to be inadequate, raising concerns about how exchanges handle large-scale errors. In February of this year, Bithumb mistakenly distributed 620,000 Bitcoins (BTC) (worth $68,390) to 249 users during a promotional event. The exchange subsequently announced that it had recovered 99.7% of the funds that day. The remaining 0.3% (1,788 BTC, which had already been sold) was covered by the company's reserves.

▌CME Group to Launch Avalanche and Sui Futures

The CME Group officially announced plans to launch Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) futures contracts on May 4, 2026 (subject to regulatory approval), further enriching its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product line. Market participants will be able to choose between micro contracts or standard contracts: 1. AVAX Futures: 5,000 AVAX, Micro AVAX Futures: 500 AVAX; 2. SUI Futures: 50,000 SUI, Micro SUI Futures: 5,000 SUI.

▌Eightco Discloses Holding Over 277 Million WLD, Investment in OpenAI Accounts for Approximately 30% of Total Assets

Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings released an update on its holdings, disclosing that as of April 6, 2026, its total assets held amounted to $321 million, including: 277,222,975 Worldcoin (WLD), 11,068 ETH, a $90 million investment in OpenAI, a $25 million investment in Beast Industries, and $110 million worth of cash and stablecoins. ...>

On April 8th, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that if attacks on Iran cease, our powerful armed forces will cease defensive operations. With coordination with the Iranian armed forces and full consideration of technical limitations, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible in the next two weeks. (Jinshi) ▌Pakistani Prime Minister Proposes: Trump Grants Two-Week Extension, Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz for Two Weeks

On April 8th, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz posted on social media that he requested US President Trump to extend the "deadline" by two weeks, and simultaneously requested Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks as a gesture of goodwill. For some time, Pakistan has acted as a mediator between the US and Iran, helping to relay messages. (Xinhua News Agency) Israeli media reported on April 8 that as the deadline set by US President Trump for Iran approaches, US-Iran talks have made some progress. All parties are working to reach a temporary ceasefire and explore the possibility of gradually reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli public broadcaster Yediot Aharonot quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Pakistan has proposed extending the deadline by two weeks, and consultations are underway with "positive progress," but nothing has been finalized. According to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, the talks are moving towards a temporary ceasefire, during which the Strait of Hormuz may be gradually reopened. The report quoted regional intelligence officials as saying that all parties are closer to a ceasefire than expected and are trying to reach some kind of arrangement before the deadline. (Xinhua News Agency) On April 8th, according to CME's "FedWatch," the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points in April is 1.6%, while the probability of maintaining the current rate is 98.4%. The probability of the Fed cutting interest rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by June is 0%, the probability of maintaining the current rate is 97.9%, and the probability of raising interest rates by a cumulative 25 basis points is 2.1%. [Golden Encyclopedia] Can Bitcoin Still Be Called "Digital Gold" Amid Geopolitical Crises? Every time a geopolitical crisis occurs, gold prices rise while Bitcoin prices plummet. After six tests, the claim of "digital gold" has never been confirmed by data. Countries hoard gold but exclude Bitcoin from their reserves. For investors, Bitcoin exhibits an asymmetry: it falls with stocks but doesn't rise with them. Three structural asymmetries prevent Bitcoin from achieving safe-haven status: an overabundance of derivatives (market structure), the dominance of leveraged traders (participant composition), and a lack of repeatable behavioral records (behavioral accumulation). Bitcoin is not a safe-haven asset, but it is a "crisis-useful asset," capable of functioning when borders are closed and banks fail. If these three asymmetries narrow, Bitcoin may no longer be a replica of gold, but rather a completely new "next-generation gold." Generational shifts and the widespread adoption of algorithms are key factors that could accelerate this process.