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Pi Network has completed the distribution of rewards to participants who passed the first round of KYC verification. More than 1 million verifiers helped verify approximately 18 million users’ identities, completing 526 million review checks in total, with the reward pool reaching 26.5 million Pi. Eligible verifiers can receive a reward of about 0.0504 Pi per task, and must complete 50 tasks by 2026. New users can still participate in subsequent rewards; the program will optimize performance measurement metrics to influence future reward allocation.

Based on the data, San Francisco’s real estate market hit a new high in March 2026, with the median price for single-family homes reaching $2.15 million, up 18%; the median condo price reached $1.36 million, up 27%. Growth in the AI tech industry has driven high-paying jobs, sharply increasing demand for home purchases and creating an imbalance between supply and demand, in stark contrast to weakness across the U.S. market.

U.S. bankruptcy filings in the first quarter of 2026 totaled 150k cases, up 14% from the previous year. The biggest increase was seen in applications from small businesses, which rose by as much as 67%. Four major structural factors driving the pressure include persistent inflation, high interest rates, credit tightening, and global instability. Although legislation raises the threshold for bankruptcy protection, the situation is unlikely to improve in the short term due to economic conditions.

Grayscale research director said that technical breakthroughs in quantum computing could introduce uncertainty, so public blockchains need to accelerate the deployment of post-quantum cryptography. A Google paper highlights the time sensitivity of quantum risk, specifically noting that if quantum computers reach a certain number of logical qubits, they will threaten existing encryption systems. Solana and the XRP Ledger have already begun experimental deployments of post-quantum cryptography technology. While Bitcoin has lower technical risk, challenges still exist at the governance level.

As of April 6, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $471 million in a single day. IBIT and FBTC accounted for nearly 70%, indicating that institutional investors prefer stability. On the same day, Ethereum spot ETFs also saw a net inflow of $120 million; market sentiment leaned toward risk-on, and institutional capital’s demand for allocations to mainstream crypto assets remains strong. In addition, BlackRock has filed to enter the Nasdaq 100 ETF market, expanding its ETF product lineup.

An Indonesian court for the first time successfully convicted three terrorist financing suspects using on-chain cryptocurrency evidence, marking an important breakthrough for the country’s law enforcement system. Through a comprehensive analysis of wallet addresses, transaction history, and the flow of funds, Indonesian authorities were able to effectively trace the inflow of money into ISIS activities, demonstrating the potential and importance of on-chain data in combating terrorist financing. The technical support provided by TRM Labs has also been a key factor, and in the future, other countries across Southeast Asia will actively strengthen their blockchain intelligence capabilities.

High-performance Layer 2 protocol MegaETH recently released an investor memo, outlining on-chain progress and updates to the Mafia ecosystem, and clearly set out a KPI-based token generation event plan. GMX, through its deployment on MegaETH, delivers real-time trading experiences with performance close to that of a centralized exchange, further narrowing the performance gap between DeFi and CEX. The team commits to driving stablecoin adoption and the growth of functional applications through accountability mechanisms, and expects to achieve major progress in April.

Fireworks AI launched a Fireworks Training preview version, transforming from an inference infrastructure to an integrated training-and-deployment platform, offering a three-tier training architecture suitable for users with different technical backgrounds. Its main customers, such as Vercel, Genspark, and Cursor, have already deployed its technology in production environments and achieved significant results. The company emphasizes consistency between training and inference, helping developers assess model stability through publicly available KL-divergence data.

Trump announced on April 7 that he will hold a meeting and luncheon at Mar-a-Lago on April 25. This news came at the height of the spread of health rumors. A White House spokesperson denied that Trump is ill, emphasizing that he is working normally at the White House. During the rumor period, the price of the TRUMP coin associated with Trump rose at one point, showing how politically themed meme coins are sensitive to news events, but long-term value has remained under pressure; the TRUMP coin is down more than 96% from its all-time high.

Recently, on prediction market platform Polymarket, two accounts collectively staked $5,900, betting that the odds of the “United States obtaining Iran’s highly enriched uranium before June” are 81%. These two accounts have strong historical performance in Iran-related categories and chose to enter when the valuation was undervalued. According to reports, the U.S. military has proposed a plan to deploy ground forces to seize highly enriched uranium, but it faces legal constraints.

The Japanese meme coin SANAE TOKEN scandal has continued to ferment in April. It was revealed that Prime Minister Takai Sanae’s secretary previously expressed support for the token, contradicting Takai Sanae’s denial. After the token’s initial listing, the price surged, and then fell 58% following her denial. Currently, Japan’s Financial Services Agency is investigating the incident and has proposed new crypto regulatory legislation to strengthen oversight of unregistered providers.

Based on Santiment data, Bitcoin’s profit-to-loss trade ratio has reached 2.95:1, nearing the historical alert level of 3.0, which may signal a short-term price top. A high profit-to-loss ratio also reflects optimistic market sentiment, but it can also build up selling pressure. Historical cases show that a profit-to-loss ratio near 3.0 does not necessarily lead to a pullback; the market needs to combine multiple indicators for a comprehensive analysis.

Meme coin Freedom of Money saw a major surge of 50% on April 7, with its market value exceeding $22 million, driven by market sentiment after CZ announced that a new book is set to be released. However, the coin has no official connection to CZ or Binance, and its rally is purely a market-sentiment hype; investors should be cautious of the risks stemming from a lack of fundamental support.

Polygon Foundation announced that the Giugliano hard fork will be launched on April 8, bringing improvements such as faster transaction confirmations, greater fee transparency, and new RPC interfaces. Node operators must upgrade to the corresponding version before the specified block height to avoid losing synchronized connections with the mainnet. At the same time, Polygon has also introduced a private mempool feature to enhance transaction privacy.

In early April, Circle minted $3.25 billion USDC on the Solana blockchain, setting the largest single-week issuance record since 2026, indicating rising DeFi activity and demand for institutional capital inflows. As a liquidity medium, USDC supports trading and lending across the Solana ecosystem, and its huge coin-minting volume also underscores Solana’s important role in stablecoin settlement. Analysis suggests that the flow of funds will affect market impact strength.

HypurrFi announced that its independently developed Hyperliquid client has successfully achieved block-hash consistency, enabling developers to independently verify the on-chain state and improving decentralization. On the same day, it discovered a domain-hijacking incident; although it did not affect users’ funds, it still urged everyone to stop interacting with suspicious domains immediately and to obtain updates through official channels. AI contributed 99.9% to this technical development.

Japan-listed company Metaplanet this week purchased 5,075 BTC for $405 million, becoming the world’s largest BTC buyer in a single week, surpassing Strategy’s $330 million. Metaplanet faces new JPX regulatory pressure, and the CEO said it will work with regulatory authorities. The total amount of BTC held by globally listed companies is 1,033,280 BTC.

The global cryptocurrency market fell sharply between 2021 and 2022, while central banks in various countries began to use blockchain infrastructure developed by the private sector—such as the BIS’s mBridge project—without having to bear development costs. This model has sparked controversy, because when central banks adopt technology that has already undergone deep validation by the private sector, it may erode incentives for private-sector innovation and affect future financial venture investments.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf’s strategic adviser on April 7 launched a hard-hitting response to Trump’s “48-hour ultimatum,” saying, “Trump has only about 20 hours left—either he surrenders to Iran, or his allies will roll back to the Stone Age; we will not back down.” Earlier, at a White House press conference, Trump boasted that U.S. troops could destroy all of Iran’s bridges and power plants within 4 hours, and set Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time as the final deadline.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned in his annual letter to shareholders that losses in the private credit market will exceed expectations, and pointed to two major structural issues: looser credit underwriting standards and insufficient valuation transparency. He believes that while the private credit market of about $1.8 trillion does not pose systemic risk, losses will further widen as the credit cycle deepens. Dimon’s observations were borne out by Blue Owl Capital’s $5.4 billion redemption crisis, showing that the broader market is under pressure from liquidity risk.