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Trump expressed optimism in his speech about Iran’s military actions, saying the Strait of Hormuz will be “naturally open,” but he did not provide a specific plan, leading markets to sell off. Iran, in turn, made no concessions and plans to pass legislation to collect transit fees, further increasing uncertainty. The market reaction shows that risk assets underwent broad repricing.

Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their rebound with a second consecutive day of inflows. Activity in XRP and solana ETFs remained absent, reflecting fading short-term interest. Second Straight Day of Strong Inflows for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Momentum is building again.

Taiwan should reconsider adopting Bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against global turmoil and the risk of war, according to a research fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. In a report on Tuesday, Jacob Langenkamp said that should China pursue reunification with Taiwan by military force

Li Xiong, a central figure in a major crypto scam syndicate, has been extradited to China from Cambodia to face charges of fraud and money laundering after his arrest. His group's activities resulted in significant losses globally, prompting law enforcement actions.

Volume-to-market cap ratios are increasing across selected crypto assets. Ethereum and BNB remain stable liquidity anchors in the market structure. Mid-cap tokens like JUP and ENA show early signs of rising speculative activity. Cryptomarkets are demonstrating that they are beginning to

SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, has submitted an IPO application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with plans to complete the listing in June 2026. The deal targets raising $75 billion, setting a record for the largest IPO in the United States. This IPO will use a dual-class share structure, offering 30% of the shares to retail investors, with the five largest investment banks on Wall Street underwriting the rest. In addition, SpaceX’s valuation is $1.75 trillion, which would place it among the top ten by market cap globally. The company also holds 8,285 Bitcoins, which could affect its IPO performance.

Monad blockchain reached a total value locked (TVL) of $355 million within about four months, setting a record for rapid growth, but its daily transaction fees are less than $3,000, indicating a disconnect between locked capital and real trading activity. At the same time, the fully diluted valuation of the MON token fell from $4.7 billion to about $2.2 billion, reflecting the market’s lack of confidence in its continued ability to attract users.

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Taiwan is advised to consider Bitcoin as a key reserve asset amidst rising geopolitical tensions, viewing it as a financial defense strategy that provides liquidity beyond traditional systems during potential conflict scenarios.

Claw Code is an open-source project developed by developer Sigrid Jin, rewritten from scratch within 24 hours after the Claude Code code leak, and quickly gained more than 124,000 stars on GitHub, becoming the fastest project in history to reach this milestone. It uses a “clean room implementation” approach, making it unaffected by the DMCA, because the code is completely original and does not include any of the leaked original code. The project’s rapid growth is mainly driven by the leak incident, reflecting unusually high user activity.

Crude oil rose to over $100 a barrel while Bitcoin fell 2% after a national address by US President Donald Trump on the conflict in Iran, where he vowed to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next few weeks.  Speaking at the White House on Wednesday during an address to the nation, Trump said the US

A new on-chain signal from Santiment is raising eyebrows across crypto markets. In a post shared today, the analytics platform said the number of non-empty Tether wallets on Ethereum fell by 72,841, or 0.54%, in just 48 hours, an unusually sharp move for a metric that, as Santiment noted,

Trust Wallet’s Discord short link was hijacked and points to a malicious phishing server. Users should immediately stop clicking the relevant links and wait for official confirmation that they are safe. The newly released address poisoning protection feature can actively screen for potential scam addresses. Since 2025, Trust Wallet has faced multiple security challenges, so users need to take precautions.

Key takeaways: A Hyperliquid whale placed an $80 million bet against Bitcoin and the S&P 500 while going long on Brent crude oil prices. The whale’s history of massive losses and inconsistent signals suggests the trade could fall on the wrong side of the market. Bitcoin (BTC)

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin 2026-4, effective April 1, providing a clear regulatory path for Ripple’s national trust bank and allowing it to operate after meeting the conditions to open for business. This bulletin replaces “fiduciary activities” with “the operations of a trust company,” expanding the organization’s service scope, including digital asset custody services. Ripple’s regulatory status has undergone a significant transformation, and in its application for a licensed institution, it seeks a Federal Reserve master account, focusing on the growth and challenges of the digital asset market.

SlowMist analyzed the Drift Protocol hack, pointing out that the core vulnerability was that the multisig mechanism change did not include a time lock. After the attacker gained administrator privileges, they systematically extracted assets by forging tokens, manipulating oracles, and disabling security modules, ultimately stealing about 105,969 ETH. ZachXBT criticized Circle for not freezing USDC in time during this process, which had a negative impact on the industry and sparked widespread discussion.

Pi Network announced that its testnet remote procedure call (RPC) servers are now live, laying the groundwork for building a smart contract ecosystem. Although this news is seen as a positive, the core team’s selling of more than 21.8 million PI tokens, along with the ongoing supply pressure stemming from user top-ups, has still exerted downside pressure on the market. Technical analysis shows that the support level for the PI token is $0.1736; the future price action needs to be closely watched.