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Strive CEO ColeMacro responded to the Grayscale report, stating that the report indicates the long-term ability of the Strategy to pay STRC dividends depends on the rise in Bitcoin prices.ColeMacro mentioned that there is a huge demand for digital credit because it offers double-digit returns, low volatility, and is easy for credit risk investors to understand and favor. He also pointed out that the report failed to discuss volatility and has shortcomings in credit analysis.

Former U.S. President Obama posted a response this morning regarding the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He stated that although the details of the motive behind the shooting are still unknown, "everyone should reject the notion that violence has any place in our democracy. This is also a thought-provoking reminder that highlights the courage and sacrifice demonstrated by the agents of the U.S. Secret Service every day."

According to Cointelegraph, a survey of 1,100 active users of CEX.IO in the U.S. shows that the current downturn in the crypto market has forced 36% of American crypto traders to reduce their daily expenses. Among them, 10% stated that this is a significant sacrifice made to maintain their positions, and 37% of respondents have postponed or canceled major purchasing plans due to crypto losses.Additionally, 38% of traders reported experiencing some form of financial disruption since October 2025. A quarter of respondents indicated that they rely on savings to maintain financial stability, and 12% admitted to having missed or delayed payments.Despite the pressure, the majority of traders remain optimistic, with 79% of respondents planning to hold or increase their positions in the next six months.

Trump stated in a post: "What happened last night (referring to the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident) is exactly why our great military, Secret Service, law enforcement, and past presidents over the last 150 years have demanded the construction of a large, secure banquet hall within the White House. If it weren't for the military's top-secret banquet hall currently being built at the White House, this incident would not have occurred. The sooner it is built, the better!It is not only beautiful but also equipped with all the highest-level security facilities. Furthermore, it does not have upstairs rooms that allow unauthorized personnel to enter freely, and it is located within the gates of the safest building in the world—the White House. The absurd lawsuit regarding the banquet hall raised by a woman walking her dog must be withdrawn immediately; she is not qualified to file such a lawsuit. Nothing should interfere with the construction of the banquet hall, which is well within budget and progressing far ahead of schedule!"It is reported that the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner occurred at the Washington Hilton. In July 2025, the Trump administration launched a renovation plan for the East Wing of the White House, intending to demolish the existing building and construct a large banquet hall of approximately 8,300 square meters, capable of accommodating about 1,000 people, along with supporting facilities such as an underground hospital and air raid shelter, with a budget of $300-400 million entirely funded by private donations (from tech giants, etc.) to address the severe space shortage of the current state dining room.After the project quickly demolished the East Wing, it faced lawsuits from organizations such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation for bypassing congressional authorization, national historic preservation review, and public opinion solicitation procedures. Federal Judge Richard Leon has repeatedly ruled that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally undertake large-scale renovations of historically significant White House buildings, ordering a suspension of above-ground construction, currently in a legal tug-of-war state of "underground safety facilities may continue, above-ground banquet hall construction suspended."

According to a report by Jinshi, a recruitment agency, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner admitted that his target was officials of the Trump administration.

According to Jinshi reports, after the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, when asked if he was worried about facing a threat to his life, U.S. President Trump said, "This (presidency) is a dangerous profession." However, he stated that he did not want to live in fear.He also joked that if his Secretary of State Rubio had told him in advance about the risk of violence, he might not have run for president.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated in response to a reporter's question that the incident that occurred at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner that day was "completely shocking." He heard a noise but thought it was a tray falling to the ground."I was observing the situation at the time," he said, "but his wife reacted faster, seemingly realizing what was happening quickly." Trump expressed his hope to continue holding the dinner and promised to reschedule the dinner date as soon as possible.Trump stated that he had not received any briefings about threats before the dinner. He also mentioned previous assassination attempts against him and called on the American public to "resolve their differences." He noted that members of both parties condemned the related events that night. Trump also expressed gratitude to media personnel, stating that the media "acted very responsibly in their reporting."When asked if the shooting incident was related to the conflict with Iran, Trump said, "I don't think so."

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices quickly expanded their gains, reaching new intraday highs.

According to Jinshi reports, the White House stated that it is confident the Senate will quickly confirm Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chairman.

The founder of the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), Marc Zeller, stated in a post that instead of initiating donations, it would be better to adopt the following plan:Establish a deposit vault named "DeFi United ETH"; transfer Aave's wETH income into this vault, with an annual yield cap set at 5%; tokenize and make the vault deposit certificates tradable, named "AaveETH"; gradually repay the gap through interest and principal.He suggested allowing users to deposit funds and setting the vault capacity to the worst-case gap size. Zeller indicated that if this plan had been adopted at the time, sufficient funds could have been raised as early as last Saturday. He believes that Aave itself has ample income, and both Aave DAO and Labs have several hundred million in reserves, which can ultimately resolve the issue and avoid market panic. He added that he would also deposit most of his ETH into this vault.

Polymarket stated on platform X, "Last month, we released enhanced market integrity rules to combat insider trading. When we discover users trading on government confidential information, we refer the matter to the Department of Justice and cooperate with their investigation. Polymarket does not tolerate insider trading, and today's arrests prove that this system is effective."The arrest mentioned by Polymarket refers to the U.S. federal authorities arresting a special forces soldier this Thursday who was involved in the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro. This soldier is suspected of profiting over $400,000 by betting on Maduro's ouster. Sources say federal investigators believe this commando placed over $33,000 in bets on the prediction market Polymarket just hours before President Trump announced the capture of Maduro in January.

According to a research report by cybersecurity company Expel, it is tracking a highly assessed APT organization supported by North Korea (DPRK) called "HexagonalRodent," which primarily targets Web3 developers and specializes in stealing high-value digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs.The organization mainly conducts attacks by forging job postings—posting high-paying positions on LinkedIn and Web3 recruitment platforms to lure job seekers into completing "skills tests" embedded with malicious code, using the tasks.json feature of VSCode to automatically execute malicious programs when victims open project folders. The malware used includes BeaverTail, OtterCookie, and InvisibleFerret, which have capabilities for password theft, remote control, and reverse shell.It is noteworthy that the organization heavily utilizes generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Cursor to develop malware, build fake company websites, and create AI-generated executive teams, even registering shell companies in Mexico to enhance the credibility of their attacks

The Chief Information Security Officer of Slow Fog, 23pds, tweeted that HexagonalRodent, a subsidiary of the Lazarus Group, is targeting Web3 developers through social engineering tactics such as "high-paying remote positions" and "recruitment for well-known projects" to induce the execution of malicious code, ultimately stealing users' cryptocurrency assets.On March 9, 2026, a user with the same name as a fast-draft extension developer was infected with the OtterCookie malware, which was used to distribute malicious programs. Attackers extensively used ChatGPT and Cursor to assist in executing the attacks, further enhancing the disguise and deception.

SlowMist CISO 23pds disclosed that the password management tool Bitwarden CLI version 2026.4.0 suffered a Checkmarx supply chain attack between 17:57 and 19:30 Eastern Time. The attacker briefly distributed a malicious package via npm by abusing the GitHub Action in the Bitwarden CI/CD pipeline.The official confirmation states that Vault data was not leaked, and production systems were not affected; only users who installed this version via npm during that time window were impacted. The official recommendation for affected users is to immediately uninstall 2026.4.0, clean the npm cache, rotate sensitive credentials such as API Tokens and SSH Keys, investigate any abnormal activities on GitHub and CI, and upgrade to the fixed version 2026.4.1.

According to Bloomberg, U.S. President Trump stated that he will investigate the betting behavior of federal employees on event betting platforms, concerned that some may profit in prediction markets using confidential government information.Previously, federal authorities arrested a soldier involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Maduro, who had successfully bet that Maduro would be ousted, earning about $400,000.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially down 0.36%, the S&P 500 index down 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite index down 0.89%. Tesla (TSLA.O) fell 3.5%, and Nvidia (NVDA.O) dropped over 1%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 2.4%, with TAL Education Group (TAL.N) down 9%, and Alibaba (BABA.N) falling over 3%.

The on-chain analysis platform Santiment tweeted that six days after the Kelp event outbreak, there were obvious signs of "refugee trade" in the market.The Spark token SPK skyrocketed from $0.029 to $0.058 within 48 hours, an increase of over 100%. Meanwhile, whale transactions (over $100,000) surged from an average baseline of about 30 per day to 183 today.In contrast, the price of the AAVE token continues to decline, currently hovering around $92, even though Bitcoin had previously broken through $79,000 earlier this week.Santiment pointed out that this event did not solely cause destruction but led to a reallocation of funds— a liquidity crisis for one protocol turned into a bull market for another protocol.Note: "Refugee trade" is a metaphorical term in the crypto/DeFi space, specifically referring to the phenomenon where funds flee in large amounts from damaged or high-risk protocols, similar to refugees, and move to another protocol that is relatively safe and lower risk.

Lido has released the latest developments regarding the Kelp security incident, stating that its Earn series vaults are working with the management to address the issues, which involve two major risk points: the rsETH exposure and the liquidity tension in the lending market. Lido emphasizes that the core staking protocol has not been affected, and both stETH and wstETH remain safe and stable.Currently, only the EarnETH vault has an approximately 9% TVL exposure to rsETH, and related deposits and withdrawals have been suspended by the management, awaiting a solution. Approximately $70 million in ETH has been recovered from the previous attack, and the subsequent asset recovery and loss distribution are still in progress. In response to liquidity pressure, the management has reduced leverage and optimized the position structure, significantly decreasing the wETH debt exposure. If losses ultimately occur, EarnETH will activate a $3 million "first loss protection mechanism" (funded by the DAO). As for other vaults, DVV and EarnUSD have not been affected and are operating normally; the GGV sub-vault is currently experiencing negative returns due to the combination of circular staking strategies and rising lending rates, but adjustments are ongoing. Withdrawal requests submitted by users will be processed based on valuations prior to the incident.