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According to market news, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Treasury has taken action against Iran's shadow banking network, channels for acquiring crypto assets, and oil trade infrastructure.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on the X platform that the Treasury has taken action against Iran's international shadow banking infrastructure, cryptocurrency access channels, shadow fleet, weapons procurement networks, funding for regional terrorism proxies, and independent Chinese refineries supporting Iranian oil trade through economic sanctions. These actions have disrupted billions of dollars in revenue that could have been used to fund terrorism.Under the maximum pressure campaign of the U.S. President, Tehran's inflation rate has doubled, and its currency has rapidly depreciated. Iran's main oil export terminal, Kharg Island, is nearing its oil storage limit, which will force the regime to cut oil production, resulting in an additional daily loss of about $170 million in revenue and causing permanent damage to Iran's oil infrastructure. The Treasury will continue to apply maximum pressure, and any individuals, vessels, or entities assisting Tehran's illegal flow face the risk of U.S. sanctions.

Bitget officially launched the "Blockchain4Youth Learning Center" with its first course, aimed at providing a systematic blockchain learning path for young people and further connecting knowledge learning with career development. After completing the course and passing the assessment, students will receive a certificate of completion issued by Bitget's Chief Marketing Officer Ignacio Aguirre Franco, serving as an official certification of their Web3 capabilities. Certificate holders can gain more industry exposure and priority employment opportunities among the partner employers of the Blockchain4Youth Talent Alliance.To bridge the gap from learning to employment, Bitget has partnered with the Web3 recruitment platform Bondex to provide students with a transparent job-seeking channel and a talent pool connection mechanism. Bondex co-founder Ignacio Palomera stated that the project aims to address the real issues faced by learners, such as "lack of industry connections after completing the course, insufficient effective certification, and unclear job-seeking paths," building a more direct bridge between young talent and recruiting companies.So far, the Bitget Blockchain4Youth series of projects has attracted over 15,000 young participants. Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre Franco pointed out that the goal of the learning center is to transform young people's interest in Web3 into a tangible entry path. As the program continues to advance, Blockchain4Youth is gradually evolving from a single event project into a long-term infrastructure focused on Web3 education, career guidance, and talent development.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, Antalpha deposited 1,950 XAUT (worth approximately $9.18 million) into Cobo, and the related funds subsequently flowed to Binance, with a connection to Metalpha, suspected to be sold through over-the-counter (OTC) channels. Currently, Antalpha still holds 46,348 XAUT, worth approximately $218 million.

According to market news, U.S. Congressman proposed the PACE Act, aimed at modernizing the U.S. payment system.The bill intends to allow qualified companies to directly access the Federal Reserve payment rails to reduce payment delays, lower transaction fees, and accelerate the transfer speed for consumers and businesses. Reports indicate that the proposal has received support from fintech and cryptocurrency groups, with the goal of making the payment system faster, lower-cost, and more competitive.

According to market news, Ramp, supported by top Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, will allow payments and consumption through Plasma using stablecoin channels.

The savings-type stablecoin project Buck announced that it is gradually ending the operation of the Buck protocol and tokens to make room for future projects. All holders will receive a 100% principal refund. The support for STRC and USDC remains valid and is over-collateralized, and the redemption channel is now open. The team will keep the redemption window open until all holders have completed their redemptions. The team stated that they are fully committed to new projects.

According to the "News" report, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) recently arrested three Telegram investment channel owners, accusing them of manipulating stock prices through a "Pump&Dump" strategy, involving over 55,000 illegal transactions related to 19 large companies on the Moscow Exchange.Research from Moscow State University shows that 11% of Telegram investment signals can have a substantial impact on stock returns, with over 60% of private investors relying on such signals to make decisions. The Central Bank of Russia stated that it will continue to monitor abnormal trading and warned that "punishment is inevitable" for illegal bloggers. Experts remind that manipulative signals are often presented in emotional language, promise quick profits, and do not disclose risks; investors should prioritize consulting licensed advisors.

According to the official announcement, the Bitget preSPAX VIP exclusive airdrop registration has officially begun. The first round of airdrops is open to users who became Bitget VIPs before April 13 at 10:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 760 preSPAX. Eligible users must complete the registration through the "VIP Center" on the homepage by April 15 at 23:59 (UTC+8) and maintain their VIP status. The related airdrop rewards will be distributed according to user levels and will be issued on April 16.The second round of airdrops is open to users who newly upgraded to VIP status between April 13 at 10:00 and April 19 at 23:59 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 190 preSPAX. The specific amounts will be allocated based on the VIP level at the end of the event. The related airdrop rewards will be issued on April 20. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.

The President of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Eddie Yue, stated that the first batch of stablecoin issuers has been granted licenses today. Based on the business plans of the licensees, they intend to commence operations in the coming months once the relevant preparations are completed.Eddie Yue expressed hope that the issuers will carry out their business as planned, actively explore development opportunities while managing risks, promote the application of compliant stablecoins, and address pain points in financial and economic activities. At the same time, the public should remain vigilant against any fraudulent activities or scams claiming to be related to the licensees or the stablecoins they issue. When purchasing or using stablecoins, regulated channels should be used, and if there are any doubts, they should refer to the records of the Monetary Authority to verify the identity of the licensees or contact the licensees for further inquiries.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced the launch of two WBTC Vaults on the TRON network, allowing users to use WBTC as collateral to mint USDD. This adds a high-quality collateral option to the existing TRX, sTRX, and USDT Vaults, marking further diversification of the protocol's collateral assets.As the largest and most recognized Bitcoin tokenized asset by market capitalization, the addition of WBTC significantly enhances the diversity and robustness of the USDD collateral pool. It is reported that the newly launched WBTC-A and WBTC-B Vaults have minimum collateralization rates set at 150% and 130%, with minimum loan amounts of $1,000 and $2,500, respectively. Users can also amplify their returns through two efficient strategies: first, leveraging long cycles by using WBTC as collateral to borrow USDD, then exchanging for more WBTC on a DEX to re-collateralize; second, cross-platform interest rate arbitrage by borrowing USDD and depositing it into high-yield mining pools to earn net interest differentials.The USDD team stated that the launch of WBTC Vaults is an important step in diversifying collateral assets, enhancing security, and improving user experience for the protocol, further strengthening USDD's market positioning as the "interest-bearing version of USDT."

According to official news, the Cosmos ecosystem lending protocol Mars Protocol has announced that it has completed all withdrawal processes according to governance proposal MRC-165: all liquidation LTVs have been adjusted to 0, and all remaining loan positions have been liquidated. Funds in users' credit accounts and Mars v1 have been directly returned to their wallets.The project team stated that the funds held by Amber will be notified separately through Amber's official channels in the coming days. The Mars official Discord and Telegram will be closed soon, and no further support or updates will be provided. The Mars team stated that this operation marks the formal and orderly end of the protocol.

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger posted on the X platform that the next version of OpenClaw will also adopt MCP (Model Context Protocol), allowing users to replace Anthropic's message channel model context protocol, thereby connecting to a wider range of message providers. Peter Steinberger also admitted that this adjustment is "a bit awkward," but it will significantly expand OpenClaw's message access capabilities and ecological compatibility.In response to community concerns that OpenClaw is "biased" towards OpenAI, Peter Steinberger also stated that OpenClaw supports various software from Microsoft's Teams, Matrix to WhatsApp.

The cross-chain protocol LayerZero announced the integration with the institutional-focused blockchain Canton, becoming the first interoperability protocol for Canton. Traditional financial institutions can now use LayerZero to route tokenized assets on Canton—including securities, digital bonds, and stocks—to over 165 public chains while maintaining compliance and confidentiality requirements.In addition, investors can directly subscribe to tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on Canton using stablecoins from external public chains, and Canton’s native tokenization tools can also be transferred to other ecosystems for secondary market trading. Canton processes over $350 billion in U.S. Treasury repurchase transactions daily. LayerZero has previously partnered with DTCC and Centrifuge, the latter covering nearly $861 million in tokenized U.S. Treasuries.

Backpack officials posted on platform X stating that regarding the witch determination issue for Backpack, the team has had in-depth communication with the anti-witch leader. Due to the enforcement level's insistence on the compliance bottom line of "one person, one account," some Chinese-speaking users have been affected.Armani and the core team are ready to immediately open an appeal channel and establish "Guideline No. 3": Any user who has operated 3 or fewer accounts on one device and has been determined to be a witch will have more than 50% of their points returned after manual appeal verification. In addition, the Backpack team will launch a special program in the coming days to compensate eligible users by repurchasing tokens in the secondary market.

Analysts say that the IoTeX private key may have been leaked, resulting in asset losses of approximately 4.3 million dollars; IoTeX officials reported on-chain attack losses of about 2 million dollars.

Recently, a first-instance verdict was announced in a case of concealing and hiding criminal proceeds, which was prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Yuetang District, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. A new type of money laundering chain, disguised as a Maotai liquor transaction and using virtual currency as a channel, was completely dismantled, involving an amount of over 6.84 million yuan, with all 8 defendants sentenced. The gang had clear divisions of labor and strong concealment.Chen connected with upstream sources through overseas encrypted communication software, received telecom fraud proceeds, and contacted "U merchants" to complete the exchange and circulation of virtual currency; Xie was responsible for providing tools for the crime and keeping track of financial details; Huang used Maotai liquor trading as a cover to disguise the trajectory of the transfer of criminal proceeds with real transaction shells; the remaining members assisted with fund settlement and information transmission. The gang used fake Maotai liquor transactions as the "cleaning" stage, disguising overseas fraud proceeds as legitimate business income, converting them into virtual currency to return to upstream, and taking an illegal commission of 8% for each "cleaning."In December 2023, with a report from a victim, this black and gray industrial chain hidden under the guise of liquor trading surfaced. After the incident, the People's Procuratorate of Yuetang District intervened in the investigation early, guiding the public security organs to sort through nearly 20 million yuan in fund flows and massive electronic data, achieving a full-chain crackdown and comprehensive evidence collection. The court ultimately sentenced Xie and 7 other principal and accomplice offenders to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 2 to 6 years for the crime of concealing and hiding criminal proceeds; the relatively minor offender Liang was sentenced to 1 year in prison with 1 year of probation.

According to a post by Delphi Digital, stablecoins are becoming an alternative to traditional foreign exchange trading channels. The costs of traditional foreign exchange channels are high, with comprehensive fees for remittances to Argentina or Nigeria potentially reaching up to 8%, and 81% of these costs come from maintaining the underlying banking infrastructure.However, current exit mechanisms such as access to bank accounts or interbank channels remain a significant bottleneck. Delphi Digital states that most of the "friction" exists outside of the blockchain. While the minting and burning of stablecoins can be completed in just a few seconds, significant delays occur due to the batch processing mechanisms of bank wire transfers into these systems.

According to independent analyst Markus Thielen, Ethereum has accumulated a decline of about 63% in this cycle, reaching a low of $1837, and the current price is testing the technical resistance level at the upper edge of the downward channel.The recent price recovery has been primarily driven by options capital flow and the Gamma hedging mechanism, with no significant changes in the fundamentals. Although ETF demand has shown some signs of recovery, derivative positions remain the core factor affecting recent trends. Analysts point out that the financial asset attributes of Ethereum are becoming increasingly apparent, and its price movement has begun to decouple from traditional major asset classes. The traditional risk-on/risk-off framework has limited explanatory power, and the crypto market may be forming a more independent pricing logic, with the position structure and capital flow worthy of continuous tracking.