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Crypto fund manager McCann is under investigation in Zanzibar, Tanzania, after his fiancée was suspected to have died by suicide. McCann's passport has been confiscated by local police, and he has been asked to remain in the area while awaiting the results of the forensic autopsy.Recently, 31-year-old American influencer Ashlee Jenae died at a luxury resort in Tanzania. Her fiancé Joe McCann is the founder of the crypto hedge fund Asymmetric. McCann claims his wife hanged herself, but Jenae's family and friends strongly deny this and have issued an open letter stating that she would never commit suicide, demanding a thorough investigation by the authorities. Public information shows that Joe McCann's fund suffered a 78% loss in July 2025 and was forced to close. The timeline from the fund's collapse to the sudden death after their engagement has led the crypto community to question whether it is merely a coincidence.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a live broadcast themed "HTX Q1 Quarterly Burn is Coming: Will It Enter a Value Reversion Cycle?" today at 20:00 (UTC+8). At that time, HTX DAO core builders Molly, Helium, HTX DAO governance committee member Mao Mao Jie, ppp, HTX DAO listing observer Da Biao Ge, HTX research team leader Cloud, and HTX DAO Volunteer Association president Lan Yang Yang will all attend to engage in an in-depth discussion on the execution of the Q1 burn mechanism, the evolution path of the deflation model, and the subsequent HTX empowerment and ecological construction direction.

According to official news, the HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-hosted by TinTinLand and OpenCity, will kick off on April 21 in Hong Kong. This event will deeply focus on the "AI x Web3" track and is expected to attract over 100 participating teams and more than 400 core developers. At that time, prominent guests such as Huobi HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen and HTX DAO ambassador Molly will attend to discuss the trends of the integration and evolution of AI and Web3, as well as the direction of its industrialization. In addition, during the event, the HTX ecological empowerment plan will also be launched, providing up to $10 million in grant funding for outstanding projects, along with comprehensive support including listing, traffic, technology, and incubation, to help quality projects accelerate their landing and growth.

Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yi Lihua tweeted that there is no 100% correct investment and trading; otherwise, one would quickly become the richest person in the world. Over the past year, starting from calling the bottom of ETH at $1450, holding on through the black swan to over $2000, then escaping the top at $4500 before 1011, failing to buy the bottom at $3000, and now insisting on buying the bottom below $2000, even if one is right 4 times, being wrong once can lead to problems. The core of trading is not about being right every time, but rather being prepared for risk control and having strategies to respond to various possible situations.

The "Global RWA Digital Agriculture Ecological Summit" co-hosted by RWA Global Incubation Alliance and City Arrow Tower was successfully held today in Hong Kong. This summit focused on in-depth discussions on the application of RWA in the agricultural sector, as well as how agricultural infrastructure can achieve assetization and connect with global capital through digitization and financial structures.The conference emphasized the construction of agricultural RWA models, IoT data-driven asset confirmation, and pathways for SPVs and capital markets. Guests shared cutting-edge insights and practical experiences from multiple dimensions of industry, technology, and finance, further promoting the integrated development of physical agriculture and the Web3 financial system.This event received strong support from strategic partners such as GreenX, GreenPro Capital Corp, the Malaysia ESG Association, and the XGT Foundation, collectively facilitating the exchange and cooperation of the global RWA digital agriculture ecosystem.

Agent Garrett Jin from "1011 Insider Whale" pointed out in an analysis that the U.S. announcement to implement a maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is one of the "most tactically wise" moves in the current conflict, but it is unlikely to achieve the goal of ending the war. This strategy has two short-term advantages: first, it directly weakens Iran's crude oil export revenue by about 1.7 million barrels per day; second, compared to occupying key facilities (such as Khark Island), the cost of a maritime blockade is lower and the risks are more controllable.However, the effectiveness of this strategy faces multiple challenges. For example, the current blockade mainly targets Iranian ports rather than completely closing the strait, and third-party transshipment routes still exist. Additionally, it undermines the U.S.'s long-term international image of maintaining "freedom of navigation," which could have far-reaching effects on global maritime order.Garrett Jin concluded that while the blockade measures may reshape the initiative in the short term, they are unlikely to force Iran to make concessions and may instead compress diplomatic space and prolong the conflict cycle. The market has accounted for the impact of the blockade itself, but has not fully priced in the potential paths for escalation that may follow.

According to Asda Finance, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, stated that the authorities' licensing strategy is "small steps, quick progress," and will initially issue a small number of licenses. There needs to be practical application scenarios, and only after summarizing experiences post-launch will a second batch be issued.Stablecoins and digital assets are financial innovations that require encouragement for breakthroughs, but at the same time, safety must be ensured, and mechanisms must be in place to prevent money laundering, thus appropriate regulations are necessary. The benefits of stablecoins include decentralization and high efficiency, but they are merely a payment tool, not an investment tool.

According to official news, the decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform Aethir confirmed that its Ethereum-related bridging contract was attacked. The team promptly disconnected the affected contract and worked with major exchanges to blacklist the hacker's wallet, limiting the losses to under $90,000.Previously, blockchain security company PeckShield estimated the losses to be $400,000. The attacker exploited Aethir's cross-chain smart contract AethirOFTAdapter to transfer the stolen funds from the BNB Chain to Tron.Aethir stated that its Ethereum mainnet ATH token supply was unaffected and plans to announce a detailed compensation plan and incident analysis next week, collaborating with exchanges such as Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb to freeze funds. The Web3 security platform ZeroShadow is participating in the investigation. Aethir aims to achieve revenue of $127.8 million by 2025, with over 440,000 GPU containers deployed globally.

According to Cointelegraph, Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood stated in a recent interview that Bitcoin has entered a mature stage, and the historically common 85%-95% deep crashes may be a thing of the past.She pointed out that even if future pullbacks reach 50%, it will be seen as a "significant progress" within the Bitcoin community. She believes that Bitcoin has grown from an emerging technology into a "mature monetary system and asset class."In the previous cycle, Bitcoin fell nearly 80% from its high of about $69,000 in 2021, reaching a low of $15,600. According to on-chain data platform Glassnode, the maximum drawdown in this bear market is about 52% (based on the October 2025 high of $126,200), which has not yet reached the historical average level.

According to on-chain analyst aryan's disclosure on the X platform, in the attack incident on the Drift protocol treasury, the attacker's address obtained funds through NEAR Intents 8 days ago but remained inactive until receiving a large amount of assets from the Drift treasury.The attacker transferred the funds to multiple money laundering addresses. Notably, these money laundering addresses received funds through Backpack yesterday, and Backpack should have conducted KYC verification on these accounts. Subsequently, the money laundering addresses transferred the funds to an Ethereum address via Wormhole, which had previously received funds through Tornado Cash.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Williams stated that the uncertainty of the inflation path is "very high."

According to The Street, Goliath Ventures, a cryptocurrency company based in Florida, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the Southern District of Florida.The company is alleged to be linked to a $328 million Ponzi scheme, with over 2,000 victim investors, including Gregory Wilson, who lost approximately $8.74 million, and John Euliano, who lost about $1.28 million. Additionally, plaintiffs have filed a class-action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase early next month, accusing it of turning a blind eye to suspicious transactions involving Goliath Ventures.Previously, Goliath Ventures' former CEO Christopher Alexander Delgado was arrested for allegedly being involved in the $328 million Ponzi scheme and faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Delgado lured victims under the guise of investing in cryptocurrency liquidity pools and promising monthly returns, but the funds were used to pay returns to earlier investors, purchase luxury homes, and finance extravagant activities.

According to CoinDesk, Jon Herrick, Chief Product Officer of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), stated at the New York Digital Assets Summit that the NYSE is committed to integrating blockchain technology into the existing market infrastructure rather than replacing traditional systems. Herrick emphasized that the exchange is pursuing "interoperability" and exploring the application scenarios of tokenized assets within the existing system, including real-time or near-real-time settlement and extended trading hours.He also pointed out that existing mechanisms such as central clearing still have irreplaceable risk management value and should be retained. Herrick predicted that the boundaries between traditional assets and tokenized assets may gradually disappear within the next decade. In addition, the NYSE's parent company, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), made a strategic investment in the cryptocurrency exchange OKX earlier this month, and the two parties will collaborate in the fields of crypto futures and tokenized stocks.

According to Jinshi Data, the prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war remain bleak, but analysts believe that there is still a channel for reaching an agreement.Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan, as mediators, are pushing for US and Iranian officials to meet as soon as this week. US President Trump and his political allies have expressed a positive attitude towards negotiations. It is reported that the US and Israel have temporarily removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf from the assassination list for 4 to 5 days to create conditions for the negotiations to start.The demands of both sides after the war have significantly exceeded their pre-war positions. Iran demands that the US compensate for war damages, close military bases in the Middle East, and charge shipping companies passing through the Strait of Hormuz; the US demands that Iran stop uranium enrichment, restore freedom of navigation in the Strait, and limit its missile program and support for regional militias.Analysts believe that if both sides determine that the cost of war is unbearable, they may first reach a ceasefire agreement and postpone core issues such as uranium stock disposal, verification mechanisms, and sanctions relief to subsequent negotiations. Michael Singh from the Washington Institute stated that a path for a minimum ceasefire agreement to proceed alongside a complete agenda is still feasible.