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The bond tokenization platform BlockInvest announced the completion of a €4 million strategic round of financing, with Italy's UniCredit participating and acquiring a 16% stake in the company. It is reported that BlockInvest will assist UniCredit in issuing Italy's first native digital mini-bond, as well as the first blockchain-based tokenized structured notes for wealth management clients, and will build a technological infrastructure that combines digital ledger programmability with financial regulatory compliance.

Nasdaq-listed company Intchains Group Limited announced its latest business developments, disclosing its Ethereum (ETH) staking scale and AI-driven operational transformation plan. The company stated that as of now, it has staked a total of 8,040 ETH, of which 1,000 ETH were completed through the FalconX platform, and 7,040 ETH were deployed on its own Goldshell Stake platform; additionally, third parties have staked 1,363 ETH on this platform. The company claims to achieve maximized returns and risk diversification through a multi-platform strategy.On a strategic level, Intchains is advancing its AI-enabled operational model transformation, focusing on chip and product research and development, market sales, and overall business operations, restructuring processes and enhancing decision-making efficiency through automation and intelligent tools. In terms of cost control, the company has reduced its workforce by about 20% based on early 2026 levels and plans to further compress it to a total of about 35%, which is expected to bring annual savings of approximately 20 million RMB in labor costs. This adjustment mainly stems from organizational streamlining and replacing repetitive manual processes with technology. The company's management stated that it will focus on core mining machine technology and Ethereum asset strategy, combining AI to enhance research and development and operational efficiency, and plans to launch a new generation of mining machine products in the second half of 2026 (depending on market conditions).

According to market news, Xiaomi miclaw has officially passed the evaluation by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology's mobile intelligent assistant (Claw), becoming the first mobile intelligent agent in the country to pass this review.This evaluation was conducted based on the "General Framework for Intelligent Assistant Benchmark Testing," strictly assessing three major dimensions: basic capabilities, edge-side applications, and comprehensive capabilities. It is reported that Xiaomi miclaw relies on Xiaomi MiMo's self-developed large model, possessing four major capabilities: full ecological underlying support, deep memory, cross-domain interconnection, and continuous self-evolution, enabling it to connect mobile phones, PCs, cockpits, and AIoT devices to autonomously execute complex commands.

According to CoinDesk, Glassnode's Bitcoin on-chain metric RHODL ratio is currently at 4.5, which is the third highest level on record, and the signals it emits are more aligned with a market bottom rather than a cycle top.The RHODL ratio compares the value of Bitcoin held by long-term holders (holding for 6 months to 3 years) to that held by short-term holders (holding for 1 day to 3 months). An increase in the ratio typically reflects a longer holding period for chips and reduced speculative activity, rather than an influx of new buyers—this dynamic has occurred after significant corrections in 2015, 2019, and 2022. During the 50% drop in Bitcoin over the past six months, young speculative chips have been largely washed out, concentrating wealth among long-term holders.Historically, the RHODL ratio has only been higher than the current level twice: in 2015 (ratio of 5) and in 2022 (ratio of 7), both corresponding to cycle bottoms, which suggests that Bitcoin may still have further downside potential. However, to push the ratio to higher levels, it typically requires the activity of short-term holders to be nearly exhausted, and this condition is not yet evident under current circumstances—Bitcoin has rebounded about 25% from its February low, perpetual contract funding rates remain negative, and the S&P 500 has also reached an all-time high.Overall, this indicator suggests that the current market conditions are closer to an adjustment within the cycle rather than a cycle top formation, and the re-dominance of long-term holders in the market may indicate that a phase bottom is approaching.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3.618 billion, with long positions of $1.82 billion, accounting for 50.31% of the holdings, and short positions of $1.798 billion, accounting for 49.69%. The profit and loss for long positions is $18.0247 million, while for short positions it is -$37.9736 million.Among them, the whale address 0x94d3..14 has shorted BTC with a 40x leverage at a price of $71,652.3, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$3.3692 million.

As the first centralized exchange (CEX) to connect with Polymarket, Gate's data shows that in the prediction event "How will the Federal Reserve's April interest rate decision change?", the market estimates the probability of interest rates remaining unchanged at a high of 99%. Currently, the overall sentiment in the macro market is cautious, with most participants expecting to maintain a wait-and-see stance in this month's meeting, awaiting more economic data guidance. Keeping interest rates unchanged helps stabilize market liquidity and risk appetite, and various assets, including stock indices and commodities, are expected to attract investor interest. Gate has a comprehensive layout of traditional asset categories, covering the widest range in the network.In addition, users can directly access the prediction market through the Gate App, entering the Polymarket page from the platform's homepage Alpha and using USDT in their exchange account to participate in event predictions. This integration marks a key step for Gate in the fusion of the crypto trading ecosystem and prediction markets, also bringing users a more open and diverse market participation experience.

The bond tokenization platform BlockInvest announced the completion of a €4 million strategic round of financing, with Italy's UniCredit participating and acquiring a 16% stake in the company.It is reported that BlockInvest will assist UniCredit in issuing Italy's first native digital mini-bond, as well as the first blockchain-based tokenized structured notes aimed at wealth management clients, and will build a system that combines digital ledger programmability with finance.

The DoubleZero Foundation has announced that its Edge platform has officially entered the public testing phase. Edge is a permissionless platform running on DoubleZero's DePIN infrastructure, designed to provide ultra-low latency real-time data delivery services for on-chain markets.DoubleZero is committed to building a decentralized global fiber network to optimize low-latency distributed systems for blockchain. DoubleZero co-founder Andrew McConnell stated, "Traditional finance has gained a competitive advantage through decades of building infrastructure for speed and certainty, while on-chain markets have previously lacked a similar foundation. Edge aims to provide on-chain traders with a comparable level of certainty infrastructure, enabling tighter spreads and better execution."It is reported that Edge currently has about 350 data providers, with major Solana infrastructure providers such as Jito, Temporal, Staking Facilities, and Triton also joining.

According to Cointelegraph, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that U.S. authorities should prepare short-term, targeted emergency plans in advance for the potential collapse of future U.S. Treasury demand. He stated that once a crisis occurs, the impact will be severe. The U.S. Treasury market is seen as the cornerstone of the global financial system, and if it becomes unstable, it could affect the pricing of corporate bonds, mortgages, and stocks.The report pointed out that if a crisis weakens confidence in the dollar, it could drive funds toward alternative value storage assets like Bitcoin and gold; however, Tether, which uses U.S. Treasuries as its main reserve asset, may also face redemption and de-pegging risks.

According to Coinglass data, the current holdings of whales on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3.634 billion, with long positions at $1.827 billion, accounting for 50.27% of the holdings, and short positions at $1.807 billion, accounting for 49.73%. The profit and loss for long positions is $19.9612 million, while for short positions it is -$40.1251 million.Among them, the whale address 0x94d3..14 has shorted BTC with a 40x leverage at a price of $71,652.3, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$3.1682 million.

The Uniswap developer platform has officially launched. This platform provides developers with a new documentation website, AI toolkit, API Playground, and technical guides. In addition, the Uniswap API has added liquidity provider (LP) endpoints, allowing developers to create, adjust positions, and withdraw fees directly through the API.The API currently supports 10 million assets across 18 chains, with a routing speed of about 200 milliseconds and a transaction success rate of over 97%. In the future, the platform plans to launch dashboard analytics features to track API integration performance and provide on-chain operation combination paths to support cross-chain token swaps and bridging. Currently, this API is available for free use.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3.837 billion, with long positions of $1.917 billion, accounting for 49.96% of the holdings, and short positions of $1.92 billion, accounting for 50.04%. The profit and loss for long positions is $25.5367 million, while for short positions it is -$47.0734 million.Among them, the whale address 0x94d3..14 has shorted BTC with 40x leverage at a price of $71,652.3, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$3.0239 million.

According to The Block, the Washington think tank Cato Institute published an article criticizing the current Bitcoin tax policy in the United States. Researcher Nick Anthony pointed out that the current tax framework treats Bitcoin as "property" rather than "currency," requiring users to calculate capital gains or losses for each transaction individually, even for everyday small purchases. This makes tax reporting extremely cumbersome and effectively hinders the adoption of Bitcoin as a payment tool.In response, the Cato Institute proposed several reform suggestions, including completely eliminating the capital gains tax on cryptocurrency payments and introducing a tax-free threshold for small transactions. The report also mentioned the existing "Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act," which aims to exempt cryptocurrency transactions under $200, but Anthony believes this threshold is too low to cover the actual spending levels of consumers. Currently, the Trump administration has expressed support for establishing a small tax exemption for cryptocurrency transactions and will continue to evaluate related legislative options.

CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten stated that the Bitcoin funding rate has fallen to its lowest level since 2023, and historical patterns show that such signals often coincide with market bottoms. According to Glassnode data, the seven-day moving average of the funding rate has dropped to about -0.005%.The funding rate is the fee that long and short positions pay each other periodically in perpetual contracts to keep the contract price aligned with the spot market. When the rate is positive, longs pay shorts, reflecting bullish market sentiment; when the rate is negative, shorts pay longs, indicating a bearish market. Despite the funding rate being persistently negative from March to April this year, Bitcoin still oscillated upward from the $60,000 to $65,000 range to about $75,000. Historically, a deeply negative funding rate often coincides with Bitcoin's phase bottoms: during the market crash triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Bitcoin fell to about $3,000; it dropped to $30,000 during China's mining ban announcement in 2021; it hit a low of about $15,000 during the FTX collapse in November 2022; and it briefly fell below $20,000 during the Silicon Valley Bank crisis in 2023. During the yen arbitrage trade closure in August 2024 and the "Liberation Day" sell-off in April 2025, negative funding rates also appeared alongside phase lows. The continued negative funding rate indicates that even if the price trend is positive, short positions remain at a high level. This divergence may suggest that the market is climbing within a "wall of worry," and a large number of short positions could become fuel for further price increases.

Digital art platform Blackdove announced the abandonment of its acquisition of the NFT platform Foundation. It stated that the purpose of acquiring Foundation was to improve Blackdove's software infrastructure. Due to the rapid progress of the acquisition, Blackdove conducted due diligence only after the operational handover was completed, but later realized that developing its own platform was the best direction, leading to the decision to abandon the acquisition. Foundation has now been returned to its founder Kayvon Tehranian and the foundation team.Previously, Blackdove announced the acquisition of Foundation on January 28, 2026. Foundation was established in February 2021 and is an NFT platform focused on high-quality digital art, known for its curatorial model that emphasizes exclusivity, artistic quality, and creator empowerment, primarily serving digital artists and professional collectors. It has received investments from a16z, 1kx, and Coinbase Ventures.

Web3 asset data platform RootData issued a daily transparency alert on Twitter (X), noting that information such as teams, key calendar events, and token data for projects like LeverUp, Flash.Trade, PRDT, f(x) Protocol, and Tectonic is missing. It calls on project teams to submit/update their information on RootData to improve their transparency scores. Additionally, RootData stated that it will continue to monitor and expose "black box" projects that lack core information.It is reported that the RootData transparency score is used to measure the integrity and timeliness of projects, aiming to reflect the information disclosure status of projects and urging project teams to immediately claim their projects. The transparency score is divided into five levels from A to F, with lower scores indicating less complete information disclosure and higher risks of wrongdoing, requiring investors to exercise high caution.

According to Coinglass data, the current holdings of whales on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3.76 billion, with long positions totaling $1.891 billion, accounting for 50.3% of the holdings, and short positions totaling $1.869 billion, accounting for 49.7%. The profit and loss for long positions is $34.5498 million, while the profit and loss for short positions is -$55.3298 million.Among them, the whale address 0x94d3..14 has shorted BTC with a full position at 40 times leverage at a price of $71,652.3, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$3.298 million.

The price of XAUT has fallen below the $4,800 mark, currently reported at $4,792.71, with a 24-hour decline of 0.21%, maintaining a slight correction trend overall.According to real-time data from CoinGlass, the total 24-hour trading volume of XAUT spot across the network reached $251 million. Among them, the performance of the Gate platform was outstanding, with a 24-hour spot trading volume of the XAUT/USDT trading pair reaching $20.0262 million, ranking third globally. At the same time, the platform recorded a net inflow of $2.4313 million in spot trading, ranking first globally.Currently, Gate has fully deepened its TradFi layout, with the spot sector supporting stock and metal trading, and the contract sector covering diversified assets such as gold, silver, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. With a flexible USDT settlement mechanism and leverage of up to 100 times, Gate continues to assist global investors in achieving cross-market, round-the-clock asset allocation and risk management.

According to official news, during the 2026 Moscow Blockchain Forum conference, the awards for the Blockchain Forum Awards 2026 were announced. Huobi HTX OTC business won the award for P2P Platform of the Year due to its industry-first C2C selection station model and rapidly expanding global layout.

The ETH/BTC exchange rate has risen to a 10-week high, with Ethereum's recent performance outperforming Bitcoin. This ratio has broken through the resistance level of a downward trend line since 2025 and is above the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages.XWIN Research points out that the employee statement released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission explains that DeFi front-end and wallet interfaces do not need to register as broker-dealers under conditions such as non-custodial and neutral fee structures, which has boosted Ethereum's strength. On-chain data shows an upward trend in active addresses, and the Coinbase premium gap is also improving, indicating that U.S. institutional demand is recovering.Enterprise-level accumulation is accelerating, with Bitmine increasing its holdings by 279,000 ETH in the past 30 days, currently holding 4.87 million ETH, accounting for over 4% of the circulating supply. In the futures market, global ETH open interest has reached $16.37 billion, with the funding rate still negative, indicating that shorts are dominant. However, open interest on Binance has increased by 10.47% to $6.04 billion, and the funding rate has turned positive, creating an extreme imbalance between global shorts and Binance longs.