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The founder of Pons, Ozzy, posted on platform X in response to community concerns about the PONS buyback and burn mechanism, stating that the current burn rate has indeed not been adjusted, and the "Claim" process has not yet achieved complete decentralization.He mentioned that an on-chain contract upgrade is currently underway, with a new buyback mechanism planned to execute a Claim every 7 days. Subsequently, all funds received in the following 7 days will be used for buyback and destruction of PONS, and this process will repeat to establish a more sustainable buyback and burn mechanism. Currently, all buyback and burn operations have been automated. Anyone can trigger this bot and receive a small reward for this action.He further stated that the previously set buyback and burn rate is 2e per hour. Combined with the current funding scale of approximately 950,000 USD in the Splitter (fund diversion contract), this rate aligns with the 7-day buyback cycle. Funds will also be automatically executed according to the 7-day cycle after being claimed, so the buyback funds will be displayed in two different sections: one is the current active buyback fund pool (Active Buyback Vault), and the other is reserved for the buyback funds for the next week.Previously, crypto analyst yyy posted on platform X stating that Pons has not replenished funds to the buyback allocator for over 5 days, with approximately 440,000 USD in the escrow account awaiting claim. He believes that the untimely claiming of funds has led to a low burn rate of PONS recently and calls for promoting the decentralization of fund claims from the escrow account.

Coinbase announced the architecture and application of its internal AI system "CEEcil." This system is not just a simple chatbot; it is designed to function as an AI agent similar to a "team member," which can be @mentioned in Slack and possesses long-term memory, proactive follow-up, and judgment capabilities.CEEcil retains team context through a three-layer memory mechanism: it continuously extracts information such as decisions, blockers, and responsible parties from authorized channels in the background; integrates short-term observations into long-term summaries every night; and retrieves historical memories, recent conversations, and real-time data as needed when answering questions. The system also employs a layered model architecture, prioritizing simple queries to be processed through APIs or knowledge bases, while only delegating complex, multi-step tasks to stronger AI models to reduce costs and delays.Coinbase stated that CEEcil is currently able to assist teams in handling production incidents and answering expert knowledge that would normally take hours to obtain; in the future, it hopes to expand this model into multiple AI agents tailored for specific teams, allowing AI not only to "answer questions" but also to retain memory, actively participate, and complete actual work.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that BTC Sessions stated their team spent several weeks assisting Bitcoin holders affected by the Coldcard vulnerability in transferring their funds to safety, estimating that they protected Bitcoin worth tens of millions of dollars during this period. However, for many, it was too late.A member of the local Bitcoin community lost 90% of their Bitcoin, while another woman who spoke with them lost all of her Bitcoin. BTC Sessions stated that this could be the most severe self-custody incident in Bitcoin history. BTC Sessions indicated that this experience prompted them to rethink asset custody, with diversified security measures becoming a key lesson.

Recently, market funds have continued to concentrate on high-growth assets, driving multiple popular targets in the Gate platform's gStocks sector to strengthen collectively. According to the latest data from Gate, the AI giant PLTRG/USDT (Palantir Technologies) leads with a 24-hour increase of 5.49%, currently priced at $131.02.At the same time, consumer and financial giants are also performing strongly. COSTG/USDT (Costco) is currently priced at $955.75, up 2.36% in 24 hours; VG/USDT (Visa) is currently priced at $363.28, up 2.30% in 24 hours; WMTG/USDT (Walmart) is currently priced at $112.42, up 2.23% in 24 hours.Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 full native stock reserve mechanism, where each tokenized security corresponds to an equal number of native stocks as underlying asset support. It supports 24/7 trading, unified account management, and a minimum investment of 1 USDT with fractional share trading. Users can participate more flexibly in global popular stock investments, achieving a one-stop allocation of digital assets and traditional securities. As the ecosystem of tokenized securities continues to enrich, Gate gStocks will continue to expand more quality stocks and ETF targets, providing users with more diverse global asset allocation options.

According to the Financial Times, informed sources reveal that the Chinese AI unicorn company Moonshot AI plans to release a new large language model, Kimi K3, in the near future. This model has between 20 trillion to 30 trillion parameters, making it the largest AI model in China by parameter scale, and its performance is expected to surpass the flagship model Claude Opus 4.8 from Anthropic in mainstream benchmark tests (industry speculation suggests its parameter count is around 15 trillion to 20 trillion).Unlike the currently mainstream closed-source and expensive cutting-edge large models in the United States, Kimi K3 will be available as an open-weight model for users to download and modify for free, which may create competitive pressure for leading American labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. Currently, due to the rising service fees for large models in the U.S. (for example, Anthropic has announced a 50% price increase for Opus 4.8 in September), some overseas companies have begun to shift towards using more cost-effective Chinese open-source models.In terms of the capital market, informed sources indicate that Moonshot AI is preparing for a new round of financing, with the latest valuation expected to reach approximately $31.5 billion. Meanwhile, the valuations of other AI giants in China and the U.S. are also rising; DeepSeek is starting a new round of financing with an estimated valuation of about $71 billion, while Anthropic and OpenAI have reached valuations of $965 billion and $852 billion, respectively, in their latest round of financing. In response to the aforementioned release and financing rumors, Moonshot AI has currently declined to comment.

DeFi protocol Altura's CEO Ranveer Arora announced that due to "unprecedented" withdrawal requests over the weekend, the platform will orderly close its stablecoin yield vault. It is reported that within 24 hours prior to the announcement, Altura processed over 8.5 million USDT in instant redemptions.This wave of withdrawals was primarily influenced by market panic triggered by the severe de-pegging of another yield-bearing stablecoin, Main Street (msUSD). Although Altura officials clarified that they have no direct risk exposure to Main Street, concerns arose in the market because both projects share the same reserve proof service provider, Accountable. Currently, Altura has notified all counterparties and has begun to unwind its strategic funds in exchanges, private credit, and real-world assets (RWA) to ensure that all redemptions can be completed fairly and transparently. It is understood that the total locked value of the vault on HyperEVM once reached 39 million dollars.

Serenity posted on platform X that JPMorgan disclosed buying over 5.25% of SIVE shares, which has market significance far beyond public expectations. For U.S. institutions, $135 million is just a small amount; they are fully capable of using funds to acquire 25% of the shares; the main limitation is the number of shares available for retail investors. However, JPMorgan's buying signal will attract other large institutions to follow suit, creating a chain reaction.Due to SIVE's circulating shares being heavily shorted by Swedish hedge funds and various algorithmic funds, large U.S. institutions are beginning to build positions, which will trigger market short-covering behavior. Serenity added that this also validates its strategy: first providing investment ideas to retail investors, then letting institutions follow, thereby capturing the next round of CPO supercycle opportunities.

Jason Smith, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' fundraising committee, stated that digital asset tax legislation must receive bipartisan support; otherwise, the related bill process will not advance. Subsequently, U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford, Max Miller, Suzan DelBene, and Mike Carey jointly proposed the "Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Revenue Act" (PARITY Act). The bill aims to update digital asset tax rules, provide a clearer regulatory framework for the market, while enhancing investor protection and preventing market manipulation.Representative Steven Horsford stated that the bill will help ordinary investors participate more safely in the digital asset market and promote wealth accumulation opportunities. Max Miller believes that the current U.S. tax laws are unable to adapt to the rapid development of digital assets and modern financial technology. Currently, the PARITY Act and the advancing CLARITY Act are seen as important components of establishing a comprehensive regulatory system for crypto assets in the United States.The U.S. Congress released a tax policy discussion draft in March this year and held a bipartisan roundtable in May to discuss the tax framework for crypto assets. The market is closely watching whether the CLARITY Act can be passed by 2026. Analysts believe that if both the CLARITY Act and the PARITY Act are ultimately legislated and combined with the subsequent rule-making of the GENIUS Act, the U.S. crypto industry will welcome a clearer regulatory environment, further promoting Web3 and DeFi into the mainstream financial system.

Kelp DAO announced on Monday that after losing $293 million due to an attack by North Korea's Lazarus Group on April 18, rsETH has been fully restored after five weeks of repairs. Kelp DAO stated that the final batch of 20,373.7 rsETH has been sent to the LayerZero smart contract responsible for cross-chain transfers, officially concluding the operational phase of the rsETH recovery plan.Multiple crypto protocols contributed funds through the DeFi United initiative to assist in restoring the support for rsETH. The first batch of 25,000 rsETH was transferred on May 13, and withdrawals were reopened the next day. Currently, minting, redemption, and reward operations are all functioning normally. This attack caused a chain reaction in the DeFi lending market, with the attacker borrowing WETH using a large amount of stolen rsETH as collateral on Aave, resulting in Aave incurring $190 million in bad debt. The TVL dropped from $26.4 billion to below $14 billion and has since remained in the range of $13.9 billion to $15.1 billion without showing signs of recovery. In April, there were 25 crypto hacking incidents, resulting in total losses of $630 million.

According to official news, Gate will launch the Interstellar Exploration Program event from April 8 at 16:00 to April 23 at 16:00 (UTC+8). This event is aimed at users who are participating in trader follow trading for the first time, with a total prize pool of 66,000 USDT.During the event, users can sign up to receive a 30 USDT trading experience bonus, allowing them to experience follow trading at no cost. In addition, the platform will rank users based on the trading volume generated by following traders, with the top 100 users able to share a reward of 10,000 USDT proportionally; at the same time, users will be ranked based on the actual profit amount generated from follow trading, with the top 20 users able to share a reward of 6,000 USDT, with a maximum individual reward of 1,200 USDT.

Last night and this morning, many netizens on social media posted that "DeepSeek is down," with issues occurring on both the web and the app. Users encountered a "server busy" message, unable to start new conversations, and some even experienced lost conversation content.Upon checking, it was found that the DeepSeek server has now been restored, and users can chat normally. According to its official website's product service status log, at 2:16 AM on the 30th, it showed that DeepSeek's web/app performance was abnormal, and the issue was under investigation; by 9:13 AM, monitoring indicated that a fix had been implemented and results were being monitored.

According to Coinglass data, Bitcoin's return rate this year is currently reported at -0.76%, which may record a consecutive 6 months of decline.Historically, a similar situation has only occurred once: from August 2018 to January 2019, it fell approximately 54.8% over 6 months. Subsequently, Bitcoin experienced a consecutive 5 months of increase (from February 2019 to June 2019), with a cumulative increase of up to 208.1%.

According to CoinDesk, Amy Oldenburg, the head of digital asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, stated at the New York Digital Assets Summit that the entry of large Wall Street banks into the cryptocurrency space is not driven by concerns over missed opportunities, but rather the result of years of advancing the modernization of financial infrastructure.Oldenburg pointed out that Morgan Stanley's digital asset strategy covers multiple aspects including trading, asset management, and infrastructure. The bank plans to launch support for tokenized stock trading on its alternative trading system in the second half of 2026, which currently handles stocks, ETFs, and American Depositary Receipts.Internally, the bank is overhauling its decades-old core systems to support faster settlement and continuous trading. Oldenburg emphasized that the complexity of financial institutions' systems far exceeds the expectations of startups, and no single institution can complete the modernization transformation alone; it requires the collaborative effort of the entire global financial network.

According to Iranian state media, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that after the U.S. military attacked Iranian islands (Hark Island), U.S. ports, docks, and military bases within the UAE have become legitimate targets for strikes.On the evening of the 13th Eastern Time, U.S. President Trump posted on social media, stating that the U.S. Central Command "just" bombed the Iranian oil export hub Hark Island at his direction, "completely destroying all military targets on the island." Trump mentioned that he did not choose to destroy the island's oil infrastructure. However, he threatened that if Iran or any other country interferes in any way with the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, "I will immediately reconsider this decision."

According to Jin Ten, Asian stock markets are set to welcome new highs on Tuesday, following a further rebound in U.S. tech stocks after an AI-driven plunge. Futures for stock indices in Japan, Australia, and Hong Kong all indicate an increase, expected to drive the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index to continue its ascent after reaching a record high on Monday. Sameer Samana from Wells Fargo Investment Institute stated that the market often experiences an instinctive rebound after being sold off in certain tech sectors.

According to Antpool data, based on the current Bitcoin mining difficulty and an electricity price of $0.08 per kWh, mining machines including Antminer S19 XP+ Hyd, Bitmain M60S, and Avalon A1466I have reached the shutdown coin price. The Antminer S21 series (S21, S21+, S21 Hyd.) is close to the shutdown coin price, ranging from approximately $69,000 to $74,000.In addition, high-performance mining machines such as Antminer U3S23H and Antminer S23 Hyd have a shutdown coin price above $44,000.

In response to some community users claiming that the DeBot wallet may have been hacked and stolen, the DeBot official account posted on the X platform stating that the secure wallet address is operating normally and has not been affected. They have noted the relevant situation of certain addresses and are actively following up and handling it properly.

According to Cryptopolitan, the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) will update relevant regulations to allow the sale of certain crypto investment products to retail investors.Following the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which also proposed plans to relax restrictions on retail investment in cryptocurrency ETNs, France is following suit. Since the ban implemented in October 2025, the French AMF's adjustment of the rules will allow retail marketing of crypto index ETNs for the first time and remove the warning label requirements for eligible products. The adjusted rules by the French AMF pertain to the nature of crypto assets, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto assets that meet criteria related to market capitalization, average trading volume, and the level of regulation of trading platforms. A review of this policy change is planned for the first half of 2027.

Cryptanalysis expert Murphy (@Murphychen888) posted on social media that Bitcoin surged strongly last night, with the 4-hour K-line significantly deviating from the standard line at the $89,923 position. The current price has reached the fourth expected price line, making it less suitable to chase long positions from the current level in the short term.The analysis suggests that as long as it does not drop below $89,923, opportunities for trend-following can still be sought tomorrow. The daily K-line remains below the bearish trend line but is approaching the trend line position at $93,958. Once the daily K closes above this price, the indicators will shift to a bullish trend, with expected prices above at $95,604 and $99,108.