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According to The Block, Yuga Labs announced a management adjustment, with co-founder and CEO Greg Solano transitioning to the role of chairman of the board, and current Chief Product Officer Michael Figge taking over as CEO; Figge joined the company in 2021 and began his duties a few weeks ago. This adjustment comes as the company continues to advance its metaverse project, Otherside.

The South Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy stated that the "blockchain-based digital currency for treasury fund execution pilot project" has been selected as a topic for the 2026 targeted regulatory sandbox. According to the pilot, the government department's business promotion fees will be changed from the current government procurement card to be issued and paid using blockchain-based deposit tokens.The South Korean government claims that this move is expected to enhance the transparency of fund usage by pre-setting usable time periods and industry scopes, and to reduce the fee burden on small merchants through a no-intermediary payment structure. The pilot program is set to officially launch in the fourth quarter of this year, starting in Sejong City, with plans to gradually expand its applicability thereafter.

According to Jinshi reports, ECB board member Müller stated that the possibility of an interest rate adjustment at the April meeting cannot be ruled out.

According to official news, BitMEX Research has released a new research article proposing that in response to the risk of future quantum computers potentially breaking elliptic curve signatures, the Bitcoin network could adopt an alternative soft fork mechanism to "directly freeze" to reduce controversy and increase flexibility.The proposal revolves around "quantum-vulnerable fund freezing," but suggests avoiding the direct freezing of all related assets without evidence, instead gradually implementing security strategies through a verifiable condition-triggering mechanism. The core of the proposal is to establish a "signal vault," which contains special addresses generated using "accidental numbers" to prove that no one possesses their private keys. If passive spending occurs from that address, it will be regarded as on-chain evidence that quantum computing capabilities genuinely exist, thereby immediately triggering a comprehensive freeze of quantum-vulnerable assets.At the same time, the fund could attract capital through a multi-signature structure as a "quantum bounty," aimed at incentivizing potential attackers to expose their capabilities. The article also mentions that there is currently a BIP-361 proposal promoting the phased disabling of the old signature system and ultimately freezing risky assets, but this proposal is controversial due to its involvement in "mandatory freezing."The newly proposed "signal-trigger + security window" mechanism aims to replace the fixed-time freeze path, reducing potential system shocks while retaining Bitcoin's censorship-resistant characteristics, but it also brings complexity and execution risk trade-off issues.

According to the official announcement, the Binance Flash Exchange Regular Investment Rebate Program will terminate on May 1, 2026, at 7:59. At that time, flash exchange regular investment transactions will no longer receive rebate rewards from this program.The qualified rebates accumulated by users in April 2026 will be fully distributed before the end of May 2026. The existing regular investment program will continue to operate, but the rebate incentives will cease.

Anthropic recently received investment intentions from multiple venture capital firms, with some offers corresponding to a company valuation as high as $800 billion, significantly above its current valuation level.Previously, Anthropic completed a round of financing in February this year, with a valuation of approximately $380 billion; while the secondary market Caplight shows that its valuation has risen to about $688 billion. Data indicates that the company's annualized revenue has grown to approximately $30 billion, a substantial increase compared to the end of last year.Market participants indicate that with the rapid development of AI models and related products, investor interest in Anthropic continues to rise, and the company is also seen as a potential IPO candidate.

According to Bloomberg, Carlyle Group raised $1.5 billion in the first round of fundraising for its newly established asset-backed investment fund, as the private equity giant continues to expand its credit business.Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors participated in the fund—Carlyle Asset-Backed Income Fund. Unlike most fixed-term credit funds, this fund will adopt a "perpetual" structure with no set expiration date. The individual requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the information.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the financial disclosures of Federal Reserve Chair nominee Waller show that he holds early-stage investments through employment-related investment vehicles, covering a wide range of areas, including some crypto infrastructure projects. The projects involved include: Compound (decentralized lending protocol), Optimism and Blast (Ethereum Layer 2 network), as well as Solana, in addition to trading infrastructure, crypto investment firms, and platforms in various fields such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology. These holdings appear to be relatively small, with poor liquidity, and have not generated reportable income, indicating a preference for indirect venture capital-style exposure rather than direct, tradable liquid assets.

According to market news, Deutsche Börse invested $200 million in the cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has initiated a compensation program for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud case, with over $40 million in forfeited assets available for payout.The program is aimed at investors who purchased OneCoin and incurred net losses between 2014 and 2019. U.S. prosecutors stated that this move is intended to return some of the illicit proceeds to the victims. OneCoin was initiated by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Greenwood, with the related fraud exceeding $4 billion. Ignatova has been missing since 2017, and Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023.

According to reports from Yicai, the Ministry of Education and four other departments issued the "Artificial Intelligence + Education" Action Plan. It mentions improving the intelligence literacy and skills of a wide range of teachers. Standards for teachers' intelligence literacy will be established, clarifying the artificial intelligence literacy competencies that teachers should possess. Artificial intelligence literacy training will be conducted in a layered and categorized manner based on the needs of different positions, achieving full coverage through various methods. A contextual assessment system will be constructed, and intelligent, gradient assessment tools will be developed, encouraging schools and regions to carry out large-scale assessments of teacher literacy, and to enhance teachers' literacy and capabilities based on assessment results.Promote the reform of teacher training programs by incorporating knowledge of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence into the curriculum system, updating the knowledge system. Include artificial intelligence in the content of teacher qualification examinations and certifications, and establish intelligent education projects in national and provincial teaching achievement awards to stimulate the endogenous motivation for innovation in artificial intelligence.

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 CoinShares research report (Issue 281), last week, digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of $1.1 billion, the highest weekly level this year. The main reasons were that the U.S. CPI data was lower than expected and signs of a ceasefire in the situation in Iran, leading to a significant rebound in market risk appetite.In terms of asset distribution, Bitcoin led with a weekly inflow of $871 million, accumulating nearly $2 billion year-to-date; Ethereum saw a significant improvement in sentiment with an inflow of $196.5 million, but it still maintained a net outflow year-to-date; XRP had an inflow of $19.3 million; Solana experienced a slight outflow of $2.5 million. Notably, short Bitcoin products had an inflow of $20.2 million during the same period, marking the largest weekly inflow since November 2024, indicating that hedging demand still exists.On a regional level, the U.S. dominated this round of inflows, accounting for 95% of the total at $1.06 billion; Germany, Canada, and Switzerland recorded inflows of $34.6 million, $7.8 million, and $6.9 million, respectively. Trading volume increased by 13% week-on-week, but the weekly trading volume of $2.1 billion remains below the year-to-date average of $3.1 billion, and total assets under management have rebounded to early February levels.

Varys Capital's head of venture capital, Tom Dunleavy, posted on X that the financing environment in the cryptocurrency market has changed dramatically over the past six months. Previously, VCs had to constantly network, write content, appear on podcasts, participate in Spaces, promote their investment logic, and make countless calls every week to invest in good projects... But now, as long as there is money to spend, that's enough. Current projects are being "pushed in front of VCs," without VCs having to actively dig for them; as long as others know you have funds, projects will come knocking.Most VC firms are now in one of the following three states: they are out of money, they are shifting to later stages (Series A and beyond), or they are fundraising (but not smoothly). Fundraising that used to take 2-3 weeks now often drags on for 2-3 months. Projects with questionable business models or those that simply replicate the latest hot narratives can no longer secure new funding or follow-on investments (which is a good thing).Currently, there may be fewer than 20 firms that are still making pre-seed/seed investments. VCs can basically choose the projects they want to invest in at their leisure and have more time to conduct due diligence. The investment cycle in 2025 and 2026 is likely to become a historically significant "golden opportunity," but the premise is that VCs can hold on.

According to market news, Hyperliquid founder Jeffrey Yan received an investment intention based on a valuation of about $1 billion and a scale of about $100 million less than a year after the project went live. However, after careful consideration, he ultimately chose to reject the investment terms.Reports indicate that before and after the financing proposal was made, the team had been continuously using personal funds to maintain operations, consuming the founder's personal finances each month to cover project costs. During the investor's engagement, Jeff communicated with several entrepreneurs and VCs about the nature and significance of financing, but he was never convinced that external capital could enhance its intrinsic value. Ultimately, he clearly informed the team on Monday that he would reject the financing proposal.Relevant insiders described that the team members managing funds were shocked by this decision, as several preparations had already been made around the financing. Jeff's core reason was that Hyperliquid is not a traditional company but an on-chain protocol that needs to maintain neutrality. He believed that once external equity capital was introduced, it could undermine the protocol's permissionless and neutral positioning, conflicting with its long-term design goals.He had previously stated that if Bitcoin had accepted VC financing in its early days, its neutrality narrative might have been weakened. Following the same logic, he chose to continue maintaining Hyperliquid's investor-free structure and to support part of the operating expenses with personal funds in the long term. On January 28, 2024, he summarized the project's principles on social media: · No investors · No paid market makers · No fees charged to the development team (or the development team does not take fees) · No insiders (or internal privileged participants). This statement is also seen as a core footnote to Hyperliquid's extreme decentralization/decapitalization approach.

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 L2BEAT analysis, users of the Ethereum Layer 2 network Scroll were overcharged more than $50,000 in transaction fees within about four days last week. The reason is that the Scroll team manually adjusted two rate multipliers in their Gas price oracle six times within six days, increasing each by 2 to 10 times, cumulatively raising the L1 data cost parameter to 1,280 times the original benchmark.Approximately 139,000 affected transactions originally had a total cost of only about $280, but were actually charged over $50,000, with automated bots accounting for the vast majority. L2BEAT pointed out that the overcharging was not an issue with the sequencer, but rather stemmed from the team's multiplier adjustments executed through a multi-signature wallet. This incident has raised questions about whether Scroll had previously subsidized users with rates below cost to maintain activity. According to DeFiLlama data, Scroll currently has a TVL of only $24 million, down 96% from its peak of $585 million in October 2024. As of the time of publication, Scroll has not publicly responded.

The National Internet Information Office, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced the "Interim Measures for the Management of Humanized Interactive Services in Artificial Intelligence," which will take effect on July 15, 2026.The "Measures" implement the concept of people-oriented and benevolent intelligence, clarifying the principle that the country insists on balancing development and security, promoting innovation and legal governance, encouraging innovative development of humanized interactive services, and implementing inclusive, prudent, and classified regulatory measures for humanized interactive services; it proposes measures to promote humanized interactive services, clarifying support for technological research and development innovation, and encouraging orderly expansion of applications in related fields such as cultural dissemination and elderly companionship.It stipulates the basic requirements for providing humanized interactive services, clearly stating that activities that generate harm to national security, honor, and interests, incite subversion of state power, or overthrow the socialist system are prohibited, and specifies the safety management obligations of humanized interactive service providers; it improves the protection system for the rights and interests of internet users, stipulating the obligations of humanized interactive service providers regarding the protection of minors, the elderly, and personal information.In addition, the "Measures" also stipulate systems for safety assessments, algorithm filing, and guiding the promotion of the construction of safe service platforms for artificial intelligence sandboxes.