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According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve pointed out in the Beige Book released on April 16 that economic activity in most regions of the United States continues to grow at a moderate to slight pace amid a new round of uncertainty triggered by the war in Iran and rising energy costs. Overall price increases remain moderate, but energy and fuel costs have risen significantly across all 12 Federal Reserve districts. The report indicates that the Middle East conflict is seen as a major source of uncertainty, increasing the complexity of businesses' decisions regarding hiring, pricing, and capital investment, with many businesses adopting a wait-and-see attitude. The data is as of April 6 and reflects the initial impact of the war on the U.S. economy.

According to Jin Ten, Chicago Federal Reserve President Goolsbee stated on Tuesday that if the Iran war leads to persistently high oil prices, thereby slowing the process of inflation returning to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the Federal Reserve may not lower interest rates until 2027. He mentioned that he originally thought there could be multiple rate cuts in 2026, but if inflation remains high, the timing of rate cuts will be delayed. His confidence has weakened, noting that in some cases, interest rates may be raised.

According to Jinshi, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the U.S. should "watch and wait" before lowering interest rates.

Ahead of the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran this weekend, oil prices have risen but remain below $100 per barrel. Emmanuel Belostreino, head of global crude oil and geopolitical market data at Kpler, stated, "The outcome of the negotiations, especially whether a viable shipping navigation agreement can be formed, is a key variable in determining whether the current backlog situation can begin to ease."In early European trading, both WTI and Brent crude oil continued to rise, currently reported at $99.7 per barrel and $97.6 per barrel, respectively. Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz remains largely frozen, and supply disruptions keep the market tense. Iran's attacks on Saudi Arabia's main export route (the East-West pipeline) have resulted in a daily reduction of approximately 700,000 barrels in the pipeline's delivery capacity.

CME Group announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI), further enriching its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives product line, and is currently awaiting approval from regulatory authorities. Market participants can choose between mini contracts or standard contracts: 1. AVAX futures: 5,000 AVAX, mini AVAX futures: 500 AVAX; 2. SUI futures: 50,000 SUI, mini SUI futures: 5,000 SUI.

Charles Schwab stated that its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Premier Bank, will offer direct trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum through Schwab Crypto accounts. CEO Rick Wurster mentioned that the service is planned to begin limited testing in the second quarter of 2026 and will officially launch in the first half of the year. The waiting list is currently open, and the initial service area covers most of the United States except for New York and Louisiana. Users must hold a Charles Schwab brokerage account to apply, and the service will not initially support external cryptocurrency deposits or withdrawals. As of February, Charles Schwab manages a total of $12.22 trillion in assets and has 38.9 million active brokerage accounts.

According to the official Twitter announcement, the TRON ecosystem Easter Creator Challenge officially starts today, with a total prize pool of 500 USDT inviting all users to participate. The event runs from now until April 6. Participants need to create poster works themed around Easter, incorporating elements from any TRON ecosystem project (JUST / SUN / AINFT / BitTorrent / WINkLink), publish them on the X platform, and tag the involved project parties and 3 friends, adding the topic #TRONEasterFun to successfully participate. This event offers a first prize of 200 USDT, a second prize of 100 USDT, and a third prize of 50 USDT, along with a 150 USDT lucky prize shared among 10 creators. We sincerely invite all community members to actively participate, empowering the ecosystem with creativity and conveying value through their works. The TRON ecosystem will continue to promote diversified community building, and we look forward to your wonderful presentations.

Bitcoin is currently maintaining a range-bound oscillation pattern. Under the multiple pressures of the macro environment, market liquidity continues to be constrained, and the price direction remains unclear. Analysis indicates that the interplay of energy prices, monetary policy, and geopolitical risks has led to a compression of liquidity, causing the market to enter a "wait-and-see period." The current market is not lacking in structure but rather in incremental funds.Recently, Bitcoin has stabilized after experiencing volatility, with selling pressure easing somewhat, while ETF fund flows have shown a slight net inflow. However, spot demand remains weak, and the imbalance between supply and demand limits price breakthroughs. From a technical perspective, Bitcoin has found support in the $67,000-$69,000 range, with a key resistance level forming around $72,000. Analysts state that there is a "liquidity gap" above this range, and once effectively broken, the price could quickly rise to the $82,000 area; however, until demand shows significant improvement, the market will continue to maintain an oscillating pattern.On the macro level, high energy prices, global central banks maintaining high interest rates, and uncertainties in the Middle East collectively exacerbate market concerns about "stagflation" risks. Kraken Research points out that the combination of slowing growth and inflationary pressures complicates the policy path and suppresses the performance of risk assets. Against this backdrop, the market has entered a "liquidity compression phase."Bitunix analysis suggests that the mismatch of multiple macro factors has compressed funds into a narrow range, with Bitcoin acting more as a risk appetite indicator rather than a trend trading target. In terms of funds, the March spot Bitcoin ETF recorded a net inflow of approximately $1.5 billion, an improvement from the net outflow in February, but still below January levels, indicating cautious institutional fund inflows. The derivatives market is leaning defensive, with funding rates remaining negative and high demand for downside protection; meanwhile, spot trading volume has not shown sustained growth, indicating limited market participation. Overall, Bitcoin has not yet formed a clear breakthrough or downward trend, and is currently closer to a "accumulation and consolidation" phase, with future movements still dependent on macro data, policy signals, and changes in geopolitical situations.

Greeks.live posted an analysis on platform X, indicating that Bitcoin is currently maintaining a rebound at $71,000, with the crisis of decline temporarily alleviated. The implied volatility (IV) across various major maturities has shown a significant decline, with mid to short-term IV dropping over 5% from its peak and more than 3% compared to two days ago. Ethereum's mid to short-term IV has decreased over 8% from its peak and more than 5% compared to two days ago.Skew has fully rebounded, with many put options established during the crisis being closed out, restoring a balance between bearish and bullish forces. This Friday marks the quarterly expiration, with over 40% of options expiring, and the most concentrated strike at $75,000 remains a strong resistance level. (Note: Skew typically refers to the difference in implied volatility of options with different strike prices; an upward movement in this indicator usually indicates a warming market risk appetite and an increase in bullish sentiment.)

According to Bloomberg, the stablecoin issuer Tether's plan to raise up to $20 billion has been paused, awaiting the results of its first comprehensive financial audit.Tether announced on March 24 that it has hired one of the Big Four accounting firms for the audit, stating that this will be the largest initial audit in the history of financial markets, but did not disclose the specific firm name or audit timeline.The fundraising was originally planned to be completed by the end of 2025, with a target valuation of $500 billion, but has been postponed multiple times. Despite the audit pause, some potential investors have still expressed willingness to support. Tether's Chief Financial Officer stated that the company has been operating according to the Big Four audit standards and the audit will be completed. The company is working with banks such as Cantor Fitzgerald, Morgan Stanley, and BTG Pactual to advance the fundraising.

Greeks.live posted an analysis on platform X, indicating that Bitcoin is currently maintaining a rebound at $71,000, with the crisis of decline temporarily alleviated. The implied volatility (IV) across various major maturities has shown a significant decline, with the mid to short-term IV dropping over 5% from its peak and more than 3% compared to two days ago. Ethereum's mid to short-term IV has decreased over 8% from its peak and more than 5% compared to two days ago.Skew has fully rebounded, with many put options established during the crisis being closed out, restoring a balance between bearish and bullish forces. This Friday marks the quarterly expiration, with over 40% of options expiring, and the most concentrated $75,000 remains a strong resistance level. (Note: Skew typically refers to the difference in implied volatility of options with different strike prices; an upward movement in this indicator usually indicates a warming of market risk appetite and an increase in bullish sentiment.)

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that at best it is just inflation stagnation, and the Federal Reserve is waiting for this situation to dissipate, while new shocks have emerged.

According to official news, Binance announced that AI Pro is about to launch. Previously, Binance had started internal testing of "Binance AI" for some users, and the new AI feature allows users to create OpenClawAI Agent with one click on the platform.

Yili Hua posted on platform X, stating: "The Middle East war is lasting longer than expected. Although this is not very Trump-like, Russia has been caught off guard, and it turns out that the world's hegemon is also far beyond expectations. In this situation, oil prices continue to rise, and the only strategy for all assets is to seek safety. Fortunately, we are only looking for rebounds rather than reversals. After triggering stop losses, we calmly wait for the situation to clarify.Since the 1011 incident, the entire cryptocurrency industry has seen a continuous decline in liquidity. The 1011 incident wiped out the most active middle-class investors in crypto, and various trading restrictions from leading platforms have pushed market enthusiasm to freezing point. The normal rebound that should have occurred after a significant drop has disappeared. However, the extreme freezing point this year will also present the biggest opportunity for bottom fishing, just like the last round when BTC dropped to 16,000. As for whether you bottomed at 16,000 or 20,000, it makes no difference."

According to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum client team is testing a mechanism called Fast Confirmation Rules (FCR), aimed at compressing the deposit confirmation time from L1 to L2 networks and exchanges to about 13 seconds, reducing it by up to 98% compared to existing solutions. This mechanism was proposed by Ethereum researcher Julian Ma.FCR determines whether a block can be considered confirmed by evaluating the validators' attestations, rather than relying on the traditional block depth counting method. Its operation is based on two premises: that network message propagation is fast enough, and that no single entity holds more than 25% of the staked ETH. Currently, most users rely on canonical bridges to complete asset transfers, which typically require waiting about 13 minutes; some exchanges and L2s have adopted "k-depth" confirmation rules to shorten the wait, but this method lacks formal security guarantees.FCR can be deployed without a hard fork, and nodes can independently enable it without the need for coordination across the entire network. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed support for this, believing that the mechanism can provide "hard guarantees" for transactions within a single time slot (about 12 seconds) under specific network conditions. However, there are still voices of skepticism in the community, with some users concerned about whether its trust assumptions can hold up under network pressure. Currently, client and API integration work is still ongoing.

Recently, there have been reports that the first batch of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong will be granted to HSBC, Standard Chartered, and the local virtual asset trading platform OSL. We have inquired through the channels of HSBC and Standard Chartered's subsidiaries in China for verification, but neither has provided a positive response. However, an insider from one of the foreign banks revealed: "We are still waiting for formal news from the regulators."

特朗普今晨表示，美联储主席**"杰罗姆·太晚·鲍威尔"**今天在哪里？他应该立刻降息，而不是等下一次会议。

According to Jin10, U.S. President Trump stated that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should cut interest rates immediately, rather than waiting for the next meeting.