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The decentralized AI economic protocol Mindra AI announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing, with participation from LandScape Capital, Harbor Digital Ventures, and Candaq Fintech Group.Mindra AI stated that the funds from this round will primarily be used to accelerate the development of its full-stack four-layer protocol, advancing the construction of the dynamic reasoning routing layer, Agent collaboration ecosystem, AI-Fi (computing power financialization), and the economic value flywheel, creating a decentralized "Intelligence Grid" to fundamentally address issues such as the centralized monopoly of AI reasoning infrastructure, algorithmic black boxes, and ecological fragility.It is reported that Mindra AI is a full-stack decentralized AI economic protocol that breaks the smart hegemony and reshapes AI production relations through dynamic reasoning routing, Agent cross-chain collaboration, and AI-Fi (computing power financialization).

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined Upbit's business partners, which are relatively limited and mainly focused on areas such as blockchain infrastructure and compliance services. This is closely related to South Korea's unique and strict regulatory framework: under a system environment centered on real-name systems, VASP regulation, and anti-money laundering, exchanges are required to take greater responsibility for the flow of funds and user identities, making Upbit more inclined to develop its own systems and build localized capabilities rather than extensively introducing external partners.From the disclosed structure, on the technical side, infrastructure capabilities are strengthened through Lambda256, Aptos, and others; on the compliance level, service providers such as VerifyVASP, Chainalysis, and Crystal Intelligence are introduced; and supplementary funding and liquidity are provided through Circle and Naver Pay. Additionally, Upbit quickly built trading capabilities relying on its cooperation with Bittrex since its launch in 2017.On the branding side, Upbit has explored NFT entertainment collaborations with Hybe and has laid out plans in esports (LCK) and signed top players like Faker, while also becoming a primary partner of the Korean Sports Council. However, as the popularity of NFTs and the metaverse has declined, the influence of related entertainment collaborations has weakened. Related compilation: [Upbit Web3 Partner Network Compilation (continuously updated)](https://cn

According to Jinshi reports, San Francisco Fed President Daly stated on Wednesday that despite the uncertainty and volatility brought by the Iran war, the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain in "good shape." She pointed out that consumers are still spending and businesses are still investing. Daly mentioned that although there are concerns about rising inflation, the labor market is stabilizing at a good level.

According to the official website of the Cardano Foundation, Cardano and the venture capital firm Draper Dragon announced the launch of the Orion Fund (Draper Dragon Ecosystem Fund), with a target size of $80 million, aimed at investing in Cardano native and integrated projects, focusing on Real-World Assets (RWA) and institutional-grade DeFi, to enhance Cardano's TVL and on-chain activity.The fund is managed by Draper Dragon, with the Cardano Foundation providing ecological and technical support as the constitutional manager, and part of the profits will be funneled back to the Cardano treasury through the non-ownership entity Arouet Holdings. Draper University will act as an acceleration partner to provide startup acceleration and talent development. The fund will prioritize projects that utilize the UTXO model to bridge Bitcoin liquidity and Cardano functionality, and will enhance transparency and community oversight through a public KPI dashboard and quarterly ecological roundtables.

In response to the tweet "Helius CEO announces the next round of the crypto cycle is coming," Solana co-founder Toly replied that cheaper, faster, and lower-risk financial methods will ultimately prevail over all alternatives. Immutable, formally verified software. The admin key contains on-chain immutable policies, such as time locks. All truly interesting things in the financial sector, like criminals, involve extremely broad aspects. Therefore, anything complex cannot be separated from admin privileges.

According to the latest data from Dune and Visa, Ethereum's market share in the supply of non-USD stablecoins has dropped from 90% at the beginning of 2023 to 65% in February 2026, indicating that other blockchains are rapidly capturing the market. Nevertheless, Ethereum remains the primary chain for stablecoin issuance.It is noteworthy that Ethereum ranks only fifth in the number of independent senders in the stablecoin network, but the overall user adoption rate of the ecosystem continues to grow, with independent senders increasing from 2,000 at the same time last year to 12,000, reflecting the accelerated expansion of the stablecoin ecosystem.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated in its latest report that Tokenized Finance is not a simple upgrade of traditional finance, but rather a structural transformation. It replaces intermediaries with smart contracts and shared ledgers, restructuring the architecture of global markets. Currently, the scale of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has reached $27.5 billion, with tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds exceeding $12 billion.The IMF pointed out that while tokenization can achieve near-instant settlement and 24/7 trading, its speed, automation, and programmability may amplify systemic risks, rapidly spreading liquidity crises under market pressure, lacking the buffering effect of traditional settlement delays.

The artificial intelligence industry is transitioning from generative AI and model inference acceleration to the era of intelligent agents, entering a new phase of rapid development. Landscape Fund officially announced a multi-million dollar strategic investment in Zhihui Cloud World, firmly optimistic about the continuous growth of Token consumption in the intelligent agent scenarios in mainland China, with a focus on laying out the intelligent agent computing power scheduling and cloud service track.Zhihui Cloud World focuses on the artificial intelligence infrastructure platform, cloud computing services, and computing power scheduling technology, providing stable and efficient computing power support and technical solutions for large model training, inference, and the commercialization of AI intelligent agents. With the collaborative efforts of multiple intelligent agents and the large-scale implementation of enterprise-level intelligent agents, the demand for Token invocation and computing power is experiencing explosive growth, indicating clear growth potential for the company's business.Landscape Fund stated that this round of financing will help Zhihui Cloud World solidify its technological foundation, expand computing power scale, optimize intelligent agent service efficiency, further seize the dividends of the industrialization of intelligent agents, and promote the upgrade of China's AI intelligent agent infrastructure.

According to the British Daily Telegraph, Trump stated that he is seriously considering withdrawing the United States from NATO after the alliance did not join his war against Iran. Trump referred to NATO as a "paper tiger" and said that the U.S. exit from the alliance is "no longer up for consideration." This is the strongest signal to date indicating that the White House no longer views Europe as a reliable defense partner after allies refused to respond to Trump's request to send warships to re-enter the Strait of Hormuz.When asked if he would reconsider U.S. membership in the alliance after the conflict ends, Trump replied, "I would say that is no longer up for consideration. I have never been convinced by NATO. I have always known they are a paper tiger, by the way, and Putin knows that too." Trump added, "We have always been automatically involved, including with Ukraine. Ukraine is not our problem. This is a test, we support them there, but they do not support us."

Last night, the US and Iran simultaneously released signals of reconciliation, and the market reacted noticeably. Bitcoin quickly rebounded above $68,000, which also allowed it to narrowly escape a six consecutive monthly decline, ultimately closing March up 1.62%. Looking ahead to April, Bitcoin has historically experienced 8 increases and 5 decreases, with an average return of 13.06% and a median increase of 7.27%.

Bitcoin security researcher and Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake published a discussion on the timeline for quantum computing to crack Bitcoin.Justin Drake believes that the findings of Google's quantum AI white paper are conservative. "By 2032, quantum computers will have at least a 10% chance of recovering the secp256k1 ECDSA private key from leaked public keys. While it still feels unlikely that a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) will emerge before 2030, it is undoubtedly time to start preparing."Justin Drake also stated that achieving commercially viable Bitcoin proof of work through Grover's algorithm will not happen in the short term. "We are talking about decades, or even centuries later. This observation should help shift the focus of the discussion onto ECDSA and Schnorr. As an unofficial Bitcoin security researcher, I still believe that Bitcoin proof of work has failed due to the reduction in the security budget."