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Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) recalled in his new book that after the "9·4" regulatory policy was introduced in 2017, venture capital firms as a whole became more cautious, and Sequoia Capital, which had originally expressed investment intentions, also paused related cooperation. He stated, "Seeing the venture capitalists collectively silent during our most difficult September, I was actually quite disappointed."CZ revealed that prior to this, Sequoia had expressed investment interest at the beginning of He Yi's joining, but chose to wait and see in light of the policy impact. Subsequently, Binance achieved rapid growth from September to October, with the number of users increasing from about 20,000 in August to about 120,000 by late October, ranking among the top ten exchanges globally and becoming profitable.CZ stated that by the end of October, after the risk phase had basically passed, Sequoia re-expressed its investment intentions, but they had proposed to raise the valuation requirement. Ultimately, the two sides could not reach an agreement due to valuation differences. The other party then proposed to pursue legal proceedings, and a week later, four large boxes of legal documents were delivered. CZ said this was the "first time in his life becoming a defendant." CZ mentioned that he later learned that the lawsuit was led by Sequoia's legal team in the U.S., who are skilled at using the media to create public opinion, "the media reporters knew before I, the party involved."

The decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter announced the launch of the Token Verification API (VRFD), allowing Launchpads, DEXs, and AI agents to directly integrate verification functions into the token creation process, achieving programmatic verification.The API uses a three-step process: developers create and sign a transaction to burn 1,000 JUP on Solana, then submit the verification request along with the token metadata update. This transaction does not require Gas fees, and developers do not need to hold SOL to pay transaction fees; they only need to hold at least 1,000 JUP in their wallet to submit. Jupiter is positioning VRFD as the standard infrastructure for all projects on Solana.

Sky Governance announced on April 7 two structural upgrade proposals aimed at strengthening the capital protection framework of the protocol. The two proposals are: implementing a stronger solvency buffer mechanism and adopting a more sustainable staking reward model, with the goal of consolidating the long-term stability of the protocol and placing credibility above the pursuit of short-term gains.Sky Protocol pointed out that its yield-bearing stablecoin sUSDS is the largest in its category, attributing this success to the protocol's unique risk positioning compared to its competitors.

According to Bloomberg, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has officially released guidelines for financial institutions and their fintech subsidiaries regarding the use of stablecoins.FDIC Chairman Travis Hill stated at a board meeting in Washington on Tuesday that the new guidelines will establish corresponding regulations on reserve assets, stablecoin redemptions, permissible activities, and capital requirements, in response to the growing trend of digital currency applications in the financial system.

According to Fortune, Zaheer Ebtikar, the founder of the crypto hedge fund Split Capital, announced the closure of the fund and officially joined the stablecoin startup Plasma as Chief Strategy Officer. Ebtikar stated that the closure of the fund was not due to poor performance, but rather because he believes that the crypto hedge fund business model is no longer viable. Ebtikar pointed out that the launch of digital asset ETFs by traditional financial institutions such as BlackRock and Fidelity has allowed institutional investors to allocate crypto assets directly through compliant channels, leading to a significant decline in demand for crypto hedge funds. Meanwhile, the crypto venture capital sector has also experienced a "mass elimination," with the prices of mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum having dropped nearly 50% from their historical highs in 2025.

This morning, 60,000 ETH were redeemed from Ethereum staking and transferred to Coinbase. According to analysis by Yu Jin, the owner of this ETH is Andrew Keys, co-founder of DARMA Capital, and this ETH has been staked for nearly 5 years.In recent days, these ETH have been largely redeemed and aggregated, then transferred to Coinbase. During the nearly 5 years of staking, these ETH earned approximately 18% in coin-based returns (16,000 ETH, worth 34.2 million USD).

In the early morning of the 7th local time, Iranian sources cited unnamed sources stating that an explosion occurred in the Jubail Industrial City in northeastern Saudi Arabia, which was subjected to a large-scale attack involving American capital.Reports indicate that the Jubail Industrial City is one of the world's important petrochemical production bases, with an annual output of approximately 60 million tons of petrochemical products, accounting for 6% to 8% of global total production. The area is home to several large petrochemical companies and projects. Among them, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation is one of the main investors in this industrial area. Additionally, the Sadara project, which involves American company Dow Chemical, and projects jointly invested by Saudi Aramco and French TotalEnergies are also located in this industrial area.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams tweeted that after the Uniswap API integrated with the MetaMask aggregation trading routing system a month ago, it currently accounts for about 40% of its swap transaction share. He also stated that Uniswap has made the API key available for free to all developers.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted on the X platform, stating that a global consensus has formed that Bitcoin is "digital capital," and the market structure is undergoing a fundamental transformation. He believes that the traditional "four-year cycle" is no longer applicable, and Bitcoin's price will primarily be driven by capital flows.Michael Saylor also pointed out that the future banking system and digital credit will determine Bitcoin's growth path, while warning that the greatest risk comes from "iatrogenic" protocol changes driven by erroneous ideas, which could cause unnecessary disruption and damage to the network.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate had a net capital inflow of over 95.19 million USD in 7 days, ranking first in the world.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies released strong fundamental signals in "traditional finance entry" and "small and mid-cap dollar-cost averaging":$20 million insurance capital entry: Corebridge Financial (NYSE: $CRBG) disclosed yesterday that the board has approved a $20 million Bitcoin allocation plan. As one of the largest retirement and life insurance providers in the U.S., this move marks the beginning of risk-averse "insurance capital" incorporating BTC into long-term reserves.100% monthly retention: Iris Energy (NASDAQ: $IREN) released its unaudited production report for March yesterday, confirming that its monthly output of 450 BTC has been fully transferred to cold wallets, officially joining the "zero-sale mining company" club.5% cash flow conversion: Beyond Inc. (NYSE: $BYON) (formerly Overstock) updated its corporate treasury guidelines yesterday, announcing that it will convert 5% of its free cash flow at the end of each quarter into Bitcoin, reviving its hard asset strategy as an early crypto payment evangelist in North America.Bond issuance to acquire 50 BTC: Cathedra Bitcoin (TSX-V: $CBIT) announced yesterday the completion of a $4 million priority secured bond issuance, with the raised funds fully used during the trading day to purchase 50 BTC at market price.Century-old institution launches custody: State Street (NYSE: $STT) officially opened its enterprise-level digital asset custody vault to Nasdaq and NYSE listed companies yesterday. The implementation of this compliant infrastructure directly removes the audit barriers for hundreds of conservative companies to purchase cryptocurrency.

According to Jinshi News, Blue Cat Capital's pre-market decline in US stocks once expanded to 10%.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), addresses related to HashKey Capital transferred 596,000 StakeStone ($STO) to Binance 3 hours ago, valued at approximately $540,000 at the time of transfer.This batch of tokens was credited 5 months ago, when it was valued at about $69,000, appreciating approximately 7 times during the holding period. Previously, the price of $STO rose from $0.1 to $1.8 in just over a day.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the total unrealized loss of the two addresses of "Abraxas Capital," the largest position holder in crude oil on Hyperliquid, has expanded to 9.7 million dollars.These addresses had been continuously rolling over their positions at low levels last night and this morning. Currently, the total scale of WTI and Brent oil has reached 159 million dollars, including: 5x BRENTOIL short position: scale 102 million dollars, average price about 103 dollars; 5x WTIOIL short position: scale 56.99 million dollars, average price about 98.6 dollars.

Bitfinex released a report indicating that BTC ETFs recorded net inflows of $69.4 million and $114 million, ending a previous two-week trend of outflows. However, structurally, ARK Invest and Fidelity remain the main players, while the capital inflow for BlackRock's IBIT is limited, reflecting that institutional demand remains cautious.In addition, the funding rates in the derivatives market remained negative for most of the first quarter, indicating a continued dominance of short positions, with traders still inclined to pay for downside risk. Currently, there is a liquidation cluster below Bitcoin's price of about $66,500; if the price rises, it may trigger a short squeeze. However, overall, the market's confidence in this round of rebound remains insufficient.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate's net capital inflow over 7 days exceeded 31.19 million USD, ranking third in the world.

Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic posted on the X platform that the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini disclosed in its latest filing that as of December 31, 2025, it still has 4,619 BTC in loans outstanding to the related party Winklevoss Capital, amounting to approximately $314 million at current prices. The document shows that the annual interest rate for such loans is 4%–8%, and there is no fixed maturity date, but the lender can request repayment at any time with written notice.Historically, Gemini has borrowed over 11,000 BTC and 133,000 ETH from Winklevoss Capital.

According to Arkham data, at 03:47, 1000 ETH (worth approximately 2.09 million USD) was transferred from Cumberland DRW to Arrington XRP Capital.