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OKX founder and CEO Star responded to the tweet "Xu Mingxing rarely attends Hong Kong meetings," stating that he will gradually distance himself from the rumors and focus more on internal management, strategy, and technological products. OKX is also abandoning businesses it is not good at, concentrating on building great products, a comprehensive compliance and governance system, and establishing long-term, solid trust with regulators.He mentioned that the people in the photo are all old friends, and he is also an investor in some of the companies. Although there has been competition among peers in the past, essentially, everyone has worked together for many years and are all close brothers.At the same time, he acknowledged some inherent flaws in his personality—low emotional intelligence, being too straightforward, overly serious, and too persistent about right and wrong, as well as not being good at handling complex interpersonal relationships and individual business negotiations.

According to Fortune, BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ticker ETHB) launched today, with a management fee of 0.25% (temporary promotional rate of 0.12%). It also charges an 18% commission on the total staking yield from approximately $318 million in staked ETH, which is shared between BlackRock and Coinbase.Based on the current staking yield of about 2.74% for ETH, the 18% commission roughly equates to a total return of 49 basis points. Falconedge CEO Roy Kashi believes that this 18% covers costs such as custody, risk of forfeiture, validator fees, and brand premium, estimating the operational cost baseline for the staking ETF to be around 5%. Richard Shorten, founder of GlobalStake, pointed out that there are still many hidden fees before the yield reaches the ETF.Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos, stated that 18% is not outrageous for institutional products but expects it to compress to 15% or even 10% in the future. Harriet Browning, Vice President of Sales at Twinstake, warned that excessive fee competition could lead some providers to lower standards in security and transparency. Currently, this commission is still lower than the maximum 25% rate that retail investors pay for directly staking ETH on mainstream crypto platforms. Financial advisor Tyrone Ross questioned whether it is worth ceding 18% of staking yields to BlackRock and Coinbase.

According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed company Currenc Group Inc. has commissioned Securitize to tokenize its common stock, a move that will enable features such as around-the-clock trading, fractional ownership, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications for the stock.Securitize is currently a leading institution in the tokenization space and has recently been entrusted to participate in the construction of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) around-the-clock tokenized securities platform.It is worth noting that in the field of on-chain compliant stock issuance, SuperState has previously accumulated a significant amount of business, with institutions such as Galaxy, Forward, and SharpLink choosing to complete on-chain stock issuance through its platform.

According to Decrypt, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a report stating that banning stablecoin yield products would only increase community bank loan volumes by 0.026% (approximately $500 million), with the overall banking sector loan increment also being only 0.02%, resulting in a net welfare cost of $800 million. The report directly refuted the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) warning that small banks would lose $1.3 trillion in deposits.At the time of the report's release, the Clarity Act, which regulates stablecoin yields, was still stalled in Congress. Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that the bill would enter the review process in the second half of April and aims to complete legislation before May.

The March review of the TRON ecosystem star has been officially released, with significant achievements driven by the community and a continuously warming atmosphere for ecological co-construction. TRON founder Justin Sun personally recognized several outstanding creators.At the same time, creators who successfully completed the March creation milestone will receive a "Sunshine Reward" of 100 USDT (distributed in $TRX) each. The TRON ECO will further upgrade the reward mechanism in the future, expand the prize pool, and continue to empower high-quality creators and co-builders, working together with global community members to promote the continuous growth of the TRON ecosystem's influence.

Claude Code Product Manager Noah Zweben posted, "/autofix-pr can now be launched directly from the command line for automatic fixes. After completing a PR, just run this command. It will upload your session to the cloud, allowing the PR auto-fix tool to have the complete context to handle CI failures and comments."

According to the National Price Bureau, starting from April 8, 2026, the domestic prices of gasoline and diesel (standard products) will be increased by 420 yuan and 400 yuan per ton, respectively. This adjustment is made to respond to the significant fluctuations in international crude oil prices and to mitigate their impact on the domestic market. The adjustment amount is lower than the amount that should have been increased according to the mechanism calculation (gasoline 800 yuan/ton, diesel 770 yuan/ton).PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, and other crude oil processing enterprises will be responsible for organizing production and transportation to ensure stable market supply and strictly implement national price policies. At the same time, relevant departments in various regions will strengthen market supervision and severely crack down on price violations. Consumers can report price violations through the 12315 platform.

The dYdX community voted to approve the proposal to "gradually close 12 markets," with a support rate of 91.07%. The proposal includes the gradual closure of the following 12 trading markets: JASMY-USD, KOMA-USD, LINEA-USD, ME-USD, NEIRO-USD, PIPPIN-USD, RAY-USD, TRB-USD, TRY-USD, USDE-USD, YFI-USD, ZEREBRO-USD.

Economist and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff called for selling Bitcoin, while Strategy founder Michael Saylor refuted this.Peter Schiff stated earlier that over the past five years, the price of Bitcoin has only increased by 12%. During the same period, the Nasdaq rose by 57.4%, the S&P 500 rose by 59.4%, gold rose by 163%, and silver rose by 181%. If Bitcoin's appeal lies in its superior long-term performance, why do people still hold onto it?Michael Saylor replied that the time frame is crucial. Since August 2020, Bitcoin has been the best-performing mainstream asset, and the advantage is very clear. If the time span is extended, this gap will only widen.

Santiment indicates that market trends often go against public expectations, "such a high level of FUD sentiment is a positive signal, suggesting that the market is likely to improve in the near future."

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that not only was the employment data very good yesterday, with an increase of 178,000 jobs, but the trade deficit also decreased by 55%, marking the largest drop in history. Thanks to "Mr. Tariff."In addition, Trump posted on social media that the failing New York Times has lost its credibility and continues to launch false news attacks against your beloved president, which has led to a significant decline in its circulation. They even referred to our severely weakened and extremely unreliable "partner" NATO as the "North American Treaty Organization."The correct name is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a very interesting mistake; the hiring and education standards of the New York Times have significantly declined. Let "all news fit to print" return, and make America great again.

According to Jin Shi reports, a source told CNBC that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on April 16 to review the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.Another criminal investigation surrounding the Federal Reserve is still ongoing, examining whether current Chairman Powell made false statements to Congress regarding the expensive renovations of the Federal Reserve's office building. Meanwhile, Warsh's nomination process is still moving forward, which could lead to a conflict between the two parallel processes pushed by the Trump administration.Banking Committee member Thom Tillis has already stated that he will not vote to confirm Warsh until the investigation is concluded, meaning Trump cannot advance both processes simultaneously. However, by continuing to push for the hearing, Trump is clearly still trying to achieve this goal. The Senate Banking Committee has not yet listed the hearing on the public agenda.

Clanker announced the launch of the Clanker Ecosystem Fund (CEF). The mission of CEF is to allocate protocol fees to creators and communities that make positive contributions to the Clanker and Farcaster ecosystems.Clanker stated that currently, $8 million has been used to purchase 14% of CLANKER tokens, but it has not yet proven its efficiency in using funds. In the coming weeks, protocol fees will be returned to the ecosystem and used to fund the ongoing construction of Clanker infrastructure.According to RootData, Clanker is an AI-driven "Token Bot" designed for rapid DIY token deployment. Users only need to tag Clanker on Farcaster clients like Warpcast or Supercast, tell it the token concept, and it will launch the token for users on Base. In October 2025, Clanker was acquired by Farcaster.

The Lista DAO has launched the Dow E-Commerce Financing RWA Vault of the Dow Protocol today. This Vault is built on the capabilities of HSBC's Dowsure e-commerce financial company, with a term of 90 days and an APY currently reported at 10%.The Vault is supported by the accounts receivable and repayment cash flows of established global leading e-commerce platform merchants, providing funding flow advance services for merchants. It is reported that the repayment discipline of merchants is guaranteed by two core mechanisms: first, an automated repayment service routing mechanism in collaboration with the E-Commerce platform, which prioritizes collecting merchant repayments and automatically deducts principal and interest as agreed; second, a dual-lock account control mechanism, which restricts changes to the repayment path, verifies control over repayment accounts, and supports taking corresponding protective measures in the event of overdue or default situations. The Vault reflects not a set of incentive structures that remain on-chain, but a cash flow system that has been operating in the real business world for a long time and has been validated.

According to Politico, Trump expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with Secretary of Commerce Ross and Secretary of Labor Scalia, and is considering further adjustments to the cabinet. A government official stated, "He is very angry and will make personnel changes."Previously, Attorney General Barr and Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf were dismissed one after another. U.S. officials say the fate of Scalia is under discussion, and Ross's situation is also precarious; no final decision has been made regarding the two, but insiders revealed that Trump had previously considered firing them but did not follow through.If a larger-scale adjustment occurs, it would be a significant reorganization of the U.S. federal government. The adjustments mainly target cabinet members who are "underperforming or attracting too much negative attention." Dismissing Secretary of Commerce Ross could help indicate that Trump is "making changes" on economic issues. However, a White House spokesperson stated that both are "doing an excellent job and continue to have the president's full support."

The dYdX Foundation announced that #372 community on-chain voting has passed, approving the use of the Insurance Fund to provide financial support for the DAO.The proposal specifically involves transferring 10 million USDC from the dYdX chain insurance fund to three different entities: 2.5 million USDC to the dYdX operational sub-DAO as operational funds, 5 million USDC to the dYdX treasury sub-DAO as discretionary reserves, and 2.5 million USDC to the dYdX Foundation for ecosystem development and governance support. The insurance fund currently holds approximately 17 million USDC, of which about 7 million USDC serves as a protocol security buffer.

According to a report by Jinshi Data, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference on the 2nd, where a reporter asked what measures China would take regarding Meta's acquisition of Manus and related issues of multinational operations by enterprises. He Yadong, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, responded that the Chinese government supports enterprises in conducting multinational operations and technological cooperation as needed, and such activities must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and follow legal procedures.

The crypto super political action committee Fellowship PAC announced the appointment of Jesse Spiro, Tether's U.S. executive, as chairman to lead political actions supporting pro-crypto candidates.This appointment comes at a time when the advancement of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act in the Senate is stalled. The current point of contention is whether to allow platforms to provide yields or incentives for stablecoin holdings, which has become a key obstacle to reaching consensus on the bill. Recently, some crypto companies, including Coinbase, have expressed reservations about the latest version of the bill, while stablecoin issuer Circle is also facing market pressure due to policy uncertainty. Analysts point out that as the midterm elections approach, the crypto industry is ramping up political lobbying efforts in an attempt to secure a more favorable policy environment regarding regulation.

According to Cointelegraph, two cryptocurrency bills in Arizona have passed the House Rules Committee and are about to enter a full vote in the House. The SB1042 bill allows state funds to invest up to 10% of their funds in cryptocurrencies, while the SB1649 bill will establish a digital asset reserve fund.