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The Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea announced that it will launch a pilot program for blockchain deposit tokens in Sejong City in the fourth quarter of 2026, to replace traditional government procurement card payments.The project has been approved under the 2026 regulatory sandbox program, allowing institutions to pay business promotion expenses in the form of tokenized deposits. Token payments can preset spending limits and available industry ranges, helping to reduce the need for manual audits and lowering transaction fees for small businesses by removing intermediaries such as card networks.This is the second application of deposit tokens in fiscal operations, following the completion of the first pilot in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure subsidy program. If the pilot proves effective, the Ministry of Finance of South Korea plans to further promote the program.

According to Cointelegraph, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is seeking industry feedback on guidance for the future regulatory framework for crypto assets in the UK, aimed at facilitating the implementation of a comprehensive regulatory framework that will take effect on October 25, 2027.According to the announcement, this consultation will last until June 3, 2026, and aims to help businesses understand the impact of the new regulations on their operations, providing compliance guidance for key areas such as stablecoin issuance, crypto trading, custody, and staking.The FCA stated that it hopes to establish a "competitive and sustainable" crypto market, allowing compliant institutions to better serve UK users. The FCA also disclosed that the application process for relevant crypto business licenses is expected to open in September 2026 and continue until February 2027.All institutions providing crypto asset services will need to obtain authorization under the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) in the future, and previous registration under anti-money laundering frameworks will not automatically exempt them. This guidance consultation is seen as an important step in the UK's gradual improvement of its crypto regulatory system, marking an accelerated transition from partial regulation to a comprehensive licensing system.

The stablecoin USD1 (code: $U) has reached a peak 24-hour trading volume of $1.75 billion since its launch on Binance three months ago, and the BTC/U trading volume has surpassed that of BTC/USDT, currently ranking among the Top 10 tokens by trading volume in the entire market.According to an official announcement from Binance, zero-fee trading for BTC/U will officially start at 8:00 AM (Beijing time) on April 17, 2026.

Aptos released an update on its token economics. The main adjustments include: the annualized staking reward rate decreased from 5.19% to 2.6%; Gas fees increased tenfold (the cost of stablecoin transfers remains as low as approximately $0.00014); after the launch of Decibel DEX, on-chain trading volume and Gas fee burning will significantly increase, with an expected annual burn of over 32 million APT; setting a hard cap total supply of 2.1 billion APT at the protocol layer; the Aptos Foundation will permanently lock and stake 210 million APT; future incentives will be converted to milestone triggers; exploring a programmatic buyback plan.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff announced in the Discord channel that the priority fee mechanism has now been launched on the mainnet in Alpha mode, including Gossip priority fees (used for prioritizing data reads) and Order priority fees (used for prioritizing order writes), for more details please refer to the official documentation.It is important to note that based on user feedback, the cap for order priority fees has been reduced from 20 bps to 8 bps. Currently, order priority fees are only applicable to IOC orders on HIP-3 assets.

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.

According to BBX data, today (April 13), the U.S. Senate resumed its full session after the Easter recess, and cryptocurrency concept stocks maintained wide fluctuations under the dual variables of policy expectations and geopolitical pressures. The core dynamics are as follows:SpaceX (not listed) according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence and a report from The Information on April 11, currently holds 8,285 BTC, with a market value of approximately $603 million, custodied on the Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) institutional custody platform Coinbase Prime; for the fiscal year 2025, it is expected to record a net loss of nearly $5 billion due to acquisition expenses from its subsidiary xAI (compared to a profit of approximately $8 billion in the same period last year). On-chain data shows that this holding has not changed since mid-2024. It should be noted that the above holding data comes from a third-party on-chain tracking platform, and SpaceX has not officially disclosed it through official documents.Morgan Stanley (NYSE: $MS) launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (NYSE Arca: $MSBT) on April 8, with a management fee rate set at 0.14%, lower than BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: $IBIT) at 0.25%; $IBIT currently has a management scale of approximately $55 billion, making it the most liquid Bitcoin spot ETF in the market. Analysts point out that the low fee rate of $MSBT, combined with Morgan Stanley's vast wealth management client network, poses a direct challenge to the existing funding landscape of IBIT, marking a shift in competition in the Bitcoin ETF market from "access competition" to "fee and distribution competition."Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) disclosed by Bloomberg on April 6, reported a paper loss of approximately $14.5 billion in Bitcoin holdings for Q1 2026, marking the worst quarter for Bitcoin since 2018 (with a decline of over 20% during the quarter); nevertheless, as of April 5, the company still holds 766,970 BTC, with a total holding cost of approximately $58.02 billion (average price $75,644), and during this period, it continued to purchase an additional 4,871 BTC, with founder Michael Saylor having not sold any holdings to date.

Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) saw active trading on its first day, with over 1.6 million shares traded and approximately $34 million in capital inflow.The fund tracks the CoinDesk Bitcoin reference price, with a fee rate of only 0.14%, the lowest among similar products, focusing on price advantages to enter market competition. In addition to the low fee rate, MSBT also relies on Morgan Stanley's vast wealth management channels, which are expected to attract traditional investors to allocate Bitcoin assets through the financial advisor system. However, the market is still dominated by leading products, such as BlackRock's IBIT, which has exceeded $53 billion in size. Industry insiders expect that MSBT may divert some existing funds in the short term, but its long-term performance will still depend on its ability to attract continuous capital inflow.

The prediction market Polymarket collected approximately $7.1 million in trading fees in the first week of the second quarter, becoming one of the most profitable protocols in DeFi. If this pace continues, its annual trading fee revenue could reach about $365 million, potentially capturing 96.8% of the trading fee share in on-chain prediction markets.Analysis suggests that this growth stems from the pricing reform on March 30, maintaining daily trading fee levels at around $1 million, with trading activity remaining high. According to DeFiLlama data, Polymarket's total value locked (TVL) has reached $432 million, nearing the peak during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.In terms of mainstream partnerships, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) completed a $600 million cash investment on March 27, as part of a larger $2 billion commitment, to distribute Polymarket's event-driven data to institutional clients. The platform also replaced the USDC.e collateral on Polygon with a brand new 1:1 USDC-backed token, Polymarket USD, as a trading collateral asset.Despite rapid revenue growth, regulatory risks remain. Some U.S. states, as well as countries or regions like Hungary, Portugal, and Argentina, have imposed restrictions or bans on prediction markets, citing that Polymarket is viewed as an unlicensed gambling platform.

Tehran has rejected any temporary ceasefire agreement with the United States. Tehran has set preconditions for talks with the United States on "lasting peace." The preconditions include an immediate cessation of attacks, guarantees that attacks will not occur again, and compensation for damages.Under the permanent peace agreement, Tehran demands fees for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with the fees varying based on the type of vessel, the cargo carried, and the current passage conditions.

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.

On April 2, Mustafa, a member of the Polymarket team, responded affirmatively to the community member's question about whether the platform would support using POLY tokens to pay for fee discounts.

According to data from @defioasis, Polymarket has entered a full charging era, with fees significantly rising in the past two days. The latest complete daily fee on April 1 was $927,000, and it is expected that the daily fee may exceed one million dollars in the coming days. Based on the daily fee on April 1, the annualized amount reaches $338 million.

According to the official announcement, starting from April 1, 2026, 00:00 (UTC+8), $HTX will become the only fee deduction token for Huobi HTX, and the platform will gradually close the $TRX fee deduction trading function. Users who pay fees with $HTX can enjoy an additional discount on top of the original Prime level fee rates. Specifically, spot trading fees will enjoy a 25% discount, and contract trading fees will enjoy a 5% discount. Users can enable $HTX deduction and view the corresponding deduction rules and discount rights by visiting the Huobi HTX APP - "My Rates" or clicking "Rate Introduction."

According to CoinDesk, Morgan Stanley plans to price its proposed spot Bitcoin.According to the amended documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the ETF's fee is 0.14% (14 basis points). If approved, this would be the lowest-priced fund on the market. Currently, fees in the market typically range from 15 to 25 basis points, with the lowest being the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF at 0.15%. Larger funds, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), have a fee rate of 25 basis points.

According to market news, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Polygon has proposed a new fee model proposal PIP-85, aimed at reversing the decline of its native token POL, which has dropped over 60% in the past year, and addressing competition from Base and Arbitrum.The proposal will redistribute 50% of priority fee revenue to network validators and delegators, and adjust the distribution of validator rewards from being based on staking size to being based on contribution performance. In the remaining validator pool, 75% will be distributed based on contribution rather than staking size, while 25% will still be distributed according to existing staking weight. The author mentioned in the proposal that implementing this proposal does not require any direct on-chain changes.

The Polygon community has released the PIP-85 proposal, which will adjust the priority fee of PIP-65. The specific changes are as follows:First, 50% will be extracted from the validator pool and distributed to stakers through a periodic Merkle token receiver deployed on Ethereum.Second, the distribution method of the remaining validator pool will be adjusted, where 75% will be distributed equally based on performance, and 25% will be distributed according to the existing staking weight formula.