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The major European stock exchange operator SIX Group announced that its Swiss SIX Swiss Exchange and Spain's BME Exchange will use Chainlink nodes to bring stock market data on-chain.This collaboration allows the market data from both exchanges to be directly read by smart contracts, facilitating the development of blockchain use cases including tokenized stock indices, structured products, decentralized finance applications, and prediction markets. The total market capitalization of the two exchanges under SIX Group reaches 2 trillion euros, providing a reliable data source for the global financial ecosystem. Previously, well-known financial institutions such as Deutsche Börse, FTSE Russell, S&P Global, and cryptocurrency companies like Coinbase have also engaged in similar collaborations with Chainlink. Since its launch last year, Chainlink's DataLink service has been integrated into thousands of decentralized applications and dozens of blockchains.

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.

According to CriptoNoticias, an independent security researcher disclosed a prompt injection vulnerability in Coinbase AgentKit, allowing attackers to induce the AI agent to execute unauthorized token transfers through malicious commands, without the need for human confirmation.The vulnerability has been validated through actual transactions on the Base Sepolia test network. Additionally, the researcher pointed out that the vulnerability also exposes the infinite approval process for ERC-20 tokens, as well as access to remote servers within the same execution context of the agent, extending the risk beyond just wallet depletion; however, the report did not detail which specific infrastructures might be affected.The vulnerability was submitted to the Coinbase bug bounty program in February and was officially validated, ultimately classified as medium severity and a bounty of $2,000 was paid. However, the researcher emphasized that the actual impact of the vulnerability is far greater than the official rating.

Castle Labs' latest research report points out that the infrastructure for "Onchain Banks" in cryptocurrency is maturing rapidly. Data shows that by November 2025, the monthly transaction volume of crypto cards has risen to a historic high of $406 million, with Visa's stablecoin-linked cards reaching an annual transaction scale of $3.5 billion.The stablecoin payment platform RedotPay has exceeded an annual payment scale of $10 billion. In addition, etherfi's non-custodial crypto card product Cash has contributed about 50% of the protocol's revenue, with approximately 300,000 accounts and nearly 70,000 active cards. The report believes that onchain banks are gradually moving from scenarios such as payments, savings, and lending towards a traditional neobank model.

According to Santiment monitoring, small retail traders are actively selling their holdings of Ethereum (ETH), with wallets holding 0.01 ETH or less having reduced their holdings by a total of 1,791 ETH (approximately 4.16 million USD) in the past two days. The market generally views the 17% increase since March 29 as a "Bull Trap," and this sentiment has actually strengthened the likelihood of a continued bullish momentum.

According to market news, Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp and several experts in the field of Bitcoin quantum security have proposed Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-361, which suggests freezing quantum-vulnerable addresses, including Satoshi Nakamoto's reserves, to prevent future quantum computers from stealing approximately 1.7 million Bitcoins.The proposal is to be implemented in three phases: first, prohibiting transfers to legacy addresses; second, invalidating legacy signatures and freezing untransferred assets after five years; and finally, allowing some users to recover frozen funds through a zero-knowledge proof mechanism. This proposal aims to promote the migration of the entire network to quantum-resistant addresses, but it has faced opposition from some community members who believe it contradicts the decentralized ethos of Bitcoin and has a predatory nature.

According to market news, the Ethereum to Bitcoin price ratio (ETH/BTC) has rebounded to 0.0313, reaching a three-month high, indicating an overall recovery in the cryptocurrency market.The number of new users on the Ethereum network has increased by 82% year-on-year, reaching 284,000, and the trading volume has risen to 200.4 million transactions. The supply of stablecoins has surpassed $180 billion, accounting for about 60% of the global market. Analysts point out that if the ETH/BTC ratio closes above 0.035 on a weekly basis, it will indicate a continued inflow of funds into Ethereum and high-risk assets. Currently, the ETH price is still down over 50% from its 52-week high. Bitcoin's price remains above $74,000, and the total inflow into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs has exceeded $56 billion, providing long-term support for the market.

According to Jinshi reports, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that she still believes there is a possibility of interest rate cuts later this year; however, the fluctuations in oil prices caused by the Iran war have cast a shadow over the outlook. Yellen pointed out that this is a broad supply shock affecting multiple areas, including gasoline, liquefied natural gas, fertilizers, food, shipping costs, and semiconductors. While the possibility of raising interest rates cannot be ruled out, stable long-term inflation expectations suggest that this is unlikely to happen. She expects that there may be interest rate cuts by the end of this year.

According to Coinglass data, Binance had a net inflow of 237 million USDT in the past 24 hours.

The People's Bank of China Shaoguan Branch, in conjunction with the Shaoguan Municipal Government Office, issued a virtual currency risk warning on the occasion of "4·15" National Security Education Day, and announced four typical cases: "High Salary for U Part-time" money laundering, "Guaranteed Principal High Interest Cryptocurrency Trading" illegal fundraising, "RWA Digital Cultural Tourism Fund" pyramid scheme fraud, and offline "Coin Exchange" disguised foreign exchange trading.Regulators have made it clear that virtual currency exchange, trading, and RWA tokenization activities are illegal financial behaviors. Projects claiming "high returns, low risk, guaranteed profits" are mostly scams. The public should abandon the fantasy of getting rich quickly, stay away from virtual currency-related investments, choose legal financial channels, and report any abnormalities to the police in a timely manner to reduce losses.

Polymarket's latest data shows that the market bets on the probability of BTC reaching $80,000 before May 1 of this year is 32%, the probability of reaching $85,000 is 8%, and the probability of falling to $65,000 is 22%.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 22, an increase of 0 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 16, and the average over the past 30 days is 13.

According to GMGN monitoring, the market capitalization of the Solana ecosystem token PUMPCADE has been rising for several days, with a significant surge last night and this morning, reaching a high of 45 million USD, currently reported at 40.6 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 41%, and a trading volume of approximately 3.1 million USD during the same period.Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative concepts, with no actual value or use cases, so investors need to be aware of the risks.

Issue 5 of HERMIND has officially launched, with a winning rate of 4.2%, a launch price of 0.133 USDT, a new investment yield of 33%, and an overall fund yield of approximately 1.4%. There is no lock-up period after the asset subscription settlement for this issue, and the funds will be available as spot immediately, allowing users to choose to sell or withdraw instantly.Issue 6 of BABABOOEY will officially open for subscription today at 16:00 and will end on April 17 at 16:00. This issue continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to participate in the subscription using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, with the platform uniformly converting and allocating based on USDT. This round introduces a dynamic winning rate model, where the winning rate increases by 0.2% for every additional 5,000,000 USDT raised. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

According to The Block, Ethereum asset management company Bitmine reported a net loss of $3.8 billion for the quarter ending February 28, 2026, primarily driven by unrealized losses of $3.78 billion on its digital assets. As of April 12, Bitmine held 4.87 million Ethereum, accounting for approximately 4.04% of the global Ethereum supply, with an average purchase price of $2,206 per coin, aiming to control 5% of the global Ethereum supply.The company's report showed that the quarterly revenue was $11.04 million, of which about $10 million came from Ethereum staking rewards. Bitmine has staked 3.33 million Ethereum, representing 68% of its total holdings, with an expected annualized income of up to $212 million. In addition, the company holds $719 million in cash, 198 bitcoins, and investments in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 14), the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $411 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $214 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $63.975 billion.Following that is the Ark Invest and 21Shares ETF ARKB, with a single-day net inflow of $113 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of ARKB has reached $1.502 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $96.563 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.51%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $56.864 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 14) the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $53.0329 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net inflow of $38.0593 million. Currently, FETH's historical total net inflow has reached $2.271 billion.Following that is Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $10.4902 million. Currently, ETHA's historical total net inflow has reached $11.737 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.393 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) is 4.79%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.730 billion.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the repeal of the "pattern day trader" rule, eliminating the requirement for day trading accounts to maintain a minimum balance of $25,000.This rule was originally intended to restrict frequent trading behavior and aimed to reduce investor risk. This adjustment is expected to affect the trading thresholds of various financial products, including cryptocurrencies and Web3-related assets, providing more flexibility for individual investors. The SEC's move marks a further relaxation of the U.S. financial regulatory environment, which may promote increased market activity.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created address deposited 6.75 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a long position in BRENTOIL with a leverage of 4 times. The address also has a TWAP order that will further increase the position in the next 6 hours.

According to official news, the Web3 smart layer project Claw Intelligence has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round financing, with participants including Castrum Istanbul, Titans Ventures, Super Labs, and Genesis Capital.It is reported that Claw Intelligence is building a unified smart layer that lowers the interaction threshold for users with the Web3 ecosystem and computing resources through crypto-native MCP services and transforming fragmented data endpoints into conversational workflows.