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The Hong Kong forum "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy," sponsored by Monera Digital and co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, will be held on April 19 from 14:00 to 18:00 (GMT+8) in Hong Kong.It is reported that Gongye Feng, the founder of Monera Digital, will also attend the forum and deliver a keynote speech. Monera Digital is an institutional-grade crypto credit provider dedicated to offering advanced crypto lending infrastructure, structured yield products, and mortgage services to institutional financial clients and various high-net-worth individuals. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Monera Trading, it conducts proprietary trading operations and provides clients with diversified liquidity management solutions. The core team of Monera Digital comes from well-known crypto asset management institutions, family offices, and super unicorn tech companies in the Asia-Pacific region, possessing deep industry insights, product design capabilities, and institutional-level service experience.As one of the important peripheral activities of the "Hong Kong Web3 Carnival," this forum will focus on the paradigm shift under the deep integration of AI technology and crypto networks, engaging in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge tracks such as the AI Agent economy, smart payments, RWA, and crypto infrastructure.Event registration: https://luma.com/18v6vwpf

Global leading digital asset trading platform Gate announced an upgrade to its strategic partnership with Serie A club Inter Milan, officially becoming the sleeve sponsor of the Inter Milan U23 youth team starting in April 2026.Gate has decided to make additional targeted investments in the spring of 2026, expanding its sponsorship scope to the newly established U23 team of the club. Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han stated, "Gate has always been committed to empowering global users through the power of technology and innovation. Since becoming a partner of Inter Milan in 2024, we have felt a deep sense of pride. This extension of our partnership to the U23 youth team is because we believe this team represents the future of football."Gate's collaboration with Inter Milan began in 2024, and this expansion to the youth team reflects Gate's emphasis on the new generation of talent and long-term value. Gate will support the growth of young players through brand and resource backing, continuously strengthening its forward-looking brand positioning, and expanding its global influence in the exploration of the integration of sports and Web3.

Patrick Witte, the Executive Director of the White House Digital Assets Presidential Advisory Committee, stated on Monday that substantive progress is being made in Senate negotiations surrounding the Clarity Act, with a compromise reached on the issue of stablecoin yields expected to hold, and the focus of negotiations has shifted to other unresolved topics.The issue of stablecoin yields was previously the biggest obstacle to advancing the bill. Banking lobbyists successfully persuaded some senators that providing yields similar to bank interest to stablecoin holders would threaten the traditional banking deposit base, causing the bill to reach an impasse. Witte stated, "We hope that the compromise reached will be durable and stable. Resolving this issue is a prerequisite for advancing other pending matters." Last week, the White House economic advisors released a report downplaying the risk concerns raised by the banking industry; in response, the American Bankers Association rebutted on Monday, claiming the White House's arguments were flawed.In addition to stablecoin yields, the bill also faces several disagreements, including illegal financial protection mechanisms in the DeFi space and a demand from Democrats to prohibit senior government officials (specifically targeting President Trump) from profiting from the crypto industry. Witte did not disclose which topics have reached consensus but indicated that negotiations have "made considerable progress behind the scenes," stating, "We are very close to comprehensively resolving these issues." The Clarity Act still needs to go through the Senate Banking Committee's markup review process before being submitted for a full Senate vote. Witte expressed optimism about reaching a final agreement, noting that many issues that previously seemed stuck have gradually been resolved.

According to Cointelegraph, Bernstein stated that the previous pullback of Bitcoin has to some extent reflected the market's concerns about the risks of quantum computing, believing that this threat is "real but manageable," and is not yet an imminent systemic risk.Although research, including that from Google, suggests that future quantum computers could potentially crack commonly used blockchain encryption algorithms quickly under extreme conditions, advancements in zero-knowledge proofs and post-quantum cryptography have formed a hedge to some extent.Bernstein believes that Bitcoin developers still have about 3 to 5 years to advance the post-quantum upgrade path and mentioned the current BIP-360 proposal, which could reduce some quantum exposure risks through a soft fork. Additionally, institutional investors (including ETF issuers and corporate holders) are expected to play an active role in promoting consensus for the upgrade.However, industry opinions point out that the main challenge of the post-quantum upgrade lies in user migration and consensus formation, rather than the technical implementation itself.

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Robert Steeves responded to the Covenant AI incident, stating that he was "deeply shocked" by the events of the past few days and accused Covenant AI founder Samuel Dare of causing serious harm to the protocol and community, betraying the trust of investors and users. He apologized to users who suffered losses due to the incident.Steeves stated that the original intention of Bittensor was to combat greed and selfishness in human nature, promoting AI to be collectively owned by all participants through a permissionless mechanism. He emphasized that while this incident exposed vulnerabilities in the system, it would also encourage the protocol and community to further enhance their risk resilience.Regarding future directions, Steeves proposed advancing the "Locked Stake" mechanism, introducing a "time + stake" commitment dimension at the protocol layer to improve transparency and investor protection, thereby reducing similar risks. He noted that this plan was originally designed with the participation of Samuel Dare.Additionally, he mentioned that the development related to subnets 3, 39, and 81 would continue to be driven by the community, and the overall functionality and vision would not change. Steeves emphasized that Bittensor remains one of the most decentralized AI protocols currently and will continue to promote the development of open AI, with plans to move towards training larger-scale models. In the future, they will train a 1 trillion parameter model.

Bittensor co-founder Const (@const_reborn) responded on Twitter to recent allegations regarding Covenant AI. Const stated that he has no authority to pause emissions, and that the previous sale of a portion of alpha positions in three subnetworks was because these subnetworks were not operational and were in a high ratio of code destruction state. The impact of this transaction on emissions is consistent with the buying and selling behavior of ordinary TAO holders, and he does not enjoy any special privileges.Regarding management authority, Const clarified that it was Samuel himself who abandoned his Discord channel, and he did not remove his administrator role; he only temporarily restricted his ability to delete posts that honestly criticize and then restored it. Additionally, he emphasized that the scale of the token sell-off was less than 1% of his total investment in the team, and stated that exercising the rights to buy and sell tokens under the dTao system is fundamental to supporting the operation of the system.According to previous reports from ChainCatcher, the main subnetwork developer on Bittensor, Covenant AI, announced its withdrawal from Bittensor. Covenant AI founder Sam Dare stated that the reason Bittensor attracts builders, miners, validators, and investors into this ecosystem is because of its promise not to be controlled by any single entity. But this promise is a lie.

According to Theblock, Covenant AI, the main subnet developer on Bittensor, has announced its exit from Bittensor. Covenant AI founder Sam Dare stated that Bittensor attracted builders, miners, validators, and investors into this ecosystem because of its promise of not being controlled by any single entity. However, this promise is a lie.Dare listed Bittensor co-founder Jacob Steeves as a major reason for the departure. He claimed that Jacob has been exercising authority over the subnet to regain control of Covenant, as Covenant has grown too large to manage.It is reported that after Covenant's announcement, the price of Bittensor's TAO token plummeted significantly, dropping from $338 to $285 in a short period, a decrease of 15%.

According to market news, former President Obama's campaign manager Stephanie Cutter has joined Kalshi as a policy advisor.

According to Money Today, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea issued a corrective order to Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, on April 3 regarding the "comprehensive stock exchange and transfer decision" main matters report. The FSS pointed out that there were significant omissions or false records in the report submitted by Dunamu on March 30, concerning the "future company restructuring plan" and "other important matters related to investment judgment."Dunamu clearly stated in the report that due to the need to obtain approval from the Fair Trade Commission, as well as the need to complete the major shareholder change declaration in accordance with the Credit Information Act and the Specific Financial Information Act, this stock exchange may face risks of delay or cancellation. In addition, the legislative process of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets," which is currently under review in South Korea, may also have a significant impact on the transaction.

Tom Lee stated in an interview with CNBC: "I believe the market has absorbed 90% to 95% of the selling pressure, and the selling process may have ended. We can now start to rebuild the bottom. We must recognize that in a war environment, the stock market often hits bottom early. We have studied every war since 1900, and the stock market tends to bottom out within the first 10% of the war process. So, if this follows the same pattern, we are currently in the early stages of that process.At this stage, any bad news can trigger people to de-risk. But you also know that this is why positions are worth paying attention to, because at some point, when people become overly neutral, even if the situation is not that bad, the market could see a V-shaped rebound."Tom Lee also added on social media that even if the "bottom" has not yet been reached, he believes the U.S. economy can withstand $100, or even $120, oil.

The RWA tokenization platform OpenEden announced on platform X that all team and advisor tokens will continue to be locked for 9 months, and the overall unlocking period will also be extended by the same duration. Therefore, the unlocking period for all team and advisor tokens will be postponed to January 2027.

Research institution 10x Research published on platform X, pointing out that Bittensor (TAO) is experiencing strong momentum driven by both AI narratives and ecological expansion. The current price of TAO has surpassed the 7-day and 30-day moving averages, with technical indicators showing dual bullish signals. In the past week, it has increased by 19.8%, and the staking scale of subnet has exceeded 620 million dollars, with the number of active subnets expanding to 128.On the news front, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang mentioned Bittensor in a well-known podcast, while Grayscale reiterated this week that the Bittensor Trust private placement subscription is now open to qualified investors, further strengthening institutional endorsement.

According to Forbes, Plume's legal advisor B. Salman Banaei testified before Congress, strongly urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expedite the development of tokenization rules while advancing the full ATS (Alternative Trading System) registration for DeFi protocols, rather than relying solely on "innovation exemptions."Banaei criticized the SEC for "putting all its eggs in one basket with innovation exemptions," calling this approach "foolish," and warned that setting volume and product limitations would fail to attract large institutions, "because they will not invest resources in an infrastructure that may not exist in two or three years." He also suggested that the SEC seek feedback on the current incompatibilities in the rules and develop permanent solutions.Plume was approved by the SEC in October 2025 to become a registered transfer agent, capable of handling shareholder records, transfers, and dividends for on-chain tokenized securities, and is currently awaiting a FINRA broker-dealer license. Banaei pointed out that there are only 10 months left in the current SEC leadership window, and action must be taken quickly to promote the development of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

Crypto market analyst Axel released a latest report stating that in the past 30 days, Bitcoin ETFs (in the U.S. and elsewhere) have seen a cumulative net inflow of 62,986 BTC (approximately $11.3 billion), bringing total holdings to 1.327 million BTC.During the same period, short-term holders continued to realize losses on exchanges, with daily outflows from the loss side averaging 15,500 BTC. Axel pointed out that current institutional buying has surpassed retail selling pressure, providing support for prices, but the market is showing a divergent pattern—short-term participants are still selling at a loss, while ETF funds are gradually absorbing supply. To maintain the upward momentum, prices need to stabilize above $70,000, and ETF fund inflows must remain positive.

According to on-site reports from Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, which manages $10 trillion in assets, will become the first major U.S. bank to issue and sponsor a Bitcoin ETF.