U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is urging the Senate Banking Committee to postpone its consideration of the crypto market structure bill until May to allow more time for banks and the crypto industry to finalize a compromise on stablecoin regulation. This move aims to provide additional room for negotiation on key disagreements surrounding stablecoins and to push for a more viable regulatory framework. (Cointelegraph)

In a tweet, Trump stated that the agreement we are negotiating with Iran will be far better than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (the Iran nuclear deal). The latter, drafted by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, is one of the worst security agreements in the history of our country. It was a guaranteed path to nuclear weapons—something the agreement we are negotiating will not and cannot allow. They (the previous administration) loaded $1.7 billion in cash onto Boeing 757s and sent it to Iran, allowing the Iranian leadership to spend it as they pleased. They emptied banks in Washington, Virginia, and Maryland. Those bankers said they had never seen anything like it. In addition, hundreds of billions of dollars were paid to Iran. If I hadn't terminated that "agreement," nuclear weapons would have been used to attack Israel and various parts of the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. military bases. An agreement reached during Trump's term will guarantee peace, security, and safeguards, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but also for Europe, the United States, and everywhere else. This will be something the whole world can be proud of, instead of the years of embarrassment and humiliation we have been forced to endure due to incompetent and cowardly leadership, as we have done for many years. (Jin Shi)

According to CME's "FedWatch": the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points in April is 0%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 100%. The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by June is 2.5%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 97.5%.

Apple announced that John Ternu will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on September 1, while Cook will become executive chairman. Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Ternu, will join Apple's board of directors after becoming CEO. Apple's non-executive chairman, Art Levinson, will become lead independent director on the same day. In a press release, Apple stated, "Cook will continue as CEO throughout the summer, working closely with Ternu to ensure a smooth transition." This marks Apple's first CEO transition since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death. Under Cook's leadership, Apple's market capitalization has increased approximately 24-fold, reaching $4 trillion at Monday's close.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will extend its ceasefire with Iran as it awaits a unified proposal from Iranian leaders. According to NS3.AI, Trump emphasized that the U.S. military will maintain the blockade and remain fully prepared during this pause in hostilities.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a substantial decrease in U.S. refined oil inventories for the week ending April 17. According to Jin10, the stocks fell by 4.59 million barrels, surpassing the expected decline of 2.5 million barrels. The previous week's data showed a reduction of 3.363 million barrels. This larger-than-anticipated drop in inventories may influence market dynamics and oil prices.

Meta Platforms has initiated a $1 billion data center construction project in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Jin10, the Tulsa data center project includes over $25 million in local infrastructure improvements. It is expected to support more than 1,000 construction jobs at its peak and create approximately 100 operational positions upon completion.

A businessman who gained attention last year with a notable “Vote for Trump” sign has received an endorsement from U.S. President Donald Trump. Bloomberg posted on X that the endorsement is for the race to fill Elise Stefanik’s House seat in upstate New York.

AI-enabled scam activities have surged by 500% over the past year, according to witnesses at a recent congressional hearing. Experts highlighted that this increase is complicating the detection of crypto fraud. According to NS3.AI, authorities are being urged to leverage AI technology to combat these sophisticated attackers. One witness proposed that existing laws be reviewed to potentially apply terrorism designation powers to ransomware actors who target hospitals.

Ripple has outlined a roadmap to prepare the XRP Ledger for quantum computing challenges by 2028. According to NS3.AI, the company has already initiated testing to ensure quantum resistance. The plan involves integrating quantum-resistant methods into the test network alongside existing security measures by late 2026, with a complete transition expected by 2028. Ripple has also announced an emergency fallback mechanism to disable traditional signatures should quantum risks emerge earlier than anticipated.

This will be the most dangerous prisoner's dilemma in the history of DeFi.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

Xiao Feng delivered a keynote speech entitled "Innovation of Intelligent Agent Economic Model - The Integration Revolution of AI Token, Blockchain Token and Fully Homomorphic Encryption" at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.

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Arbitrum's security committee transferred over 30,000 ETH from the KelpDAO hackers with a single click, demonstrating some of L2's responsiveness in a crisis, but also quickly sparking a heated debate in the crypto community about the nature of "decentralization."

Strategy bought $2.54 billion worth of Bitcoin, adding 34,1aalling more buying could follow.

AI makes scale cheap and readily available, but difficult to trust. Encryption, on the other hand, restores trust at scale.

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On April 18, KelpDAO's rsETH cross-chain asset suffered a massive attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $290 million.