1.a16z Partners: Stablecoins are the "WhatsApp Moment" of Money

The Internet has enabled the free flow and global dissemination of information. But why is it still difficult and costly to transfer money? The early Internet promised a future where permissionless publishing, creation, and transactions could be made. Open and neutral protocols like email and the World Wide Web sparked a surge in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. But as we evolved, we gradually strayed from this path. Today's global financial system is a patchwork of corporate networks - centralized, closed, and extractive. Behind every transaction is a complex network of middlemen: point of sale terminals, payment processors, acquiring banks, card issuers, local banks, correspondent banks, foreign exchange platforms, card organizations, etc., all of which exploit, increase delays, and impose rules. These networks impose unnecessary "taxes" on business activities and stifle innovation, turning financial pipelines that should be neutral into high-friction bottlenecks.Click to read

2. Trump is suspected of manipulating the market

On the morning of April 9, Eastern Time, about half an hour after the U.S. stock market opened, U.S. President Trump posted on his social platform, declaring "Now is a great time to buy!" and attached the word "DJT" - this is both the abbreviation of his name and the stock code of Trump Media Technology Group (TMTG). Click to read

3. "Remedial" bull market: Bitcoin's shock and breakthrough in 2025

The 2025 currency market is like an ups and downs adventure movie. From the rapid advance at the beginning of the year to the deep correction in April, investors' hearts flew up and down with the candlestick chart. Some people say that this is a "healthy adjustment" in the midfield of the bull market, and some people worry that the fangs of the bear market have quietly exposed. This bull market road is not easy. Click to read

4. Will the market enter a big cycle of "lowering expectations"?

The project side Builder lowered expectations, from a luxury startup team with a financing of tens of millions and a valuation of hundreds of millions, to a financing of 100,000 dollars, which is not too little. The combat mentality of Xiaomi plus rifles is to be able to "survive" first. Click to read

5. US dollar, US bonds, US stocks: sell sell sell

The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, fell 1.99% on the day and closed at 100.866 at the end of the foreign exchange market. As of the end of the New York foreign exchange market, 1 euro was exchanged for 1.1215 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.0964 US dollars; 1 pound was exchanged for 1.2982 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.2803 US dollars. 1 US dollar is exchanged for 144.58 Japanese yen, lower than 147.45 Japanese yen on the previous trading day; 1 US dollar is exchanged for 0.8242 Swiss francs, lower than 0.8549 Swiss francs on the previous trading day; 1 US dollar is exchanged for 1.3986 Canadian dollars, lower than 1.4116 Canadian dollars on the previous trading day; 1 US dollar is exchanged for 9.8491 Swedish kronor, lower than 9.9452 Swedish kronor on the previous trading day. Click to read