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Caixin reported that a private banking client was sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 6 months and fined HKD 500,000 for deliberately providing false information in CRS declarations, becoming the first case in Hong Kong to be criminally convicted for violating CRS rules.CRS 2 is a revision of the OECD's Common Reporting Standard and the term for the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. On March 27, 2026, the Hong Kong government published the "2026 Taxation (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information) Bill" in the gazette, which was submitted for its first reading in the Legislative Council on April 1 and is expected to be implemented starting January 1, 2027, marking Hong Kong's entry into the fast track for local legislation of CRS 2.CRS 2 explicitly includes cryptocurrencies in the mandatory reporting scope, along with stablecoins, crypto derivatives, certain NFTs, central bank digital currencies, and specific electronic money products. Crypto trading platforms, custodians, and related funds are required to fulfill KYC obligations and report information to tax authorities, systematically blocking the pathways for concealing wealth through crypto assets.

According to Protos, Myanmar has proposed introducing the death penalty for criminals who use violent means to coerce victims into participating in cryptocurrency scam centers. According to the draft of the country's Anti-Cyber Fraud Bill, criminals who use violence, torture, illegal arrest and detention, or cruel treatment against others to force them to commit cyber fraud will be sentenced to death.The bill will be submitted to parliament for review in June. In addition, operators of scam centers or perpetrators of cryptocurrency scams will face life imprisonment. Last month, the President of Myanmar reduced all death sentences to life imprisonment.

Analyst Murphy has released a bearish signal analysis for Bitcoin at a small scale. Currently, the CVD of Binance perpetual contracts has rapidly declined from the April high and has fallen below the 90-day median. This indicates that market bulls are unwilling to continue chasing higher prices, and bears are starting to actively sell short. The spot CVD has also begun to "peak and turn down." Historically, when this indicator turns, prices often follow with a correction, similar to November 2024 and April 2025. However, the key difference in the current market compared to the past is that the BTC CVD indicator on Coinbase remains steadily above the 90-day median line.During the same period, the 30-day net purchases of Bitcoin spot ETFs have not shown a significant decrease, and funds in the U.S. market are still supporting it. Analysts state that shorting in the short term remains a high-risk behavior, and bears still need to wait for bearish sentiment to dominate on Binance, as well as for U.S. investors' spot buying to gradually withdraw.

Australia is considering significant reforms to its Capital Gains Tax (CGT) system, planning to replace the current 50% tax discount policy for long-term held assets with an "inflation-indexed" mechanism, covering investment categories such as cryptocurrencies and stocks. The current system allows individuals to be taxed only on 50% of the capital gains if they hold the asset for more than a year, a policy that has been in place since 1999.If the reform is implemented, investors will calculate their gains based on inflation-adjusted cost bases, which may lead to an increase in actual tax burdens during periods of rapid asset price increases. According to the proposal's logic, the new mechanism will only tax "real gains" (the portion after excluding the effects of inflation), but in a low-inflation environment, the indexed deduction may be lower than the current 50% discount, resulting in increased tax burdens for most investors. The impact on cryptocurrency investors is particularly pronounced.The current "hold to reduce tax" mechanism reinforces long-term holding (HODL) strategies, while the new proposal will weaken the advantage of time holding, significantly increasing the tax burden on unrealized gains during periods of high appreciation. The proposal is still in the discussion stage and is expected to face strong opposition from investor groups and the financial industry, with the focus of the controversy centered on the balance between capital formation efficiency and tax system fairness.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced its Q1 2026 financial report, with a net loss of $405.9 million, of which unrealized losses from digital assets and equity securities amounted to $368.7 million, accounting for the vast majority of the total loss. According to CoinGecko data, TMTG's cryptocurrency asset portfolio is currently valued at $821.9 million, with a cost basis of $1.24 billion, resulting in an overall unrealized loss of approximately $423 million.The asset portfolio holds 9,542 BTC (valued at $767 million, average price $118,529) and 756 million CRO (valued at $54 million). In Q1, Bitcoin fell by about 22%, marking the worst quarterly performance since 2018. On the operational side, Truth Social generated only $900,000 in revenue, but operating cash flow reached $17.9 million, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of positive cash flow. The company's total assets reached $2.2 billion, nearly tripling from $759 million in the same period last year.

According to Bits.media, the State Duma's Committee on National Construction and Legislation in Russia has suggested passing the government's proposed criminal liability bill for illegal cryptocurrency mining in the first reading.The bill will add Article 171.6 "Illegal Mining of Digital Assets and Activities of Mining Infrastructure Operators" to the Criminal Code, applicable to mining activities not registered in the national registry and unlicensed provision of mining infrastructure services. The severity of penalties will depend on the seriousness of the crime: for income or losses exceeding 3.5 million rubles, fines can reach up to 1.5 million rubles or two years' income, or compulsory labor for up to two years; for crimes committed by organized groups or income exceeding 13 million rubles, fines can reach up to 2.5 million rubles or three years' income, compulsory labor or imprisonment for up to five years, and may also include additional fines of up to 400,000 rubles or six months' income. In all cases, confiscation of the mined cryptocurrency is stipulated. The government states that currently about 50,000 entities in Russia are engaged in mining, but only 1,489 (609 legal entities and 880 individual entrepreneurs) are registered in the national registry.

According to Reuters, the Bitcoin Initiative, which aimed to push the Swiss National Bank to include Bitcoin in its reserves, is expected to be terminated due to its failure to obtain the 100,000 signatures required to trigger a referendum.As the 18-month collection period nears its end, the initiative has only gathered about half of the signatures. The Swiss National Bank reiterated that the price volatility of cryptocurrencies and insufficient market liquidity do not meet its foreign exchange reserve requirements. Yves Bennaim, founder of the Bitcoin Initiative, stated that although the initiative will become invalid, related discussions have made some progress.

Coinbase Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas stated during this morning's earnings call: "I want to quickly remind everyone that our USDC contract (note: referring to the distribution agreement with Circle) automatically renews every three years and is perpetual. This contract cannot be terminated."Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Paul Grewal also stated: "Fortunately, the terms of the contract we have signed with Circle are established, and as Alesia Haas emphasized, these contracts will automatically renew. We expect to continue our partnership with Circle under the same terms in the future."

According to market news, Ben O'Neill, the head of cash flow at Bridge, stated at the Consensus conference that the dominance of Tether and Circle in the stablecoin market is generally detrimental to the growth of the entire industry. He pointed out that the design choices of these two major issuers have their pros and cons, but they are not suitable for all use cases.Tether has built a dollar shadow economy independent of the U.S. financial system, while Circle's USDC follows a regulated route in the U.S. and deeply engages in DeFi. O'Neill analyzed the shortcomings of both companies from the perspective of large payment companies: Tether's redemption fee of 10 basis points is too expensive for payment companies, while Circle's continuous increase in destruction fees has a net negative impact on companies like Visa that want to handle trillions of dollars in card settlements.He believes that more stablecoins need to be built and optimized for specific use cases in the coming years, while the role of clearinghouses will rise to make exchanges between stablecoins as efficient as possible. He warned that more competition is needed; otherwise, Tether and Circle will only continue to raise fees and not share profits, making stablecoins increasingly less like money.

According to official news, Manta Network announced that it will terminate the Manta staking program, as the inflationary nature of staking rewards (generated from the issuance of new tokens) will dilute all MANTA holders over time. Staking rewards will officially stop in two weeks, operators can exit immediately, and delegators can un-stake at any time through the dashboard, with funds being secure and controlled by the users themselves.At the same time, Manta Network will operate the Layer 2 infrastructure of Manta Pacific completely independently, no longer relying on third-party operators. The previously announced deprecation plan for Manta Atlantic is progressing.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost tweeted that Bitcoin has risen over 36% since the low on February 6. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's dominance has also increased, surpassing 61.3%, returning to the high since November 2025, indicating that funds are still highly concentrated in Bitcoin.In contrast, altcoins are still under pressure but have shown early signs of stabilization. TOTAL3 (the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies excluding BTC and ETH) has increased by about 15% during the same period. Among the altcoins listed on Binance, 11.7% have returned above the 200-day moving average (only 2.3% on February 6), breaking the downward trend since October 2025.Additionally, the trading volume of altcoins on Binance has risen from 31% to 49% of the total trading volume of BTC and ETH, indicating that investor interest is slowly returning.

According to FinanceFeeds, Alex Thorn, the research director of Galaxy Digital, stated that as advancements in quantum computing hardware accelerate, the Bitcoin community is shifting from decentralized debates to forming a preliminary consensus on quantum threats. The core direction is to gradually introduce post-quantum cryptography (PQC) through soft forks, achieving an upgrade of the address system and long-term security assurance.The report points out that the current Bitcoin signature mechanism, which uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, can theoretically be cracked by Shor's algorithm. Approximately 2 million BTC from early p2pkh addresses are at risk because their public keys have been exposed, facing the potential risk of "collecting first and decrypting later." The community tends to promote a "migration window" mechanism to guide users in transferring their assets to new quantum-resistant addresses, and after a multi-year grace period, to implement freezing or destruction of untransferred assets to prevent large-scale market impacts in extreme situations. Additionally, the consensus includes enhancing "cryptographic agility," which allows protocols to switch signature algorithms without interrupting the network.The current proposal leans towards a dual-signature mechanism that uses ECDSA and PQC (such as Dilithium) in parallel, ensuring security redundancy while facilitating a smooth transition. Analysts believe that this approach transforms the quantum threat from a "black swan event" into a manageable technological upgrade, helping to solidify Bitcoin's security foundation as a long-term store of value asset.

OKX will officially launch USD-based perpetual contracts (X-Perp) on May 4, 2026, at 16:00, supporting trading pairs XAGUSD UM (X-Perp), CLUSD UM (X-Perp), and BZUSD UM (X-Perp).

Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, posted on the X platform stating that Bitcoin has currently surpassed the 7-day and 30-day moving averages, with both short-term and medium-term trends remaining bullish. In the past week, it has risen by 1.1%. Continuous buying by institutions and large enterprises increasing their Bitcoin holdings has further boosted market confidence. However, influenced by the historical pattern of "selling upon good news," the market subsequently experienced a brief consolidation.Markus Thielen's analysis suggests that with Bitcoin's dominance maintaining above 60%, some altcoins are quietly bottoming out under fundamental catalysts, particularly privacy coins and RWA infrastructure-related projects that are worth paying close attention to. Additionally, the White House advisor's hints at upcoming announcements regarding national strategic reserves and other market news are reinforcing bullish sentiment.

According to market news, options delivery data shows: 23,000 BTC options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.13, a maximum pain point of $76,000, and a nominal value of $1.74 billion; 175,000 ETH options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.94, a maximum pain point of $2,325, and a nominal value of $400 million.This week, market fluctuations were small, and market sentiment gradually became calmer. The short-term RV significantly decreased, combined with monthly deliveries releasing nearly a quarter of the position margin, leading to a noticeable decline in the implied volatility of major term options this week. Bitcoin's main term IV fell below 40%, while ETH's main term IV decreased even more, with short-term IV dropping below 50% and medium to long-term falling below 60%. From the main options data, the Skew remained relatively stable, and the market's directional sentiment maintained a slight bearish bias. This week, only 6% of options expired, with about 25% of positions at the end of May and about 30% at the end of June. Block trades were relatively inactive, all of which are signs of consolidation.

According to data from Greeks.live, a total of 23,000 BTC options are set to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.13, a maximum pain point of $76,000, and a nominal value of $1.74 billion. Additionally, 175,000 ETH options will also expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.94, a maximum pain point of $2,325, and a nominal value of $400 million.Greeks.live analyst Adam stated that this week's market fluctuations are small, with Bitcoin hovering around $78,000, and market sentiment gradually becoming calmer. The short-term RV has significantly decreased, combined with monthly settlements releasing nearly a quarter of the position margin, leading to a noticeable decline in the implied volatility of major expiration options this week. The major expiration IV of Bitcoin has fallen below 40%, while the major expiration IV of ETH has decreased even more, with short-term IV dropping below 50% and medium to long-term also falling below 60%. From the main options data, the Skew remains relatively stable, and the market's directional sentiment remains slightly bearish. This week, only 6% of options are expiring, with about 25% of positions at the end of the month and about 30% of positions at the end of June. Block trades are relatively inactive, all of which are signals of consolidation. In April of this year, Bitcoin performed significantly better in both price and popularity compared to the previous three months, but the altcoin market has seen limited recovery. Currently, the focus is mainly on Bitcoin, and trading altcoins will require further waiting.

Japanese cryptocurrency media Coinpost's AI platform Coinpost Terminal has reached a collaboration with the Web3 asset data platform RootData to comprehensively empower its business processes using RootData's data. Through the RootData API, Coinpost Terminal will provide higher quality investment information and market intelligence to local investors, financial institutions, and media in Japan.It is reported that Coinpost is under the SBI Group, providing diversified services in a secure and compliant environment, while actively conducting high-end B2B event planning through large conferences like WebX, fully laying out the Web3 ecosystem.

According to Jinshi News, Max Stainton, Senior Global Macro Strategist at Fidelity International, stated in a report that the outlook for U.S. interest rates for the remainder of the year will increasingly depend on the duration of the Middle East conflict. Fidelity's baseline scenario remains slightly more dovish than market pricing, expecting that the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Waller and the committee will generally lean towards mitigating the damage caused by energy shocks to economic growth. However, as the risk of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz increases, the risk of energy price shocks spreading to broader inflation shocks and affecting the overall economy has become clearly visible. "We still expect a rate cut this year, but the risks are clearly skewed towards no action being taken throughout the year."

According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted to submit Waller's nomination for Federal Reserve Chairman to the full Senate.