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According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Department of Justice disclosed that Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh, and Jayden Rucker have been charged with home invasion and kidnapping targeting cryptocurrency holders in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas, involving at least $6.5 million.Prosecutors stated that the three pretended to be delivery personnel to forcibly enter residences and threatened victims with violence to hand over their cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. The indictment shows that between November 22 and December 31, 2025, at least four individuals were targeted, with one victim being forced to transfer $6.5 million worth of cryptocurrency.

According to Fortune, the blockchain project Tempo, supported by Stripe and Paradigm, has launched a "stablecoin consulting" service, providing support for stablecoin adoption to enterprises and financial institutions, including identifying applicable scenarios and dispatching engineers to assist with stablecoin integration.The report states that the American food delivery platform DoorDash is collaborating with Tempo to explore paying delivery personnel with stablecoins; Stripe, Coastal Community Bank, and ARQ are also building stablecoin infrastructure based on Tempo, while Visa, OnePay, Felix, Fifth Third Bank, and Howard Hughes Holdings are integrating their payment services with Tempo.

According to Jinshi reports, global markets significantly rebounded over the past week driven by expectations of easing tensions in the Middle East, but core uncertainties remain unresolved. Iran once announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a rapid decline in oil prices, a broad strengthening of risk assets, U.S. stocks reaching new highs, a weakening dollar, and gold approaching the $4900 mark. However, Iran subsequently signaled that it "is still under military control," combined with the U.S. maintaining sanctions against Iran, which has heightened market concerns about the volatility of the situation.On the macro level, the biggest variable next week will still be the progress of U.S.-Iran negotiations. U.S. President Trump stated that negotiations may advance over the weekend and warned that if an agreement is not reached by next Wednesday, the ceasefire could end, and there is a risk of renewed conflict; meanwhile, Iran's attitude towards negotiations remains cautious, especially with significant differences on key issues such as uranium enrichment. The market has currently shifted from "pricing in conflict escalation" to "pricing in a path to easing," but any sudden changes could still trigger sharp asset fluctuations.In terms of interest rate expectations, the decline in energy prices has alleviated inflationary pressures, and the market's expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year have risen to about 60%. At the same time, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh will attend a Senate hearing next week, and his policy stance (especially whether it leans dovish) will become an important variable affecting gold and risk assets.On Tuesday at 20:30, U.S. March retail sales month-on-month;On Thursday at 20:30, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending April 18;On Thursday at 21:45, U.S. April S&P Global Manufacturing/Services PMI preliminary;On Friday at 22:00, U.S. April University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final value, one-year inflation expectations final value;In the short term, the market's main focus will revolve around three major variables: progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, oil price trends, and signals from the Federal Reserve.

According to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum Foundation stated that its funded Ketman project identified 100 North Korean IT personnel lurking in Web3 organizations within six months and issued alerts to about 53 projects, indicating that they may have employed related personnel.The project focuses on the issue of "fake developers" in the cryptocurrency industry and is part of the ETH Rangers public safety funding program. Ketman also developed an open-source detection tool for identifying suspicious GitHub activity and collaborated with the Security Alliance to create an industry identification framework for recognizing North Korean IT personnel.

OpenAI announced the launch of the GPT-5.4-Cyber model, which is fine-tuned from GPT-5.4 for cybersecurity scenarios, reducing the refusal limits on security-related requests under specific conditions to support specialized operations such as binary reverse engineering.According to the introduction, the model is only available to vetted security vendors, corporate security teams, and researchers through the "Trusted Access for Cybersecurity" (TAC) program. OpenAI stated that the relevant layered mechanism will limit the scope of model usage and impose additional constraints on access in low visibility scenarios.

According to The New York Times, Argentine President Milei had seven phone call records with project-related entrepreneur Mauricio Novelli on the night of February 14, 2025, when LIBRA went live, covering the time around his promotional post on X.The report states that newly discovered mobile forensic information also includes suspected payment recordings and draft funding arrangement documents, further raising doubts about Milei's previous claim of "no connection to the project." Milei has not yet been formally charged but has been listed as a key subject of the investigation.

According to Bloomberg, there have been personnel changes in Binance's compliance team, involving key positions related to financial crime monitoring and sanctions compliance. Its Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman is currently discussing future departure matters with management and may leave this year or next year.Noah Perlman joined Binance in 2023, responsible for rebuilding the sanctions enforcement and anti-money laundering system, which is one of the key rectification measures following the company's guilty plea for regulatory violations in the U.S. In response, Binance stated that it "currently has no departure timeline and has not determined a successor," and emphasized that he remains focused on his current work.

Resolv Labs co-founder Ivan released an update on the protocol security incident and subsequent recovery progress. It is reported that whitelisted USR users can redeem first, mainly because their wallets have been verified, and the Resolv team can manually process within 24 hours to control risks. Currently, 98% of related redemptions have been completed.For non-whitelisted USR holders before the vulnerability occurred, Resolv promises to redeem at a 1:1 ratio as well, but the relevant redemption technical plan is still being finalized.Regarding whether there are internal personnel involved, Ivan stated that no evidence of internal participation has been found so far. For USR holders, LPs, and RLP holders after the vulnerability occurred, the subsequent processing involves legal, technical, and ecological coordination among multiple parties, and there is no single solution at this time. A complete recovery plan does not yet have a clear timetable, and the follow-up will be completed as soon as possible while ensuring prudent progress.Previously, the Resolve attacker used 200,000 USDC to mint 80 million USR.

At 1 a.m. local time on March 1, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Bulletin No. 4.The announcement stated that during the fifth wave of military operations of "Real Commitment 4," a U.S. warship transporting ammunition located at Jebel Ali Port in the UAE was attacked by four drones, completely losing power and exploding. Additionally, a U.S. naval base in Kuwait was attacked by four ballistic missiles and twelve drones, resulting in the destruction of all infrastructure and significant casualties among U.S. personnel.Furthermore, an MST-class combat support ship transporting fuel in the Indian Ocean region was struck by Iranian missiles. In addition, the public relations department of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the Saudi Arabian Sultan Prince Air Force Base was precisely attacked by Iranian missiles and drones. The Guard also announced that the Khalil military base in Iraq was hit by missiles. The Guard stated that this base houses U.S. special forces and commandos. (CCTV News)

In response to on-chain detective ZachXBT's disclosure that "some employees are suspected of abusing their authority to track user wallets for insider trading," Axiom posted a response on platform X stating: "We are shocked and disappointed to learn that someone on the team has abused internal customer support tools to query user wallets. Access to these tools has been revoked, and we will continue to investigate and hold those responsible accountable. This behavior does not represent the team, which has always been committed to putting users first."

The 22 bitcoins held by the Gangnam Police Station in South Korea during an investigation have been confirmed to have leaked, amounting to approximately 2.1 billion won at current prices. These bitcoins were voluntarily submitted assets received by the police during a case investigation in 2021. The investigation shows that the cold wallet entity was not hacked, but internal assets were transferred out. Law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the flow of internal transactions and the possibility of internal involvement. This incident was discovered during a nationwide inspection following the disclosure of the theft of 320 bitcoins from the Gwangju District Prosecutor's Office.

The 22 bitcoins held by the Gangnam Police Station in South Korea during an investigation have been confirmed to have leaked, amounting to approximately 2.1 billion Korean won at current prices. These bitcoins were voluntarily submitted assets received by the police during a case investigation in 2021.The investigation shows that the cold wallet entity was not hacked, but internal assets were transferred out. Law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the flow of assets and the possibility of internal involvement. It is reported that this incident was discovered during a nationwide inspection following the disclosure of the theft of 320 bitcoins from the Gwangju District Prosecutor's Office.

According to Forbes, as Bitcoin prices approach $100,000 in early 2026, U.S. President Trump’s latest remarks regarding the selection of the Federal Reserve Chair have been viewed by the market as a potential "turning point" for prices.Recently, Trump publicly stated at the White House that, despite widespread expectations that White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett would succeed current Chair Powell, he "prefers to keep Hassett in his current position," calling a reassignment "a serious concern." This statement quickly dampened market bets on Hassett becoming the Federal Reserve Chair.As a result, the probability of Hassett's election on the prediction market Polymarket has significantly declined, while the probability of his main competitor, former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, winning has risen to nearly 60%. Market analysis indicates that Hassett is viewed as a more dovish candidate, and if he were to become the Federal Reserve Chair, it could be more favorable for interest rate cut expectations in 2026, thereby supporting Bitcoin and risk asset performance.In contrast, Warsh's stance is relatively hawkish, suggesting that a high-interest rate environment may persist longer, posing short-term pressure on crypto assets. Although Warsh has previously invested in crypto companies and served as an advisor to institutional-grade crypto bank Anchorage, analysts believe that his monetary policy stance is not as accommodative as Hassett's. Nansen's Chief Research Analyst Aurelie Barthere pointed out that Hassett "originally had a higher level of support for the crypto market."

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that the next Federal Reserve Chair will be selected in early January next year. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has organized and overseen the candidate selection process, establishing an agenda that could bring comprehensive changes to the Federal Reserve while pushing for interest rate cuts. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is at a pivotal moment in his government career.Although the power transition at the Federal Reserve poses risks for Bessent, another more reasonable possibility is that he will gain new powers. He will work with a Federal Reserve Chair willing to cooperate, who may be inclined to grant the Treasury Secretary some powers that have long been considered off-limits for politically sensitive departments within the executive branch. At that point, the Treasury will have a greater say in the Federal Reserve's large-scale asset purchases and sales (referred to as quantitative easing and quantitative tightening, respectively).

The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that its board has unanimously voted to reappoint 11 regional Federal Reserve Bank presidents for a five-year term, starting March 1 of next year. The Federal Reserve stated that the reappointments were made after a comprehensive evaluation of the regional Federal Reserve presidents by the boards of the regional Federal Reserve Banks and received "unanimous consent" from the Federal Reserve Board.According to legal provisions, all regional Federal Reserve presidents and their first vice presidents serve five-year terms. The current terms will expire on February 28, 2026. This move addresses a key issue surrounding the future composition of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee. Previously, there were reports that Trump might attempt to appoint his allies to review these reappointment decisions—part of a broader effort to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve. (Jin Shi)

According to market news, Nasdaq-listed biotech company Sonnet Biotherapeutics has received shareholder approval to merge with Hyperliquid Strategies Inc.Previously, it was reported that Hyperliquid Strategies submitted an S-1 filing to raise up to $1 billion, which may be used to purchase HYPE tokens.

ChainCatcher News, President Trump stated that the Republican Party must take advantage of the Democrats' forced government shutdown to eliminate redundancies, waste, and fraud, which could save billions of dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to News 1, the South Korean exchange Coinone sold virtual assets worth approximately 4.356 billion won (about 3.09 million USD) to Upbit and Korbit between the 8th and 31st of last month.Benefiting from the price increase, Coinone realized an additional profit of about 220 million won. This sale aligns with the "Roadmap for Corporate Participation in the Virtual Asset Market" announced by the Financial Services Commission of South Korea in February this year, allowing non-profit organizations and exchanges to liquidate virtual assets for personnel costs and tax expenditures.Coinone stated that the related funds will also be used to cover other operating costs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) economist Tiffany Wilding pointed out in a report that although U.S. President Trump may continue to criticize the Federal Reserve and call for interest rate cuts in the short term, he will not replace the current chairman Powell.Instead, Trump will influence Federal Reserve decisions through upcoming appointments, including the term of Governor Quigley expiring in January and the term of Chairman Powell expiring in May.It is important to note that Powell's term as a governor will last until January 2028. Wilding emphasized that regardless of whom Trump nominates to succeed as chairman, the new leader must present a convincing monetary policy proposal, first gaining Senate approval and then seeking majority support from the Federal Open Market Committee.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reports that Nasdaq-listed Sonnet BioTherapeutics will merge with Rorschach I LLC at a valuation of $888 million to form Hyperliquid Strategies and launch HYPE treasury bonds.The new entity will hold 12.6 million HYPE tokens and $305 million in cash, aiming to build a strategic reserve for HYPE. Strategic investors participating in this transaction include Paradigm, Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital, and others. After the merger, it will continue to be listed on Nasdaq under a new stock ticker, positioned as a public crypto finance company, with Bob Diamond serving as chairman of HSI and David Schamis as CEO.The transaction also includes a $5.5 million private placement and the conversion of $2 million in convertible notes. Existing Rorschach shareholders and new investors will hold approximately 98.8% of HSI, while legacy SONN shareholders will retain 1.2% of the shares. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025.