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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that the fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth due to the war in Iran.

MoonPay has announced a partnership with WalletConnect (WCT) and global offline payment platform Ingenico to support stablecoin payments at offline retail stores. Under the new system, when a user pays with a stablecoin via an Ingenico terminal, MoonPay will convert the funds into fiat currency and settle the payment with the merchant through the banking system.

German Chancellor Merz said he would support maritime operations in the Strait of Hormuz if authorized.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.20% - Nasdaq: -0.07% - Dow Jones: -0.44%

Ethereum developer Joe Sharich, known for his anti-Trump stance, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a suburban Virginia district, BeInCrypto reported. He is the first cryptocurrency developer to run for a congressional seat.

Top 5 by Social Dominance - BTC: 34.3% (+0.05%) - ETH: 11.8% (+0.85%) - XRP: 2.65% (-0.45%) - ZEC: 0.75% (-0.2%) - LTC: 0.5% (-0.1%) Top 5 by AI Search Volume - Ethereum (12%) - Solana Foundation (11%) - Aave (6%), up one spot - Polygon (5%), up one spot - Zama (4%)

Oracle solution Pyth Network has officially launched its Pyth Data Marketplace with support from six major financial institutions. The marketplace enables institutions to distribute proprietary data—such as macroeconomic indicators, over-the-counter (OTC) prices, and foreign exchange reference rates—while maintaining ownership, pricing control, and signing rights. The participating institutions are Fidelity Investments, Euronext, Tradeweb, the FX data division under SGX, OTC Markets Group, and Exchange Data International.

Bitmine (BMNR) has completed its uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and announced an expansion of its share buyback program from $1 billion to $4 billion. The company currently holds 4,803,000 ETH.

An Iranian delegation will attend peace talks in Islamabad, the country's vice foreign minister announced, according to Iranian media outlet Fars News.

The United States must stop Israel's attacks on Lebanon, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said, according to the state-run Fars News Agency.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year, missing market expectations of 0.7%. This was the final of three estimates for the quarter's GDP growth. Additionally, the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index for February rose 0.4% from the previous month, in line with expert forecasts. The year-over-year figure also met expectations, rising 3.0%. The core PCE index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is considered the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation.

Netherlands-based ClearBank has obtained a license under Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, Crowdfund Insider reported. The bank secured a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and plans to strengthen its partnership with Coinbase to fully launch services for USDC and EURC.

A solo Bitcoin miner has successfully mined block 944,306 using CKpool's solo mining software, according to data from Bitcoin explorer Mempool. The miner earned a total of 3.128 BTC, valued at approximately $222,012, which includes the 3.125 BTC block reward and 0.003 BTC in transaction fees. Con Kolivas, the developer of CKpool, stated that the probability of a miner of this size finding a block alone is about one in 100,000 per day.

White House National Economic Council (NEC) Chairman Kevin Hassett said he expects Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will not remain as a Fed governor, adding he is confident that Kevin Warsh will take office as the new chairman in May.

Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), said interest rates should be lower.

Tether's local AI agent team, QVAC, has announced the launch of its open-source software development kit, the QVAC SDK. The SDK is a universal development tool that allows AI to be built and run in a local environment, regardless of device type. According to the announcement, it can also operate offline.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a conference for the memecoin TRUMP later this month, Politico reported. The event follows an earlier announcement from the official TrumpMeme website about a cryptocurrency and business conference for TRUMP holders, scheduled for April 25 in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Attendance will be limited to 297 people, with eligibility determined by the ranking of TRUMP token holdings.

Nasdaq-listed Brag House Holdings announced that its shareholders have approved a merger with House of Doge, the official entity of the Dogecoin Foundation, with over 98% of votes in favor. CoinNess previously reported that House of Doge planned to list on Nasdaq through the merger.

Weekly trading volume in the market for perpetual futures of tokenized traditional assets, such as crude oil, precious metals, and stocks, has surpassed $31 billion, CoinDesk reported, citing a BitMEX report. The increase was primarily driven by commodities, with trading volume for crude oil-related perpetuals rising significantly following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. During the first quarter, commodities trading volume surged by 65,000% compared to the previous quarter, while stock-related perpetuals saw a 908% increase in the same period. The report noted that the growth is accelerating as these tokenized instruments, which track underlying asset prices, can be traded 24/7, stimulating demand from investors who want to constantly trade on macroeconomic volatility.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - TNSR: +37.31%, now trading at $0.0502 on volume of $101.27 million - NOM: +34.95%, now trading at $0.008 on volume of $83.48 million - ONG: +22.72%, now trading at $0.092 on volume of $31.94 million - BLUR: +22.24%, now trading at $0.024 on volume of $162.38 million - PIB: +21.31%, now trading at $0.00015 on volume of $307,580 Top 5 Losers (24h) - ARIA: -77.29%, now trading at $0.1612 on volume of $63.71 million - K: -47.96%, now trading at $0.00054 on volume of $2.67 million - FUN: -37.29%, now trading at $0.00088 on volume of $15.9 million - BIFI: -33.40%, now trading at $68 on volume of $1.54 million - RSC: -24.39%, now trading at $0.08 on volume of $2.84 million

Iran's president stated today that Israel's repeated incursions into Lebanon are a clear violation of the initial ceasefire agreement and a dangerous signal of deceit and lack of will for any potential accord. He emphasized that negotiations would become meaningless if these incursions continue, adding that Iran would always remain prepared for conflict and would never abandon the people of Lebanon.

Iran is using cryptocurrency to collect passage fees from ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz, making it more difficult for the U.S. to block the payments, The Wall Street Journal reported. The report cites TRM, a crypto analytics firm that works with U.S. law enforcement agencies. TRM noted that the speed of digital currency transactions and their circulation outside the U.S. banking system complicate real-time efforts to freeze or block such payments. The firm described this as a significant example of cryptocurrency being used to evade national sanctions.

The Bitcoin options market is signaling a bullish turn, with $80,000 call options now holding the largest open interest, CoinDesk reported. According to Deribit data, open interest for calls with an $80,000 strike price has surpassed $1.6 billion, exceeding the $1.41 billion in open interest for $60,000 put options, which had been the focal point during the market downturn. Positive on-chain signals are also emerging, as whale addresses holding more than 10,000 BTC have recorded net buying activity. Some analysts have suggested that Bitcoin could potentially reach $100,000 by the end of the second quarter if certain triggers materialize, such as an easing of geopolitical tensions and greater regulatory clarity. However, the outlet added that risks remain, including the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and potential volatility from key economic indicators like U.S. fourth-quarter GDP. A breakout above the resistance from the downtrend line that began at $126,000 last October will be crucial in determining the market's future direction.

Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, said on X that the number of AI agents has surged from 337 to over 162,000 in a few months following the release of the new Ethereum standard, ERC-8004. He noted that ERC-8004 is expanding across 22 networks, with BNB Chain leading the way by hosting 33.5% of all registered AI agents. ERC-8004 is designed to allow autonomous AI agents to identify, transact with, and build reputations with each other in an on-chain environment without intermediaries.

The liquidity pool (HLP) on decentralized futures exchange Hyperliquid has lost approximately $1.5 million due to a deliberate self-liquidation attack by a whale. According to security firm PeckShield, the attacker built a $15 million long position in FARTCOIN across four wallets before triggering a forced liquidation in a low-liquidity price range. This activated the exchange's auto-deleveraging system, which transferred the losses to the protocol. Experts believe the attacker profited significantly by hedging the position on other exchanges. Meanwhile, the price of FARTCOIN plummeted 13% in one day, marking the steepest decline in the market.