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The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +1.15% - Nasdaq: +1.38% - Dow Jones: +1.38%

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

A U.S. congressman has voiced concerns over plans by Beast Industries, founded by global YouTuber MrBeast, to introduce cryptocurrency to its mobile banking app for teens, Step. According to Decrypt, U.S. House Representative Warren Davidson expressed worry over the company's ability to operate a financial technology firm targeting children and teenagers. He emphasized that Step encourages risky investments and pushes children to pressure their parents for permission to invest in crypto. In response, Beast Industries stated that it is reviewing all its products and marketing methods to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulatory requirements, adding that it plans to continue communicating with Davidson.

Deloitte Canada is partnering with Stablecorp to develop stablecoin infrastructure for Canadian financial institutions, Cointelegraph reported. The initiative plans to integrate QCAD, a stablecoin backed by the Canadian dollar (CAD) and issued by Stablecorp, into payment and settlement "Workflows" for institutional clients. Details regarding partner banks and a launch timeline have not yet been disclosed.

Ledger co-founder Eric Larchevêque has argued that cryptocurrency holders should be permitted to own firearms, DL News reported. His comments follow the recent arrest by French and Spanish police of the last suspect in the January 2023 kidnapping and assault of fellow Ledger co-founder David Balland. Larchevêque stated that violence targeting crypto holders is on the rise and that they should have the right to self-defense. He emphasized the need to be able to possess real weapons, such as pistols and small rifles. Larchevêque added that he hired a private security firm after Balland's kidnapping but has no intention of converting his crypto holdings to fiat currency. He explained that he would not be able to sleep at night holding his life's work in euros.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is now in productive talks with Iran, which began last Saturday evening. He added that Iran wants peace and has agreed to give up its nuclear weapons, stating that he would give the country five days.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has eliminated all individuals in Iran who deserved to be taken out, including the country's leaders.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is discussing whether it can reach a more comprehensive agreement with Iran. He added that Iran is serious this time and wants to solve the problem.

An Israeli government official said Washington has set April 9 as the target date for the end of the war, according to Israeli media outlet Ynetglobal.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated in his annual shareholder letter that digital wallets and tokenization could modernize financial markets and broaden investor access. According to CoinDesk, he noted that recording asset ownership on digital ledgers and using regulated digital wallets could make issuing, trading, and accessing investments faster, cheaper, and more widely available, comparing the current state of tokenization to the internet in 1996. Fink explained that while tokenization will not replace traditional finance overnight, it can gradually connect existing and new systems.

Iranian media reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched a new wave of attacks against targets inside Israel and at nearby U.S. military bases.

Goldman Sachs has raised the probability of a U.S. recession within the next 12 months to 30%, an increase of five percentage points from its previous forecast. The bank cited soaring oil and natural gas prices as the reason for the revision. Goldman Sachs also expects the Fed to cut interest rates in September and December, and projects that U.S. GDP growth in the second half of the year will remain below trend, with an annual rate between 1.25% and 1.75%.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated that there have been no negotiations with the United States. His comments follow a report from a media outlet claiming that he was in contact with U.S. officials. Ghalibaf added that such fake news is a tool used to manipulate financial and oil markets and to help the U.S. and Israel escape their quagmire.

AI content platform PeakAI has raised $2 million in a seed funding round, Foresight News reported. Participants in the round included Cogitent Ventures, CoBay, CatcherVC, 10K Ventures, Marblex, and PAKA.

High Stakes Capital is selling HYPE, according to Onchain Lens. Over the past two hours, the firm sold 300,000 HYPE at an average price of $38.17 each, totaling $11.45 million. It currently holds 302,421 HYPE, with over $33.2 million in unrealized profit.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that friendly nations recently sent messages suggesting the U.S. had requested dialogue to end the war, but that Iran did not respond, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. The spokesperson added that there has been no change in Iran's conditions regarding the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war.

Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament's National Security Commission, said President Donald Trump is either lying or speaking nonsense, according to First Squawk. Rezaei stated that the enemy is being neutralized and frustrated by military attacks and rising oil prices. He added that negotiations are meaningless and that the enemy only responds to force and missiles.

Decentralized auction platform Bounce Brand announced the launch of Bounce Predict (predict.bounce.finance), the first prediction market platform in its ecosystem. The platform allows users to predict auction outcomes. Initially, it will support Sotheby's auctions.

Iranian media outlets, including the Tasnim News Agency, have denied reports that Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was involved in negotiations with the United States. The denial follows an earlier report by The Jerusalem Post which stated that Ghalibaf was in contact with the U.S.

Magic Eden has announced it will double the portion of its core revenue allocated to ME token buybacks and rewards for stakers, increasing the allocation from 15% to 30%. The change will take effect starting in the third quarter.

Venture capital firm 5c(c) Capital, led by two employees from prediction market Kalshi, is raising up to $35 million to invest in prediction market startups, Fortune reported. The CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket have participated as investors in the fund.

U.S.-listed pharmaceutical company NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: NBY) has announced its rebranding to Stablecoin Development Corporation (SDEV) and a significant purchase of SKY, the governance token for the Sky protocol. The company now holds approximately 2.06 billion SKY, which accounts for about 8.78% of the total supply, and is also staking its holdings. More than half of the tokens were acquired on the open market at an average price of around $0.065, while the rest were obtained through a financing agreement.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted two proposed rules to the White House for review, one concerning digital assets and another on disclosures for hedge funds and private equity funds, Bloomberg reported. The proposals are currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In a speech last week, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins previewed a broad digital asset proposal. The plan is expected to include an "Innovation Exemption" clause, which would allow digital asset firms to operate for a period without registering as regulated entities like brokers or exchanges.

MoonPay has open-sourced its Open Wallet Standard (OWS), a new protocol designed to allow AI agents to execute multi-chain transactions without exposing private keys. More than 15 organizations, including PayPal, OKX, Ripple, Tron, the Ethereum Foundation, the Solana Foundation, Base, and Circle, contributed to the standard's launch. The standard supports eight chain families, including EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, TON, and the XRP Ledger, through a single interface. It is also compatible with existing AI payment protocols such as x402 and MPP.