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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a 25-minute phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on April 8, following the recent ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S., NHK reported. In a subsequent statement, Takaichi said they discussed the agreement and efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. She also requested that Iran guarantee the safety of all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz and expressed hope for a swift final resolution through diplomatic channels.

New York Times investigative reporter John Carreyrou has argued that Blockstream CEO Adam Back is likely Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Carreyrou based his claim on two points: Back had proposed core concepts like Proof-of-Work (PoW) a decade before Bitcoin's creation, and he is the only individual whose distinct writing style and linguistic habits match Satoshi's. The reporter noted that confirming Satoshi's identity is urgent, as a sudden sell-off of the estimated 1.1 million BTC held by the creator could trigger a market collapse. However, Carreyrou admitted he has not yet secured definitive proof, adding that the only way for the real Satoshi to prove his identity is to move coins using the private keys from an early wallet.

Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Alchemy has launched AgentPay, a tool designed to facilitate communication between AI payment systems, CoinDesk reported. The new tool aims to solve interoperability issues among different agent-based payment systems by providing a unified environment to manage various protocols.

Oman's Minister of Transport has announced that the country has signed all relevant maritime transport agreements, which stipulate that no fees will be charged for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to data from Coinglass, a drop in BTC's price to $71,246 would trigger the liquidation of $29.51 million in long positions on major centralized exchanges. Conversely, a move above $71,764 would liquidate $1.2 million in short positions.

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South Korean crypto exchange Coinone has received a preliminary notice from financial authorities of a potential three-month partial suspension of its business operations for violating anti-money laundering (AML) obligations, ZDNet Korea reported. The final level of the sanctions is expected to be decided by the Sanctions Review Committee on April 13. Some industry sources predict the final fine could be between 8 billion and 13 billion won (around $5.8 million to $9.4 million).

Concerns are growing in the DeFi market after World Liberty Financial (WLFI) borrowed over $50 million in USD1 from Dolomite, a lending platform within its own ecosystem, BeInCrypto reported. The move has raised alarms about potential withdrawal freezes for users. The WLFI Treasury wallet took out a loan of 50.44 million USD1, collateralized by approximately 3 billion WLFI tokens. This action pushed the lending pool's utilization rate above 100%, turning the platform's liquidity negative and effectively depleting its funds. As a result, Dolomite users who deposited USD1 to earn a 35% yield may be unable to withdraw their assets until the large borrowing position is resolved. The current lending rate on the platform is 30%, with all funds having been borrowed by World Liberty Financial. Some observers have pointed out that if the price of the WLFI token were to fall sharply, the over-collateralized position could face liquidation, spreading risk throughout the entire liquidity pool.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is advancing a plan to permit real-world assets (RWAs) only on the condition that they are held in a trust, while managing stablecoins as a means of payment under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, the Seoul Economic Daily reported. The proposal is part of an integrated 'Digital Asset Basic Act' drafted by the party's Digital Asset Task Force. A special provision within the bill, Article 112, would require any entity issuing digital assets linked to real-world assets to store the underlying assets in a managed trust compliant with the Capital Markets Act. For stablecoins, the plan outlines the application of foreign exchange regulations. Article 124 of the proposed act stipulates that when value-stable digital assets are used in foreign exchange transactions, they will be considered a means of payment under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act. Consequently, businesses handling such assets would fall under the supervision of foreign exchange authorities without needing separate registration. The bill also includes an exemption, waiving foreign exchange reporting requirements for payments for goods and services made within a specified range.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf will lead a delegation to visit Pakistan, according to Iranian media. The U.S. representative for the negotiations is Vice President Vance.

Pundi X (PUNDIX) announced it will partner with autonomous AI agent layer project Fromm.io to build a financial infrastructure for AI agents. Pundi AI will provide a data and model access layer, enabling developers, users, and intelligent agents to perform tasks and create real-world AI-based services. Fromm.io will contribute an economic layer to support micro-payments, escrow, and automated settlements between agents and users.

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of the Chinese Bitcoin mining pool BTC.top, announced on X that he has opened a short position on Ethereum (ETH) at an average entry price of $2,242. He stated that U.S. President Donald Trump has ruined the situation. Jiang believes the conflict will likely end with Iran maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz through tolls, an outcome the U.S. will tacitly accept, drawing a parallel to the past Suez Canal crisis. He added that the bear market cycle is not over and that market rebounds driven by such events are opportunities to increase short positions, while noting there is a low probability of war breaking out again.

Bithumb has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Flare (FLR) starting at 7:00 a.m. UTC on April 14 due to a network upgrade.

Global Web3 security firm CertiK has launched AI Auditor, an artificial intelligence-powered audit tool. Developed for the company's internal security experts, the tool was officially released after more than six months of testing in a live environment. In a test against 35 Web3 security incidents from this year, AI Auditor successfully identified 86.6% of the vulnerabilities. The company highlighted that the tool is designed to minimize false positives while maintaining high detection accuracy. AI Auditor integrates security audits directly into the development workflow, allowing developers to receive real-time security analysis without switching environments. CertiK stated that as AI development tools become more widespread, the Web3 security paradigm is also changing. The firm plans to expand AI Auditor's applications to include developer tools, compliance systems, and institutional monitoring frameworks in the future.

Swiss banking giant UBS and five other major banks are collaborating to test a Swiss Franc stablecoin, Watcher Guru reported.

Three addresses on the prediction market Polymarket have netted a profit of $484,575 by betting on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, fueling suspicions of insider trading, Cointelegraph reported. The addresses were reportedly created just before the ceasefire announcement, funded, and then used to bet on the outcome "U.S.-Iran ceasefire by April 7" with no prior activity. At the time of their bets, the probability of a ceasefire was considered low, ranging from 2.9% to 10.3%. The publication added that as the monthly trading volume in prediction markets surpasses $10 billion, regulatory scrutiny for insider trading and market manipulation is intensifying. Authorities in various countries are taking action against offenders, while major platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi are implementing their own countermeasures.

OKX founder Star Xu has forcefully refuted an allegation from Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's autobiography that he was responsible for the November 2020 arrest of Huobi (now HTX) founder Leon Li by Chinese police. In a post on X, Xu called the claim "purely absurd nonsense." He argued that major platforms and their founders in the Asian crypto industry face numerous reports each year, and if reports alone determined outcomes, the industry could not exist. "To see [Zhao] still spouting absurd nonsense to the world after a four-month prison sentence, one can only say that a person accustomed to lying does not change their nature," Xu added. Zhao previously worked at OKCoin, the predecessor to OKX, and has stated he left after disagreeing with the company's operational methods before founding Binance. Xu, Zhao, and Li were once known to be on friendly terms, and were even photographed sharing a symbolic drink of friendship. However, their relationships are reported to have soured due to accumulated distrust and conflict amid intense competition between their respective exchanges.

Top 5 Rising Sectors - Quantum Resistant: +21.72% (ZEC +22.31%) - Terminal of Truth: +19.18% (FARTCOIN +20.22%) - Privacy Coins: +18.14% (ZEC +22.31%) - Derivatives: +15.21% (NOM +54.51%) - Zero-Knowledge Proofs: +14.58% (SAVM +472.72%) Top 5 Falling Sectors - Options: -8.27% - Reddit Points: -6.53% - CMC Labs: -5.45% - Binance BuildKey TGE: -4.59% - Tokenized Treasury Bills: -0.36%

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 51.84% long, 48.16% short - Binance: 52.9% long, 47.1% short - OKX: 52.07% long, 47.93% short - Bybit: 51.64% long, 48.36% short

A quantum computer would require an amount of energy comparable to the sun's output to successfully attack and take over the Bitcoin network, according to recent research from quantum security firm BTQ Technologies. CoinDesk reports that the research estimates a 51% attack on the BTC network would necessitate 10^23 qubits and 10^25 watts of power, an output similar to that of the sun. Compared to the entire Bitcoin network's power consumption of 15 gigawatts, such an attack is currently beyond humanity's technological capabilities, the firm explained. However, the research acknowledged that quantum computers could pose a long-term threat to the security of BTC wallets. It noted that older addresses with exposed public keys are at risk of having their private keys leaked, a point also raised by a Google research team in a recent paper. Before such a machine could be built, significant engineering challenges in areas like laser control and atom maintenance technology would need to be overcome. CoinDesk added that Bitcoin developers are already preparing upgrades, including the introduction of quantum-resistant signature methods and minimizing key exposure. Experts reportedly believe the network's security enhancements will be completed before quantum computers become a practical threat.

André Dragosch, Head of Research for Europe at Bitwise, said on X that BTC rose 3% on news of a ceasefire. He added that a stable break above $80,000 would likely signal a shift from a bear to a bull market. Dragosch noted this price level is a key turning point, as it aligns with the average cost basis for both short- and long-term holders and serves as a benchmark for spot ETF inflows.

A strategist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has analyzed that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran could conclude in May, rather than the previously anticipated June. In a report, the strategist stated that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz suggests substantial progress in peace negotiations. The assessment is that while a ceasefire is not the end of the war itself, it can be seen as the beginning of the end. The strategist added that although the plans proposed by the U.S. and Iran seem largely incompatible, the ceasefire agreement indicates the U.S. is cautiously open to compromise, given that Iran's strategic leverage has not significantly diminished and U.S. allies remain reluctant to offer support. The strategist also warned that as the economic fallout from the war continues to accumulate, markets would show a strong negative reaction if negotiations were to collapse due to political constraints.

While XRP has broken through a resistance level on the back of high trading volume and whale buying, it is too early to confirm a trend reversal, CoinDesk reported. The analysis noted that XRP rose from $1.32 to $1.38, clearing the $1.325-$1.33 resistance zone, with the move sustained by continuous buying pressure rather than a temporary spike. However, the cryptocurrency is still trading within a downward trend channel, preventing it from being considered a structural reversal. According to the report, the $1.40-$1.42 range is the true test, and a break above this level would signal a meaningful change.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Cosmos (ATOM) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on April 15 to support an upcoming network upgrade.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on social media today that the U.S. will help resolve shipping congestion in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that many positive actions would be taken and vast wealth would be created. Trump said Iran could begin a rebuilding process and that the U.S. would maintain a presence in the region to transport goods and ensure smooth operations, claiming this would lead to a "golden age for the Middle East." Meanwhile, U.S. media reported yesterday that Iran and Oman would collect tolls for passage through the strait, though Iranian authorities have not officially confirmed this.