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According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $68,259, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $1.918 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $75,357, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $1.075 billion.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures market continues to weaken. Data shows that the average daily open interest (OI) in March 2026 has fallen below $8 billion, further dropping to about $7.2 billion in early April, marking a new low since February 2024, and it has declined for the fifth consecutive month. Meanwhile, the monthly trading volume in March fell to $163 billion, nearly halving from the peak of January 2025.Market analysis indicates that this round of decline is primarily due to large-scale liquidations of "basis trades." Previously, institutions profited from price differences by buying spot ETFs and shorting CME futures, which was the core driving force behind the growth of CME positions. However, as Bitcoin prices have retreated from a high of $120,000 to below $70,000, the annualized basis yield has significantly compressed. Currently, the basis yield of about 5% is close to the risk-free interest rate level of about 4.5%. When factoring in funding costs and counterparty risks, the arbitrage space has essentially disappeared, prompting leveraged funds to withdraw.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that The Open Network (TON) has completed a major upgrade, increasing block generation speed by 6 times, overall performance improved by about 10 times, and transaction confirmation time has been reduced to sub-second levels, achieving a "near-instant" transaction experience.TON officials stated that this upgrade is based on Catchain 2, and the previous confirmation time of about 10 seconds limited instant payments and application response experiences, while this upgrade will make it possible to "complete payments like sending messages." In addition, TON also stated that higher block generation frequency will enhance validator earnings and strengthen staking incentives. Pavel Durov called this upgrade the first step of the "Make TON Great Again" seven-step plan, with the next phase aiming to further reduce transaction fees by about 6 times.

According to Decrypt, stablecoin issuer Tether has announced the launch of the open-source software development kit QVAC SDK, which supports running AI applications directly on devices without relying on cloud servers.The toolkit is compatible with iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms, built on the llama.cpp branch QVAC Fabric, and supports functions such as text generation, speech processing, visual recognition, and translation. It achieves peer-to-peer model distribution and delegated inference through the Holepunch protocol stack. Tether plans to subsequently add decentralized training and fine-tuning capabilities and launch specialized toolkits for robotics and brain-computer interfaces.

Sun Yuchen pointed out today during the Space live broadcast themed "The Underlying Financial Infrastructure of the AI Agent Era" and "B.AI Officially Launched": In the future, the standard for measuring national strength will no longer be traditional GDP, but rather the annual consumption of Tokens; blockchain grants AI independent accounts and payment capabilities, allowing AI to truly transition from a "tool" to a "digital life" with economic rights. In the upcoming Agent era, individuals can drive countless "digital lobsters" to complete the closed loop from code to results, achieving geometric growth in productivity.This means that B.AI is committed to building the foundational economic engine for the AGI era. It not only provides AI with independent economic sovereignty for settlement but also lowers the innovative labor force through an open-source ecosystem, making "companies" possible. When AI can create a sense of security for individuals through instant feedback, and global settlement is no longer a concern, all of humanity will truly welcome the comprehensive liberation of productivity.

Paul Atkins, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated on social media, "The design goal of Project Crypto is that once Congress takes action, the SEC and CTFC will be ready to implement the CLARITY Act. Treasury Secretary Basant is right: it's time for Congress to plan for future regulatory safeguards and advance comprehensive market structure legislation to President Trump's desk."

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated on social media, "The TON blockchain has just completed an upgrade, and now the speed has increased by 10 times. The block generation speed has increased by 6 times, and transactions now achieve instant, sub-second confirmations. This is the first step in the 'Make TON Great Again (MTONGA)' seven-step plan. The next step is to reduce the already low transaction fees by another 6 times."

The latest U.S. PCE inflation data largely met expectations, easing market uncertainty, and Bitcoin's price stabilized after previously reaching around $73,000. Data shows that the core PCE year-on-year is 3%, and month-on-month is 0.4%. The market is also influenced by the easing situation between the U.S. and Iran, but analysts point out that the current PCE data has not yet reflected potential energy price shocks.Although the inflation data did not trigger significant market fluctuations, investors remain cautious about the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut expectations for this year. Economist Mohamed El-Erian stated that compared to PCE, the upcoming CPI data to be released this week will have a more critical impact on the market, especially against the backdrop of oil price fluctuations. On the trading front, the market remains in a volatile range, with liquidity mainly concentrated in the $69,000 to $76,000 range. Trader Michaël van de Poppe believes that as long as the key support range holds, Bitcoin is expected to start a new round of upward momentum, targeting $80,000.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $2,270, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.081 billion. Conversely, if ETH falls below $2,076, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $614 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $74,250, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.471 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $67,714, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.354 billion.

TON Financial Company AlphaTON Capital announced a strategic financing agreement with Vertical Data totaling approximately $43 million.AlphaTON stated that this financing collaboration focuses on AI hardware deployment, which will accelerate its "privacy computing" and sovereign AI infrastructure development, and support the integrated development of AI, digital assets, and confidential computing. It is reported that its AI and privacy computing infrastructure will also provide underlying computing power support for related applications of partners such as Telegram and Animoca Brands.

According to Jinshi, the annual rate of the U.S. core PCE price index for February recorded 3%, down from 3.1% last month, in line with market expectations. The monthly rate of the U.S. core PCE price index for February remained unchanged at 0.4%, also in line with expectations.

According to Jinshi reports, the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States for the week ending March 28 was 1.794 million, lower than the market expectation of 1.84 million. The previous value was revised from 1.841 million to 1.832 million.

According to Jinshi Data, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending April 4 was 219,000, expected to be 210,000, and the previous value was revised from 202,000 to 203,000.

According to Jinshi reports, the annual rate of the U.S. February PCE price index is 2.8%, in line with market expectations, with the previous value being 2.8%.

According to TASS: A senior Iranian official stated that during the ceasefire, Iran allows no more than 15 ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day. Iran's demands include the United States unfreezing Iranian assets within two weeks.

According to Crowdfund Insider, the Dutch bank ClearBank has announced that it has obtained approval for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and has received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). It will launch digital asset services, including stablecoins. The bank also stated that it plans to support euro and dollar-based stablecoins (EURC and USDC) in the future to enhance the efficiency of cross-border transfers and payments.In addition, ClearBank announced that it will provide savings account services through Coinbase and will be included in the coverage of the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale opened a 20x leveraged short position on BTC and ETH 30 minutes ago, holding a short position of 562.58 BTC and 18,350 ETH, with a position value of approximately $80,000,000.