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According to The Block, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that its "Project Agorá" tokenization prototype has successfully verified the feasibility of atomic settlement for cross-border wholesale transactions. The prototype employs a layered architecture, utilizing tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits to achieve "all or nothing" transaction chain execution across multiple currencies and jurisdictions, while allowing central banks to retain operational autonomy.Legal analysis shows that finality of settlement can be achieved in all seven participating jurisdictions, and privacy protection can also be ensured within a compliant framework. The project is jointly initiated by the BIS and the International Financial Association, with participation from seven central banks including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Bank of England, the Bank of France, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Mexico, and the Swiss National Bank, as well as over 40 private financial institutions. In the next phase, the Bank of Canada will officially join as the eighth central bank member, and the project will advance to the real value testing stage, further expanding private sector participation.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale starting with 0x688 sold 102,001 HYPE at an average price of $57.3 each, exchanging for 5.84 million USDC, making a profit of over 1 million dollars within 13 days. The wallet currently holds only 54 HYPE.

According to Arkham monitoring, the address starting with 0x158 bought 2000 ETH at a price of $0.31 each during the Ethereum presale, with a total cost of about $620, and transferred it out 5 minutes ago after holding it for over 10 years.At the current price, this ETH is worth about $4.2 million, an increase of about 6800 times.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on his personal channel, stating that on-chain tracking analysis shows that in two investment plans related to Gurhan Kiziloz, there are signs of at least approximately $25 million in presale funds being used interchangeably, which were transferred to pay for promotions to KOLs and streamers, involving his online gambling platform.ZachXBT indicated that the fundraising materials for the related presale projects BlockDAG Network and ZKP did not disclose that the funds would be used to support other businesses, while on-chain data shows that the funds were pooled across multiple addresses and then transferred to exchanges through cross-chain bridges, flowing to promotional payment addresses.ZachXBT also named several related addresses, including the Spartans KOL payment address and the BlockDAG / ZKP presale wallet, and advised investors to stay away from the BlockDAG, ZKP, and Spartans projects. Retail investors are still continuously complaining about the related fund usage issues on social media.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Pump.fun deposited 174,408 SOL (approximately 14.76 million USD) into Kraken 13 hours ago.At the same time, on-chain trading behavior indicates that it may have completed part of its sell-off operation: a newly created wallet (35qaEz) withdrew 117,877 SOL (approximately 9.96 million USD) from Kraken, and then sold all of it at a price of about 84.52 USD, obtaining approximately 9.96 million USDC, which was then deposited back into Kraken.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BOE) jointly launched a public consultation on Monday, seeking industry input on the regulation, infrastructure, and market practices of tokenized wholesale financial markets in the UK. This consultation is part of the UK's digital finance market strategy, focusing on tokenized securities and post-trade infrastructure, covering areas such as prudential regulation, tokenized collateral, and settlement tools. Regulators stated that there are significant opportunities in the post-trade processes and collateral management areas for tokenization. The consultation targets banks, investment firms, asset management institutions, central securities depositories (CSD), central counterparty clearing houses (CCP), trading platforms, fintech companies, and others. The current scope mainly involves tokenized bonds, stocks, and fund shares, with potential future expansion. Market participants can submit feedback by July 3. The FCA and the Bank of England plan to publish a feedback document in the summer of 2026 and launch a roadmap for the development of the digital wholesale market within the year.Meanwhile, UK regulators are advancing the "digital securities sandbox" program, with 16 companies having passed the first phase of review and currently testing the issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities. Additionally, the Bank of England has separately released a consultation document on extending the operating hours of the RTGS and CHAPS systems, planning to gradually move towards a near 7×24 hour operating model, with the goal of launching synchronized settlement services by 2028 to support tokenized assets as collateral for central bank operations and central counterparty use.

According to a report by Reuters, the United States has approved the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to about 10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance, but no chips have been delivered yet, and the related transactions are at a standstill.The report pointed out that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined the delegation during President Trump's visit to China, trying to promote the sale of H200 chips in China. The U.S. Department of Commerce has also approved some distributors, such as Lenovo and Foxconn, to directly purchase and resell the chips. However, due to strict security, usage, revenue sharing, and legal restrictions imposed by the U.S. on H200 exports, there are conflicts with China's supply chain security policies, leading to stricter order approvals.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones turned down, American Express (AXP.N) fell by 1.3%, and Salesforce (CRM.N) fell by 3.7%.

According to Jinshi News, St. Louis Fed President Bullard stated that there is significant uncertainty regarding the outlook for the U.S. economy and monetary policy. He believes that the risks associated with current inflation are rising compared to employment risks. Bullard pointed out that inflation is significantly above the 2% target level, and the risks are more tilted towards inflation rather than employment.He mentioned that the Fed's benchmark policy rate is currently at a neutral level, possibly slightly leaning towards easing, and there is a reasonable scenario for maintaining the current policy rate, but further rate cuts or increases may also be necessary.

According to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve's Musalem stated that there are reasonable scenarios indicating that interest rates need to remain stable for a period of time.

The probability of "Printr public sale raising over $4 million" on Polymarket has dropped to 63%, falling over 30% within the day, with a trading volume of nearly $3.26 million.Printr is a cross-chain token issuance platform that supports users and AI agents in issuing, trading, and staking tokens in a multi-chain environment. It has currently been deployed on 8 blockchains, including Solana, Base, BNB Chain, and Ethereum, and offers features such as customizable fee structures, cross-chain trading, and staking incentive mechanisms. Data shows that the project has currently raised over $2.46 million, with about 35 hours remaining until the fundraising ends.

The on-chain analysis platform Arkham posted on X that the Ethereum Foundation has unstaked approximately $48.9 million worth of ETH. Tracking data shows that the Ethereum Foundation has deposited WSTETH into Lido's unstETH contract, and after the unlocking process is completed, it will receive the corresponding ETH.The market's focus is on whether the ETH unstaked by the Ethereum Foundation will be sold further. Previously, the Ethereum Foundation has sold ETH multiple times for operational fund management, raising ongoing concerns in the market about potential selling pressure.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, an early Ethereum whale has once again transferred 10,000 ETH (approximately $23.21 million) to a multi-signature address, which may sell the received tokens soon. The address 0x26c...B9392 has accumulated a total of 12,001 ETH deposited to OKX over the past two months, with a total value of $24.62 million. Based on past experience, the ETH transferred to this address will typically flow to exchanges in batches later.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Riot Platforms transferred 500 BTC to NYDIG again 6 hours ago, worth approximately 38.95 million dollars, continuing its recent selling operations.

According to Gate market data, the U.S. retail sales month-on-month rate exceeded expectations, causing the dollar index DXY to rise slightly in the short term, while spot gold fell by 14 dollars in the short term.

According to BBX data, the bidirectional penetration of traditional financial institutions and industrial infrastructure into the crypto space has accelerated over the weekend, with the following core dynamics:The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: $SCHW) officially launched the Schwab Crypto platform in phases on April 17, opening direct trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot to 39 million active brokerage account customers through its Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB, with compliance custody and trade execution provided by Paxos, and a fee of 75 basis points per transaction; initially excluding New York and Louisiana. The company recorded earnings per share of $1.43 and revenue of $6.48 billion in Q1 2026, with total customer assets of approximately $12.22 trillion as of early 2026.Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: $AA) CEO Bill Oplinger confirmed in a Bloomberg interview on April 17 that the company is in deep negotiations with Bitcoin financial services company NYDIG regarding the sale of the Massena East smelter site in New York (1,300 acres, closed since 2014), which "should be completed by mid-year." The site is adjacent to the St. Lawrence River and can access hydroelectric resources provided by the New York Power Authority; NYDIG has been operating Bitcoin mining facilities there since 2024 and will gain full control of the infrastructure after the acquisition. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

According to data from TheMinerMag, in the first quarter of 2026, publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies including MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific, and Bitdeer collectively sold over 32,000 BTC, surpassing the total amount sold throughout last year and even exceeding the sell-off levels triggered by the Terra-Luna collapse in Q2 2022, setting a "new record for a single quarter."The backdrop of this sell-off is the key metric for measuring miner profitability, "hashprice," which has fallen to a historical low of below $35 per PH/s per day, with about 20% of miners already in the red. Asset management firm CoinShares stated in its report: "Unless the BTC price rebounds significantly, high-cost miners will further capitulate in the first half of 2026."

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Musalem stated that the weakening impact of tariffs will help inflation decline, and housing inflation is also moving in the right direction.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the government of the Kingdom of Bhutan transferred 250 BTC for sale, worth 18.46 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Bitcoin OG from the Satoshi era transferred 1,000 BTC worth $74.03 million to 2 newly created wallets, possibly preparing for sale.The wallet currently still holds 1,833 BTC, worth $135.6 million.