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According to The Block, Josh Stark, a key figure at the Ethereum Foundation (EF), announced his resignation after five years and will officially step down at the end of the month. Stark joined the Ethereum Foundation in 2019, initially working in the special projects team, and later rose to leadership, collaborating with EF Chair Aya Miyaguchi, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, and co-executive directors Hsiao-Wei Wang and Bastian Aue.He is one of the most prominent members of the foundation's external image and has led several significant advancements in Ethereum, including the "The Merge" upgrade that transitioned from proof of work to proof of stake, as well as subsequent upgrades like Dencun, Fusaka, and Pectra. During last year's leadership adjustments at the foundation, he was appointed as the "co-manager" of the EF board and recently took on the role of co-chair of the "trillion-dollar security" initiative.Last month, Stark co-authored a strategic blog post on Ethereum with Josh Rudolf and Julian Ma, outlining Ethereum's latest scaling direction and its relationship with the Layer 2 ecosystem. Stark stated, "I haven't planned for the future yet; I just want to take a good rest and spend time with family and friends." This resignation occurs against the backdrop of ongoing changes at the Ethereum Foundation.Last year, the foundation underwent significant leadership adjustments, refocusing its strategic priorities on scaling the Ethereum mainnet and core cypherpunk values; Tomasz K. Stańczak also resigned from his co-executive director position at the end of February this year, having served for less than a year. On the same day, Trent Van Epps also announced his departure from EF to fully dedicate himself to Protocol Guild, the independent funding organization for Ethereum core developers that he founded.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that Bitcoin should adopt an optional quantum-resistant upgrade scheme, rather than the mandatory freezing of tokens at risk from quantum threats proposed in BIP-361.The BIP-361 proposal suggests phasing out addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks over five years and ultimately freezing un-migrated tokens, including assets held by Satoshi Nakamoto. Google's latest research indicates that a superconducting qubit system may need fewer than 500,000 physical qubits to crack Bitcoin encryption in just a few minutes. Currently, about 6.9 million BTC are at risk from such threats. In response to the quantum threat, BitMEX Research proposed establishing a canary fund that would implement a full freeze only when expenditures occur from the relevant addresses.

According to official data, JST has burned 271 million $JST in this single instance, equivalent to a value of approximately 21.3 million USD, accounting for 2.74% of the current total supply. At the same time, the treasury reserves have exceeded the 100 million USD mark, providing a solid guarantee for the continued advancement of the subsequent deflation process. All funds for repurchase and destruction come from the actual income generated by the protocol, thereby establishing an automated deflationary closed loop driven by actual earnings, where repurchase and destruction operate continuously. This marks that $JST is steadily moving towards a sustainable, endogenous, and long-term viable economic model.

According to market news, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated at the Paris Blockchain Week that he supports the optional advancement of Bitcoin's quantum resistance upgrade and opposes the proposal to forcibly freeze quantum-vulnerable addresses. He emphasized that "preparation is much safer than hasty responses in a crisis" and pointed out that the Bitcoin community has the coordination ability to respond quickly to urgent vulnerabilities.Previously, the BIP-361 proposal ("Post-Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset") put forward by developers Jameson Lopp and five others advocated for the gradual elimination of quantum-vulnerable addresses over five years, ultimately freezing coins that have not completed migration— including approximately 1.7 million Bitcoins held by Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a live broadcast themed "HTX Q1 Quarterly Burn is Coming: Will It Enter a Value Reversion Cycle?" today at 20:00 (UTC+8). At that time, HTX DAO core builders Molly, Helium, HTX DAO governance committee member Mao Mao Jie, ppp, HTX DAO listing observer Da Biao Ge, HTX research team leader Cloud, and HTX DAO Volunteer Association president Lan Yang Yang will all attend to engage in an in-depth discussion on the execution of the Q1 burn mechanism, the evolution path of the deflation model, and the subsequent HTX empowerment and ecological construction direction.

According to CoinDesk, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin developers should advance optional quantum-resistant upgrades as early as possible, even though practical quantum computers are still far from being realized.He pointed out that Taproot's flexible design can support the introduction of new quantum-resistant signature schemes without affecting existing users. Previously, Jameson Lopp and others proposed BIP - 361, which aims to gradually phase out addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks within 5 years and freeze Bitcoin that has not completed migration. Adam Back believes that the Bitcoin community can quickly coordinate responses in emergencies without the need for pre-established freezing arrangements.

The dominance of the US dollar has always been a topic of concern, but Franklin Templeton believes that the dollar will remain the preferred currency. The Chief Investment Officer of the company's fixed income department, Sonal Desai, wrote in a report that the dollar's status is supported by three main pillars: the size of the world's largest economy, the depth of the market, and its institutional credibility.Sonal Desai pointed out that there are currently no reliable alternative assets, and it will take decades to establish the institutional infrastructure needed to support such a currency. The debate over the dollar's dominance has intensified, as Trump's erratic trade, geopolitical, and fiscal policies have weakened the appeal of US assets. Some analysts believe that the euro and gold are likely to become preferred reserve assets.

According to the official announcement from HTX DAO, the token burn of $HTX for the first quarter of 2026 was successfully completed on April 15. On-chain data shows that a total of 10,825,402,253,521.04 $HTX tokens were burned, equivalent to a value of over 19.215 million USD. It is noteworthy that despite a 27% quarter-on-quarter decline in the overall trading volume of the cryptocurrency market in the first quarter of this year, Huobi HTX still maintained a strong revenue conversion ability, consistently executing the quarterly burn of $HTX, demonstrating a certain level of anti-cyclical capability.This counter-trend performance further solidifies the extreme deflationary economic model of $HTX. Data shows that since 2024, the cumulative amount of $HTX donated and burned by HTX DAO has exceeded 11% of the total issuance, with an annual deflation rate as high as 5.5%. This hardcore deflationary pressure far exceeds that of most mainstream tokens in the market, endowing $HTX with strong long-term scarcity and value support.

The BNB Foundation officially announced the completion of the 35th quarterly token burn, during which a total of 1.569 million $BNB was burned on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC), valued at approximately $1.02 billion. After the burn, the total circulating supply decreased to about 134.8 million.The ultimate burn target for BNB is to reduce the total supply to 100 million, and the ongoing burn mechanism aims to support the long-term healthy development of the BNB Chain ecosystem.

According to Bloomberg, the top derivatives regulator in the United States is investigating a series of "exceptionally timed" crude oil futures trades that occurred before Trump's recent adjustments to Iran war policy. According to informed sources, the investigation has been initiated.The U.S. CFTC is leading the investigation into crude oil futures contract trades conducted on the CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange platforms. Informed sources stated that they requested anonymity due to the information not being public.Currently, both trading platforms have been asked to submit relevant trading data to the regulators to cooperate with the investigation.

The WLFI project team has set a long-term vesting plan for 6.228 billion locked tokens through a new governance proposal.Among them, the founding team will permanently destroy up to 4.52 billion tokens, and the remaining 90% of the tokens will be locked for a period of 2 to 5 years. At the same time, the shares of early investors will be fully retained, further clarifying the governance path of WLFI.As a result of this news, as of the time of publication, the market price of WLFI has increased by 7%, currently reported at $0.084.

Bitget today announced the completion of an upgrade to its underlying trading infrastructure. By restructuring the core modules of the matching engine cluster and account system, the order processing delay has been reduced by up to 40%. This upgrade is aimed at all platform users, including Bitget PRO users and market maker users.After the upgrade, the platform can provide faster order reception and status feedback speeds, significantly shortening the response chain from order submission to matching execution. During periods of significant market fluctuations, it further ensures the execution efficiency and transaction stability of large orders and complex trading strategies, continuously optimizing the overall trading experience.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated, "The market is ever-changing, and trading tools must evolve in sync. Continuously optimizing matching performance aims to create a reliable execution foundation for traders. Under the UEX strategic framework, this upgrade will further enhance trading efficiency and liquidity capacity within a unified account system, providing more stable and efficient infrastructure support for the integration of crypto assets and traditional assets."

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that the Iranian navy has sunk to the bottom of the sea, completely annihilated (a total of 158 ships). What we have not yet targeted are their few so-called "fast attack boats," because we believe they do not pose much of a threat. Warning: If any of these boats approach our blockade line, we will immediately eliminate them, using the same lethal methods we apply when striking drug trafficking vessels at sea.What we have not yet targeted are their few so-called "fast attack boats," because we believe they do not pose much of a threat. This will be

As Robinhood accelerates its layout in the prediction market, it has proactively excluded certain contract products due to concerns that they may foster market manipulation and insider trading risks. Robinhood UK President Jordan Sinclair stated that the company is highly attentive to market abuse issues and will not offer all prediction markets or event contracts to users, but will selectively launch products that are more suitable for customers.Recently, several "precise betting" incidents have raised regulatory concerns. For example, there were unusually large bets placed on Polymarket before U.S. actions against Iran; Israeli regulators have also sued two individuals who used confidential information to place bets. Additionally, "mention markets" (such as words that will appear in a speech being bet on) have been explicitly excluded from Robinhood's product range due to their susceptibility to manipulation.Currently, Robinhood primarily provides compliant prediction market services through partnerships with Kalshi and ForecastEx, prioritizing regulated platforms to reduce information abuse and cross-border compliance risks. In contrast, the less regulated Polymarket allows users to trade through cryptocurrency wallets with relatively loose identity verification.Robinhood previously anticipated that prediction markets would become an important growth engine, with CEO Vlad Tenev stating that this business could become one of the fastest-growing segments by 2025, potentially driving the formation of a trillion-dollar annual trading scale in the future.

U.S. President Trump stated in a post that the fake news media is truly crazy, or simply corrupt. The U.S. has completely destroyed Iran's military, including their entire navy and air force, as well as everything else. Their leadership has died, the Strait of Hormuz will soon be open, and empty ships are hurriedly heading to the U.S. to "load." However, if you believe the fake news, then we have lost.

According to CCTV News, on the 11th local time, Iran stated that a U.S. destroyer was detected sailing from the port of Fujairah in the UAE towards the Strait of Hormuz. After closely monitoring its movements, the Iranian armed forces immediately informed the Iranian delegation negotiating in Pakistan.The delegation then conveyed their relevant position to the U.S. side through a Pakistani mediator and issued a clear warning to the destroyer: if it continued to approach the Strait of Hormuz, it would be struck within 30 minutes, and the negotiations would also be affected. Due to the resolute response from the Iranian armed forces and the timely warning from the negotiation team, the U.S. side ultimately ordered the destroyer to stop advancing and turn back.