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According to Jinshi reports, the interest rate swap market shows a dovish shift, with current pricing indicating that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 15 basis points in December.

According to Jinshi reports, Deutsche Bank expects that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in 2026, whereas the previous forecast was for a rate cut in September.

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.

Trent.eth, a member of the Ethereum Foundation, posted on the X platform stating that he is no longer serving at EF as of last Friday. He expressed respect for the partnership with the team over the past five years in network upgrades and funding support work.Trent Van Epps also stated that he will continue to participate in the Protocol Guild and work related to the political economy of Ethereum as long as funding allows.

Castle Labs' latest research report points out that the infrastructure for "Onchain Banks" in cryptocurrency is maturing rapidly. Data shows that by November 2025, the monthly transaction volume of crypto cards has risen to a historic high of $406 million, with Visa's stablecoin-linked cards reaching an annual transaction scale of $3.5 billion.The stablecoin payment platform RedotPay has exceeded an annual payment scale of $10 billion. In addition, etherfi's non-custodial crypto card product Cash has contributed about 50% of the protocol's revenue, with approximately 300,000 accounts and nearly 70,000 active cards. The report believes that onchain banks are gradually moving from scenarios such as payments, savings, and lending towards a traditional neobank model.

According to official news, Genius has announced that the airdrop is now open for claiming, and all Shuttle Labs team members and investors will lock their tokens for at least 1 year.

According to the official announcement from OneBullEx, the platform's April Member Day event has officially started, allowing OBE points to be exchanged for USDT at a 1:1 ratio, with a prize pool of up to 300,000 USDT. The event runs from April 11, 11:00 to 20:00 (GMT+4), and is divided into 10 rounds, with approximately 1,500 exchange slots available per round, on a first-come, first-served basis, until all slots are filled.It is stated that users need to consume 20 points for each exchange participation, and upon completion of the exchange, the corresponding USDT rewards will be directly credited to their accounts. Users participating in this event must have at least 500 points in their accounts, and the specific amount credited and participation rules are subject to what is displayed on the event page.It is reported that OneBullEx has designated the 11th of each month as a fixed Member Day, continuously strengthening user participation and platform activity through mechanisms such as point exchanges, task incentives, and community interaction. As an important benefit scenario of the OneBullEx points system, Member Day further enhances the exchange attributes and actual usage value of OBE points.

The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, announced the first members of the newly established Innovation Working Group, aimed at providing clear industry rules for American innovators. The working group is led by Mike Selig's senior advisor, Michael Passalacqua, and the first five members include former Latham & Watkins crypto lawyer Hank Balaban, former Patomak crypto and prediction markets advisor Sam Canavos, CFTC legal senior official Mark Fajfar, former Sidley blockchain lawyer Eugene Gonzalez IV, and CFTC Market Participants Division special advisor Dina Moussa.In addition, Mike Selig also released an Innovation Tracker, highlighting the agency's work in advancing regulatory clarity, market integrity, and technological progress, with a primary focus on areas including cryptocurrency and blockchain, AI and autonomous systems, contracts and prediction markets.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) reflected on the origins of BNB Chain in his new book, stating that the launch of BNB Chain coincided with the DeFi boom, which was not the result of his long-term planning. When the development team proposed to create this new public chain, he simply said yes and thereafter hardly participated deeply.CZ candidly stated, "In fact, I rarely make long-term plans. My principle is simple: when someone comes to me with a good idea, I give them ample resources and freedom to try."

According to Jinshi News, U.S. federal funds futures generally rose, with the December contract up 14 basis points, indicating a rate cut space of 17 basis points this year.

Seiji Adachi, a former policy board member of the Bank of Japan, said on Tuesday that the Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates before July, as the war in the Middle East has caused oil costs to soar, increasing the risk of the central bank falling behind the curve in addressing rising inflation pressures. Adachi stated that the core inflation rate has reached the central bank's target of 2%, and last week's Tankan survey showed that companies' five-year inflation expectations have reached 2.5%.He noted that the surge in oil prices and supply constraints caused by the war in Iran provide more reasons for the central bank to quickly raise its short-term policy rate from the current 0.75%. He stated, "The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to a neutral level for the economy as soon as possible," adding that Japan's neutral interest rate may be around 1.25%. However, Adachi mentioned that the likelihood of a rate hike in April is "50%" because the war in Iran keeps the market volatile and obscures Japan's fragile economic outlook.

CryptoQuant stated that the Bitcoin network activity index has rebounded after months of decline, with daily transaction volume reaching approximately 615,000, the highest level since November 2024, involving multiple indicators such as addresses, transactions, and UTXOs.The analysis also pointed out that current Bitcoin fees remain low, and in this environment, exchanges and large holders may be conducting UTXO consolidation and fund restructuring. The surge in activity is partly due to operational behavior rather than purely organic demand.

According to Jinshi News, Citibank expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, whereas the market previously anticipated a rate cut in June.

Drift Protocol posted on platform X that the preliminary investigation into the attack on April 1, 2026, shows that the operation was orchestrated by the North Korean government-supported hacker group UNC4736 (also known as AppleJeus or Citrine Sleet). This organization has been interacting face-to-face with Drift contributors for six months since the fall of 2025, by sending intermediaries to attend cryptocurrency conferences and establishing fake quantitative trading companies, and inducing them to download malicious code repositories or applications. Currently, Drift has frozen all protocol functions and removed the compromised wallets from multi-signature. Mandiant has been invited to participate in a deep forensic investigation. The investigation confirms that the on-chain fund flows used to test the operation can be traced back to the Radiant Capital attackers in October 2024.

According to official news, Agora announced that starting from April 3, 2026, it will gradually stop the issuance and support of AUSD on the Injective network. According to the latest adjustments, no new AUSD will be minted on Injective from today, and AUSD held on this network will no longer earn any rewards. However, users can still redeem AUSD at a 1:1 value, and the redemption window will last until September 28, 2026. This adjustment only applies to the Injective network and does not affect the operation of AUSD on other chains.Regarding the redemption process, Agora stated that its clients can complete the operation through their account contacts. Users only need to send AUSD on Injective to the official channel, and the platform will assist in converting it to AUSD on the user-specified chain or exchanging it for US dollars and other supported stablecoins. The official emphasized that September 28, 2026, is the standard redemption deadline, and after that, remaining assets can still be processed, but may require additional KYC verification processes and related fees.Agora pointed out that this decision stems from its regular evaluation mechanism for multi-chain deployment, with key considerations including actual usage, ecosystem health, and infrastructure costs. After a comprehensive assessment, Agora decided to strategically shrink the AUSD business on the Injective network to optimize resource allocation and improve overall operational efficiency.

According to Jinshi reports, European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy stated that the next key interest rate adjustment is very likely to be an increase.

On April 2, Mustafa, a member of the Polymarket team, responded affirmatively to the community member's question about whether the platform would support using POLY tokens to pay for fee discounts.

According to Jinshi, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond rose by 6 basis points to 4.38%, while the December federal funds futures fell by 6.5 basis points.