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According to Jinshi, the U.S. March CPI report will be released at 8:30 PM Beijing time tonight, and it is expected to reflect the impact of the Iranian energy shock for the first time, combined with the effects of tariff transmission. The March data may show an "explosive" rebound.

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.

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."

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 U.S. February PCE report will be released at 20:30 Beijing time, and service prices are expected to continue supporting core inflation, while commodity prices may rebound significantly. U.S. inflation is facing multiple pressures, and the expectation of the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates "later and less" may be further strengthened.

The Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, Mughaddam, deleted his earlier post on the social media platform X on the 9th regarding the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad, Pakistan, on the evening of the 9th.Mughaddam had previously stated that despite Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement, at the invitation of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz, the Iranian delegation would arrive in Islamabad on the evening of the 9th to engage in serious dialogue on the 10 ceasefire terms proposed by Iran.

The third phase project ZX820RR ended subscription at 16:00 on April 8 and will complete TGE at 20:00 on April 8. This phase had over 32,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 50,632,133 USDT. There is no lock-up period for the assets subscribed in this phase; they will be available as spot assets upon arrival, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.This phase continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to participate in the subscription using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, and the platform will uniformly convert and allocate based on U. A dynamic lottery rate model is introduced in this round; for every increase of 5,000,000 USDT in the raised amount, the lottery rate increases by 0.2%. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

U.S. President Trump spoke about the Iran issue, stating that all civilization will perish tonight and will never be restored. I do not wish for such a thing to happen, but it is very likely to occur. However, since we have achieved a complete and thorough regime change, with a wiser and more mature new regime taking the lead, perhaps some extremely transformative events will occur, who knows? Tonight we will know all of this; it is an extremely important moment in the long and complex history of the world.

According to the National Price Bureau, starting from April 8, 2026, the domestic prices of gasoline and diesel (standard products) will be increased by 420 yuan and 400 yuan per ton, respectively. This adjustment is made to respond to the significant fluctuations in international crude oil prices and to mitigate their impact on the domestic market. The adjustment amount is lower than the amount that should have been increased according to the mechanism calculation (gasoline 800 yuan/ton, diesel 770 yuan/ton).PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, and other crude oil processing enterprises will be responsible for organizing production and transportation to ensure stable market supply and strictly implement national price policies. At the same time, relevant departments in various regions will strengthen market supervision and severely crack down on price violations. Consumers can report price violations through the 12315 platform.

According to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the StakeStone team associated address deposited 16 million STO tokens to the Bitge exchange 8 hours ago, worth approximately 2.87 million USD. These funds came from the address 0x1Fe...19Bb5, which is the deployment address for the $STO token.

The World Gold Council released the February central bank gold purchase report this week, showing that central banks net bought 19 tons of gold in February 2026. Although this is still below the monthly average of 26 tons reported for 2025, it represents an increase compared to the net purchase of 5 tons in January 2026.The World Gold Council stated that the situation in February seems to indicate a rebound in central bank gold purchases after a quiet January, highlighting the recognition and commitment of central banks to gold as a reserve asset. Additionally, the report shows that some central banks have maintained a record of continuous net gold purchases, accumulating 44 tons from November 2024 to February 2026, with the Czech Republic reporting net purchases for the 36th consecutive month. China has increased its gold holdings for the 16th consecutive month.Goldman Sachs' research report at the end of March pointed out that supported by the ongoing gold purchases by central banks and the expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice this year, the medium-term outlook for gold remains solid, with gold prices expected to rise to $5,400 per ounce by the end of the year. UBS also projected at the end of March that the target price for gold in early 2027 will be $5,900 per ounce.

The second phase project CWFC ended subscription at 16:00 on April 4 and will complete TGE at 20:00 on April 4. This phase had over 42,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 58,563,157 USDT. After the asset settlement of this phase's CWFC subscription, there will be no lock-up period; funds will be available as spot assets, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.This phase continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to subscribe using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, with the platform uniformly converting and allocating based on USD. A dynamic lottery rate model is introduced in this round; for every increase of 5,000,000 USDT in the raised amount, the lottery rate increases by 0.2%. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

According to Jinshi, the US March non-farm payroll report will be released tonight at 20:30. The market expects an increase of 60,000 jobs, breaking out of the previous "negative growth" spiral. Today, US stocks and international gold, silver, and oil markets are closed, but given the data's critical importance to the Federal Reserve's interest rate path, it may trigger market movements next Monday. Please pay attention to the related risks.

According to market news, Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire CoinFund's spin-off company as part of its digital asset expansion and is launching new crypto strategies aimed at institutional investors.

According to Arkham data, at 03:47, 1000 ETH (worth approximately 2.09 million USD) was transferred from Cumberland DRW to Arrington XRP Capital.

Ju.com "Second Round Meme Ten Issue New Project" Phase 1 project CHIBIPA has ended subscription at 16:00 on March 31 and will complete TGE at 20:00 on March 31. This phase had over 42,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 142,829,576 USDT. After the asset settlement of this phase CHIBIPA, there will be no lock-up period; the funds will be available as spot, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.Users can participate in this subscription using JU/USDT/BTC/ETH, and the platform will uniformly convert and allocate based on U. This round introduces a dynamic model for the winning rate. Additionally, successfully inviting friends to participate can share a Token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

The comments section of the countdown promotional post for the native token $EDGE TGE released by the decentralized perpetual contract exchange edgeX on platform X is now closed. Regarding this setting, the project team has not made any public statements, and there is some discussion in the community about the transparency of the airdrop distribution and related details.According to details previously announced by the official team, the TGE of $EDGE will officially start at 20:30 Beijing time on March 31, 2026. The total supply of the token is 1 billion, of which 25% will be allocated to the community as an airdrop and will be fully unlocked at TGE, simultaneously starting initial trading listings. Currently, $EDGE has opened pre-market trading on platforms such as Binance.

According to BBX data, global listed companies made key progress in "health optimization" of their treasury structures yesterday:$50 million addition: Boyaa Interactive (0434.HK) announced yesterday that the board has approved an additional budget of $50 million for increasing its holdings in Bitcoin and Ethereum. So far, the group has invested over $250 million, aiming to establish itself as the largest digital asset treasury entity in Asia.Officially entering "debt-free holding": TeraWulf (NASDAQ: $WULF) announced yesterday that it has used cash flow generated from its high-performance computing business to pay off the last of its high-interest debt. As one of the most energy-efficient mining companies globally, the company reiterated that it has entered the "100% output retention" phase as of yesterday.Computing power as net reserves: HIVE Digital (TSX-V: $HIVE) disclosed yesterday that the profits from its AI data center in Sweden have fully covered global operating expenses for two consecutive months. This means that all Bitcoin produced yesterday is recorded as "net reserves," with no need for any market sell-off.$10 million procurement settled: Acurx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: $ACXP) confirmed yesterday that its first $10 million strategic procurement of Bitcoin has been fully completed. As a biopharmaceutical company, ACXP plans to use this asset as a "value anchor" for its clinical research and development funding over the next five years.Automated treasury upgrade: Public.com launched an "automated treasury balancing" suite for small and medium-sized enterprises globally yesterday, supporting the automatic proportional conversion of idle corporate funds into BTC, with the first-day subscription scale exceeding $80 million.