Gate News message, on April 3, according to CloverPool data, the Bitcoin network has completed a new round of mining difficulty adjustment, with the difficulty value increasing by 3.87% to 138.97 T. The current Bitcoin network has a hashrate of 986.02 EH/s, and the next difficulty adjustment is expected to occur in about 14 days.

Gate News message: On April 1, crypto-friendly bank Cross River Bank completed a $50 million funding round, with investment participation from funds under T. Rowe Price and others. The raised funds will be used to accelerate product launches, deepen partner relationships, and expand international business.

Bitcoin Treasury Bonds Company Strive and Tuttle Capital Management filed an application with the U.S. SEC, planning to launch a "T-Strive Digital Credit ETF" and list it on the Cboe exchange. The ETF invests in preferred stock issued by the Bitcoin Treasury Bonds Company through swaps and leverage instruments, and holds 13,310.9 BTC.

Strive will partner with Tuttle Capital Management to launch the T-Strive Digital Credit ETF, investing in variable-rate perpetual preferred stocks STRC and SATA. After the ETF is approved, it will be traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange under the stock ticker DGCR.

T-RIZE Group announced that it is building a private credit digital bond program for Horizon Group worth up to $500 million, with an initial $50 million to be issued to qualified investors in the United States and Europe. The underlying assets of this program are UK litigation financing receivables, featuring multiple layers of protection, demonstrating the effectiveness of institutional-grade private credit in the digital market.

OpenAI Codex engineering lead Thibault Sottiaux announced that the Codex App will not disappear and stated that a comprehensive restructuring is underway to enhance its functionality. This statement comes in the context of OpenAI adjusting its product line by consolidating multiple applications, which has raised external concerns about the prospects of other standalone apps.

Gate News: On March 26, according to monitoring by crypto analyst Trader T, US Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of 7.77 million USD on March 25. Specifically, BlackRock's IBIT saw net outflows of 70.75 million USD, Fidelity's FBTC saw net inflows of 83.34 million USD, and Ark Invest's ARKB saw net outflows of 4.82 million USD.

Gate News reports that on March 26, according to monitoring by crypto analyst Trader T, US spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $8.44 million yesterday. Among them, BlackRock's ETHA experienced net outflows of $33.35 million; Fidelity's FETH saw net inflows of $23.80 million; BlackRock's staking version ETHB recorded net inflows of $1.11 million.

# The U.S. Hands Over a 15-Point Peace Plan, Iran Asks: Are You Negotiating With Yourself? America handed a 15-point peace proposal drafted by the U.S. to Tehran through Pakistan. After the plan was disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, Brent crude briefly fell below $100 per barrel, and Asian stock markets collectively rose. But the optimistic sentiment didn't last through a single trading day. All 15 points directly target Iran's core strategic assets. Dismantle three nuclear facilities, halt uranium enrichment, suspend missile programs, reduce support for regional allies, completely open the Strait of Hormuz. In exchange: sanctions relief and civilian nuclear energy assistance. This isn't a negotiation opening bid—it's a surrender conditions checklist. --- 1｜The U.S. Hands Over a Surrender List, Iran Says You're Negotiating With Yourself --------------------- Pakistan delivered to Tehran a 15-point peace plan drafted by America. After the plan was disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, Brent crude briefly fell below $100 per barrel, and Asian stock markets collectively rose. But the optimistic sentiment didn't last through a single trading day. All 15 points directly target Iran's core strategic assets. Dismantle three nuclear facilities, halt uranium enrichment, suspend missile programs, reduce support for regional allies, completely open the Strait of Hormuz. In exchange: sanctions relief and civilian nuclear energy assistance. This isn't a negotiation opening bid—it's a surrender conditions checklist.