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On April 3rd, the spot Brent crude oil price broke through $140 per barrel, reaching the highest level since 2008. This was mainly due to a historic supply disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The current price is higher than the peak during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis.

ME News Report, April 2 (UTC+8), according to CoinFound's crypto concept stock data, Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ : HUT) is currently trading at $49.63, with an opening price of $44.80 today, up 10.79% intraday. (Source: CoinFound)

Since the United States temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil, Iran's crude oil has for the first time traded at a premium to the global benchmark Brent crude, with an increase of about $1 per barrel. This reflects Iran's gains under the control of the Strait of Hormuz and has pushed up global oil prices.

AWAKE announces the completion of its first round of $100 million ILO target and launches a three-round $220 million DAI liquidity pool plan. The first round of $100 million DAI has been raised through the CapybaraLaunch platform. Awake DeFi has been operating on the Polygon chain for over 750 days, with liquidity surpassing $232 million. The plan is to develop concurrently on dual chains after completing the ILO.

ME News Announcement: On March 31 (UTC+8), SuperEx will launch the CLUSDT, BZUSDT, and NATGASUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs at 09:20 on April 1, 2026 (UTC+8). Support for full position, isolated, and cross-margin modes. You can experience trading via Web and APP. (Source: SuperEx)

ME News: On March 31 (UTC+8), SuperEx perpetual contracts have launched the XAUTUSDT perpetual trading pair, supporting cross margin, isolated margin, and sub-accounts modes. You can experience trading via Web and APP. (Source: SuperEx)

Foreign exchange startup OpenFX completes $94 million funding round, with a valuation of approximately $500 million. The company leverages stablecoins to connect banks and blockchain, offering low-cost cross-border settlement services, and plans to expand into Southeast Asia and Latin America markets.

ME News reports that on March 31 (UTC+8), DefiLlama recently compared data on Aave stablecoin APY, the Federal Reserve's federal funds rate (FFR), and the median interest rate on US bank deposits. Historically, the lending rate for Aave stablecoins has fluctuated around the FFR, while US bank deposit rates have generally formed a "floor" for DeFi yields. When bank deposit rates approach zero, DeFi stablecoin yields may also approach zero. Several industry participants pointed out that DeFi

Connecticut, USA, recovered and seized over $600,000 in cryptocurrency after a Ledger wallet user fell victim to a phishing scam. The FBI and state police tracked the funds and charged the individual with wire fraud and money laundering. This is one of the phishing incidents targeting hardware wallet users.

DefiLlama compared Aave's stablecoin APY, Federal Reserve interest rates, and US bank deposit rates, finding that DeFi yields need to compete with traditional bank deposit rates, and the higher returns mainly reflect on-chain credit and liquidity risk premiums.

Elliptic analysis report shows that Drift Protocol was attacked with a loss of $285 million, suspected to be linked to North Korea's DPRK hacking group. The attack is described as premeditated, involving money laundering processes across multiple assets, highlighting the importance of cross-chain tracing.

The Ministry of Finance announced the issuance schedule for government bonds in the second quarter of 2026, planning to issue 19 key maturity government bonds and 6 ten-year government bonds, all increased compared to 2025. Analysts believe that due to the higher deficit ratio, government bond issuance may accelerate, and the market is highly focused on the issuance arrangements for special government bonds.

Wintermute indicates that the easing window is coming to an end, and the risk asset environment remains severe. Bitcoin struggles to stay above $70,000. If oil prices continue to rise further, it could lead to Bitcoin dropping to $60,000 or lower; conversely, if the situation improves, a rebound to the $70,000 to $74,000 range is possible. Market volatility will far exceed current pricing.

ME News Report, March 31 (UTC+8), Web3 security and analysis firm FuzzLand intern researcher Chaofan Shou tweeted that the source code of Claude Code, the terminal development tool under Anthropic, appears to have been leaked through a map file in its NPM registry. The related compressed files have been publicly downloaded. Netizens say someone has backed up the complete code and uploaded it to a GitHub repository "claude-code," which contains many TODO comments and unreleased feature hints. There is currently no evidence that the repository or compressed files are authorized by Anthropic.

Kroll, a bond rating agency, has rated Ripple Prime's US broker-dealer and holding company as BBB, reflecting its expansion phase, with revenue mainly coming from exchange derivatives clearing and short-term Treasury financing.

ME News Report, April 2 (UTC+8), according to CoinFound's crypto concept stock data, Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ : HUT) is currently trading at $49.63, with an opening price of $44.80 today, up 10.79% intraday. (Source: CoinFound)

Kroll, a bond rating agency, has rated Ripple Prime's US broker-dealer and holding company as BBB, reflecting its expansion phase, with revenue mainly coming from exchange derivatives clearing and short-term Treasury financing.

Elliptic analysis report shows that Drift Protocol was attacked with a loss of $285 million, suspected to be linked to North Korea's DPRK hacking group. The attack is described as premeditated, involving money laundering processes across multiple assets, highlighting the importance of cross-chain tracing.

On April 3rd, the spot Brent crude oil price broke through $140 per barrel, reaching the highest level since 2008. This was mainly due to a historic supply disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The current price is higher than the peak during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis.

ME News Report: The S&P 500 has risen 1.54% in the past 60 minutes, with AI and crypto-related stocks moving higher in sync. COIN +3.87%, MSTR +3.63%, NVDA +2.19%. (Data source: CoinFound)