U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is urging the Senate Banking Committee to postpone its consideration of the crypto market structure bill until May to allow more time for banks and the crypto industry to finalize a compromise on stablecoin regulation. This move aims to provide additional room for negotiation on key disagreements surrounding stablecoins and to push for a more viable regulatory framework. (Cointelegraph)

In a tweet, Trump stated that the agreement we are negotiating with Iran will be far better than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (the Iran nuclear deal). The latter, drafted by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, is one of the worst security agreements in the history of our country. It was a guaranteed path to nuclear weapons—something the agreement we are negotiating will not and cannot allow. They (the previous administration) loaded $1.7 billion in cash onto Boeing 757s and sent it to Iran, allowing the Iranian leadership to spend it as they pleased. They emptied banks in Washington, Virginia, and Maryland. Those bankers said they had never seen anything like it. In addition, hundreds of billions of dollars were paid to Iran. If I hadn't terminated that "agreement," nuclear weapons would have been used to attack Israel and various parts of the Middle East, including our cherished U.S. military bases. An agreement reached during Trump's term will guarantee peace, security, and safeguards, not only for Israel and the Middle East, but also for Europe, the United States, and everywhere else. This will be something the whole world can be proud of, instead of the years of embarrassment and humiliation we have been forced to endure due to incompetent and cowardly leadership, as we have done for many years. (Jin Shi)

According to CME's "FedWatch": the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points in April is 0%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 100%. The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by June is 2.5%, and the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 97.5%.

Apple announced that John Ternu will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on September 1, while Cook will become executive chairman. Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Ternu, will join Apple's board of directors after becoming CEO. Apple's non-executive chairman, Art Levinson, will become lead independent director on the same day. In a press release, Apple stated, "Cook will continue as CEO throughout the summer, working closely with Ternu to ensure a smooth transition." This marks Apple's first CEO transition since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death. Under Cook's leadership, Apple's market capitalization has increased approximately 24-fold, reaching $4 trillion at Monday's close.

The U.S. core retail sales for March increased by 1.9%, exceeding the anticipated 1.4%, according to Jin10. The previous month's figure was revised from 0.50% to 0.7%, indicating a stronger retail performance than initially reported. This data suggests a robust consumer spending trend, which could influence future economic policies.

According to data from the Bitget platform, the current price of preSPAX in pre-market trading is 652.99 USDT, up 8.83% in the last 24 hours. The highest price in the last 24 hours was 662 USDT, the lowest price was 600 USDT, and the trading volume in the last 24 hours was approximately 18.4723 million USDT.

During London Fintech Week, the UK Treasury announced a regulatory framework to integrate stablecoins and tokenized deposits into a unified regulatory framework with traditional payment services. The plan proposes to include stablecoins used for payments under an upcoming issuance regime, expand the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) oversight of open banking, and explore regulatory adjustments for payment activities executed by AI agents. The plan also proposes new legislation to reduce administrative requirements for businesses offering stablecoin payment services. The Treasury also announced the appointment of Chris Woolard CBE, a partner at EY and former interim CEO of the FCA, as the Wholesale Digital Markets Mobilizer, responsible for advancing the development of tokenized wholesale financial systems, and pledged £1 million (approximately $1.35 million) in funding to the Centre for Financial Innovation and Technology starting in April. City Affairs Secretary Lucy Rigby stated that the plan aims to build a secure, competitive payment ecosystem that can capitalize on technological changes. The UK government recognizes the transformative potential of digital assets and blockchain technology, believing they can reshape how consumers and businesses interact with financial services.

Swiss customs data released on Tuesday indicates a significant increase in gold exports for March, with a month-on-month rise of 30%. According to Jin10, exports to the United Kingdom saw a substantial jump, climbing from 19.8 tons in February to 57.6 tons in March, marking the highest level since December of the previous year.

0G Foundation has announced a collaboration with Alibaba Cloud to launch on-chain access for the Qianwen AI model. According to ChainCatcher, this initiative shifts AI infrastructure from centralized, API-based systems to programmable, tokenized access designed for autonomous agents. Through this partnership, 0G enables developers to embed Qianwen access directly into their infrastructure using a token-based mechanism, eliminating the need for traditional account management and allowing on-demand programmable access to AI computation. Agents operating on 0G can query the Qianwen model to generate responses, process information, or execute tasks in real-time. Michael Heinrich, CEO and co-founder of 0G Labs, stated that reasoning runs on Qianwen while verification runs on 0G, creating a comprehensive computational and trust foundation for autonomous AI systems. The integration of 0G with Alibaba Cloud's Qianwen marks a milestone in merging advanced intelligence with reliable infrastructure.

The UK Treasury, alongside Economic Secretary Lucy Rigby, announced a series of initiatives during London Fintech Week aimed at modernizing payment services regulation and enhancing the competitiveness of the UK's fintech sector. According to Foresight News, the plan's core involves establishing a unified regulatory framework that integrates traditional and tokenized payments, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Legislation targeting stablecoin payments is also proposed to reduce administrative burdens on related companies. Additionally, the UK government has appointed Chris Woolard as the Wholesale Digital Markets Champion to lead efforts in financial asset tokenization and wholesale digital market strategies. The plan will also explore regulatory adjustments for AI agent payments and grant new powers to the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to oversee the future development of Open Banking. Other measures include an additional £1 million funding for the Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) and plans to merge the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) into the FCA to streamline regulatory processes.

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