According to official news, the Rayls public chain mainnet will launch on April 30th, simultaneously initiating a staking program and launching Rayls' native USD stablecoin, USDr, marking the official implementation of RLS's token economics. After mainnet activation, transaction fees (paying USDr on the public chain and RLS on the private chain) will be automatically converted, accumulated, burned, and redistributed: 50% of transaction fees will be permanently burned, creating deflationary pressure; 50% will be injected into the network security pool to reward validators. The total supply of Rayls tokens (RLS) is fixed at 10 billion, with the majority locked until 2028 to ensure long-term incentives and stable development. The circulating supply of TGE will be less than 15%. Investors and the team will have their majority of shares unlocked over 36 months after a 12-month cliff period. Furthermore, 10% of the tokens unlocked each month by the foundation will be burned, further accelerating deflation.

Fluent has announced that registration for the BLEND token public offering is now open. According to Foresight News, the offering aims to raise $1 million with a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $100 million, with tokens fully unlocked at the Token Generation Event (TGE). The public offering will close on April 13, and the mainnet is scheduled to launch two weeks after the offering concludes.

Tether's CEO, Paolo Ardoino, announced on the X platform that the company's engineering team is actively working on new technology development to prepare for future products and services. According to Odaily, Ardoino revealed that Tether is developing a decentralized search engine called Hypersearch. This engine is built on a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) known as HyperDHT, enabling search services without the need for centralized servers, allowing users to directly retrieve content within a decentralized network.

Iran has terminated all diplomatic and indirect communication channels with the United States. According to Odaily, this development was reported by Iran's official media, the Tehran Times.

Ebury analyst Enrique Diaz-Alvarez has indicated that despite inflation risks, the Bank of England is expected to adopt a cautious approach to interest rate hikes. According to Jin10, Diaz-Alvarez highlighted the weak economic growth and fragile labor market conditions in the UK as reasons for the central bank's cautious stance. He warned that aggressive rate hikes could potentially push the UK into a recession. Data shows that investors have fully priced in expectations for the Bank of England to raise rates by 25 basis points twice before September.

Lido executive Kean Gilbert emphasized the importance of liquid staking and active management for companies investing in Ethereum. According to NS3.AI, Gilbert explained that liquid staking allows ETH holders to keep their assets staked while simultaneously receiving a token that can be utilized in other decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. This approach, he noted, can help investors achieve better returns compared to simple staking yields.

U.S. stocks experienced a decline at the opening today. According to NS3.AI, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 0.3% at the start of trading. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index opened with a decrease of 0.18%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw a 0.2% drop. These early losses reflect a cautious market sentiment as investors assess ongoing economic conditions.

According to Iran's state-run Tehran Times, Iran has closed all diplomatic and indirect communication channels with the United States. (Jinshi)

According to the latest data from Gate, gold prices fell to $4,646.39 per ounce, a daily decrease of 0.09%. Silver prices fell to $71.808 per ounce, a daily decrease of 1.33%. The BVIX (BTC Volatility Index) is currently quoted at 48.03, a daily increase of 1.20%. The EVIX (ETH Volatility Index) is currently quoted at 68.36, a daily increase of 0.43%. In the foreign exchange market, the USD/CNH exchange rate fell 0.13% to 6.86497. The USD/JPY exchange rate rose 0.09% to 159.827. In global stock indices, the Euro Stoxx 50 fell 0.65% to 5,663.60 points; the UK FTSE 100 fell 0.61% to 10,388.04 points; and the German DAX 40 fell 0.58% to 23,074.58 points. In commodities, WTI crude oil rose 2.88% to $116.09 per barrel, while Brent crude oil rose 0.71% to $113.39 per barrel. Gate allows users to directly trade traditional financial market products on its platform, providing a one-stop solution for precious metals, forex, global equity CFDs, major indices, and commodities, achieving deep integration of crypto assets and traditional financial assets. Gate TradFi features have been fully integrated into the Gate App and Web platform, allowing users to easily participate in global asset price trading without switching platforms, unlocking more strategies and opportunities outside the crypto market, and continuously enhancing their diversified asset allocation experience.

Fox News, an American news network, has officially integrated the Kalshi platform, using prediction market mechanisms to increase accountability in news reporting and encourage content to be closer to the facts. As one of the three major mainstream news networks, Fox News hopes to use prediction markets to remove bias, enhance accuracy, and ensure that news reporting is not influenced by political stances and is guided by correctness.

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