Odaily Planet Daily News: The Ethereum Foundation announced that the sixth batch of Ethereum Protocol Scholarship Program (EPF6) is open for application. The application for EPF6 will end on April 30. The sixth phase will be held from June to November 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to contact mentors from the core development community.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to official news, Circle announced that its Circle Research released the Refund Protocol, a smart contract that supports non-custodial custody and on-chain dispute resolution for stablecoin payments. It is built for the composability and transparency of on-chain commerce, and supports lock-up periods, arbitrator-mediated refunds, and early withdrawals based on off-chain protocols. In addition, the refund protocol also supports on-chain dispute resolution and USDC payment refunds without the custody or trust of centralized institutions.

Odaily Planet Daily News Backpack CEO Armani revealed in a community AMA that Backpack is actively laying out a compliance system, and will cover both crypto services and traditional financial services in the future. In addition, Armani also shared Backpack's vision - to become the preferred financial service provider for global users, and introduced that the name of Backpack was inspired by the "backpack" item of the "World of Warcraft" character. He said: "In the crypto world, Backpack has become a carrier of crypto assets, a tool that can carry credit cards, cash, and even all important items, allowing people to carry it around the world and start an adventure. Backpack represents freedom, self-sufficiency and the spirit of exploration. This is not only the name of a fintech product, but also a symbol of the new generation of global financial institutions that we hope to create."

According to PANews, the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts has issued a final judgment against UAE-based entity CLS Global FZC LLC. The court found that CLS Global manipulated the price of the cryptocurrency asset 'NexFundAI' by creating a false active trading market, misleading retail investors into purchasing the asset. CLS Global has agreed to pay a fine of $425,000 along with related interest and is required to cease business activities with U.S.-related individuals or entities. Earlier this year, it was reported that crypto market maker CLS Global pleaded guilty following a sting operation and investigation by the FBI.

Why are Deribit options traders bearish on XRP? source: https://cryptopotato.com/despite-ripple-etf-optimism-xrp-options-market-leans-bearish/

Odaily Planet Daily News Eliza Labs has launched a pump.fun-style Launchpad called auto.fun, which allows users to deploy complex AI agents without any technical skills. It is reported that auto.fun adopts a "fairer than fair" token issuance mechanism to promote a sustainable economy. ai16z founder Shaw previously stated that the Launchpad platform auto.fun allows creators to independently collect the fees generated by content creation and token issuance, and the community can collaborate to initiate content or create CTO tokens based on other platforms. The platform emphasizes "anti-hype" and "pure fun" and aims to create a decentralized, transparent and truly creator- and community-owned content and token release space. (The Block)

Eliza Labs has launched a pump. fun-style launchpad called auto. fun, enabling users to deploy complex AI agents without any technical skills. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/351017/eliza-labs-auto-fun-ai-agent-launchpad-fairer-than-fair-tokenomics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Following the announcement of new tariffs that will take effect on May 2, Chinese fast fashion companies Temu and Shein are set to have their operating costs skyrocket. The companies have warned American consumers that the prices of products will rise from April 25 due to increased operational costs occasioned by the new trade policies. […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/temu-and-shein-price-hikes-due-trump-tariffs/

Hermetica, a leading Bitcoin (BTC) stablecoin issuer, has expanded its partnership with Bitcoin Layer 2 (L2) network Stacks (STX), according to information shared with Finbold on Thursday, April 17. The partnership dates back to September of 2024, when the issuer first brought its synthetic dollar, USDh, onto the network. Hermetica then went on to raise $1.7 million in a seed funding round source: https://finbold.com/hermetica-integrates-usdh-with-zest-protocol-to-boost-stablecoin-liquidity/

لا يزال سوق العُملات الرقمية مُتقلبًا للغاية، حيث انخفضت القيمة السوقية المُجمعة بنسبة 0. 6% لتصل إلى 2. 66 تريليون دولار. شهدت عملة Solana (SOL) الرقمية، إلى جانب غيرها من أفضل العملات الرقمية الأخرى، تراجعًا طفيفًا source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/ar/2025/04/17/125-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8b%d8%a7-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a/

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In a landmark move poised to reshape its education system, China has announced the full-scale integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into classrooms, curricula, and teaching materials across all education levels.

Family offices are investing more in Ethereum than Bitcoin through crypto ETPs, showing stronger interest in Ethereum among smaller investors. Larger institutions still dominate Bitcoin ETPs, but Ethereum is attracting a broader and more diverse range of players.

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