The NCAA 'Final Four' is set to commence tomorrow morning, with Polymarket's real-time probabilities indicating the University of Michigan as the frontrunner with a 35% chance of winning the championship. According to Odaily, the University of Arizona follows closely with a 32% probability, the University of Illinois at 19%, and the University of Connecticut at 14%. The total trading volume for this event contract has surpassed $24.9 million. In the upcoming matches, the University of Connecticut will face the University of Illinois. Connecticut aims to prove their dynasty is still alive, asserting their dominance in college basketball, while Illinois seeks to herald a new era after a 21-year wait. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan will compete against the University of Arizona, with the main intrigue being whether Arizona can leverage their inside advantage to counter Michigan's efficient offense and if Michigan's three-point shooting can penetrate Arizona's top-tier defense. The NCAA 'March Madness' refers to the National Championship of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. This event typically begins in March, featuring a single-elimination format, known for its intense schedule and fierce competition.

Albert Guerra has admitted to charges of bank fraud and money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Guerra was accused of stealing over $170,000 from customers of West Coast banks by pretending to be a fraud investigator. According to NS3.AI, he employed rideshare drivers to gather cash from his victims. Guerra is set to be sentenced in June.

According to Odaily Seer, the NCAA Final Four will begin tomorrow morning. Polymarket's real-time probabilities show the University of Michigan with a 35% chance of winning, ranking first; the University of Arizona with a 32% chance, ranking second; the University of Illinois with a 19% chance, ranking third; and the University of Connecticut with a 14% chance, ranking fourth. As of now, the total trading volume for this event has exceeded $24.9 million. According to the Final Four schedule, the University of Connecticut will face the University of Illinois. UConn wants to prove their dynasty is not over and they remain the rulers of college basketball, while Illinois is eager to tell the world that a new era has arrived, and their 21-year wait is about to bear fruit. The University of Michigan will face the University of Arizona. The biggest suspense lies in whether Arizona can use its interior advantage to suppress Michigan's efficient offense, and whether Michigan's three-point shooting can break through Arizona's top-notch defense. NCAA "March Madness" refers to the national championship of the NCAA Division I men's basketball league. The tournament typically begins in March each year, employing a single-elimination format. Its intensive schedule and intense competition have earned it the nickname "March Madness." Odaily Seer continuously monitors the prediction market, seeing changes before pricing.

Iranian senior official Mohsen Rezaee posted on social media platform X that it would be better to remove Trump than to replace US generals. He wrote, "They claimed to have destroyed Iran's air defense system; as always, they lied. Perhaps it would be better to remove Trump than to replace military commanders." This comes after reports that US Defense Secretary Hergesse had dismissed several senior US military officials, including the Chief of Staff. (Jinshi)

Peter Steinberger addressed Anthropic's decision to ban OpenClaw, stating that OpenClaw had extended invitations to Anthropic and over ten other companies to join its non-profit organization. According to NS3.AI, Steinberger noted that Anthropic did not respond to the invitation. He emphasized that OpenClaw functions independently and highlighted that nearly all the other invited companies accepted the invitation.

On April 4, Jin10 reported that Huatai Securities released a research report highlighting the latest annual reports and evaluation findings for public REITs in 2025. According to Jin10, the report indicates a divergence in valuation and operational performance across various REIT sectors. Valuations for highway, energy, environmental protection, industrial park, and warehousing logistics REITs have mostly been revised downward, while rental housing valuations have seen a slight increase. Consumer and data center valuations have shown mixed results. The report emphasizes focusing on projects with strong operational capabilities and stable valuations, such as consumer sectors, government-allocated rental housing, data centers, and industrial facilities. It advises caution regarding market-driven projects with optimistic valuation growth but underwhelming performance. Following the disclosure of annual reports, a period of frequent REIT dividend announcements is anticipated, suggesting potential early investment opportunities in REIT projects that have yet to distribute dividends. The recent continuous correction in the secondary market may present short-term trading opportunities for projects with stable valuations and high distribution rates across various sectors.

A newly created wallet has received 40,000 ETH from Falcon X, according to Foresight News. Onchain Lens monitoring suggests that the wallet may be associated with BitMine.

Bitcoin traders holding between 100 and 10,000 BTC experienced substantial losses in the first quarter of 2026. According to NS3.AI, Glassnode data revealed that these traders realized an average of $337 million in daily losses during this period. This marks the most challenging quarter for large Bitcoin holders since the second quarter of 2022.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly experiencing paranoia over the possibility of being replaced by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. According to BlockBeats, this has led to the immediate resignation request of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, who is known to be a senior aide to Driscoll. Hegseth has not publicly disclosed the reasons behind this request. Anonymous officials suggest that this action stems from Hegseth's personal insecurities following the 2025 Signalgate incident. This development comes at a time when tensions within the Pentagon are escalating during the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Despite a downturn in the cryptocurrency market, stablecoins have continued to expand rapidly. According to BlockBeats, data from DefiLlama indicates that the total market capitalization of stablecoins increased by 0.43% over the past week, reaching a record high of $317.255 billion. During this period, the market share of USDT has been declining, falling below 60% to currently stand at 58.03%. Meanwhile, the stablecoin USDS, under the Sky umbrella, has shown significant growth. Its circulating market capitalization rose by 9.57% over the past week, now reported at $8.924 billion, making it the third-largest stablecoin by market capitalization.

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Just now, global AI giant Anthropic officially issued an ultimatum: starting at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on April 4th, it will forcibly remove OpenClaw from the whitelist of Claude subscription services! Developers worldwide are stunned.

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