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As USDC's trading volume continues to soar in South Korea, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire plans to visit Korea next week to meet with executives from several major commercial banks and leading cryptocurrency exchanges to discuss the application scenarios of stablecoins in Korea, international payment cooperation, and plans for a stablecoin based on the Korean won.On the banking side, Allaire intends to hold "continuous meetings" with leaders from market-leading institutions such as KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, and Hana Bank. Notably, KB Kookmin Bank met with Circle last June and has completed a feasibility concept test using the Circle Mint platform. On the trading platform side, Allaire also plans to meet with executives from Upbit operator Dunamu, as well as Bithumb, Coinone, and other trading platforms to discuss expanding USDC adoption, the Korean payment ecosystem, and measures to support cross-chain technology.

As of the end of March, China's central bank reported gold reserves of 74.38 million ounces (approximately 2313.48 tons), an increase of 160,000 ounces (approximately 4.98 tons) compared to the previous month. At the end of February, the reserves were 74.22 million ounces (approximately 2308.5 tons), marking the 17th consecutive month of increasing gold holdings.

According to Solid Intel, the central banks of France and South Korea are collaborating on a framework for tokenized cross-border payments and digital assets.

Seiji Adachi, a former policy board member of the Bank of Japan, said on Tuesday that the Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates before July, as the war in the Middle East has caused oil costs to soar, increasing the risk of the central bank falling behind the curve in addressing rising inflation pressures. Adachi stated that the core inflation rate has reached the central bank's target of 2%, and last week's Tankan survey showed that companies' five-year inflation expectations have reached 2.5%.He noted that the surge in oil prices and supply constraints caused by the war in Iran provide more reasons for the central bank to quickly raise its short-term policy rate from the current 0.75%. He stated, "The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to a neutral level for the economy as soon as possible," adding that Japan's neutral interest rate may be around 1.25%. However, Adachi mentioned that the likelihood of a rate hike in April is "50%" because the war in Iran keeps the market volatile and obscures Japan's fragile economic outlook.

According to Jinshi reports, ECB Governing Council member Lagarde stated that if inflation shows signs of persistence, the European Central Bank must be prepared to take action.

Recently, the State Taxation Administration and the National Financial Regulatory Administration of China jointly issued a notice on "Further Deepening and Standardizing 'Bank-Tax Interaction' Work," which pointed out the need to deepen the application of bank-tax data.Standardize the content and methods of providing bank-tax data to further resolve the information asymmetry issue between banks, taxes, and enterprises. Encourage both banks and tax authorities in various regions to utilize technologies such as blockchain and privacy computing to legally and compliantly innovate the "bank-tax interaction" model. Banks will continue to optimize credit services, increase financing service supply for honest tax-paying enterprises, and continuously monitor the effectiveness of the "bank-tax interaction" loan model to improve risk management levels.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group for International Fugitive Pursuit and Cross-Border Corruption Governance held a meeting to launch the "Sky Net 2026" operation. In this operation, the National Supervisory Commission will lead a special action for recovering losses from overseas pursuit of duty-related crimes, the Ministry of Public Security will carry out the "Fox Hunt" special operation, the People's Bank of China, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security, will conduct a special action to prevent and combat the use of offshore companies and underground banks to transfer stolen funds abroad, and the Central Organization Department, together with the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration, will manage the positions of "naked officials" and address issues related to public officials violating regulations when traveling abroad.

According to Jinshi reports, European Central Bank Governing Council member Slapin stated that the upcoming discussions at the European Central Bank will revolve around whether to raise interest rates or maintain them.

MiniMax stated on platform X, "The MiniMax Token was designed from the beginning to be usable across third-party platforms. More great ideas on how to apply artificial intelligence will emerge outside of the AI lab than within the lab itself. Limiting AI subscription users to first-party products stifles these ideas, causing them to be stillborn before they even have a chance to come to life."

According to Jin Shi reports, a source told CNBC that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on April 16 to review the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.Another criminal investigation surrounding the Federal Reserve is still ongoing, examining whether current Chairman Powell made false statements to Congress regarding the expensive renovations of the Federal Reserve's office building. Meanwhile, Warsh's nomination process is still moving forward, which could lead to a conflict between the two parallel processes pushed by the Trump administration.Banking Committee member Thom Tillis has already stated that he will not vote to confirm Warsh until the investigation is concluded, meaning Trump cannot advance both processes simultaneously. However, by continuing to push for the hearing, Trump is clearly still trying to achieve this goal. The Senate Banking Committee has not yet listed the hearing on the public agenda.

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger posted on the X platform in response to Anthropic's ban, stating that OpenClaw operates independently and even invited Anthropic and more than ten other companies to join our nonprofit organization. They did not respond, but we have almost successfully attracted the participation of all other companies.

The World Gold Council released the February central bank gold purchase report this week, showing that central banks net bought 19 tons of gold in February 2026. Although this is still below the monthly average of 26 tons reported for 2025, it represents an increase compared to the net purchase of 5 tons in January 2026.The World Gold Council stated that the situation in February seems to indicate a rebound in central bank gold purchases after a quiet January, highlighting the recognition and commitment of central banks to gold as a reserve asset. Additionally, the report shows that some central banks have maintained a record of continuous net gold purchases, accumulating 44 tons from November 2024 to February 2026, with the Czech Republic reporting net purchases for the 36th consecutive month. China has increased its gold holdings for the 16th consecutive month.Goldman Sachs' research report at the end of March pointed out that supported by the ongoing gold purchases by central banks and the expectation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice this year, the medium-term outlook for gold remains solid, with gold prices expected to rise to $5,400 per ounce by the end of the year. UBS also projected at the end of March that the target price for gold in early 2027 will be $5,900 per ounce.

A judge in Nevada, USA, ruled that the sports prediction market products offered by Kalshi are "substantially indistinguishable" from gambling activities and decided to extend a previously issued temporary ban while also approving a preliminary injunction requested by the state gambling regulatory agency, prohibiting it from continuing to offer related contract services locally until the case is further heard.The ban was initially issued on March 20 and covers prediction markets related to sports, entertainment, and elections. Regulators believe that the relevant products should be subject to state gambling regulations, while Kalshi argues that they fall under the federally regulated derivatives market. The current jurisdiction over the relevant regulation remains disputed.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" is currently shorting 1000 BTC with 3x leverage, with an average entry price of $67,992.1; shorting 20,000 ETH with 3x leverage, with an average entry price of $2,131.94, totaling an unrealized profit of $2.6 million.

According to monitoring by The Data Nerd, pension-usdt.eth increased its short position in ETH by $41 million with 3x leverage yesterday, currently holding a total short position of about $107.5 million in BTC and ETH.

According to Jinshi reports, European Central Bank Governing Council member Villeroy stated that the next key interest rate adjustment is very likely to be an increase.

According to Politico, three informed sources revealed that cryptocurrency companies and Wall Street firms will review the new stablecoin yield agreement text from April 2 to 3, which was jointly drafted by Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks.Currently, the plan is to limit the review of the text to relevant parties and not to make it publicly available on a broader scale. Last week, parties visiting Capitol Hill were allowed to read the text on-site but were not permitted to take copies out.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently launched a regulatory pilot program for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP). The first batch of participating institutions includes several regional fintech and digital asset companies, among which KuCoin is the only selected global exchange.The pilot focuses on compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing (CPF), aiming to strengthen risk management and regulatory capabilities in the digital asset industry, and align with international standards such as those set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).According to the arrangements, participating institutions are required to conduct structured regulatory communications, submit regulatory data regularly, and advance compliance practices in key areas such as corporate governance, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and cross-border transaction "Travel Rule."KuCoin CEO BC Wong stated that constructive regulatory dialogue is an important foundation for the long-term sustainable development of the digital asset industry, and the company will continue to strengthen communication and cooperation with global regulatory agencies to promote transparency and enhance risk management capabilities.The market generally believes that this selection reflects KuCoin's ongoing progress in advancing compliance strategies globally, while also indicating that Nigeria is moving towards a more systematic and forward-looking phase in digital asset regulation.

According to The Block, SoFi has officially launched a banking platform for enterprises called "Big Business Banking," which supports companies in managing fiat and crypto assets within a single regulated system.The platform operates under SoFi's national bank charter, providing 24/7 payment and liquidity management services, supporting API-driven payments for fiat, SoFiUSD stablecoin, and specific cryptocurrencies, and includes tools for converting between fiat and digital assets, including the minting and burning functions of SoFiUSD.The first batch of partner institutions includes Cumberland, Bullish, BitGo, B2C2, Fireblocks, Wintermute, Galaxy, and Jupiter, with the underlying infrastructure built on Solana and other blockchain networks.

According to Jinshi Data, in order to implement the decision-making deployment of the "14th Five-Year Plan" regarding the "steady development of digital renminbi" and further enhance the inclusiveness of digital renminbi services, it continues to respond to the public's demand for safe, convenient, and efficient digital renminbi services.The People's Bank of China has added CITIC Bank, China Everbright Bank, Huaxia Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Guangfa Bank, SPD Bank, Zhejiang Commercial Bank, Ningbo Bank, Jiangsu Bank, Beijing Bank, Nanjing Bank, and Suzhou Bank as operational institutions for digital renminbi services in the banking sector, and they have connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system. The newly added institutions will launch digital renminbi services after completing business and technical preparations.