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DeepSeek's financing negotiations with Alibaba have broken down. DeepSeek launched a massive financing round, attracting major companies like Tencent and Alibaba to participate, but the two sides ultimately failed to reach an agreement. The core conflict lies in Alibaba's desire to strengthen its AI ecosystem through investment, while DeepSeek, as an independent model company, insists on minimizing binding terms and maintaining technological independence, unwilling to accept excessive ecosystem ties.DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has long rejected external equity financing. Although this time he has opened the door for the first time, his bottom line remains unchanged, with the most emphasis on offers with "the least additional conditions." DeepSeek's current financing round is valued at approximately 300 billion RMB (about 45 billion USD), with the fundraising focus on supplementing computing power and R&D funds, while also providing a market valuation anchor for employees to retain talent. Tencent had proposed to subscribe for up to 20% of the shares, but this was politely declined by DeepSeek as they did not want to relinquish a large proportion of control. Ultimately, the China National Investment Fund and others may lead the investment, with relatively loose terms that align more closely with DeepSeek's technological idealism.

According to Jinshi reports, White House National Economic Council Director Hassett stated that there are no signs of runaway inflation, so the Federal Reserve does not need to raise interest rates.

The on-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps posted on platform X, indicating that the token MYSTERY may have experienced highly concentrated control behavior during its initial launch, describing it as a "textbook scam."Bubblemaps disclosed data showing that about 90 created wallets seized approximately 90% of the supply when MYSTERY launched and continued to sell off in subsequent stages, having cashed out over $100,000 while still holding about 40% of the token supply. Additionally, there were obvious characteristics of "bundled distribution" and centralized control during the launch phase of the token, and some KOLs promoting the token were also accused of engaging in paid promotion activities.

Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn posted on the X platform that the CLARITY Act currently has a higher urgency, one reason being the intense competition for control of the U.S. Senate. If the Democrats regain control of the Senate, former Senator Sherrod Brown may reclaim the chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee; however, if he fails to win the Ohio Senate election but the Democrats still secure control of the Senate, the committee may be led by Elizabeth Warren.The potential personnel changes mentioned above could significantly impact the regulatory direction of the cryptocurrency industry, thereby increasing the real urgency for advancing the CLARITY Act. Note: Elizabeth Warren is not friendly towards the cryptocurrency industry; she has urged the U.S. Treasury to implement strict accompanying rules for the GENIUS Act and has explicitly issued guidance prohibiting the use of federal resources such as the foreign exchange stabilization fund or the Federal Reserve's emergency lending tools to backstop stablecoins and the cryptocurrency industry.

Concerns about quantum computing in Bitcoin always revolve around a "Satoshi-related problem." If a sufficiently powerful quantum computer emerges, millions of Bitcoins stored in old wallets with exposed public keys may face the risk of being stolen, including approximately 1.1 million Bitcoins that are allegedly owned by the anonymous creator Satoshi, currently valued at about $84 billion.Senior developer Jameson Lopp and five other developers formally proposed this plan through BIP-361 in mid-April, which aims to gradually phase out addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks over a five-year timeline and freeze any coins that fail to complete the migration. However, this proposal creates another issue: Satoshi and all other long-dormant holders would have to publicly "reveal themselves," or risk losing access to their assets.Dan Robinson, a general partner at Paradigm, released a proposal on Friday that suggests a way to circumvent this trade-off, with the core concept being "Provable Address Control Time Stamps" (PACTs). The main idea of PACTs is not to move coins, but to timestamp ownership proofs on specific dates, without disclosing any information externally until the wallet owner truly needs to spend.If Bitcoin later implements a soft fork to freeze coins vulnerable to quantum attacks, the protocol could include a rescue path that accepts STARK proofs (a type of zero-knowledge proof that remains secure against quantum computers), proving that the holder created their commitment before the existence of quantum hardware. When the holder wishes to spend, they submit this proof, and the network releases the corresponding coins. This redemption process will not reveal any information about the address, amount, or even the original timestamp creation time.

Tether announced the launch of a new generation of modular Bitcoin mining infrastructure, enhancing energy efficiency, cost control, and scalability through its self-developed high-density computing system.The solution is built on application-specific hash board modules and developed in collaboration with Canaan Inc. and ACME Swisstech, decoupling computing, power supply, and chassis structure to achieve component-level optimization and flexible upgrades. Compared to traditional integrated mining machines, this design supports on-demand expansion, replacement of individual components, and improves thermal management efficiency. Tether stated that the new system can combine immersion cooling to reduce energy consumption and operational costs while increasing system availability. This architecture also allows for dynamic adjustment of performance output in real operating environments to meet different mining site demands. This upgrade is based on the previous development results of its open-source Mining OS (MOS) and Mining SDK, marking its extension from software control to hardware design, further strengthening its autonomous control capabilities over mining infrastructure.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a court ruling that the CFTC has exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets to prevent New York's crackdown.Previously, New York state had filed lawsuits against the prediction market operations of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. Earlier this month, the CFTC also filed lawsuits on similar issues against Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut, as the jurisdictional disputes between federal and state regulatory agencies continue to escalate.

Morpho CEO Paul Frambot posted on X, stating that over the past week, he communicated with several large institutions to understand their views on the current DeFi situation. The core conclusions are as follows.First, institutional interest will not disappear. The reason is simple: distribution channels will not vanish ------ massive assets under management (AUM), payment, and lending operations are moving on-chain. Almost all fintech companies aim for full on-chain integration. For institutions, this is not a question of "whether" but "a must."Second, they have lost trust in the pool/hub model. Institutions and distributors want to control everything, including control over the code, control over risks, and control over compliance. At the same time, they also want flexibility, meaning the ability to isolate their own business and connect to a global liquidity network that is compatible with them.

The South African Treasury has released the "Draft Regulations on Capital Flow Management for 2026" and is seeking public comments. The draft aims to restructure the current foreign exchange control framework based on the "Currency and Exchange Act," focusing on: aligning with the OECD and FATF recommendations on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and curbing illegal capital flows; including crypto-assets in the foreign exchange control scope for enhanced risk management and regulation for the first time; further clarifying exemptions, licenses, and applicable conditions; and introducing an administrative penalty mechanism for violations of the regulations. Comments must be submitted via email to the address designated by the National Treasury within 30 days of the announcement.

The State Duma of Russia (the lower house of parliament) has passed the "Digital Currency and Digital Rights Bill" in the first reading, marking a key step towards the legalization of cryptocurrency assets in the country.According to the bill, the Bank of Russia will become the core regulatory body for the cryptocurrency market, responsible for issuing licenses, approving or prohibiting related transactions, and defining the legality of transactions. The bill proposes to classify cryptocurrencies as "property," but explicitly prohibits their use as a means of payment domestically, with the ruble remaining the only legal tender. However, in the context of Western sanctions, cryptocurrency assets can be used for cross-border trade settlements, including service payments, intellectual property transfers, and other scenarios.In addition, the bill allows Russian residents to legally invest in cryptocurrency assets through licensed institutions, but will implement a tiered investor system, setting testing and annual investment limits for ordinary investors (with a suggested cap of 300,000 rubles). Initially, only high-market-cap mainstream assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be allowed for trading, with a whitelist established by the central bank. The bill is expected to be formally passed and come into effect by July 2026 at the latest. However, some lawmakers and banking industry figures have criticized the overly strict regulations, which may affect market activity and even lead to funds remaining in the gray market. At the same time, accompanying legislation is also proposed to introduce criminal penalties, with a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison for illegal cryptocurrency trading.

U.S. President Trump stated: (Regarding negotiations with Iran) I believe we will ultimately reach a great agreement. Iran has no choice but to send people to the negotiations. We are in a very favorable position in our negotiations with Iran. (Talking about Iran) This is regime change. Our negotiations with them have been very successful. The U.S. completely controls the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade has been a tremendous success. (Regarding a ceasefire with Iran) We don't have that much time. We don't want to extend the ceasefire again. Iran can improve its situation by reaching an agreement. Iran has just been allowed to go to Pakistan for talks. Iran can make itself a legitimate country. Iran seems to be "bloodthirsty." Iran must be rational and use common sense. Strikes on infrastructure could cause military damage to Iran. Iran is trying to move its missiles. We have much more equipment now than we did a few weeks ago. Our posture is ready to bomb Iran, and we are prepared.

According to CoinDesk, Liz Truss, the former Prime Minister of the UK with the shortest term, stated in an interview that the UK economy is on a "very negative trajectory," with high taxes, excessive regulation, and energy costs making it so that the risks for entrepreneurs "often do not justify the returns." She attributed inflation and wealth inequality to "currency devaluation" and pointed out that discussions about monetary policy within the government have become "taboo," a phenomenon that is "quite disturbing."Truss expressed that she is "very interested" in Bitcoin, believing it to be an important tool against currency devaluation and to resist centralized financial control, and revealed that she had come into contact with Bitcoin as early as during her time as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.She is currently actively preparing for CPAC UK, planning to hold a three-day conference to unite entrepreneurs and activists to promote the "sovereignty and freedom" movement, stating bluntly: "There are only two choices, either sink or change completely."

CoW Swap tweeted that it has regained control of the cow.fi domain and has been operating normally on cow.finance for some time, and is currently gradually transitioning back to the original domain.The official statement indicated that the attacker deceived the DNS registrar with forged documents on April 14 to gain control of the cow.fi domain; the attacker deployed a highly realistic phishing website, implementing it in two phases: first, inducing users to sign malicious transactions through a wallet stealer, and then stealing mnemonic phrases and passwords through fake wallet pop-ups; this attack targeted the domain registrar and did not involve a breach of CoW Swap's own infrastructure or private keys. Affected users should use tools like Revoke.cash to revoke all authorizations and consider transferring funds to a new wallet.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the suspected Binance Life controller has once again extracted 30 million $ Binance Life from Binance through 3 wallets to the on-chain in the past half hour, worth approximately 11.4 million USD.In the past 3 days, influenced by the continuous large accumulation from this address set, the price of $ Binance Life has increased by a total of 112% ($ 0.17 → $ 0.36). Currently, the suspected controlling address set holds a total of 227 million $ Binance Life on-chain, accounting for 22.7% of the total supply, worth approximately 81.55 million USD.

Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yi Lihua tweeted that there is no 100% correct investment and trading; otherwise, one would quickly become the richest person in the world. Over the past year, starting from calling the bottom of ETH at $1450, holding on through the black swan to over $2000, then escaping the top at $4500 before 1011, failing to buy the bottom at $3000, and now insisting on buying the bottom below $2000, even if one is right 4 times, being wrong once can lead to problems. The core of trading is not about being right every time, but rather being prepared for risk control and having strategies to respond to various possible situations.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a suspected Binance Life controller withdrew 50.5 million Binance Life from Binance through 6 wallets 10 minutes ago, worth approximately 16.08 million dollars on-chain.Currently, the controlled address set has accumulated 197 million Binance Life on-chain, accounting for about 19.7% of the total supply, with a total value of 62.58 million dollars.

According to crypto analyst Yu Jin @EmberCN, approximately 87.85 million Binance Life (worth about 14.93 million USD) was previously transferred out of Binance through 9 wallets by suspected related addresses, after which the price of Binance Life rose by about 59%.Currently, the suspected related addresses collectively hold approximately 146.7 million Binance Life on-chain, accounting for about 14.67% of the total supply, corresponding to a value of about 39.8 million USD.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, suspected controllers of BNB Life have withdrawn 57.88 million BNB Life (approximately $9.37 million) from Binance through 6 wallets.Recently, the price of BNB Life has risen from $0.037 to $0.22 within half a month, an increase of 6 times. In addition, the same entity had previously withdrawn 59 million BNB Life from Binance through 2 wallets. Currently, this controlling party holds approximately 116.9 million BNB Life on-chain, accounting for 11.7% of the total supply, with a total value of approximately $21.71 million.