ChainCatcher news, White House officials said that Trump stated that automobiles, steel, pharmaceuticals, chips, and other specific materials will be subject to specific tariffs to ensure that tariffs are implemented fairly and effectively. Trump will soon release a Section 232 study on semiconductors.Previously, a White House spokesperson stated that Trump made it clear that the United States cannot rely on China for critical technologies such as semiconductors, chips, smartphones, and laptops.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, U.S. President Trump stated that he has no intention of exempting steel and aluminum tariffs, and announced that reciprocal tariffs and industry tariffs will be implemented on April 2.Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners will be implemented alongside the auto tariffs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, a Canadian official stated that in response to U.S. President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum products, Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs of 29.8 billion Canadian dollars on the U.S. on Wednesday.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, the measure proposed by Trump to raise the actual tariffs on steel and aluminum in the U.S. to 25% has officially taken effect, with no country receiving an exemption.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that he has instructed the Secretary of Commerce to impose an additional 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum products from Canada, bringing the total tariff level to 50%. This will take effect tomorrow morning.

ChainCatcher news, European cryptocurrency platform Bitpanda offers EU-regulated security tokens to retail investors.The first security token available on the Bitpanda platform is Steelcoin, which is a "regulated, transferable security" under the EU Prospectus Regulation, tracking the value of selected steel products.

ChainCatcher news, Hardhat Chad, the founder of the mining project Ore on the Solana chain, announced on the X platform that Regolith Labs has launched Steel, a brand new modular framework designed for building smart contracts on Solana.Steel enables developers to build programs with minimal boilerplate code while providing flexible functionality options. The framework aims to enhance contract performance, simplify the development process, and bring more positive contributions to the Solana community.