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🔥UK asset management firm Legal & General tokenizes over £50 billion funds on the blockchain via Calastone's tokenization network
According to CoinDesk, UK asset management firm Legal & General Asset Management announced on Wednesday that it has put on the blockchain its liquidity funds worth over £50 billion (approximately $68 billion) through Calastone's newly developed distribution channel.
Legal & General Asset Management liquidity investment expert Ross McDonald stated that tokenized distribution significantly improves efficiency and coverage.

🔥NVIDIA open-sources Lyra 2.0, supporting the generation of explorable 3D worlds from a single photo and importing into robot simulators
NVIDIA releases Lyra 2.0, an open-source framework that generates explorable 3D worlds from a single image. After a user inputs a photo, Lyra 2.0 first creates a roaming video controlled by camera trajectory, then reconstructs the video into 3D Gaussian splats and mesh models, which can be directly imported into game engines and simulators for real-time rendering. The model weights and code are open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license on Hugging Face and

🔥U.S. CFTC Launches Investigation into Suspicious Oil Trades Before Trump’s Iran Policy Shift
According to Bloomberg, the United States' top derivatives regulator is investigating a series of "exceptionally well-timed" crude oil futures trades that occurred prior to Trump’s recent policy adjustments regarding Iran war. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the investigation has been initiated. The CFTC is leading the probe into crude oil futures contracts traded on the CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange platforms. The sources stated that, due to confidentiality, they requested

🔥The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged as rate-hold expectations rise; Bitcoin continues its strong momentum; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new highs
As Federal Reserve officials say interest rates need to be maintained unchanged for a period of time, Bitcoin continues its strength. According to market data, Bitcoin is currently trading at $74,709, up 0.89% over the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, the entire market saw $260 million in liquidations, including $110 million liquidated in long positions and $150 million liquidated in short positions. U.S. stocks closed on Wednesday

🔥 Iran proposes a limited navigation negotiation plan for the Strait of Hormuz; US-Iran tensions remain uncertain
On April 16, White House press secretary LeVitte said that reports about the White House having requested an extension of Iran’s wartime ceasefire agreement are untrue. She said that communications with Iran regarding the second round of negotiations have been “productive,” and that the relevant talks are likely to be held again in Pakistan. According to Reuters, a source familiar with Tehran’s position said that if an agreement can be reached to prevent a renewed outbreak of co

🔥Bitcoin stalls at $75k as it hits new highs on Nasdaq and S&P 500
Nasdaq index rises for the 11th consecutive trading day, with investors ignoring the Middle East conflict.
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🔥Bitcoin price breaks through $76k, traders take profits of 63k BTC: Can the market rebound?
According to reports, in the past 24 hours, short-term Bitcoin traders have taken profits of 63k BTC.
Will this profit-taking behavior continue to hinder the market’s upward momentum?
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🔥Bitnomial launches Injective futures in the United States, targeting ETF eligibility
These contracts mark Injective's first entry into the regulated derivatives market in the U.S. After submitting an application to Canary Capital, it may help support spot ETFs.

🔥Kalshi will launch a parent portal to strengthen age restriction management for prediction markets
According to reports, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated in an interview that the company will prevent minors from bypassing age restrictions by launching a parent portal and an AI verification system.

🔥 "Killing Satoshi": A $70 million Bitcoin movie will heavily utilize AI technology
Reportedly, a $70 million feature film focusing on Bitcoin and its creator Satoshi Nakamoto will extensively use AI tools.
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🔥On-chain data shows: Tether has transferred over $70 million worth of Bitcoin into reserves
According to on-chain data, Tether has transferred approximately $70.5 million worth of Bitcoin into reserves, while expanding its ecosystem through the launch of new self-custody wallets.
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🔥Anthropic is preparing to launch Opus 4.7 and a full-stack AI studio—while also hiding even more dangerous technology
Reportedly, Anthropic is moving forward with the release of Opus 4.7 and the full-stack AI studio amid leaks of models, new design tools, and undisclosed cyber weapons.

🔥BitDeer’s self-operated Bitcoin mining hash rate reaches 70 EH/s, claiming to be the top in computing power
BitDeer-managed total hash rate has increased to 78.1 EH/s, covering its large-scale self-operated mining machines and hosted equipment.
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🔥Bitcoin developers propose quantum migration plan, potentially freezing legacy coins
According to reports, Bitcoin developers have proposed the BIP-361 proposal, recommending a phased deadline to migrate Bitcoin from traditional cryptographic signatures to quantum-resistant alternatives, which could ultimately render un migrated coins permanently unusable.
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🔥Analysis: Bitcoin's market capitalization is expected to far surpass the $30 trillion gold market
Recent macroeconomic analysis shows that, driven by geopolitical instability and financial sanctions, Bitcoin's "addressable market" has exceeded the $38 trillion gold market value.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Elon Musk about X Money issues.
This Massachusetts Democrat has been criticizing private companies, including non-bank entities, for issuing their own dollar-pegged stablecoins.

🔥eToro acquires self-custody crypto wallet company Zengo for $70 million
According to reports, this deal marks eToro's strategic push into self-custody solutions amid growing demand for non-custodial crypto infrastructure.

🔥Iran suspends all petrochemical product exports
According to The Wall Street Journal, the head of Iran's downstream petrochemical industry development issued a statement saying that Iran has suspended all petrochemical product exports until further notice. Previously, on April 6, Iran stated that two petrochemical plant facilities located in the South Pars region were hit by enemy airstrikes.

🔥 Bitcoin Core Developer: Better to Freeze Than to Let 5.6 Million BTC Be Cracked by Quantum Computers
Bitcoin Core Developer Jameson Lopp recently stated that instead of allowing quantum computing attackers to steal those long-dormant bitcoins in the future, it’s better to freeze them. About 5.6 million BTC (roughly 28% of the total supply) have not moved in over ten years and are likely permanently lost, worth approximately $420 billion. If these dormant coins are cracked by quantum computers and enter the market, it could trigger intense volatility and market panic, even damaging confide

🔥Riot Chief Data Center Executive Resigns, AI and Large-Scale Construction Accelerate; Stock Price Drops 6%
According to reports, Riot Platforms has begun selling Bitcoin on its balance sheet to fund recent infrastructure investments.
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