Today's top news highlights:
1. The Cyberspace Administration of China and four other departments jointly released the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Human-like Interactive Services Based on Artificial Intelligence".
2. Binance Wallet launches 5 pre-IPO assets.
3. Sam Altman responds to home attack: Understands public fear and anxiety, calls for rational action.
4. FF surged 137% in the early morning, with 115 million FF coins transferred out of wallets and partially into centralized exchanges before falling back.
5. A whale holding 59% of the circulating supply of NOM has transferred a total of 1.442 billion NOM to Binance.
6. World: The unlocking rate of WLD tokens will decrease by 43% starting in July.
Regulation & Macro
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Humanized Interactive Services Based on Artificial Intelligence," which will take effect on July 15, 2026. The Measures uphold the principles of people-centeredness and intelligent for good, clarifying the state's adherence to the principle of giving equal importance to development and security, and combining innovation promotion with governance according to law. They encourage the innovative development of humanized interactive services and implement inclusive, prudent, and categorized supervision. The Measures propose measures to promote humanized interactive services, explicitly supporting technological research and development innovation and encouraging the orderly expansion of applications in related fields such as cultural dissemination and elderly companionship. They stipulate the basic requirements for providing humanized interactive services, clarifying that activities generating content that endangers national security, honor, and interests, or incites subversion of state power or the overthrow of the socialist system are prohibited. The Measures also stipulate the security management obligations of humanized interactive service providers and improve the system for protecting the rights and interests of network users, stipulating the obligations of humanized interactive service providers to protect the rights and interests of minors and the elderly, and to protect personal information. In addition, the Measures also stipulate systems for security assessment, algorithm registration, and guidance and promotion of the construction of artificial intelligence sandbox security service platforms.
US CPI rose sharply to 3.3% in March, in line with expectations.
The US March unadjusted CPI rose 3.3% year-on-year, the highest since May 2024, in line with market expectations. The expected figure was 3.3%, compared to 2.40% previously. The US March unadjusted core CPI rose 2.6% year-on-year, compared to 2.7% expected and 2.50% previously. The US March seasonally adjusted CPI rose 0.9% month-on-month, the highest since June 2022, also in line with market expectations.
The Nasdaq recorded its eighth consecutive gain, while Circle rose 3.45%.
According to CLS News Agency, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed. The Nasdaq rose 0.35%, marking its eighth consecutive gain, while the S&P 500 fell 0.11% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.56%. On the weekly chart, the Nasdaq rose 4.68% this week, the S&P 500 rose 3.56%, its largest weekly gain since November, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.14%. Most tech stocks rose, with Broadcom up over 4%, AMD up over 3%, and Nvidia and Amazon up over 2%. Blockchain concept stocks were mixed, with CRCL (Circle) rising 3.45%, COIN (Coinbase) falling 0.69%, and MSTR (Strategy) falling 0.17%.
According to South Korean media reports, South Korean financial regulators are considering including a clause on "confiscation of principal in insider trading cases involving virtual assets" in the second phase of legislation expected to be released in the second half of this year. Under the current Virtual Asset User Protection Act, the government only has the right to confiscate investment principal in cases of fraudulent trading or market manipulation. There is no legal basis to confiscate investment principal in cases of insider trading. Therefore, the Financial Supervisory Service recently submitted this issue to the Financial Services Commission, which is currently reviewing whether to include it in the second phase of the legislation. In the stock market, currently all improper trading offenses can result in the confiscation of investment principal.
Standard Chartered Bank has announced that its subsidiary, Point Financial Technology Limited, a joint venture between Standard Chartered, HKT, and Anni Group, has been selected for the first batch of stablecoin licenses announced today by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Point Financial plans to launch its regulated, Hong Kong dollar-pegged stablecoin, "HKDAP," in phases starting in the second quarter of this year. It will adopt a business-to-business, business-to-consumer model, leveraging the extensive customer base of designated authorized distributors to broaden public access to "HKDAP." Furthermore, Point Financial will offer incentives to early partners to further promote business development.
A federal judge blocked Arizona from bringing criminal charges against Kalshi.
According to CoinDesk, Arizona District Judge Michael Liburdi ruled on Friday that Arizona cannot proceed with the scheduled arraignment of Kalshi on April 13. Arizona announced last month that it would file 20 criminal charges against Kalshi for offering gambling products that the state claims violate Arizona law.
The Digital Yuan Operation and Management Center has launched its 2026 public recruitment.
The Digital RMB Operation and Management Center, under the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, released a public recruitment announcement for 2026, seeking professionals in related fields. The recruitment is being conducted through the Liepin platform, with positions covering digital RMB business operations, technology research and development, and risk management. The work location is Beijing. Applicants should have a background and relevant experience in financial technology, payment clearing, or information technology, and will participate in the screening and subsequent written and oral interview processes by submitting their resumes online.
It is understood that the Operation and Management Center Co., Ltd. is a state-owned holding enterprise, not a public institution. The company is 80% owned by the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China (a public institution directly under the central bank) and 20% owned by China Gold Coin Group Co., Ltd. It is positioned as a market-oriented operation platform initiated and established by the Digital Currency Research Institute of the central bank, and undertakes functions such as the construction, operation and management, security protection and rule and standard formulation of the core system of digital RMB.
Project Updates
FlareNetworks has proposed a new mechanism to capture MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) revenue generated by the network at the protocol layer. This revenue would be used to support FLR token buybacks and burns, while simultaneously reducing the annualized inflation rate of FLR from 5% to 3%. The proposed mechanism aims to convert MEV, previously captured by validators, into protocol revenue, channeling it into a specific liquidity pool. This revenue would then be used to buy back and burn FLR tokens on the secondary market, thereby reducing new token issuance while increasing the direct support for token value at the protocol level.
According to content from the X platform, a publicly traded payment company with a market capitalization of approximately $23 billion offered a mere $5,000 bounty for a critical security vulnerability before its payment chain went live. Security researcher ZachXBT, in a reply to a Circle post, stated that if a gray hat hacker chose to exploit the vulnerability themselves, he could personally use his own funds to "match" this low bounty. Several security professionals and developers criticized the bounty as too low in the comments, arguing that it was disproportionate to the company's size and the potential risks.
Yesterday's report stated that Arc opened its testnet nodes and launched a bug bounty program .
World: The unlocking rate of WLD tokens will decrease by 43% starting in July.
According to the official Worldcoin blog, Worldcoin plans to reduce the overall daily unlocking rate of WLD tokens by approximately 43% starting July 24, 2026, from approximately 5.1 million to approximately 2.9 million. At that time, the daily unlocking of World community tokens will decrease from 3.2 million to 1.6 million based on the on-chain contract, while the daily unlocking allocated to TFH Investors and the Team will decrease from 1.9 million to 1.3 million. The official statement indicates that WLD will still maintain a linear daily unlocking, with no unlocking cliff. As of April 10, 2026, 4.9 billion of the total supply of 10 billion tokens have been unlocked, with approximately 3.3 billion in circulation.
Binance Wallet launches 5 pre-IPO assets
According to Binance's announcement, the first batch of 5 assets are now available on the Wallet > Markets page, allowing users to easily explore on-chain pre-IPO assets.
The Ethereum Foundation completed a sale of 5,000 ETH at an average price of $2,221.
According to Onchain Lens, the Ethereum Foundation has sold all 5,000 ETH, receiving $11.1 million in DAI, with an average exchange rate of $2,221.
Previously, it was reported that the Ethereum Foundation planned to use CoWSwap's TWAP function to convert 5,000 ETH into stablecoins in batches to support ongoing research, funding, and donations.
Bitwise updates its Hyperliquid ETF application documents, setting the trading symbol as BHYP.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas tweeted that Bitwise has updated its Hyperliquid ETF application documents again, with the trading ticker symbol set as BHYP and a management fee of 67 basis points (0.67%). He stated that this usually indicates an imminent official launch.
According to Jinshi News, OpenAI has identified a security issue involving the third-party developer library Axios, which is part of a broader industry incident. The company stated that it has found no evidence that OpenAI user data was accessed, its systems were compromised, or its software was tampered with. Out of an abundance of caution, OpenAI is taking steps to protect its processes for authenticating its macOS applications as legitimate OpenAI apps. The company is updating its security certification, requiring all macOS users to update their OpenAI applications to the latest version. OpenAI stated that this will help prevent any (however unlikely) attempts to distribute fake OpenAI apps.
Opinions & Analysis
Binance founder CZ stated that recent reports regarding Binance's "relocation compensation plan" are misleading, with some media outlets attempting to create negative public opinion about the UAE. He clarified that Binance consistently provides employees with flexible work location options and offers reasonable relocation subsidies based on specific circumstances, as mentioned in his new book. CZ emphasized that he believes the UAE remains one of the safest countries in the world and revealed that he may hold a book signing event in Dubai.
CryptoQuant: Bitcoin supply is rapidly shifting towards long-term holders.
Cryptoquant published an analysis stating that whale inflows on Binance have fallen to $2.96 billion in the past 30 days, dropping below $3 billion for the first time since June 2025. Meanwhile, long-term holder buying volume reached $49 billion. Bitcoin's supply is clearly shifting from short-term to long-term holders.
Sam Altman responds to home attack: Understands public fear and anxiety, calls for rational action.
In response to the Molotov cocktail attack on his residence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on his personal blog, expressing his understanding of society's fear and anxiety about the rapid development of AI. He believes we are currently experiencing "one of the most dramatic technological revolutions in human history," and that the risks are no longer limited to model alignment issues but have risen to a systemic challenge at the societal level. Altman emphasized that AI power should not be concentrated in the hands of a few institutions but should be more widely distributed through technological democratization and institutional constraints.
In his personal reflection section, Altman acknowledged mistakes in handling the conflict, including decision-making issues during the conflict with the board, and apologized for his past actions. He also reiterated that he had rejected Elon Musk's demands for control of OpenAI, stating that this choice ensured the company's independent development path.
At the industry level, Altman points out that AGI is like "The Lord of the Rings"—once seen, it cannot be ignored, leading to a Shakespearean drama within the industry, with the core obsession being "who controls AGI?" The solution is to widely share technology, empowering individuals, ensuring no one can monopolize the "Lord of the Rings," and ultimately, that control is exercised by a democratic system. Even if the democratic process is slow and chaotic, regulations must be established within this framework. He welcomes constructive criticism but urges a reduction in rhetoric and confrontational actions, calling for rational progress together.
Earlier reports indicated that a man who threw an incendiary device at Sam Altman's residence and threatened to burn down the headquarters has been arrested by police.
DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev stated on the X platform, "Frankly, the current market phase is incredibly dull for most participants. This market condition is hindering large projects, exchanges, and companies from making new IPOs and major announcements. But the market isn't dead, nor is it dying; for now, it simply offers excellent opportunities for those tedious things, such as buying Bitcoin and holding it long-term, or participating in altcoin speculation. The final decision is yours, but most people will choose to buy high and sell low. In short, if you're a developer or investor, there's a lot to do; if you're a small trader, there's not much. Keep learning, don't cry in the casino, and enjoy this market we've all chosen."
Important data
According to Arkham data, at 11:40 PM Beijing time on April 10, 2026, the address associated with "Glenn Olivio Seized Funds" marked by the US government transferred Bitcoin to the Coinbase Prime Deposit address in two separate transactions: 0.459637 BTC and 1.978540 BTC, totaling approximately 2.438177 BTC, worth about $177,400 at the time.
BlackRock withdrew 2,700 BTC and 30,000 ETH from Coinbase
According to Onchain Lens, asset management firm BlackRock withdrew approximately 2,700 BTC from Coinbase, worth about $197 million at current prices, and also withdrew 30,000 ETH, worth about $67.42 million.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the Falcon Finance (FF) token surged 137% from $0.072 to $0.171 between 2 and 3 AM. At 3:30 AM, 115 million FF tokens ($15.81 million) were transferred out of a BitGo escrow wallet, and currently 68.51 million FF tokens ($8.32 million) have entered Binance and Bybit. The price of FF has since fallen back from $0.171 to the current $0.1.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, whales/institutions are continuously increasing their ETH holdings. A wallet associated with Cumberland withdrew 26,500 ETH (worth approximately $59.52 million) from OKX, Binance, Bybit, and Coinbase in the past 12 hours.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, in the past half hour, a whale/institution controlling 59% of the circulating supply of NOM continued to transfer 768 million NOM (US$3.73 million) to Binance. Since last night, this whale/institution has transferred a total of 1.442 billion NOM (US$7.67 million) to Binance. The price of NOM has also fallen by 39% in the last 24 hours.
According to Arkham's monitoring, Bhutan's Fifth King, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, sold $18 million worth of Bitcoin. So far this year, Bhutan has sold approximately $180 million worth of Bitcoin.
According to CoinDesk, Bhutan has sold about 70% of the approximately 13,000 Bitcoins it held in October 2024, reducing its Bitcoin holdings to 3,954, worth approximately $280.6 million. Furthermore, Bhutan appears to have slowed or halted its hydroelectric-backed Bitcoin mining activities, with no significant new capital inflows recorded in over a year, and its sovereign wealth fund, Druk Holding and Investments, has not made any public comments.
