🇮🇷 Donald Trump stated that the US is not going to protect the Strait of Hormuz instead of other countries: according to him, those who depend on oil from the region should secure it themselves or buy fuel from America.

He also promised to continue strikes on Iran in the next 2-3 weeks, stating that the country has already lost most of its army, navy, and air defense.

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💰 Total losses of Drift Protocol reached $285,000,000 — the crypto community criticized Circle for not freezing exploit-related funds in USDC, despite having such an opportunity.

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🇷🇺 In Russia, a law is being prepared that from July 1, 2026, may legalize investments in cryptocurrency — but only through licensed Russian platforms, brokers, and managers.

All operations will be obliged to be conducted through such intermediaries with compliance to AML norms, and banks will be prohibited from transferring funds to illegal and foreign crypto services without their involvement.

At the same time, investors will retain access to international operations, but with reporting to the Federal Tax Service and restrictions for unqualified participants.

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📊 In March, spot trading volume on DEXs fell to $155 billion — this is the lowest level since September 2024.

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⛩ Japanese Metaplanet bought an additional 5075 BTC — the company now holds 40 177 BTC on its balance sheet.

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👁 Russian Federation residents (individuals and companies) may be obliged to notify the FNS of Russia about the opening and closing of foreign crypto wallets and report on transactions — within one month from the moment of changes.

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🇷🇺 A bill has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which introduces fines of up to 1 million rubles for selling cryptocurrency to ordinary people without mandatory testing.

In fact, the authorities want to allow access to crypto only through licensed platforms and for those who have confirmed that they understand the risks.

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🤖 Coinbase, Stripe, and Cloudflare have practically begun a fight for "Visa for AI": they are creating a fund at the Linux Foundation to promote x402 — a standard by which AI agents and programs will be able to pay for APIs, data, and computations in crypto without human involvement.

Approximately 20 large companies have already joined the project, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services, so ecosystem support may decide which standard will become the foundation of the future "machine economy."

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📖 CZ presented his autobiographical book «Freedom of Money» («Freedom of Money»).

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📉 Spot volumes on TOP-10 crypto exchanges in the first quarter of 2026 fell by almost 39% — from $4.04 trillion to $2.47 trillion.

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☘️ Another solo miner mined block Bitcoin and earned 3.14 BTC ($210,000).

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🍿 ZachXBT harshly criticized Circle, stating that the company has been failing its own "compliance" for years — only since 2022, there have been at least 15 cases with losses exceeding $420 million, where Circle could have frozen stolen USDC, but reacted too late or did nothing at all.

The main example is the recent hack of Drift Protocol: the hacker calmly withdrew $230 million in USDC via Circle's bridge over six hours, while the company took no action.

ZachXBT also recalled similar delays after the Nomad Bridge and Mango Markets hacks, noting that even Tether usually reacts faster in such situations.

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