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According to NBC News, President Donald Trump expressed optimism that a peace agreement with Iran is imminent.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is considering selling parts of its business, CoinDesk reported. Some potential buyers are said to be interested in acquiring business units that have already ceased operations in Europe and the UK to secure local licenses. Gemini has not commented on the matter.

Security token platform Securitize has appointed former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director Brett Redfearn as its new president ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), CoinDesk reported. Redfearn, who will also join the company's board, previously served as the head of capital markets at Coinbase, where he worked to expand institutional investment in cryptocurrency. Prior to his time at the SEC, he worked at JPMorgan.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will soon deliver a speech, according to the country's Tasnim News Agency. The address is expected to cover the recent war situation and mark the 40th day of mourning for a deceased high-ranking revolutionary figure.

BTC and ETH are the cryptocurrencies most likely to be included in 401(k) retirement plans, according to a new analysis. The speculation follows reports that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing measures through the Department of Labor to ease regulations on including alternative assets in such plans. Robert Crossley, head of global industry advisory services at Franklin Templeton, told DL News that major cryptocurrencies with large market capitalizations and high liquidity would likely be introduced before smaller altcoins or memecoins. He explained that initial access would probably come through regulated investment products or professional management strategies rather than direct investment in crypto assets.

MarketVector, an index provider under global asset manager VanEck, and Coinbase Asset Management have launched an index that tracks Bitcoin and tokenized gold, according to Cointelegraph. The Coinbase Store of Value Index is designed as a benchmark combining digital assets with traditional stores of value. The fund will be rebalanced quarterly.

The first talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held at the U.S. State Department in Washington, according to Axios.

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) has launched a cybersecurity information sharing initiative for the crypto industry. The program is designed to provide qualified U.S. crypto companies and organizations with timely and actionable cybersecurity information to help them identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats against their customers and networks. According to the Treasury, U.S. crypto firms that meet its criteria will be eligible to access the same cybersecurity information that is regularly provided to traditional financial institutions.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) 1. TNSR: +39.28% to $0.0509 (24h volume: $132.05 million) 2. NOM: +35.45% to $0.008 (24h volume: $97.18 million) 3. SUPRA: +23.63% to $0.00052 (24h volume: $1.54 million) 4. CHILLGUY: +22.63% to $0.0103 (24h volume: $6.09 million) 5. PIB: +21.20% to $0.00015 (24h volume: $321,140) Top 5 Losers (24h) 1. K: -53.16% to $0.00049 (24h volume: $2.18 million) 2. ARIA: -43.66% to $0.4 (24h volume: $127.58 million) 3. FUN: -35.15% to $0.00091 (24h volume: $20.05 million) 4. DUCK: -28.31% to $0.00012 (24h volume: $1.49 million) 5. RSC: -24.20% to $0.0802 (24h volume: $2.76 million)

Russia's Ministry of Energy has stated it has no plans to ban cryptocurrency mining in Moscow and its surrounding areas, DL News reported. The ministry clarified that Moscow authorities have not yet officially requested such a ban. It added that an official request from the governor is required to prohibit mining, a procedure that has not been initiated.

According to an analysis by CryptoQuant, Bitcoin has reclaimed a key support line. Following a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, the price broke above $69,400, turning what had been a strong resistance level into support. The analysis suggests that if this level holds, the next target is $79,000, a price CryptoQuant described as the top of the bear market and a key indicator for gauging a market recovery.

Major exchanges have seen $100 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $285 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $72,000. BTC is trading at $72,071.19 on the Binance USDT market.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced he has ordered direct negotiations with Lebanon to begin as soon as possible.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has expressed his support for U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's call for Congress to pass the Clarity Act, a crypto market structure bill, in order to maintain America's global leadership. Writing on X, Atkins stated that he agreed with Bessent's position. He emphasized that Congress should submit a comprehensive market structure bill to President Donald Trump to guard against excessive regulatory risks.

U.S. officials have said that President Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to scale back bombing operations in Lebanon, NBC News reported. The move is aimed at ensuring the success of negotiations with Iran, the officials added.

Mike McGlone, a senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said on X that the performance of Bitcoin ETFs pales in comparison to gold. He suggested the launch of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs may have signaled the end of the crypto price rally. McGlone explained that from the start of trading for BlackRock's IBIT in January 2024 through April 8, Bitcoin rose approximately 50%. He noted this performance was nearly on par with the S&P 500 Index, while gold surged about 135% over the same period. "The investment frenzy for Bitcoin ETFs played a role in driving up the price," he added. "There is a possibility that this was a signal marking the start of a peak cycle."

Bullish sentiment is growing in the Bitcoin options market, with significant investment demand concentrating on call options with an $80,000 strike price, Wu Blockchain reported. On the Deribit exchange, the notional open interest for $80,000 call options expiring at the end of June has surpassed $1.6 billion, representing the largest concentration of open interest among all available strike prices.

Authorities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have frozen $12 million in proceeds from cryptocurrency crime as part of a joint investigation targeting phishing schemes, Cointelegraph reported. Binance is also said to have cooperated in the operation.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced via X that the company has completed an upgrade to the TON blockchain, making it 10 times faster. He added that block creation speed is now six times faster, and transaction processing time has been cut to under one second. The next step, Durov said, will be to reduce the already low transaction fees by an additional six times.

Ben Delo, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has donated £4 million ($5.1 million) to the UK Reform Party, CoinDesk reported. It was not specified whether the donation was made in cryptocurrency. Delo has expressed support for the UK's decision to immediately halt crypto donations to political parties, citing the risk of illicit foreign funds and the difficulty in tracking them.

U.S. and Iranian delegations are set to begin direct negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire agreement, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported, citing a Pakistani government source. The talks, mediated by Pakistan, will take place at a heavily guarded military facility. According to the source, the negotiations have no fixed schedule and will include both direct and indirect contact between the delegations, who will also hold separate meetings with Pakistani officials. While the discussions could extend over several days due to the complexity of the agenda, direct face-to-face meetings are not expected to exceed two to three days for security reasons, the source added.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that the fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth due to the war in Iran.

MoonPay has announced a partnership with WalletConnect (WCT) and global offline payment platform Ingenico to support stablecoin payments at offline retail stores. Under the new system, when a user pays with a stablecoin via an Ingenico terminal, MoonPay will convert the funds into fiat currency and settle the payment with the merchant through the banking system.