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AI content platform PeakAI has raised $2 million in a seed funding round, Foresight News reported. Participants in the round included Cogitent Ventures, CoBay, CatcherVC, 10K Ventures, Marblex, and PAKA.

High Stakes Capital is selling HYPE, according to Onchain Lens. Over the past two hours, the firm sold 300,000 HYPE at an average price of $38.17 each, totaling $11.45 million. It currently holds 302,421 HYPE, with over $33.2 million in unrealized profit.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that friendly nations recently sent messages suggesting the U.S. had requested dialogue to end the war, but that Iran did not respond, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. The spokesperson added that there has been no change in Iran's conditions regarding the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war.

Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament's National Security Commission, said President Donald Trump is either lying or speaking nonsense, according to First Squawk. Rezaei stated that the enemy is being neutralized and frustrated by military attacks and rising oil prices. He added that negotiations are meaningless and that the enemy only responds to force and missiles.

Decentralized auction platform Bounce Brand announced the launch of Bounce Predict (predict.bounce.finance), the first prediction market platform in its ecosystem. The platform allows users to predict auction outcomes. Initially, it will support Sotheby's auctions.

Iranian media outlets, including the Tasnim News Agency, have denied reports that Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was involved in negotiations with the United States. The denial follows an earlier report by The Jerusalem Post which stated that Ghalibaf was in contact with the U.S.

Magic Eden has announced it will double the portion of its core revenue allocated to ME token buybacks and rewards for stakers, increasing the allocation from 15% to 30%. The change will take effect starting in the third quarter.

Venture capital firm 5c(c) Capital, led by two employees from prediction market Kalshi, is raising up to $35 million to invest in prediction market startups, Fortune reported. The CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket have participated as investors in the fund.

U.S.-listed pharmaceutical company NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: NBY) has announced its rebranding to Stablecoin Development Corporation (SDEV) and a significant purchase of SKY, the governance token for the Sky protocol. The company now holds approximately 2.06 billion SKY, which accounts for about 8.78% of the total supply, and is also staking its holdings. More than half of the tokens were acquired on the open market at an average price of around $0.065, while the rest were obtained through a financing agreement.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted two proposed rules to the White House for review, one concerning digital assets and another on disclosures for hedge funds and private equity funds, Bloomberg reported. The proposals are currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In a speech last week, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins previewed a broad digital asset proposal. The plan is expected to include an "Innovation Exemption" clause, which would allow digital asset firms to operate for a period without registering as regulated entities like brokers or exchanges.

MoonPay has open-sourced its Open Wallet Standard (OWS), a new protocol designed to allow AI agents to execute multi-chain transactions without exposing private keys. More than 15 organizations, including PayPal, OKX, Ripple, Tron, the Ethereum Foundation, the Solana Foundation, Base, and Circle, contributed to the standard's launch. The standard supports eight chain families, including EVM, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, TON, and the XRP Ledger, through a single interface. It is also compatible with existing AI payment protocols such as x402 and MPP.

The Jerusalem Post reported, citing a source, that Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the official leading negotiations with the U.S. This contradicts an earlier report from Iran's state-run news agency, Fars, which stated there had been no communication with the U.S.

The odds of Iran agreeing to a ceasefire by April 30 have surpassed 50% on the prediction market Polymarket, currently standing at 51%.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will continue to bomb Iran if negotiations with the country fail.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced that it will temporarily suspend deposit and withdrawal services for Peaq (PEAQ) due to a network issue.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has reached a 15-point agreement with Iran, which includes a provision that Iran will not possess nuclear weapons.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will be managed jointly, adding that the strait will soon be opened if this approach is successful.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) has announced a significant expansion of its at-the-market (ATM) offering program to raise up to $44.1 billion. The program includes plans to issue an additional $21 billion in common stock, $21 billion in new perpetual preferred stock (STRC), and $2.1 billion in a new class of stock (STRK) that offers cumulative dividends and an optional conversion to common stock. While the newly disclosed documents do not mention Bitcoin purchases, MicroStrategy has historically used various stock sale programs to acquire BTC.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated in his annual letter that tokenization could help improve the structure of the financial system by enhancing asset issuance, trading, and accessibility, thereby accelerating investment participation. He noted that half of the world's population uses digital wallets on their mobile phones, suggesting this technology could eventually make investing in various companies as easy as making a payment. Fink emphasized that as market access expands through technological advancements and financial education, more people will be able to share in the benefits of economic growth.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $71,000. BTC is trading at $71,058.93 on the Binance USDT market.

Bitcoin could surge rapidly if it breaks through the $72,000 level, as there is no significant resistance until $82,000, Bitfinex said in a recent report. The firm noted that an "Air Gap"—a vacuum zone with relatively thin order books and resistance—exists between these two price points. According to the report, BTC fell from a high of $76,000 last week to $68,000 amid the release of U.S. economic data and tensions in the Middle East. However, despite this short-term volatility, it has remained above its March opening price, in contrast to the more volatile S&P 500 index. Bitfinex concluded that the future price direction will be determined by whether macroeconomic indicators and the geopolitical landscape continue to impact risk assets and if upward momentum can be sustained.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +1.43% - Nasdaq: +1.56% - Dow Jones: +1.65%

French and Spanish police have arrested the final suspect in the January 2025 kidnapping and assault of Ledger co-founder David Balland, DL News reported. The arrest follows a weeks-long joint investigation. Spain's Civil Guard stated that the suspect was considered dangerous, requiring a large-scale operation. The agency added that with this arrest, all members of the criminal organization responsible for kidnapping Balland and his colleague have now been identified and apprehended. The group reportedly cut off one of Balland's fingers while demanding a ransom of approximately $11.5 million in Bitcoin. At the time of the incident, police rescued the two victims and arrested 10 individuals at the scene. The newly arrested suspect is currently undergoing extradition from Spain to France at the request of a French court.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao announced via Binance Square that he has completed the draft of his memoir. He revealed the English title will be "Freedom of Money," while the Chinese title is '币安人生,' which translates to 'Binance Life.' Memecoins with both names already exist. Zhao previously emphasized that the titles are unrelated to any memecoins or listing plans and that he has never invested in such assets.