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A bill in the U.S. state of Arizona that would allow the state to hold cryptocurrencies as a strategic reserve has unanimously passed the House Rules Committee, The Crypto Basic reported. The legislation, SB1649, proposes that seized cryptocurrencies such as BTC, XRP, and XMR be held as state assets rather than being sold.

Iran launched a large-scale missile attack against Israel on the afternoon of April 1. At the same time, the Israeli military announced it is conducting major airstrikes on targets within Iran.

U.S. Vice President Vance recently met with a mediator regarding the conflict with Iran, according to sources. President Donald Trump reportedly instructed Vance to privately convey that the U.S. is willing to accept a ceasefire if its demands, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, are met. Vance delivered a stern message from the president, warning that Trump's patience is wearing thin and that pressure on Iranian infrastructure will intensify if an agreement is not reached.

Metaverse platform The Sandbox has recently begun a stress test for its new Unreal Engine-based mobile game, The Sandbox NEXT, according to Foresight News. The game, a 20-player survival battle, switched from the Unity engine to Unreal Engine to deliver high-end graphics. Players can use their existing characters and NFT assets from the PC version in the mobile game and trade items with low gas fees via the zkSync-based Layer 2 network, SANDchain.

Jesse Spiro, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, has been appointed to lead The Fellowship, a pro-crypto Super PAC, Eleanor Terrett reported. The appointment of Spiro, a regulatory expert with a background at PayPal and Chainalysis, signals a ramp-up in the crypto industry's political lobbying and candidate support ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The Fellowship is expected to release its first list of endorsed candidates soon and will begin deploying election funds.

A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has denied President Trump's claim that Iran requested a ceasefire, calling the assertion "false and baseless." The statement follows remarks by President Trump that Iran had asked the U.S. for a truce.

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

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Iran will not accept a ceasefire. He stated that what the country wants is an end to the war and a guarantee that similar acts of aggression will not be repeated.

Ripple has launched an integrated digital asset management platform for corporate finance professionals, according to Decrypt. The platform, Ripple Treasury, allows companies to manage fiat currencies, Ripple's stablecoin (RLUSD), and XRP in real-time from a single interface without moving assets to separate exchanges or custody platforms. It is designed to enable large institutions, including Fortune 500 companies, to manage cryptocurrencies within their existing workflows by leveraging the infrastructure of GTreasury, a specialized financial solutions firm Ripple acquired in 2025.

The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a mechanism called "Execution Tickets" that would see the protocol, rather than validators, capture and burn all Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) revenue generated during block creation, Foresight News reported. Under this system, the right to determine transaction order within a block would be sold via auction. The proceeds would then be burned, similar to EIP-1559, helping to reduce the total supply of ETH. This change would also mean validators receive only pure staking rewards without competing for MEV, which is expected to lower the barrier to entry for individual stakers. The proposal is a key part of 'The Scourge' phase of Ethereum's roadmap, which aims to combat centralization.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $68,000. BTC is trading at $67,983.51 on the Binance USDT market.

Cango, a Chinese auto trading service platform that recently acquired BTC miners from Bitmain, announced it has raised $65 million in strategic funding from its own management team. The company also signed an agreement with DL Holdings Group to issue $10 million in convertible bonds. The investment was raised in USDT and will be used to expand and acquire AI and computing infrastructure. The two firms also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that includes a potential additional investment of up to $10 million. Cango previously received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange for failing to meet its continued listing standards.

Blockchain-based real-world asset tokenization platform OpenEden (EDEN) has launched a tokenized product linked to BNY Investment's high-yield bond strategy, The Block reported. The product, named HYBOND, provides qualified investors with exposure to BNY Investment's global short-term high-yield bond strategy.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +0.59% - Nasdaq: +0.7% - Dow Jones: +0.8%

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to express dissatisfaction with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a speech on April 2, Walter Bloomberg reported via X. President Trump stated that he is seriously considering a U.S. withdrawal from NATO.

OKX has announced the listing of EDGE/USDT perpetual futures at 1:30 p.m. UTC on April 1. The listing will support up to 20x leverage.

Social Dominance Top 5 1. Bitcoin: 28.8% (-4.8%) 2. Ethereum: 11.55% (-0.3%) 3. XRP: 3.25% (+0.1%) 4. Chainlink: 0.5% (-0.2%) 5. Litecoin: 0.35% (0%) AI Search Volume Top 5 1. Ethereum (14%) 2. Solana (11%) 3. Based (6%), up one spot 4. EdgeX (5%), up one spot 5. Bittensor (5%), down two spots

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran has requested a ceasefire. Writing on Truth Social, Trump stated that military operations will continue until the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and secure, adding that attacks on Iran will persist until these conditions are met.

Coinbase announced that it will list CHECK and SIGN. Trading is scheduled to begin on April 2, provided liquidity conditions are met.

Coinbase has announced the listing of MEZO for spot trading.

Tether has laid off two precious metals traders it hired from HSBC to establish a gold trading desk, CryptoSlate reported. The move coincided with a 12.7% drop in the price of gold, its largest decline since October 2008. The development follows a previous statement from Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, who said he wanted to allocate 10% to 15% of the company's $20 billion portfolio to physical gold.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - STO: +55.47% to $0.31 (24h volume: $235.01M) - NOM: +45.29% to $0.0064 (24h volume: $163.82M) - LAVA: +38.90% to $0.0327 (24h volume: $691.5K) - BLUR: +34.34% to $0.0233 (24h volume: $131.79M) - ONT: +27.94% to $0.1064 (24h volume: $142.34M) Top 5 Losers (24h) - DMAIL: -36.07% to $0.00062 (24h volume: $19.14K) - WEN: -22.22% to $0.0000047 (24h volume: $207.87K) - ABT: -14.39% to $0.2938 (24h volume: $3M) - COMMON: -12.49% to $0.00036 (24h volume: $707.25K) - SXP: -12.07% to $0.0022 (24h volume: $1.93M)

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the company is considering launching a prediction market service. According to CBS News, Dimon specified that the service would not include certain areas like betting on sports and politics.

Non-cryptocurrency trading volume on the decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid (HYPE) has increased to 45% of its total volume since the launch of its HIP-3 market, Unfolded reported. The surge is driven by increased demand for 24-hour trading of metals and crude oil amid the war in the Middle East. Additionally, open interest (OI) for traditional assets has reached $1.9 billion, accounting for 28% of the total OI.

Usman Ahmad, CEO of Zodia Markets, Standard Chartered's cryptocurrency trading subsidiary, has resigned, Bloomberg reported. The resignation occurred in early March but was only recently made public. Following the departure, Nick Philpott, formerly the head of partnerships, has been appointed as interim CEO.