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Data from April 4th shows that "sharks" and "whales" holding between 100 and 10,000 Bitcoins are losing approximately $337 million daily, with total losses reaching $30.9 billion year-to-date. Macroeconomic risks and weakening market confidence have led large holders to accelerate stop-loss actions. Long-term holders are still experiencing daily losses of $200 million. There are no signs of "selling pressure exhaustion" in the market, and Bitcoin faces further downside risk, with a potential bottom range between $40k and $50k.

The Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong stated at the seminar that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revised the Common Reporting Standard to include new financial products such as central bank digital currencies, and has introduced a crypto asset reporting framework. The Hong Kong Legislative Council supports the goal of completing legislation by 2026.

1-bit Bonsai 8B is a new 1-bit weight model that requires only 1.15 GB of memory. It is 14 times smaller in size on edge hardware compared to full-precision models, 8 times faster, 5 times more energy-efficient, and outperforms Google's recently released models.

ME News Report, April 1 (UTC+8), U.S. President Trump stated that he expects the U.S. military to withdraw from Iran within "two to three weeks." Trump told reporters at the White House, "We are leaving because we have no reason to stay." "We will leave soon." A few hours later, the White House announced that "at 9 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow night (9 a.m. Beijing time Thursday), Trump will deliver a nationwide address providing an important update on the Iran situation." (Source: ODAILY)

ME News Report, April 4 (UTC+8): The Indian Ministry of Petroleum announced on Saturday that amid Middle East conflict disruptions affecting the Strait of Hormuz supply, Indian refineries have purchased Iranian crude oil. As the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, India has not received crude oil shipments from Tehran since May 2019, after halting purchases under U.S. pressure. However, the supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli conflict have severely impacted India. Last month, the U.S. temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products to ease shortages. The Indian Ministry of Petroleum stated on social platform X: "In the context of Middle East supply disruptions, Indian refineries have secured their crude oil needs, including supplies from Iran; there are no payment barriers for importing Iranian crude." The department added that India has secured all its crude oil requirements for the coming months, "India imports crude oil from over 40 countries, and enterprises..."

ME News Report, April 6 (UTC+8), the U.S. March Non-Farm Employment Report will be released tonight at 20:30. Market expectations are for employment to increase by 60k jobs, breaking out of the previous "negative growth" vortex. U.S. stocks, international gold, silver, and oil markets are closed today, but given the data's critical importance to the Federal Reserve's interest rate path, a market move may trigger next Monday. Please stay alert to related risks. Click to see more forecasts... (Source: Jin10)

On April 1st, Base released its 2026 strategy, focusing on three main directions: building a global marketplace, expanding payments and stablecoins, and becoming a builder's home. The goal is to enhance trading infrastructure and liquidity, support AI development, and incentivize user participation.

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone pointed out that gold faces significant obstacles due to overheated speculation earlier this year, potentially reaching a historical high. Gold's volatility is notable, and silver may also be at a historic peak.

Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, supported by a weaker US dollar and expectations of an end to US conflicts. Analysts suggest that easing geopolitical tensions could influence Federal Reserve policies, thereby supporting gold prices.

ME News Report, April 1 (UTC+8): Recently, author vkhosla introduced a 1-bit weight model called 1-bit Bonsai 8B on social media. According to the author, this model uses only 1.15 GB of memory and its intelligence density is claimed to be over 10 times that of its full-precision counterpart. The article states that on edge hardware, the model size is reduced by 14 times, speed is increased by 8 times, and energy efficiency is improved by 5 times, while still remaining competitive compared to other models. The report also mentions that this model has better compression, faster speed, smaller size, and higher energy efficiency than the model announced by Google the previous day. The original article did not provide specific performance benchmarks, the publisher, technical implementation details, or comprehensive evaluation results.

The global crypto asset market is set to experience a disruptive turning point in the first quarter of 2026, mainly driven by the deep integration of computing power, energy, and physical assets, as well as the further rollout of base-currency settlement. Tesla launches a new energy storage product, Block enables instant Bitcoin settlement, Robinhood introduces a new treasury service, leading digital mining receives a subsidy from the U.S. Department of Energy, and WisdomTree submits the first prospectus for a digital infrastructure ETF—signaling that the market is accelerating into a trillion-dollar red ocean.

Crypto analyst Murphy stated that the current average cost of Bitcoin's loss positions is $93,600, and it needs to rise back to that level to break even. The current market trend indicates that if BTC does not fall to $46,800, this bear market will appear unusually mild.

BitMart will launch the "Triple Rewards" event from April 1 to 7, with a prize pool of 35,000 USDT, open to both new and existing users. Completing designated trades can earn up to 200 USDT in rewards, and users participating in prediction markets for the first time can receive 10 to 20 USDT benefits. Additionally, the VIP New Star Gift Pack offers extra rewards for users below VIP1, available in limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis.

ME News Report, April 1 (UTC+8), Base announced its mission, vision, and strategy for 2026. Among them, Base will focus on three main directions: building a global marketplace (upgrading on-chain market infrastructure to support tokenization of any asset, 24/7 trading, including stocks, commodities, prediction markets, perpetual contracts, etc., and creating the Base App as the gateway for 24/7 trading of millions of assets); expanding payments and stablecoins (upgrading privacy primitives, native account abstraction, stablecoin payment gas fees, etc., to create the most liquid stablecoin market, making the Base App the most convenient platform for savings, consumption, and payments); and becoming a home for builders (providing native smart account support for AI Agents through Base).

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 10 executives of cryptocurrency market-making firms with allegedly manipulating token trading volume and prices through wash trading. Three defendants have been extradited to the United States, with two pleading guilty and receiving sentences. The FBI and IRS, in their operation, created a token disclosure industry to expose illegal activities, seizing assets worth over $1 million.

Deputy Director of the Iranian Presidential Office, Tabatabai, harshly criticizes U.S. policies, stating that Trump's actions could trigger a full-scale war, and that the Strait of Hormuz can only be fully open under a new legal framework to compensate Iran for war damages.

ME News Report, April 6 (UTC+8), prediction market data shows that within 24 hours, multiple addresses concentrated on the event "Will the United States attack Iran before February 22, 2026?" and selected the outcome "Yes," with a total bet amount of approximately $2.1M, indicating that this result has attracted significant funding attention in a short period.

ME News reports that on April 4th (UTC+8), forecast market data shows that in the event "Number of Tweets from Elon Musk from March 27 to April 3, 2026," the probability of the outcome "Number of Tweets between 260 and 279" occurring increased from 29.5% to 69.5%, a daily rise of 40.0 percentage points.

ME News Report, April 4 (UTC+8), Iranian Air Defense Joint Command Commander Ali Reza Elhami stated during an inspection of the Iranian Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps defense positions that Iran has utilized independently developed new methods and equipment to "prepare for ambushing enemy fifth-generation fighters and advanced drones." He mentioned that in previous battles, Iran's air defense forces successfully shot down several enemy advanced fighters, over 160 drones including "MQ-9," "Hermes," "Lukas," and other US-Israeli joint-invaded drones, as well as dozens of cruise missiles. They took "timely and precise" actions before the enemy launched offensive operations. Additionally, during operations conducted by the Army and Revolutionary Guard air defense units, multiple enemy fourth- and fifth-generation fighters were hit, damaged, or destroyed. Elhami stated that these achievements are attributed to advanced tactics, modernized equipment, and innovations in air defense systems.