1⃣ Bitcoin briefly surpassed $82,000 following positive news from US-Iran negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. The easing of geopolitical tensions is XEM as a direct factor driving this price surge.
2⃣ Many Fed officials continue to maintain a hawkish stance on interest rates. The US PCE index rose 3.5% in March compared to the same period last year. The presidents of the St. Louis and Chicago Feds said they have not ruled out the possibility of further interest rate hikes.
3⃣ Quantum security company Project Eleven warns that “Q-Day”—the point at which quantum computers are capable of breaking current encryption—could arrive as early as 2030, with a more than 50% probability of occurring before 2033. Currently, approximately 6.9 million BTC, equivalent to over $560 billion, are believed to be at risk of quantum attack.
4⃣ WorldLibertyFi's governance proposal to unlock 62.2 billion WLFI Token was passed with overwhelming support. The founders' Token will be locked for 2 years, then gradually unlocked over the next 3 years, and will not be in circulation for at least the next 2 years.
5⃣ The White House's digital asset advisor said details about the US strategic Bitcoin reserve fund will be released in "the next few weeks." The US government is currently prioritizing the review and auditing of crypto held by federal agencies.
6⃣ A Trump crypto advisor said the two sides have reached a compromise regarding stablecoin yield regulations. The White House aims to pass the Clarity Act before July 4th.
7⃣ US stocks continued their strong rally on Wednesday. The Nasdaq rose 2% and hit a new high, Nvidia gained 5.7% with its market Capital returning to $5.05 trillion, while the Dow Jones briefly returned to the 50,000 point mark.
8⃣ Japan's Nikkei 225 index surpassed 61,000 points for the first time, setting a new all-time high. On the same day, the spot price of gold also exceeded $4,700 per ounce.
9⃣ Anthropic announced it has doubled the Claude Code speed limit and removed the speed limit during peak hours. The system is now powered by computing power from 220,000 GPUs supplied by SpaceX.
