Gate News message, April 1, bolstered by a significant cooldown in U.S.-Iran geopolitical risk, U.S. equities’ tech seven giants (Meta, Nvidia, Google, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple) all rebounded across the board today. Among them, Meta and Nvidia led the gains with 6.67% and 5.59%, respectively, while Google, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple rose in tandem by 2.9% to 5.14%, respectively. The easing of the geopolitical situation effectively lowered the global risk premium, prompting capital to flow back into high-beta growth assets.

> Original Title: "Trump, the World's Largest Oil Trader" > Original Author: David, Deep Tide TechFlow How much can a single post be worth? At 7:05 AM ET on March 23, Trump posted an all-caps message on Truth Social, essentially stating: The U.S. and Iran had conducted "very good, productive dialogue" over the past two days, and he has ordered a five-day pause on strikes against Iranian power plants and energy facilities. When this post was published, U.S. stocks hadn't opened yet. But the futures market operates in real-time. Within minutes, Dow Jones futures surged over 1,000 points, and S&P 500 futures rose 2.7%. Brent crude oil plummeted from $113 per barrel directly to $98, a drop of over 13%.

Gate News reported that on March 21, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professionals Union Chairman Chen Zhihua commented on the controversy surrounding brokers' "pre-registration of designated bank accounts" for customers. He stated that although the regulatory circular proposes establishing a bank account registration mechanism with caps, the related practices may stem from inappropriately applying virtual asset regulatory concepts (such as pre-approval of wallet addresses) to the traditional securities industry.

Venus Protocol's $THE market suffered an attack, resulting in approximately $2.15 million in bad debt. The attacker bypassed supply caps by borrowing to purchase $THE, causing exchange rate inflation. Following the incident, Justin Sun and other holders made substantial XVS deposits.

Gate News reports that on March 19, ClawVault, a non-custodial control layer for agent economics, announced that AI agents can now automatically pay for x402 API fees using USDC. The feature will execute automatically but requires user authorization. Each payment will be reviewed through over 30 configurable rules, including spending caps, whitelists, rate limits, approvals, and other security mechanisms.

Gate News bot message, Tether is experiencing growth as the stablecoin sector expands, while Ethereum and the broader crypto market face bearish conditions. The gap between Tether and Ethereum's market caps is rapidly narrowing.

A survey by the UK Crypto Asset Business Council shows that approximately 40% of customer transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges are blocked or delayed by banks. 80% of exchanges reported an increase in transfer restrictions faced by customers over the past year, including blocked transfers and payment caps.

The Korea Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) publicly opposed the government's proposed policy to restrict the shareholding ratio of major shareholders in exchanges on Tuesday, stating that this move could severely hinder the development of South Korea's digital asset industry. In a statement released to The Block, DAXA pointed out that limiting equity caps to 15% to 20% could not only affect the existing company's equity structure but also undermine user asset custody responsibilities and market stability.

In 2025, benefiting from the warming attitude of the U.S. government towards digital assets, Circle's USDC stablecoin's growth rate consecutively surpassed Tether's USDT, with market caps reaching $75.12 billion and $186.6 billion respectively. This indicates that other stablecoins have not benefited from changes in U.S. regulation.

In 2025, the Trump family's ventures in the cryptocurrency space experienced explosive returns, covering Meme coins, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and investments in related publicly listed companies, forming a highly commercialized and also highly controversial "Trump Cryptocurrency Empire." According to Forbes, Trump's personal net worth is approximately $6.6 billion, with a significant portion derived from crypto-related assets. The most attention-grabbing are Trump-themed Meme coins. In early 2025, Trump and his wife Melania launched their own themed tokens successively, with initial market caps reaching billions of dollars. However, as the speculative frenzy subsided, the token prices plummeted, and investors who bought at the peak suffered heavy losses, with some declines exceeding 90%. Despite this, the Trump family remained the main beneficiaries. Public information shows that Trump or entities controlled by him could ultimately hold up to 80% of the total token supply. Even considering liquidity and sell pressure restrictions, their on-paper value remains very high. On-chain data indicates that related wallets have transferred nearly $100 million in stablecoins and some tokens to custody and trading platforms, showing signs of phased liquidation.