Bolivia's state-owned energy company YPFB is considering using cryptocurrency to pay for energy imports due to a shortage of foreign currency reserves and domestic gas production. A spokesperson for YPFB mentioned that a system has been established to use cryptocurrency for energy imports following government approval. Although the specific cryptocurrency for payments was not disclosed, stablecoins are commonly used for cross-border transactions. The fuel shortage in Bolivia has caused protests and strikes among workers, including farmers, as only a fraction of the public transport system is operational. YPFB's new purchasing system aims to support national fuel subsidies amidst the foreign currency shortage.

the AI full-chain tool Wayfinder announced early access to testing for all users who pledge PRIME in the Wayfinder caching program and link their pledge wallet to the Wayfinder application account. Wayfinder will use a completely random selection method for subsequent users.

according to data, in the past 12 hours, the total amount of liquidation in the entire network reached 103 million US dollars, of which the amount of long liquidation was approximately 28.8747 million, and the amount of short liquidation was approximately 74.0293 million.

the on-chain analysis platform CryptoQuant tweeted that it is witnessing the weakest period of Bitcoin demand this year. By comparing the new supply with the supply that has been idle for over a year, the current demand dynamics are understood. When this ratio is below 0, it indicates that demand has turned negative, which means the amount of Bitcoin actively acquired is decreasing. It can be seen that demand has been weakening since December and continues to decline over time. This indicates that in the ongoing political and economic uncertainty, investors are becoming more cautious and may shift towards lower-risk assets.

Berachain ecological project Berally officially stated that it may have been hacked. Hackers successfully sold all locked tokens and depleted the liquidity pool by leaking deployment keys. The official said that the decentralized application contract is still safe and has not been affected by this attack, but it is recommended that users temporarily revoke authorization for decentralized applications and staking functions. The Berally team is currently actively investigating this incident and promises to provide more updates as soon as possible.

reported by Bitcoin Magazine, the Kentucky State Senate unanimously passed a bill to protect the right to self-custody of Bitcoin and digital asset mining by a vote of 37-0. The bill, named "AN ACT relating to blockchain digital assets" (HB 701), has now been sent to the Governor's office for final approval.

according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the "Hyperliquid 50x Whale" closed both spot and contract long positions in LINK that were opened yesterday, resulting in a loss of $1.27 million four hours ago.

according to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Chainlink completed its quarterly routine token unlock, with a total of 19 million LINK (approximately $2.62 billion) transferred from two non-circulating supply addresses. Of these, 14.875 million LINK (approximately $2.05 billion) were directly transferred to Binance exchange, while another 4.125 million LINK (approximately $57.04 million) were transferred to the multi-signature address 0xD50...8Af.

On March 14th, news came that Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on EU alcoholic products, and firmly stated that there would be no "compromise" on Canadian tariffs, insisting on implementing the tariff plan on April 2nd, causing market turmoil. According to 4E monitoring, US stocks collectively plummeted on Thursday, with the S&P 500 index falling by 1.39% and the Dow falling by 1.30% for the fourth consecutive day, with the tech giants dragging down the Nasdaq by 1.96%.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, the 50x leverage whale made a profit of $16.39 million in the past month on Hyperliquid. 6 hours ago, he once again went long on ETH and HYPE on Hyperliquid, making a profit of $1.18 million. In the past month, this whale has made a total of 8 trades on Hyperliquid using 2 wallets, all of which have been profitable, with a total profit of $16.39 million.

according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, ETH whale 0x59A...D472B suspected of selling 2400 ETH (4.47 million USD) a few hours ago, with a potential loss of 2.05 million USD if sold, this portion of $ETH was accumulated during the price decline trend in February and March this year, with a cost of $2697 USD, and the current recharge price is 1862 USD, resulting in a decrease in position by nearly 31%.

according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a whale transferred 16,467 ETH to HTX 8 hours ago, worth about $30.33 million. The funds have been held for as long as 4.25 years.

Nate Geraci, President of The ETF Store, predicted on social media that BlackRock will apply for Solana and XRP ETFs. The application for Solana ETF may be submitted at any time, while the XRP ETF may be launched after the end of the lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Geraci further explained the basis of his prediction: "BlackRock is currently leading in the asset size of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. I don't think they will allow competitors to launch ETFs on two of the top five non-stablecoin crypto assets without any resistance. BlackRock will also apply for a crypto index ETF."

pump.fun tweeted that its mobile application has added a chat function. Users can send private messages, create group chats, and seamlessly share specific token information.

Santiment analysis report shows that despite the overall poor performance of the crypto market, some altcoins are showing significant growth in on-chain and social activities. The report pointed out that during the period when the price of Bitcoin fluctuated between $78,000 and $84,000, large-cap tokens such as XRP, BNB, Tron, and Stellar were quietly gaining momentum, with significant growth in on-chain and social activity indicators for multiple projects. Specific data is as follows:

according to The Data Nerd monitoring, an hour ago, a new wallet withdrew 146,000 AUCTION coins (approximately $3.71 million) from Binance.

Dan Romero, founder of Farcaster, posted on social media that Farcaster will collaborate with developers/projects who wish to provide airdrops to users. Users who join will perform the required actions (using frameworks, participating in channels, etc.), establish a good user reputation, and may receive airdrops in the future. Ultimately, developers can decide on the target users (data is permissionless). The first airdrop will take place next week.

according to the official website, the Trump family's encrypted project World Liberty Financial has completed all community public offering financing (previously added an additional round), with a total financing amount of $550 million.

according to Arbitrum's announcement on the X platform, the Karrat Foundation will jointly launch Studio Chain with Arbitrum. At the same time, the Karrat Foundation has also reached a strategic partnership with the Arbitrum Foundation. It is reported that the blockchain is planned to focus on the gaming market, and will integrate the Karrat native token into the Studio Chain ecosystem.

according to The Block, BlackRock's BUIDL fund has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, becoming the first institutional-grade on-chain fund to reach this milestone. BUIDL is backed by short-term government bonds and provides daily returns to qualified investors, similar to an on-chain stablecoin. Since its launch in March 2024, BUIDL has surpassed Franklin Templeton's BENJI and Hashnote's USYC, becoming the largest on-chain fund globally, accounting for approximately one-fourth of the entire $4.2 billion on-chain government bond market. BUIDL operates on the Ethereum mainnet and has expanded to Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon, supporting cross-chain Wormhole bridging. Custodians include Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Copper, and Fireblocks, with fund settlement handled by The Bank of New York Mellon. BlackRock is accelerating its Web3 strategy and providing institutional-grade crypto asset management services through Coinbase.