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*Author: Gu Yu, ChainCatcher*
After ETH price hit a new low since last May, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin released a lengthy article today reflecting on the long-standing Layer2 strategy at the core of Ethereum, planning to increase investment in Layer1, which is expected to create a sensational impact across the entire crypto industry.
The original roadmap centered around Rollup defined Layer2 as sharded support for Ethereum, providing trustless block space. In this article, Vitalik seems to have abandoned his previous advocacy for a "Rollup-centric" scaling model. He pointed out that while Ethereum's base layer is scaling, the decentralization speed of Layer 2 is "far slower than expected," and many Layer2 solutions cannot or are unwilling to meet the requirements of true sharding.

Coinbase receives conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, but will not convert into a commercial bank or accept retail deposits. This move will strengthen the unified regulation of custody services, lay the foundation for new products, and continue to operate under the supervision of the New York State Department of Financial Services.

_Video Title: OpenAI President Greg Brockman: AI Strategy, AGI, and the Super App_
_Video Author: Alex Kantrowitz_
_Translation: Peggy, BlockBeats_
Editor's Note: This article is a translation of an interview with OpenAI President and Co-Founder Greg Brockman on the Big Technology Podcast. The program has long focused on changes in AI, the tech industry, and business structures, serving as an important window into frontline Silicon Valley insights.
In this interview, Brockman doesn't stay at the level of model capabilities themselves but pushes the question further: now that AI capabilities have been largely validated, how will the industry choose its next path,

Aave V4 has been launched, integrating liquidity through the Hub and Spoke structure to optimize the lending market, providing unified liquidity and more granular risk management. Although the new mechanism offers limited improvements in lending, it transforms Aave into a financial infrastructure similar to a bank, with more traditional banking functions and potential for expansion.

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On January 28, the Ethereum Foundation announced that the ERC-8004 protocol is about to go live on the mainnet.
We mentioned this standard in our article last October. If you're not familiar with it at all, you can refer to this: "x402 Gradually Overlapping, Early Exploration of New Asset Opportunities in ERC-8004"
Actually, it has an official name, called "Trustless Agents." In plain language, it means:
Issuing on-chain ID cards to AI Agents.
The Ethereum Foundation rarely promotes an ERC standard so aggressively. They specifically established a team called dAI, included ERC-8004 in their 2026 strategic roadmap, and brought it into the spotlight.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Politico, three informed sources revealed that cryptocurrency companies and Wall Street firms will review the new stablecoin yield agreement draft from April 2 to 3. The draft was jointly drafted by U.S. Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks.
The current plan is to limit the review scope to relevant parties and not to make it publicly available. Last week, parties visiting Congress were permitted to read the draft on-site but were not allowed to take copies away.

_Original author: Thejaswini M A_
_Original compilation: Chopper, Foresight News_
A few days ago, I came across a concept in Japanese philosophy: basho. Roughly translated as "place," but the meaning given by philosopher Kitaro Nishida is much more than a geographical location—it's more like a state or condition: a field where all things can become their true selves. In other words: people do not appear in a place by chance, but are shaped by the environment they are in. Today, I want to use this theory to interpret...

_Author: Chloe, ChainCatcher_
Recently, Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, posted on X stating that "games on the blockchain will not return," and declared that blockchain gaming is dead.
Her judgment is based on a Polymarket post, "Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, after investing $80 billion, is gradually abandoning the metaverse vision." Although Meta's blueprint does not explicitly involve blockchain or crypto assets, its strategy aligns with the trends of the past few years.

Coinbase's Agent Business Payment Protocol x402 officially joins the Linux Foundation, establishing the x402 Foundation. Cloud computing and payment giants such as Cloudflare and Stripe serve as founding members, committed to promoting the open standard development of the protocol, emphasizing transparency and community governance.

YZi Labs announces a strategic additional investment in Predict.fun, with participation from Susquehanna Crypto. Since graduating from EASY Residency, Predict.fun has matched over 4 million orders, with a trading volume exceeding $1.8 billion.

The crypto market continues to rebound, with the Layer 2 sector leading the way with a 6.15% increase. Mantle surged by 16.32%, while Optimism and Zora rose by 5.57% and 10.15%, respectively. Ethereum increased by 4.48%, breaking through $3,700, and Bitcoin edged up by 0.29%. Other sectors such as DeFi and Meme also saw gains, while NFT and SocialFi declined by 0.10% and 4.32%, respectively.

The Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity has reached a new all-time high, surpassing 5,600 Bitcoins. Although the number of network nodes and channels is below the peak in 2022, the addition of more Bitcoins has accelerated transaction speeds and reduced costs, significantly improving the overall efficiency of the network.

Ethereum currently still holds about 65% of the non-USD stablecoin supply, down from the beginning of the year. Despite the rise of other chains, Ethereum remains the primary choice for stablecoin issuance, with the number of independent senders expected to reach 12,000 by 2026, representing significant growth.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Reuters, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have filed a lawsuit against the Governor and Attorney General of Illinois, accusing them of attempting to regulate prediction markets beyond legal authority.
Both agencies stated that Illinois's regulatory measures are invalid because the state government has no jurisdiction over federally regulated prediction markets. The lawsuit emphasizes protecting innovative financial instruments from overreach by local governments.

Although institutional buyers are still purchasing, spot demand for Bitcoin has significantly decreased, with apparent demand over the past 30 days down by approximately 63,000 BTC. Market selling pressure remains high. If the US-Iran conflict eases, Bitcoin prices could rise to the $71,500 to $81,200 range.