In the past seven days, El Salvador has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 7 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 7,611.37 BTC, with a total value of $512 million.

On April 5, CGTN reported, citing other sources, that the United States has officially notified Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a deadlock. Additionally, Axios reported, citing two sources involved in the negotiations, that mediators are still attempting to facilitate direct meetings between Washington and Tehran, but to no avail. So far, Iran has rejected any proposals for a temporary ceasefire.

On April 5, local time, air raid sirens sounded in multiple locations including Jerusalem and central Israel on the evening of the 4th. Several intercepting missiles were seen launching from Jerusalem, followed by several loud explosions. Israeli officials stated that the latest round of missile attacks by Iran targeting the Jerusalem area did not result in any casualties, marking the seventh round of missile attacks by Iran that day. The Israeli military reported that one missile landed in an open area, while the others were intercepted by the air defense system. (CCTV News)

On April 4, Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin at Block will launch a free Bitcoin faucet, marking the return of Bitcoin faucets after 16 years. Dorsey disclosed the faucet site 'btc.day' in a post on the X platform. The total distribution pool is approximately $1 million worth of BTC (around 15 BTC), funded by the Bitcoin treasury of Dorsey's Block company.

Polymarket cited “integrity standards” for removing the market but did not specify which rule was broken, drawing scrutiny from users who questioned how its policies are applied.

A plan to move supervision of major crypto asset service providers to the France-based ESMA is testing MiCA’s balance between EU-level control and national-level decision-making.

April 3rd (Beijing Time): The United States added 178,000 nonfarm jobs in March, significantly exceeding the forecast of 65,000. This follows a revised figure of a decrease of 92,000 jobs in the previous month.

As of April 3rd, market pricing indicates a decrease in expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026.

Are Bitcoin’s odds for a rally to $75,000 diminished by a weakening US economy, the war in Iran and multiple institutional BTC holders selling in the open market?

DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints.