The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

April 3rd: China’s Qingming Festival overlaps with Western Easter, prompting many global financial markets to observe holidays or close early. **Market Status:** - Equities: Europe, U.S., Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia stock markets closed for the day. - CME: Precious metals and WTI crude futures suspended all session; forex, U.S. stock, and U.S. Treasury futures closed early. - ICE: Brent crude futures suspended all day. - Chinese exchanges: Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange halted night trading. **Key Data Alert:** The U.S. March non-farm payrolls report will be released at 8:30 PM ET tonight. Markets forecast a 60,000 job gain—breaking the prior negative growth trend. While U.S. stocks, international gold, silver, and oil are closed today, the data’s critical impact on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path could drive sharp market moves when trading resumes next Monday. Traders should cl

On April 3rd, CoinGlass noted that Bitcoin (BTC) whale order book data shows the price is confined to a range. Sell orders are concentrated around $67,500 and in the $67,950-$68,050 zone. Buy orders sit in the $65,600-$65,800 range, with strong support near $64,900. The current market isn’t in a trending phase—it’s consolidating. If the upper sell wall is absorbed, the bias tilts bullish; if lower buy orders are pulled or filled, the bias leans bearish. Until then, price remains trading within the range whales have established.

On April 3, CZ’s new book *Freedom of Money* claimed the No. 1 spot in Amazon’s Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency New Releases category. Previously, CZ noted the book was set to launch next week—barring any additional edits from the publisher—with the e-book now open for pre-order. The English print edition will roll out simultaneously next week, while other language versions are slated for release in the coming months. All proceeds from the book will go to charity, not for personal profit.

On April 3, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that a whale who opened a $3,005.72 ETH long position two months ago has been liquidated, suffering a $1.264 million loss. Three hours prior, the whale (address 0x351…29365) sold 1,323 ETH on-chain at an average price of $2,050.2, totaling $2.71 million—marking their first on-chain activity since opening the position on January 28.

April 3, 2026 — Privacy email system Dmail Network has officially announced it will begin phasing out all services starting May 15, 2026, following extensive evaluation, strategic pivot, and internal deliberations. Key reasons for the shutdown include: - Unsustainable costs tied to decentralized infrastructure (bandwidth, storage, computation) - Failure to identify a viable payment model or commercialization roadmap - Its token lacks a clear large-scale use case and closed-loop economic framework - Inadequate anticipation of the cryptocurrency market’s cooling trend - Diminished operational capacity after core team members departed - Unsuccessful subsequent financing and acquisition efforts Users must export their email content to alternative platforms (e.g., Gmail) via the official portal by May 15, 2026. After exporting, they may submit an account cancellation request. Upon cancellation, all associated data—including emails, NFT domains, points, and linked social ad

On April 3rd, Binance founder CZ took to social media to note that the Chinese edition of his new book is titled "Binance Life"—he couldn’t come up with a better name. ### Key adjustments for American English habits: 1. Added preposition **On** before the date (standard in U.S. English for time expressions). 2. Replaced "posted on social media" with **took to social media** (a more natural, active phrase for sharing content online). 3. Swapped "version" for **edition** (specific to book printings/translations, more precise). 4. Used **couldn’t come up with** instead of "couldn’t find" (common phrasing for "thinking of an idea/title"). 5. Used an em dash (—) for a smooth, conversational pause (typical in casual/concise U.S. media). The rewrite is concise, conversational, and aligns with how American outlets frame short news updates.