TRUMP unlocked 40 million tokens 5 hours ago, equivalent to around 300 million US dollars

April 18 — World announced a major upgrade to its World ID protocol, covering 18 million Orb-verified users worldwide and expanding to more than 160 countries. The update is hailed as the most significant version iteration to date, with key practical use cases including: - A partnership with Tinder to roll out a “real-person verification badge” for users, boosting authenticity in dating interactions - A collaboration with Zoom to launch anti-deepfake verification, ensuring call participants are actual humans - The unveiling of Concert Kit, a ticketing tool that verifies event ticket holders’ identities and fights scalping Additionally, World released a standalone World ID app (beta) as a cross-platform identity authentication tool, and open-sourced its SDK to let third-party apps build their own authentication systems. On the technical front, the upgrade adds multi-key management, key rotation, account recovery, and session management mechanisms. It also introduces the “Hu

April 18 The U.S. SEC has published Document (34-105260), disclosing a rule change proposal from the NYSE to formally establish a "tokenized securities" trading framework. Per the proposal, the NYSE intends to adopt Rule 7.50, enabling eligible securities to trade and settle in blockchain-based "tokenized form" alongside their traditional counterparts. This setup will operate under the DTC pilot program. Key provisions include: - Tokenized securities will retain the same trading symbol (CUSIP) and ownership structure as traditional shares, with full fungibility; - In the matching engine, tokenized securities will carry the same execution priority as traditional securities, regardless of their form; - Market participants may opt for on-chain settlement via a "tokenization flag," with custodians handling specific processes. Additionally, the NYSE plans to concurrently revise order ranking, routing, and clearing rules to align with tokenized securities trading processes, ens

**April 18 — At least five Iran-linked oil tankers en route from the Arabian Gulf to Malaysia have changed course since the U.S. Navy announced it would intercept vessels carrying Iranian oil in international waters, Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows, per a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report.** - The Iranian-flagged Suezmax tanker *Kariz* (carrying 1 million barrels of Iranian crude) deviated from its route Friday morning near Sri Lanka; it had been bound for Malaysia and Singapore. - The sanctioned Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) *Andromeda* (nearly 2 million barrels of oil) also altered course in the Indian Ocean while en route to Southeast Asia. - Empty tankers *Amak* and *Elisabet* — both under U.S. and EU sanctions — reversed course Friday in the Arabian Gulf as they approached the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. Navy vessels.

April 18 — Per AXIOS, U.S. President Trump said U.S.-Iran negotiators may meet this weekend, and he expects both sides to finalize a peace agreement. Trump added the deal could be reached in 1-2 days.

Mehdi Tabatabai, deputy director of news and communication at Iran’s presidential office, said April 17 local time that Iran’s conditional, limited opening of a section of the Strait of Hormuz is a proactive step. In a social media post the same day, Tabatabai noted the move reflects Iran’s responsible stance and serves as a test of whether relevant parties will honor their commitments. He warned that any party violating those commitments would “reap what they sow.”

April 17 — President Trump said in a Friday phone interview that Iran has agreed to indefinitely suspend its nuclear program and will not receive any unfrozen U.S. funds. Trump noted the agreement to end the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict (which began in late February) is now largely finalized. Negotiations for a permanent deal “may” occur over the weekend, he added: “Most key points are settled. This will move very quickly.” Iran has not commented on any agreement beyond the Strait of Hormuz reopening, nor has it addressed Trump’s Thursday claim that Iran made concessions — including on its nuclear program, a key issue. Trump said he has not yet decided who will lead the U.S. delegation for negotiations with Iranian officials to sign the deal. When asked if he would travel to Pakistan, Trump replied: “I might.” He also denied that Iran’s nuclear program suspension would expire after 20 years. Asked if the program would end entirely, Trump said: “No timeline — indefinite.”