Balance (EPT) will be listed on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures

On April 13, 2025, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its 2025 U.S. Internet Crime Report. The report noted that crypto-related fraud losses hit a record $11.366 billion in 2025, a 22% jump from 2024. Of the 181,565 complaints filed, adults aged 60 and older reported $4.4 billion in losses—nearly 40% of the total. Crypto investment fraud continued to be the leading cause of losses, totaling $7.2 billion. Losses from crypto ATM and self-service terminal fraud reached $389 million, a 58% year-over-year increase. Additionally, there were 22,364 AI-related complaints, resulting in $893 million in losses—roughly $658.7 million of which involved cryptocurrency.

According to monitoring by 1M AI News, insiders have revealed that Honor is currently in talks with ByteDance about collaborating on the "Bean Phone." Before ByteDance partnered with ZTE to launch the first-generation Bean Phone, the first smartphone maker it actually reached out to was Honor. However, Honor was cautious at the time, believing such deep system-level collaboration carried risks: the Bean Phone, as an exploratory engineering device, may have an aggressive technical roadmap; with Honor’s hundreds of millions of users, widespread functional glitches and complaints could easily arise if a new service has stability, compatibility, or security issues—making related risks hard to mitigate. Prior to this, the two had already laid groundwork for multiple AI collaborations. In June 2024, Honor became the first to integrate ByteDance’s Bean Large Model, deploying it in smart office scenarios (document Q&A, meeting minutes, document generation). In October 2025, their partner

April 13 — A discrepancy has emerged between former President Donald Trump’s statements and the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)’s official announcement regarding maritime restrictions, with the military’s order targeting only Iranian ports rather than the entire Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, Trump stated the U.S. Navy would block the Strait of Hormuz and intercept all ships paying tolls to Iran. However, CENTCOM issued a notice Wednesday specifying its forces will begin implementing a maritime traffic blockade of all inbound and outbound traffic to Iranian ports at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (10 p.m. Beijing Time Wednesday). The measure applies to all national vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, including those in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede free passage for ships traveling to or from non-Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

On April 13, Onchain Lens monitoring indicates an FTX/Alameda address will undelegate 198,426 SOL—valued at $16.21 million.

On April 13, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig explicitly stated during an interview that the CFTC holds exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets, and states may not substitute state law for federal derivatives regulation. Selig emphasized: “Regardless of whether the underlying involves sports, politics, or other areas, any product offered by a trading platform under CFTC oversight falls within our jurisdiction.” This comment comes as the CFTC is suing three states—Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut—to solidify its regulatory dominance over prediction markets. Selig added that the CFTC is clarifying prediction market oversight rules through formal rulemaking and welcomes input from all sectors on the evaluation process. Beyond the prediction market dispute, Selig noted the final version of digital asset classification guidance jointly issued by the CFTC and SEC last month, which outlines clear boundaries between tokenized sec

On April 13, Michael Saylor—founder of Strategy—stated that the annualized return rate (ARR) breakeven for the company’s Bitcoin investment is approximately 2.05%. Should Bitcoin’s price appreciate at a rate exceeding this over time, Strategy could pay dividends indefinitely without issuing additional MSTR shares.