Coinbase: Regular Non-Paying Users Will No Longer Receive USDC Deposit Yield

Binance Alpha has added support for Checkmate (CHECK) as of April 2nd, per official sources. Users holding at least 242 Binance Alpha Points qualify for a 500 CHECK token airdrop, available on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool isn’t fully distributed, the points threshold will drop by 5 points automatically every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop requires 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm receipt via the Alpha event page within 24 hours—failure to do so will result in a waiver.

April 2nd: On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) notes that over the past five minutes, the Drift hacker has again purchased 2.45 million USDC using 1,195 ETH. To date, four addresses linked to the hacker have amassed a total of 130,293 ETH, valued at roughly $266 million.

On April 2nd, LookOnChain data shows StakeStone’s STO token surged 755% over two days, climbing from $0.11 to $0.94. A whale wallet (0x5e2E) has deposited all 28 million of its STO tokens—valued at ~$10.12M, which accounts for 12.43% of the circulating supply—onto Gate.io.

April 2 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference on April 2. When asked about China’s response to Meta’s acquisition of Meta Platforms Inc (note: potential typo, as Meta refers to Meta Platforms Inc) and related questions on corporate cross-border operations, Ministry spokesperson Gao Feng stated that the Chinese government supports enterprises in engaging in cross-border operations and technical cooperation as needed. However, such activities must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and follow proper legal procedures.

On April 2, the core market contradiction expanded further—shifting from “uncertain energy supply” to “physical industrial capacity damage.” EGA, the Middle East’s largest aluminum smelter, was attacked and fully shut down, alongside output cuts at multiple regional aluminum plants. This signals the war has not only disrupted energy and shipping but directly fractured the industrial metal supply chain, shifting inflationary pressure from oil prices to the manufacturing sector. Combined with OPEC production cuts and the Strait of Hormuz blockage, global supply constriction has escalated from a single category to a “dual squeeze of energy + industrial raw materials,” pushing inflation expectations higher again. Federal Reserve officials have explicitly stated the energy shock will broadly drive up prices, forcing policy to remain restrictive. Meanwhile, former President Trump has laid out a clear timeline for escalating military strikes in the next 2–3 weeks but offered no path to

April 2nd: Iran’s top foreign policy advisor and former foreign minister Velayati said in a post on his personal social media account that the Strait of Hormuz is open to the world but will remain closed to enemies of the Iranian people and their regional strongholds. He noted that conflict resolution depends on Iran’s decisions and power, not the delusions and arrogance of aggressors. (CCTV News)