Riot Blockchain Reportedly Sells 500 Bitcoins, Valued at $34.13 Million

On April 2, per HTX market data, Bitcoin surpassed $69,000, up 1.85% over the past 24 hours.

April 2 — The U.S. Treasury Department has officially launched implementation efforts for the stablecoin-focused "GENIUS Act," releasing an 87-page proposed rulemaking notice as the Act’s first implementing regulation, with a 60-day public comment period. Under the "GENIUS Act," stablecoin issuers with total circulation under $10 billion may opt for state-level regulatory oversight, provided their state’s framework is "substantially similar" to the federal one. The Treasury will use this notice to establish general principles defining "substantial similarity."

April 2: U.S. officials say former President Trump will reiterate a 2- to 3-week timeline for withdrawing from Iran in an upcoming national address, and will tout "achievements in Iran." As previously reported, White House Press Secretary Levitt has stated that President Trump will deliver a national address at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Thursday Beijing Time) to provide a major update on the Iran situation.

On April 2, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Supreme Court has cast doubt on former President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, suggesting a key component of his immigration agenda may be struck down. Trump sat in the front row of the courtroom during oral arguments. Trump has long argued that the current U.S. birthright citizenship system is widely abused and represents a major loophole in the country’s immigration framework. He has repeatedly stated publicly that birthright citizenship—under which anyone born on U.S. soil automatically receives U.S. citizenship—is not a “gift” for illegal immigrants or temporary visitors, but was established post-Civil War to protect the descendants of enslaved people. Per monitoring by PolyBeats (via the link [https://t.me/PolyBeats_Bot]), the probability on the prediction market Polymarket that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Trump’s executive order related to birthright citizenship has risen from 81% to 95%.

LookOnChain monitoring shows that on April 1, whale address bc1q9j withdrew 1,000 BTC (valued at $67.25 million) from Binance. As of April 2, the whale has just redeposited the same 1,000 BTC, netting a $1.46 million profit.

On April 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NYSE Arca’s rule change application to list options for cryptocurrency commodity trusts holding multiple digital assets. Previously, the exchange only allowed options for single-cryptocurrency asset trusts; the new rule expands support to include multi-asset commodity trust options. Key listing requirements include: - Each digital asset held by the trust must individually meet a high liquidity threshold: an average daily market value of at least $700 million over the prior 12 months, plus derivative contracts for the asset must have a comprehensive surveillance-sharing agreement with the trading platform. - Trust shares must satisfy the platform’s initial and ongoing listing standards for ETF options and qualify as NMS stocks. Following SEC review, the rule change is expected to give investors expanded cryptocurrency investment opportunities and hedging tools—without requiring additional SEC approval fo