Iran Says Agrees to Talks But 'Fully Distrusts' U.S.

April 8th — Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has released his new book *The Binance Story*, featuring endorsements from three prominent figures: Ray Dalio (founder of Bridgewater Associates), Larry Fink (co-founder of BlackRock), and Zhang Yong (founder of Haidilao). In his preface for the book, CZ shares key personal and career milestones: - He grew up in a rural area of Xinpu, with both parents as teachers, starting elementary school at age 5. - At 12, he and his family relocated to Canada, where he worked at McDonald’s and a gas station. - During the 2014 Bitcoin bear market, he sold his house to buy Bitcoin—marking his entry into the crypto space. - After transitioning from a host to the crypto industry, it took three more years to launch Binance. - CZ emphasizes he founded Binance at age 40, describing his entrepreneurial journey as “more exciting than a movie.” *(Note: The original text contained a typo referring to “CZ first met CZ,” which was logically adjusted t

April 8: OpenClaw has rolled out version 2026.4.7, with key updates including: - OpenClaw inference capabilities - Music and video editing tools - Session branching and resumption - Webhook-powered TaskFlows - Support for the Arcee, Gemma 4, and Ollama visual models - A new memory-wiki persistent knowledge system This release adds core features while introducing a dedicated persistent knowledge system.

April 8th — On-chain analyst Yu Jin’s monitoring shows a specific on-chain multi-signature wallet has been steadily purchasing SKY using 5 million USDC via CoW Swap’s TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) function. - Two months ago, the 0x3d4 multi-signature wallet transferred 5 million USDC to the 0x18e multi-signature wallet, then set up a TWAP order on CoW Swap to buy 1 SKY every hour with 1,252 USDC. - To date, half the purchase plan has been completed: 2.431 million USDC has been spent to acquire 35.77 million SKY at an average price of $0.068.

On April 8th, Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel supports former U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks—but the ceasefire does not apply to operations in Lebanon. (Source: Financial Times)

On April 8, crypto contract trader "First Set 10 Major Goals" (Twitter handle: @Jason60704294) posted on social media, noting that now is a favorable time to position in tech assets and spot crypto holdings. He argues that amid geopolitical tensions, high-quality assets typically present buying opportunities at depressed levels—not chasing peaks after risks ease. His core call: the likelihood of further geopolitical conflict escalation is limited. As such, he’s been scaling into positions incrementally over the past month, with a key risk threshold set around $67,500. He stressed that investing should prioritize trends and cycles—not chasing the absolute bottom, but rather completing positions at a relatively low point in the cycle. Given limited time and knowledge, nailing a handful of key calls is enough.

On April 8, official sources confirmed that OKX Onchain OS has officially launched its Plugin Store. The first batch features 15 plugins—including offerings from OKX, Uniswap, Polymarket, and community contributors. Developers can submit plugins to the platform, which require dual security reviews (AI + manual) before listing. Users can leverage the Plugin Store to boost their Agent’s on-chain capabilities and expand usage scenarios. OKX Onchain OS is a blockchain infrastructure suite for developers and AI Agents, integrating an Agentic Wallet, supporting 9 core skills and 72 capabilities, and covering a range of on-chain operational scenarios.