On Thursday, six ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump blaming Iran for poor performance

April 10 — Covenant AI, a decentralized AI training team, formally announced its departure from the Bittensor network Wednesday, directly calling out the protocol’s key figure Jacob Steeves (aka Const) for systematically betraying its decentralized promise. Covenant AI founder Sam Dare revealed Const recently took punitive actions against his team: pausing token emissions for its subnets, stripping the team of community channel management rights, unilaterally decommissioning subnet infrastructure, and exerting economic pressure via large-scale, high-profile token dumps amid the conflict. The team bluntly labeled Bittensor’s touted “three-person multisig governance” as “decentralization theater”: Const effectively controls the multisig, can unilaterally bypass consensus to push through changes at any time, and other participants serve only as legal liability shields. “The entire core promise of Bittensor — that no single entity could control it — is a lie,” the statement said.

April 10 – Per GMGN monitoring (link: https://gmgn.ai/sol/token/i_m4TE56o8_Df6yfrKC8kZE3KNkrHERKzAetSxbrWeniQfyJY4Jpump), the Solana-based meme coin CHILLGUY has sustained a rebound this month, accelerating its rally since yesterday. The token topped $10 million in market cap this morning and is now valued at $10.83 million, with a 23% gain over the past 24 hours. BlockBeats Note: Meme coins are highly volatile, often driven by market sentiment and hype, with no inherent value or real-world use case. Investors are advised to be mindful of these risks.

First Lady Melania Trump delivered a rare televised statement from the White House on Thursday (April 10, local time), dismissing social media rumors linking her to late financier Jeffrey Epstein as "false and defamatory," Bloomberg reported. Trump explicitly denied any connection to Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, noting her only interaction with Maxwell was "occasional emails." She emphasized, "I am not a victim of Epstein," and hinted at potential legal action: "My attorney and I have successfully pushed back against these false accusations and will not hesitate to continue protecting my reputation." The five-minute address drew widespread attention for two reasons: Trump rarely makes public statements, and the Epstein matter had faded from public view amid escalating tensions with Iran. Her remarks revived the politically sensitive issue that has plagued the White House for months. In the statement, Trump called on Congress to hold public, sworn hearings for Ep

**Hong Kong Stocks Open Strong on April 10: AI Plays Lead Gains** AI application stocks held firm in early Hong Kong trading on April 10: - DeepThink Technology (ticker: 03317.HK) +11% - DT Dream (01384.HK) +>5.5% - ZPLAY (00302.HK), SenseTime (00020.HK) each +>4.5% - MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) and peers tracked the rally. Major indexes climbed over 1% at the open: - Hang Seng Index +>1% - Hang Seng TECH Index +>1% Blue-chip gainers included: - Longfor Group (00960.HK), SMIC (00981.HK), Shandong Gold (06181.HK) each +>3% - Alibaba (09988.HK), COHL (00688.HK), China Life (02628.HK) near +3% (Source: FX678)

April 10: A wallet address linked to Metalpha has deposited 7,200 ETH into Binance, per OnchainLens data. The deposit is worth approximately $15.79 million.

April 10: Per LookOnChain monitoring, the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) deposited 83,200 ETH three hours ago, with the holding valued at $184 million.