Crypto Macro News and Global Policy Updates

A Haitong Securities research report says that the conflict in the Middle East has gone beyond short-term impacts, causing capital and supply disruptions. Even if the situation improves, the market’s allocation approach will be different from spring. It expects the U.S. dollar and oil prices to perform better than anticipated. It also calls for paying attention to shortages of goods and supply-chain risks, and maintaining a cautious attitude toward market volatility.

Gate News news, on April 6, local time April 6, the yield on 10-year newly issued Japanese government bonds, which is a benchmark for Japan’s long-term interest rates, briefly rose to 2.400%, the highest level since February 1999.

Attorney Ariel Givner said that the 280M-dollar attack incident involving the Drift Protocol, which resulted from failing to follow basic security procedures, could amount to civil negligence. The attacker, after 6 months of planning, used a trusting relationship to steal the developers’ devices; there is already a class-action lawsuit advertisement targeting Drift circulating.

Visa executives, during their visit to South Korea, said that the country is the best place to conduct stablecoin experiments, with 17 million cryptocurrency investors, and strong performance in the field of artificial intelligence. Visa is optimistic about South Korea’s future potential in combining stablecoin and AI businesses.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps jointly launched the “True Promise-4” operation on April 5, striking multiple facilities related to Israel and the United States, including the Haifa oil refinery and natural gas and petrochemical plants in the UAE, causing the facilities to halt operations and widespread fires.

Gate News message, April 6, on-chain investigator @tayvano_ posted and disclosed that North Korean IT workers had participated in building multiple well-known crypto protocols, with projects that can be traced back to the DeFi Summer era, including SushiSwap, THORChain, Harmony, Ankr, Shib, and Yearn. @tayvano_ also added that the “7 years of blockchain development experience” marked on these North Korean IT workers’ resumes is not false.

Gate News message. On April 6, according to today's CME “FedWatch” data, the probability that the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged in April is 98.4%, and the probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike is 1.6%. The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged cumulatively by June is 96.6%, the probability of cumulative 25-basis-point rate cuts is 1.8%, and the probability of cumulative 25-basis-point rate hikes is 1.5%.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XTIUSD (WTI Crude USOIL) has surged by 12% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

US dollar-pegged stablecoins and Bitcoin (BTC) share a “symbiotic” relationship, mutually benefitting from rising adoption, according to Sam Lyman, head of research at Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), a Washington DC-based digital asset advocacy organization. “Bitcoin is beneficial to the US

Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer who served just weeks in September 2022, is re-emerging with a new focus on bitcoin, monetary history, and long-term economic thinking. Reflecting on the infamous mini-budget in an interview with CoinDesk, he was candid about the

Robert Kiyosaki, in a recent post, said that Bitcoin and Ethereum could become the safest investments of 2026, because the United States continues to print money, debt is rising, and inflation is worsening. He criticized the safety of U.S. Treasuries as “the biggest lie,” and noted that real assets and cryptocurrencies can preserve wealth during inflation. His investment recommendations include holding Bitcoin, gold, silver, and commodities. Although some of his predictions weren’t accurate, some of his long-term predictions have come true.

Visa executives recently visited South Korea and described the market as the world’s best stablecoin testbed, citing 17M crypto investors and a high rate of AI adoption. However, South Korea has been slow to advance the regulatory framework for digital assets, hindering the progress of related experiments, suggesting that regulatory lag could cause the loss of market advantages.

A Middle East scholar, Mohammad Ali Shabani, says the U.S. may carry out its threats against Iran's infrastructure, which could escalate the situation in the region. Iran, meanwhile, has sent a defiant signal by attacking Kuwait's infrastructure, and the risk of a serious escalation within the next 24 hours is high.

News that President Trump is gravely ill and hospitalized spread online in the U.S. on April 4, and the White House communications director posted to deny it, saying that Trump works in the White House and accusing the media of inventing conspiracy theories. White House officials said that Trump has never stopped working and criticized users who spread false information.

Gate News update, April 5, according to Fox News, U.S. President Trump said that if Iran does not reach an agreement as soon as possible, he is considering taking military action to blow up everything and take over the oil resources. Trump also said he believes an agreement with Iran could be reached as early as tomorrow.

Gate News message: On April 5, OPEC+ held a committee meeting on Sunday, expressing concern about attacks on energy assets during the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran. It said that the repair costs for the relevant facilities are high and will take a long time, which will affect overall supply capacity. The meeting statement emphasized that ensuring the safety of international sea lanes is crucial to keep energy flowing without interruption. The statement also noted that attacks on energy infrastructure are concerning and that restoring damaged energy assets back to full-load operation is both costly and time-consuming, thereby affecting overall supply capacity.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on April 16 to consider Kevin Wosch’s nomination to serve as the Federal Reserve Chair. Although the current chair, Powell, is facing a criminal investigation, Wosch’s nomination process is still ongoing and could conflict with the investigation. Committee member Thom Tillis said he will not confirm Wosch before the investigation is concluded. This shows that Trump faces challenges in advancing two parallel processes.

A six-month intelligence operation preceded the $270 million exploit of Drift Protocol and was carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated group, according to a detailed incident update published by the team earlier on Sunday. The attackers first made contact around fall 2025 at a major crypto c

Gate News message: On April 5, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying it has launched strikes on petrochemical plants in the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain, on refinery plants in Israel, and on natural gas facilities in the UAE. The statement warned that if attacks on civilian targets within Iran occur again, the intensity of the blow to the United States’ economic interests in the region will further increase.