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The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the future of tokenization and securities. The SEC Chair proposed an "innovation exemption" as a regulatory sandbox to promote innovation in blockchain assets. Significant disagreements emerged, with supporters emphasizing modernization and competitiveness, while opponents worried about creating a two-tiered market and potential risks. The industry has called for clear regulations to prevent innovation from moving overseas.

Recently, six wallets on Polymarket precisely built positions before the U.S. attack on Iran and profited $1.2 million, then continued betting on Iranian nuclear facilities, and later coordinated a $100,000 bet predicting a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. This series of transactions has raised market concerns about information advantages and highlighted a trust crisis in prediction markets. Changes in market participant behavior reflect worries about insider trading, and the conflict between transparency and anonymity makes it difficult to trace responsibility.

Bitcoin rebounded to $71,000 today, primarily driven by news of US-Iran negotiations, Iran's allowance of non-hostile vessels to pass through, and the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged. Improved market sentiment has prompted safe-haven funds to flow into risk assets. Additionally, gold has encountered historic lows, with capital rotating toward Bitcoin, pushing their ratio up approximately 30%.