White House: Trump's FY2027 Budget Seeks $1.5 Trillion in Defense Spending

As per an official announcement on April 3rd, Binance Futures will list the following perpetual contracts at the specified times: - April 7, 2026, 21:30 (UTC+8): MUUSDT Stock Perpetual Contract, with up to 10x leverage available - April 7, 2026, 21:40 (UTC+8): SNDKUSDT Stock Perpetual Contract, with up to 10x leverage available

On-chain detective ZachXBT released an investigation report on Circle on April 3, 2026, alleging the firm has demonstrated lax compliance enforcement in multiple illicit fund incidents since 2022, with total illicit funds exceeding $4.2 billion. Circle, issuer of stablecoin USDC, has long been recognized for regulatory compliance and a robust compliance framework. Its token contract includes address freeze and blacklisting capabilities, and its terms of service explicitly reserve the right to restrict suspicious accounts. However, these mechanisms were not deployed timely or effectively in several major security breaches. The report specifically cites the April 1, 2026 Drift Protocol attack, where attackers stole approximately $2.8 billion in assets. Using Circle’s proprietary cross-chain bridge CCTP, the attacker transferred over 2.32 billion USDC from Solana to Ethereum within 6 hours—no assets were frozen during this window. Similar issues emerged in attacks on SwapNet, Cet

April 3 — Agora announced today that starting April 3, 2026, it will phase out issuance and support for AUSD on the Injective network. Under the latest update, no new AUSD will be minted on Injective, and existing AUSD holdings on the network will no longer earn rewards. However, users can still redeem AUSD at a 1:1 rate, with the redemption window open through September 28, 2026. This change only applies to the Injective network and does not impact AUSD operations on other blockchains. For redemptions, Agora said customers can complete the process by contacting their account manager. Users just need to send their Injective-based AUSD to the official channel, and the platform will help convert it to AUSD on the user’s designated blockchain or exchange it for USD or other supported stablecoins. The official note stresses that September 28, 2026 is the standard redemption deadline; remaining assets can still be processed after that, but may require additional KYC checks and incur f

April 3 — Per Axios, Iranian media and a source report that Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway to locate the two crew members. This would be the first time a U.S. jet has been downed by enemy fire since the Iran War began. The U.S. military and White House have not yet commented on the incident. On Friday, Iranian state media released images and videos purporting to show parts of the crashed plane and one ejection seat. The visuals suggest the aircraft was an F-15 fighter jet.

CCTV News reported on April 3 that three large commercial vessels operated by Oman successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 3 local time. The fleet includes two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) and one liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Tracking data shows the three ships have reached waters off Oman’s Muscat and completed port entry procedures. Each VLCC is carrying approximately 2 million barrels of crude oil, while the LNG carrier appears to be empty. All three vessels are managed by an Omani shipping management firm, which has not commented on the transit.

April 3rd: Per monitoring from HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), Huang Licheng—known as "Brother Ma Ji"—just boosted his ETH long position with 25x leverage to 7,171 coins, worth ~$14.74 million. He’s currently sitting on a floating loss of $157,000, with an entry price of $2074.25 and a liquidation price of $1988.04.