Trump: NYT and CNN's Ten-Point Plan on Iran Negotiations Are Both Fake News

April 9 — Base has unveiled the selection list for its Batch 003 accelerator program, featuring 12 projects: AI agent infrastructure Blockrun.ai, prediction market Stealth, AI agent payment infrastructure 4Mica, privacy-focused perpetual DEX OPAL, gamified social prediction platform Onsight, collateral-free lending protocol Credifi, asset-backed stablecoin lending platform Tomorrow, AI-coordinated transaction execution routing layer Agently, on-chain forex hedging platform Nivo, opinion market JPEG App, credit service for AI agents and institutions Floe Labs, and digital bank Liminal. Selected teams will receive exclusive mentorship, resource support, and funding opportunities from Base. The program’s final Demo Day is scheduled for May 19 in San Francisco.

On April 9, Bitunix has finalized adjustments to risk limits for multiple traditional financial perpetual contracts, lifting the maximum leverage for popular underlying assets to 50x. The updates cover a range of widely traded assets: AAPL, AMZN, COIN, CRCL, GOOGL, HOOD, META, MSFT, MSTR, NVDA, PLTR, QQQ, SPY, and TSLA. Risk limits across each leverage tier have been precisely optimized simultaneously, sharply enhancing capital efficiency and position-holding capacity—delivering more flexible trading space for professional and strategic traders. These changes apply to both new position openings and existing positions. Users are advised to keep an eye on shifts in their position risk.

On April 9th, in a CNBC interview, Tom Lee noted that last week’s U.S.-Iran conflict escalation and rising oil prices did not trigger a stock market downturn—calling this a positive “decoupling” sign: negative risks were already priced in, and the market shows resilience. Historically, stocks tend to bottom out early in a war, not waiting for hostilities to end. Additionally, 70% of S&P 500 components have seen a “rolling bear market,” with most individual stocks or sectors undergoing sharp adjustments. Selling pressure is largely exhausted, and positions have already been reset—meaning the market’s worst-case scenario is likely past, leaving more upside room. Lee again reaffirmed his bullish stance on: - Ethereum and other leading cryptocurrencies; - The Magnificent 7 (Mag 7); - Tech, industrial, and mid-cap stocks.

April 9th — CoinTelegraph reports that Visa officially launched its "Intelligent Commerce Connect" platform this past Wednesday, positioning it as a universal gateway for AI agent builders and merchants to tap into AI-powered commerce. The platform enables a single integration with Visa’s acceptance network, supporting secure payment initiation, tokenization, spending controls, and identity authentication. It accommodates both Visa and non-Visa card payments and is compatible with major AI agent protocols. The tool is currently in pilot phase, with a full launch scheduled for later in 2026.