BlockBeats news, April 10, according to the Financial Times, European and Asian refineries are scrambling to purchase oil, driving North Sea crude prices to a record high, while Iran's continued control of the Strait of Hormuz has sparked new market concerns.Data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) shows that the spot price of Brent North Sea Forties crude, a benchmark for immediate delivery, approached $147 per barrel on Thursday, surpassing the peak reached before the 2008 financial crisis. This price is significantly higher than the approximately $50 price of the international benchmark Brent crude June futures contract—another sign of tightness in the oil market.Traders stated that as prices broke through $30 per barrel, hitting the threshold set by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), they were unable to purchase Brent crude contracts for difference (CFD) for next week, which track the difference between spot and forward delivery prices. These contracts are widely used to hedge against rising oil prices.

BlockBeats News, April 10th: According to Bitget market data, the U.S. stock market closed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially up 0.58%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.8%, with the latter two achieving seven consecutive trading days of gains.Amazon (AMZN.O) rose over 5%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) up 9%, and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) up 1%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 1.3%, with NIO (NIO.N) and Baidu (BIDU.O) both down over 4.5%, while Alibaba (BABA.N) rose nearly 2%.In terms of cryptocurrency-related stocks, MSTR rose 0.44%; COIN fell 3.47%, CRCL fell 9.89%; BMNR fell 1.95%.

PANews reported on April 9th ​​that, according to The Block, Canary Capital filed an S-1 petition with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, applying to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the spot price of the PEPE token. In the filing, Canary stated that PEPE will launch in April 2023 with a total supply exceeding 420 trillion tokens and noted that the meme coin has no utility. Last year, Canary also submitted applications for ETFs tracking the prices of MOG and Pengu.

PANews reported on April 9th ​​that, according to Jinshi, a US lawmaker stated that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate unusual trading activity in the oil and stock futures markets shortly before Trump postponed a military strike against Iran last month. "The speed, size, and structure of the trading are highly suspicious," said Representative Rich Torres. "The facts are obvious, and neither the SEC nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can ignore this." The Democrat called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into oil, energy, and stock futures market trading in the minutes leading up to Trump's March 23rd post and to obtain trading records from the accounts associated with those transactions.

BlockBeats News, April 9, Federal Reserve "mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos stated that the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting indicate that a "vast majority" of officials believe the pace of inflation easing may be slower than expected, primarily due to three intertwined concerns: the impact of tariffs on goods prices may take longer to dissipate; the transmission effect of oil prices on core inflation; and years of inflation rates above target levels, making inflation expectations more susceptible to new shocks. (Jin10)

BlockBeats news, April 9th, a U.S. congressman stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate abnormal trading activities in oil and stock futures markets shortly before President Trump postponed military strikes against Iran last month. "The speed, scale, and structure of the trades are highly suspicious," said Congressman Ritchie Torres, "The facts are clear, and neither the SEC nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can turn a blind eye."The Democrat called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into trading in oil, energy, and stock futures markets in the minutes before Trump's post on March 23rd and to obtain transaction records of accounts related to these trades. (Jin10)

BlockBeats 消息，4 月 7 日，Uniswap 创始人 Hayden Adams 发推表示，Uniswap API 在一个月前接入 MetaMask 聚合交易路由系统后，目前已占据其约 40% 的兑换交易（swaps）份额。他同时表示，Uniswap 已向所有开发者免费开放 API key。

PANews reported on April 4th that Ethena announced on its X platform that the total supply of its white-label stablecoins has surpassed $150 million for the first time, currently reaching approximately $153 million, encompassing products such as jupUSD, USDm, and eSui Dollar. To commemorate this milestone, Ethena also invited the community to participate in the upcoming Season 6 Rewards vote.

深潮 TechFlow 消息，4 月 3 日，据 Coinmarketcap 数据，今日加密货币市值前 100 代币表现如下，涨幅前五：edgeX（EDGE）涨 40.35%，现价 0.988 美元；Algorand（ALGO）涨 11.16%，现价 0.12 美元；Render（RENDER）涨 7.58%，现价 1.92 美元；Quant（QNT）涨 6.34%，现价 75.94 美元；DeXe（DEXE）涨 5.07%，现价 8.17 美元。跌幅前五：Midnight（NIGHT）跌 6.84%，现价 0.04402 美元；Monero（XMR）跌 2.86%，现价 321.39 美元；JUST（JST）跌 2.41%，现价 0.06212 美元；Morpho（MORPHO）跌 1.80%，现价 1.49 美元；Kaspa（KAS）跌 1.51%，现价 0.03087 美元。

According to a report by Jin10, on April 3, Deep Tide TechFlow reported that the United States has doubled its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees for vessels willing to transit the Strait of Hormuz to $40 billion, and has introduced new insurance partners including American International Group and Berkshire Hathaway. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced a $20 billion reinsurance program last month. The agency stated today that Travelers Insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway, American International Group, Starr, and CNA will join Chubb Insurance in providing an additional $20 billion in reinsurance support for its maritime facilities. DFC CEO Ben Black said in a statement, "These leading U.S. insurers bring deep expertise in marine and war risk insurance underwriting, enhancing our efforts to restore confidence in maritime trade." The agency also stated that it will work with its insurance partners to determine which vessels are eligible for reinsurance. To qualify, applicants must provide information including the vessel's origin and destination, primary beneficial owners and their locations, cargo owners and their locations, as well as details of lenders financing the vessel.