The release of 1 billion XRP by Ripple on April 3, 2025, was delayed by two days from the usual schedule, sparking questions and speculation in the market. Ripple has been following a release program since 2017, where one billion XRP is gradually released on the first day of each month to maintain liquidity on cryptocurrency exchanges. Traditionally, around two-thirds of the released coins are placed back into escrow. However, there have been recent changes in the timing and approach of the releases, with 700 million XRP being locked back into escrow before the recent release. This alteration in the schedule has raised concerns in the crypto world about Ripple's token release strategy. The XRP community reacted strongly to the news of the release, with many expressing surprise at the size and timing of the release. The release of such a significant amount of XRP, valued at over $1 billion, has raised questions about its impact on the market and speculation about Ripple's intentions and future plans for the cryptocurrency. Ripple's monthly releases of XRP are closely monitored by the crypto community for any further changes in the company's release strategy, as these could have significant implications for XRP's price and its role in the broader cryptocurrency market.

On March 16th, it was reported that with the establishment of Jsquare's first LP fund in the United States, the industry has also shown a high level of interest in Jsquare's secondary proprietary funds. Joanna, the Founding Partner of Jsquare, stated in X, "Currently, we not only have the recently announced new first LP fund, Jsquare Pioneer Fund I, but will also be active in the coming months. We also have our own liquid fund, which includes holdings of various DeFi Tokens, among others. Due to trading on exchanges, the holdings prices cannot be clarified immediately to all KOLs. We hope for your understanding that withdrawal prices do not equal holding prices."

The country is in the process of establishing legal frameworks for managing confiscated digital assets. The focus is on a high-profile case involving Marat Tambiev, a former official who was convicted of accepting cryptocurrency bribes. Tambiev, who previously served as the head of the Investigative Committee for the Tverskoy District, received 1,032.1 BTC in 2023, which was valued at around $28 million at the time. Despite facing difficulties in legally selling the seized Bitcoin, the government is working with other entities to develop a process for converting confiscated crypto into revenue. While Russia is progressing with its plans, it remains cautious, with Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev stating that the country has no plans to include cryptocurrency in its national reserves due to concerns about Bitcoin's volatility and unpredictable market movements.

Sonic officially announced that its Total Value Locked (TVL) has surpassed 1 billion dollars.

according to the official page, Binance Alpha has launched ZETA and SAFE.

 US stock index futures turned lower, with S&P 500 index futures down 0.23%, Nasdaq futures down 0.17%, and Dow futures down 0.31%. It is reported that the White House plans to impose a 20% tariff on most goods imported into the US. (Jinshi)

 according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the price of Maker's oracle has been updated on the hour, with the price at 7 o'clock set to be $1784.6, lower than the liquidation price of $1787.8 for the 64,800 ETH whale on the verge of liquidation. In other words, if he does not supplement collateral or repay before 7 o'clock, his position will be partially liquidated after the price update at 7 o'clock.

Before the US stock market opened, the Bitcoin strategy ETF rose by 8.9%, and ISHARES Bitcoin Trust rose by 9%.

according to The Washington Post, White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of about 20% on most goods imported into the United States.

analyst James Van Straten stated that the ETH/BTC ratio has dropped to 0.02193, reaching the lowest level in nearly five years. This indicates that Ethereum has fallen by 39% compared to Bitcoin this year, marking the first time Ethereum has underperformed Bitcoin in the following 12 months after a Bitcoin halving event.

decentralized stablecoin protocol Usual is partnering with blockchain security company Sherlock to launch a bug bounty program, offering a reward of $16 million to find critical vulnerabilities in the codebase. This bounty surpasses the ones previously set by Uniswap ($15.5 million), LayerZero Labs ($15 million), and Wormhole ($10 million).

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale address deposited 30,001 AAVE tokens into the FalconX wallet one hour ago, worth about $5 million, with a profit of $11.81 million. The whale had previously withdrawn 164,111 AAVE tokens (worth about $15.57 million) from several centralized exchanges. So far, the whale has sent 126,686 AAVE tokens (worth about $21.06 million) to FalconX and Galaxy Digital, and still holds 37,425 AAVE tokens, worth about $6.32 million.

On March 31st, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will begin its sixth manned space mission (Fram-2) on April 1st. This flight will be the first human polar orbit manned mission. The mission is expected to last 3 to 5 days. It is scheduled to launch at 11:20 on April 1, 2025 Beijing time from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.

SlowMist monitoring reported that the total estimated losses from Web3 security incidents in February 2025 reached $1.681 billion. The SlowMist blockchain hacker database has recorded a total of 15 hacking incidents, resulting in approximately $1.676 billion in losses, with $52.45 million frozen or recovered.

a large Bitcoin options trade appeared on the Deribit exchange recently, with the trader paying over $1 million to purchase 1180 put options with a strike price of $70,000, expiring on April 25th.

according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 9 hours ago, a whale deposited 6131 ETH into Binance (approximately $10.96 million). If sold at the current price, he will lose about $6.86 million (cost price is about $2906).

According to Slowmist monitoring, the owner of the STAR10 token has abandoned ownership. Earlier reports from GoPlus Security monitoring indicated that there are serious security risks with the STAR10 token released by Ronaldinho, and the owner can destroy tokens held by any holder. The official team recommends that the Ronaldinho team immediately abandon ownership to protect the community.

According to the Congressional Mountain News, Musk, as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a special government employee, which means he can only work 130 days in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). President Trump said he expects Musk to eventually return to running his own company after completing federal government reform work, but he will try to keep Musk. I think he is outstanding, but he also has a big company to manage. At some point, he will go back. He wants to go back. I will try to keep him. He is a very talented person.

HUT 8(HUT) pre-market stock rose by 5.38%. Earlier, Hut 8 Mining and the son of Trump announced the establishment of a US Bitcoin company.

The probability of predicting "the establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve in the United States by 2025" on Polymarket has risen to 62%.