SpaceX discusses donating stocks to Trump's account with the US government

[Azerbaijan Plans to Introduce Crypto Market Regulation Law This Year, Requiring Licensed Operations] According to Bits.media, Fidan Tofidi, Head of the Financial Technology and Innovation Department at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, stated that the country's virtual asset market regulation bill has been drafted and submitted for review, with formal legislation expected within the year. The bill mandates that all companies engaged in cryptocurrency-related business must obtain a license issued by the central bank, and unauthorized entities are prohibited from operating within the country. Licensed institutions will be subject to ongoing supervision. The regulatory framework will cover compliance requirements such as anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), and Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols, and it will be incorporated into Azerbaijan's 2027–2030 Financial Market Development Strategy.

According to CoinDesk, tokenized infrastructure provider Securitize has received shareholder approval to merge with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) for a SPAC. The transaction is expected to be completed on Wednesday, and the merged company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the stock code SECZ. CEPT's stock price surged by 20% on Monday.

Former Executive Director of the Bank of Japan, Kenzo Yamamoto, stated that considering the current level of monetary easing, the next time the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates will be earlier than December. Yamamoto Kenzo pointed out that the Bank of Japan's potential inflation index has averaged around 3% over the past four years, exceeding its target of 2%. The Bank of Japan needs to shift its policy focus towards curbing inflation.

US President Trump has demanded that gasoline retailers immediately lower prices and set a target price of around $2.50 per gallon. President Trump stated that the current crude oil price has fallen to $68 per barrel, while the average gasoline price in the United States is about $3.86 per gallon. Retailers must lower prices and not inflate prices. President Trump also demands that California stop imposing high gasoline taxes.

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that Bitcoin and Ethereum are facing macro headwinds such as the expectation of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, pending legislation on the Clarity Act, FOMO sentiment triggered by AI investment, and private credit diversion funds. At the same time, there are favorable factors such as tokenization trend, cryptocurrency being in a downstream beneficiary position of AI, and currency digitization being in software form. Moreover, the market's extreme pessimism is approaching its peak.