Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline

[Blockchain Association Launches Vaults Workflow, Collaborates with Multiple Institutions to Promote U.S. Policy Development] Blockchain Association has launched the Vaults workflow, bringing together dozens of member institutions including a16z Crypto, Aave, Uniswap, Grayscale, dYdX Foundation, Ethena, Morpho, and Multicoin to participate in discussions on U.S. on-chain financial policy. Vaults provide users with diversified asset exposure and support composable, personalized investment strategies. Workflow members will engage with the SEC to assist lawmakers in understanding the operational mechanisms of Vaults and the applicability of regulatory frameworks.

The Drift Foundation announced the progress of the security incident on April 1st, with approximately $295.4 million in assets stolen. Mandiant identified the attacker as the North Korean threat organization UNC6862. About 130259 ETH were scattered among the stolen funds, of which 107200 ETH have not yet been transferred and 23094 ETH have been transferred to Tornado Cash. At present, about 9.2 million US dollars of stolen funds have been frozen. The foundation is cooperating with legal procedures and will transfer the recovered assets to the DFX recovery pool. At the same time, it is working with Bybit to launch a bounty program.

Micron Technology will announce its fourth quarter results for the 2026 fiscal year after the US stock market closed on Wednesday, with analysts expecting its earnings per share to increase by approximately 940% year-on-year. If the prediction is fulfilled, Micron Technology will surpass Nvidia and become the largest contributor to the profit growth of the S&P 500 index. Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini expects Micron Technology's earnings per share for fiscal year 2027 to be around $200, higher than the market average expectation of around $165. Micron Technology's stock price has risen nearly 280% this year, with a market value of approximately $1.2 trillion. (Source: FactSet, Susquehanna)

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu stated at the KBW event that in the future, the number of AI agents will exceed that of humans, and blockchain will become the infrastructure for these agents to conduct native transactions.

Last week, there was a net inflow of $3.5 billion in global digital asset investment products. Among them, the spot Bitcoin ETF inflow was $2.38 billion, and the Ethereum ETF inflow was $690 million. Both have maintained net inflows for five consecutive trading days, with Monday inflows of $31 million and $17 million, respectively. The HYPE token hit a high of $99 on the 23rd and fell back to around $88. (Source: CoinShares)