Circle minted 250 million new USDC on the Solana network.

According to the White House schedule, US President Trump will meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the White House on the afternoon of the 9th. The Qatari Prime Minister, a key mediator between the US and Iran, stated that Qatar's mediation efforts are continuing. US Vice President Vance has been involved in pushing for a new ceasefire agreement and the resumption of nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran over the past two weeks. Vance will meet separately with the Qatari Prime Minister before his meeting with Trump. Trump stated on the 8th that if US-Iran negotiations make progress, the possibility of another US military strike against Iran is small, but this depends on whether Iran signs a "very strong agreement." (Source: CCTV News)

At 09:10, the USDC Treasury minted 250 million new USDC on the Solana network, worth approximately $250 million.

A whale holding $253 million in long positions suffered a margin call due to the morning's market decline, resulting in a cumulative loss of $61.41 million. The whale had 63,000 ETH ($135 million) liquidated, resulting in a loss of $48.47 million; and 60.8 BTC ($4.56 million) liquidated, resulting in a loss of $550,000. The whale currently holds long positions in BTC and ETH worth $113 million, with a paper loss of $12.39 million. The liquidation price for BTC is $72,197, and the liquidation price for ETH is $2,004. (Ember)

Spot gold rose above $4,110 per ounce, up 0.99% on the day. The spot price of gold on Tonghuashun is 874.0 yuan/gram, down 0.06%.

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