Odaily Planet Daily News U.S. President Trump said that Iran has "made great progress" in reaching an agreement, but he is not sure "whether they will ultimately be able to reach a deal."
Regarding the possibility of holding a new round of face-to-face talks in Pakistan, Trump stated that the U.S. "has great respect" for Pakistan and its leaders, but the "trip is very long." He noted that all current negotiations are being conducted over the phone.
Odaily U.S. President Trump: When this war ends, oil, gas, and everything will plummet. Additionally, he stated: The U.S. will not leave the Strait of Hormuz at the moment.
Odaily: Trump: (Regarding options for Iran) Either completely destroy it, or reach a deal.
Previously, U.S. President Trump stated that he is "not satisfied" with the latest negotiation proposal submitted by Iran. Earlier that day, Pakistani officials said that Iran's latest negotiation proposal had been forwarded to U.S. officials. The specific content of this new proposal has not yet been disclosed. It is reported that Iran forwarded its latest negotiation proposal to the U.S. via Pakistan on April 30. (CCTV News)
Odaily News, Gate data shows that crude oil trend sharply reversed, with WTI crude falling from $108/barrel to $103/barrel over the past 4 hours.
Previously, Iran submitted a new proposal through Pakistan, potentially shifting focus toward ending the war. Meanwhile, according to Axios' global affairs correspondent, the United States has also submitted a list of amendments to the nuclear agreement to Iran via Pakistani intermediaries.
Odaily reports that Curve Finance has officially announced it is introducing a "bad debt" recovery mechanism based on on-chain market dynamics. This mechanism allows CRV users affected by bad debts in certain lending markets to choose from different recovery strategies: directly selling their claims to exit, holding on to wait for potential recovery, or providing liquidity to earn fees and incentives. The core of this mechanism is establishing a trading pool between crvUSD and the damaged claim tokens, enabling the bad debt claims to be priced in the market and form liquidity, thereby providing users with an immediate exit channel, rather than relying solely on final liquidation outcomes.
According to reports, following the crypto market crash in October last year, certain lending markets under Curve Finance experienced bad debt issues. Some liquidity pools were impacted by drastic price fluctuations and liquidity contraction, causing some depositors to face withdrawal restrictions and asset losses.
Curve stated that the recovery mechanism will not eliminate losses or guarantee recovery, but will gradually reflect risk and recovery expectations through market-based methods. Furthermore, if the governance layer allocates rewards through the veCRV incentive mechanism, it will help enhance liquidity depth, improve exit conditions, and strengthen market pricing efficiency.
Odaily reported that Axios global affairs reporter Barak Ravid posted on X platform that this Monday, US White House envoy Steve Witkoff sent a list of revisions to Iran via a Pakistani intermediary, with the core requirement being to reintroduce the nuclear issue into the agreement text. According to sources familiar with the matter, one of the revisions requires Iran to pledge that, while relevant negotiations are ongoing, it will not conduct any activities at bombed nuclear facilities and will not touch any part of its enriched uranium stockpile.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that, according to Whale Alert monitoring, the USDC Treasury has newly minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.
According to the latest data from Gate, the price of gold has fallen to $4,598.63 per ounce, a daily decline of 0.50%. The price of silver dropped to $75.117 per ounce, with a daily increase of 1.91%.
The BVIX (BTC Volatility Index) is currently quoted at 40.38, a daily decline of 1.27%. The EVIX (ETH Volatility Index) is currently quoted at 56.30, a daily decline of 3.76%.
In the forex market, the offshore Chinese yuan (USD/CNH) fell 0.02% on the day, with the current exchange rate at 6.82975. The dollar-yen (USD/JPY) rose 0.00% on the day, with the current exchange rate at 156.620.
In global stock indices, the Euro Stoxx 50 (EUSTX50) rose 1.61% on the day to 5,883.42 points; the UK FTSE 100 (UK100) fell 0.31% on the day to 10,320.82 points; the German DAX 40 (GER40) rose 1.89% on the day to 24,286.35 points.
In commodities, WTI crude oil fell 3.33% on the day to $104.24 per barrel. Brent crude oil fell 2.11% on the day to $114.55 per barrel.
Gate supports users in directly trading traditional financial market products on the platform, offering one-stop access to multiple asset classes including precious metals, forex, global stock CFDs, major indices, and commodities. This achieves deep integration of crypto assets and traditional financial assets. Gate TradFi-related features are now fully integrated into the Gate App and Web interface. Without switching platforms, users can conveniently participate in global asset price trading, unlocking more strategies and opportunities beyond the crypto market, and continuously enhancing their diversified asset allocation experience.
Odaily reported that according to data from msx.com, as of the U.S. stock market close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.27%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.47%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.89%. Crypto-related stocks saw broad gains, with RIOT up 9.92%, Strategy up 3.13%, ETHZilla up 2.38%, Circle up 2.08%, and BLSH up 2.04%.
It is reported that msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform which has listed hundreds of RWA tokens to date, covering U.S. stock and ETF tokenized assets including AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, and others.
Odaily Odaily reported that in April 2026, the total venture capital investment in the crypto sector fell to $659 million, a 74% drop from $2.6 billion in March, marking the lowest monthly record since July 2024. According to Cryptorank data, a total of 63 funding rounds were completed in April, bringing the total investment so far in 2026 to $5.64 billion. By sector, DeFi protocols were the most active, completing 12 funding rounds, followed by blockchain services and AI-related crypto projects. In terms of investors, GSR was the most active, participating in 4 funding rounds including the seed round of Legend Trade; L1 Digital ranked second with 3 investments. Since October 2025, the monthly financing scale has continued to decline due to weakening liquidity, while the total global crypto market cap has fallen by about 37% over the same period. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily: Oil tanker tracking agency TankerTrackers reports that the number of tankers carrying crude oil and diverting to Iran is continuously increasing. (Jin10)
Odaily Planet Daily News: Citing sources from Al Jazeera, Iran has submitted a new proposal through Pakistan. Nuclear negotiations are unlikely to succeed, and the focus may shift toward ending the war. (Jinshi)
NASDAQ-listed company Aurelion (AURE) announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026. The data shows that the company's operating income for the quarter was $8.9 million, primarily driven by the fair value gains from its holdings of XAUt due to the rise in gold prices. As of March 31, Aurelion's Net Asset Value (NAV) was $116.4 million, holding 33,318 XAUt with a NAV per share of $3.16. According to official sources, Aurelion is a Tether Gold (XAU₮) RWA company focused on building a business around tokenized gold.
In terms of business progress, Aurelion deposited 10,000 XAUt (approximately $48 million) into the XAUE protocol in April to generate yield. Additionally, the company launched an AI agent, Duncan.Aure, in March, aimed at providing automated XAUt trading strategies, cross-protocol DeFi execution, and a digital gold allocation interface. (PRNewswire)
Odaily reported that Fun, a Web3 payment infrastructure startup, announced the completion of a $72 million Series A funding round, co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire, with participation from Infinity Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen. The round closed in late January. The company previously completed a $3.9 million seed round in 2022. Fun's primary business is providing payment rails for developers, enabling users to directly exchange crypto assets for fiat currencies like the US dollar without using CEXs or traditional banks. The project currently provides deposit infrastructure for the prediction market Polymarket, the crypto derivatives platform Lighter, and the lending application Aave, processing over $18 billion in payments annually. The new funds will be used to expand its team of approximately 30 people. (Fortune)
