The Japan SANAE TOKEN incident sparked a political stir, as token promotion involving Prime Minister Sanae Takaiti drew controversy. The market reaction was intense: after the token price surged dramatically, it then fell sharply. Japan’s Financial Services Agency has launched an investigation; regulatory scrutiny will be strengthened, signaling that compliance requirements in the crypto market will rise.

SolanaFloor data shows the Drift protocol vulnerability's affected scope has expanded to 20 protocols, with losses exceeding $10 million, including Prime Numbers Fi and Gauntlet. Most affected protocols have paused the relevant functionality and are taking countermeasures.

Gate News reports that on April 2, according to Arkham monitoring, approximately 17 minutes ago, the Graycale Bitcoin Trust transferred 194.617 BTC, valued at about $12.87 million, to a certain CEX Prime address.

The Australian Prime Minister announced that, starting in 2027, gambling advertisements will be strictly limited to reduce children’s exposure. The new rules ban ads from being shown during live sports broadcasts, and they also do not allow celebrity endorsements. Despite the tighter advertising restrictions, the ban has not yet been fully achieved. Meanwhile, a cryptocurrency prediction platform is facing a crackdown, traditional gambling exposure will decline, and legal developments need to be monitored.

Gate News message, March 31, Ripple Prime announced that it is expanding its integration with Hyperliquid, adding support for HIP-3 tokens. Institutional users can access on-chain perpetual contracts for traditional assets such as gold, silver, and oil through the platform. With this expansion, Ripple Prime aims to provide institutions with a unified margin framework, enabling them to gain both exposure to traditional financial assets and support from decentralized finance infrastructure within their existing investment portfolios.

Multicoin co-founder Kyle Samani deposited $10 million worth of PRIME into Kamino Finance, used it as collateral to borrow $8.6 million in USDC, and earned an annualized return of 39.4%, while PRIME’s annualized return rate was 56.4%.

BlockBeats message, March 27, according to Arkham data, Grayscale transferred about 9,787 ETH to Coinbase Prime in roughly 10 minutes, worth about $19.46 million. And transferred about 446 BTC, worth about $29.43 million.

BlockBeats News: On March 26, UK Prime Minister Starmer stated that the UK will implement a moratorium on political parties accepting cryptocurrency donations, citing risks of illicit finance and foreign interference, while comprehensively tightening regulations on political donations. Previously, Nathan Gill, former Wales leader of the UK Reform Party, was sentenced to 10 and a half years for accepting cryptocurrency bribes.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to suspend donations to political parties through cryptocurrency to address risks of illicit fund flows and foreign interference. This temporary measure aims to protect the democratic system and will be implemented before refined regulatory rules are finalized. Political parties must return any cryptocurrency donations already received, or face criminal penalties.

Gate News reports that on March 25, according to Arkham monitoring, approximately 2 hours ago, Grayscale transferred a total of approximately 5550 ETH to a certain CEX Prime address, valued at approximately $12.05 million.