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Bored Ape Yacht Club developer Yuga Labs reaches a settlement with Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, ending the trademark dispute. Ripps is prohibited from using Yuga's brand elements, and the case's claim details have not been disclosed. Yuga sued Ripps in 2022, accusing him of creating counterfeit projects that infringe on trademark rights.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to introduce regulations requiring stablecoin issuers to establish anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance systems, emphasizing that financial institutions need to understand their own risks to avoid enforcement actions. This move aims to implement the GENIUS Act.

According to ME News, Alex Thorn warned on X that the urgency of advancing the CLARITY Act has increased due to the battle for control of the Senate in 2026. The bill aims to establish a federal cryptocurrency regulatory framework and delineate jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC. The House of Representatives passed it in 2025 and is now awaiting review by the Senate Banking Committee. If the Democrats regain control of the Senate, Brown may return as chairman, or Warren could take over, leading to stricter regulation. The progress of the CLARITY and other balancing bills will become more difficult, with a very low probability of passing before the end of April, or it may be delayed until after 2030.

ME News Report, April 9 (UTC+8), Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently stated that since the release of the Gemma 4 model last week, downloads have exceeded 10 million times. At the same time, the total downloads of all Gemma series models have surpassed 500 million times. The tweet expressed the team's anticipation for users to create with the Gemma models. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News Report, April 9th (UTC+8), forecast market data shows that under the event "Factors Influencing WTI Crude Oil Price Trends in April 2026," the probability of the "Yes" option for the question "Will WTI Crude Oil in April 2026 reach a high of $120?" decreased from 77.5% to 28.5%, a single-day drop of 49.0 percentage points.

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. dismissed a lawsuit by Anthropic seeking to block the Department of Defense's blacklist request, ruling that the government's priorities in managing military technology take precedence over private companies' economic losses.

The Democratic Party of Korea has proposed the "Basic Law on Digital Assets," aiming to establish a comprehensive legal framework for issuance, trading, custody, and regulation.
The bill classifies stablecoins pegged to fiat currency or RWA as a special category, requiring issuers to obtain authorization, meet capital thresholds, establish reserve and redemption obligations, and set up licensing, registration, and information disclosure systems.
It also bans market manipulation and insider trading, and establishes a Digital Asset Business Committee to coordinate policies.

April 8th, the first day of the temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, Israel launched a large-scale airstrike against Hezbollah, Iran accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, and closed the Strait of Hormuz. The White House announced that U.S.-Iran talks would be held in Pakistan on the 11th, but Iran claimed that the ceasefire terms had been violated, undermining the basis for negotiations.

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. dismissed a lawsuit by Anthropic seeking to block the Department of Defense's blacklist request, ruling that the government's priorities in managing military technology take precedence over private company economic losses.

ME News Report, April 15 (UTC+8), NVIDIA AI recently announced the launch of a new open-source AI model series NVIDIA Ising, aimed at transforming the field of quantum computing. According to the article, this model series will utilize agent AI to address the most complex challenges in quantum computing, such as real-time error correction. Nic Harrigan on the NVIDIA AI Podcast

ME News Report, April 15 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap market data, BTC fell below $74,000, currently quoted at $73,910, a 24-hour decrease of 1.9%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News Report, April 15 (UTC+8), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the Copilot feature in Microsoft Word has been updated. The new feature allows it to track document changes, add comments, and perform more actions. According to Microsoft, it works more like a colleague collaborating directly within the document. The feature is based on enterprise context and leverages Work IQ technology. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News April 15 (UTC+8) reported that forecast market data shows that in the event of "Elon Musk's tweet count from April 7 to 14, 2026," the probability of the option "Elon Musk will post between 280 and 299 tweets during that period" has increased from 1.4% to 67.2%, a daily rise of 65.9 percentage points.

ME News Update, April 15 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap market data, SOL is currently priced at $83.37, with a 24-hour decline of 3.0%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News: On April 15 (UTC+8), recently, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang held a conversation at Stanford Graduate School of Business (StanfordGSB) with Ro Khanna and LTGHRMcArthur. He shared why he is optimistic about the new generation in the AI era. Huang’s core view is that every industry is being reimagined, AI technology is becoming easier to access, and those who learn to make good use of AI will help shape the future. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News Report, April 15th (UTC+8), forecast market data shows that under the event "Factors influencing the price trend of WTI crude oil in April 2026," the probability of the "Yes" option for the question "Can WTI crude oil reach $110 in the current month?" has decreased from 76.5% to 36.5%, a single-day drop of 40.0 percentage points.

The CFTC's proposed rules for prediction markets received over 1,500 public comments, with regulatory discussions becoming increasingly intense. Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi support the framework, hoping to promote industry standardization; but there are also voices calling for stronger regulation and enforcement to prevent potential risks. Analysis indicates that there are still significant disagreements on compliance boundaries, product attributes, and regulatory positioning, and future rulemaking could become a key factor in the industry's development.

ME News update: On April 15 (UTC+8), Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten announced that it has introduced XRP into its Rakuten Pay app, enabling approximately 44 million users to use it as a payment method. The service can be used at more than 5 million merchants in Japan. Users can conduct XRP spot trading through the app, use Rakuten points to purchase XRP, and in Rakuten

Elon Musk testifies in Oakland court, accusing OpenAI of deviating from its non-profit founding mission, stating "cannot steal from charitable organizations"; he accuses Altman and others of transforming OpenAI from a non-profit research organization into a profit-driven enterprise. The lawsuit focuses on issues such as the original founding intent, commercialization direction, and governance, with the first week primarily featuring Musk's testimony. The case is still under review and will continue in the coming weeks.