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BlockBeats news, on April 13, a senior U.S. official stated that Iran rejected the request to stop its uranium enrichment activities and dismantle its main uranium enrichment facilities. The official also mentioned that Iran rejected the U.S. proposal to cease funding for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Hezbollah, and the Houthis, as well as the request to fully open the Strait of Hormuz. Currently, there has been no response from Iran on this matter. (CCTV News)

According to BlockBeats news on April 13, official data shows that as the traditional market closes this weekend, Hyperliquid is experiencing a surge in crude oil trading, with outstanding contracts for both oils exceeding 1 billion USD, including 670 million USD for WTIOIL and 334 million USD for BRENTOIL.

At the same time, traders on Hyperliquid are starting to go long on crude oil, with the funding rate for both oils rising to about 0.6% over the past 24 hours.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, as Trump threatens that the U.S. Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz and intercept all vessels paying tolls to Iran, market expectations for oil prices have risen again. On the prediction market Polymarket, the closing price of 'WTI crude oil on a single trading day this month' being above $115 per barrel has become a likely event, with the current probability at 57%, the probability of being above $120 per barrel at 40%, the probability of being above $130 per barrel at 23%, and the probability of being above $150 per barrel at 8%.

In addition, according to Bitget market data, WTI crude oil closed at $95.74 per barrel on the last trading day.

BlockBeats news, on April 12, according to a report from the Iranian Tasnim News Agency on the 12th, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said during a phone call with Russian President Putin that Iran is fully prepared to reach an agreement that can ensure lasting peace and security in the region, balanced and fair. (Xinhua News Agency)

BlockBeats news, April 12, digital asset financial services company Tok-Edge announced the launch of a crypto hedge fund aimed at institutional investors, with a goal of raising $100 million in the first round by 2026. The long-term goal of the new fund is to build a compliant crypto asset allocation infrastructure for institutions, with an initial scale of $21 million.

Veteran traditional finance investor Marcus Meijer and his investment alliance are the investors for this fund, with the latter planning to provide $10 million in funding as a cornerstone investor.

BlockBeats news, on April 12, Iran stated local time on the 12th that the US military ship 'Frank E. Peterson' and the 'Michael Murphy' destroyer attempted to 'infiltrate' the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, using the cover of ceasefire conditions not only to create a false narrative of 'successful passage' but also to influence the ongoing US-Iran negotiations.

Iran claimed that these two warships attempted to disguise themselves as Omani merchant vessels navigating off the southern coast of Oman, choosing a dangerous route that was very close to shore and with shallow draft, hoping to enter the Persian Gulf through 'covert' movements and the Iranian military's 'negligence' during the ceasefire. The Iranian Navy ultimately intercepted them at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The two destroyers were forced to retreat to Omani waters at the entrance without being able to enter the Strait of Hormuz. (CCTV News)

BlockBeats news, April 12, Trump said in an interview with FOX News that what surprised me the most is that 93% of Japan's oil comes from the Middle East, and 45% of jobs in Japan and South Korea rely on that region. These people have never helped us. I said, are you planning to help? We have 45,000 and 50,000 soldiers in those two places — we are protecting them. When we want a little help, they don't help us. When we seek help from NATO, they also don't help us. We have spent nearly a trillion dollars on NATO in a very short time.

BlockBeats news, on April 12, Trump will be interviewed in the Oval Office at the White House from 6 PM to 8 PM Eastern Time (from 6 AM to 8 AM Beijing Time on Thursday) to respond to economic issues.

BlockBeats News, April 12, Trump stated in an interview with FOX News that the most surprising thing to me is that 93% of Japan's oil comes from the Middle East, and 45% of employment in Japan and South Korea relies on that region. These people have never helped us. I said, are you planning to help? We have 45,000 and 50,000 soldiers in those two places respectively—we are protecting them. When we want a little help, they do not help us. When we seek help from NATO, they also do not help us. We have spent nearly one trillion dollars on NATO in a very short time.

BlockBeats news, April 12, Trump stated in an interview with FOX News that a week ago I wrote, "Tonight the entire Iranian civilization will perish, never to be recovered again." I don't want that to happen, but it is very likely. It was this statement that brought the Iranians to the negotiating table.

I can take down Iran in a day, I can destroy all their energy, all their power plants within an hour. I don't want to do that because once it's done, they won't be able to rebuild for ten years, never be able to rebuild. I believe they will return to the negotiating table because no one would be foolish enough—to say, 'We want nuclear weapons'—without any leverage. They have no leverage, not a single one.

BlockBeats news, on April 12, Trump stated in an interview with FOX News that yesterday's meeting went very smoothly, indeed very smoothly, but there is one problem. 95% of the Iranian delegation expressed a desire to have nuclear weapons, but this cannot happen.

BlockBeats news, April 12, Trump said in an interview with FOX News that if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, they would use them against Israel and the Middle East. They attacked five countries — those countries were in a sort of neutral state, they probably launched 1800 missiles at the UAE, many at Saudi Arabia, many at Qatar, many at Bahrain, they have gone crazy. In fact, this is beneficial for us because those countries quickly stood by our side.

I believe that if Iran possesses nuclear weapons, they will use them, starting with Israel. One nuclear bomb would cause unprecedented destruction. They don't need more; one is enough. Then they will attack the Middle East, and eventually come to the United States. We will not allow it; we have good allies over there, just look at our relationship with Israel. Netanyahu has said that we have a big brother and little brother relationship, and we basically destroyed Iran in just a few days.