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Mars Finance reports that on April 6, sources familiar with the matter revealed that the final US-Iran ceasefire proposal includes Iran abandoning nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief and asset freeze. The plan to end hostilities in the Middle East must be agreed upon by Monday. If an agreement is reached, the plan will facilitate an immediate ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and reach a final agreement within 15 to 20 days. (Jin10)

Mars Finance News: On April 6, the on-chain data platform Nansen added cross-chain swap functionality. Users can now exchange Base tokens for Solana tokens.

Mars Finance reports that on April 6, well-known trader Killa (@KillaXBT) posted that he has closed his 29-day swing short position. His reason is that, in the long run, the risk-to-reward ratio for shorting is no longer favorable. Previously, he had continued to be bearish and targeted a level below $60,000; now, since BTC has fallen by about 50%, he has chosen to exit and plans to turn to long-term bullish positions after sweeping the lows. As a quantitative trader focused on BTC, Killa predicted the peak of this bull market in May 2025 and has more than 180,000 followers on the X platform.

Mars Finance News: On April 6, as Iran nearly closed the Strait of Hormuz, restricting regional energy transportation, and market volatility increased due to the uncertainty of the conflict's duration, Saudi Arabia raised its main crude oil prices sold to Asia by $17 per barrel compared to last month, reaching a record high premium over the Oman/Dubai average price. Saudi Aramco set the official selling price of its Arab Light crude oil sold to Asia in May at a premium of $19.50 per barrel over the Oman/Dubai average, up $17 per barrel from the previous month.

Market trading volume has clearly shrunk. Bitcoin ETFs are attracting capital inflows, while Ethereum is seeing capital outflows, causing demand divergence to intensify. In the Ethereum options market, the number of sold call options has increased, indicating a lack of confidence in a short-term rebound; traders are more inclined to profit from premiums.

Mars Finance News: On April 6, the crypto market research firm Santiment posted on social media that, according to on-chain data, at the weekend close, the ratio of profitable transactions (referring to tokens that are in profit when transferred after acquisition) to loss-making transactions was 2.95 to 1.. Historically, this is a short-term price top signal.

For teams capable of mastering both Web3 and AI, now is the ideal window of opportunity—whether it's building more reliable on-chain Agent systems at the execution layer or connecting data, permissions, and trust at the infrastructure level, there are significant gaps waiting to be filled.
Before diving into the analysis, it's essential to clarify a core concept: DeFAI.
DeFAI is an abbreviation for the integration of DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and AI (Artificial Intelligence), referring to the introduction of AI Agents into on-chain financial scenarios. These agents possess the ability to perceive market conditions, autonomously develop strategies, and directly execute on-chain operations—enabling a series of traditional financial activities such as asset allocation, risk management, and protocol interactions without relying on real-time human intervention.
In short, DeFA

Mars Finance News: On April 6, ETHGlobal released the list of projects shortlisted for the Cannes finals. These include ENShell, DIVE, maki, Défi, ALMA, npmguard, VEIL VPN, PaintGlobal, EVM PORST, and Corpus.

Mars Finance reports that on April 6, according to Onchainlens monitoring, a new wallet starting with 0x01f sold 242 ETH and then opened a short position of 3,286.46 ETH with 20x leverage, worth approximately $7 million.

Citrini Research releases the Strait of Hormuz inspection report, with analysts emphasizing the complex situation in the strait, where hot conflicts and commercial diplomacy coexist. Traffic volume is expected to rebound. Iran has established navigation checkpoints and manages passage through fees, stating that it does not want to close the strait to avoid a global economic disaster. Analysts believe shipping costs will remain high, and the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates earlier.

Mars Finance reports that on April 6, on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai\_9684xtpa) monitored that thomasg.eth likely cleared wallet assets in the past 5 hours, selling approximately $26.49 million worth of cryptocurrencies. The specific actions include selling 13,149.9 AAVE for $92 each on-chain in exchange for ETH; selling 1,700 WETH and 3,000 ETH on-chain; and depositing 6,708 ETH into .

Benji Taylor's addition marks the gradual realization of Elon Musk's vision to turn X into a "super app." His design philosophy focuses on lowering the barrier to entry for users, enhancing the usability and security of payment features, supporting the implementation of X Money, and helping X simplify the user experience within a complex system.

Mars Finance reports that, according to @ai\_9684xtpa monitoring, the StakeStone team-related address transferred 16 million STO tokens to the Bitge exchange 8 hours ago, worth approximately $2.87 million. These funds originated from address 0x1Fe…19Bb5, which is the deployment address for $STO tokens.

Highlights of this issue
According to incomplete statistics from PANews, last week (3.30-4.5), there were 16 blockchain investment and financing events worldwide, with a total funding amount exceeding $264 million. The overview is as follows:
The DeFi track announced 2 investment and financing events, including RWA infrastructure company Midas completing a $50 million Series A funding round led by RRE and Creandum;
In the AI + Web3 sector, 1 investment and financing event was announced, with decentralized AI agent network ARO Network securing $5 million in strategic funding;
In the Infrastructure & Tools track, 4 investment and financing events were announced, including the startup OpenFX, which focuses on forex market making and cross-border remittances, completing $9,400

According to OpenRouter data, the global AI large model call volume reached 27 trillion tokens last week. China's call volume was 12.96 trillion tokens, a 31.48% increase, continuing for five weeks to surpass the United States. The top six globally are all Chinese models, with Qwen3.6 Plus ranking first.