Plainspoken Blockchain Morning News: Israeli Airstrikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Middle East Tensions Escalate Again: Strait of Hormuz Disruption, Global Markets Shake Volatility

Israeli airstrikes hit Iran’s nuclear facilities, and the situation in the Middle East escalates again: changes at the Strait of Hormuz shake the global markets violently;

Data: 97% of DeFi projects fail to generate significant revenue; in the past month, only 32 projects reported revenue exceeding $2 million;

Intercontinental Exchange completes a $600 million cash investment in Polymarket;

Circle announces it will integrate USDC and CCTP into Pharos Network;

a16z crypto partner: the crypto industry is entering the “shirt era,” and the convergence of blockchain and AI will drive on-chain agent payments;

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest sharply sells tech stocks and Bitcoin ETFs;

The governor of California signs an executive order to prohibit public officials from using insider information to participate in prediction markets;

Trump: Bitcoin has an important position, and the U.S. needs to stay ahead;

U.S. lawmakers’ offices plan to release a draft bill of stablecoin yield terms next week, as the industry is preparing counterproposals;

Ripple CEO: the CLARITY Act may be delayed to May, having already invested about $4 billion into the crypto ecosystem.