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After receiving approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on April 3, Coinbase has listed monthly XRP contracts settled in cash in US dollars. Each contract is valued at 10,000 XRP and allows margin trading through the exchange's derivatives.

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission are striving to reach an agreement on cryptocurrency regulation across the bloc's member states. This effort is intensified by the aggressive promotion of the US digital token sector under the Donald Trump administration.

Reuters' informed sources said that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintains a hawkish stance on monetary policy, despite the negative impact of Donald Trump's import tariffs on the country's economy.

Bloomberg reports that copper rose more than 1% when trading on London Metal Exchange (LME) resumed for the first time since Thursday. The recent decline in the US dollar pushed base metals up.

XPR Ledger (XPRL) will become the basis of post-trading infrastructure of Hidden Road broker, as confirmed by Cassie Craddock, managing director of Ripple in the UK and Europe. Ripple bought this platform for $1.2 billion.

Solana has overtaken Ethereum in terms of staking capitalization, according to Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik. The volume of SOL tokens in staking reached the $53.96 billion mark, surpassing ETH's figure of $53.77 billion.

Chinese customs data released on Sunday showed a sharp decline in imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and wheat from the United States, with purchases falling to zero in March. Last year, the US accounted for 5% of China's fuel deliveries and 17% of its maize supplies.

As Japan Today reports, the government changed the wording of its overall assessment of Japan's economy on Friday for the first time in eight months. Authorities said higher US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are worsening the country's GDP growth prospects.

Japan is considering revising its auto safety standards to strike a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, according to business daily Nikkei. The announcement comes after Japan began trade policy talks with the US last week.

China’s copper smelting factories achieved record amounts of production last month. It happened due to increasing prices on joint production of gold and sulfuric acid. According to China’s National Bureau of Statistic, the output of refined metal increased by 8.6% and reached 1.25 million tons.