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On April 2, as U.S. President Trump delivered remarks regarding the Iran war, U.S. stock index futures fell. The S&P 500 futures were down 0.5%. WTI crude oil surpassed $103 per barrel, rising 4.07% during the day. Brent crude oil saw a significant increase of $4, currently priced at $102.86 per barrel, up 4.06%. In his remarks, Trump stated that if no agreement is reached, the U.S. will strike Iran's energy facilities.

This round of layoffs occurs against the macro backdrop of tech giants such as Oracle, Microsoft, and Google significantly increasing their investments in AI infrastructure. This multinational technology group is seeking to cut thousands of jobs to free up more capital for building large-scale artificial intelligence data center infrastructure. According to reports citing sources familiar with the matter, the tech giant has already informed its vast workforce of 162,000 employees that the new round of layoffs will affect tens of thousands of staff members.

1. Trump threatens to strike Iranian energy facilities, oil prices continue to rise, and US stock index futures fall; 2. Trump: The US will no longer import any oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the future; 3. Drift Protocol: Deposit and withdrawal functions have been suspended; 4. Trust Wallet Discord short link has been hijacked and is now pointing to a phishing server; 5. Jupiter: Unaffected by the Drift incident, JLP is fully backed by underlying assets; 6. US intelligence agencies: Iran currently has no intention of conducting substantive negotiations and believes Trump lacks sincerity; 7. The US Treasury has issued the first draft implementation rule of the GENIUS Act for public comment; 8. EDX, backed by Charles Schwab, Citadel, and Fidelity, has applied for a US trust bank license; 9. Solana ecosystem's Drift Protocol was attacked, with losses of at least $200 million; 10. BlackRock has withdrawn approximately 1,450 BTC and 1,780 ETH from a certain exchange's Prime account.