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On April 16, EmberCN monitoring data indicates that early this morning, 4.82 million LDO tokens (valued at $1.81 million) were withdrawn from Binance and transferred to a multi-signature wallet managed by the Lido Growth Committee — a wallet dedicated to buybacks. When the buyback proposal was announced on March 27, LDO was trading at a low of $0.27; it has since risen 40% to $0.38.

April 16: Per Arkham data, trader @fibonacki invested in Solana-based meme coin UNC when its market cap was just $6,000, acquiring 37.45% of the total supply. The trader then airdropped 33.85% of the supply to over 2,000 on-chain addresses—including several well-known traders. The airdrop’s current value is ~$6.4 million; the largest tier (1% each, sent to 22 traders) is worth nearly $200,000. Per GMGN monitoring, UNC surged again at noon, briefly topping $21 million in market capitalization.

On April 16, OpenGradient—the verifiable AI computing layer—launched its OPG token airdrop registration portal. Registration is open through April 20, with token claiming set to begin on April 21. Here’s a breakdown of the OPG tokenomics: Total supply: 1 billion tokens. - 40% allocated to the ecosystem: 10% unlocked at the Token Generation Event (TGE), with the remainder linearly unlocked over 60 months. - 15% to the foundation: 33.33% unlocked at TGE, and the rest distributed over 48 months. - 15% to core contributors: A 12-month lockup period followed by linear unlocking over 36 months. - 10% to investors and advisors: 12-month lockup, then linear unlocking over 36 months. - 10% for staking rewards: Linearly unlocked over 96 months. - 6% for liquidity and token listing: Fully unlocked at TGE. - 4% for airdrops: Fully unlocked at TGE.

On April 16th, GMGN monitoring data shows that the Solana ecosystem meme coin **unc** surged again at noon. It briefly exceeded a $21 million market capitalization, currently holding at $20.1 million—representing a 200% increase over the past 24 hours. Its trading volume in the same period hit $15.3 million, making it the highest-traded token in the Solana ecosystem that day. BlockBeats advises users that meme coins are highly volatile, often reliant on market sentiment and hype, and lack actual value or use cases. Investors should exercise caution regarding the associated risks.

April 16th — MLM Monitor reports that two wallet addresses transferred a total of 1.366 million HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $62 million) from HyperEVM to HyperCore via a cross-chain bridge, then staked all the tokens alongside USDT on the Luganodes validation node.

April 16 — A report from the Cato Institute, a U.S. think tank, argues the federal government should eliminate capital gains taxes on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to ease their use as daily currency and foster fair competition among currencies, per Cointelegraph. Current U.S. tax law classifies Bitcoin as a capital asset, so using crypto to pay for goods or services triggers a taxable event requiring capital gains calculation and reporting. Even small daily transactions can generate voluminous tax documentation, significantly increasing compliance burdens. The Cato Institute aims to remove these policy barriers to crypto’s use as a currency. “Congress should simplify tax laws so ordinary Americans can easily meet their obligations,” said Cato researcher Anthony. “This would greatly ease tax season pressure and create a more competitive economic environment.” A 2025 survey found 39% of U.S. crypto holders have used crypto to purchase goods and services, while roughly 11,0