Solana Mobile kicks off a new round of SKR token claim, offering a maximum of 3,000 SKR tokens.

According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, Apple Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are in preliminary settlement negotiations over an antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 that accuses Apple of violating U.S. antitrust laws. The sources said the two sides are currently in active discussions, though there is no guarantee a final settlement agreement will be reached. As of now, no trial date has been set for the case.

According to CCTV News, local time on the 18th, Israeli military sources said the U.S. is set to deploy dozens of additional aerial refueling tankers to Israeli military air bases instead of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. The Israeli military stated that the move aims to minimize disruptions to civilian air transport. Earlier, Israel’s Ministry of Transport had capped the number of U.S. military tankers stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport at 20 to ease interference with civilian flights during the summer peak travel season. The Israeli military added that the decision to deploy the tankers at Israeli air bases was made by the U.S., and was coordinated with the Israeli military to allow the Israeli Air Force to prepare in advance.

According to on-chain data, Cedric, founder of Flap, purchased STOCKCAT (SCAT), a meme coin issued by the Flap platform in the Robinhood Chain ecosystem. STOCKCAT (SCAT) is a community-driven meme project built on Robinhood Chain, blending meme stock culture and on-chain asset narratives. BlockBeats warns that meme coins are highly volatile, primarily driven by market sentiment, community hype and narratives, and lack stable fundamental support, urging investors to exercise caution.

By tracking the trend of buzzword usage in SEC filings of U.S. public companies, shifts in market narratives can be identified. Once a certain category of keywords peaks, their associated market value tends to decline. Analysts note that corporate language evolves rapidly in response to changes in technology, culture, and regulatory environments. Today, an increasing number of companies are heavily incorporating AI-related language into their earnings reports and disclosure documents, framing it as a new growth driver. However, despite rising corporate capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenditures (OpEx), few end customers have yet to deliver auditable, verifiable returns on AI investments (ROI). Data shows that the term "AI" has been steadily gaining traction since late 2022 and is now pervasive in large corporate filings. Meanwhile, "Agentic" (referring to agentic AI) is seeing a sharper growth trajectory and is regarded as the newest trending descriptor in the AI space. Analysts say AI technology itself is real and could become one of the most significant technological transformations of this century, but the path from capital investment to tangible value creation remains unclear. The market is still in its early stages, with only a small number of companies reaping substantial benefits from AI infrastructure investments. Going forward, value distribution will need to be rebalanced to enable more stakeholders to benefit.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it targeted the US Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan. Meanwhile, the US military base in Kuwait remains ablaze. This morning, Rezaei, an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated that if the US continues its attacks over the next two to three days, Iran will end its previous strategy of deterrence and reciprocal counterattacks, shifting to a "full offensive and destruction" phase, and may directly strike US military bases and personnel outside the country. He added that Iran’s prior restraint was aimed at preventing spillover of regional conflicts, but US "miscalculations" could escalate the situation. Rezaei also called on regional countries including Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, and the UAE to stop the US and Israel from expanding their operations, noting that the US strategy of "combining war and negotiation" has failed, and Iran will step up its counterattacks in the coming days.

According to data from CryptoQuant, Bitcoin (BTC) demand fell further yesterday compared to the prior day, with negative demand driven mainly by the spot market as selling pressure persists. However, data shows that the volume of BTC flowing into "accumulation addresses" is rising, indicating that some sold-off tokens are being absorbed by long-term holders. The spot market has seen continuous capital outflows since November last year, but whale investors are absorbing these sell orders. Analysts believe that when Bitcoin's spot demand turns positive again, the market may see a strong rally.