US Stock Index Futures Rise, Dow Futures Up 2.73%

April 26th: As per official channels, the U.S. SEC's Third Cryptocurrency Roundtable is scheduled to be held from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM Beijing time on April 26th and is now accessible for live streaming. The U.S. SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, will be in attendance and deliver a speech. Before this, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has already made public the details of its Third Cryptocurrency Policy Roundtable, which will center around custody issues and feature two panel discussions - one on broker-dealers and wallet custody, and the other on investment advisors and investment company custody.

On April 26th, based on Coinglass data, the entire network witnessed a liquidation of $299 million within the past 24 hours. The total amount of long liquidations was $107 million, while the total amount of short liquidations was $192 million.

April 26th: According to official information, TON has declared that commencing from May 10th, 2025, users will no longer be capable of cross-chaining TON to Ethereum or the BNB Chain. Nevertheless, the claiming of previous cross-chain transactions will still be permitted. At present, the cross-chain bridging to the TON Network remains in operation.

On April 26th, according to Bitcoin.com, the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is on the verge of being fully introduced into the lives of Russian citizens. The Bank of Russia has revised the implementation roadmap for the digital ruble. The Bank of Russia is making preparations for the large-scale digitization of the payment system. Anna Kuznetsova, the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, stated that the digital ruble payment network is scheduled to be launched in 2026. At that time, citizens will be able to utilize this payment tool through a digital wallet on the platform of the Bank of Russia.

On April 26th, as per an official announcement, Binance announced that projects with an interest in listing can submit applications through the following methods: 1. Spot Listing: Fill out the Binance Listing Application Form. 2. Futures Listing: Submit the application via email. 3. Alpha Listing: Projects interested in joining Binance Alpha can submit an application through the official Alpha Application Form. Binance stated that the application form should be completed by the project's founder or core team member and should encompass all relevant information for timely and comprehensive review.

On April 26th, as reported by Bloomberg, an index that gauges the performance of the dollar indicates that the dollar is on track for its poorest performance since the initial 100 days of a U.S. president's tenure. The data traces back to the Nixon era when the U.S. abandoned the gold standard and transitioned to a freely floating exchange rate system. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20th, as of April 25th, the dollar index has dropped by nearly 9%, likely to mark the largest decline in the first 100 days of a president's term since 1973. In contrast, over the past few decades, the dollar has usually exhibited strength during the first 100 days of a new U.S. president. From Nixon's second term in 1973 to Biden's inauguration in 2021, the dollar has had an average rate of return close to 0.9%.