Tether Treasury minted another 1B $USDT on #TronNetwork 4 hours ago.

On April 18th, Virtuals officially made an announcement on the X platform about the launch of a new tokenized fundraising mechanism named Genesis. Users are able to accumulate points by means of various channels such as purchasing the token of the Virtuals ecosystem, holding VIRTUAL, staking VADER, etc., and thus gain access to participate in the launches of new projects.

On April 18th, based on the monitoring of @ai_9684xtpa, in the past 7 hours, two addresses belonging to the same whale/institution have made on-chain purchases of 7448.8 ETH. The average price at which these purchases were made was $1604, with a total value of $11.95 million. Before this, neither of these addresses had interacted for 3 years. Additionally, address 0x790...9729B also transferred 1000 ETH to TornadoCash.

On April 18th, the ECB carried out the scheduled 25-basis-point interest rate cut, marking the seventh rate cut in the past year, and the decision was passed unanimously. Meanwhile, Trump urged the Fed to lower interest rates just like the ECB did. The latest CME "FedWatch" data indicates that there is an 86.3% chance of maintaining interest rates in May, a 13.7% chance of a 25-basis-point rate cut; there is a 38.2% chance of maintaining interest rates in June, a 54.1% cumulative probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut, and a 7.6% cumulative probability of a 50-basis-point rate cut. Overall, loose monetary policy and the grim global trade situation have become the two main factors that have supported the recent increase in gold prices. (FXStreet)

On April 18th, based on market data, AO Computer (AO) saw a sharp rise above $16 in a short period. Currently, it is trading at $14.88 with a 24-hour increase of 31.2%. The current market capitalization is reported to be $55.75 million, and the 24-hour total trading volume is $3.3 million.

On April 18th, the analyst Adam from Greek.live stated that the market has cooled down remarkably this week. There are fewer messages released by Trump, resulting in a rapid market cooldown. Currently, the short-term RV is merely at 30%, and the IV has also dropped significantly this week, falling below 40%. The medium to long-term RV is between 50% and 60%, with the IV concentrated around 50%. Greek.live anticipates that the trade war and tariff war are far from coming to an end, and market uncertainty will persist for a long time, leading to long-term market volatility. The delivery volume accounts for less than 1% of the total open interest, and the PCR has been maintained at a relatively high level recently. This reflects that the market is significantly concerned about a downturn, which outweighs the expectations for an uptrend. The open interest for April and June options is around 25%, indicating a relatively stable market structure with a high possibility of consolidation. How

On April 18th, according to the market data of Magic Eden, the floor price of the NFT project Liberty Cats briefly exceeded $25,000 and is currently at $21,888. The total market capitalization is $240 million, ranking among the top 3 in the overall NFT list. Since April 16th, the project team has initiated a phased burn of 2,100 locked NFTs. So far, a total of 418 NFTs have been burned, including 18 rare and ultra-rare NFTs. Based on the current floor price, the total value of the burn has reached $9.2 million. Liberty Cats was established on April 18, 2024. It has released the first phase of an AR game. Sub-NFTs are preparing for launch. Physical collectibles are about to be released, and the official app is in the process of internal testing. Liberty Cats will hold a first-anniversary celebration event on the evening of April 18th on the official Discord.