Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures are currently up over 7.8%, poised to achieve the largest single-day gain since March 2020.

On April 18th, the U.S. released economic data indicating a significant decline in the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index to -26.4, which was significantly lower than the expected 7.2 and the previous value of 12.5, suggesting a substantial contraction in manufacturing activity. The New Orders Index also dropped from 8.7 to -34.2, reaching a new low in 2020, reflecting weak demand. Nevertheless, the initial jobless claims decreased to 215,000, better than the anticipated 219,000, while the continuing jobless claims increased to 1.885 million, slightly higher than the expected 1.821 million. These data reflect the difficulties faced by the manufacturing sector, while the overall labor market has not yet shown a clear deterioration. Bitunix Analyst Suggestion: The weakness in manufacturing data reflects concerns about economic slowdown, which may exert pressure on risk assets. However, the stability of the labor market may limit the amplification of this pressure. Investors are advis

On April 18th, Kenny Li, a co-founder of Manta Network, recently disclosed that he had fallen victim to a highly sophisticated Zoom phishing attack. The attacker was suspected to be the North Korea-backed hacker group Lazarus. The attack involved the use of "highly deceptive" deepfake imagery, aiming to lure him into downloading a malicious script file. Kenny Li stated that during a Zoom meeting, the attacker impersonated a familiar team member, with their camera on but no sound. The attacker prompted him to "update Zoom" by downloading a script file. Being cautious, Li immediately ended the meeting and asked for identity verification through Telegram. Subsequently, the attacker deleted all chat records and blocked him. Additionally, ContributionDAO and other community members have reported similar experiences, including requests to download a specific "business version" of Zoom and a refusal to use Google Meet, indicating that such attacks show clear targeting and consistency.

April 18th. The first presale project, SkyAI, on the Fourmeme platform has garnered substantial attention and has raised more than 20,000 BNB, which is equivalent to over $12 million. The presale is anticipated to conclude in fifteen hours.

On April 18th, based on Coinglass data, if Bitcoin manages to break through $86,000, the total short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will amount to $9.12 billion. Conversely, if Bitcoin drops below $83,000, the total long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $14.55 billion. BlockBeats' Note: The liquidation chart does not provide the exact number of contracts awaiting liquidation or the precise value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the significance of each liquidation cluster in relation to adjacent liquidation clusters, that is, intensity. Consequently, the liquidation chart shows to what degree the underlying price will be influenced when it reaches a particular level. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that level, it will experience a more intense reaction due to a surge in liquidity.

On April 18th, Linera made an announcement regarding the commencement of the Babbage testnet. This testnet represents the next phase in the evolution of the Linera protocol, which is specifically tailored for real-time and user-centric blockchain applications. The release includes the provision of a development toolkit along with protocol upgrades.

On April 18th, JP Mullin, a co-founder of MANTRA DAO, launched a Twitter poll to seek feedback on the execution method of the team token burn. He stated, "After announcing the intention to burn all team-held tokens, we have received a significant amount of feedback from the community, investors, and others in the past few days. This decision is for the benefit of the community, and the poll is to understand everyone's views and attitudes on how to implement this." The poll presented four options: immediate full burn, annual extension of the vesting period, transfer to a community multisig wallet, and gradual unlocking over time.