EU Diplomat: The EU is considering suspending the retaliatory measures against US tariffs scheduled for April 15, for a period of 90 days

On April 18th, according to official information, Balance (EPT) is set to begin trading on the Binance Alpha platform on April 21st, 2025, at 12:00 (UTC). Furthermore, the Binance Futures platform will launch the EPTUSDT perpetual contract on April 21st, 2025, at 13:00 (UTC), with a leverage of up to 20x. As per the official website, Balance is a next-generation AI+Web3 protocol developed by Epal Labs for social and gaming applications. It seamlessly integrates AI agents, blockchain technology, and decentralized applications. By combining an AI agent (an intelligent, adaptive digital companion) with key network nodes for management and protection, Balance offers a highly interactive, decentralized ecosystem for entertainment, productivity, and other domains.

April 18th. As per official information, in order to commemorate the launch of EPT, all eligible Binance exchange users who have a purchase record on the Alpha trading platform will receive an airdrop of 3,500 EPT tokens in their Alpha account by 12:10 (UTC) on April 21, 2025. Eligible users must have made a purchase on Binance Alpha using a Binance spot or margin account within the time period from 2025-04-11 00:00:00 (UTC) to 2025-04-17 23:59:59 (UTC).

On April 18th, based on the monitoring of @ai_9684xtpa, after six months, it is alleged that the "Whale" who once made a profit of $12.78 million through ETH accumulated 6,000 ETH three hours ago, which is worth $9.49 million. The ETH was mostly withdrawn from Kraken, and the accumulation cost was approximately $1,582 per ETH.

On April 18th, based on official information, the Binance Launchpool 68th phase Launchpool project Initia (INIT) pool has currently received more than 18.4 million BNB, 2.291 billion USDC, and 555 million FDUSD. This round of Launchpool commenced at 8:00 a.m. today and will conclude at 8:00 a.m. on the 24th.

On April 18th, Kathy Jones, the Chief Fixed Income Strategist at the Charles Schwab Center for Financial Research, indicated that investors should not ignore the potential for Trump to follow through on his threat to dismiss Powell. She remarked, "He is extremely eager to fire Powell and reduce interest rates, and this is very evident." Although Powell reaffirmed on Wednesday that current law safeguards Federal Reserve members from being dismissed by the White House for political reasons, an upcoming Supreme Court ruling is likely to make it simpler for Trump to do so. Analysts led by Krishna Guha at Evercore ISI cautioned that the ruling in the Trump v. Wilko case might enhance the president's authority, enabling the dismissal of institutions that were previously regarded as immune to political influence, thereby weakening the independence of the Fed and other government agencies. (FX678)

On April 18th, according to an official announcement, Huobi HTX launched the AERGO/USDT perpetual contract on April 18th, and the maximum leverage is 20x. Meanwhile, Huobi HTX is hosting the AERGO Contract Trading Party from 3:00 PM on April 18th to 3:00 PM on April 25th (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $10,000. The event includes: 1. New User Benefits: Users who have never conducted contract trading and complete AERGO/USDT contract trading, with a cumulative trading volume ≥100 USDT, can receive an equivalent of 3 USDT in $HTX (a total of 3,000 USDT equivalent in $HTX in the prize pool); 2. Trading Party: Users participating in AERGO/USDT contract trading with a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥10,000 USDT can share an equivalent of $7,000 USDT in $HTX based on their trading volume ranking.