Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

April 18 Internet police in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China recently uncovered a fraud case masquerading as "metaverse" and "cryptocurrency" schemes. The criminal gang first lured users via a points system under the pretense of promoting facial recognition payment devices, then convinced investors to buy their self-issued "air coins." They further scammed victims through lock-up periods, price manipulation, and a "coin swap," netting roughly 35 million yuan from over 130 investors. The court found the defendants guilty of fraud for illegal gain, with the amount involved being particularly substantial. Each defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 200,000 yuan.

April 18, Market News: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy said the U.S. waiver on Russian oil will impact over 100 million barrels of in-transit crude. (FXStreet)

April 18th — Onchain Lens monitoring indicates a wallet linked to billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper transferred 150.84 BTC to a centralized exchange (likely Coinbase) after holding the asset for one year. The transaction valued the BTC at approximately $11.62 million, resulting in a $2.57 million loss. Billionaire Tim Draper is a renowned VC known for early investments in unicorns including Tesla, Skype, Coinbase, Ledger, and Tezos.

April 18 — Analyst Alicharts noted that Ethereum (ETH) has broken above the ascending triangle’s upper trendline and the key resistance level of $2385. That price point will now act as support. With overhead supply cleared, the technical target for this pattern is now $2900.

April 18th — Per market data from GMGN (link: https://gmgn.ai/bsc/token/i_m4TE56o8_0x924fa68a0fc644485b8df8abfa0a41c2e7744444), meme coins in the BNB Chain (BSC) ecosystem have posted notable gains, likely fueled by "Binance Life" hitting a new all-time high. As of press time: - PALU has surged 421% in 24 hours, with a market cap of $3.81 million; - "Hakimi" is up 81.67% over the past day, with a market value of $18.09 million; - "I Stepped on the Horse" has jumped 78.55% in a single day, holding a market cap of $17.09 million; - "Lobster" has risen 59% in 24 hours, with a market value of $12.89 million. BlockBeats warns users that meme coins are highly volatile and lack practical use cases, urging caution when investing.

**April 18 News Flash** As of 10:48 AM, third-party data shows Bitcoin’s Ahr999 “Buy the Dip” indicator has reached 0.4586—crossing the 0.45 “Buy the Dip Line” to enter the “Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) Zone.” Created by ahr999 to guide Bitcoin DCA investors’ timing decisions, the indicator reflects two key metrics: short-term returns of DCA strategies and Bitcoin’s price deviation from its expected valuation. Historically, the Ahr999 index has stayed below the 0.45 Buy the Dip Line for 572 days. The DCA Zone (0.45–1.2) signals Bitcoin’s price is in a relatively reasonable range—ideal for sticking to regular DCA investing. Critical takeaway: Don’t adjust your plan over short-term swings; disciplined DCA is essential for long-term profitability.