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April 18: "Binance Life" hits new all-time high — Per GMGN market data (https://gmgn.ai/bsc/token/i_m4TE56o8_0x924fa68a0fc644485b8df8abfa0a41c2e7744444), the token briefly surged above $0.54, is now trading at $0.53, and has notched a 24-hour gain of 60.34%. ### Key adjustments for American English & news brevity: 1. **Headline-style opening**: Led with the key highlight ("hits new all-time high") to grab attention (standard for U.S. financial alerts). 2. **Concise phrasing**: Replaced redundant "according to" with "Per" (common in quick updates); used "notched" (a casual, industry-friendly verb for "achieved") instead of "reaching". 3. **Flow**: Streamlined the sequence to prioritize impact (milestone → price action → gain), matching how U.S. readers consume short financial news. 4. **Clarity**: Added "token" (implied by the GMGN link) to avoid ambiguity (U.S. crypto content often specifies "token" for such assets). No Chinese characters included, strictly English with U.S.

On April 18, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer posted its latest Bitcoin holdings data on X. For the week ended April 17, the company mined 177 BTC and sold all 177, resulting in a net gain of 0 BTC. It currently holds no Bitcoin.

April 18: A NewsNation reporter asked former President Donald Trump about the conflicting information between the U.S. and Iran over their negotiation status. Trump responded, "I'm just telling the truth." "They have to say different things because they also need to cater to other people," Trump said. "I really don’t mean anything else. I’m just doing what I think is right—just telling the truth. I think our current situation is very favorable, and the most important thing is that Iran will not get nuclear weapons. You absolutely cannot let Iran have nuclear weapons; that overrides everything else." (Source: Golden Finance)

On April 18, per Farside Investors data, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a combined net inflow of $663.9 million yesterday. Breakdown: IBIT ($284M), FBTC ($163.4M), ARKB ($117.9M). Ethereum ETFs posted a net inflow of $127.4 million yesterday—marking their 7th straight day of positive flows—with ETHA taking in $30.8 million and FETH $84.1 million.

April 18: Reports emerged that President Trump was asked aboard Air Force One about claims the Pentagon is preparing military action in Cuba. "Are these true? Is Cuba next?" he was queried. Trump neither confirmed nor denied the reports, responding: "That depends on what you mean by 'military action'."

On April 18th, the Zcash Foundation announced via Twitter that it has released Zebra 4.3.1. The update includes multiple critical security fixes, and all node operators are urged to upgrade immediately. Additionally, the release adds a Dockerized mining environment, automated checkpoint management, and several CI enhancements.