Yi Li Hua: The top priority now is to always set take-profit and stop-loss orders; preserving capital is crucial during a bear market

On April 19, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that address 0xb01…58c68 has spent $707,000 over the past 10 hours buying up 1.85 billion ASTEROID tokens, at an average price of $0.0003822 per token—now sitting on an unrealized loss of nearly $100,000. ASTEROID is now the top-held token in this address, which has only traded four meme tokens, all at a loss—including a $1.64 million loss on CULT. Per GMGN market data (link: https://gmgn.ai/eth/token/0xf280b16ef293d8e534e370794ef26bf312694126), this morning Elon Musk agreed to make Asteroid SpaceX’s mascot. Fueled by the news, the Ethereum-based meme coin ASTEROID (launched in September 2024) briefly topped a $160 million market cap, hitting a daily peak of $194 million. It’s now back to $137 million, still up 700% over the past 24 hours with a trading volume of $125 million. BlockBeats reminds users that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, primarily driven by market sentiment and hype, with little to no practi

On April 19, Curve Finance officially announced it is temporarily pausing its LayerZero infrastructure as a precautionary measure—this comes after an exploit targeting rsETH on the LayerZero network during a recent hacker incident. The pause will remain in place until the team gains further clarity on the incident’s root cause. This action impacts two key areas: 1. CRV bridging on the following chains: BNB Chain, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava (bridging on other chains will continue via native methods). 2. Fast bridging for crvUSD (slow bridging on Layer 2 networks will operate normally).

**April 19 Update** - The U.S.-Iran temporary ceasefire is set to expire Tuesday Eastern Time. - President Trump said a U.S. delegation will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, the evening of April 20 (Eastern Time) to join U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for April 21. - Iran has indicated it will not send a negotiating delegation as long as a naval blockade remains in place (it will not negotiate under the blockade). - Jerome Powell’s confirmation hearing as Federal Reserve Chair nominee is also scheduled for April 21. - Polymarket odds put a 94% probability Powell will ultimately be confirmed. - The highly anticipated TRUMP token lunch for crypto holders is set for Saturday. **Key Macro Data & Events by Day:** - **Monday:** China’s 1-year Loan Prime Rate (through April 20); Speeches by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and ECB President Christine Lagarde. - **Tuesday:** U.S. March Retail Sales (month-over-month); U.S.-Iran temporary ceasefire expiration; Trump

On April 19, Defillama founder 0xngmi noted that no WETH positions are currently at risk of imminent liquidation. While weETH on Aave is very close to its liquidation price, all loans using it as collateral are backed by ETH—meaning the overall situation remains safe unless borrowing rates spike sharply. Per official Aave data, the current borrowing rate for weETH on Aave V3 mainnet is ~1.00%.

On April 19, Bitcoin broke through $76,000, with its 24-hour decline narrowing to 0.22%, per HTX market data.

April 19 — In an interview today, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will not attend U.S.-Iran negotiations again due to security concerns. Trump noted the U.S. President’s special envoy Wittkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, the evening of April 20 (Eastern Time) to participate in the U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for April 21. (CCTV International News)