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On April 18 local time, US President Trump delivered a speech at the White House, reiterating that Federal Reserve Chairperson Powell should lower interest rates. He also said that the United States is very likely to reach an agreement with Ukraine. Federal Reserve Chairperson Powell made it clear in his speech at the Economic Club of Chicago that he would not take emergency rescue measures due to market fluctuations. Powell's statement immediately attracted strong criticism from US President Tr...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said in a blog post on Friday that it has launched Forex Perpetual Futures, expanding its business into traditional markets by trading major forex pairs around the clock. The first contracts, EUR/USD and GBP/USD, are now available on Kraken Pro, with more to follow. Unlike standard foreign exchange products, Forex perpetual contracts have no expiration date and operate around the clock, similar to cryptocurrency futures. The company said that through foreign exchan...

After Russia announced the end of a one-month ceasefire over Ukraine's energy infrastructure, US President Donald Trump hinted that he might give up on peace efforts if the two sides did not reach an agreement soon. "If for some reason one of the two countries creates great difficulties, we can only say you are stupid," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.

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President Donald Trump is reviving a "Schedule F" to streamline federal worker layoffs by reclassifying about 50,000 federal employees (2% of the total) in policy-related positions as "at-will," a plan that would weaken civil service protections and make it easier for the government to fire employees deemed disloyal.

US President Trump: If all parties make it difficult to end the conflict in Ukraine, I will choose to give up, but hope it doesn't come to that. I don't want to declare that I will withdraw from the negotiations. We have a good chance of reaching an agreement between Ukraine and Russia, and the Ukraine agreement needs to be finalized as soon as possible. Asked if Russia was using him, Mr. Trump said, "Nobody can use me."

President Trump: We have a great opportunity to reach an agreement between Ukraine and Russia.

President Trump: If all parties make it difficult to end the conflict in Ukraine, I will choose to give up, but I hope it will not come to that.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stressed that while the United States has been working to end the war, it will withdraw from efforts to broker peace if a clear path to peace does not emerge in a short period of time.

According to OnchainLens, two giant whale addresses have been hoarding ETH recently. Whale "0xd81E... a34d6" has withdrawn 46,577 ETH from Gate.io in the past 2 months, worth $97.14 million, and the floating loss is $23.43 million; Whale "0x603... F00dbb" withdrew 10,091 ETH from Bybit in the past month, worth $18.78 million, and a floating loss of $2.81 million.

Cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken recently launched a multi-division restructuring, cutting redundant jobs and strengthening core business lines. Kraken responded that it is preparing for a US listing in 2026, the second round of structural cuts after 15% layoffs in October 2024, in an effort to implement flat management. Kraken confirmed plans to go public after the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped a lawsuit against its parent company Payward Inc. in March and is in talks with ...

UK Government Spokesperson: British Prime Minister Starmer spoke with US President Donald Trump this afternoon.