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On April 18, crypto exchange eXch announced that it would cease operations on May 1. Previously, it was reported that the platform was being used to launder some of the stolen funds from the Bybit exchange. In an announcement on April 17, eXch said that a majority of its management team voted to "cease operations and exit" in response to allegations that North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group was laundering through the platform.

21:00-7:00 Keywords: Huang Renxun, Powell, Telegram, Crypto Custody 1. Huang Renxun acknowledges that the US chip restrictions have a huge impact; 2. Trump: believes that Powell will cut interest rates at some point. 3. Coinbase completes the upgrade of the Solana infrastructure in the platform; 4. The SEC has announced the agenda and participating members of the Cryptocurrency Custody Roundtable. 5. Trump has privately discussed firing Powell and replacing former Federal Reserve Governor Warsh....

Krishna Guha, analyst at Evercore ISI, said: "Fed independence will be a focus in the coming days as tariffs trickle down to consumer prices. If you like tariff-induced market disruption, you will love the" Fed loss of independence "trade." "From multiple perspectives of historical, fundamental and technical analysis, the evidence points to a slightly more defensive stance at this time," Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services, wrote in a note to clients, downgrading hi...

The People's Daily bell article pointed out that blowing out the lights of others will not make us brighter; blocking the path of others will not make us go further. The United States is superstitious about the supremacy of strength, obsessed with the law of the jungle, engaged in economic bullying, and put its own interests above the common interests of all countries. It is reversing history and accelerating the consumption of America's national credibility. The United States should face up to ...

Ali Yahya, a general partner at a16z, said that a16z has invested an additional $55 million in LayerZero token ZRO, which is locked up for three years. Previously, in April 2023, a16z led LayerZero's $120 million financing at a valuation of $3 billion.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, has accused UK-based Qube of possibly shorting DJT shares without properly disclosing its holdings. In an open letter to Mark Uyeda, acting chairperson of the Securities Exchange Commission, Trump Media & Technology Group alleged that Qube, a British firm, may have been involved in "illegally selling short DJT shares."

In a podcast, Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), reflected on the fact that if he held the bitcoin that invested in early crypto projects in 2012 (when the purchase price was $7-8), the return would be higher. He also pointed out that most cryptocurrencies currently lack real monetary value. At the same time, bitcoin minimalists predict that BTC may exceed one million dollars in the next decade. Zach Shapiro, head of the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), said that if the US govern...

Coinbase International's perpetual contract platform continues to grow in the derivatives market, handling nearly $100 billion of BTC perpetual contract trading volume in the past week. The surge makes bitcoin perpetual contracts the exchange's largest segment, while all other markets have seen volumes well below that level. Coinbase International is Coinbase's Bermuda-licensed derivatives exchange, which allows the company to offer complex trading products that are not allowed by U.S. regulatio...

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadir Zaparov on Thursday signed legislation giving "digital som" legal status, taking the country a step closer to issuing its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). Kyrgyzstan is still deciding whether to issue a CBDC, and Thursday's amendment to the Kyrgyz Republic's constitution ensures that "digital som" will be considered legal tender if the central bank goes ahead with issuing a CBDC.

The Federal Reserve said it still hopes that solid economic conditions will continue.

According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 86.3%, and the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 13.7%. The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in June is 38.2%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 54.1%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 7.6%.

The Federal Reserve is refining its reform plan for stress testing at large banks and has submitted a proposal for public comment that would calculate the two-year average results. The Fed said it intends to delay the effective date of the annual stress capital buffer requirement from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 next year to give banks more time to adjust to the new capital requirements. The proposal would also "make targeted changes to streamline data collection related to board stress testing". The Fed s...