23:39 2025-04-16
Galaxy Ventures fund has exceeded its $150 million fundraising targetOn April 17, according to Bloomberg, people familiar with the matter said that Michael Novogratz's Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP has exceeded its fundraising goal of $150 million and will build a portfolio of about 30 investments. The fund, which focuses on investing in early-stage startups, with a particular focus on payments and stablecoins, is expected to complete the fundraising by the end of June, raising between 175 million and 180 million dollars. The limited partners of this new fund are mai...
23:27 2025-04-16
Golden Morning News | List of important developments overnight on April 1721:00-7:00 Keywords: Powell, VanEck, Panama, Auradine
1. Spot gold broke through the $3,350 mark for the first time.
2. Powell: Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming mainstream.
3. VanEck plans to launch a cryptocurrency-related investment ETF next month.
4. The capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrencies for taxation and municipal fees.
5. Powell: Cryptocurrency-related banking regulation is expected to be "partially relaxed";
6. Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Auradine raises $153 mil...
23:00 2025-04-16
The capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrencies to pay taxes and municipal feesMayer Mizrachi, the mayor of Panama City, announced on April 15 that the capital of Panama will accept cryptocurrency for payment of taxes and municipal fees, including bus tickets and permits, joining a growing number of jurisdictions around the world that have voted to accept such payments.
Mizrachi announced on the X platform that once the cryptocurrency-to-fiat payment track is established, Panama City will begin accepting bitcoin, ether, Circle's USDC, and Tether's USDT stablecoin as paymen...
22:45 2025-04-16
World Bank President: Uncertainty will cause global economic growth to fall short of expectationsWorld Bank President Banga said on April 16 local time that uncertainty is leading to a more cautious business and economic environment around the world, which will lead to lower global economic growth than expected a few months ago. Countries need to consult and dialogue on trade issues. Banga also said that the right regulatory environments must be created to encourage private investment in developing countries and create jobs. He added that an energy investment strategy covering multiple path...
22:15 2025-04-16
The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 83.2%.According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in May is 83.2%, and the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 16.8%. The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in June is 32.8%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 57.0%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 10.2%.
21:48 2025-04-16
Ethereum fees have fallen to their lowest level in five yearsAccording to Santiment on the X platform, Ethereum transaction fees have fallen to their lowest level in five years, and the current transaction cost is only $0.168. This is the lowest daily cost for ETH transfers since May 2, 2020.
21:06 2025-04-16
Listed bitcoin miners collectively sold more than 40% of new bitcoin production in MarchAccording to TheMinerMag, 15 listed bitcoin miners collectively sold more than 40% of their new bitcoin production in March 2025, the highest monthly level since October 2024, breaking the trend of increasing their holdings after the halving. Affected by rising energy and hardware costs and economic uncertainty, miners were forced to cash out to make up for operating gaps, further exacerbating the market selling pressure.
20:51 2025-04-16
O4-mini unveils the strongest and smartest model in the history of OpenAIAt 1 am today, OpenAI conducted a technical live broadcast and released its strongest and smartest models o4-mini and o3. The o4-mini and o3 are two Multi-modality models that can simultaneously process text, images and audio, and can automatically call tools such as network search, image generation, code parsing, and deep thinking mode as agent agents. According to the test data released by OpenAI, the o4-mini has reached 93.4% and 92.7% in AIME 2024 and 2025, respectively, which is stronger th...
20:35 2025-04-16
VanEck plans to launch a cryptocurrency-related investment ETF next monthVanEck plans to launch a new cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) next month under the ticker symbol NODE. The ETF aims to provide investment opportunities in the broader cryptocurrency economy by investing in financial instruments and stocks related to cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin miners, and data centers.
Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at VanEck, said: "NODE adopts a proactive management strategy and aims to own 30 to 60 stocks from more than 130 stocks related...
20:14 2025-04-16
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed sharply lowerThe three major U.S. stock indexes fell sharply, with the Nasdaq falling 3.07%, the Dow falling 1.73%, and the S & P 500 falling 2.24%. Large technology stocks collectively fell, with NVIDIA down more than 6%, Tesla down more than 4%, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft down more than 3%, and Amazon and Google down more than 2%.