Immutable surpasses Cardano to become the seventh largest blockchain in NFT sales on the chain

World 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...

Spot gold opened at a new high on Thursday, breaking through the $3,350 mark and rising more than $100 overnight.

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%.

According 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.

According 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.

At 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...

VanEck 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...

The 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%.

April 17th news, US Treasury data show that in February, Japan's US Treasury holdings were 1.126 trillion US dollars, an increase of 47 billion US dollars, and China's US Treasury holdings were 784 billion US dollars, an increase of 23 billion US dollars.

April 17 news, US stocks closed on Wednesday, after Powell's speech continued to fall, the Dow index initially closed down 1.73%, the S & P 500 index fell 2.24%, the Nasdaq composite index fell 3.07%. Tesla (TSLA. O) fell nearly 5%, NVIDIA (NVDA. O) fell nearly 7%, Apple (AAPL. O) fell nearly 4%. Nasdaq China Golden Dragon index closed down 2.7%, Alibaba (BABA. N) fell nearly 5.

Summary of Powell's speech on April 16: 1. Interest rate outlook: Uncertainty is high; currently in a good position, waiting for clearer signals before considering adjusting the policy stance. 2. Economic Outlook: The US economy remains "solid", with strong imports weighing down in the first quarter, and GDP growth may be lower than last year...

Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that market expectations that the central bank would act to calm the volatility may be wrong. Asked if the central bank would intervene in response to a sharp drop in the stock market, Federal Reserve Chairperson Powell said: "My answer is no...