Odaily Planet Daily News: Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON, posted on the X platform that "Ethereum is currently priced low, but there is no plan to sell Ethereum holdings. TRON will continue to seek opportunities to cooperate with more Ethereum developers to build the industry together."

Odaily Planet Daily News: Ali Yahya, partner of a16z Crypto, said in a post on X that the agency has invested an additional $55 million in LayerZero tokens ZRO, with a lock-up period of 3 years. In addition, he added: "The global financial system is evolving, and we are happy to see the LayerZero protocol help many new businesses and complex processes go on-chain. None of the above constitutes an advertisement for investment advice or investment services."

According to PANews, gold prices reached a historic high of $3,357 per ounce on April 17, prompting speculation about whether Bitcoin will follow suit. Historically, Bitcoin has surged following significant increases in gold prices. In 2017, Bitcoin soared to $19,120 after gold rose by 30% months earlier. Similarly, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, gold hit a peak of nearly $2,075, and Bitcoin subsequently climbed to $69,000 in 2021. This pattern suggests a dynamic relationship between the two assets during times of economic uncertainty and when investors seek alternatives to the U.S. dollar. Joe Consorti, head of growth at Theya, highlighted the connection between these assets, noting that Bitcoin tends to follow gold's directional movement with a lag of 100 to 150 days. Consorti stated, "When the printing press starts, gold senses it first, and then Bitcoin follows with a stronger rally." Based on Consorti's analysis, Bitcoin is expected to reach new all-time highs between the third and fourth quarters of 2025. An anonymous Bitcoin supporter, apsk32, anticipates a similar outcome or bull market between July and November.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the official BNB Chain X platform, BNB trading will be launched on Kraken soon. Users are now supported to deposit BNB. Four trading pairs including BNB/EUR, BNB/USD, BNB/USDC, and BNB/USDT will be officially launched at 14:00 UTC on April 22.

Odaily Planet Daily News In March 2025, the search popularity of Bitcoin on Google was 34, the highest level so far in 2025. The search popularity in January and February was only 31 and 27 respectively. This marks a relative increase of 26% month-on-month in Bitcoin searches, and also marks a change in the trend of the indicator's continuous decline since November 2024. At the same time, in March, the search popularity of Ethereum on Google also reached its highest level so far in 2025, recording 19. A slight increase from 16 in February. Analysts say that although it is still far from the previous cycle highs, the increase in Google search interest for Bitcoin and Ethereum in March may reflect the recovery of retail investors' attention, at least better than the performance so far in 2025. A broader theory for the rise in Bitcoin interest in March may be the newly announced tariffs in the United States, which may have reignited the narrative of "digital gold" and "value storage" long associated with Bitcoin, especially against the backdrop of increased geopolitical or macroeconomic tensions. This theory is supported by the performance of the BTC/SPX exchange rate data, which has risen by more than 8% since the "Liberation Day" tariff announcement on April 2. (TheBlock)

Odaily Planet Daily News Crypto trading platform eXch announced that it will cease operations on May 1. It was previously reported that the platform was used to launder some of the stolen funds from the Bybit trading platform. According to the official announcement released on April 17, eXch said that the majority of its management team voted to "cease operations and withdraw" in response to allegations that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group laundered about $35 million through the platform-the funds originated from the $1.4 billion hacker attack on Bybit. The trading platform said it has become the target of a "transatlantic joint law enforcement action" aimed at shutting down its business and possibly filing criminal charges. The trading platform initially denied the allegations of the chain detective ZachXBT that it helped the Lazarus Group launder money, but admitted to handling a "very small part of the funds" from the February hacking incident. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily News - Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Grayscale's parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG), said on the podcast "Journey Man" that his highest-yielding investment is holding Bitcoin, not investing in crypto startups. When he discovered Bitcoin in 2011, the price of each Bitcoin was about $7-8. As the price of Bitcoin began to climb, he shifted his investment focus to investing in emerging cryptocurrency companies like Coinbase and used Bitcoin to fund these transactions. But in hindsight, just holding Bitcoin is better than anything else. (FinanceFeeds)

On Apr 18, 2025, 00:05 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has dropped below 590 USDT and is now trading at 589.599976 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 1.13% increase in 24 hours.

Coinbase has upgraded its infrastructure after receiving user complaints to support the Solana ecosystem better. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/coinbase-upgrades-solana-infrastructure/

According to PANews, the Wyoming Stablecoin Commission is contemplating changes to its policy language to align with potential regulatory guidelines from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During a meeting held on April 17 at the Wyoming State Capitol extension, committee member Joel Revill suggested that the commission could mitigate the risk of the proposed WYST stablecoin being classified as a security under SEC rules. Previously, the SEC issued guidance indicating that certain 'regulated stablecoins' are considered 'non-securities' and are largely exempt from reporting requirements. Following this, discussions ensued among committee members and Executive Director Anthony Apollo. Apollo stated, "We intend to create our own terminology around some of these issues for clarification, which will serve as a starting point for committee discussions." He added that while internal discussions regarding the SEC's guidelines have taken place, the matter will be addressed in a memorandum scheduled for May. The Wyoming Stablecoin Commission was established following the state's enactment of a law to issue a state-level stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar and redeemable for fiat currency. The commission has been exploring issues related to the WYST stablecoin. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon initially announced plans to launch the stablecoin in the first quarter of 2025, but the timeline was later adjusted to a potential release in July.

Hamster Kombat launches Hamster Network, a gaming-focused Layer-2 blockchain on TON, offering scalable, low-cost Web3 gaming infrastructure. Built on TON’s secure Layer-1, it supports dApps, a wallet, bridge, and DEX. Can this expansion revive its past hype and sustain relevance?

Hamster Kombat has released a teaser trailer for Season 2 of its popular Telegram clicker game, aiming to engage its community. This season will focus on game development and publishing, allowing players to take on the role of CEO and create their own gaming studio.

Telegram's top crypto games, Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) and Catizen (CATI), have seen their tokens drop over 50% from peak values, echoing declines in other gaming tokens like Notcoin (NOT) and Toncoin (TON). The question now is whether they can recover or face a continued decline and possible collapse.