Gate.io News bot, according to Wu Shu, a16z general partner Ali Yahya made an additional investment of $55 million in the LayerZero (ZRO) token and set a 3-year lock-up period. Previously, a16z has participated as the lead investor in LayerZero's financing from Series A1 in 2022 to Series B in 2023.

Golden Ten Data on April 18, according to people familiar with the matter, the European Union is studying the implementation of export restrictions on some products of the United States as one of the possible means to retaliate against US President Trump for launching a full-scale trade war last month. Export restrictions will be used as a deterrent and will only be used if negotiations with the United States fail to reach a satisfactory outcome, the people said. The United States has now imposed tariffs on about 380 billion euros ($432 billion) of EU goods. If the EU imposes export restrictions, the trade dispute with the United States will escalate further, as Trump is likely to respond strongly.

a16z has made an additional $55 million investment in the LayerZero token ZRO, with a 3-year lock-up period, and the current ZRO is quoted at $2.5, up 5.7%, with an FDV of $2.5 billion. In April 2023, a16z led a $120 million funding round for LayerZero, valuing it at $3 billion.

Gate.io News bot 消息,据 Gate.io 行情显示,BTC_USDT 价格突破 85000 USDT,现价 85030.8 USDT。 24 小时涨幅 0.13%

BlockBeats News, on April 18, U.S. stocks rose, the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, the Nasdaq rose 0.14%, and the Dow narrowed its decline to 0.8%. (Golden Ten)

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to announce news about the trade deal, but is not in a hurry at the moment and is very confident about the trade deal with the European Union. (Golden Ten)

On April 17, local time, Mexican President Sheinbaum said that if Ecuador's president-elect Noboa takes office, Mexico will not restore diplomatic relations with Ecuador. Former Ecuadorian Vice President Grasse has been in the Mexican embassy in Ecuador since he applied for political asylum in Mexico in December 2023. On April 5, 2024, Ecuadorian police raided the Mexican embassy and arrested Glass. Mexico said Ecuador's move violated Mexico's territorial sovereignty and subsequently announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Ecuador.

According to on-chain data monitoring, multiple wallet addresses suspected of belonging to the same group simultaneously liquidated RFC tokens, causing market panic, and the RFC price fell by more than 20% in a short period of time, and is now trading at $0.067.

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According to Gate.io News bot, according to the Gate.io market, the price of BTC_USDT fell below 84,000 USDT and is now trading at 83,993.9 USDT. 24 Hour Down 0.54%

Global Payments acquired the entire stake in Worldpay for US$24.25 billion, with FIS and GTCR contributing 45% and 55% respectively. FIS will acquire Global Payments' business for US$13.5 billion and will hold a 15% stake in Global Payments. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

Eliza Labs has launched an pump.fun-style launchpad called auto.fun that allows users to deploy complex AI agents without any technical skills. It is reported that auto.fun has adopted a token issuance mechanism that is "fairer than fair" and aims to promote a sustainable economy. （The

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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that it is a critical moment for Europe to seize the opportunity, and the EU must increase its efforts in the capital market union and the digital euro. (Golden Ten)

BlockBeats News, on April 17, Glassnode posted that the supply of stablecoins is still growing, but the growth rate has slowed down in recent weeks. As stablecoins are widely used as core denominated assets in the crypto market, this slowdown further confirms the trend of shrinking liquidity and declining risk appetite across the digital asset market.

Deutsche Bank's chief European economist believes that comments after the ECB's rate cut suggest that monetary policy will be further eased to mitigate trade shocks. The central bank is cautious about the economic outlook, hinting at the possibility of another rate cut in June and a cut to 1.5% by the end of the year. While the central bank believes the economy is resilient to global shocks, it will take further action if trade uncertainty persists.

Golden Ten Data on April 17, today's market rumors said that the single-day transaction volume of the RMB cross-border payment system (CIPS) has increased by a day.

European Central Bank President Lagarde said that she has great respect for Fed Chairman Powell, the relationship between central banks is solid and solid, and the situation in terms of tariffs cannot be fully clarified at the June meeting, and the EU's most obvious response is to provide zero tariffs, which will redirect the flow of goods, but did not discuss stimulus, and has mentioned the possibility of a 50 basis point rate cut, but the market generally reacted strongly to a 25 basis point rate cut. (Golden Ten)

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) plans to launch $3 billion in real-world assets (RWA) on-chain by the end of 2025, working with partners such as Franklin Templeton and Wisdom Tree, as well as Paxos, Ondo, Etherfuse, and Société Générale, among others, to facilitate the tokenization of RWA.

Ethereum's staking protocol EigenLayer has announced that it will launch a previously missing "Slashing" feature that will punish operators who act maliciously, thereby enhancing the security and accountability of "Proof of Stake". EigenLayer currently secures more than $7 billion in staked assets across 39 validation services, and the redesigned slashing system is designed to mitigate the systemic risk previously associated with EigenLayer's pooled staking model. （CoinDesk）

On April 17, the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, but it has little impact on European government bonds and the euro at the moment, Kyle Chapman, an analyst at Ballinger Group, said in a note. Yields, he said, are subject to President Trump's changing trade policies. The euro also left interest rate differentials after Trump began issuing trade threats. Even if interest rate differentials become the dominant factor again, it will be difficult for the ECB to say anything that will change the market's view of the growth outlook.

BlockBeats News: On April 17, traders increased their bets on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates, which are expected to be cut three more times this year. (Golden Ten)