Class A shares of the three major stock indexes rose more than 1%, Internet e-commerce, dairy, food processing and other sectors rose first.

According to Bloomberg, Amsterdam-based private security company Infinite Risks International is receiving more and more inquiries about bodyguard services, and more and more long-term clients are signing up for private security services. In addition, there have been at least three kidnappings so far in 2025, and French law enforcement officials recently announced enhanced security measures for cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and investors.

Coinglass data shows that in the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market's entire network contract was liquidated 188 million US dollars, of which multiple orders were liquidated 64.0973 million US dollars, and empty orders were liquidated 124 million US dollars. The total amount of BTC liquidated positions was 36.593 million US dollars, and the total amount of ETH liquidated positions was 43.441 million US dollars.

According to Coinglass data, the unpositioned squaring position of the bitcoin futures contract on the whole network was 661,800 BTC (about $69.80 billion), an increase of 5.73% in 24 hours. Among them, the unpositioned squaring position of the CME bitcoin contract was 156,800 BTC (about $16.534 billion), ranking first; the unpositioned squaring position of the Binance bitcoin contract was 114,300 BTC (about $12.057 billion), ranking second.

On May 18th, market analysts believe that Ethereum's recent decline is a technical pullback aimed at re-testing key support levels before continuing to rise to $3,000 and beyond. Crypto analyst Titan of Crypto said that the weekly stochastic relative strength indicator (Stochastic RSI) is currently at 79, indicating that ETH "still has momentum to continue to rise". Analyst Chimp of the North said that Ethereum's downside may be limited to $2,400. And said that Ethereum may continue to pullback,...

Domestic news: 1. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have issued the "Regulations on Party and Government Organs to Practice Saving and Oppose Waste". 2. Guangzhou's first home loan interest rate has been raised by 10BP against the trend? There are still uncertainties. 3. The Tianwen No. 2 probe has been successfully transferred to the launch area and plans to launch at the end of May. 4. Foreign media: Nvidia will adjust its chip exports to China. 5. Med...

1Confirmation founder Nick Tomaino posted on the X platform that Devcon, the largest conference in the Ethereum community, has been held for the past year, but it has never been held in the United States. Last year it was held in Bangkok, Thailand, and this year it was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For the Ethereum Foundation, Devcon 2026 should be held in the United States, because the United States is still the place where most investors and the most influential Ethereum companies and devel...

The market shows that BTC has broken through $105,000 and is now quoted at $105,000.13, with a 24-hour increase of 1.94%. The market is volatile, so please do a good job in risk control.

The defence counsel for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm accused US federal prosecutors of misleading the court about the application of the law regarding uncustodial crypto-mixers, claiming that prosecutors failed to disclose critical communications with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that could have undermined the government's core allegations that Tornado Cash operated as an unlicensed money transfer business. Roman Storm's defense cited details disclosed in the case rel...

On May 18, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on May 18 local time saying that in the past day, under the command of the Israeli Southern Command, Israeli forces, including active and reserve troops, have launched large-scale ground operations in the northern and southern Gaza Strip as the beginning of the military operation code-named "Gideon Chariots". The statement said that in the past week, the Israeli Air Force launched the first round of airstrikes, hitting more than 670 Palesti...

On May 18th, according to Bloomberg reporter Emily Nicolle, Coinbase paid $6.20 million for personal security for its CEO Brian Armstrong last year, more than JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Nvidia paid for the security of their executives combined. Recently, cryptocurrency tycoons have strengthened security measures and hired bodyguards to deal with potential threats due to frequent kidnappings and extortion incidents.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Vincent Bescent: If countries don't negotiate in good faith, they will receive a letter containing the U.S. tariff rate. I think that rate will be the level of April 2.

The Israeli military says it has begun extensive ground operations in northern and southern Gaza.