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Mars Finance reports that on April 18, U.S. President Trump was asked aboard Air Force One, "It is alleged that the Pentagon is preparing for military operations in Cuba. Are these reports true? Is Cuba the next?" Trump declined to comment directly, responding, "It depends on what you mean by 'military action'."

Mars Finance News, April 18, according to monitoring by Farside Investors, yesterday the US Bitcoin spot ETF recorded a net inflow of $663.9 million; IBIT recorded a net inflow of $284 million; FBTC recorded a net inflow of $163.4 million; and ARKB recorded a net inflow of $117.9 million. Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $127.4 million yesterday for a seventh consecutive day of net inflows; ETHA recorded a net inflow of $30.8 million, and FETH recorded a net inflow of $84.1 million.

On April 18th, Faraday Future (referred to as "FF")'s official WeChat account announced that the company has secured $45 million in new funding from an American institutional investor, marking the lowest-cost financing deal the company has achieved in recent years. As of April 12th, FF has shipped a total of 34 robots, with a target of over 1,000 units shipped by 2026. Additionally, FF plans to hold its annual shareholders' meeting on May 22nd to review a series of proposals aimed at supporting the company's global EAI strategy execution and long-term growth. (Jiemian News)

Mars Finance News, April 18 — Market news: U.S. President Trump stated that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz are not required to pay any fees.

Mars Finance reports that on April 18th, the Zcash Foundation tweeted that it has released Zebra version 4.3.1.
This version includes multiple critical security fixes and recommends all node operators to upgrade immediately.
Additionally, this version also introduces a Dockerized mining environment, automated checkpoint management, and several CI enhancement improvements.

Mars Finance reports that on April 18, the U.S. financial blog portal ZeroHedge posted on its X platform that despite recent statements about the "opening" or ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest satellite images show that two neutral-route oil tankers, Minerva Evropi and Nissos Keros, have turned around, while Sanmar Herald continues to follow the Iran-approved Larak Island route, indicating that actual shipping remains constrained by risks.

Mars Finance reports that the savings-type stablecoin project Buck announced that it is gradually winding down the operation of the Buck protocol and tokens to make room for future projects. All holders will receive a 100% principal refund. Support for STRC and USDC remains valid and is over-collateralized, with the redemption channel now open. The team will keep the redemption window open until all holders have completed their redemptions. The team states that they are fully committed to new projects.

The Strait of Hormuz reopens, the Nasdaq continues to rise to new highs, WTI crude oil pulls back, and gold and silver increase. The market has short-term bottomed out, but due to external factors, more sectors need to participate to sustain the upward trend. Corporate earnings will be the key support, and there is still room for the U.S. stock market to rise in the future.

Mars Finance reports that on April 18, U.S. President Trump: (Regarding Iran) If an agreement is not reached before Wednesday, the ceasefire may not be extended, but the blockade of Iranian ports will continue.

Mars Finance reports that on April 18th, U.S. President Trump stated, "Twenty minutes ago, we received some pretty good news; progress related to Iran seems to be going very smoothly. Most importantly, Iran will not have nuclear weapons." (Jin10)

Mars Finance reports that on April 18, according to NBC: Satellite images show that two Iranian refineries caught fire, and just a few days earlier, multiple crude oil storage tanks at these refineries were damaged.

Mars Finance reports that the Ethereum privacy L2 Aztec project team has liquidated all the ETH (a total of 19,388.4) they raised in last year's public offering. The final 5,020 ETH was transferred to Coinbase on April 18. Last year, the project team sold AZTEC at a price of $0.0473, and the current price has dropped by 50%.

On April 18, the RAVE coin price broke through $27, triggering liquidations of $20.64 million across the entire network, of which short positions accounted for $18.34 million. Although the price rebounded, RAVE contract holdings fell sharply to 25.4885 million tokens, down 83% from the peak on April 11.

Mars Finance reports that on April 17, the U.S. Central Command posted on social media that since the U.S. naval blockade, 21 ships have turned around and returned to Iran under U.S. instructions.
According to the British shipping media Lloyd's List on the 17th, since this week, at least 8 ships have broken through the U.S. blockade line, heading to Iranian ports or planning to load Iranian cargo. (Xinhua)

BitDeer Mining Pool founder Jiang Zhuoer stated on April 18th that he has sold 50% of his Ethereum spot holdings, at an average price of $2,331. He clarified his previous comments about shorting and pointed out that the market will be re-priced based on shipping data.