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Kalshi launches the U.S. Power Index on the X platform, tracking changes in the power landscape between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, often referred to as the “S&P 500 of the political arena.” The index spans from +50D (complete Democratic control) to +50R (complete Republican control); by combining forward-looking market signals with real-world conditions, the future portion partially reflects the market’s expectations for where power is headed. Source: ODAILY

The U.S. CFTC approves KalshiEX to list BTCPERP perpetual contracts, based on Bitcoin spot prices, for futures trading. Kalshi submitted the application in accordance with CFTC Rule 40.3, and after review, the CFTC determined it complies with the Commodity Exchange Act and related regulations. The CFTC noted that perpetual contracts are not suitable for all asset classes and encouraged submissions for approval regarding other asset categories. Source: Foresight News

At ICLR 2026, Sakana AI and the University of Tokyo proposed DiffusionBlocks, which partition the network into blocks and map block updates to the reverse denoising process of diffusion models, achieving block-level independent training. During training, only one block is loaded, while other blocks do not occupy GPU memory, reducing memory usage to 1/B of the original, breaking through the memory bottleneck caused by depth. Experiments show that in visual Transformers, DiT image generation, and text generation tasks, block training can match or even surpass end-to-end training; for Looped Transformers, unidirectional forward updates can also be used, significantly reducing training computation.

ME News Report, April 18 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently priced at $1.441, with a 24-hour decrease of 3.0%. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News, May 28 (UTC+8). According to CryptoRank, Nasdaq-listed company Alpha Compute, which focuses on confidential computing infrastructure for AI applications, has completed its acquisition of the mobile blockchain game platform GAMEE. The transaction valuation is approximately $18.0 million. GAMEE is a Play-and-Earn gaming platform with a long-term plan for the Web3 gaming and digital asset incentive ecosystem. (Source: PANews)

CryptoWorld News reports that Banca Sella has announced it has received MICA approval from an Italian bank and plans to launch custody and transfer services for crypto assets in 2026. The bank will focus on selected corporate and institutional clients rather than broad retail transactions. This approval enables Banca Sella to add a regulated banking participant to Europe’s digital asset market. The bank’s digital asset custody service will be central, aiming to provide customers with secure crypto asset storage and transfer support. Banca Sella is also involved in the Fintech Milano Hub pilot project by the Italian bank, further strengthening its position in Italy’s fintech ecosystem.

CoinWorld News reports that due to expected unusually high temperatures driving up electricity demand, along with fuel supply tightening caused by the Iran conflict, Japan’s spot electricity prices have risen to a level not seen in more than a month. On Wednesday, Japan’s nationwide second-day spot electricity price rose by 2.4% from the previous day to 22.36 yen per kilowatt-hour, the highest level since April 9. Since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran three months ago, Japan’s electricity prices have remained at a level close to the highs seen in 2023, after severe fuel supply disruptions were triggered by the Strait of Hormuz being nearly closed. With high-temperature expectations potentially further boosting cooling demand, spot electricity prices will continue to face upward pressure. According to data from the European Mid-Range Weather Forecast Center, this week Tokyo is expected to get even hotter. Weather agency vaisala said that the highest temperature in Tokyo on Friday will exceed 31 degrees Celsius, clearly higher than normal.

Despite inflation concerns sparked by conflicts in the Middle East, Japan’s 40-year government bond auction remains in high demand. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.70, higher than the previous auction and the monthly average. The winning yield was 3.84%, up from the last auction. The current yield on the 40-year government bond is 4.09%, below the early-month high of 4.355%. The government said it will not increase the annual issuance size of government bonds to raise funds to supplement the budget, and the Ministry of Finance will also use about $3.2 billion in reserve funds to subsidize public utility spending.

ME News report: On April 18 (UTC+8), while aboard "Air Force One" on the way back to Washington, U.S. President Trump said that if a long-term agreement to end the war is not reached by April 22, he may terminate the ceasefire with Iran. "Maybe I won't extend the ceasefire, but the (Iranian ports) blockade will continue to exist," Trump said. "So, the blockade remains, and unfortunately, we have to start dropping bombs again." Trump also said that day, "Iran will not have nuclear weapons." (Source: PANews)

ME News Report: After Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain open, large short positions appeared in the crude oil market. On April 17, short positions exceeding $760 million were established, and within minutes of the announcement, oil prices fell over 10%. Before and after the ceasefire on April 7, short positions of $950 million were established. On March 23, before delaying the strike on Iran's energy infrastructure, a $500 million short position was established. The CFTC has launched an investigation into the trading activities on March 23 and April 7.

Shenzhen releases its 15th Five-Year Plan outline, coordinating the development of intelligent computing chips, computing infrastructure, and model algorithms, to build an efficient AI foundation, strengthen the domestic chip industry, optimize training and edge chips such as Ascend, establish a sustainable computing power system, cultivate domestic large models and industry models, and promote their deployment. By 2030, real-time available computing power will exceed 150 EFLOPS, domestic chips and clusters will reach international advanced levels, and a robust large model foundation will be formed.

ME News April 18 Report, EX IO and Anchored have reached a strategic distribution partnership for tokenized U.S. stocks, planning to launch a 1:1 pegged tokenized product backed by real U.S. stocks. Each token is fully supported by U.S. stocks custodied by a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, with Anchored responsible for issuance, custody, and on-chain settlement. The first batch covers major U.S. stocks such as Apple, Nvidia, and other blue-chip companies, supporting fractional shares, 24/5 trading, and access to liquidity on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.

Tiger International responds, stating they have not refused to cooperate with regulators, emphasizing that compliance is the lifeline of their operations, and they will rectify according to requirements from the CSRC and other authorities. Since 2023, they have ceased opening accounts and marketing to mainland Chinese users, with mainland assets accounting for about 10%, and overseas market growth remaining steady. They will continue to promote compliance and ensure the safety of client assets.