The Trump administration plans to use de banking measures to target specific groups

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain Hyperliquid whale sold HYPE worth 5.81 million US dollars after being dormant for several weeks. In the past 24 hours, the wallet sold 91100 HYPE coins; Since April, the wallet has held a total of 861100 HYPEs worth approximately $55.3 million.

According to CCTV News, in the early morning of the 18th local time, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy's air defense system shot down a US MQ-9 drone.

According to Reza Reza, the advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, if the United States continues to launch attacks in the next two to three days, Iran will end its deterrence and reciprocal counterattack strategy, shift to a "comprehensive attack and destruction" phase, and directly strike US military bases and personnel overseas. Reza claimed that Iran's restraint was to prevent regional conflicts from spilling over, but the misjudgment of the United States has escalated the situation. Reza called on Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to prevent the United States and Israel from expanding their actions, and stated that the US strategy of parallel war and negotiation has failed, and Iran will strengthen its counterattack in the coming days.

A whale sold 30000 ETH through Galaxy Digital OTC to exchange for 55 million USD, and then deposited the funds into Coinbase. （Onchain Lens）

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order on virtual assets, establishing a regulatory framework and setting up a virtual asset commission. The committee is chaired by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with the Nigerian Taxation Authority and the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (NSEC) serving as vice chairs. CBN has established a virtual asset office internally, NSEC manages securities related financial activities, and CBN manages payment, settlement, and custody services for non securities virtual assets. CBN launches regulatory sandbox, and the Virtual Asset Committee needs to develop an executive order implementation framework within 30 days.