The seasonally adjusted annualized initial value of US GDP for the first quarter was 1.6%, estimated at 2.5%, and the previous value was 3.4%.

According to Coinglass data, the total open position of Bitcoin futures contracts on the entire network is 487,500 BTC (approximately 31.41 billion US dollars).Among them, the open position of CME Bitcoin contracts is 143,600 BTC (approximately 9.23 billion US dollars), ranking first;The open position of Binance Bitcoin contracts is 109,400 BTC (approximately 7.07 billion US dollars), ranking second.

According to BTC.com data reported by Jinse Finance, the mining difficulty of Bitcoin has increased by 1.99% to 88.1T at block height 840,672 (22:51:52 on April 24), reaching a new historical high. Currently, the average network computing power is 642.78EH/s.

Crypto mining company Argo Blockchain has released its 2023 financial year performance report, which includes:

According to data from Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency venture capital market continued to recover in March and April 2024. In March, 161 individual transactions were completed, setting a record in the past 12 months, with a total investment of more than $1 billion, an increase of 52% from the previous month. Although April has not yet ended, as of now, 90 transactions have been completed, attracting more than $820 million in investment.

L2BEAT data shows that Ethereum Layer2 TVL has reached $39 billion, with a 7-day increase of 6.66%.

According to data from Ordinal News forwarded by Runestone founder Leonidas, the Bitcoin symbol token DOG broke through a trading volume of 118.72 BTC (approximately $7,685,101 USD) within 4 hours of trading. The trading volume on three platforms was: Magic Eden on Bitcoin: 45.21 BTC; OKX Wallet: 20.37 BTC; UniSat: 53.14 BTC.

According to a report from CoinGecko, the first quarter trading volume of the lending market using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as collateral exceeded $2 billion, a 44% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. The lending platform Blend has shown significant dominance in the market, with a monthly loan amount of $562.3 million as of March 2024, occupying nearly 93% of the market share.

According to data monitored by HODL15Capital, Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF GBTC saw an outflow of 2,000 BTC, worth about $130 million, on April 24th.

Excitement is brewing in the heart of Asia as Hong Kong regulators pave the way for a new era of innovation with the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This groundbreaking development underscores Hong Kong's commitment to becoming a regulated hub for Bitcoin. At the same time, the Bitcoin Conference is bringing the best and brightest Bitcoiners from around the world to Hong Kong for Bitcoin Asia.