Golden Midday Report | Overview of Important Updates on August 18

[Golden Midday Report | Overview of Important Developments on August 18] 7:00-12:00 Keywords: Metaplanet, StarGate, Lazarus Group

1. The probability of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates in September is 84.6%;
2. In the past hour, the entire network experienced liquidations of 104 million USD, mainly in long positions;
3. The fear and greed index today has dropped to 60, still categorized as greed;
4. Metaplanet increased its holdings by 775 bitcoins, bringing the total holdings to 18,888 bitcoins;
5. Galaxy Digital: The rapid increase in leverage in the cryptocurrency market has led to heightened market fragility;
6. The LayerZero Foundation's proposal to acquire StarGate has started voting, with a current support rate of 97.07%;
7. North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group has been accused of stealing £17 million in cryptocurrency, leading to the collapse of the crypto trading platform Lykke.