Citigroup expects the gold bull market to continue in the short term and has raised its 3-month target price to $3800 per ounce (previously $3600 per ounce).

 the price of gold traded flat on Monday as investors avoided making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting this week. ActivTrades senior analyst Ricardo Evangelista said, "It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points. However, there are still doubts about the tone of Powell's remarks at the end of the meeting and the guidance he will provide for future policy decisions."

 according to the official announcement, Binance will support the plan to replace, increment and rebrand Maker (MKR) tokens as Sky (SKY). The existing delisted Skycoin token code SKY on the Binance platform will be replaced by SKYCOIN code before July 25, 2025.

On March 13th, news, South Dakota State Representative Logan Manhart posted a photo with the iconic "laser eyes" profile picture of a Bitcoin supporter on X, with the caption "Thank you all for participating in this exciting legislative session, looking forward to the second round next year!"

 Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, announced on the X platform that the password management solution PearPass is about to be released, and the solution will be completely open source. It is reported that PearPass uses a fully localized open source password manager, without the need for cloud services or servers.

according to official sources, Aster officially launched the ASTER token airdrop query tool. Users can check their ASTER airdrop eligibility and allocation through connecting their wallet. Aster stated that more than 137,000 wallets are eligible for the airdrop this time.

according to official announcement, Japanese fashion brand ANAP Holdings disclosed today that it has purchased about 31.2108 BTC, currently holding approximately 184.6735 BTC.

Binance announced it will delist and cease trading for the following spot trading pairs: IDEX/BTC, LQTY/BTC, THE/BNB, and will stop the spot trading robot service for the above spot trading pairs at 11:00 on March 14.

Binance Alpha will be the first platform to launch Dill (DL) on September 19. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to receive airdrops using Alpha points after Alpha trading opens. Specific details will be announced separately.

 analysts at Rothschild Asset Management Company stated in a report that the valuation of the US stock market is too high and has not priced in the risk of geopolitical conflicts re-emerging. Therefore, they recommend caution. The asset management company said, "We remain cautious on risk assets, especially US stocks. In our view, the US market is overvalued, investors are overexposed, and geopolitical risks may resurface."

 Bank of America Global Research: It is expected that the Bank of England will cut interest rates twice this year in August and November, adjusting from the previous forecast of three interest rate cuts in August, September, and November. (Golden Ten)

according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a wallet created 7 years ago related to the mining pool Ethermine became active again after three years of silence, and withdrew 2,692 ETH (about $5.01 million) from the OKX exchange. The wallet was previously in a partially dormant state.

according to a chart released by BitcoinMagazine, the difficulty of Bitcoin mining has reached a new all-time high.

XTB research director Catherine Brooks said: "The uncertainty surrounding the future policy path of the Federal Reserve means that some traders are now preparing for the volatility that Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision will bring. Option market prices are fluctuating by 1% in both directions, making it one of the largest single-day fluctuations in weeks."

according to Ember monitoring, a trader with an 81% win rate in [band trading ETH, BTC] transferred 5 million U to an address opening a short ETH position to add margin 5 hours ago. The data shows that the trader started shorting ETH at $2,969 on July 12, and then liquidated the ETH spot at $3,051 on July 14. Selling ETH spot earned $7.42 million in profit, but currently shorting ETH has incurred a floating loss of $9.44 million.

June 18th, QCP released an analysis stating that against the backdrop of rising geopolitical conflicts and inflationary pressures, the Fed's interest rate decision tonight is facing a complex situation. The Fed's interest rate decision meeting tonight is expected to keep rates unchanged, while sending a hawkish signal, emphasizing the increased inflation risks brought about by geopolitical uncertainties.The current market expects two rate cuts in 2025 and two more in 2026. However, QCP believes that the Fed may lower its expectations for rate cuts in the latest dot plot. If the Fed makes such an adjustment, it could put pressure on risk assets, including bitcoin and a broader range of digital assets, due to reduced liquidity expectations.

 according to Cointelegraph news, Cardano co-founder (Charles Hoskinson) confirmed that he will attend the roundtable meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on legislation on the structure of the cryptocurrency market.

according to on-chain analyst Ai monitoring, WLD investor Selini Capital transferred 900,000 WLD to Amber, worth about $1.57 million. This is the first external transfer operation for this address in a year. Selini Capital had received 2.5 million tokens from the Worldcoin project a year ago, when the token price was $1.73, but the actual token cost is unknown.

on June 18, according to CoinDesk, Sam McIngvale, the product manager of OP Labs, said that within the next five years, every cryptocurrency exchange and fintech company will operate their own blockchain.McIngvale pointed out that Coinbase's second-layer network, Base, has been hugely successful since its launch in 2023, proving the validity of this trend. Base has not only attracted a large number of users and developers, but also allows idle crypto assets to generate income through lending when combined with Coinbase's Bitcoin collateral loans. Currently, exchanges such as Kraken, Bybit, Bitget, and OKX have launched second-layer blockchains based on Optimism technology, while fintech companies like Robinhood are also exploring second-layer solutions connected to Ethereum.McIngvale stated that Optimism's modular "superchain" vision will allow users to seamlessly switch between different blockchains like browsing websites, thus enhancing user experience.

according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, address 0xa4C1...683f lost about 1.82 million USDC due to a phishing attack.