Binance Alpha's daily trading volume surpasses $1 billion for the first time, setting a new all-time high.

On May 18th, recently, Binance Alpha has added a BSC Alpha transaction volume airdrop snapshot threshold page. Along with the transparency of the transaction volume threshold and the approaching airdrop snapshot, the designated BSC Alpha token's trading volume has surged and trading frenzy has intensified. According to the official page, as of today's data, the designated BSC Alpha token airdrop thresholds are as follows: The current transaction volume airdrop threshold for B2 is $103,768.9; The current transaction volume airdrop threshold for AIOT is $15,809.49; The current transaction volume airdrop threshold for MYX is $16,678.71; The current transaction volume airdrop threshold for ZKJ is $87,951.55. Prior announcements by Binance stated that users with the top cumulative trading volume in B2, AIOT, MYX, and ZKJ from 2025-05-07 23:00 to 2025-05-21 24:00 (UTC+8) will receive the airdrop.

On May 18th, as per Dune Analytics, the circulating supply of Coinbase's wrapped Bitcoin, namely Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC), has reached 40,000 for the first time. It currently stands at 40,884, with an increase of more than 1,900 in the past month. The current market value of cbBTC is approximately $3.89 billion, and its share in the wrapped Bitcoin market is continuously expanding. Its current market share is 22.7%, coming second only to wBTC.

On May 18th, according to the data from Coinmarketcap, the BSC ecosystem project BUILDon (B) witnessed that its trading pair of USD1 (B/USD1) had a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $30 million, accounting for more than 40% of the total USD1 volume. It was reported to have a share of 42.33% and a market value exceeding $23 million. It is reported that BUILDon (B) is a token launched fairly through the Four.meme platform. Its core is the mascot for promoting the BSC building culture. BUILDon (B) officially launched the USD1 Building Plan yesterday, which will further promote the development of the USD1 stablecoin.

On May 18th, Tim Draper, an early investor in Tesla and Skype, stated in an interview, "I have been continuously purchasing more Bitcoin." In July 2014, Tim Draper won approximately 29,656 bitcoins at an auction held by the U.S. Marshals Service for around $19 million. The average purchase price was approximately $640. These bitcoins were seized by the U.S. government during the Silk Road enforcement action. Tim Draper has repeatedly expressed optimism about the future potential of Bitcoin, believing that Bitcoin can provide liquidity to emerging markets and serve as a hedge against currency devaluation.

On May 18th, according to HTX market data, SOL exceeded $170 and is currently trading at $170.05, with a 24-hour change of 1.49%.

On May 18th, Jon Charbonneau, a co-founder of DBA, released data analysis showing that when Ethereum and SOL reached their all-time high prices, the network revenue also reached an all-time high. The peak annualized revenue multiples were approximately equal, at around 26.5 times. The peak price of Ethereum occurred in November 2021, with a monthly network revenue of approximately $1.83 billion, which is equivalent to an annualized network revenue of about $219 billion. Ethereum's FDV was $578.71 billion, with a valuation multiple of 26.42 times. The peak price of Solana occurred in January 2025, with a monthly network revenue of about $550 million, which is equivalent to an annualized network revenue of about $6.61 billion. Solana's FDV was $177 billion, with a valuation multiple of 26.77 times.