Midday Important Trends on April 17

7:00-12:00 Keywords: South Korea, Galaxy Ventures, North Carolina, ORO AI

1. Bank of Korea: Will continue to maintain an accommodative monetary policy stance;

2. Bank of Korea keeps interest rates unchanged at 2.75%, in line with expectations;

3. Former US SEC Chair: Bitcoin is likely to exist for a long time;

4. Galaxy Ventures Fund has surpassed its $150 million fundraising goal;

5. US SEC will hold its third cryptocurrency policy roundtable on April 25, focusing on crypto custody issues;

6. North Carolina's HB 92 bill allows the state treasurer to invest in eligible digital assets such as Bitcoin;

7. Decentralized AI platform ORO AI completed a $6 million seed round, led by a16z CSX and Delphi Ventures.