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The US dollar/South Korean won once rose by 1.5% to 1,481.75, marking the largest gain since March. The US dollar spot index rose by 0.2%. Brent crude oil futures once surged 7.9%, erasing most of last Friday’s losses.

The company stated that the Middle East conflict has triggered rising costs and work suspensions, which may put pressure on corporate profits. In an announcement released last Friday, the company said that the current round of Iran-related conflict will have a limited impact on its earnings for the fiscal year ending March 2026; however, due to the temporary purchase of additional spot liquefied natural gas and a high probability of operational cost increases in the Gulf region, these related risks will be reflected in its performance forecast for the next fiscal year. According to a research report by Mitsui Sumitomo Nikko Securities analyst Koji Kamichika, the ongoing conflict will cause liquefied natural gas procurement costs for Japan Petroleum Exploration per ship to increase by several billion yen. The company also highlighted risks: the supply and demand for chemicals required for domestic Japanese oil and gas field operations remain tight, and there is upward pressure on the company’s operating costs.

BlockBeats News, April 20th. According to Token Unlocks data, this week XPL, ZRO, H, and others will undergo a large one-time token unlock. The unlocking details are as follows: KAITO (KAITO) will unlock 17.6 million tokens on April 20th, worth approximately $8.1 million, accounting for 4.93% of the circulation; LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock 25.71 million tokens on April 20th, worth approximately $40.4 million, accounting for 5.34% of the total supply; Hyperlane (HYPER) will unlock 89.75 million tokens on April 22nd, worth approximately $8.6 million, accounting for 94.37% of the circulation; Limitless (LMTS) will unlock 85.37 million tokens on April 22nd, worth approximately $8.5 million, accounting for 64.99% of the circulation;aPriori (APR) will unlock 31.88 million tokens on April 23rd, worth approximately $5.3 million, accounting for 12.72% of the circulation;Initia (INIT) will unlock 82.94 million tokens on April 24th, worth approximately $7.8 million, accounting for 45.18% of the circulation;SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock 13.33 million tokens on April 24th, worth approximately $5.5 million, accounting for 4.35% of the circulation;Monad (MON) will unlock 170 million tokens on April 24th, worth approximately $5.5 million, accounting for 0.34% of the circulation; Humanity (H) will unlock 105 million tokens on April 25th, worth approximately $10.8 million, accounting for 4.02% of the circulation; Plasma (XPL) will unlock 88.89 million tokens on April 25th, worth approximately $9.4 million, accounting for 3.83% of the circulation.