ChainCatcher news, CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha stated that over $500 million worth of Bitcoin was withdrawn from trading platforms yesterday, indicating that whales are moving Bitcoin off exchanges, possibly for long-term holding or off-platform uses (such as DeFi or cold wallet storage). This is generally seen as a bullish signal, suggesting that selling pressure is easing. Among this, over 7,000 Bitcoins were withdrawn from the Coinbase exchange.Yesterday, over $150 million worth of Ethereum flowed out of centralized exchanges, which may indicate that funds are accumulating or preparing for staking/DeFi activities. Similar to Bitcoin, this may also reflect bullish sentiment in the market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Arkham monitoring, one of the top TRUMP holders "boop" has just exchanged $300,000 worth of FARTCOIN for TRUMP to ensure they remain in the top 25 holders before the Trump dinner.

ChainCatcher news, a man sought to exchange 1 million HKD in cash for USDT at an offline OTC store in Hong Kong. Ultimately, the store took the cash but did not remit any funds to the individual, and the matter has been reported to law enforcement. Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated that "this matter is rampant," and noted that there are currently over 200 such virtual currency exchange stores in Hong Kong, all of which are unlicensed and not protected or regulated by any Hong Kong laws. Anyone can open a shop simply by obtaining a business registration. He urged the Hong Kong government to promptly initiate relevant consultations and legislative procedures.

ChainCatcher News, Japanese Finance Minister Kato Katsunobu: We have reached an agreement with U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen that exchange rates should be determined by the market, and excessive fluctuations can have adverse effects on the economy. U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen and Japan have agreed to closely communicate on foreign exchange matters. Japan expresses great regret in informing U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen about the imposition of additional tariffs.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch Initia (INIT).Among them, Binance will transition the pre-trading of the INITUSDT U-margined perpetual contract to the standard version of the INITUSDT U-margined perpetual contract on April 24, 2025, at 19:00 (UTC+8), with a transition period that may last up to 1 hour.

ChainCatcher news, according to Humayun, the founder of Fetch.ai, the number of general agents on Fetch.ai's Agentverse platform has exceeded 2.07 million, with message exchanges surpassing 114 million.According to Coingecko data, the Fetch.ai token FET has increased by 32.7% in the past 7 days and by 46.4% in the past 14 days, currently priced at $0.61.It is reported that the Agentverse platform is developed by Fetch.ai, focusing on building autonomous AI agents suitable for cross-chain trading, automated financial processes, and other fields. Recently, Fetch.ai also launched the ASI-1 extension for AI model upgrades, supporting more complex autonomous agent behaviors, with mainnet governance voting rights now limited to delegated FET holders.

ChainCatcher message, according to the monitoring by Shield, the Truflation attacker address has exchanged approximately 4.5 WBTC for 230 ETH and transferred it to Tornado Cash.The Truflation data platform suffered a malware attack last year, resulting in a loss of about 5.2 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, due to the de-pegging of the stablecoin sUSD supported by SNX, Synthetix (SNX) has been designated as a trading warning product by the Digital Asset Exchange Association of Korea (DAXA). Currently, trading platforms such as Upbit and Bithumb have announced the suspension of SNX deposits, with the observation period lasting until the end of May.

ChainCatcher news, the Central Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance will establish a cryptocurrency exchange for "high-qualified investors," which will operate "as part of a trial legal mechanism allowed." Finance Minister Anton Siluanov stated, "This will legalize crypto assets and bring crypto operations out of the shadows."Reportedly, this mechanism applies to individuals who have "invested more than 100 million rubles in securities and deposits, or had an income exceeding 50 million rubles in the previous year." The Central Bank stated that this move aims to "increase the transparency of the cryptocurrency market, establish service standards, and expand investment opportunities for high-risk investors."

ChainCatcher news, according to Formula News, the Gate.io exchange system is suspected to have a malfunction, with the platform's contract positions displaying abnormalities, and the contract portion of account assets not showing asset balances.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Galaxy Digital, led by Mike Novogratz, transferred 65,600 ETH (approximately $105 million) to Binance in the past two weeks and withdrew 752,240 SOL (approximately $98.37 million), suspected of significantly adjusting its asset structure.This move comes against the backdrop of ETH falling nearly 20% in the past month, while SOL has risen about 8%. A recent report from Standard Chartered indicated that ETH faces "structural downside" and lowered its year-end target price.Arkham data shows that Galaxy currently still holds approximately $87.9 million worth of ETH and $23.86 million worth of SOL. The Solana ecosystem continues to expand, with DEX trading volume surpassing $500 billion in three months, far exceeding Ethereum's $400 billion, and the number of active addresses has also exceeded 220 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Instant Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch Hyperlane (HYPER).The HYPER principal-protected earning product will be available on the Binance principal-protected earning platform for subscription starting from April 22, 2025, at 21:00 (UTC+8). Within one hour after HYPER is listed on Binance Spot, users can exchange HYPER for BTC, USDT, or other tokens supported by the Instant Exchange platform without any fees. Binance will add HYPER as a borrowable asset for both cross-margin and isolated-margin trading at 21:20 (UTC+8) on April 22, 2025, along with HYPER/USDT and HYPER/USDC cross-margin and isolated-margin trading pairs. Binance will launch HYPER 1-75x USDT perpetual contracts on April 22, 2025, at 21:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch Hyperlane (HYPER).The HYPER principal-protected earning product will be available on the Binance principal-protected earning platform for subscription starting from April 22, 2025, at 21:00 (UTC+8).Within one hour after HYPER is listed on Binance Spot, users can exchange HYPER for BTC, USDT, or other tokens supported by the Flash Exchange platform without any fees.Binance will add HYPER as a borrowable asset for cross-margin and isolated-margin leverage at 21:20 (UTC+8) on April 22, 2025, along with HYPER/USDT and HYPER/USDC cross-margin and isolated-margin trading pairs.Binance will launch HYPER 1-75x USDT perpetual contracts at 21:00 (UTC+8) on April 22, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is awaiting a hearing on May 13 at the Singapore High Court to obtain permission to restart the platform and begin a compensation plan for users. The exchange suffered a hack by North Korean hackers last July, resulting in a loss of $234 million in crypto assets, which led to the suspension of all withdrawals on the platform. Over 90% of creditors have voted in favor of its restructuring plan, which includes the issuance of recovery tokens, expected to return 75%-80% of users' account balances.If approved, WazirX will resume operations within 10 working days. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed the lawsuit requests of 54 victims, stating that issues related to cryptocurrency policy are outside its jurisdiction.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun has once again exchanged 50 WBTC for 2,794 ETH in the past hour, worth approximately 4.36 million dollars.Since April 19, he has cumulatively exchanged 100 WBTC at an average price of 85,864.9 dollars, missing out on an unrealized profit of about 278,000 dollars from the Bitcoin price increase.

ChainCatcher news, according to OnchainDataNerd monitoring, Galaxy Digital transferred 5,000 ETH to Binance again 8 hours ago, worth approximately 8.11 million dollars at the time. In the past week, it has cumulatively transferred about 65,280 ETH to the exchange, valued at approximately 10.5 million dollars.As of now, the address still holds about 55,760 ETH, worth approximately 87.86 million dollars. Frequent transfers to exchanges may indicate a cash-out expectation, and the market should pay attention to potential selling pressure.

ChainCatcher news, according to BUSINESS TIMES, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, targeting institutional and professional investors.It is reported that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Singapore's only official trading platform for securities and derivatives, regulated by the Singapore government.

ChainCatcher News, May 1, 2025, Bitget's institutional department will jointly host "Into the Dunes" in Dubai with digital asset prime broker LTP and Amazon's cloud service platform AWS. This event is supported by Zand Bank, the first fully compliant digital bank in the UAE, and aims to further strengthen communication and connection with global institutional partners, promoting the sustainable expansion and globalization of the digital asset market.The event will gather top crypto institutional investors, leading market makers, and quantitative trading teams from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as the next phase of industry development trends, potential sector opportunities, and the global asset liquidity landscape.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, three wallet addresses suspected to belong to the same whale have exchanged a total of 3720 ETH for approximately 70 WBTC and cbBTC in the past half hour, with a total exchange value of 6.12 million dollars.