ChainCatcher news, the crypto industry alliance calls on the U.S. SEC to provide clear principled guidance on staking activities. The Crypto Innovation Committee (CCI) has requested in an open letter that the SEC clarify that staking is not an investment activity and suggested maintaining consistency with the SEC's previous positions on mining, stablecoins, and meme coins. The alliance, supported by companies such as Consensys, Kraken, Ava Labs, and Galaxy, emphasizes that staking is a technical mechanism used to secure blockchain networks rather than an investment scheme.During the staking process, users lock up tokens to participate in transaction validation and network protection, thereby earning rewards. The alliance urges the SEC to issue a statement clarifying that staking and related services do not fall under the scope of securities regulation and proposes industry standards for staking services to ensure transparency and user control.The letter from the Crypto Innovation Committee also outlines a framework for staking service providers, including user disclosures, reward distribution transparency, and user control over staked assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, MOCA is suspected of entrusting Galaxy Digital for market making or token selling.In the past two weeks, the Mocaverse liquidity distribution multi-signature address transferred 74.07 million MOCA to Galaxy Digital, worth 5.92 million USD;4 hours ago, Galaxy deposited 40 million of those tokens to Bybit, worth 3.6 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Binance announcement, Binance Earn on the blockchain has launched Solv Protocol BTC staking.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, "the swing whale that borrowed 15,000 ETH to go long on April 28 has liquidated its position in the past hour, ultimately making a profit of $301,000."The whale sold the remaining 10,510 ETH at an average price of $1,832 (totaling $19.25 million), with a cost of $1,801.24, plus a loss of $21,700 from last night, resulting in a profit from this round of borrowing to go long.

ChainCatcher message, Hyperliquid's official announcement states that the new fee structure and staking levels will go live on May 5 at approximately 03:00 (UTC). The changes include:Staking HYPE can reduce trading fees;Different fee standards will be applied for perpetual contracts and spot trading;Spot trading volume will be counted double when calculating fee levels.The testnet has now opened the staking and trading account linking feature, allowing users to apply the staking discount from one account to another trading account. This feature is expected to be officially launched shortly after the new fee structure and staking levels go live.

According to ChainCatcher news and SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market has rebounded across the board, with the AI sector leading the way with a 9.07% increase. Within this sector, Bittensor (TAO), Render (RENDER), ai16z (AI16Z), and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) rose by 8.16%, 8.78%, 18.03%, and 39.50% respectively over the past 24 hours.In addition, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 2.04% in 24 hours, briefly rising above $95,000. Ethereum (ETH) rose by 1.80%, approaching the $1,800 mark. Notably, MAG7.Ssi increased by 1.79%, DEFI.Ssi rose by 3.52%, and MEME.Ssi went up by 2.13%.Other standout sectors include: the DePIN sector, which rose by 6.09% in 24 hours, with Filecoin (FIL), IOTA, and Theta Network (THETA) increasing by 2.97%, 3.16%, and 7.13% respectively; the GameFi sector, which rose by 5.33%, with Decentraland (MANA) and GALA increasing by 5.49% and 6.56%; and the NFT sector, which rose by 4.40%, with SuperVerse (SUPER), Apecoin (APE), and Moca Coin (MOCA) increasing by 5.29%, 5.66%, and 29.91% respectively.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical performance show that the ssiAI, ssiDePIN, and ssiGameFi indices increased by 9.12%, 6.59%, and 5.58% respectively over the past 24 hours.In other sectors, the DeFi sector rose by 4.27% in 24 hours, the Layer2 sector increased by 3.48%, the Meme sector rose by 3.10%, the PayFi sector increased by 3.06%, and the Layer1 sector rose by 2.44%.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, BitGo has now become the first U.S. compliant custodian to support the Solana liquid staking protocol Marinade. Institutional clients can now stake Solana under full custody and compliance protection, enjoying staking rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Trump's crypto project WLFI has officially signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan to jointly promote innovative development with Pakistan.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, asset management company Grayscale met with the SEC's crypto working group on April 21 to apply for permission to stake its Ethereum ETF (ETHE and ETH). The company stated that due to regulatory restrictions, its managed assets of $8.1 billion have missed out on approximately $61 million in potential earnings from the product's launch until February 2025.Grayscale presented three arguments:Similar products in Europe and Canada have successfully implemented staking;Staking can enhance the security of the Ethereum network;A risk control plan has been established, including a "liquidity reserve."Coinbase Custody will provide technical support to mitigate the risk of forfeiture. Currently, U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) cannot fully reflect the value of the underlying assets due to the ban on staking. Grayscale urges the SEC to update regulatory rules in line with traditional financial products.

ChainCatcher message, Synthetix stated on its official blog that, according to the SCCP-403 proposal, Synthetix has officially completed the transition to the 420 staking pool, and all old SNX staking positions have been liquidated as planned. However, most positions can still be restored. If users are historical stakers who have not yet migrated to the 420 pool, please make sure to follow the steps below as soon as possible. This upgrade will drive the Synthetix system to fully support future products, including the upcoming Perps v4 perpetual contract platform, automated Vaults, and other core features.Key rule explanation: If a user's staking position has a collateral ratio (C-Ratio) below 160% at the time of liquidation, that staking position has been permanently liquidated and cannot be restored. If the collateral ratio at the time of liquidation is ≥160%, your staking position can be restored, but the migration must be completed within 6 months from the date of liquidation. Important notes after restoration: The migrated staking position will retain the debt size at the time of liquidation, and users can repay the debt at any time to unlock SNX tokens; the new pool allows stakers to gradually reduce their debt within 12 months (subject to certain conditions). Specific rules and the sUSD staking reward program will be announced in the coming weeks. Users can apply to participate in the sUSD staking test.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale transferred 17,481.34 SOL (worth approximately $2.568 million) after unstaking for over 2 years, of which 17,164.18 SOL was transferred to Kraken and 317.15 SOL to other wallets. This whale initially staked 15,277 SOL (worth approximately $29,500) and made a profit of about $2.27 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Techjuice, the decentralized finance platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), supported by U.S. President Trump, has signed a letter of intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) to accelerate blockchain innovation, stablecoin adoption, and DeFi integration in Pakistan.The WLFI delegation met with senior leaders in Pakistan, and both parties will collaborate in areas such as regulatory sandboxes, asset tokenization, and stablecoin applications. Pakistan has 25 million active crypto users, with an annual trading volume of $30 billion, demonstrating its rapidly growing crypto market potential.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Huobi HTX website, the current annual interest rate for the platform's USDT flexible staking and borrowing product is only 3.36%, which has a significant advantage compared to the industry average. In addition, the annual interest rate for the BTC flexible staking and borrowing product on Huobi HTX is as low as 0.5%, and the annual interest rate for the ETH flexible product is as low as 2.2%. It is reported that Huobi HTX has recently further adjusted the interest rates for its staking and borrowing products, aiming to reduce borrowing costs for users and improve capital efficiency.At the same time, the 42nd session of Huobi's leveraged hot coin trading party is currently underway. Before April 29 at 20:00 (UTC+8), users who complete the event registration and participate in leveraged trading of designated cryptocurrencies (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, DOGE/USDT, SOL/USDT, XRP/USDT, PEPE/USDT, TRX/USDT, LTC/USDT, LINK/USDT, ADA/USDT, SUN/USDT) with a cumulative trading volume of 100,000 USDT will be able to share a reward of 15,000 USDT based on their cumulative trading volume ranking.

ChainCatcher message, based on SoSoValue data, shows that the majority of the encrypted market sectors have risen. Bitcoin (BTC) has increased by 0.25% in the last 24 hours, briefly breaking above $94,000. Ethereum (ETH) rose to $1,800 before falling back, down 1.69% in 24 hours. Additionally, the Layer2 sector rose by 4.91%, with Mantle (MNT), ex-MATIC (POL), and Stacks (STX) increasing by 5.32%, 11.40%, and 15.69% respectively; the AI sector rose by 4.79%, with Bittensor (TAO), Fetch.ai (FET), and ai16z (AI16Z) increasing by 4.82%, 9.22%, and 14.21% respectively.In other sectors, the RWA sector rose by 3.51% in 24 hours, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) and Pendle (PENDLE) increasing by 5.88% and 7.10% respectively; the NFT sector rose by 3.38%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) increasing by 18.83%; the Meme sector rose by 2.63%, with Bonk (BONK) increasing by 7.96%; the DeFi sector rose by 1.74%, with Ethena (ENA) increasing by 4.27%; the Layer1 sector rose by 1.53%, with Sui (SUI) increasing by 9.17%; the CeFi sector fell by 0.15%, and the PayFi sector fell by 0.45%.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiNFT, ssiLayer2, and ssiRWA indices rose by 5.87%, 5.15%, and 4.75% respectively in 24 hours, with weekly returns of 25.58%, 22.25%, and 10.65%.

According to ChainCatcher news, Sophon has announced a brand new smart contract account system called Sophon Account. This innovative design aims to make crypto interactions as simple as using everyday apps. Users can log in with their Google account, Passkey, or existing wallets, customize security rules, and enable multiple recovery options, completely bidding farewell to the troubles of mnemonic phrases.Sophon Account is one of the five core modules of the SophonOS operating system, which also includes Sophon Home (exploration center), Sophon+ (rewards and reputation system), a blockchain based on ZK-stack, and a Social Oracles data platform supported by zkTLS.With its modular design and seamless interaction experience, Sophon Account will serve as the "universal key" for users to access the entire ecosystem, significantly enhancing the popularity and usability of crypto products. The official statement indicates that this account system will be fully launched in the Sophon ecosystem, supporting various application scenarios such as gaming, content, and digital culture.Sophon also revealed that relevant developer documentation and integration guides will be released soon, aiming to enable more developers to build the next generation of crypto consumption experiences based on this.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Ethereum restaking protocol Ether.fi has announced its transformation into a new type of crypto bank (neobank) and plans to launch cash cards and staking services for U.S. users.Its new application will integrate traditional financial functions with crypto asset management, allowing users to perform operations such as spending, saving, bill payments, and payroll, while also providing ETH restaking rewards. Ether.fi's current total value locked (TVL) is close to 2.7 million ETH (approximately $4.4 billion), marking one of its historical highs.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, on April 11, a giant whale built a position of 3,316 ETH on-chain at $1,548 and cleared all ETH from this round of trading 11 minutes ago (worth $5.81 million). The selling price was $1,750.65, with a profit of $680,000 from this round of trading, and a 13-day return rate of 13%.