ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Derivatives has announced that it has submitted an application to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch XRP futures contracts, with the official expectation that the contracts will go live on April 21, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Illinois plans to withdraw its staking-related lawsuit against Coinbase, becoming the fourth U.S. state to do so after Kentucky, Vermont, and South Carolina.Currently, Alabama, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin continue to pursue staking-related lawsuits against Coinbase. Among them, representatives from New Jersey and Washington confirmed that the cases are still ongoing, while California, Maryland, and Wisconsin declined to comment. Alabama has not yet responded to media requests for comment.Previous news, Kentucky withdrew its staking lawsuit against Coinbase.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Coinbase International will launch perpetual contracts for NIL, VINE, GUN, and EDGE.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise announced on platform X the launch of three ETFs tracking the options income strategies of Strategy, Coinbase, and MARA, namely: Bitwise MSTR Options Income Strategy ETF (IMST), Bitwise COIN Options Income Strategy ETF (ICOI), and Bitwise MARA Options Income Strategy ETF (IMRA).It is reported that ICOI, IMRA, and IMST are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, which has no affiliation with Bitwise or any of its affiliates.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, WisdomTree announced that it supports institutional users to access tokenized funds on Arbitrum, Base, Avalanche, Ethereum, and Optimism through its WisdomTree Connect.WisdomTree revealed that its institutional clients have a strong interest in tokenized funds, so it specifically created a suite that truly allows any investor to build a diversified portfolio on-chain.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring, 17 minutes ago, Grayscale transferred 16,247 ETH, worth 28.63 million dollars, from its Coinbase Prime Deposit address to a Coinbase hot wallet address.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow down 2.73%, the S&P 500 down 3.37%, and the Nasdaq down 4.29%.Cryptocurrency stocks fell broadly, including:MicroStrategy MSTR down 7.61%Coinbase COIN down 7.54%MARA Holdings MARA down 7.14%

ChainCatcher news, Nillion posted on platform X that its Secret Vault has integrated the Coinbase developer platform suite, allowing users to interact with the vault using natural language, which will make it easier to create architectures, securely add data, and retrieve data, primarily suitable for sensitive fields such as healthcare and finance.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Coinbase has added Reserve Rights (RSR) to its listing roadmap.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring data from Arkham, about 3 minutes ago, the ARK Invest's exchange-traded fund ARKB 21Shares Bitcoin ETF transferred 1,097 BTC to a Coinbase tagged address, worth approximately $94.06 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the ATHUSDT perpetual contract on April 2, 2025, at 15:45 (UTC), with a maximum leverage of 50 times.This contract supports a multi-asset margin model, with a funding rate cap of ±2.00%, settled every four hours.

ChainCatcher news, ETF Store President Nate Geraci posted on X, stating that he remains confident that index-based cryptocurrency ETFs will be approved by the end of this year.Previously, it was reported that Grayscale applied for S-3 registration for its Digital Large Cap Fund, intending to launch an ETF.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Elon Musk's X platform is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the company from subpoenas issued by federal law enforcement agencies under "no reasonable suspicion," in order to avoid being forced to disclose sensitive user financial data. The X platform is requesting the judge to reconsider a lower court's ruling that allowed the IRS to enforce a subpoena for Coinbase customer transaction records in a tax investigation involving over 14,000 users of cryptocurrency exchanges.In a filing submitted last week, X platform's lawyers argued that the platform stores subscription and advertising data and plans to eventually provide financial services to users, but according to the Constitution, when these companies have entered into confidentiality agreements with users, the Constitution does not permit "warrantless searches of customer records held by third-party service providers."

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase Assets stated on platform X that the platform will regularly monitor the assets of exchanges to ensure they meet listing standards. According to a recent review, trading of Media Network (MEDIA) will be suspended around 02:00 Beijing time on April 16, 2025. MEDIA trading will be suspended on Coinbase.com (both simple and advanced trading), Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime. The MEDIA order book has been moved to limit order mode. Limit orders can be placed and canceled, and matching may occur.

ChainCatcher news, according to Beincrypto, U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill has rejected a proposal to allow interest payments on stablecoins, despite Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly calling for support of the policy just yesterday. Hill stated that there is still no bipartisan consensus in Congress on this issue. As a key figure in stablecoin regulation, Hill's swift response highlights that despite Armstrong's rising political influence, the crypto industry remains an emerging force in traditional legislative bodies.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, in the initial public offering (IPO) prospectus submitted on Tuesday, Circle stated that it acquired the remaining 50% stake in Centre Consortium, previously held by Coinbase, for a value of $210 million in 2023. The Centre Consortium is the joint venture responsible for issuing the USDC stablecoin, and Coinbase and Circle were partners in this joint venture.Circle wrote in the "Significant Transactions" section of the IPO prospectus: "In August 2023, at the same time we signed the cooperation agreement, we acquired the remaining 50% stake in Centre Consortium LLC from Coinbase." Now, Circle has become the sole issuer of USDC and has disclosed detailed financial statements in the IPO prospectus.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the decentralized research platform Bio Protocol has launched the V1 version upgrade, based on Base and Solana chains. The core features include the BioDAO Launchpad, AI-driven BioAgents, and a new DAO milestone mechanism.The new system has shifted from the original screening accelerator to a fully on-chain project declaration and financing process, expanding the practical utility of the BIO token in governance, financing, and services, promoting the democratization of research in the DeSci field.