According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has indicted three Russian citizens for crimes related to operating two cryptocurrency mixers. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice, the defendants Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov are accused of running two mixing companies named Blender.io and Sinbad.io. They are charged with conspiracy to launder money and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.In May 2022, the U.S. discovered that North Korean hackers used Blender to launder $20.5 million from the $600 million Axie Infinity hack, leading to sanctions against Blender. Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic pointed out in 2023 that Sinbad is likely a rebranded version of Blender, operated by the same organization. Blender maintained a "no-logs policy" and deleted user transaction details.The company operated from 2018 until 2022, with its successor Sinbad emerging a few months after Blender's shutdown. On November 27, 2023, law enforcement took action to shut down Sinbad. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 20 years in prison for money laundering and up to 5 years for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Ostapenko and Oleynik were arrested on December 1, 2024. Tarasov remains at large.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached $7.28 billion, with a total of 834,989 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 12,788, and the number of independent lenders is 4,722.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 7.1 billion dollars, with a total of 819,703 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 12,500, and the number of independent lenders is 4,697.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from Dune, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached $6.88 billion, with a total of 772,251 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 11,781, and the number of independent lenders is 4,627.

ChainCatcher News, Bitcoin full-chain lending protocol Blend recently announced the completion of its seed round financing. This round was led by well-known investor Mario Nawfal and the IBC Group, with participation from the Hackquest Community Fund. The specific amount and valuation have not been disclosed. At the same time, Blend has also been selected for the Open Campus accelerator supported by Animoca Brands and Hackquest, as well as the BTC Studio initiated by Wanwu Island and Waterdrop Capital.It is reported that Blend is a full-chain lending protocol aimed at Bitcoin assets, dedicated to providing efficient liquidity solutions for users by introducing Bitcoin as collateral. Blend plans to first deploy its protocol on public chains such as Arbitrum and Base, and will connect to decentralized Bitcoin asset solutions like dlcBTC, further unlocking the earning potential of Bitcoin and promoting its deep application in the DeFi field.Mario Nawfal is a well-known entrepreneur and investor in the United States. His Twitter Spaces have invited global political and business leaders and renowned investors, including Elon Musk and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. It is reported that Blend plans to co-host a Twitter Space event with Mario Nawfal to promote its lending protocol to the senior Bitcoin user community in the United States, further expanding Blend's influence in the cryptocurrency community.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 6.6 billion dollars, with a total of 720,536 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 11,044, and the number of independent lenders is 4,532.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blur's NFT lending platform Blend has reached $6.45 billion, with a total of 701,742 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 10,904, and the number of independent lenders is 4,508.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from Dune, the total transaction volume of Blur's NFT lending platform Blend has reached $6.24 billion, with a total of 683,250 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 10,724, and the number of independent lenders is 4,489.

ChainCatcher news, Render Network announces that the initial community vote for RNP-014 has officially concluded, receiving 100% support from RENDER SPL votes and 99.78% support from RNDR ERC-20 votes.The goal of this proposal is to integrate Blender Cycles into Render, to support over 2 million Blender users worldwide in accessing Render's high-performance distributed GPU rendering resources. Next, RNP-014 will be added to the Render roadmap.Blender 3D is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset for creating animated films, visual effects, art, and more.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 6.1 billion dollars, with a total of 665,867 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 10,535, and the number of independent lenders is 4,462.

ChainCatcher message, Dune data shows that the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has exceeded 6 billion dollars, currently reaching 6,048,459,706 dollars, with a total of 659,353 loans;The cumulative number of independent borrowers is 10,458, and the cumulative number of independent lenders is 4,447.The current total active loan amount is 3,347 loans, with an active loan amount of approximately 6,013 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGecko's report, the NFT collateral lending market saw a trading volume exceeding $2 billion in Q1, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 44%, reaching a record high. In January, the total amount of NFT loans reached a record $900 million, surpassing the previous single-month high of $850 million set in June 2023.The lending platform Blend has shown significant dominance in the market, with a monthly loan amount of $562.3 million as of March 2024, capturing nearly 93% of the market share. Blend has consistently led the market, with its share fluctuating between 88.8% and 96.5%. In the first quarter of 2024, Blend's NFT lending volume increased by 49.2% quarter-on-quarter, totaling over $2.02 billion.Arcade holds a 2.8% market share with a loan amount of $16.9 million, while NFTfi follows closely with a 2.2% share, having a loan amount of $13.3 million in March 2024. Since last year, both platforms have maintained a monthly market share of over 1%.Other NFT lending platforms, such as X2Y2 (X2Y2) and BendDAO (BEND), each hold a 0.8% market share, while Parallel Finance (formerly ParaX) occupies a 0.5% market share.

ChainCatcher news, the latest data from Dune shows that the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has exceeded $5.5 billion, reaching $5,539,191,390 to date, with a total of 610,066 loans; the cumulative number of unique borrowing users is 9,811, and the cumulative number of unique lending users is 4,358. The current total active loan volume is 3,841, with an active loan amount of approximately 7,231 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 5.3 billion dollars, with a total of 593,472 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 9,570, and the number of independent lenders is 4,326.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has exceeded $5.2 billion, with a total of 584,767 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 9,449, and the number of independent lenders is 4,308.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 5 billion dollars, with a total of 565,469 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 9,156, and the number of independent lenders is 4,275.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 4.8 billion USD, with a total of 551,926 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 8,966, and the number of independent lenders is 4,241.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 4.7 billion USD, with a total of 534,385 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 8,814, and the number of independent lenders is 4,215.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 4.4 billion USD, with a total of 496,633 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 8,538, and the number of independent lenders is 4,142.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total trading volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached 4.4 billion dollars, with a total of 494,062 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 8,514, and the number of independent lenders is 4,136.