ChainCatcher news, the decentralized storage network Aleph.im has announced its rebranding to Aleph Cloud. In the future, it will shift towards becoming a full-stack decentralized cloud provider. In addition to the rebranding, it will launch a $1 million startup accelerator program to help Web3 builders and startups break free from centralized cloud providers like AWS and Google Cloud. This accelerator will also provide computing credits, storage, and technical support for ecosystems such as Ethereum, Base, Solana, BSC, and Avalanche.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI training platform FLock.io officially announces a strategic partnership with Qwen, a leading series of open-source large language models under Alibaba Cloud, marking a deep connection between decentralized AI and blockchain technology within the mainstream AI ecosystem.This collaboration focuses on three major technological breakthroughs:Technological Integration: Combining Alibaba Cloud's centralized infrastructure with FLock.io's decentralized technology to jointly develop domain-specific and general AI models, while promoting the seamless integration of decentralized AI models into centralized platforms.Data Privacy Protection: Exploring the combination of distributed ledger technology and federated learning to address data privacy and sovereignty issues in model training, providing innovative solutions for the secure application of private data.Collaborative Innovation: Through joint research and technological collaboration, creating a more inclusive, scalable, and privacy-preserving AI ecosystem, facilitating the collaborative development of centralized and decentralized AI.As one of the world's leading large language models, Qwen has demonstrated outstanding performance in multiple authoritative benchmark tests and is widely used in natural language processing, content generation, and other fields. Through this collaboration, FLock and Qwen will work together to explore deeper technological integration, maintaining the advantages of high-performance AI models while promoting the practical application of decentralized AI training in a broader range of scenarios, making it more accessible, flexible, and valuable in both centralized and decentralized ecosystems.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services company Applied Digital (APLD) saw its stock price drop by 30% on Tuesday due to the company's quarterly earnings report falling nearly 18% below analyst expectations, with early trading prices around $3.90.The company reported quarterly revenue of $52.9 million, with particularly poor performance in its cloud services division, which saw a significant quarter-over-quarter revenue decline of 36%, dropping from $27.7 million in the previous quarter to $17.8 million. Applied Digital attributed this decline to the transition from single-tenant contracts to a multi-tenant, on-demand GPU model—this transition has faced technical challenges in its early stages.The company's board approved a plan on April 10 to sell its cloud services business, aiming to refocus on its core HPC data center operations and potentially position itself as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in the future.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to 4E monitoring, the global market has been highly volatile amid the uncertainty of Trump's tariffs and expectations of Fed easing. After a rollercoaster ride, U.S. stocks made a strong rebound last week, with the three major indices achieving their best performance in over a year. The S&P rose a cumulative 5.7%, marking its best weekly performance since November 2023. The Dow increased by 4.95%, and the Nasdaq rose by 7.29%. The index of the seven tech giants surged by 8.95%, with Nvidia standing out, posting a weekly gain of 17.62%.The cryptocurrency market has also been highly volatile. Bitcoin, influenced by the risk-averse sentiment triggered by the tariff war, plummeted to nearly $74,000 at the beginning of the week. However, following Trump's announcement to suspend reciprocal tariffs and release an exemption list, market sentiment improved, and Bitcoin gradually rebounded, surpassing $86,000 at its peak. As of the time of writing, it was at $84,408, with a weekly increase of nearly 7%. Other altcoins also saw significant rebounds, although Ethereum's overall performance remained weak.In the forex market, Trump's aggressive tariffs have weakened the dollar's safe-haven status, causing the dollar index to fall below the 100 mark to its lowest level since 2022, with a weekly decline of 2.9%, marking the largest weekly drop in nearly two years. Oil prices fell for the second consecutive week due to demand concerns; meanwhile, safe-haven demand surged, pushing gold prices to new highs, with spot gold rising a cumulative 6.48% last week.Despite the market rebound last week amid tariff policy easing, Trump's latest statements denying "exemptions" from tariffs indicate that policy uncertainty remains a major risk. U.S. inflation data (CPI and PPI) came in below expectations, and the minutes from the Fed's March meeting suggest that inflation may be more persistent. This week, close attention should be paid to Trump's tariff dynamics and Powell's speeches.

ChainCatcher news, the bit.com trading platform (formerly BIT) has officially launched the world's first C2C cloud computing power mining model, providing ordinary investors with an opportunity to participate in Bitcoin mining at a lower price, while creating a power selling platform for miners where orders can be executed immediately.Currently, the platform has launched support for BTC, LTC, DOGE, and BELLS, and will gradually support more POW coins.In addition, the platform has also introduced a limited-time benefit. From April 9 to May 6, the first 500 users can try mining Bitcoin at zero cost and be the first to experience this innovative model.

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain aggregation trading platform Ave.ai announced the official launch of Ave Cloud (API 2.0) at the "2025 On-Chain Ecological Carnival."Ave Cloud (cloud.ave.ai) includes two types of API modules: Data API and Trading API, aimed at serving on-chain business developers, with both free and paid service models.The Ave Data API is built on the complete data from Ave, integrating data from over 130 public chains, 300+ DEXs, 10+ LaunchPads, and 10M+ Tokens, supporting over 40 on-chain data dimensions.The Ave Trading API features advantages such as MEV protection, low Gas fees, security, and high-speed matching, supporting strategy customization and modular development, facilitating the rapid construction of quantitative trading, automated strategy execution, and diverse trading products."Through an open strategy, Ave will connect and support more on-chain developers, assisting them in building a one-stop service from market data to trade execution, jointly expanding the on-chain ecosystem," said a relevant person in charge of Ave.

ChainCatcher news, analysts Claus Vistesen and Melanie Debono from Pantheon Macroeconomics believe that in the face of increasing economic uncertainty, the European Central Bank may choose to remain cautious and keep interest rates unchanged at this month's meeting. This week's data shows that annual overall inflation in the Eurozone continues to slow down, approaching the European Central Bank's 2% target, with core prices also declining. However, Vistesen and Debono stated that risks related to energy prices and other factors remain in the coming months.Meanwhile, Europe is facing turmoil and the pressure of trade tariffs on economic growth, while also having to grapple with the ambiguous effects of internal stimulus plans on infrastructure, particularly in the defense sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) is collaborating with Google Cloud to explore tokenization, aiming to enhance the efficiency of capital markets through asset tokenization using Google Cloud Universal Ledger.The two companies plan to begin direct testing with market participants later this year and aim to launch the new service in 2026.

ChainCatcher news, Google announced that it will acquire the cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. After the acquisition is completed, Wiz will join Google Cloud.Google stated that this acquisition is an important investment in two major growth trends in the era of artificial intelligence—cloud security and multi-cloud capabilities, aimed at enhancing Google Cloud's competitiveness in the field of cybersecurity. Wiz's products will continue to operate normally and will be available on all major cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.

ChainCatcher news, the commercial game company Xsolla and Aethir announced the launch of a $1 million ecosystem grant program, which will provide GPU computing resources and cloud distribution support to innovative game developers. It is reported that the program is supported by Aethir's $100 million ecosystem fund.This collaboration aims to help game developers accelerate project implementation, reduce development costs, and expand user reach through Aethir's distributed cloud computing network and Xsolla's global payment and game commercialization services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune magazine, the cryptocurrency infrastructure company Validation Cloud, which utilizes artificial intelligence, announced the completion of a $15 million Series A funding round, led by True Global Ventures, with participation from Cadenza, Blockchain Founders Fund, Side Door Ventures, and AP Capital. The company's valuation in this funding round has not been disclosed.It is reported that this is Validation Cloud's third funding round, and since its establishment in 2017, its total funding has reached $30.8 million. Validation Cloud offers three main products to support blockchain based on the Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. Validation Cloud's products include token staking features, software that connects computers to the Proof of Stake network, and access to data analyzed by artificial intelligence.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, cloud computing provider CoreWeave plans to acquire the AI developer platform Weights & Biases for $1.7 billion before its IPO.ChainCatcher previously reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that cloud computing provider CoreWeave is considering filing for an initial public offering in the U.S. within a week. According to sources, as one of the hottest startups in the AI sector, CoreWeave aims to raise approximately $4 billion through this listing. The sources indicated that CoreWeave's valuation target is expected to exceed $35 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the distributed intelligent component protocol Endless Web3 has announced the completion of a $110 million financing round. The main investors in this round include several institutions and well-known investors, led by Foresight Ventures.The financing is planned to accelerate the development of Endless's component-based development platform, AI Agent toolchain and ecosystem construction, as well as key aspects of project product research and development, ecosystem development support, long-term development reserves, market and strategic cooperation, etc., promoting Endless to become a super connector from Web2 to Web3, and between AI and Web3.Endless is a distributed intelligent component protocol aimed at lowering the threshold for Web2 applications to transition to Web3, providing developers with a one-stop Web3 application development platform, and offering users a Web2-level experience. Endless is built on a public chain that supports the Move language and integrates various AI large model capabilities and plugins, dedicated to becoming the best connector between AI and Crypto, allowing developers to build Crypto AI applications more simply and quickly.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jiemian News citing informed sources, cloud computing provider CoreWeave is considering going public in the U.S. within a week. Informed sources said that as one of the hottest startups in the field of artificial intelligence, CoreWeave hopes to raise about $4 billion through this IPO. The sources indicated that CoreWeave's valuation target is expected to exceed $35 billion.

According to ChainCatcher news and Global Times, Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming recently stated that Alibaba will invest over 380 billion yuan in the next three years to build cloud and AI hardware infrastructure, which exceeds the total amount of the past 10 years (approximately 300 billion yuan). "Overall, the next three years will be the largest and most concentrated cloud construction period in Alibaba Group's history. Therefore, the capital expenditure during this concentrated construction period will have a certain impact on hardware amortization and other aspects. However, given the current strong user demand and the forecast for the industry's future, the group believes that the infrastructure investments will soon be absorbed by the demands of both internal and external customers."