ChainCatcher news, according to official information, KiloEx announced that its partner SlowMist has prepared two audit plans:Complete audit by SlowMist before KiloEx goes live again: This audit is expected to take about 45 days to ensure comprehensive security guarantees.Preliminary permission audit by SlowMist: SlowMist will first audit the permission mechanism of the protocol to prevent similar attack incidents from occurring. KiloEx will decide whether to go live again based on the results of the preliminary permission audit, and then SlowMist will continue with a comprehensive audit of the protocol logic and economic model. The required time is still being assessed, but it will be significantly shorter than 45 days.KiloEx understands the community's urgent feelings about going live again, so it has decided to choose plan two—starting with the initial permission audit. Once the audit results are out, KiloEx will announce the timeline for going live again as soon as possible.

ChainCatcher news, according to BTC.com data, the Bitcoin mining difficulty experienced an adjustment at block height 893,088 (Beijing time today at 17:13:37), with the mining difficulty increased by 1.42% to 123.23 T, setting a new historical high; currently, the average network hash rate over the past seven days is 888.02 EH/s.

ChainCatcher message, Santiment posted that the major holders of Bitcoin consist of wallets holding between 10 to 10,000 BTC, currently accounting for 67.77% of the total cryptocurrency supply. During the market fluctuations in April, these wallets continued to accumulate, having added over 53,600 BTC since March 22.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Jinshi citing CBS News, multiple sources have revealed that due to the excessively high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese goods, a supply chain crisis is expected. The Trump administration has begun discussions on forming a task force to urgently address these issues in the event that negotiations with the Chinese government do not yield breakthroughs.Sources indicate that the specific details regarding the establishment of this task force have not yet been finalized, but it may include Vice President Pence, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Ross, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

ChainCatcher news, Musk unfollowed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on X earlier today.It is reported that Musk had previously publicly criticized White House trade advisor Peter Navarro on X and directly called on Trump to rescind the new tariffs, but to no avail. According to POLITICO, Trump had revealed to his inner circle that Musk would soon leave the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.). Although this news has been denied by Musk, his wealth has decreased by $134.7 billion so far this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data from RootData, the Retard Finder Coin (RFC) has increased by 50.91% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $0.07167.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, [RFC](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Retard Finder Coin?k=MTcwOTU= "Meme coin on Solana") Retard Finder Coin is a meme coin created for entertainment purposes, with no practical use or serious intent. Inspired by meme culture, it aims to bring fun to the crypto world. RFC is supported by a community with over 600,000 fans, dedicated to bringing absurd fun to this space.

ChainCatcher news, according to OKX market data, BTC has broken through 85,000 USD, currently reported at 85,135 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 0.54%.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 22:20 Beijing time, 229,767,998 USDT (approximately 229.68 million USD) was transferred from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury.

ChainCatcher news, according to a prediction by Binance Research, the supply of U.S. Treasury bonds will exceed $31 trillion by 2025, accounting for about 109% of GDP and 144% of M2, a record scale that will create significant financing pressure on the market.Declining foreign demand or sell-offs may push up yields, thereby affecting risk assets such as cryptocurrencies. If the government adopts debt monetization, it may benefit cryptocurrencies. Close attention should be paid to macro impacts and policy responses.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to RootData market data, the Threshold token (T) has increased by 44.88% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $0.02182.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Threshold Network is a means of maintaining the privacy of user information and digital assets while using public blockchains. Threshold consists of two networks in a similar space (NuCypher and Keep), which decided to initiate the first on-chain merger of two decentralized networks with a common goal. This goal is to protect user sovereignty over public blockchain networks through the use of threshold cryptography. Maintaining the privacy features of the network infrastructure and NuCypher will allow users to keep their digital assets private and secure.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, CARV has announced that the second season of CARV airdrop claims is now open, and the snapshot was completed on April 17 at 20:00 (Beijing time).

ChainCatcher news, Swiss bank Sygnum stated that with the improvement of digital asset regulation and increased user participation, altcoins are expected to rebound in the second quarter of 2025. Although Bitcoin's market dominance reached a four-year high in April, Sygnum believes that regulatory progress in the U.S., such as President Trump's establishment of a digital asset reserve and the advancement of stablecoin regulation, could drive broader cryptocurrency adoption. Sygnum expects that protocols that successfully engage users will outperform the market, while Bitcoin's dominance may decline. The market's increased focus on economic value has intensified competition, driving better product development, which will ultimately benefit consumers. The report noted that while high-performance blockchains address the limitations of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, they still face challenges in achieving widespread adoption and revenue.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Cointelegraph, based on the latest report from the blockchain analysis platform DappRadar, there were 21 "Rug Pull" incidents at the beginning of 2024, while there have only been 7 incidents so far in 2025, indicating a yearly decline in their frequency. However, since the beginning of 2025, the Web3 ecosystem has lost nearly $6 billion due to such incidents, with 92% attributed to the collapse of Mantra's OM token (the token's founder denies this was a "Rug Pull"). In contrast, the total losses from "Rug Pull" incidents during the same period in 2024 were $90 million.DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas pointed out that although the frequency of such incidents has decreased, their destructiveness has increased, and the scams have become more complex, often orchestrated by professional teams. The nature of these incidents is also evolving; in the first quarter of 2024, many originated from DeFi protocols, NFT projects, and Meme coins, while in the same period of 2025, they mostly occurred in the Meme coin sector. Gherghelas also warned that a sudden surge in the number of unique active wallets, high transaction volumes but low user activity, unverified smart contracts, limited GitHub activity, anonymous developer teams, or projects with sudden spikes in DApp activity could all be warning signs of a "Rug Pull."

ChainCatcher news, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor posted on the X platform about the 21 truths of Bitcoin, including:Bitcoin is an ideology 2. Bitcoin is a protocol 3. Bitcoin is an asset;Bitcoin is a network 5. Bitcoin is perfect 6. Bitcoin is ethical;Bitcoin is a commodity 8. Bitcoin is a digital commodity 9. Bitcoin has digital scarcity;Bitcoin is digital gold 11. Bitcoin is digital currency 12. Bitcoin is perfect money;Bitcoin is legitimate 14. Bitcoin is corporatized 15. Bitcoin is global;Bitcoin is eternal 17. Bitcoin is digital energy 18. Bitcoin is a digital energy network;Bitcoin is a digital economic system 20. Bitcoin is a digital defense system 21. Bitcoin is an emerging stellar system.

ChainCatcher message indicates that, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has stabilized and rebounded, with the AI sector leading with a rise of 3.98%. Within this sector, Fetch.ai (FET), Render (RENDER), and Bittensor (TAO) have increased by 6.94%, 8.98%, and 10.36% respectively over the past 24 hours. However, Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), which had previously seen significant gains, is experiencing a correction, dropping 12.89% in the last 24 hours.Other standout sectors include: the GameFi sector, which rose 2.62% in the last 24 hours, with ImmutableX (IMX) increasing by 4.81%; the NFT sector, which rose 1.96%, with APENFT (NFT) and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) increasing by 2.20% and 8.07% respectively.Additionally, the Layer1 sector increased by 1.48% in the last 24 hours, with Binance Coin (BNB) and Solana (SOL) rising by 1.09% and 3.63% respectively; the Layer2 sector rose by 0.95%, with Celestia (TIA) increasing by 4.50%; the CeFi sector rose by 0.71%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) up by 8.10%; the DeFi sector rose by 0.48%, while the PayFi sector fell by 0.52%, and the Meme sector decreased by 0.92%.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiAI, ssiNFT, and ssiDePIN indices have increased by 4.66%, 2.67%, and 2.61% respectively, with weekly returns of 1.81%, 1.23%, and 0.90%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ark Invest Daily data, ARK Invest sold 39,575 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) through its ARKW fund on April 17, valued at approximately $3.35 million based on the closing price of $84.71 that day. Additionally, it purchased a total of 475,000 shares of the 3IQ SOLANA STAKING ETF (SOLQ, U) through the ARKW and ARKF funds, valued at approximately $4.95 million based on the closing price of CAD 14.42 (approximately USD 10.42) that day.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced that it will cease operations on May 1. Earlier reports indicated that the exchange was used for money laundering, involving some of the stolen funds from the $1.4 billion hack incident related to Bybit.In an announcement on April 17, eXch stated that the majority of the management team voted to adopt a "stop and retreat" strategy in response to allegations that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group laundered approximately $35 million through the platform—funds that originated from the $1.4 billion hack suffered by Bybit.The exchange claimed it had become a target of a "transatlantic joint law enforcement operation" aimed at shutting down its business and potentially filing criminal charges. eXch stated in its announcement: "Although we have withstood multiple attempts to shut down our infrastructure and maintained operations, we believe it is pointless to continue operating in an environment where we have become a target of signals intelligence surveillance, solely due to the hostile environment created by the misinterpretation of our mission by certain individuals." The exchange initially denied blockchain detective claims that it assisted the Lazarus Group in laundering money but acknowledged handling a "very small portion of funds" from the February hack incident.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Politico White House reporter Megan Messerly stated that U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin privately warned that replacing Federal Reserve Chairman Powell could lead to market instability.It is reported that Trump is also aware of this, so despite his renewed dissatisfaction with Powell, according to Messerly, Powell's position currently seems secure. Powell has consistently stated that he will not resign, and others have said that Trump does not have the power to dismiss him.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Coinbase Platform announced the completion of the Solana infrastructure upgrade, which includes optimizations such as: asynchronous transaction processing, a 5-fold increase in block throughput; the introduction of bare-metal servers, a 4-fold improvement in RPC performance; and enhanced system resilience through optimized failover mechanisms, liquidity, and operational control.Coinbase stated that it will continue to invest in Solana infrastructure to support its future expansion needs.