ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced his focus areas for 2025: 1. Ethereum development, including single-slot finality in the L1 long-term roadmap, long-term virtual machine, statelessness, security, as well as full-stack security, open source, and privacy protection; 2. Decentralization acceleration at the macro level, involving communication tools, social aspects, governance mechanism design, cryptography, infrastructure, etc.

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency trading platform JuCoin is actively showcasing at the TOKEN2049 conference in Dubai. Its booth offers interactive experiences and surrounding gifts, welcoming attendees to engage in discussions. During this conference, JuCoin will comprehensively demonstrate its technical strength and market ambition through a series of events, including a social party (where the CEO will announce global and Middle East expansion plans) and the JuChain Hackathon Demo Day, which are highly anticipated.In addition, the JuCoin CEO will deliver a speech today at 15:15 (GMT+4), sharing insights on platform development and Web3 trends.

According to ChainCatcher news and the official announcement from Huobi HTX, Huobi's leverage has launched the 43rd leveraged hot coin trading party event at 12:00 on April 30, which will end at 12:00 on May 6 (UTC+8). During the event, users participating in full margin trading of designated cryptocurrencies (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, DOGE/USDT, SOL/USDT, XRP/USDT, PEPE/USDT, TRX/USDT, TRUMP/USDT, LTC/USDT, LINK/USDT, ADA/USDT) and achieving a cumulative trading volume of 100,000 USDT will be eligible to share a reward of 15,000 USDT based on their cumulative trading volume ranking. It is important to note that users must click the registration link on the event page to sign up.

ChainCatcher news, Messari released the BNB Chain Q1 2025 ecosystem report, with the following network data for BNB Chain Q1:Network revenue reached $70.8 million (quarterly increase of 58.1%), daily transaction volume reached 4.9 million (quarterly increase of 20.9%), and daily active addresses reached 1.2 million (quarterly increase of 26.4%). Gas fees for wallet-to-wallet transfers surged by 122.6%.In addition, the TVL priced in BNB grew by 14.7% this quarter, with BSC DeFi TVL (in BNB) rising from 7.6 million BNB to 8.7 billion BNB (quarterly increase of 14.7%); in terms of security, the BNB Good Will Alliance was launched, reducing sandwich attacks by over 90%.Technically, the Pascal hard fork was introduced, along with EIP-7702 smart contract wallets, BLS12-381 cryptography, gas abstraction + batch transactions, improved EVM compatibility, stronger scalability, and a smoother user experience.

ChainCatcher message, hosted by HTX DAO, the "2025 HTX DAO Confidence Journey - Dubai Whale Night" was held in Dubai. Huobi HTX global advisor and TRON founder Justin Sun attended the event and delivered a speech. He stated that upgrading the platform's international brand to HTX aims to better promote the globalization strategy, which has achieved significant growth in the past two years, now ranking among the Top 5 offshore exchanges globally, and is continuously improving. At the same time, Huobi HTX will fully focus on the Middle East market and actively expand into Europe and CIS regions.Justin Sun emphasized that in the coming years, the focus will be on the U.S. market, and the Staked TRX ETF application is an important milestone. He will continue to expand international business locally.In addition, Huobi HTX has incorporated high-quality projects such as USDD and TRUMP into its trading ecosystem and is actively seeking more collaboration opportunities. He mentioned that global users are welcome to provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas to Huobi HTX.

ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Magnates, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released the "Final Guidelines on the Regulation of Market Abuse in Crypto Assets," which will be fully implemented within three months after its publication as part of the MiCA regulatory framework.The guidelines require the regulatory authorities of the 27 EU member states to establish a unified market monitoring system, focusing on preventing three types of violations: insider trading, illegal information disclosure, and market manipulation, with a particular emphasis on strengthening the regulation of false information dissemination on social media, blogs, and other online platforms.The document mandates that Professional Trading Firms (PPAETs) must deploy automated monitoring tools and establish a tiered processing mechanism for Suspicious Transaction Reports (STORs).For cross-border regulation, ESMA explicitly requires national regulatory authorities to share regulatory cases involving non-EU crypto firms and to regularly report to ESMA on cross-border cooperation obstacles. It is noteworthy that the guideline development process did not include a public consultation.ESMA explains that, since Article 125 of the MiCA regulation has already provided clear authorization, and the guidelines are aimed solely at regulatory authorities rather than market participants. National regulatory authorities must submit a compliance commitment letter to ESMA within two months, and if they choose partial exemptions, they must specify the details.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington predicts that Robinhood (HOOD) may struggle to sustain its record cryptocurrency trading revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024, with a potential decline in digital asset trading volume in the first quarter of 2025. The trading platform is set to announce its first-quarter financial results after the market closes on May 1, Eastern Time.The report shows that Robinhood's cryptocurrency trading revenue surged 700% in the fourth quarter of last year, driving a significant increase in overall trading revenue. However, due to the dual impact of a stock and bond market downturn in the later part of the first quarter and a correction in the cryptocurrency market, it is expected that the trading volume for that quarter will drop from $71 billion in the fourth quarter to $52 billion. The assets under custody (AUC) are expected to decline by 5% quarter-over-quarter to $183.3 billion, but still show a year-over-year growth of 41%.Although retail buying was stimulated by U.S. tariff policies in early April, analysts believe this is unlikely to reverse the downward trend in the first quarter. Weak demand for margin and derivatives trading may further drag down performance. JPMorgan maintains a "neutral" rating, lowering the target price by $1 to $44, implying about a 10% downside from the current stock price of $49.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the dog-themed token BONK on the Solana chain has gained attention due to its launch on the new issuance platform Letsbonk.fun. The platform is supported by the BONK community and Raydium, generating nearly $800,000 in three days, with part of the fees used to buy back BONK tokens.BONK has risen 54% in the past week, with a surge in related futures open interest, indicating increased price volatility.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, on April 28, a segment whale who borrowed 15,000 ETH to go long made a profit of $301,000 and has borrowed another 4,000 ETH ($7.32 million) 2 hours ago, selling short at an average price of $1,832.2.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized data value infrastructure CESS Network has obtained Level 1 certification from the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) of the government blockchain. This certification marks CESS as the first to complete the maturity assessment of decentralized data infrastructure among global blockchain projects, becoming one of the few projects validated by international standard models. BMM is a global blockchain assessment framework endorsed by the UN IGF, covering 11 dimensions including governance, privacy, security, and scalability.It is reported that CESS is also the initiator of the IEEE P3220.02 decentralized storage international standard. CESS is contributing to various industry standards to provide secure, verifiable, and compliant infrastructure for scenarios such as AI, RWA, and DePIN. This certification further consolidates CESS's position as an industry leader in Web3 data sovereignty and compliance innovation.

ChainCatcher news, Cointelegraph analyst Nancy Lubale stated that the renewed demand for Ethereum spot ETFs, increased on-chain activity, and bullish patterns in the technical analysis may drive ETH to break through the next key resistance level of $2000.On April 28, the total net inflow for Ethereum ETFs reached $64.1 million. Previously, as of the week ending April 25, the total net inflow for Ethereum ETFs was $151.7 million, marking the highest level since February 2025. This reflects the growth in institutional demand. The total value locked (TVL) in the Ethereum network exceeded $51.8 billion, growing by approximately 16% over the past seven days. The daily trading volume of Ethereum's DEX increased by over 30% in the past week, reaching $1.65 billion.Additionally, although ETH/USD faced resistance at $1,860, it is likely to regain upward momentum as the charts indicate a typical bullish pattern.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated that he hopes to secure long-term tariff revenue and agreements, and the U.S. will hold talks with at least 17 partners in the coming weeks. There is a significant chance of seeing income tax cuts in the tax bill, and tariff revenue may be used for tax reductions. U.S. President Trump is creating strategic uncertainty in the negotiations, and the range of uncertainty will gradually narrow.

ChainCatcher news, the TOKEN2049 Dubai conference will kick off on April 30, and BitMart will participate deeply with multiple events. From April 30 to May 1, BitMart's main venue booth (P13-P14) will feature a coffee cart and an ice cream stand, and attendees can engage in live interactions to win surprise benefits. On May 1, BitMart's CEO will deliver a keynote speech on the future of the crypto industry driven by AI technology at TOKEN2049.On the evening of April 30, BitMart will host a "Web3 Gathering Night" themed party at Papa Dubai, featuring DJ performances, dancer interactions, and industry dialogues, bringing together global elites in the Web3 field.On May 1, BitMart will hold a "Summit Night VIP Dinner" at the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, to enjoy the night view with industry leaders and partners, discussing Web3 ecosystem cooperation and market strategy layout.

ChainCatcher news, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Management Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, and other departments jointly released the "Beijing Blockchain Innovation Application Development Action Plan (2025-2027)." This plan sets goals for 2027, aiming to enhance the capability of independently controllable blockchain technology to support the national digital infrastructure, striving to achieve more than 10 breakthrough results in core technology fields such as blockchain-specific chips and privacy protection.In addition, the plan aims to form over 20 excellent application cases in five key areas, including large AI models, and to initially establish a national-level blockchain hub node. This action plan will provide important guidance for the development of blockchain technology in Beijing.