ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Mango Markets attacker Avraham "Avi" Eisenberg has been sentenced to over 4 years in prison by the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York for possessing inappropriate photos and videos involving children. Court documents show that Eisenberg admitted to downloading nearly 1,300 related items between 2017 and 2022. These items were discovered when he was arrested for the Mango Markets attack.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Apple updated its App Store review guidelines this week following a court ruling, easing restrictions on developers in the U.S. App Store. The new rules allow developers to offer external payment methods within their apps and support users in purchasing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through third-party markets.It is worth noting that cryptocurrency apps still need to comply with strict Apple regulations, including a ban on offering reward tokens for completing tasks, a ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs), and a ban on using user devices for mining.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. stocks closed with the S&P 500 index rising for the ninth consecutive day, setting the longest winning streak since 2004.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs expects the Federal Reserve to make its next rate cut in July, previously predicted for June, due to strong non-farm payroll data.

ChainCatcher news, according to CME's "FedWatch": The probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in May is 99.4% (up from 95.3% before the non-farm payroll data release), and the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 0.6%.The probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged until June is 53.8%, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 45.9%, and the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut is 0.3%.Lindsay Rosner, Head of Multi-Sector Fixed Income Investments at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, stated that at this moment, robust labor market data provides the Federal Reserve with the space for patience. However, as the forward-looking outlook deteriorates, today's data feels somewhat retrospective, and the risk of economic weakness potentially leading the Federal Reserve to resume its easing cycle later this year still exists.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, due to the decline in the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields, gold futures rose in relatively light trading. However, after a significant sell-off on Thursday, they are down overall this week.Analysts at SP Angel stated in a report that the outflow of ETF funds indicates that traders and investors have taken profits after gold prices have risen 21% year-to-date. SP Angel noted that easing trade tensions are reducing gold's appeal, while Trump announced he does not intend to fire Powell. The focus now shifts to the U.S. employment data to be released on Friday. If the data is weaker than expected, it would boost optimism about a rate cut by the Federal Reserve, which would be favorable for non-yielding gold.

ChainCatcher news, Kraken stated that its team recently discovered a North Korean hacker attempting to infiltrate its team by applying for a job at Kraken. The name on the suspicious candidate's onboarding documents was different from the name on their resume, and it was quickly changed. Even more suspiciously, this candidate occasionally switched voices. Kraken received a list of email addresses associated with the hacker organization, one of which matched the email address the candidate used to apply to Kraken. Armed with this intelligence, Kraken's team conducted an investigation using open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods. In the final round of interviews, the team asked the candidate to verify their location, present a government-issued ID, and even recommend some local restaurants in their city. The interviewee was flustered and caught off guard, ultimately proving to be not a legitimate applicant, but an impersonator attempting to breach our systems.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently proposed to prohibit Cambodia's Huione Group from accessing the U.S. financial system, citing allegations of money laundering activities and connections to North Korean hacker groups. Treasury Secretary Scott Bancen stated in a statement on Thursday, "This proposed measure will cut off Huione Group's access to banking services, weakening its ability to launder illicit proceeds."The rule-making proposal under Section 311 of the Patriot Act would authorize FinCEN to require U.S. financial institutions to prohibit Huione Group and its affiliates from opening and managing accounts.FinCEN alleges that between August 2021 and January 2025, Huione Group laundered over $4 billion in illicit funds, including $37 million in stolen assets from a North Korean-led cyber theft. Bancen revealed that the cryptocurrency trading platforms and online payment services operated by Huione Group have become the "preferred market" for cybercriminals.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, global asset management giant BlackRock has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a blockchain-based share class for the BlackRock BLF Treasury Trust Fund, labeled as DLT, which stands for Distributed Ledger Technology. DLT aims to leverage blockchain technology to record stock ownership or streamline certain fund operations of money market funds that invest in high-quality short-term U.S. Treasury securities. DLT shares will only be available for purchase through Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), which plans to use blockchain technology to maintain a mirror record of stock ownership for its clients.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch pre-trading for the SXTUSDT perpetual contract on May 2, 2025, at 16:30 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of up to 5 times.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, praised Senate Majority Leader Thune for accelerating the vote on the Guidance and Establishment of the U.S. Stablecoin National Innovation (GENIUS) Act, which establishes a clear regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Nasdaq-listed mining company Riot Platforms (RIOT) announced its first-quarter financial report, with first-quarter revenue reaching a record high of $161.4 million. The first-quarter output was 1,530 BTC. This represents a 12.1% increase compared to the same period last year (1,364 BTC). Riot currently holds 19,223 BTC (approximately $1.6 billion).

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform are 2.392 billion USD, with long positions at 1.182 billion USD, accounting for 49.41%, and short positions at 1.210 billion USD, accounting for 50.59%.The profit and loss for long positions is 87.92 million USD, and for short positions is -22.14 million USD.The whale address 0x5078..b6 has a 40x full position long on BTC at a price of 96,921.3 USD, currently with an unrealized profit of 89.3 thousand USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, whale user 0xaDd deposited 3000 ETH (worth 5.53 million USD) to Kraken. These ETH were purchased during the ICO period and had been idle for 3 years before the deposit.Currently, the whale's wallet still holds 2000 ETH (approximately 3.69 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by the Financial Times cited by Jinshi, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen warned that Trump's tariffs would have a "huge adverse" impact on the U.S. economy, as they "hinder" companies that rely on critical mineral supplies from China. Trump's broad tariffs on trade partners could push the U.S. into recession. "(The tariff strategy) will have extremely adverse effects on the U.S., on consumers, and on the competitiveness of businesses that rely on imported raw materials. About 40% of the goods imported into the U.S. are raw materials used for domestic production. I am not ready to say that I predict a recession, but it is certain that the possibility has increased significantly."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, informed sources revealed that French Hill, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and others are expected to release a regulatory draft on cryptocurrency ahead of the hearing scheduled for May 6 (local time).The hearing will take place at 10 AM Eastern Time on the 6th, with the theme "The Future of American Innovation and Cryptocurrency: A Blueprint for the 21st Century." It is expected to focus on the long-awaited legislation to define the structure of the U.S. cryptocurrency market. The draft is anticipated to be similar to the "Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act" (FIT 21) that passed the House last year. A staff member from the House Agriculture Committee also confirmed that the draft text will be released before the hearing.Committees in both the House and Senate have advanced bills focused on stablecoins, while legislation regulating the entire cryptocurrency industry is seen as the next step. Former President Donald Trump stated that he hopes to see a stablecoin bill before August, but some have indicated that these bills may be interconnected.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, on Thursday, Wall Street bank JPMorgan pointed out in a research report that in April, Bitcoin mining companies with high-performance computing (HPC) businesses underperformed BTC for three consecutive months. To reduce reliance on cryptocurrencies, some Bitcoin mining companies have shifted to new fields, such as providing HPC services to the rapidly growing artificial intelligence (AI) market.As the network hash rate rises, mining profitability declined in April, with daily block reward income decreasing by 6% compared to March. At the same time, the average hash rate in April increased by approximately 56 EH/s, a month-on-month growth of 6%, reaching 872 EH/s, marking the second highest historical monthly average network hash rate increase. The total market capitalization of the 13 U.S.-listed mining stocks tracked by the bank grew by 12% compared to March, with Greenidge (GREE) performing particularly well in April, with an increase of 46%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firm dao5 has raised $222 million for its second fund.It is reported that dao5 was founded in 2022 by Tekin Salimi, an alumnus of the crypto venture capital giant Polychain. Previously, it raised $125 million for its inaugural fund, which has been fully deployed into crypto startups, including the Layer 1 blockchain Berachain and the decentralized AI project Bittensor.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized data value infrastructure CESS Network has officially signed a cooperation agreement with the internationally leading health data platform HealthBanks Biotech, assisting in the on-chain storage of data related to blood banks, stem cells, and immunotherapy. This collaboration will fully utilize CESS's decentralized data infrastructure to ensure high privacy, high availability, and long-term integrity for medical data.By integrating with CESS's multi-layer blockchain network architecture, HealthBanks will achieve decentralized storage, access, and sharing of its critical life sciences data, driving the digital health sector towards a more transparent, trustworthy, and compliant future. This also marks an important milestone for CESS in the field of medical health data management, laying a solid foundation for the large-scale application of decentralized technology in the life sciences industry.