ChainCatcher news, Solana co-founder Toly has updated the X platform avatar to Taproot Wizards.Previously, it was reported that the starting bid for the Bitcoin ecosystem NFT project Taproot Wizards was set at 0.42 BTC, with support for bidding using SOL.

ChainCatcher message, regarding a certain address today imitating the previous whale operation on Hyperliquid with 50x leverage, dumping 398 million JELLY short positions onto Hyperliquid, causing the Hyperliquid treasury to face liquidation and losses. Sonic Labs co-founder Andre Cronje posted on the X platform stating: "I hate this practice (exploiting Hyperliquid mechanisms). Position size should not be a fixed function of leverage, but should depend on available liquidity and actual volatility. For example, small positions can have 1000x leverage, while large positions can have 1.2x leverage. In the DeFi space, leverage cannot be set as a fixed value."

ChainCatcher news, Pump.fun co-founder Alon responded during a podcast when asked about the competitive relationship with Radium's upcoming Launch Lab platform: "We are not afraid of any form of competition. This is not a dispute, but part of the business effort to provide the best products for users. In fact, many innovative platforms in the Ethereum ecosystem and other areas have borrowed some ideas from Pump.fun and iterated on them."Alon believes that multiple different niches will inevitably emerge, and these markets will require their own mechanisms to meet demand. This is an inevitable trend in the industry's development. "As a protocol, Pump.fun aims to be as universal as possible while covering more niches. But we also understand that we cannot cover all markets. Therefore, I look forward to seeing new mechanisms proposed by other teams. If any of them achieve great success, we would be happy to explore the possibility of collaboration."

ChainCatcher news, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick revealed market manipulation tactics by market makers in a post on platform X. He stated that during the ICO era, if project teams did not reach agreements with multiple "market makers," it was nearly impossible to complete financing, with monthly costs reaching as high as $50,000 to $300,000.Today, these market-making agreements have evolved into options structures, with some market makers manipulating the market through low float models, shorting at the peak of TGE, covering at the bottom, and then exercising options to dump after pushing the price up. SBF previously used low float models to further fuel this arbitrage strategy.Recently, a new tactic involves project teams selling tokens to liquidity funds at a discount before TGE and guiding market makers to sell directly after a low float pump. DWF Labs previously operated Synthetix using a similar method, first buying tokens from the treasury to pump the price, then dumping to cash out.Project teams have many ways to extract value from token buyers. If you see a large amount of tokens being transferred to "market makers," be particularly cautious; they are likely just treating you as exit liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Spot On Chain, Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov seems to be selling CRV tokens again. Data shows that 18 hours ago, Egorov transferred 1,997,000 CRV tokens to the wallet address "0x5a8", worth approximately $1.03 million.Subsequently, the wallet sold 1,000,000 CRV at an average price of $0.515, gaining 515,058 USDC. Currently, the wallet still holds 997,000 CRV tokens, worth approximately $514,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Lens Protocol founder Stani Kulechov on the X platform, Lens Chain is about to launch, with "Get ready chefs" hinting that developers and users should be prepared. Lens Chain is seen as a modular blockchain designed specifically for social scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, tbh founder Nikita Bier announced that he will join Solana as an advisor to help filter companies and assist them in launching and developing applications. He stated, "Over the past few years, I have had different views on cryptocurrency, but in recent months, the world has changed significantly. It feels like we are at a turning point that makes this space more attractive to consumer product developers."Bier believes there are three major factors contributing to this turning point:Under new government leadership, the regulatory environment is more favorable for innovative experiments;The App Store is now more welcoming to crypto applications, with multiple token launch platforms already online;The meme coin craze has brought the Phantom wallet, which is built on Solana, to millions of phones, providing a source of liquidity for consumer applications.

ChainCatcher message, GMGN co-founder Haze responded to "the issue of the webpage freezing and sometimes being unable to buy or sell" by stating that it is generally caused by too many browser extensions, which lead to webpage crashes, freezing, and performance issues, as well as interfering with webpage loading.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by spotonchain, Curve founder Michael Egorov sold 468,769 CRV at a price of $0.508 about 9 hours ago, receiving 238,171 USDC.On December 17 and 18 last year, he purchased 1,226,000 CRV at a price of $1.114 (a total of $1.37 million). This investment is now at a loss of $745,000 (-54.6%).

According to ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao attended a closed-door event in Hong Kong today, as revealed by informed sources. This closed-door event had a high profile, limited to 40 invited guests.Recently, the Hong Kong SAR government has been actively promoting the development of the Web 3.0 industry, introducing a series of innovative policies and regulations that have attracted many leading international companies to establish their Asia-Pacific headquarters here. At the same time, it has sparked enthusiasm among numerous entrepreneurs, who are coming to seek development opportunities. Hong Kong is gradually becoming an important source of innovation in the global Web 3.0 field.

ChainCatcher message, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko responded to a user's point that "there's no reason to build L1, L2 can be faster, cheaper, and safer" by stating, "there's no reason to build L2, L1 can be faster, cheaper, and safer. They won't slow down due to the slow movement of the L1 data availability stack, nor do they have to compromise security through complex fraud proofs and upgraded multi-signatures."

ChainCatcher news, Sonic co-founder Andre Cronje (AC) disclosed more details about his previously announced algorithmic stablecoin project on X. With a TVL of $10 million, the annual percentage rate (APR) can exceed 200%; with a TVL of $100 million, the APR is about 23.5%; when the TVL exceeds $1 billion, the APR will stabilize around 4.9%. AC finally stated that he will form a team to fully launch the project.Previous news, AC mentioned in a post on X last week that the team has made technical breakthroughs in algorithmic stability, but is uncertain whether to launch due to concerns about the dark history of this sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to SolidIntel, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio stated that holding Bitcoin is a hedge against inflation.

ChainCatcher news, Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche posted on X in response to the recent airdrop controversy, stating that MoveDrop is coming soon (confirmed to launch in April). Before that, we need to address several key issues:Ensure the security of the TVL bridged from Cornocopia, allowing users to directly use MOVE assets and DApps on-chain.Accelerating the deployment of the gamified testnet Parthenon, aimed at enhancing user experience.Clearly emphasize that users who have qualified for the airdrop do not need to meet any additional conditions.Actively monitoring and preventing witch attacks to protect the rights of genuine holders.Providing additional incentives for users during the waiting period.

ChainCatcher news, according to CrowFund Insider, Singapore-based digital asset infrastructure provider BetterX has completed a Pre-A round financing of 2.3 million SGD (approximately 1.7 million USD). This round of financing will be used to support its business expansion in Asia, the Middle East, and the United States.New investors include Grand Prix Capital, Aument Capital, and notable angel investors such as Sabrina Tachdjian from HBAR Foundation and Riaz Mehta from Crypto Knights. Existing investors Aura Group and Tibra co-founder Kinsey Cotton continue to participate in the funding.BetterX provides institutional-grade infrastructure for tokenization, trading, and digital asset portfolio management for financial institutions. The company has achieved profitability in the Australian market, and its platform supports the issuance and management of tokenized financial products, digital asset trading infrastructure, and custody solutions.The company stated that the new funding will be used to accelerate growth strategies in key markets, establish strategic partnerships, and enhance its technology stack to meet the growing regulatory requirements and customer demands.

ChainCatcher news, GMGN co-founder @haze0x posted on social media that the GMGN mobile app now supports Android devices, supporting BNB Chain and Solana networks, but does not support iOS devices for now.For security reasons, GMGN currently does not support exporting private keys. However, transfers and withdrawals are possible. Withdrawals on the Tron network will open next Tuesday. Full data for tokens on BNB Chain will be launched next week, and the copy trading feature on BNB Chain will be released within two weeks.

ChainCatcher news, Circle co-founder Jeremy Allaire announced on the X platform that the Philippine digital currency app GCash has announced that its mobile wallet supports the US dollar stablecoin USDC, allowing users to receive, buy, hold, or trade USDC.It is reported that GCash is currently preparing for an IPO, aiming to raise between $1 billion and $1.5 billion. In addition to payments, the app is also building its suite of financial products.

ChainCatcher news, 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino stated that the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is accelerating, covering multiple fields such as government bonds, stocks, bonds, private credit, commodities, and real estate. Among them, Ethereum has become the dominant ecosystem for the tokenization of real-world assets.