ChainCatcher news, according to the Coingecko quarterly report, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2025. Bitcoin further solidified its dominance in the market downturn, with its market share rising to 59.1% (a new high since 2021), while altcoins generally performed poorly. The shares of stablecoins USDT and USDC increased, while Ethereum's market share dropped to a five-year low of 7.9%.​1. Bitcoin outperforms traditional risk assetsBitcoin broke through $100,000 in January, reaching an all-time high, but ended the quarter at $82,514 (a decline of 11.8%). Its performance outpaced the Nasdaq index (down 10.3%), but lagged behind gold (up 18%) and U.S. Treasury bonds. Analysts pointed out that the strengthening of the yen and euro, adjustments in monetary policy, and geopolitical uncertainties have intensified market volatility.​2. Ethereum and altcoins under pressureEthereum's price plummeted 45.3% to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024, with daily trading volume shrinking to $2.44 billion. Leading altcoins like Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB experienced smaller pullbacks, highlighting Ethereum's relative weakness. Meme coins suffered a significant setback due to the exit of Argentine President Javier Milei's related project LIBRA, with daily token deployment on the Pump.fun platform dropping by 56.3%.​3. Changes in exchange landscapeThe spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) decreased by 16.3% to $5.4 trillion, with Binance maintaining a market share of 40.7%; HTX became the only platform in the top ten to see growth (+11.4%), while Bybit's trading volume was halved due to a hacking incident in February. Among decentralized exchanges (DEX), Solana led Q1 with a 39.6% share, but Ethereum briefly reclaimed the top spot in March. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi fell by 27.5% to $12.86 billion, while the new public chain Berachain's TVL rose against the trend to $5.2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange Trading Platform, and Leverage will launch Ondo (ONDO), Big Time (BIGTIME), and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) according to the timeline listed below.Binance Wealth Management: ONDO, BIGTIME, and VIRTUAL principal-protected earning products will be available on the Binance principal-protected earning platform for subscription starting from April 11, 2025, at 22:00 (UTC+8).One-Click Buy & Sell: ONDO, BIGTIME, and VIRTUAL will start trading on One-Click Buy within one hour after going live on Binance Spot.Flash Exchange Trading Platform: ONDO, BIGTIME, and VIRTUAL will be available within one hour after going live on Binance Spot.Binance Leverage: Binance full position and isolated margin will add ONDO, BIGTIME, and VIRTUAL as borrowable assets at 22:20 (UTC+8) on April 11, 2025, along with ONDO/USDT, ONDO/USDC, BIGTIME/USDT, BIGTIME/USDC, VIRTUAL/USDT, and VIRTUAL/USDC full position and isolated margin trading pairs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, an EU spokesperson said on Friday that European Commission Vice President Šefčovič will travel to Washington for negotiations before Sunday."The Trade Commissioner will go to Washington and try to sign an agreement. That is what we are focused on," said Olof Gill, the European Commission's trade spokesperson. "If we cannot achieve a good result, all options are on the table."

ChainCatcher news indicates that during the early trading session, the Japanese yen strengthened against the currencies of 10 G7 countries and Asian currencies. Ray Attrill, an analyst at the National Australia Bank, commented that the U.S. will announce a 90-day suspension of the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, while maintaining a 10% baseline tariff rate, which "does not help alleviate concerns about the U.S. potentially falling into recession." "With risk aversion returning, there is no support for the dollar." Attrill added that the yen and Swiss franc appear to be the "only true safe havens" in the forex market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Thai Cabinet passed a resolution on April 8 to approve amendments to the laws related to digital asset businesses and cybercrime prevention. The new regulations will restrict the operation of foreign cryptocurrency peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platforms in Thailand, with violators facing fines of up to $8,700 and a maximum of three years in prison.The new regulations require cryptocurrency asset service providers (CASP) to collect and report transaction information related to online fraud. At the same time, institutions such as commercial banks, telecommunications operators, and social media service providers will share the responsibility for preventing cybercrime. The law will officially take effect after being published in the Royal Gazette of Thailand. It is worth noting that Thai regulators had previously approved pilot programs for cryptocurrency payments in places like Phuket and are considering approving cryptocurrency ETFs.

ChainCatcher news, according to relevant page information, as of the time of publication, the ranking of Binance's second round of voting for new listings is as follows:UXLINK with a voting share of 23.5%, ranked first;BIGTIME with a voting share of 18.6%, ranked second;ATH with a voting share of 16.1%, ranked third.The second round of Binance's voting for new listings will continue until April 10, 2025, 07:59 (Beijing time). The winning projects will be listed for spot trading after review. The candidate tokens include: VIRTUAL, BIGTIME, UXLINK, MORPHO, GRASS, ATH, WAL, SAFE, ZETA, IP, ONDO, PLUME, a total of 12 popular crypto projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina emphasized again on April 3 during a speech at the State Duma that the use of cryptocurrencies in the domestic economy should be restricted and advocated for stricter penalties for violations of the ban. Nabiullina, a key ally of President Putin, currently leads the Central Bank of Russia's sovereign digital currency (digital ruble) project. She pointed out that while the central bank supports exploring the cross-border application of crypto assets within a specific "regulatory sandbox" framework, it firmly opposes their infiltration into the domestic monetary system and settlement activities.Since 2020, Russia has banned payments in cryptocurrencies, but current enforcement is relatively lax, and there is a lack of a clear legal framework for related transactions. Nabiullina called for increased legal accountability for the use of cryptocurrencies for payments within Russia, stating: "Our position has not changed. We cannot allow cryptocurrencies to penetrate domestic monetary circulation and domestic settlements. We suggest seeking investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies while increasing the responsibility for using cryptocurrencies in domestic settlements." Nabiullina also supports allowing "high-net-worth qualified investors" to invest in crypto assets within the "sandbox" and proposed discussing the extension of some derivative investment permissions to ordinary qualified investors. She emphasized the need to protect retail investors from the risks posed by the highly volatile crypto market.Furthermore, after Nabiullina's speech, Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma's Financial Market Committee, pointed out that there are still differences in Moscow regarding cryptocurrency regulation. There are clear divisions within the Duma on crypto regulation, with some members supporting restrictions while others show strong interest.

ChainCatcher news, according to relevant page information, as of the time of publication, the ranking of the Binance second phase voting for new coin listings is as follows: UXLINK with a voting share of 18.3%, ranked first; IP with a voting share of 16%, ranked second; BIGTIME with a voting share of 13.3%, ranked third.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Solana ecosystem's meme coin issuance platform Pump.fun announced on April 4 that it has reopened the live streaming feature to 5% of users and strengthened its content review policy. The platform now prohibits and will remove live streams that contain hate speech, violence, nudity, or other inappropriate content.Previously, Pump.fun suspended the live streaming feature in November 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Big Time (BIGTIME) will unlock approximately 66.706 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on April 10, worth about 36.76 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live macro analyst Adam posted that today's largest options block trade was the purchase of BTC put options expiring on April 25, 2025, with a strike price of $60,000, totaling over 1,000 BTC, with a nominal value of nearly $100 million. This deep out-of-the-money position serves as a low-cost extreme risk hedge or high-leverage speculation, requiring a drop of over 30% from the current situation to be profitable.Currently, the main block trades are still focused on establishing and adjusting positions. This month, institutions have significantly strengthened their layout for put options, indicating that large players are pessimistic about this month's market, and the number of deep out-of-the-money protective positions has noticeably increased.

ChainCatcher news, according to BeInCrypto, Standard Chartered's Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoff Kendrick, stated in an interview that the trend of Bitcoin as an inflation hedge is strengthening. Kendrick pointed out that Bitcoin is highly correlated with the Nasdaq index in the short term.He claimed that Bitcoin may not just be an inflation hedge, but rather more like an alternative tech stock: "Instead of viewing Bitcoin as a hedge against traditional financial (TradFi) issues, it is better to see it as a tech stock. If we were to create a hypothetical index by adding Bitcoin to the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks and removing Tesla, we would find that our 'Magnificent Seven + Bitcoin' (Mag 7B) index not only has a higher return but also lower volatility."

ChainCatcher message, Glassnode tweeted that during the period from March 19 to March 31, the proportion of the last moved SOL supply changed as follows: $123.89 increased from 3.69% to 3.73%, $144.54 increased from 4.2% to 4.5%, and $147.49 decreased from 2.08% to 1.98%. This indicates that there has been some profit-taking or distribution behavior near recent highs, and the supply is shifting towards a price range with a lower cost basis. Meanwhile, the support at the lower edge of the current range is strengthening.

ChainCatcher news, Binance Alpha announces the launch of GRASS, ATH, MEW, and BIGTIME.

ChainCatcher news, the Digital Chamber officially released the U.S. Blockchain Roadmap, aimed at maintaining the United States' leadership in economic competitiveness, national security, and digital innovation. The roadmap calls for the Treasury to issue stablecoin and Bitcoin legislation and outlines six key pillars: enhancing financial stability through digital assets, protecting financial freedom and decentralization, leading global capital markets with regulatory clarity, advancing energy security through Bitcoin mining, modernizing the U.S. banking system, and exploring the application of blockchain in government innovation and national security.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa, besides Flow Traders, a suspected Arrington Capital address (marked by Arkham) also received 5 million PARTI from the project party's contract address, accounting for 2.14% of the circulating tokens, and has currently deposited all tokens into the exchange.