ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the general counsel and compliance officer of crypto market maker Portofino Technologies has left the company. Celyn Armstrong had worked at this cryptocurrency trading firm in London for over three years. Previously, the company's former chief financial officer Mark Blackborough also recently left the company, and quantitative developer Cristian Dinu has also left the company to join competitor market maker Optiver.Portofino stated that it is exploring the establishment of new offices in New York and Singapore, with Dilan Bastin taking on the role of its new compliance officer.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the OKX Web3 wallet has launched the 32nd issue of Cryptopedia featuring the BitcoinOS special event. This event includes three projects: BitcoinOS, BIMA, and ZenChain. The event runs from April 9, 2025, 18:00 to May 7, 2025, 18:00 (HKT). During this period, users can complete and verify interactive tasks related to BitcoinOS and its ecosystem projects through Cryptopedia, giving them a chance to share a total prize pool of 750,000 USDT in BOS tokens, 20,000 USDT in BOOM tokens, and 10,000 USDC in rewards.It is reported that BitcoinOS is transforming the Web3 ecosystem by directly enabling zero-knowledge (zk) proofs on the Bitcoin network, elevating Bitcoin from a store of value to a universal settlement and security layer for the crypto ecosystem, preserving Bitcoin's unparalleled security model while unlocking new potential for smart contracts and computational capabilities.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the ZkCasino scam address has closed its 20x leveraged ETH position on Hyperliquid, with a cumulative loss of 27.1 million dollars, after previously scamming over 40 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Illinois plans to withdraw its staking-related lawsuit against Coinbase, becoming the fourth U.S. state to do so after Kentucky, Vermont, and South Carolina.Currently, Alabama, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin continue to pursue staking-related lawsuits against Coinbase. Among them, representatives from New Jersey and Washington confirmed that the cases are still ongoing, while California, Maryland, and Wisconsin declined to comment. Alabama has not yet responded to media requests for comment.Previous news, Kentucky withdrew its staking lawsuit against Coinbase.

ChainCatcher message, Sinohope CEO Du Jun tweeted on platform X, "We will select one token with growth potential from the secondary market each month (excluding Bitcoin), with a single investment amount controlled between 2 million to 10 million USD. After each purchase is completed, we will publicly disclose the corresponding on-chain address and investment logic to ensure transparency and share our reasoning with the community."

ChainCatcher news, TensorOpera AI, another company co-founded by ChainOpera co-founder Salman and Aiden, has reached a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics, showcasing groundbreaking innovations in multimodal generative AI applications on mobile devices.At CES 2025, TensorOpera AI announced its strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics to achieve breakthrough applications of multimodal AI on mobile devices based on the Exynos processor. This technology enables low-latency, high-performance AI Agent operations on smartphones by optimizing Android applications and C++ inference pipelines, while ensuring privacy and personalized services.As a company within the ChainOpera ecosystem, TensorOpera shares its founding team and technical architecture, utilizing edge-cloud collaborative technology to reduce AI service costs to 10% of the industry standard. Currently, ChainOpera's AI Terminal has served over a million users, achieving cloud-edge-device three-tier linkage driven by LLM."We are pushing the potential of edge-cloud collaboration to the extreme," said co-founder Salman. The two companies are leveraging a hybrid edge-cloud architecture, combining blockchain and decentralized AI technologies to continuously expand the boundaries of edge intelligence. This collaboration marks a new phase in the large-scale application of mobile AI Agent technology.

ChainCatcher message, ZachXBT released an investigation on the X platform targeting the identity of a whale with 50x leverage on Hyperliquid. By tracking on-chain transactions, it was discovered that a person named "William Parker" is associated with the 50x leverage whale on Hyperliquid. He was arrested last year for stealing approximately $1 million from two casinos in 2023 and was sentenced in Finland. Before this, he was known as Alistair Packover (William Peckover) and later changed his name.In the early 2010s, Alistair Packover made headlines in the UK multiple times due to fraud charges related to hacking and gambling. It is clear that he did not learn his lesson after serving several years for fraud and may continue to gamble. Currently, his funds are mainly stored in:0x51d99A4022a55CAd07a3c958F0600d8bb0B39921

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the whale address nemorino.eth sold 2,500 ETH after making a profit from short-term trading in ETH.This address bought ETH at a price of $1,906 two days ago, and then sold 2,500 ETH at a price of $2,021 eight hours ago after the ETH price rose by more than $100, exchanging it for 5.05 million USDC, realizing a profit of $287,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ledger Insights, BNY (Bank of New York Mellon) has announced that it will become an early user of the lending platform EquiLend 1Source, marking its further investment in the securities lending field. In addition, BNY will also acquire a minority stake in EquiLend.It is reported that EquiLend's 1Source platform utilizes Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to enhance the transparency and efficiency of securities lending. The launch of the platform is expected to change the traditional operations of securities lending, providing users with more efficient trading and management tools. BNY's participation not only brings funding support to EquiLend but also provides an important user base for its market promotion. As one of the initial users, BNY will be able to gain priority experience during the early launch of the platform and participate in the further development and optimization of the product.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the mention of blockchain-related terms in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR database reached an all-time high in February 2025, exceeding 5,000 keyword mentions, continuing a strong upward trend that began in mid-2023.This surge aligns with a significant shift in the SEC's approach to cryptocurrency regulation under the leadership of Acting Chair Mark Uyeda. Since the new government transition in January, the SEC has ended several high-profile investigations into major crypto companies such as Uniswap, Coinbase, Yuga Labs, Kraken, and Gemini, marking a clear departure from the "enforcement-based regulation" strategy of former Chair Gary Gensler.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and advanced technology investor MGX have announced a $2 billion investment deal. This transaction marks Binance's first institutional investment to date, representing a significant step for Binance in promoting the adoption of digital assets and strengthening the role of blockchain in global finance. This is the largest single investment in a cryptocurrency company and the largest investment in cryptocurrency (stablecoins) ever.It is reported that this investment represents MGX's first foray into the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, acquiring a minority stake in Binance as part of a broader strategy to support the transformative impact of blockchain on society.

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, although Bitcoin has recently taken a hit, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that this drop is just a minor episode before Bitcoin's valuation skyrockets to between $1 trillion and $5 trillion.In a report on Monday, Hougan wrote: "If it weren't so volatile, it would be a footnote in history, fluctuating only below $150,000, supported only by a small group of libertarians, crypto-punks, and speculators."In short: "Bitcoin is either going to be significant globally or it will be worthless." As Hougan made this prediction, Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, and the broader world markets are being impacted by multiple factors including Donald Trump's escalating trade war, disappointing earnings, scandals, hacking attacks, and the threat of a recession in the U.S.Traders' reactions were muted, seemingly disappointed that Trump did not announce large-scale purchases of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets continued to decline over the weekend. But for Hougan, this reaction misses the point. To him, "strategic reserves are a significant step forward, and the market's disappointment is absurd."He pointed out that the executive order explicitly states that the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce "should develop strategies" for reserve purchases of Bitcoin. Hougan wrote: "Note that the order uses 'should,' not 'may' or 'might'; the wording in the official statement is carefully chosen."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Switzerland-based crypto market maker Portofino Technologies announced plans to open new offices in New York and Singapore. The company is regulated by the UK, Switzerland, and the British Virgin Islands, and was founded in 2021 by two former Castle Securities executives, Leonard Lancia and Alex Casimo.

ChainCatcher news, Musk harshly criticized Meme coins in the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, calling them something akin to a "casino," and warned market participants not to invest their life savings into Meme coins.Meanwhile, Musk also talked about Dogecoin, adding that Dogecoin initially started as a Meme coin but is more like a joke cryptocurrency involving memes and dogs. Joe Rogan believed that the Meme coin craze is too crazy, especially with people putting real money into it.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik responded to the question "Have there been moments of frustration and disappointment with the EF, the community, or the industry in the past year?" during a text AMA held on the Tako platform, stating: "Of course. Perhaps the most disappointing moment for me recently was when someone said that Ethereum is bad and intolerant because we don't respect the 'casinos' on the blockchain, while other chains are willing to accept any application, so they are better.If the blockchain community has this kind of 'inverse moral issue', I have no interest in participating in blockchain. However, I found an interesting point: many people say those things on the internet, but when I chat with the community in person, everyone's values are still the same as before. So I feel a responsibility to this community; I cannot abandon them. Ethereum needs to work together to create the world we want to see.This will require some changes, such as the foundation may not be able to be too neutral at the application layer and needs to specifically support certain things, but this project must be worth us doing so."