ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced that it will issue 3.6 billion yen (approximately 25 million USD) zero-interest ordinary bonds to increase its Bitcoin holdings.

ChainCatcher news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced that it will establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Metaplanet Treasury Corp., in Florida to promote its Bitcoin financial strategy and global expansion. The subsidiary will have a registered capital of 250 million USD and is expected to be established in May 2025, with its headquarters located in Miami.The new subsidiary will improve the efficiency of Bitcoin acquisition, enhance financial flexibility, and support the company's strategic positioning in the U.S. market. It is reported that Metaplanet has acquired approximately 68 billion yen worth of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced the appointment of Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, MetaMask has partnered with CompoSecure and Baanx to launch the MetaMask "metal card," which is set to be released globally in the second quarter. The card allows users to make payments directly from their self-custodied MetaMask wallet without the need for pre-loading, converting to fiat, or relying on centralized exchanges.All transactions will be authorized via smart contracts within 5 seconds, and users will need to hold cryptocurrency on the Linea network. The card aims to address the "last mile" problem of cryptocurrency payments, thereby promoting the mainstream adoption of digital assets. MetaMask previously launched a pilot program in August 2024 and previewed the metal card at the ETHDenver conference in March this year. Additionally, the company plans to increase support for Bitcoin and Solana this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to content released by WLFI officials and Zhao Changpeng on social media, WLFI's three co-founders Zach Witkoff, Zak Folkman, and WatcherChase met today in Abu Dhabi with Binance founder Zhao Changpeng to discuss how to expand global adoption, set new standards, and elevate cryptocurrency to new levels.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. government's excessive imposition of tariffs has not only affected imports but also exports. The export of U.S. agricultural products such as soybeans and pork is significantly decreasing.Data recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that for the week of April 11 to 17, U.S. soybean net sales decreased by 50% compared to the previous week, while pork net sales plummeted by 72%.

ChainCatcher news, according to BitcoinNews, Meta has conducted large-scale layoffs in its metaverse division Reality Labs, affecting more than 100 people. The layoffs mainly impact the teams responsible for developing VR headset experiences and metaverse hardware research. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirmed the layoffs, stating that some teams are undergoing "structural adjustments" aimed at "improving the company's efficiency in developing mixed reality experiences in the future."

ChainCatcher news, the native token of the Metya platform, $MET, officially launched on the cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io and opened for trading on April 23. As a mainstream global trading platform, Gate.io's listing provides $MET with a channel to enter the international market.Metya is a Web3 "DatingFi" social dating platform that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. The project aims to create an efficient, authentic, and secure dating and social experience. Through its unique social mining mechanism (i.e., "social equals profit" model), it rewards users for their interactions and content contributions, promoting innovative development in the Web3 social ecosystem.The role of $MET in the ecosystem: Currently, the Metya platform has attracted millions of users, and its global community influence is rapidly expanding. As an important token in the Metya ecosystem, $MET can be used for staking, participating in social incentives, and platform governance, providing users with rich incentive mechanisms and participation opportunities. Users can earn $MET rewards by contributing content and interacting socially on the platform; they can also stake $MET to earn returns, supporting platform operations and governance decisions.The listing of $MET on Gate.io is seen as an important milestone in the development of the Metya ecosystem, marking a key step in the project's path to global expansion. With Gate.io's user base of tens of millions and its influence, this listing is expected to bring a new wave of user growth and ecological vitality to Metya, pushing it into a new stage of development.

ChainCatcher news, according to Metaplanet's announcement, the company has purchased an additional 145 BTC as part of its Bitcoin asset allocation strategy, at an average price of approximately 13.28 million yen, totaling 1.926 billion yen. As of now, the company's total holdings have reached 5,000 BTC, with an average purchase price of 12.818 million yen. This strategy has been officially designated as a core business since December 2024, with funding primarily sourced from stock issuance and operational profits.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, 10x Research's head of research Markus Thielen warned investors to remain cautious as the stablecoin minting metrics have not yet returned to high activity levels, which could affect the sustainability of the current rebound.Analysts pointed out that $95,000 is a key resistance level for Bitcoin, and if market uncertainty continues to decline, Bitcoin may be poised to break the $100,000 mark.

ChainCatcher news, Metaplanet CEO posted on X that despite recent market volatility, the company will continue to firmly advance its Bitcoin strategy, aiming to accumulate a total of 10,000 BTC by the end of the year.Currently, the company holds 4,855 BTC, ranking 10th among publicly listed companies globally and 1st in Asia. In addition, Metaplanet's per-share BTC holdings have increased by 119.3% year-to-date, far exceeding the quarterly target (+35%), and the company has gained an additional 2,174 BTC through financial strategies, amounting to approximately 27 billion yen.The number of company shareholders has also grown from less than 10,000 at the end of last year to about 65,000 in March this year, with increasing attention from institutional investors. Metaplanet stated that its goal is to enhance corporate value and per-share BTC content in the long term.

ChainCatcher news, according to Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet purchased 330 BTC for approximately $282,000, with a unit price of $85,605.As of April 21, 2025, the company holds a total of 4,855 BTC, with a cumulative purchase amount of approximately $414.5 million, and a year-to-date return rate of 119.3%.

ChainCatcher message, the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon announced on platform X that the governance proposal to modify the Babylon Genesis chain parameters has officially launched. This proposal aims to adjust the unbinding fee for the second phase of staking from 100 sats/vbyte to 30 sats/vbyte. Voting is now open, and the deadline is 7 AM UTC on Monday, April 21.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official tweet, the Solana ecosystem liquidity re-staking protocol Fragmetric announced that it has received a grant from the Solana Foundation. The project aims to establish a new standard for liquidity re-staking. Fragmetric officially stated that this move will benefit all participants in the re-staking ecosystem.Previous report, the Solana ecosystem re-staking protocol Fragmetric completed a $5 million strategic financing round, led by Rockaway Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Amber Group, Hypersphere, and BitGo.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Metalpha deposited 25 million USDC into Binance 5 hours ago, and then withdrew 7,000 ETH (approximately 11.12 million USD) from Binance to an address 1 hour ago.Since April 1, this address has cumulatively withdrawn 29,000 ETH from Binance, amounting to approximately 48.73 million USD at the current exchange rate, with an average withdrawal price of about 1,680 USD.

ChainCatcher message, recently, Galaxy Research submitted a new proposal to the Solana community aimed at reforming the network's inflation governance discussion through a method called Multi-Election Staking Weight Aggregation (MESA). This mechanism attempts to introduce a market-driven process to optimize the SOL emission curve without relying on a single outcome vote. The proposed method will not change Solana's ultimate goal of achieving a 1.5% final inflation rate, but it may significantly shorten the timeline to reach that goal based on community voting results.According to Galaxy's predictions, if the current 15% deflation rate is maintained, the network will reach its final inflation rate at epoch 2,135. Increasing the deflation rate will bring this point forward. In the current Solana system, inflation follows a fixed, time-related curve, aiming for a final inflation rate of 1.5%. However, Galaxy points out that previous votes indicated that while there is a general consensus that the inflation rate is above necessary levels, reaching an agreement on adjusting parameters has been challenging. Galaxy's new proposal offers an alternative that allows validators to choose from multiple predetermined deflation rates, with the result determined by the weighted average of these votes. MESA voting will not dynamically adjust inflation based on real-time metrics but will enforce a fixed anti-inflation trajectory, and once approved, the deflation rate will be adjusted according to the collective opinion of validators.It is reported that this mechanism is inspired by the previous proposal SIMD-228. Although the community generally supports lowering the SOL inflation rate, the binary voting mechanism has made it difficult to reach a consensus on specific parameters, resulting in the proposal's failure to pass.