ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Edward Jones senior investment strategist Angelo Kourkafas stated that at next Thursday's Federal Reserve monetary policy news conference, Powell may continue to sound hawkish to counter the claim that the Federal Reserve will be influenced by the White House.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, Apple has modified its App Store policy to allow developers of cryptocurrency-related applications to guide users to external websites for transactions and payments within the app. This move is seen as a significant turning point for the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem. The change stems from Apple's defeat in the Epic Games case, where the court ordered it to lift the ban on "external link payments." Under the updated policy, developers can prompt users to navigate to external platforms to purchase NFTs or make cryptocurrency payments, no longer being forced to use Apple's internal payment system. Previously, such actions would incur a commission of up to 30% from Apple, which had led to several cryptocurrency wallets and NFT applications facing restrictions or even being removed from the store.Analysts believe that Apple's concession could significantly enhance the availability of decentralized applications (DApps) within the iOS ecosystem, expand their user base, and drive overall market adoption. As cryptocurrency-native applications gain more freedom, the competition between U.S. regulators and tech giants over Web3 infrastructure will continue to intensify.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), a whale address 12VuU withdrew 20.69 bitcoins (approximately 1.99 million USD) from Binance exchange about 3 hours ago.This address has accumulated 197.15 bitcoins at an average price of 93,890 USD over the past week. Currently, the total amount of bitcoins held by this address is 570.74 bitcoins (approximately 54.81 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale deposited 2 million OM (worth $871,170) into Binance after holding OM for one and a half months, with an unrealized loss of $25.44 million.The whale withdrew 4 million OM (worth $27.18 million at that time) from Binance one and a half months ago and currently still holds 2 million OM, now worth $871,170.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a trader used 200,000 USDC to purchase 686,300 POPE, but after the purchase, the price of the coin plummeted, and then sold for $89,000, losing about $111,000 in less than 5 minutes.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Blockchain Association is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt a flexible and progressive approach to cryptocurrency regulation under its new leadership. The association stated that as blockchain technology rapidly evolves, the SEC should avoid implementing restrictive policies that could hinder technological innovation and the expansion of application scenarios.The association emphasized that overly strict regulation could undermine the U.S.'s competitiveness in the global blockchain industry. Previously, the SEC's regulatory enforcement in the cryptocurrency sector has sparked widespread controversy, including lawsuits against several crypto companies. The Blockchain Association recommends that the SEC establish a regulatory framework that adapts to technological evolution through open dialogue and collaboration with the industry, in order to balance innovation and compliance.

ChainCatcher news, in response to TRON founder Justin Sun's call regarding the fraudulent inflow of funds into OKX after the TRON DAO Twitter account was hacked, OKX CEO Star stated that a public policy for cooperation with law enforcement has been established. OKX advises Justin Sun to submit preliminary evidence through its law enforcement request guidelines to initiate a temporary emergency freeze on the involved funds. OKX emphasizes that further cooperation with law enforcement is necessary to advance the investigation.Previous news, Justin Sun called for OKX to freeze and investigate the stolen funds deposited after the illegal takeover of the TRON DAO Twitter account.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch and open trading for Obol (OBOL) on May 7, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8).In addition, the Binance Futures platform will launch the OBOLUSDT perpetual contract on May 7, 2025, at 18:30 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of up to 50 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, U.S. Congressman Lance Gooden from Texas has written to the General Services Administration (GSA), suggesting the installation of cryptocurrency ATMs in federal government buildings. Gooden stated in the letter that this move would serve as a public education resource, showcasing advancements in financial technology and aligning with President Donald Trump's vision of positioning the U.S. as a leader in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

ChainCatcher message, ScamSniffer released the phishing report for April 2025, with total losses amounting to $5.29 million and the number of victims reaching 7,565. Although the loss amount decreased by about 17% compared to March, the number of victims significantly increased by 26%. The largest attack resulted in a profit of $1.43 million through phishing, followed by address poisoning, which profited $700,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data from RootData, the MilkyWay token (MILK) briefly broke through $0.163 and is currently reported at $0.154, with a 24-hour increase of 23.36%.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, MilkyWay is a liquid staking solution within the Celestia ecosystem. When users perform liquid staking of TIA tokens on MilkyWay, they receive an on-chain representation of the TIA staking status, called milkTIA. This allows Celestia token holders to gain liquidity on their staked assets, enabling them to trade or use it as collateral for various DeFi products.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the EU has officially passed the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), which will prohibit all financial institutions from providing anonymous crypto accounts or wallets with crypto service providers starting from July 1, 2027, and will completely ban transactions involving privacy coins (such as Monero, Zcash, Dash).The new regulations also require that crypto transactions exceeding 1,000 euros must undergo mandatory identity verification, and a new regulatory body, AMLA, will directly oversee large crypto platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Economic Observer, Lin Chunhao, chairman of Guangdong Jin Yao Key Holding Group, has admitted that the company has gone bankrupt, with total losses from its virtual currency business reaching 68.98 million yuan.In a letter to investors, Lin Chunhao stated that the total funds raised from clients, approximately 1.339 billion yuan, have all been lost. In addition to virtual currency investments, the company has also faced investment failures in multiple areas including lending, stocks, and bills. Currently, the Economic Crime Investigation Team of the Futian Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau has filed a case for investigation. The company previously attracted clients with high interest rates, promising investors an annualized return of up to 9%.

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 message, according to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time May 2) the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $20.1032 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $20.1032 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of ETHA has reached $4.201 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $6.397 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Ethereum market value) of 2.87%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $2.508 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Unichain announced that it has implemented a block construction mechanism based on TEE (Trusted Execution Environment), becoming the first L2 network to adopt this approach. This design enables transaction priority ordering, MEV protection, and transaction rollback protection, and supports future verifiable block features.Unichain stated that the traditional Rollup sorting mechanism is usually an offline operation, making it difficult to audit, while its TEE sorting system can publicly prove the transaction order, reducing MEV value loss. In addition, the rollback protection mechanism will prevent users from losing Gas in failed transactions, enhancing price accuracy and block space utilization efficiency. The aforementioned features are supported by Rollup-Boost, developed in collaboration with Uniswap Labs and Flashbots.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, two key crypto project leaders at the IRS, Seth Wilks and Raj Mukherjee, have resigned this Friday, accepting the government's "DOGE Deferred Compensation Plan." Both previously came from the crypto industry and joined the IRS in 2024 to develop crypto tax policies and lead the development of the new 1099-DA tax form.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on social media that cryptocurrency will replace most financial services, and Coinbase will be 100% focused on the cryptocurrency business.

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.