ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Wang reports, the Criminal Investigation Team of the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau received a tip-off about a quick fund transfer. A sum of money related to fraud was withdrawn by someone in Wufengpu Town, Shaoyang County. After receiving the tip, the investigating officers quickly launched an investigation and arrested a suspect named Wu.During the interrogation, Wu confessed to contacting fraudsters for profit by providing his bank card to receive the fraudulent funds, and illegally exchanging them for virtual currency to hand over to the higher-ups in the criminal organization. Currently, Wu has been criminally detained in accordance with the law, and the case is under further investigation.

ChainCatcher news, Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, stated in a post on X that the company spent approximately $6.6 million to increase its holdings by 68.59 BTC, with an average price of about $96,335, achieving an 18% BTC yield year-to-date as of 2025. As of February 20, 2025, Metaplanet holds 2,100 BTC, with an acquisition cost of approximately $169.9 million and an average price of about $80,905.In response, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), commented: "One Basis Point of Bitcoin."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the on-chain trading platform Mintify will announce its protocol token economics next week.In July last year, the NFT startup Mintify completed a new round of financing of $3.4 million, with participation from ARCA, Cumberland, Psalion, Master Ventures, Zeneca, GM Capital, Spencer VC, and over 50 angel investors.In January this year, Mintify announced its transformation into an on-chain trading platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to PRNewswire, Canaan Technology released its unaudited monthly update on Bitcoin mining operations for the period ending January 31, 2025, which disclosed a mining output of 88 Bitcoins in January 2025. At the end of the month, Canaan Technology held a total of 1,319 Bitcoins on its balance sheet.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, smart money that previously profited over 17.3 million dollars from celebrity coins like TRUMP has participated in the PAIN presale, gaining another 145,000 dollars.Two weeks ago, this address transferred 2000 SOL to the presale address (with an actual investment of 400 SOL after refunds), received 21,533 PAIN, and sold all at an average price of 10.77 dollars. However, since the SOL price during the presale was 216 dollars and has now dropped to 172 dollars, the final profit for PAIN presale players, in addition to the selling price, must also account for the loss from the decline in SOL. For example, the final return rate for this smart money was 168%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from Huobi HTX, Huobi leverage has launched a series of special spring activities on February 19 at 20:00 (UTC+8), providing token rewards, interest-free borrowing, and other generous benefits for both new and existing users. The event will end on February 25 at 20:00 (UTC+8). The activities include:Exclusive 10 USDT benefit for new users: New users who conduct leveraged trading of any cryptocurrency worth 100 USDT will receive a 10 USDT leveraged interest discount voucher;Hotcoin trading party: Users participating in full margin trading of specified cryptocurrencies (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, DOGE/USDT, SOL/USDT, XRP/USDT, PEPE/USDT, TRX/USDT, ETC/USDT, SHIB/USDT, LTC/USDT, LINK/USDT) with a cumulative trading volume of 100,000 USDT will share a reward of 5,000 USDT based on their cumulative trading volume ranking;One day interest-free borrowing for specified cryptocurrencies: Users participating in borrowing and lending of specified cryptocurrencies (SOL, XRP, DOGE, TRUMP, DYDX, MEME, JST, XLM) on Huobi leverage will enjoy one day of interest-free borrowing.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, the institution currently holds a quantity of Bitcoin that has reached 0.01% of the total Bitcoin supply.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, aside from the 50% PAIN held by Harold himself that has been locked, a total of 15% of tokens from the community/partners have not yet been transferred or sold.The mainstream liquidity pool distribution of PAIN is as follows: currently, a total of $11.37 million has been injected into liquidity (accounting for 82% of the mainstream liquidity pool with a 1% fee), which includes 129,000 PAIN and 52,490 SOL, with unclaimed fee income reaching as high as $344,000. Currently, only the price range [0.104251 - 0.205086] is still active, which converts to [17.88 USD - 35.2 USD], while the remaining positions have temporarily expired.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized storage and data availability protocol Walrus announced that its mainnet will launch in March, and it will introduce its native token WAL, with a total supply of 5 billion tokens. 10% will be allocated to the Walrus User Drop, with 4% for the initial airdrop and 6% for future allocations.

ChainCatcher news, according to 4E monitoring, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting minutes suggest that they will hold steady until there is more progress on inflation. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks opened lower but rose throughout the day, with all three major indices closing higher. The S&P 500 index rose 0.24%, hitting a new high for two consecutive days, the Dow Jones increased by 0.16%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.07%. Large tech stocks had mixed performances, with Tesla up 1.82% and Nvidia down 0.12%.The cryptocurrency market saw a slight rebound against the backdrop of rising U.S. stocks. After a flash crash to a two-week low on Tuesday, Bitcoin was in a fluctuating upward trend throughout Wednesday, briefly climbing to a high of $97,000 before pulling back slightly, currently reported at $96,810, up nearly 1.5% in 24 hours.Ethereum and altcoins generally warmed up, with Ethereum currently at $2,730, up nearly 2.02% in 24 hours. On-chain activity has cooled, meme popularity has significantly decreased, and SOL continues to perform weakly. The overall market is still oscillating within a range, with no clear direction yet. In the forex commodities sector, the U.S. dollar index rose by 0.11%; spot gold retraced after hitting a historical high of $2,947 during the day, with the daily increase narrowing to 0.15%; multiple messages have increased the outlook for tight oil supply, leading to a continued rebound in oil prices, with Brent crude rising for three consecutive days to a one-week high.The Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes indicate that officials believe inflation needs to continue declining before any further rate cuts can be considered, but policies such as Trump's tariffs pose upward risks to inflation. Overall, the minutes further reinforced market expectations of a "pause in rate cuts," with the Federal Reserve firmly in a "wait-and-see" mode. eeee.com, as a financial trading platform supporting cryptocurrencies, stock indices, commodity gold, forex, and other assets, recently launched a USDT stablecoin financial product with an annualized yield of 8%, providing investors with a potential hedging option. 4E reminds you to be aware of market volatility risks and to allocate assets wisely.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the address DjTrV...1a24a sold 107,212 PAIN at an average price of $23.66, tracing its funding source to a team presale associated address, rather than the 20% holding address for airdrop distribution, with the token transfer occurring three times before the shipment.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the launch of TradeFi, a new service aimed at facilitating global trade through innovative financing solutions.TradeFi expands Tether's product line, including stablecoins, asset tokenization, and wallet development tools. The service simplifies international trade processes by providing financing solutions that reduce costs and increase efficiency, supporting commodity trading such as crude oil and copper, and enabling seamless settlement using USDT.Tether stated that blockchain technology will simplify trade processes, lower costs, and promote financial inclusion. The launch of TradeFi follows Tether's first $45 million crude oil trade last November, marking an important step in its strategy to support more commodities and industries.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, British police have arrested and charged two men who are suspected of committing cryptocurrency fraud against a 75-year-old retiree from Aberdeenshire, resulting in a six-figure loss for the victim.It is reported that the case was reported in July 2024. The Northeast Division of Police Scotland collaborated with West Midlands Police and South Yorkshire Police to arrest a 54-year-old man in Coventry and a 36-year-old man in Mexborough, both of whom were charged on the same day.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. SEC voluntarily withdrew its appeal on Wednesday regarding a ruling that prevented the agency from expanding the scope of existing securities laws to cover DeFi users and projects.In a four-page motion submitted to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the SEC expressed its desire to "voluntarily withdraw this appeal," a move that faced no opposition.In November of last year, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the SEC's expansion of the legal definition of "dealer" exceeded the agency's authority. The judge found that the modification of the SEC's dealer rules was unlawful because it conflated DeFi traders with financial brokers.Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, stated in a release that the SEC's voluntary withdrawal of the appeal is a significant victory for the digital asset industry, "We initially sued the SEC to challenge the agency's illegal overreach, which attempted to unilaterally redefine the boundaries of its statutory authority. With the new leadership of the agency leading to today's final dismissal, we look forward to productive dialogue between the industry and the SEC."

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, since the implementation of the new priority fee distribution mechanism on February 12, Solana's annual inflation rate has risen by 30.5%. The daily amount of SOL burned has decreased from nearly 18,000 SOL to 1,000 SOL.Blockworks researcher Carlos Gonzalez Campo stated that Solana Improvement Proposal 96 (SIP 96) allocates all of the network's priority fees to validators, no longer used for token burning, resulting in an increase in the annual inflation rate from 3.6% to 4.7%.

ChainCatcher message, Abstract previously disclosed that the ecological application Cardex encountered a security vulnerability attack. After completing an initial security audit, its team accidentally exposed the private key of the session signer on its website's front end. In response, Cardex confirmed on platform X that it has been attacked in connection with the session key leak. They are currently working with the Abstract team to trace the flow of stolen funds and the recovery situation, and will disclose the details of the incident later.

ChainCatcher news, Dune data shows that since the launch of the LIBRA token, as of February 19, the daily trading volume on pump.fun (including purchases and trades of newly issued tokens) has decreased by 27% from $184 million to $134 million.In addition to the trading volume, pump.fun's growth has also stagnated in other areas. On Tuesday, the platform registered only 59,000 new wallets, marking a low point since November 17, 2024. Last month, on the day of President Trump's inauguration, the number of active wallets on the platform reached approximately 110,000.Since Trump took office, the number of new Meme coins launched on pump.fun has also sharply declined, dropping from 61,800 on January 20 to just 27,800 on Tuesday.

ChainCatcher news reports that according to the 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), large institutions such as pension funds or hedge funds doubled their holdings in spot Bitcoin ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2024.As of Q4 2024, institutional investors held $38.7 billion worth of spot Bitcoin ETFs. This figure is more than three times that of Q3, where the reported holdings were only $12.4 billion. Among them, the Wisconsin Investment Board increased its holdings in the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to just over 6 million shares. Billionaire hedge fund investor Paul Tudor also raised his stake in IBIT from 4,428,230 shares to 8,048,552 shares, nearly doubling his investment.Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that IBIT currently has 1,100 institutional holders reporting their holdings through 13F filings. In contrast, most newly launched ETFs typically have fewer than 10 institutional holders.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump crypto project WLFI multi-signature wallet has withdrawn 10 million USDC from Coinbase to purchase 200 million WLFI.