ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder posted a statement on social media stating that she is not involved in any project investments, communications, token launches, or endorsements, and the only project she is involved in is BNB. She reminded the public to be cautious of AI-generated fake voices and videos, emphasizing the need to independently verify information.

ChainCatcher news, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik posted on the X platform that the number of users participating in Nansen platform token staking has exceeded 120,000.It is reported that participating in Nansen token staking can earn Nansen points, which will be launched in Q2 of this year, and the function of the points has not yet been announced. The currently supported tokens include: HYPE, TRX, SUI, SOL, RON, ATOM, TIA, DYDX, STRK, NEAR, TKX, BAND, KAVA, SKL, AKT, OSMO, CTK, APT.

ChainCatcher news, according to Binance market data, the Lorenzo Protocol token BANK surged after the new round of TGE ended in the Binance Wallet, with the price breaking through $0.033.According to the allocation rules, users who participated at the highest level in this round of TGE received approximately 2028 BANK, with a total value of about $67 at the current price.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's cryptocurrency working group announced the agenda and panel members for the roundtable meeting on April 25. The theme of this meeting is "Understanding Your Custodian: Key Considerations for Cryptocurrency Custody," with topics including: custody through broker-dealers and other means, and custody by investment advisers and investment companies.Attendees from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission include: Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, Commissioner Hester Peirce. Other attendees include: Jason Allegrante (Fireblocks), Rachel Anderika (Anchorage Digital Bank), Terrence Dempsey (Fidelity Digital Assets), Mark Greenberg (Kraken), Tammy Weinrib (Copper), Larry Florio (1kx), Ryan Louvar (WisdomTree), and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized trading platform Hyperion has announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing, with participation from OKX Ventures and Aptos Labs. This round of financing will accelerate the development of its core products, including optimizing the CLMM concentrated liquidity market maker and the strategy management tool VAULT, aimed at enhancing trading efficiency and user experience.It is reported that Hyperion focuses on the Aptos ecosystem and plans to address the issues of liquidity dispersion and optimize the trading experience through innovation, while expanding its user base. The funds will be used for technological research and development, ecosystem construction, and launching user incentive programs such as DRIPs points.

ChainCatcher news, according to official social media messages, HTX DAO will participate as a premium sponsor in the Blockchain Forum 2025 held in Moscow from April 23 to 24. During the event, TRON founder, Huobi HTX global advisor, and core supporter of HTX DAO, Justin Sun, along with Tigran Akhunts, the P2P business head of Huobi HTX CIS region, will be invited to attend and deliver keynote speeches. In addition, on the evening of April 23, HTX DAO will host a VIP orientation dinner to discuss the future development of the crypto and Web3 ecosystem with partners.It is worth mentioning that Justin Sun has been nominated for the "International Influencer of the Year in the Cryptocurrency and Web3 Field" due to his global influence. Huobi HTX has also received three heavyweight nominations, highlighting its leading position in trading services and technological innovation.It is reported that Blockchain Forum 2025 is the most influential crypto event in Russia and the CIS region, aiming to explore cutting-edge applications of blockchain technology, the future landscape of the crypto market, and the innovative development of the Web3 ecosystem, providing an international platform for industry practitioners to communicate, collaborate, and showcase.

ChainCatcher news, the public beta event of DeShare launched by the decentralized data value infrastructure CESS Network has attracted over 800,000 users, completing millions of tasks and file uploads, with on-chain transactions reaching millions, validating the performance, scalability, and user capacity of the CESS network.DeShare is a decentralized file-sharing tool built for Web3 within the CESS ecosystem, featuring millisecond-level response, high concurrency processing, and large-scale data throughput capabilities, providing users with a smooth experience comparable to Web2. This public beta comprehensively verifies CESS's technical strength in storage performance, stability, and scalability, further demonstrating its real-world implementation capability and strong capacity as a next-generation Web3 data infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: A "partial easing" of cryptocurrency-related bank regulations is expected.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released the latest report stating that the net inflow of funds into Bitcoin ETFs is just slightly above zero, despite a strong performance at the beginning of the year, which recorded nearly $5.5 billion in inflows.This phenomenon is quite surprising, as Bitcoin has outperformed U.S. tech stocks this year, while gold has also reached an all-time high. Notably, the total net inflow into Bitcoin ETFs is $35.5 billion, with BlackRock accounting for $39.6 billion and Fidelity for $11.4 billion, together making up the vast majority of the share.In contrast, the inflows from other ETF issuers are relatively limited. This indicates that the current buying is more likely coming from a specific institutional client group, rather than being driven by widespread retail funds—if it were the latter, the inflows would be more evenly distributed among various ETF providers.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, OKX will launch the WCT trading event on April 15, 2025, at 19:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who sign up and complete specified tasks such as deposits and trades will have the chance to share 1,200,000 WCT tokens.It is reported that WalletConnect is an open-source protocol designed to connect users to decentralized applications (dApps) in a secure and interoperable manner, promoting user experience innovation, expanding the ecosystem, and guiding the network towards a decentralized and permissionless future.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, after two days, the "2015 ICO 100,000 ETH OG whale" has sold 612 ETH (1 million USD) again, with a cost as low as 0.31 USD.He currently still holds 29,577 ETH (47.98 million USD), and at a selling rate of approximately 630 ETH every two days, it will take nearly three more months to sell the remaining portion.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on social media that he has continuously heard two names related to the Mantra incident: Denko (founder of Reef Finance) and Fukogoryushu. It is alleged that in the days leading up to the 90% crash of the OM token, these two sought large loans using their holdings of OM as collateral.It should be noted that Reef Finance has a history of market manipulation; the token was delisted by Binance in October 2024, and its team had previously reached an over-the-counter trading agreement with Alameda Research for $80 million in 2021.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on platform X stating: "I have been hearing two names associated with the Mantra incident: Denko (founder of Reef Finance) and Fukogoryushu. It is alleged that in the days leading up to the 90% drop of OM that triggered the collapse, they had contacted some individuals, asking them to take out large loans using OM as collateral.For those unfamiliar with Reef Finance, the project was delisted from Binance in October 2024 and had previously engaged in an $80 million over-the-counter transaction with Alameda in 2021. REEF has also experienced similar market manipulation incidents in the past."

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from Huobi HTX, Huobi HTX has launched the "SunPump MEME Limited-Time Trading Carnival" event starting from April 14 at 18:00 and ending on April 21 at 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who trade popular cryptocurrencies such as TRX, SUN, SZN, SUNDOG, SUNCAT, TBULL, and TRONBULL will have the chance to share a total reward of 15,000 USDT.During the event, users participating in spot trading of the designated cryptocurrencies on Huobi HTX will share 10,000 USDT based on their trading volume rankings. Additionally, leveraged trading volume will be counted as three times towards the user's total trading volume. Furthermore, Huobi HTX has also established a yield reward leaderboard, where users will share a reward of 5,000 USDT based on their spot trading yield rankings for the designated cryptocurrencies, with the top three yields being eligible for a maximum of 300 USDT each.

ChainCatcher news, Laser Digital stated on social media, "We want to directly respond to recent speculation regarding Laser Digital's involvement in the price fluctuations of OM (Mantra). Laser has no connection to the recent price drop of OM. The claims on social media linking Laser to 'investor sell-offs' are incorrect and misleading.We have publicly marked some on-chain transfer records of OM related to the Laser wallet. We clearly state: Laser has not deposited any OM tokens to OKX. The wallet mentioned in relation to OKX is not Laser's wallet.We are aligned with our partners, and our core OM investment remains locked. We have no interest in pressuring the token or undermining the project's stability. Transparency is important."ChainCatcher previously reported that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, at least 17 wallets deposited 43.6 million OM (worth $227 million at the time) into exchanges before the OM crash, accounting for 4.5% of the circulating supply. According to Arkham's tagging, two of these addresses are associated with Laser Digital. Laser Digital is a strategic investor in MANTRA.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Layer2 solution OpenZK Network has announced the completion of a $6 million early financing round, with investors including Animoca Brands, Coinstore, Sovereign Trust, and other institutions. This round of financing will be used to support its technology research and development as well as ecosystem construction.It is reported that OpenZK was founded by former Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific Executive President Dave Sandor, and is currently actively negotiating partnerships with multiple institutions to advance its subsequent strategic layout.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, OpenZK Network is a second-layer solution based on zk-rollup technology, which can significantly reduce transaction costs and increase throughput, while also introducing a sustainable reward mechanism through native ETH staking, re-staking, and stablecoin staking.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Web3 decentralized finance education platform BugsCoin (BGSC) has announced the completion of a $12 million Series A strategic financing round. This round of financing was jointly invested by Becker Ventures, Castrum Capital, BullPerks, DuckDAO, Maxx Capital, and several Asian family offices.BugsCoin aims to build a practice-driven financial education ecosystem through a risk-free simulated trading system, achieving dual incentives for learning and earning. The official statement indicated that the financing will be used for global market expansion, upgrades to the BugsFunded decentralized asset management protocol, development of AI intelligent investment advisory, and construction of the BGSC ecosystem.Currently, BugsCoin has been listed on trading platforms such as Gate.io, Bitget, HashKey, MEXC, and BitMart, and has recently completed the destruction of 50 billion BGSC tokens.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, a new address has accumulated 13.16 million PARTI 10 hours ago, worth approximately 2.294 million USD, with an average price of 0.1743 USD, currently facing an unrealized loss of about 86,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to former U.S. federal prosecutor James K. Filan, the SEC and Ripple have jointly submitted a motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, requesting to "stay" the proceedings of both parties' appeals and cross-appeals, on the grounds that the parties have reached a "principled settlement agreement," which is currently awaiting approval from the SEC Commission. If approved, a motion for a declaratory judgment will be filed in the district court. The court has canceled the previously scheduled submission of response materials on April 16.This motion signifies that the case may soon reach a final settlement.