ChainCatcher news, according to BUSINESS TIMES, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, targeting institutional and professional investors.It is reported that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Singapore's only official trading platform for securities and derivatives, regulated by the Singapore government.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to 4E monitoring, Trump's policies continue to be at the forefront of market narratives, with tariff uncertainties continuing to pressure U.S. stocks. The three major indices fell for the third consecutive week last week, with the Dow Jones down 2.66%, the S&P 500 down 1.5%, and the Nasdaq down 2.62%, led by declines in tech stocks.The cryptocurrency market has shown resilience and performed relatively independently. Bitcoin stabilized last week around $84,000. On Monday morning in Asia, driven by a significant drop in the U.S. dollar index and a 2% surge in gold futures, Bitcoin quickly surged past $87,000, closing at $87,415 before the deadline, up 2.5% in 24 hours. Altcoins rebounded broadly, with the AI sector leading the way, rising by 7%, while other sectors saw increases of 1% to 2%, indicating a more optimistic market sentiment.In the forex commodity market, the U.S. dollar index fell below the 99 mark on Monday morning in Asia, reaching its lowest level since April 2022, down 0.24% for the day. Over the weekend, progress was made in U.S.-Iran negotiations, easing supply concerns, and U.S. oil fell by more than 1%. Trump posted insights about the negotiations, stating, "The golden rule of negotiation and success: those who have the gold make the rules," leading to a 1.61% surge in spot gold, hitting a historic high of $3,380.Tariff uncertainties loom over the market, with investors focusing on upcoming negotiations between the U.S. and several countries in the coming weeks to further understand the scale and scope of tariffs. This week, the U.S. and Europe will simultaneously release the preliminary manufacturing and services PMI for April, which will reflect the first wave of impacts from Trump's tariffs. Additionally, the market is paying attention to the upcoming earnings reports from tech giants like Google and Tesla, as investors seek market anchors from corporate profit guidance.

ChainCatcher message, according to Trader T's monitoring, the US dollar index has fallen below 99, currently at 98.6, the lowest level since the Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate hike since 2018 in March 2022. It has dropped 9% so far this year, which means that any asset with a gain of less than 10% is effectively depreciating in terms of dollar purchasing power.

ChainCatcher news, according to a tweet retweeted by Musk, the Grok voice mode now supports camera access to recognize content. It allows users to point their phone at something and ask, "What am I looking at?"The visual feature on iOS allows the chatbot to analyze objects, text, and environments in the real world in real-time through the device's camera. Users can scan anything, including products, logos, documents, etc., and Grok will immediately provide contextual information and relevant insights.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's整理, currently there are 9 altcoins including SOL, XRP, LTC, ADA, AVAX, APT, SUI, MOVE, TRX that have submitted spot ETF applications along with 4 memecoins: DOGE, TRUMP, BONK, PENGU.Except for TRX, the teams behind the other altcoin projects are mostly based in the United States or have strong American resource backgrounds, or belong to the WLFI Portfolio, presenting a "resource-oriented application pattern."

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoPotato, medical diagnostics company Semler Scientific disclosed in an SEC filing submitted on April 15 that it incurred an unrealized loss of approximately $41.8 million from Bitcoin investments in the first quarter of 2025. This loss resulted from the BTC price plummeting from $93,500 at the beginning of January to about $82,000 by March 31.Despite facing losses, Semler still holds 3,182 Bitcoins, making it the twelfth largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, just behind Boyaa Interactive International Limited. CEO Doug Murphy-Chutorian reiterated the company's dual strategy of focusing on both Bitcoin accumulation and medical innovation.Financially, Semler expects first-quarter revenue to be between $8.8 million and $8.9 million, but anticipates an operating loss of $1.3 million to $1.5 million. As of March 31, the company held approximately $10 million in cash and cash equivalents.Meanwhile, Semler announced through another 8-K filing that it has reached a principle agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay approximately $30 million to resolve a long-standing legal dispute. This dispute involves the company allegedly charging Medicare for medical devices through improper marketing, in violation of the False Claims Act.Semler also announced plans to issue up to $500 million in securities, with the proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes, including continued cryptocurrency purchases. Since the beginning of the year, the company's stock traded on NASDAQ (SMLR) has fallen over 22%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, 21Shares' latest analysis states that combining historical trends with current market signals, Bitcoin is expected to reach $138,555 by the end of 2025. The report points out that the world's largest cryptocurrency is gaining strength from macroeconomic uncertainty and on-chain momentum.The report mentions that the current market cycle is similar to that of 2021. Bitcoin's recent price performance shows resilience rather than panic.21Shares notes that market-level collapse events, such as the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, no longer trigger panic selling. On the contrary, such shocks further reinforce Bitcoin's role as a hedge against the risks of the traditional financial system.

ChainCatcher news, crypto analyst Ali Martinez posted on the X platform stating that the current key support level for SOL is $129, and the key resistance level is at $144. Prices beyond this range may set the tone for SOL's next move.

ChainCatcher news, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou posted on the X platform that he met with H.E. Nguyen Van Thang, the Minister of Finance of Vietnam, where he expressed Bybit's strong support for Vietnam's regulatory sandbox initiative and its vision of building a secure, transparent, and innovation-friendly digital asset ecosystem.It is reported that the meeting took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, focusing on the efforts Vietnam is making to establish a comprehensive legal framework for crypto assets. H.E. Nguyen Van Thang outlined Vietnam's plan to launch a pilot sandbox mechanism, which will allow regulators to test the issuance and trading of crypto assets in a controlled environment. The initiative aims to reduce risks, enhance investor protection, and ensure regulatory preparedness before formal legislation is enacted.

ChainCatcher message, after the Binance security team assisted in recovering the stolen funds from KiloEx, some community members suggested that Binance disclose specific support details regarding the incident to enhance community trust in the ecological security. In response, Zhao Changpeng stated: "Some details in the middle can help with the handling of future security incidents; if everything is fully disclosed, hackers might learn to avoid them. We must respect the opinions of all parties involved. Everything else should be transparent."

ChainCatcher news, Du Jun, co-founder of ABCDE, stated on social media that ABCDE has officially ceased new project investments and suspended the fundraising plan for the second phase of its fund. The original team will continue to be responsible for post-investment support and exit arrangements for existing projects, ensuring that commitments to entrepreneurs and LPs are fulfilled seriously.His personal work focus will also gradually shift from financial investments in the primary market to a strategy-led approach combined with deep incubation, with a greater emphasis on industrial synergy and long-term value creation.Du Jun added that he has launched a new incubator brand, Vernal, and will announce the incubator shareholders and incubation rules, as well as the first batch of incubated projects in May. In May, he will also release the first buying list, detailing how much was bought and the reasons for the purchases.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Coinbase blog, Coinbase responded to the securities enforcement action initiated by the Oregon Attorney General, stating that the lawsuit is as baseless as the previous lawsuit filed against Coinbase by the SEC, and relies on outdated theories that have already been dismissed.Coinbase stated that it will vigorously respond to the lawsuit, defend the rights of the industry and users, and support federal digital asset legislation to regulate the industry, emphasizing that the Oregon action hinders the progress of the crypto industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the new TGE project BANK (Lorenzo Protocol) held by Binance Wallet has the following TOP5 token holdings:Uncirculated portion: 75.3%, of which 236 million tokens (55.55%) are pending airdrop, and 84 million tokens (19.73%) are for Binance marketing activities;Pancake liquidity pool: 43.12 million tokens, accounting for 10.14% of the total;Wallet IDO pending airdrop: 6.96 million tokens, accounting for 1.64% of the total;Project party address: the initial LP funding source address, 5.72 million tokens, accounting for 1.34% of the total;According to their statistics, currently, at most 24.7% of the total BANK supply is in actual circulation, with a current FDV of 14 million USD and a real circulating market value of approximately 3.4 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain's 100 million USD plan, after a 3-week trial of "rewards liquidity upon listing," is now launching a "direct token purchase" mechanism based on community feedback, to support the development of ecological projects in a more comprehensive and direct way.This plan targets native assets of BNB Chain or cross-chain assets, with projects in various tracks that meet the following on-chain data and security requirements having the opportunity to receive at least a single purchase of 100,000 USD.For transaction-driven assets: Market capitalization ≥ 1 million USD; Daily average traders ≥ 300; Daily average trading volume ≥ 200,000 USD.For TVL-driven assets: Total Value Locked (TVL) ≥ 20 million USD; with protocol TVL growth as the core evaluation criterion.Security requirements: The top 10 external account (EOA) holdings must not exceed 10% of the total supply (excluding CEX and wallets related to Zhao Changpeng); projects must complete contract verification on BscScan or pass a security audit, as well as undergo multiple risk assessments.The BNB Chain Foundation will select targets from the pool of qualified projects, purchasing through the foundation's wallet address, with purchase timing being random, and transactions will be announced through official accounts after completion. The BNB Chain Foundation acquisition address is 0x511DfE9E248c887E32ca8bF9d1cb76f101965060.The upgraded 100 million USD incentive plan reflects BNB Chain's steadfast commitment to continuously support builders and create long-term value for the ecosystem during market fluctuations.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport weekly report points out that since the launch of the Ethereum spot ETF in the U.S., Ethereum's dominance has decreased by nearly 50%. The report states that various altcoin narratives have emerged and quickly disappeared over the past year, all showing a "rapid rise followed by a crash" pyramid price structure.Analysis suggests that Bitcoin may maintain a range of $80,000 to $90,000 in the short term, while the probability of a large-scale rise in altcoins is low, unless three liquidity catalysts occur: the Federal Reserve signals a dovish stance, stablecoin growth, or an increase in macro liquidity. The report also notes that, unlike previous bear markets, the regulatory risk for Bitcoin has significantly decreased, which explains why its current adjustment period is performing better than in the past.