ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin's native liquidity layer Yala announces a strategic partnership with the real-world asset finance (RWAfi) public chain Plume to jointly promote the seamless integration of the Bitcoin ecosystem and real asset yields. Bitcoin holders will be able to easily access Plume's institutional-grade asset portfolio through Yala RealYield, achieving the dual goals of asset appreciation and stable returns.As a leading RWA infrastructure, Plume has aggregated over 180 projects through its EVM-compatible ecosystem, transforming traditional financial products, carbon credits, GPU computing power, as well as alternative assets and collectibles into liquid DeFi products with its end-to-end tokenization engine. Yala's innovative Bitcoin-native solution conveniently injects Bitcoin liquidity into the DeFi and RWA sectors.Through this collaboration, Bitcoin holders can participate in Plume's selected tokenized fixed-income assets (such as U.S. Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, private credit, etc.) via Yala RealYield, earning stable BTC returns. Each asset comes with clear risk levels, terms, and annual percentage yield (APY) clauses to ensure user decision safety.This partnership marks the acceleration of Bitcoin's penetration into the RWA sector, and the synergy between Yala and Plume will jointly drive the transformation of the multi-trillion-dollar real asset market, significantly enhancing Bitcoin's capital efficiency and application scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has granted in-principle approval to the stablecoin issuer Circle, allowing it to operate as a money service provider.This move comes after Circle established a new legal entity within the ADGM in December 2024, aimed at expanding its global business presence in the Middle East and Africa.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Binance has stated that it is aware that most areas in Spain are currently experiencing temporary power outages. Although the Binance platform is not affected, some users may encounter difficulties accessing online services due to local infrastructure issues.Binance advises affected users to carefully check all open positions as soon as possible and manage related risks in a timely manner.

ChainCatcher news, Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that, so far this year, MSTR's financial operations have generated $5.1 billion in Bitcoin revenue.

ChainCatcher news, according to Techjuice, the decentralized finance platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), supported by U.S. President Trump, has signed a letter of intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) to accelerate blockchain innovation, stablecoin adoption, and DeFi integration in Pakistan.The WLFI delegation met with senior leaders in Pakistan, and both parties will collaborate in areas such as regulatory sandboxes, asset tokenization, and stablecoin applications. Pakistan has 25 million active crypto users, with an annual trading volume of $30 billion, demonstrating its rapidly growing crypto market potential.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized derivatives trading platform KiloEx announced today that it has completed security audits and system repairs, and the platform is now officially back in operation.Previous report, KiloEx has announced solutions for affected users, committing to fully compensate traders for additional losses incurred due to this incident, and will launch a 30-day 10% extra yield staking reward program after the platform restarts, as well as a "first trade reward" program.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI training platform FLock.io officially announces a strategic partnership with Qwen, a leading series of open-source large language models under Alibaba Cloud, marking a deep connection between decentralized AI and blockchain technology within the mainstream AI ecosystem.This collaboration focuses on three major technological breakthroughs:Technological Integration: Combining Alibaba Cloud's centralized infrastructure with FLock.io's decentralized technology to jointly develop domain-specific and general AI models, while promoting the seamless integration of decentralized AI models into centralized platforms.Data Privacy Protection: Exploring the combination of distributed ledger technology and federated learning to address data privacy and sovereignty issues in model training, providing innovative solutions for the secure application of private data.Collaborative Innovation: Through joint research and technological collaboration, creating a more inclusive, scalable, and privacy-preserving AI ecosystem, facilitating the collaborative development of centralized and decentralized AI.As one of the world's leading large language models, Qwen has demonstrated outstanding performance in multiple authoritative benchmark tests and is widely used in natural language processing, content generation, and other fields. Through this collaboration, FLock and Qwen will work together to explore deeper technological integration, maintaining the advantages of high-performance AI models while promoting the practical application of decentralized AI training in a broader range of scenarios, making it more accessible, flexible, and valuable in both centralized and decentralized ecosystems.

ChainCatcher message, according to the meeting memorandum released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 22, 2025, the Perkin Law Firm, the National Digital Assets Commission of El Salvador (CNAD), and former Goldman Sachs partner Heather Shemilt submitted a cross-border regulatory sandbox collaboration proposal to the SEC, aimed at promoting regulatory innovation in the digital asset space. This proposal provides the SEC with an opportunity to collaborate with international regulatory bodies to support the development and optimization of the U.S. digital asset regulatory framework with actual data.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the U.S. Office of Public Affairs has accused Iranian national Behrouz Parsarad of being the founder and operator of the dark web market Nemesis Market. The indictment also alleges that Parsarad provided money laundering services, mixing cryptocurrencies used to pay for goods and services to conceal their origins.If convicted, Parsarad faces a mandatory sentence of at least 10 years in federal prison and up to life imprisonment.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the blockchain interoperability protocol Analog has raised $15 million through a token sale, with digital asset financing company Bolts Capital completing the token purchase, bringing Analog's total support to $36 million. Analog plans to use these funds to develop interoperability tools, such as the Omnichain Token Standard (OATS) and the RWA market Firestarter.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the DAO operating platform Tally has completed an $8 million Series A funding round, led by Appworks and Blockchain Capital, with participation from companies like BitGo. The new funds will be used to expand its governance technology for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).The Tally protocol primarily supports infrastructure, helping protocols effectively govern their DAOs on-chain, including Arbitrum, Uniswap DAO, ZKsync, Wormhole, Eigenlayer, Obol, and Hyperlane.

ChainCatcher news, the AI+NFT project Smart AI officially launches the NFT node program. Users holding specific NFTs will gain governance rights and revenue distribution on the platform, while the NFTs possess AI-driven learning and evolution capabilities. The platform also announces a strategic ecological partnership with the Web3 music platform Fireverse, which has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding (led by Nobody, with participation from well-known institutions such as OKX Ventures, TFund, BingX, Gate.io, etc.), and has surpassed 1.3 million users. This collaboration will achieve a deep integration of Smart AI's intelligent NFTs with Fireverse's AI music creation features, jointly building an intelligent digital asset ecosystem for millions of users.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official statement, the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) announced that it has signed a letter of intent with NVIDIA to pursue artificial intelligence collaboration. As part of the partnership, El Salvador will benefit from NVIDIA's AI tools, resources, and expertise to develop autonomous AI capabilities addressing cultural, linguistic, environmental, and economic priorities.It is reported that El Salvador will focus on building domestic artificial intelligence infrastructure, enhancing workforce skills, and creating solutions to tackle local challenges, such as improving healthcare services, advancing education, and increasing economic productivity.

ChainCatcher news, citing sources from The Wall Street Journal, reports that a consortium of banks, including Germany's Deutsche Bank and the UK's Standard Chartered, is considering expanding its cryptocurrency operations to the United States.

ChainCatcher message, BNB Chain posted on platform X that there are only about 12 hours left until the opBNB Lorentz mainnet hard fork. For node operators, this is the last opportunity to upgrade; if the upgrade is not completed in time, the nodes will stop syncing.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has partnered with Bybit to launch a pilot for cryptocurrency trading and establish a legal framework for its large crypto user base.Previously, Vietnamese Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang met with Bybit CEO Ben Zhou at the ministry's headquarters on April 17 to discuss potential cooperation in the digital asset sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced that it will cease operations on May 1. Earlier reports indicated that the exchange was used for money laundering, involving some of the stolen funds from the $1.4 billion hack incident related to Bybit.In an announcement on April 17, eXch stated that the majority of the management team voted to adopt a "stop and retreat" strategy in response to allegations that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group laundered approximately $35 million through the platform—funds that originated from the $1.4 billion hack suffered by Bybit.The exchange claimed it had become a target of a "transatlantic joint law enforcement operation" aimed at shutting down its business and potentially filing criminal charges. eXch stated in its announcement: "Although we have withstood multiple attempts to shut down our infrastructure and maintained operations, we believe it is pointless to continue operating in an environment where we have become a target of signals intelligence surveillance, solely due to the hostile environment created by the misinterpretation of our mission by certain individuals." The exchange initially denied blockchain detective claims that it assisted the Lazarus Group in laundering money but acknowledged handling a "very small portion of funds" from the February hack incident.

ChainCatcher news, according to CCTV News, today the president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Ren Hongbin, held talks in Beijing with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. This is Huang's visit to Beijing after 3 months. During the talks, Huang stated that China is a very important market for NVIDIA and expressed hope for continued cooperation with China in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the whale address nemorino.eth has started a new round of ETH accumulation after a week. In the past 17 hours, it has purchased a total of 4520.87 ETH at an average price of $1576, with a total investment value of approximately $7.12 million, and it currently has an unrealized profit of about $40,000. The most recent transaction occurred 9 hours ago, and this address has previously captured phase fluctuations accurately multiple times.