ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated regarding "the UK government's request for Apple to establish an iCloud backdoor," "If Apple publicly commits to exiting the UK market, it would greatly increase my respect for Apple, as this is their only option to avoid leaking encryption. If they do this, I will commit to purchasing and using an additional Apple device (currently have AirPods)."

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Hong Kong media Wen Wei Po, the cybersecurity report shows that there are currently 2,650 counterfeit DeepSeek websites and phishing sites, and this number is still rapidly increasing. Users need to be highly vigilant, as the main uses of these counterfeit domains are phishing fraud, domain squatting, and traffic diversion. Phishing fraud is primarily carried out by stealing user login credentials, misleading users through similar domain names and interfaces, and tricking users into purchasing virtual assets.Statistics show that large-scale registration activities of counterfeit DeepSeek domains began on January 26, 2025, peaking on January 28. Although the growth rate has since decreased, the number continues to rise.In addition, 60% of these counterfeit domains resolve to IP addresses located in the United States. Scammers have also launched various so-called "DeepSeek-enhanced" high-end features of air coins (virtual currencies with no substantive value), and there are even websites claiming to sell original shares of DeepSeek, which could lead to significant financial losses for users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Arkham monitoring, about 2 minutes ago, the Trump family's crypto project WLFI purchased approximately 342,000 ONDO, worth $461,700.

According to ChainCatcher news, as disclosed by the official, the trading profits from AlphaX will be used for the repurchase of Rena tokens and to enhance the market stability and long-term value of Rena tokens through an ecological circulation mechanism.Based on the estimated data from AlphaX's live testing, this AI trading system is expected to generate annual profits exceeding $2 million, which will be used for the repurchase and liquidity optimization of Rena tokens. As the core trading engine of the DeAgentAI ecosystem, AlphaX operates on the Rena framework, combining AI-driven trade execution, market prediction, and risk control optimization, demonstrating strong profitability and market adaptability in DeFi trading.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Katalin Tischhauser, head of investment research at Swiss crypto bank Sygnum, has released a new research report predicting that for every $1 billion invested in the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve, the market capitalization of Bitcoin will increase by approximately $20 billion through a multiplier effect. This 20-fold multiplier effect prediction is based on observational data during the funding inflow period in 2024.The report points out that due to the limited supply of Bitcoin liquidity, new demand will trigger significant upward price shocks, with $19 billion of the increase coming from demand shocks and limited supply squeeze effects.Tischhauser stated that the first and second rounds of $1 billion inflows will mainly absorb existing demand, while the third and fourth rounds of inflows will face a more constrained supply environment, thereby accelerating price increases. Additionally, net demand from various sources, including state governments seeking reserve assets, large institutional investor allocations, and corporate treasury activities, could drive this market effect.It is worth noting that Trump established the Digital Asset Market Presidential Working Group in his first week in office, one of its tasks being to assess the feasibility of the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, Head of APAC Business at Deribit, posted on X that the largest BTC block options today were: a certain user purchased 275 BTC of put options for $85,000 at the end of April, paying a premium of $1.09 million.

ChainCatcher message, according to OnchainLens monitoring, in the past 48 hours, a whale spent 7.9 million USDC to purchase 319,401 HYPE at an average price of 24.75 dollars.The whale currently still holds 3.19 million USDC, of which 2.19 million USDC is placed as a buy order for HYPE at a price of 20 dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to SolanaFloor disclosure, the Raydium Protocol spent $54 million to buy back 8.8 million RAY tokens through its programmatic buyback plan in January, setting a record high for monthly buyback expenditure.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, MicroStrategy (now "Strategy") has announced its fourth-quarter financial results, with its Bitcoin holdings nearly doubling. Operating expenses for the quarter reached $1.103 billion, a year-over-year increase of 693%. The company reported a net loss of $670.8 million, with total revenue of $120.7 million, approximately $3 million below general expectations and a 3% decline from last year. As of December 31, 2024, the company's cash and cash equivalents stood at $38.1 million, down from $46.8 million in the same period last year.Strategy currently holds 471,107 Bitcoins, valued at approximately $4.4 billion. The fourth quarter saw the largest quarterly increase in the company's Bitcoin holdings, ultimately acquiring 218,887 BTC for $20.5 billion. The company reported a BTC yield of 74.3% year-to-date.Additionally, Strategy announced another new KPI, the annual "BTC Yield" and "BTC Dollar Yield," with the 2025 annual "BTC Dollar Yield" target set at $10 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Aerodrome announced that its Public Goods Fund (PGF) has repurchased $1.5 million worth of AERO tokens and locked them as veAERO.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ember monitoring, a certain whale has withdrawn 326,000 UNI tokens from Binance in the past 5 minutes, worth approximately 3.05 million dollars.This address has accumulated a total of 1,183,000 UNI purchased in the past two days, with a total value of about 11.31 million dollars, at an average purchase price of 9.55 dollars.

ChainCatcher news, reported by unusual_whales, U.S. Congressman Michael Collins disclosed that he purchased $15,000 worth of ETH and $30,000 worth of VIRTUAL tokens.It is reported that Collins sold the VIRTUAL tokens 9 days after the purchase at a loss of about 38%.

ChainCatcher news, according to @EmberCN monitoring, a whale address has purchased 102,000 AAVE using 10,090 stETH in the past 4 hours, worth approximately 27.5 million USD.The address currently holds 230,000 AAVE, with a total market value of 61.98 million USD, and an average cost price of 223.4 USD. It is reported that this address has become the second largest AAVE holding address, excluding the project team, protocol contracts, and centralized exchanges.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by @EmberCN, a certain whale withdrew 10.07 million USDC from Binance 2 hours ago and bought 6.688 million MELANIA on-chain at an average price of $1.5.This address has become the second largest holding address, excluding project parties/liquidity/trading platform addresses.

ChainCatcher News, American Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) announced that it has purchased an additional $5 million worth of Bitcoin as part of its financial strategy, which was first announced last June.With the purchase of 51 BTC yesterday, the company now holds 71.5 Bitcoins. Bitcoin Depot is the largest Bitcoin ATM operator in North America, with approximately 8,400 kiosks.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department to establish a sovereign wealth fund. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessenet has expressed some interest in cryptocurrencies, while Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick is a staunch supporter of the crypto industry.Bessenet stated during an appearance at the White House with Trump that the sovereign wealth fund is expected to be established within the next 12 months. Although Bitcoin was not mentioned at the time of signing, the fund could become a tool for the government to purchase and hold cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor announced on the X platform that no Class A common stock was sold last week, nor was any Bitcoin purchased. As of February 2, 2025, MicroStrategy holds 471,107 Bitcoins, with an acquisition cost of approximately $30.4 billion, and an average purchase price of about $64,511 per Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, another wallet of "7 Siblings" purchased 5,382 ETH ($14.5 million).As a result, 7 Siblings has purchased a total of 50,429 ETH ($126 million) today. The last time 7 Siblings made a large purchase of ETH at the bottom was on August 6, 2024, when the market crashed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Trump crypto project WLFI has created a new multi-signature wallet that withdrew 10 million USDC from Coinbase and purchased 200 million WLFI.Previously, the Trump crypto project WLFI spent 20 million dollars to buy 400 million WLFI.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum development company ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin stated on the X platform that, to his knowledge, a project from the Trump family recently purchased over $250 million worth of ETH with the aim of establishing a DeFi business.