ChainCatcher news, according to inc42, venture capital firm Cornerstone Ventures announced that it will complete the fundraising of its second fund of $200 million by the end of this year. It is reported that the fund raised $40 million for the first time in January this year and plans to complete an additional $10-15 million in April.Cornerstone stated that its second fund will focus on industries such as financial services and technology markets, and it will also allocate part of the funds to support startups operating in the fields of Web3 and quantum computing.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has added Redstone (RED) and Nilion (NIL) to its platform.

ChainCatcher news, Blackstone Group President Jon Gray warned investors not to make "knee-jerk reactions" to Trump's tariff antics, but rather to wait and see how potential negotiations unfold. He stated, "Be a little patient." "Observe the evolution of this tariff diplomacy and make investment decisions over a longer period. I think the danger during such a time is that if you do something short-term, you will miss opportunities."As Trump decides on new tariff policies almost daily, the market is anxious about the economic impact of a full-blown trade war. Gray said, "I think you have to take a step back. The government can react, they can decide how to make concessions, and then ultimately it ends up in a different situation."

ChainCatcher news, the centralized oracle project RedStone has issued a statement clarifying that it has not collaborated with Web3Port or the market maker Whisper, and that previous statements regarding such collaborations were made without official consent.Upon discovering such information, RedStone immediately requested its removal, but there may still be some indexed traces.RedStone emphasizes that the aforementioned entities have never provided market-making services for them, and such misleading statements could cause serious impacts and actual damages.RedStone stated that the team is committed to maintaining industry integrity and will continue to enhance communication transparency with the community and ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, encrypted KOL Thomas John Sfraga, also known as "TJ Stone," was sentenced to 45 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frederic Block in the Brooklyn Federal Court for wire fraud. As part of the sentence, he was ordered to forfeit $1,337,700, with the restitution amount to be determined later.

ChainCatcher message, DeFi oracle RedStone announced on platform X the launch of the RedStone DRILL program, which will allocate 4.5% of the RED supply to RedStone's core users to reward early adopters of RedStone technology and incentivize the rapid growth of the RedStone ecosystem.The DRILL program is built on five strategic pillars aimed at creating a lasting impact: Develop (15% of allocated tokens), Reinforce (60% of allocated tokens), Innovate (20% of allocated tokens), Launch (5% of allocated tokens), and Learn.

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that the Trump administration's decision to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve is a "good first step" that may encourage other national governments to consider "allocating to cryptocurrencies."Richard Teng commented, "The question is not whether to allocate, but whether to allocate 2% or 5%, right? So we are having a lot of important conversations like this now. The long-term drivers are very strong."

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that the Trump administration's decision to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve is a "good first step" that may encourage other national governments to consider "allocating to cryptocurrencies.""The question is not whether to allocate, but whether to allocate 2% or 5%, right? So we are having a lot of important conversations like this right now. The long-term drivers are very strong," Richard Teng commented.

ChainCatcher news, tokenization company Securitize announced the selection of RedStone as the oracle for on-chain funds such as Apollo and BlackRock, providing price information and other data for smart contract systems that rely on off-chain information.

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase will add support for RedStone (RED) on the Ethereum (ERC-20 token) network.If liquidity conditions are met, trading will begin on March 12, 2025, at or after 9 AM Pacific Time. Once the supply of the asset is sufficient, the RED-USD trading pair will be launched in phases. In certain supported jurisdictions, support for RED may be limited.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Global has now launched the RedStone (RED) perpetual contract, supporting up to 20x leverage, providing users with a flexible and efficient trading experience.This contract is a U-based perpetual contract, with the underlying asset being the RED/USDT index, the settlement currency being USDT, the contract value being 1 RED, the minimum price fluctuation being 0.0001, and the funding fee cap being +0.75%/-0.75%. The funding fees are settled every 8 hours, supporting 24/7 uninterrupted trading.In addition, HashKey Global will launch a zero-fee promotion for designated trading pairs starting from January 16, allowing trading with zero fees.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Web3 liquidity infrastructure protocol Orderly has launched the RedStone (RED) perpetual contract, supporting up to 5x leverage.It is reported that Orderly is supported by over 20 professional market makers, including Wintermute and Riverside, providing deep market depth and tight spreads to ensure DeFi users have the best trading experience.Currently, Orderly supports EVM and non-EVM chains including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Mantle, and Solana.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Wealth Management, one-click cryptocurrency purchase, flash exchange trading platform, leverage, dollar-cost averaging platform, and Binance contracts will launch RedStone (RED). Binance full margin and isolated margin will add RED as a borrowable asset on March 7, 2025, at 00:20 (UTC+8), along with RED/USDT, RED/USDC, and RED/FDUSD full margin and isolated margin trading pairs.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Instant Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch RedStone (RED). The specific launch times are as follows: the RED principal-protected earning product will open for subscription on March 7 at 00:00 (Beijing time); Binance Leverage will add RED borrowable assets and RED/USDT, RED/USDC, RED/FDUSD full margin and isolated margin trading pairs on the same day at 00:20 (Beijing time); Binance Dollar-Cost Averaging will open for RED purchases on March 7 at 18:00 (Beijing time).

According to ChainCatcher news, Binance has announced that the trading of RedStone (RED) tokens, originally scheduled to start on March 6, 2025, at 13:00 (UTC), will be postponed to 16:00 (UTC).Previously, Binance suspended the launch of RED token trading due to unexpected last-minute adjustments to RedStone's community airdrop allocation plan. Currently, RedStone has updated its community airdrop allocation plan, which includes the following main points: RedStone originally promised to airdrop 9.5% of the tokens to the community, of which 5% has already been allocated, and the remaining 4.5% will be distributed to users of its partners after 6 months (the list of partners can be referenced in the official announcement from RedStone).

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, RedStone has announced an immediate change to the RED airdrop selection process and distribution. In the first Miner airdrop, 5% of the total RED supply has been allocated.From now on, RedStone will allocate an additional 2% of the total RED supply from the "ecosystem and data providers" to recognize the contributions of community members who were overlooked in the initial airdrop distribution. The additional recipients will be selected by expanding the eligibility criteria and based on the collected proof of participation. The extra 2% will be available for claiming on March 6, 2025, at 15:00 UTC through the official website.An additional 4.5% of the "community and genesis" tokens will be distributed six months after the TGE, with a formal announcement to be made. Eligible projects will be those that use RedStone price data sources, and the airdrop will be distributed to users of pools protected by RedStone price data sources.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official announcement from Binance, due to the RedStone (RED) project team's sudden change in the community airdrop allocation plan, Binance has suspended the RedStone trading launch originally scheduled for March 6, 2025, at 13:00 (UTC), with the resumption time to be determined.The announcement stated that the RedStone project team originally promised to allocate 9.5% of the total supply to the community airdrop, but has now reduced this percentage to 5%. Binance stated that it is actively negotiating the final details with the project team to ensure the best outcome for users and will provide more information in subsequent announcements.