ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, in a segment of an interview aired on Saturday, U.S. President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump asked Musk if he regretted supporting Trump's presidential campaign. Musk initially laughed and answered yes, then quickly changed his mind and said no, indicating to the crew off-camera that this part should be cut.Lara responded with a smile, hoping he wasn't serious. Musk then clarified that he was just joking and reiterated his support for Trump, stating that it is crucial for Trump to win the election, and added that last November's victory is key to maintaining the greatness of America.

ChainCatcher news, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau shared a news article on X. The news states that the father of a crypto millionaire was kidnapped for ransom in Paris and has now been rescued. It is reported that this crypto millionaire owns a cryptocurrency management company in Malta, and his father was kidnapped around 10:30 AM on Thursday, with a ransom demand of 5 to 7 million euros to be paid via transfer. Currently, four individuals involved have been arrested and detained, and the related news did not disclose the name or other information about the crypto millionaire.Previously, it was reported that Ledger co-founder David Balland was also kidnapped in France earlier this year. In that incident, David Balland was ultimately rescued, but it was claimed that one of his fingers was severed.

ChainCatcher news, the BNBChain community meme project Jager Hunter will jointly launch the JAGER token airdrop event with the Four.meme platform. This airdrop will distribute 3% of the total supply of tokens and is open to all new and existing users of the Four.meme platform. The event will run from May 4, 2025, 18:00 to May 7, 18:00.Latest data shows that over 110,000 addresses have participated in the JAGER community airdrop within 3 days of its launch. The airdrop adopts a decreasing claim mechanism, meaning that for every 2.5% of the total amount claimed, the claim base for subsequent users will decrease by 20%.It is reported that 90.5% of the total supply of JAGER tokens will be distributed through a fair airdrop, covering users of the three major public chains: BNBChain, Solana, and Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain Ethereum ICO participant sold 1,500 ETH (approximately 1.76 million USD) again 6 hours ago.Since ending a long silence on April 17, they have cumulatively sold 16,500 ETH (approximately 29.35 million USD), with an average selling price of 1,779 USD per ETH, and currently still hold 13,500 ETH (approximately 24.82 million USD).

According to ChainCatcher news, Binance has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Kyrgyzstan National Investment Agency to accelerate the development of the country's digital asset industry, as reported by the official Binance blog. Crypto payments will be brought to Kyrgyzstan through Binance Pay, and educational programs will be supported by the expertise of Binance Academy. This collaboration marks an important step towards establishing a sustainable and innovation-friendly crypto ecosystem in the Central Asian region.

ChainCatcher news, Treasure DAO co-founder @smoldev__ stated that Treasure has extended its USDC funding chain until the fall of 2026, excluding the recovering MAGIC treasury bonds. More information will be released in the quarterly report on Monday.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@Ai 9684xtpa) monitoring, a related address of the "76,000 ETH giant whale from the 2015 ICO" has deposited 2,500 ETH to Kraken in the past 14 hours, approximately 4.59 million USD, with a cost as low as 0.31 USD.The associated address also holds 13,500 ETH, which may be sold in the near future.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the vote to officially register the SpaceX Starship base in Boca Chica, Texas as the autonomous city "STARBASE" has passed with an overwhelming majority, with most of the 283 eligible voters in the area being SpaceX employees."STARBASE" serves as the launch site for SpaceX's collaboration projects with the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, aiming to send astronauts to the Moon and even Mars.Musk retweeted the relevant post and stated, "Texas's STARBASE is now a real city."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the total liquidation across the network in the past 24 hours was 157 million USD, with long positions liquidated at 129 million USD and short positions liquidated at 27.5739 million USD.Among them, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at 23.0537 million USD, Bitcoin short positions were liquidated at 1.9811 million USD, Ethereum long positions were liquidated at 11.0495 million USD, and Ethereum short positions were liquidated at 6.2819 million USD.In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 93,490 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Binance's BTCUSDT worth 2.0344 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform are 2.251 billion USD, with long positions at 1.121 billion USD, accounting for 49.81% of the holdings, and short positions at 1.130 billion USD, accounting for 50.19%.The profit and loss for long positions is 61.589 million USD, and for short positions, it is 503.1 thousand USD.The whale address 0x20c2..f5 has shorted ETH with a 25x leverage at a price of 2241.39 USD, currently realizing an unrealized profit of 15.6937 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Eleanor Terrett, Senator Ruben Gallego and 9 other senators issued a joint statement expressing their inability to support the updated version of the GENIUS Act released last week. The group pointed out several issues, including insufficient anti-money laundering provisions, concerns regarding national security, and the safety of the financial system.Notably, Democratic senators Gallego, Warner, Kim, and Blunt Rochester, who were on the list, supported the original version of the bill during the March Banking Committee review. The bill's co-sponsor Angela Alsobrooks did not sign the letter.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently stated that although the U.S. government currently holds about 198,000 bitcoins (worth over $18 billion), it is unlikely to increase its bitcoin reserves through direct purchases due to two main factors. First is the pressure of national debt, and second is the public's stereotype of bitcoin investors (the so-called "Bitcoin Bros"). Hayes believes that this negative stereotype will influence policymakers' decisions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, Trump's crypto-friendly stance is attracting global companies to the United States.Deribit, OKX, Nexo, Wintermute, and DWF Labs are the latest companies exploring expansion into the U.S. market.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Information, Apple (AAPL.O) plans to adjust the release schedule of its iPhone next year to cope with the increasingly large product line. Apple's first foldable iPhone is expected to be launched in the fall of 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series and the "Air" series models. Meanwhile, the standard version of the iPhone 18 will be delayed until the spring of 2027, to be released alongside the successor to the iPhone 16e.Apple's current product line has expanded to six iPhone models, and with the addition of the foldable model, the company needs to replan the product release schedule to ensure more efficient management and marketing of the product line. Apple's first foldable iPhone will adopt a book-like folding design rather than a flip design, with a screen size of 5.7 inches when folded and nearly 8 inches when unfolded.

ChainCatcher news, according to EmberCN monitoring, "the whale that sold TRUMP before the announcement of Trump's dinner plan missed out on a $3.8 million profit" sold its second high buy-in of TRUMP 3 hours ago, giving back profits and losing $900,000 in principal.On April 23rd, in the early morning, the whale sold 630,000 TRUMP at a price of $8.7, making a profit of $483,000. After that, the Trump dinner plan was announced, and the price of TRUMP soared to $16, causing the whale to miss out on a $3.8 million profit;The whale bought TRUMP at a high price of $15.39 on April 27th;This morning, the price of TRUMP dropped by 13%, and the whale sold its second purchase of TRUMP at a price of $11.29, cutting losses. It gave back the first profit of $483,000 and lost $900,000 in principal.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, American investor Warren Buffett announced at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting that he plans to retire by the end of the year, shocking the shareholders present. Buffett stated that he would recommend Greg Abel, the vice chairman of non-insurance operations, to the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors to succeed him as CEO at the end of the year, saying he believes the time is right for Greg to take on the role of CEO.According to the Associated Press, Buffett made this announcement after a five-hour Q&A session and did not answer any related questions. Buffett mentioned that the only members of the board who knew about this were his two children, Howard Buffett and Susie Buffett.

ChainCatcher news, according to CCTV News, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in an online interview with Japanese media Nikkei Asia on the 2nd that the tariff policy of the Trump administration has caused great harm to California, and California will continue to "keep the trade door open" to China. Newsom stated that California has always been a "stable trading partner" of China. The two sides have signed a series of cooperation memorandums between provinces, counties, and cities. During his visit to China last year, he extended the connection with China to the national level. He emphasized that California is "open to all trading partners, including China," because global trade is not a zero-sum game; "we are interdependent."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino criticized the EU's stablecoin regulatory framework during an interview on the Less Noise More Signal podcast. This framework forces stablecoin companies like Tether to keep a significant portion of their reserves (up to 60%) in uninsured bank deposits. Due to the interplay of high-risk loans and new cryptocurrency regulations, Europe may soon face a wave of bank failures.Paolo Ardoino added that the European regulatory system is designed to assist banking institutions in the eurozone by providing more liquidity, but it has resulted in "huge systemic risks," as large European banks like UBS will not incorporate stablecoins into the banking system, ultimately forcing stablecoin issuers to choose smaller banks, thereby further exacerbating the risks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation in the cryptocurrency market reached 110 million USD, with long positions liquidated at 77.38 million USD and short positions liquidated at 32.65 million USD.In addition, the total liquidation amount for BTC was 18.24 million USD, and for ETH, it was 17.32 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Ethereum L2 Superseed based on OP Stack announced on platform X that the SUPR token will be available for claiming at 22:00 Beijing time on May 5, with no deadline for claims.