ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, the seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls in the U.S. for April is 177,000, expected to be 130,000, and the previous value was revised from 228,000 to 185,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, the U.S. unemployment rate for April is 4.2%, expected 4.20%, previous value 4.20%.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reported that the Sky core governance design team Atlas Axis submitted a proposal on Wednesday, which, if approved, will complete the upgrade of the protocol from MKR to SKY. This change will make SKY the sole governance token of the protocol and enable staking features, providing USDS rewards for SKY holders.According to the proposal, existing MKR holders can upgrade to SKY at a fixed ratio of 1 MKR:24,000 SKY. Like MKR, SKY allows holders to vote on governance proposals for the Sky ecosystem or delegate their votes.To encourage timely migration, starting from September 18, converting MKR to SKY will incur a 1% penalty, which will increase by 1% every three months thereafter. Governance will transparently manage these penalties, aiming to reward early adopters and support long-term stability.If approved, the proposal could be activated within weeks, and SKY will inherit the governance voting rights previously held by MKR, marking an important turning point in the development of the Maker/Sky ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. National Economic Council Director Hassett stated that tariff news is expected to be announced before the end of today.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website, Worldcoin announced that starting from May 1, World and all related services will be launched in the United States. This release will provide American users with a complete World experience: including verified World ID, access to Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, and its growing application ecosystem built on human verification.

ChainCatcher message, the human verification crypto project World launches in the United States, allowing users to obtain WLD tokens by verifying their identity and establishing a World ID. The project will kick off in six cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco.At the same time, World plans to launch a Visa card, allowing users to make payments using WLD tokens and other digital assets. Additionally, World is collaborating with Match Group to launch a pilot among Tinder users in Japan, aimed at helping users verify their real identities.World will also provide access to the prediction market Kalshi through its app. The project plans to rapidly scale to 1 billion users with a small Orb device and collaborate with Razer to offer human verification services in gaming.World is developed by Tools For Humanity, co-founded by Altman and Alex Blania.

ChainCatcher news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced that it will establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Metaplanet Treasury Corp., in Florida to promote its Bitcoin financial strategy and global expansion. The subsidiary will have a registered capital of 250 million USD and is expected to be established in May 2025, with its headquarters located in Miami.The new subsidiary will improve the efficiency of Bitcoin acquisition, enhance financial flexibility, and support the company's strategic positioning in the U.S. market. It is reported that Metaplanet has acquired approximately 68 billion yen worth of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, today 10 U.S. Bitcoin ETFs had a net inflow of 1,366 BTC, with BlackRock inflowing 2,273 BTC, currently holding 601,209 BTC, worth $56.11 billion;9 Ethereum ETFs had a net inflow of 14,140 ETH, with Fidelity inflowing 13,988 ETH, currently holding 416,732 ETH, worth nearly $730 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 data, the preliminary annualized quarterly rate of the actual GDP in the United States for the first quarter is -0.3%, expected 0.3%, previous value 2.40%.The negative growth of GDP in the United States for the first quarter marks a new low since the second quarter of 2022.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. April ADP employment change is 62,000, expected 115,000, previous value 155,000.The U.S. April ADP employment change increased by 62,000, the smallest increase since July 2024, significantly lower than expected.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Zhao Changpeng stated on the TOKEN 2049 stage that the use of cryptocurrency has not yet gone beyond the scope of transactions, but this precisely means that real opportunities are still ahead.In addition, thanks to today's scalable infrastructure, the next breakthrough application driven by artificial intelligence and blockchain could reach 100 million users in just a few days.

ChainCatcher message, the Eigen Foundation has released the 2025 community funding strategy, which will allocate 40 million EIGEN tokens and distribute funds quarterly to promote the development of the ecosystem.Previously, the Eigen Foundation allocated 15% of the initial total supply to the EigenLayer community program, such as incentive programs and grants for users, developers, and community contributors. The Eigen Foundation will be responsible for deploying these grants for the EigenLayer community.

ChainCatcher news, according to BitcoinMagazine, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick stated that the U.S. will "fully promote the development of the Bitcoin mining industry domestically."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Securing American Greatness will host a large rally celebrating 100 days of Trump’s presidency, which will take place on April 29 in Michigan. Following this, Trump retweeted the event registration link on X.

ChainCatcher news, this week, several American tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple will successively announce their latest financial reports. The market will closely monitor the potential tariff impacts on their supply chains and products imported from overseas.Analysts believe that Amazon and Apple may be the two tech giants most severely affected by the tariff storm. Amazon will release its financial report after the market closes this Thursday (May 1). As the world's largest cross-border e-commerce platform, its market revenue, which heavily relies on Asian suppliers and retailers, may face severe impacts from tariffs. At the same time, Apple will also announce its financial report. Although it may benefit in the short term from consumers purchasing in advance due to concerns about price increases, the full implementation of tariffs will put dual pressure on Apple from rising supply chain costs and declining consumer purchasing power.

ChainCatcher news, capital advisor Jeff Walton posted on the X platform over the weekend that Strategy (MSTR) is currently the 88th largest company in the U.S. by market capitalization ($99.15 billion), reaching a new all-time high. Today, its ranking jumped 11 places, and it has climbed a total of 18 places this week.Strategy has met or exceeded the market capitalization threshold required for inclusion in the S&P 500 index for 290 consecutive days.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum community members Kevin Owocki and Devansh Mehta proposed a dynamic fee structure for the Ethereum application layer on April 27, aiming to balance the fairness between revenue generation for application developers and fee extraction.The proposal uses a square root function to calculate the fee ratio, charging a higher percentage when the fund pool is smaller, with a fee cap of 1% when exceeding $10 million, to support application developers and encourage project growth.The proposal by Owocki and Mehta to balance the income and profitability of Ethereum application developers reflects the growing calls for reforming the fee structure and value accumulation mechanisms to maintain Ethereum's economic viability relative to competing networks.