ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corporation (stock code: JNVR) announced the purchase of 88,164 Solana (SOL) for approximately $11.5 million. Following this purchase, the company's total holdings of SOL reached 251,842, with a total value of about $34.4 million (including staking rewards).The company stated that the newly acquired SOL will be immediately staked, providing security to the Solana network while earning native rewards. This transaction is part of the company's recent $42 million financing plan. According to the funding reserve policy approved by the board on April 4, the company plans to accumulate cryptocurrency assets in the long term and will operate one or more Solana validator nodes to achieve asset staking and contribute to network security.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Matter Labs, the company behind the Layer 2 blockchain ZKSync, has been sued for intellectual property theft by the now-defunct digital asset banking platform BANKEX.It is reported that BANKEX CEO Igor Khmel and the BANKEX Foundation filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court on March 19, accusing former BANKEX employees Alexandr Vlasov and Petr Korolev of stealing their technology to establish Matter Labs, which has raised over $450 million in venture capital and has become a major player in the blockchain industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, ING (International Netherlands Group) is developing a stablecoin product and plans to launch it in accordance with the new regulations of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Act.Insiders reveal that the stablecoin project may be conducted in a consortium format, collaborating with other banks and crypto service providers. Currently, the project's progress is slow, as several banks need to obtain board approval to establish a joint venture entity.The EU MiCA Act requires stablecoin issuers to obtain authorization and hold sufficient reserves in European banks. Previously, Société Générale through its innovation division SG Forge has launched a stablecoin business. ING's participation will bring new competition to the European stablecoin market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, global blockchain payment service provider Astra Fintech has announced the establishment of a $100 million fund to support the development of the Solana ecosystem in Asia. The fund will be based in South Korea and will primarily invest in projects that develop payment financial (PayFi) solutions, as well as promote collaboration with developers, businesses, and regulatory agencies.

ChainCatcher news, reported by Chainwire, cryptocurrency market maker GSR announced a $100 million private equity investment in Nasdaq-listed company Upexi, Inc.Upexi is a brand owner focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of consumer products. This investment comes after Upexi announced a strategic shift towards a cryptocurrency-based financial strategy, aimed at creating long-term value and returns for shareholders. Upexi has committed to developing a Solana financial strategy, which includes increasing and staking Solana holdings.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that the impact of tariffs on the macroeconomy may be limited. The Federal Reserve needs to focus on the development of the situation throughout the year, with tariff policy being just one factor. Short-term inflation expectations are rising, but long-term expectations have not increased, which is very important.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain's 100 million USD plan, after a 3-week trial of "rewards liquidity upon listing," is now launching a "direct token purchase" mechanism based on community feedback, to support the development of ecological projects in a more comprehensive and direct way.This plan targets native assets of BNB Chain or cross-chain assets, with projects in various tracks that meet the following on-chain data and security requirements having the opportunity to receive at least a single purchase of 100,000 USD.For transaction-driven assets: Market capitalization ≥ 1 million USD; Daily average traders ≥ 300; Daily average trading volume ≥ 200,000 USD.For TVL-driven assets: Total Value Locked (TVL) ≥ 20 million USD; with protocol TVL growth as the core evaluation criterion.Security requirements: The top 10 external account (EOA) holdings must not exceed 10% of the total supply (excluding CEX and wallets related to Zhao Changpeng); projects must complete contract verification on BscScan or pass a security audit, as well as undergo multiple risk assessments.The BNB Chain Foundation will select targets from the pool of qualified projects, purchasing through the foundation's wallet address, with purchase timing being random, and transactions will be announced through official accounts after completion. The BNB Chain Foundation acquisition address is 0x511DfE9E248c887E32ca8bF9d1cb76f101965060.The upgraded 100 million USD incentive plan reflects BNB Chain's steadfast commitment to continuously support builders and create long-term value for the ecosystem during market fluctuations.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, digital wallet infrastructure developer Dynamic has integrated support for the Layer 1 blockchain Sui.Sui has now become the latest ecosystem supported by Dynamic, which also supports Algorand, Base, Berachain, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Eclipse, Farcaster, Solana, TON, and other Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) networks.Additionally, developers can now integrate Dynamic's wallet software development kit (SDK), allowing Sui users to access decentralized applications (DApps) such as Crossmint, Relay, and xLabs.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, KiloEx announced on April 15 regarding the progress of the hacking incident that it has reported to the Hong Kong police and filed a case, and is cooperating with the Criminal Investigation and Cybersecurity departments for investigation. Some information related to the hackers has been obtained. Meanwhile, KiloEx has collaborated with the security company SlowMist to submit a detailed incident report, which will be publicly released when the time is right.The security vulnerability has been fixed, and there is currently no risk of position liquidation. All positions will be settled at the snapshot price before the incident. KiloEx is formulating a compensation plan and raising funds, and the Vault function will gradually resume after the plan is implemented, ensuring the safety of user funds.The hackers have not yet moved the stolen funds. KiloEx has repeatedly sent messages on-chain requesting the return of 90%, but has not received a response so far. The related addresses have been jointly blocked in coordination with multiple DeFi protocols and CEX.In response to rumors about internal involvement, KiloEx solemnly clarifies: the police and SlowMist have fully intervened in the investigation and obtained all internal data. If there are internal issues, the case will not be filed.

ChainCatcher news, according to South Korean media reports, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea issued a statement today, emphasizing that it will proceed with the development of the stablecoin regulatory framework as originally planned. The Financial Services Commission refuted reports that dollar stablecoins have become a major channel for capital outflow, pointing out that during the period from November 2024 to February 2025, the inflow and outflow of dollar stablecoins domestically were comparable (approximately 35.3 trillion won).The Financial Services Commission has listed the "stablecoin regulatory plan" as a top priority in the second virtual assets committee held this January, with plans to complete a detailed review through an inter-agency working group in the second half of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Richard Teng told the Financial Times that under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has taken a more favorable stance towards cryptocurrencies, including plans to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets and a national reserve, which is encouraging other countries to take similar actions. Binance has engaged with many countries, hoping to assist them in developing cryptocurrency regulatory frameworks. However, he declined to disclose the list of countries collaborating with the company.Richard Teng stated that Binance is currently helping some countries establish national strategic digital asset reserves. Nearly a quarter of Binance's 6,000 employees are engaged in compliance work and will continue to invest heavily in this area.Earlier this month, both Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan announced that Binance founder Zhao Changpeng has begun advising them on developing cryptocurrency regulations and utilizing blockchain technology.

ChainCatcher News, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Economic performance and prices are generally in line with the Bank of Japan's expectations. If the economy and prices develop as anticipated in our quarterly report, the Bank of Japan expects to continue raising interest rates.

ChainCatcher news, ENS chief developer nick.eth posted on social media that he encountered an extremely complex phishing attack that exploited a vulnerability in Google's infrastructure, but Google refused to fix the vulnerability.He stated that the attack emails appeared very authentic, could be verified through DKIM signatures, and were displayed normally in Gmail, alongside other legitimate security warnings. The attackers utilized Google's "Sites" service to create a trustworthy "support portal" page, as users would see "google.com" in the domain and mistakenly believe it was safe, urging users to remain cautious.

ChainCatcher news, according to official social media announcements, the brand new X Space column "DAO Friends, Please Stay" by HTX DAO is launching today. The first episode "Let DAO Be Your Shining Place" will be broadcast on April 15 at 20:00 (UTC+8). At that time, HTX DAO core builders Liu Ye, Helium, HTX DAO governance committee members DaDa, Zhiliao, PPP, Maomaojie, and Frank will all attend to discuss the future development blueprint of HTX DAO.It is reported that this column is initiated and prepared by DaDa, the second honorary member of HTX DAO, driven by the promotion of the HIP-002 proposal. The aim is to build an efficient communication platform that integrates dissemination, due diligence, and interaction through the deep integration of content and governance. It serves not only as an important window for HTX DAO to showcase itself externally but also as a key bridge connecting the community, project parties, and investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dahe Opinion reports, the People's Court of the Economic Development Zone in Heze City, Shandong Province, has heard a telecom network fraud case involving Indian nationals as victims, related to virtual currency "Killing Foreigners" scams. It is reported that the criminals used high returns as bait to attract Indians to invest money, and then purchased 'USDT' virtual currency through a third-party payment platform with the invested funds, converting the virtual currency into RMB or USD and extracting a 15% profit.The court found that from June 1, 2023, to January 13, 2024, within just over 7 months, 66,800 Indians were defrauded, with a total fraud amount reaching 517 million Indian Rupees (approximately over 40 million RMB). Nine fraudsters were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from five years to fourteen years and nine months, along with fines.

ChainCatcher news, according to @CG_BRC20 monitoring, the developer Bob Bodily of the Bitcoin ecological trading platform Odin.fun has just liquidated all assets on the Odin platform, suspected to be stolen.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak stated that the core of Ethereum's development is based on existing culture and values, with secondary goals including always minting assets on L1, winning the RWA and stablecoin markets, enhancing security and communication clarity, and R&D driven by internal foundation goals.Expanding blobs, L1, and improving user experience are the main roadmap for Ethereum. In addition, Ethereum's long-term vision includes building AI agent protocols, adding autonomous machines, creating an open-source society, and attracting future thinkers.