ChainCatcher message, Matrixport released today's chart stating that, based on the daily chart since March 19, Bitcoin ETF funds have been continuously flowing out, and the open interest in the futures market has also decreased accordingly. From January to April, the cumulative net outflow of the ETF approached 5 billion dollars.However, recently we have observed a large-scale inflow of nearly 3 billion dollars, and the open interest in futures has also increased. Interestingly, the funding rate remains at a low level.This indicates that the current new inflows of funds mainly come from genuine long-term holding demand, which is more positive overall compared to the ETF buying driven by arbitrage funds at the beginning of the year.

ChainCatcher news, according to official data, the funding rate for ALPACA contracts on the Binance platform has surged to 4%, with a settlement period of 1 hour and an expected daily interest rate of 96%.

ChainCatcher news, according to official social media announcements, Huobi HTX will hold a live stream today at 8 PM titled "Trump Crypto Dinner: Real Benefits or Fake Hype? Discussing the Compliance and Risks of TRUMP Coin."At that time, crypto KOLs such as Tony Fu, Data Alchemist, Shiwen.Eth, Big Brother, and Archie Li will be invited to attend, sharing stories behind the Trump dinner and unveiling the mystery of "Politicians and Crypto Narratives."

ChainCatcher news, Messari released the BNB Chain Q1 2025 ecosystem report, with the following network data for BNB Chain Q1:Network revenue reached $70.8 million (quarterly increase of 58.1%), daily transaction volume reached 4.9 million (quarterly increase of 20.9%), and daily active addresses reached 1.2 million (quarterly increase of 26.4%). Gas fees for wallet-to-wallet transfers surged by 122.6%.In addition, the TVL priced in BNB grew by 14.7% this quarter, with BSC DeFi TVL (in BNB) rising from 7.6 million BNB to 8.7 billion BNB (quarterly increase of 14.7%); in terms of security, the BNB Good Will Alliance was launched, reducing sandwich attacks by over 90%.Technically, the Pascal hard fork was introduced, along with EIP-7702 smart contract wallets, BLS12-381 cryptography, gas abstraction + batch transactions, improved EVM compatibility, stronger scalability, and a smoother user experience.

ChainCatcher message, the encrypted data platform CoinMarketCap posted on X stating, "CoinMarketCap has not issued any tokens. If users come across any news regarding token promotions, it is all a scam. Please be aware of the risks."

ChainCatcher news, the Kaia Foundation announced on X that it has received investment from top crypto venture capital firms, led by Blockchain Capital and 1kx, with participation from Galaxy, The Spartan Group, IDG Capital, Mirana Ventures, SNZ Holding, Comma3 Ventures, Caladan, Lingfeng Capital, Waterdrip Capital, and MEXC Ventures. The specific investment amounts have not been disclosed.Kaia is formed by the merger of Klaytn and Finschia blockchains, originally developed by Kakao and LINE respectively. It features the lowest transaction latency in EVM L1, with a block time of 1 second and instant finality, enabling a smooth user experience and opening up possibilities for use cases that require near real-time responses.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will launch the SIGN/KRW trading pair.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wallet has announced the participation threshold for the B² Network (B2) TGE, with Alpha points needing to reach 82 points.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, Eric Trump, vice president of the Trump Organization and son of Donald Trump, publicly criticized the traditional financial system at a cryptocurrency event in Dubai, stating that the SWIFT system is inefficient and that the banking industry will be eliminated in ten years if it does not reform.He stated, "The modern financial system has collapsed, it is slow and costly. Everything that blockchain technology can do will be better than the way current financial institutions operate. SWIFT is a disaster. Our banking system favors the super-rich.What really got me into the (cryptocurrency) space is realizing that our banking system is being used against the vast majority of people in our country. This forced me into the world of cryptocurrency. I tell you, if banks do not pay attention to the upcoming changes, they will go extinct in ten years."He also praised decentralized finance as a way to bypass the costs and lack of privacy associated with traditional banks.In recent years, Eric Trump has frequently visited this desert emirate, as it has rapidly become a global center for cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend THORChain (RUNE) token deposits and withdrawals on May 1, 2025, at 22:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The project team will perform the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 20,940,000 (expected on May 1, 2025, at 23:00 UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Europe’s second-largest digital bank Bunq announced on April 29 that it has partnered with Kraken to launch Bunq Crypto, allowing users to invest in over 300 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The service will initially roll out in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium, with technical support from Kraken.Bunq stated, "Our global users have long been looking for a simple, secure, and direct way to invest in digital assets." Bunq's research indicated that "about 65% of European consumers want to manage their banking, savings, and cryptocurrency investments through a unified platform," and over 50% of respondents wish to access cryptocurrencies but find existing platforms lacking in convenience and security.

ChainCatcher news, DWF Ventures announced its participation in the angel round investment of Coral Finance, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.Previously, Coral Finance had received investments from institutions such as Gate Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, Taisu Ventures, Mask Network, and Movement Foundation.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest data shared by Bloomberg analyst @JSeyff, multiple institutions have submitted applications for spot crypto ETFs such as LTC, SOL, and XRP.Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that the approval probability for Litecoin, Solana, and crypto asset basket/index ETFs is 90%, for XRP it is 85%, and for DOGE and HBAR it is 80%, while DOT, AVAX, and ADA are at 75%.All projects' 19b-4 filings have been confirmed by the SEC, with the final approval deadline concentrated in the second half of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $2.051 billion, with long positions of $1.012 billion, accounting for 49.32% of the total holdings, and short positions of $1.039 billion, accounting for 50.68%. The profit and loss for long positions is $71.3231 million, while the profit and loss for short positions is -$3.3275 million.The whale address Ox20c2...f5 has shorted ETH with 25x leverage at a price of $2249.19, currently realizing an unrealized profit of $16.8726 million.

ChainCatcher news, Huobi HTX spokesperson and HTX DAO ambassador Molly (Huobi HTX Liu Ye) was invited to attend the "2025 HTX DAO Confidence Journey - Dubai Whale Night." At the event, Molly shared the latest achievements and future development plans of Huobi HTX and HTX DAO. She pointed out that Huobi HTX continues to lead in the global trading ecosystem, being the only platform among the Top 10 exchanges in the first quarter to achieve growth in spot trading volume, with a cumulative registered user base exceeding 50 million and a net inflow amount increasing by as much as 210% quarter-on-quarter, while maintaining a reserve ratio of over 100%. In her view, the remarkable achievements of Huobi HTX are attributed to the platform's ongoing efforts in safety transparency and market sensitivity.In addition, she further stated that in the future, Huobi HTX will deepen its strategic cooperation with HTX DAO to collaboratively empower sustainable ecological development. Through the DAO's voting mechanism, community members can widely participate in key aspects such as platform governance and new asset listing decisions, ensuring that the decision-making process is more open, transparent, and democratic. At the same time, Huobi HTX will continue to optimize in areas such as security assurance, trading experience, quality asset introduction, and product innovation, continuously enhancing the platform's overall competitiveness. Through the organic combination of centralization and decentralization, Huobi HTX and HTX DAO will jointly promote ecological prosperity, creating a more open, co-built, and shared crypto world.

ChainCatcher message, hosted by HTX DAO, the "2025 HTX DAO Confidence Journey - Dubai Whale Night" was held in Dubai. Huobi HTX global advisor and TRON founder Justin Sun attended the event and delivered a speech. He stated that upgrading the platform's international brand to HTX aims to better promote the globalization strategy, which has achieved significant growth in the past two years, now ranking among the Top 5 offshore exchanges globally, and is continuously improving. At the same time, Huobi HTX will fully focus on the Middle East market and actively expand into Europe and CIS regions.Justin Sun emphasized that in the coming years, the focus will be on the U.S. market, and the Staked TRX ETF application is an important milestone. He will continue to expand international business locally.In addition, Huobi HTX has incorporated high-quality projects such as USDD and TRUMP into its trading ecosystem and is actively seeking more collaboration opportunities. He mentioned that global users are welcome to provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas to Huobi HTX.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance VIP borrowing has added new borrowable assets: Hyperlane (HYPER), Initia (INIT), KernelDAO (KERNEL), Sign (SIGN), WalletConnect (WCT).

ChainCatcher message shows that the Trump family's crypto project WLFI issued approximately 1 billion USD1 this morning, currently rising to 57th place in the cryptocurrency market capitalization ranking. WLFI posted on the X platform, seemingly disclosing plans to temporarily halt the issuance and stated: "The mission is complete, we can shut it down now."