ChainCatcher news, OKX announced a collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank, Brevan Howard, and Franklin Templeton to launch a collateralized mirror program for tokenized money market funds under the VARA framework in Dubai.The program aims to enable institutional clients to use cryptocurrencies and tokenized money market funds as collateral for over-the-counter trading, with a global systemically important bank (G-SIB) serving as the collateral custodian.Franklin Templeton will be the first of a series of money market funds launched under the OKX-SCB program.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will launch the PROMPT U perpetual contract with a maximum leverage of 20 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending April 5 was 223,000, expected to be 223,000, and the previous value was 219,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. March unadjusted CPI year-on-year is 2.4%, expected 2.60%, previous value 2.80%.The U.S. March seasonally adjusted CPI month-on-month is -0.1%, expected 0.10%, previous value 0.20%.The U.S. March unadjusted core CPI year-on-year is 2.8%, expected 3.00%, previous value 3.10%.The U.S. March seasonally adjusted core CPI month-on-month is 0.1%, expected 0.30%, previous value 0.20%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Chief Executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Nikhil Rathi, has been reappointed. Rathi is the first FCA CEO to be granted a new five-year term by the Treasury, giving him more time to implement his plans for the financial sector, including the cryptocurrency space.Under his leadership, the FCA has registered 51 cryptocurrency companies under anti-money laundering rules. Some of these companies include cryptocurrency and investment firms Coinbase, Revolut, eToro, and the recently joined largest asset management company BlackRock. The FCA is seeking to establish a new cryptocurrency regulatory framework by 2026 and introduce a brand new authorization process. The agency intends to release documents regarding stablecoins, trading platforms, staking, prudent cryptocurrency exposure, and lending early next year. This system will officially come into effect after the final policy statement is released in 2026.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, despite a dramatic shift in the regulatory environment for digital assets in the U.S. under Trump’s leadership, one of the most popular and risky crypto products—perpetual futures contracts—remains off-limits to American investors.Many in the industry believe that this situation may change soon. Cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts account for a large portion of the daily trading volume on global crypto exchanges and are expected to be opened to U.S. investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the funding rates of mainstream CEX and DEX show that the market is still in a bearish trend. The specific funding rates of mainstream cryptocurrencies are shown in the attached image.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 24 hours, the DEX trading volume on the Solana chain has surpassed all other blockchains.The top five blockchains by on-chain DEX trading volume in the past 24 hours are: Solana ranked first with $2.774 billion, Ethereum mainnet ranked second with $2.744 billion, Arbitrum ranked third with $1.005 billion, Base ranked fourth with $970.11 million, and BNB Chain ranked fifth with $953.37 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to glassnode data, since November 2022 (the FTX collapse), Bitcoin's realized market cap has increased by $468 billion (+117%), while Ethereum has only increased by $61 billion (+32%). The MVRV ratio shows that since January 2023, Bitcoin investors' unrealized profits have consistently been higher than those of Ethereum holders.In March of this year, Ethereum's MVRV fell below 1.0, indicating that ordinary investors are now in a loss position. The MVRV difference between the two assets confirms that Bitcoin investors' profitability has exceeded that of Ethereum for 812 consecutive days, setting a historical high. This ongoing trend highlights the structural differences between the two assets throughout the cycle.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) officially announced on April 7 that it has issued regulatory guidelines regarding the provision of staking services to licensed virtual asset trading platforms, as well as guidelines for SFC-recognized funds investing in virtual assets (virtual asset funds) concerning their participation in staking activities. The virtual asset exchange HashKey Exchange received approval from the Hong Kong SFC on April 10 to become one of the first exchanges in Hong Kong authorized to provide staking services.The SFC stated in the announcement, "The SFC recognizes the potential benefits of staking in enhancing the security of blockchain networks and allowing investors to earn returns from virtual assets in a regulated market environment."In February this year, the SFC released the "Virtual Asset Development Roadmap" ("A-S-P-I-Re" framework) and proposed to consider expanding the range of virtual asset products under a regulatory framework, including providing staking, leverage, and lending services under clear guidelines.Terence Pu, Managing Director of HashKey Exchange, stated, "HashKey Exchange has built a staking service system that meets regulatory requirements, taking the lead in providing ETH staking services for spot ETFs, and is actively promoting staking services for all customers.This service relies on HashKey Cloud's excellent node operation capabilities to provide users with secure and compliant staking services. In the near future, investors will not only be able to hold Ethereum ETFs to earn staking returns but also hold ETH directly and earn additional returns through our staking services."

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, MEXC will launch Mind Network (FHE) in the innovation zone on April 10, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8) and open the FHE/USDT trading market, with the FHE/USDC trading market opening at 20:20.On the same day at 20:15 (UTC+8), the FHE U-based contract will be launched, supporting 1-50x leverage, with both full margin and isolated margin modes. At 21:00 (UTC+8) on April 10, the FHE swap function will be launched, allowing users to seamlessly and in real-time exchange with other assets.To celebrate the launch of Mind Network (FHE), MEXC has launched the Airdrop+ event, with a total prize pool of 130,000 USDT.Event time: April 10, 2025, 18:00 -- April 20, 2025, 18:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analysis platform IntoTheBlock monitoring, currently there are over 234,000 bitcoins on EVM chains, which is an increase of about 10% compared to early 2025.IntoTheBlock analysis suggests that bitcoin holders are crossing chains to EVM chains and earning asset returns through decentralized financial mechanisms such as staking.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Lookonchain monitoring, a trader (@izebel_eth) opened long positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum on the Hyperliquid trading platform yesterday.The trader opened a 20x leveraged long position in Bitcoin at a price of $75,511 and a 25x leveraged long position in Ethereum at a price of $1,428.86, currently accumulating an unrealized profit of approximately $1.17 million.

ChainCatcher news, Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos stated that analysts expect the March CPI report to be relatively mild, which will be the last inflation data not affected by tariffs.Market forecasts a 0.08% month-on-month increase in March CPI and a 0.24% month-on-month increase in core CPI. If the predictions are accurate, the year-on-year CPI will reach 2.5%, and the year-on-year core CPI will drop to 3.0%, the lowest level in four years.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, MEXC has officially launched Babylon (BABY) in the innovation zone on April 10 at 17:10 (UTC+8) and opened the BABY/USDT trading market, with the BABY/USDC trading market opening at 17:30. On the same day at 18:10 (UTC+8), the BABY swap feature was launched, allowing users to seamlessly and in real-time exchange with other assets.To celebrate the launch of Babylon (BABY), MEXC has launched two major events.Airdrop+ event, with a total prize pool of 150,000 USDT. The event will end on April 24, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8).Exclusive BTC Savings event, with new users enjoying an APY of up to 99%. The event will end on May 9, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, MEXC will launch Mind Network (FHE) in the innovation zone on April 10, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8) and open the FHE/USDT trading market, with the FHE/USDC trading market opening at 20:20.On the same day at 21:00 (UTC+8), the FHE instant exchange function will be launched, allowing users to seamlessly and in real-time exchange with other assets.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget PoolX is about to launch the project BABY, with a total prize pool of 600,000 BABY.The locking channel will be open from April 10th 18:00 to April 13th 18:00 (UTC+8), details are as follows:BTC Locking Pool:Total airdrop amount: 600,000 BABYIndividual locking limit: 1 BTCIn addition, you can participate in the CandyBomb special event, where trading will share 622,000 BABY. The event will be open from April 10th 18:00 to April 17th 18:00 (UTC+8).