ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, President Trump has pardoned three co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX and a former senior employee.The three co-founders: Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, had previously pleaded guilty to a series of federal criminal charges related to money laundering and failure to regulate the exchange.Reed pleaded guilty in 2022 to violating the Bank Secrecy Act and agreed to pay a $10 million fine. Prosecutors had previously accused these individuals of effectively operating BitMEX as a "money laundering platform" and claimed that their assertion of exiting the U.S. market was "false."

ChainCatcher news, uDEX announced that the team has coordinated with all stakeholders and reached the following action plan: the development team wallet (similar to a foundation) will be locked for 2 years; 149 million UUU in the internal wallet (accounting for 14.9% of the total supply) will be used for community airdrops, partnerships, and liquidity, with all operations remaining transparent and implementing rolling locks; 500 million UUU (accounting for 50% of the total supply) will be sent to a black hole address for permanent destruction, expected to be completed soon; 18 million UUU related to insider trading will be destroyed with the assistance of Binance.Previously, according to an official announcement from Binance, its internal audit team received a report on March 23, 2025, alleging that an employee used insider information for front-running trades to gain improper profits. Binance launched a comprehensive internal investigation. The preliminary investigation has now concluded, and the person involved has been suspended and will face legal accountability.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from uDEX, the project has coordinated with all stakeholders and reached the following action plan aimed at eliminating market concerns and promoting the project's advancement:The development team's wallet (similar to a foundation) will be locked for 2 years;149 million $UUU (accounting for 14.9% of the total supply) in the internal wallet will be used for community airdrops, partnerships, and liquidity provision, with all operations remaining transparent and implementing rolling locks;500 million $UUU (accounting for 50% of the total supply) will be sent to a black hole address for permanent destruction, expected to be completed in the near future;18 million $UUU related to insider trading will be destroyed with the assistance of Binance;

ChainCatcher message, regarding Binance's announcement of employee insider trading details, Sun Yuchen posted on X platform saying: "Huobi and TRON will also conduct strict investigations."

ChainCatcher news, according to reports from Wu, Binance has issued a notice to all employees, adjusting its policy on restricting cryptocurrency investments for staff, allowing employees not in the listing team to invest in cryptocurrencies on platforms like Binance, with a limit of $5,000.Binance's internal policy previously required employees to hold cryptocurrencies for more than 90 days after purchase before they could trade. In February of this year, Zhao Changpeng stated on Twitter that due to the aforementioned policy, employees were unaware of market demand. Subsequently, this internal policy at Binance was changed as mentioned above.

ChainCatcher message, Deribit officially reminds users to be cautious of a new type of recruitment scam. Scammers impersonate recruiters from well-known companies like Deribit, attracting job seekers with high-paying positions, and then lure victims into completing an "online assessment" to install malware, or offer "exclusive onboarding benefits" such as discounted shares to defraud them of money. They even invite candidates to bring their work laptops to fake office locations for interviews.Deribit points out that these scams primarily target senior employees or developers to gain access to sensitive systems. To prevent such scams, users should verify the authenticity of the recruiter’s account and directly contact the company's HR department through official channels to confirm recruitment information. Deribit expects this type of scam to spread to other industries soon.

ChainCatcher news, an internal employee of the smart contract blockchain project AIAChain revealed on X that the company has currently owed employee salaries for 3 months and has not issued any payments to date. As of now, AIAChain has not made any official response.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on the X platform that the White House Digital Assets Summit is a historic day, and the U.S. now has a strategic Bitcoin reserve and emerging regulatory clarity.This directly translates into economic growth for the U.S. Due to this new growth, Coinbase plans to hire about 1,000 employees in the U.S. this year and will continue to build this industry in the U.S. to ensure that the country remains a leader in technology and finance.

ChainCatcher News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers a $50,000 reward to encourage employees to resign or retire.

ChainCatcher message, Bybit posted on platform X to remind that there are fraudsters impersonating Bybit employees, urging the community to stay vigilant.Bybit will never ask for personal information, deposits, or passwords. Always verify official sources of information carefully and report any suspicious situations. If something feels off, it probably is, so stay safe.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, an employee of OpenAI publicly accused Musk's xAI company of having misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model Grok3. In response, xAI co-founder Igor Babushkin insisted that the company did nothing wrong.xAI's chart shows that the two versions of Grok3—Grok3 Reasoning Beta and Grok3 mini Reasoning—outperformed OpenAI's currently strongest available model o3-mini-high on AIME 2025. However, OpenAI employees quickly pointed out on the X platform that xAI's chart did not include the AIME 2025 score of o3-mini-high under the "cons@64" condition.Babushkin argued on the X platform that OpenAI had previously released similar misleading benchmark charts, even though these charts were used to compare the performance of its own models.

ChainCatcher message, Binance co-founder He Yi stated on platform X that all Binance employees have a 30-day restriction on buying and selling cryptocurrencies. After purchasing, they must wait 30 days before selling; otherwise, it will be considered a violation.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the discussion on the product strategy differences between Binance and OKX, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng responded that Binance (CEX) has always restricted employees from trading cryptocurrencies to protect user interests, but this has also made it difficult for product managers to deeply understand user needs. Zhao Changpeng stated that such decisions will be handled by the management, and he also mentioned that he will personally experience on-chain products, "Indeed, we should experience the products on Chain. Let's go try out a few meme coins later."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States increased moderately last week, indicating that the fundamentals of the labor market remain solid. In recent days, Elon Musk's government efficiency department has laid off thousands of federal employees. The unemployment claims of these laid-off workers were submitted separately under the Federal Employee Unemployment Compensation (UCFE) program, with data reported one week behind.The White House aims to cut about 2.3 million federal government workers, excluding the military and the post office. The unemployment rate remains at historically low levels, but this situation may change as workers who rely on federal contracts or funding lose their jobs. Federal government layoffs, hiring freezes, and budget cuts are expected to have a ripple effect on local economies, particularly in Washington D.C. and the neighboring states of Virginia and Maryland, and trigger layoffs in the private sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, a person familiar with the matter said that the IRS will lay off about 6,700 employees on Thursday, and this restructuring may lead to staffing shortages at the agency during the critical tax filing season. The laid-off employees are all probationary employees, who typically have worked at the agency for one to two years and enjoy less job protection than long-term employees. The IRS has about 17,000 probationary employees in total.

ChainCatcher news, according to MarketWatch, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) disclosed in a report on Tuesday that as of December 31, 2024, the company has a total of 1,534 employees, a decrease of about 400 from last year, representing a decline of 20.7%. The department with the most layoffs was R&D, with 144 layoffs; followed by the consulting department, with 124 layoffs; and finally, the sales and marketing department, with 95 layoffs.Data shows that in 2024, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings increased more than double from 189,150 at the end of 2023 to 447,470. A total of $22.1 billion was spent on purchasing Bitcoin, with an average price of about $85,447 per Bitcoin. So far in 2025, approximately $3.2 billion has been spent on purchasing 31,270 Bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on the 15th local time, the U.S. Department of Efficiency led by Musk has sent termination notices to more than ten staff members of the United States Digital Service. This office is an information technology (IT) department of the U.S. President's Executive Office and is now being taken over by the Department of Efficiency.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, approximately 75,000 federal employees have signed a voluntary resignation program initiated by the "Government Efficiency Office" led by Musk. This is below the number hoped for by the White House, increasing the likelihood of further large-scale layoffs.Insiders confirmed that this number accounts for about 3% of the total 2.4 million civilian employees in the federal government, while the White House had previously set a target of 5% to 10%. The so-called "buyout" program allows federal employees to leave in February but continue to receive their salaries until the end of September. The program stopped accepting applications on Wednesday evening. The Trump administration has repeatedly warned federal employees that the "buyout" program might be their best opportunity. Trump has already asked federal agencies to prepare for layoffs.

ChainCatcher news, according to a new federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, over 100 current and former federal employees are suing Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he leads, accusing them of accessing highly sensitive personnel records without proper review or authorization.The lawsuit was filed by 104 employees and various unions representing government workers in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs are asking the government's primary human resources agency, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to cut off DOGE and its agents' access.The complaint lists Musk, DOGE, OPM, and current OPM Director Charles Ezell as defendants. The lawsuit claims that DOGE's access to OPM records violates the Privacy Act, which prohibits improper access to personal data, including cross-agency access to personal data.It points out that DOGE agents were not government employees when they obtained access to OPM's computer network. The lawsuit mentions 19-year-old DOGE employee Edward Coristine, who reportedly goes by the online nickname "Big Balls," and was fired from a cybersecurity company due to an internal investigation into data breaches during his employment.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Washington Post, four U.S. officials revealed that agents from the government efficiency department led by Musk have obtained highly confidential government records of millions of federal employees, including officials in sensitive security positions at the Treasury Department and the State Department. This is part of a broader effort aimed at competing for control over the government's main personnel agencies.