ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Lin, the Asia Pacific Business Head of Deribit, "The annualized BTC basis is still at 8%, and with leverage, the returns can still hold; it's not yet time for traditional arbitrage funds to exit."

ChainCatcher message, Infini founder Christian explained regarding the community's concerns about its own funds, "In its portfolio, $20 million was invested in the Coin project, with an average cost of about $48, currently yielding about 5 times profit; $10 million was invested in GBTC, with an average price of $12, exiting at $60, yielding about 5 times profit; $10 million was subscribed to the NDV fund, currently exiting, yielding about 4 times profit; on-chain investments performed the worst, as Ethereum was bought at that time, yielding only about 40% profit. At the same time, he stated that a $20 million compliant OTC transaction in USD is underway, along with $5 million in the existing custody wallet, which is sufficient to meet all withdrawal demands with a surplus. Among the remaining funds, $10 million is from my family, and over $10 million comes from elders and friends around me, all of whom have been communicated with and will be handled directly through off-chain methods."

ChainCatcher message, Chainflip officially announced that after discussions with the team, community, liquidity providers, major interfaces using Chainflip, and most validator providers, it has been decided to implement a protocol upgrade to prevent the illegal flow of Bybit hacker funds within the protocol.Chainflip stated that most of the code has been completed and needs to be tested and deployed to the network, with the upgraded version expected to go live within 24-72 hours.

ChainCatcher message, stablecoin digital bank Infini founder Christian posted on social media, "I know hackers may be monitoring my tweets, so this is my sincere message: I have tried to show that there are still good and responsible people in this industry. I deeply regret my mistakes and will strive to do the right thing for my users.I hope there is a way to recover what we have lost, and I am willing to offer 20% of the stolen amount as a bounty, and I promise that if the funds are returned, I will not take legal action. Regardless, I will continue to love and support this industry."

ChainCatcher news, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated in a community AMA that the latest asset proof audit report has been obtained and will be updated on the official website soon. Bybit has returned to a 1:1 rigid redemption, and in the past 24 hours, Bybit's capital inflow ranked first among global CEXs.Bybit will launch a website tracking the flow of stolen funds and will update the recovery progress and other data in real-time. Users who provide effective clues can receive a reward.Bybit's new coin announcement section will regularly publish the performance and financial reports of listed projects, covering five major dimensions: core financial data, token metrics, on-chain activities and network health, governance and community, as well as risk disclosure and future roadmap.

ChainCatcher message, according to Infini founder Christian's post on X, "Of the 50 million dollars stolen, seventy percent belongs to large friends I know personally. I have already communicated with each of them and will personally bear the possible losses and settle privately. The remaining funds will be reinvested into the infini vault before next Monday, and everything will continue as usual. The funds are ready, and I will respond to any withdrawal requests in the meantime, so please rest assured.I apologize for the need for some time to upgrade and restart the business; everything will proceed under the premise of ensuring the absolute safety of the funds."

ChainCatcher message, BeosinTrace has traced the new address of the Bybit hacker 0x96244d83dc15d36847c35209bbdc5bdde9bec3d8 starting to transfer on February 24, 2025, at 14:52:59.The old address 0x83c7678492d623fb98834f0fbcb2e7b7f5af8950 completed the transfer of all assets on February 24, 2025, at 14:57:59.BeosinKYT has tagged these addresses, with the destination addresses mainly being Thorchain and exch. Thorchain and exch are currently still the hacker's preferred money laundering channels.

ChainCatcher message, Infini founder Christian stated in the community that withdrawals are currently normal, and personal funds will be used to cover first.

ChainCatcher message, according to Certik Alert monitoring, the Ethereum contract 0x9A79f4105A4e1A050Ba0b42F25351D394fA7E1DC has experienced abnormal fund transfers, with the receiving address 0x3ac96134fb0e42a52d33045aee50b89790f05ed0 receiving approximately 49.5 million USD and currently converting the funds into the stablecoin Dai. The specific details are that account 0xc49b5e5b9da66b9126c1a62e9761e6b2147de3e1 was hacked and granted address 0x8e9b permission to withdraw all funds. The attacker has converted all funds into 17,696 ETH (worth 49 million USD).Community feedback is regarding the infini contract, and infini officials have responded that they are currently investigating, and the losses will be fully compensated.

ChainCatcher message, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju posted an analysis stating that the traditional Bitcoin-driven rotation model for crypto assets has ended, influenced by regulation and institutional adoption. He illustrated this with a metaphor of "climate change," saying, "'rainy season' has completely disappeared, leaving only occasional drizzles."New funds will mainly flow into the market through stablecoins or widely accepted large-cap tokens, rather than a traditional broad altcoin market. Ki Young Ju also shared a five-phase roadmap to "altcoin season," which includes stablecoins, Bitcoin, large-cap tokens, selected crypto-native tokens, and institution-supported tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to DefiLlama data, the net inflow of funds to the Berachain cross-chain bridge in the past 7 days reached $85.47 million, ranking first among all public chains. Following are Base and Sonic, with net inflows of $48.28 million and $37.98 million, respectively. Ethereum, Avalanche, and BSC saw net outflows of $135 million, $110 million, and $58 million, respectively.

ChainCatcher message, Bybit tweeted that, through the coordinated efforts of multiple parties, they successfully froze $42.89 million of stolen funds within a day.The assisting organizations include Tether, THORChain, ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, Avalanche Ecosystem, CoinEx, Bitget, Circle, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Bybit has officially launched the "Bounty Recovery Program," calling on elites in the global cybersecurity and crypto analysis fields to jointly investigate the perpetrators of the largest theft in crypto history.Contributors who successfully recover funds will receive a 10% reward, with the total bounty amount calculated based on the verifiable amount of stolen ETH worth over $1.4 billion at the time of the incident. If all funds are recovered, the total bounty could reach $140 million.Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated that within 24 hours of the incident, strong support was received from top professionals and organizations in the industry. He hopes to formally reward community members who provide us with expertise, experience, and support through the "Bounty Recovery Program," and we will not stop here. Interested participants can contact the platform at bounty_program@bybit.com.

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng posted on X platform that the address he previously donated approximately $100,000 (150 BNB) has received over $1 million in return. "I will not keep any tokens for myself. How should I handle this funding? Add to the liquidity pool? Airdrop? Donate to charity? Send to a burn address? Any other ideas?"

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Buffett published his annual shareholder letter, in which he mentioned that the value of tradable stocks held last year decreased from $354 billion to $272 billion, but the value of non-listed equity holdings increased and remains far above the value of the tradable stock portfolio. We will always invest the vast majority of their funds in stocks—mainly U.S. stocks, although many of these companies have significant international operations. Berkshire will never be more inclined to hold cash equivalents and give up holding equity in quality businesses, whether controlling or partial stakes.In 2024, Berkshire's performance exceeded expectations, despite 53% of its 189 operating companies reporting a decline in earnings. Due to the increase in U.S. Treasury yields, there was a significant increase in holdings of these highly liquid short-term securities, resulting in a foreseeable substantial increase in investment income.Berkshire has been continuously increasing its borrowings denominated in yen, but not following any fixed pattern. All borrowings are at fixed rates, with no "floating rate" borrowings. There is no forecast for future foreign exchange rate trends, thus striving to maintain a nearly neutral position in terms of currency.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the stolen funds address from Bybit (from the Lazarus Group) has transferred 10,000 ETH and started laundering.Currently, the Bybit hacker holds 489,395 ETH (1.32 billion USD) and 15,000 cmETH (non-withdrawable) across 53 wallets.

ChainCatcher news, the liquid staking/re-staking protocol mETH Protocol announced on platform X that cmETH withdrawals have resumed, user funds are safe and fully supported, and a detailed post-incident analysis report will be published soon, outlining the events and all measures taken.Previous news, the liquid staking/re-staking protocol mETH Protocol under Mantle, which has a deep binding relationship with Bybit, announced the suspension of cmETH withdrawals after learning about recent security incidents involving certain mETH and cmETH transactions at Bybit, but deposit and staking services continue as usual.

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain bridge Chainflip responded to Bybit CEO's freezing request stating, "We have done our best to handle the current situation, but as a decentralized protocol, we cannot completely stop, freeze, or redirect any funds. However, we have currently shut down some front-end services to prevent the flow of funds."Previous news, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou posted on social media that he has detected hackers attempting to transfer assets to the BTC network via Chainflip. He hopes that the cross-chain bridge project will help Bybit stop and prevent further asset transfers to other chains. Bybit will soon launch a bounty program for anyone who helps them stop or track down the funds leading to recovery.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on social media that the Lazarus Group has just aggregated part of the funds from the Bybit hack with the funds from the Phemex hack directly on-chain, mixing the funds from the initial theft addresses of both incidents.