ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, South Korean police arrested a man in his 20s from Russia in Busan on May 27, who is suspected of attempting to rob a cryptocurrency trading deal in Seoul.According to Gangwon Ilbo, the suspect, along with two accomplices, disguised themselves as cryptocurrency traders and lured 10 South Korean investors to a hotel in the Gangseo District of Seoul, attempting to steal approximately 1 billion won (about 730,000 USD) in cash.During the crime, the suspects wore protective vests and attacked the victims with imitation handguns and telescopic batons, binding them with cable ties. One victim managed to escape and call the police, leading to the suspects fleeing in a panic without obtaining any money. Police found imitation firearms, batons, protective vests, and a money counting machine in the suspect's hotel room.The other two accomplices have fled South Korea, and police have requested assistance from Interpol to apprehend them.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, the Indian cryptocurrency industry is actively lobbying the government to reduce the 30% capital gains tax and 1% transaction tax implemented since 2022.Currently, the high tax burden has led to over 90% of crypto transactions flowing overseas. With Trump likely to return to the White House and publicly support digital assets, the Indian government's attitude towards the crypto industry is becoming more lenient. The frequency of communication between the industry and policymakers has increased from once every six months to monthly or even weekly.Accounting firm Grant Thornton expects the Indian crypto market size to grow from the current $2.5 billion to over $15 billion by 2035.

ChainCatcher message, a user asked Zhao Changpeng: "Has the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) asked you for money to stop defaming you?"Zhao Changpeng responded: "They haven't asked me for money to stop defamation, but I've heard they take money to smear us. There are rumors that a large venture capital firm that invested in a certain cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. is heavily lobbying against 'Binance helping the U.S. become the cryptocurrency capital.' They have spent millions of dollars on 'lobbying activities.' This is a sign of fear of competition."

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the circulating supply of Coinbase's wrapped Bitcoin, Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC), has surpassed 40,000 for the first time, currently reported at 40,884. In the past month, the increase has exceeded 1,900. The current market capitalization of cbBTC is approximately $3.89 billion, and its share in the wrapped Bitcoin market continues to expand, with a current market share of 22.7%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Politico, Trump posted on Truth Social on March 2, stating "will advance a cryptocurrency strategic reserve including XRP, SOL, and ADA," which was actually driven by the lobbyist Ballard Partners, and Trump himself was unaware. The lobbyist Ballard has been "ousted" from the White House.According to insiders, just minutes after the president's post, the White House's "cryptocurrency czar" David Sacks became furious, and soon White House officials realized that the XRP mentioned in "Truth Social" was a client of lobbyist Ballard. Insiders revealed that after the post about cryptocurrency was exposed, White House staff were instructed not to meet with Ballard.However, those close to Trump indicated that the dissatisfaction with Ballard goes far beyond this; some White House officials believe Ballard is profiting from Trump's reputation. Politico reviewed the invitations to Trump fundraising events received by Ballard, as well as his call records with senior officials in the Trump administration since the March incident, and evidence suggests that Ballard has not severed ties with the White House.

ChainCatcher news, according to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, BounceBit (BB) will unlock approximately 49.04 million tokens at 0:00 on May 13, Beijing time, worth about 5.39 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data from RootData, the Bubblemaps token (BMT) has increased by 51.16% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $0.1368.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Bubblemaps is a visualization platform for blockchain data, designed to replace traditional block explorers with cutting-edge visuals, allowing users to easily analyze complex patterns and connections, providing foundational data for millions of DeFi users.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, three wallet addresses suspected to belong to the same whale have exchanged a total of 3720 ETH for approximately 70 WBTC and cbBTC in the past half hour, with a total exchange value of 6.12 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the circulating supply of the wrapped Bitcoin cbBTC launched by Coinbase has reached 33,038 coins, with a current market value of approximately $2.81 billion. The market share of cbBTC in wrapped Bitcoin has risen to nearly 20%, while the market share of wBTC has decreased to 75.7%.

According to ChainCatcher, as reported by The Block, Bank of America is actively lobbying for regulations on stablecoin issuance that favor banks rather than tech companies. Currently, there is a high-stakes power struggle between traditional banks, tech giants, and cryptocurrency companies like Tether.According to insiders, Bank of America is primarily lobbying lawmakers through industry organizations such as the Bank Policy Institute and the American Bankers Association to establish rules that benefit mature banks in issuing stablecoins, while restricting large tech companies (non-banks) like Amazon and Meta from issuing dollar-backed crypto tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bubblemaps, Kelsier founder Hayden Davis is still selling MELANIA tokens. In the past 14 days, Hayden transferred MELANIA worth $1,065,153 to centralized exchanges and withdrew $2,050,666 from liquidity pools, and a lot of MELANIA in his wallets has not yet been sold.Solayer developer Chaofan Shou previously stated that a behind-the-scenes conspiracy group issued the LIBRA token through advisory Hayden Mark Davis (Kelsier Ventures) and outsourced market-making to an Indian company. Kelsier Ventures is also an insider of the market makers for the tokens MELANIA, ENRON, BOB, RAG, M3M3, and OGME, which are associated with the First Lady's token.

ChainCatcher message, according to market data, in the past 24 hours, the top five token trading volumes on Binance Alpha are:mubarak trading volume $31.31 million, market cap $142 million, 24-hour increase 6.67%;BUBB trading volume $15.67 million, market cap $11.71 million, 24-hour decrease 49%;JELLYJELLY trading volume $13.83 million, market cap $27.17 million, 24-hour decrease 5.2%;Fartcoin trading volume $12.66 million, market cap $562 million, 24-hour increase 5.6%;BANANAS31 trading volume $8.86 million, market cap $55.74 million, 24-hour increase 3.15%.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the original TST TOP1 holding whale is suspected to have shifted to BUBB, with a cumulative profit of $417,000.Previously, this address had achieved over $2.21 million in profit on TST.Data shows that this whale continuously built positions in BUBB through two addresses from March 19 to 24, currently holding a total of 30.25 million tokens, with an average acquisition cost of $0.009259, currently valued at approximately $447,000.Three days ago, it sold 16.27 million tokens at a price of $0.01785, and then bought back 12.92 million tokens at a price of $0.02029.