ChainCatcher news, according to The Guardian, former General Secretary of the Labour Party and current member of the House of Lords Iain McNicol has publicly apologized for violating parliamentary conduct rules.An investigation revealed that McNicol sent a letter to the Treasury promoting the cryptocurrency company Astra Protocol in June 2023, while he was receiving a monthly consultancy fee from the company. The House of Lords Commissioner for Standards, Margaret Obi, determined that this constituted "providing paid parliamentary services," which is a violation of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, JPMorgan announced that it has completed the settlement of a transaction on a public ledger with the help of cryptocurrency companies Chainlink and Ondo Finance.It is reported that the transaction was operated by its blockchain division Kinexys, which purchased tokenized government bonds deployed on the ONDO public ledger through a private chain account and triggered cross-chain payments using the Chainlink protocol.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the blockchain ticketing platform KYD Labs announced the completion of a $7 million seed round financing, led by a16z Crypto.KYD Labs aims to empower artists and venues to control ticket sales, fan data, and revenue, addressing the issue of revenue loss. The platform is built on Solana, allowing fans to quickly purchase tickets, and plans to expand to over 100 venues in the United States by 2026.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Strategy analyst Jeff Walton stated in the Financial Times documentary "Michael Saylor's $40 Billion Bitcoin Bet" that with the financial strength provided by Bitcoin, Strategy will eventually become the top publicly traded company by market capitalization. Currently, Strategy holds approximately 568,840 Bitcoins (worth $59 billion), and analysts believe this advantage will allow it to surpass all publicly traded companies in the future.Michael Saylor himself also stated in the documentary that the price of Bitcoin will definitely break one million dollars within 10 years, and achieve a tenfold increase after 20 years.

ChainCatcher news, the AI computing project $BAYC AI on the Solana chain announced that its AI computing satellite named BAYC #7573 has been successfully launched by the X country's military rocket, marking the project's official entry into the satellite-based Web3 computing network exploration phase.The satellite is equipped with an AI computing module that will provide computing power support for distributed AI training tasks, and incentivize community participation in sharing and governance through the $BAYC AI token mechanism, exploring blockchain-based computing network forms.The $BAYC AI project combines MEME elements on the Solana chain with AI technology, aiming to promote community-led participation in Web3. BAYC #7573, as a highly representative symbol of this series, has had its holders actively driving AI innovation applications. Naming the satellite after BAYC#7573 symbolizes the Web3 community's deep involvement in cutting-edge technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, OKX has launched the "Contract Grid Compensation Voucher Carnival" event. The event runs from May 14, 2025, 16:00 to May 28, 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who create a contract grid strategy for the first time can claim a 10 USDT compensation voucher on the event page. The total prize pool amounts to 80,000 USDT, with limited quantities available on a first-come, first-served basis, and each person can claim it only once.It is reported that users who successfully claim the compensation voucher must create any SOL/USDT, BTC/USDT, or ETH/USDT contract grid strategy within 8 hours. Additionally, the strategy parameters must not be adjusted after the strategy is activated (including adjusting take profit and stop loss prices, or increasing positions). If the strategy does not yield a profit, OKX will compensate based on the voucher amount. Vouchers that are not used within the time limit will automatically become invalid and return to the prize pool, and users will not be able to claim the voucher again.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, blockchain security company Elliptic disclosed that a company registered in Colorado in 2022, Xinbi Co. Ltd, is associated with an illegal online marketplace called "Xinbi Guarantee."This marketplace is based on the Telegram platform and is a Chinese illegal market primarily serving Southeast Asian scammers, having received $8.4 billion in funds to date, mainly in the form of USDT transactions. Merchants on the market provide scammers with technology, personal data, and money laundering services, assisting them in carrying out "pig butchering" scams. Xinbi Guarantee claims to be an "investment and capital guarantee group company," but its status was updated to "delinquent" in January 2025 for failing to submit periodic reports on time. The black market's money laundering service has the largest transaction share and also offers Starlink devices, stolen personal data, and fake IDs.Elliptic states that Xinbi Guarantee is the second-largest illegal online marketplace, with transaction volumes exceeding $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, and is linked to North Korean hacker money laundering. The $8.4 billion transaction volume may only be the tip of the iceberg of actual trading volume. The platform has 233,000 users and operates under a "guarantee model," yet remains a hotbed for illegal activities. Records from the Colorado state government show that Xinbi Co. Ltd was listed as "in violation" in January 2025 for failing to submit its annual report on time.

ChainCatcher news, according to Techinasia, Gnosis has acquired the on-chain financial operating platform HQ.xyz in Singapore for $14.95 million.This investment includes $8.95 million from the GnosisDAO treasury, which was approved through a DAO vote in January 2025, and $6 million from Gnosis Ltd. for operational expenses over the next two years. This acquisition is one of the largest investments in the Gnosis ecosystem. HQ.xyz will be renamed Gnosis HQ and integrated into Gnosis's ecosystem, which includes Gnosis Chain, Gnosis Pay, and associated projects such as Safe and CoW Swap.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated, "If I had to choose one company currently valued under $100 billion that is most likely to exceed a $1 trillion market cap in the future, I would choose Coinbase, which has a current market cap of $61 billion."

ChainCatcher news, a publicly traded company centered around Bitcoin, announced the purchase of 4,812 BTC ($458.7 million) through TETHER, at an average price of $95,300.Investment firm Cantor Equity Partners previously announced plans to establish "Twenty One" through a SPAC merger. This will become a publicly traded company focused on Bitcoin, with initial reserves of over 42,000 Bitcoins—valued at over $3.9 billion at current prices—backed by Tether, Bitfinex, as well as investment firms Cantor Fitzgerald and SoftBank Group. The company is led by Brandon Lutnick, the son of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and plans not only to accumulate Bitcoin (allowing investors to gain exposure to the asset without actually holding it) but also to provide Bitcoin-related financial services and create a cryptocurrency content and media platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, e-commerce company Upexi will be using BitGo to custody its Solana (SOL) assets, which have reached a scale of $100 million, and will engage in OTC trading and staking.Recently, Upexi purchased 326,000 locked SOL at an average price of $135.22, bringing its total holdings to 595,000 SOL. The company plans to stake these SOL tokens to earn protocol reward yields and has a $100 million investment commitment supported by GSR for purchasing more SOL.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the blockchain verification layer SpaceComputer, based on satellite technology, has announced the completion of its Pre-seed financing, led by Primitive, with participating institutions including nascentxyz, tangent_xyz, symbolicvc, publicworksfm, Merkle Ventures, and Star-Shield, as well as several angel investors, such as loi_luu, co-founder of Polygon, and Melt_Dem, who also participated in this round of financing. The specific amount of this financing has not yet been disclosed.SpaceComputer is building a cryptographic system resistant to physical destruction and cyber attacks using satellites, and has launched its first product ctRNG, which generates true random numbers using space entropy.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from MIRAI, the project has completed 50% of the refund for the raised funds of 76,831 SOL. All refunds have been executed through the designated address FmiMDXvLNUsMoVF7SC1VhcyHEXoPLsNcvAbxkEokr49P.At the same time, the project party confirmed that all incoming funds after block height 339081946 have been fully refunded.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the decentralized perpetual futures exchange Perpl announced the completion of a $9.25 million funding round, led by Dragonfly, with participation from Ergonia, Brevan Howard, Breed, L1D, and CMS.The project will build an on-chain central limit order book on the Monad blockchain, with plans to launch a testnet by the end of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to official reports, Sophon has inherited the core technology developed by The Matter Labs for zkSync, officially achieving EVM equivalence. This means that developers can deploy contracts using standard EVM tools without the need for additional adaptations.The official statement indicates that standard EVM contracts can also be directly deployed without using the enhanced features provided by Sophon EraVM. This update will improve development efficiency, help more quality applications to land, and truly create value for end users.