ChainCatcher news, according to an announcement from YZi Labs, has appointed Cathy Dou as the Head of Incubation Operations, responsible for the 10-week offline incubation project EASY Residency, which starts on June 2.The first stop of the project is located in Silicon Valley, California, targeting top startup teams in the fields of Web3, AI, and healthcare, providing funding, accommodation, meals, and mentorship resources. There are plans to expand to locations such as Singapore and Dubai. Applications will close on May 22 at 14:59 Beijing time.

ChainCatcher news, according to an announcement from YZi Labs, the company has appointed Cathy Dou as the Head of Incubation Operations, responsible for the 10-week offline incubation project EASY Residency, which starts on June 2.The first stop of the project is located in Silicon Valley, California, targeting top startup teams in the fields of Web3, AI, and healthcare, providing funding, accommodation, meals, and mentorship resources. There are plans to expand to locations such as Singapore and Dubai in the future. Applications will close at 14:59 Beijing time on May 22.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, CITIC Securities research report states that the U.S. April CPI growth rate performed moderately and below expectations, but prices of goods such as furniture, home appliances, and toys seem to have begun reflecting the impact of tariffs imposed by the White House. The overall year-on-year growth rate of 2.3% may have already been the low point for the entire year. Our static calculations indicate that if the tariff measures implemented by the White House since the beginning of the year remain unchanged after the U.S.-China joint statement on May 12, they could cumulatively raise the U.S. PCE deflator index by about 0.85% and long-term drag down the U.S. GDP scale by about 0.3%. The Trump administration must reduce the average price of prescription drugs in the U.S. by at least 30% to offset the inflationary impact of its tariff measures.The "ceiling" and "floor" of U.S. tariff levels are becoming vaguely visible, and the visibility of trade policies is recovering, which is a good thing for risk assets such as U.S. stocks. The dollar may also receive support in the near term, while we remain cautious about U.S. Treasuries.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, YZi Labs has officially launched a 10-week in-person global incubation program called EASY Residence, focusing on the fields of Web3, AI, and healthcare, aimed at clearing distractions for the top 1% of founders who have the courage to tackle challenges and providing a focused entrepreneurial environment.The program will kick off on June 2, 2025, in Silicon Valley, California, and will conclude on August 10, culminating in a Demo Day where 10-20 selected teams will showcase their product results to well-known industry venture capitalists for potential investment opportunities. During the program, teams will receive comprehensive support including accommodation and meals, and will have deep access to a network of world-class mentors, builders, and investors. The mentor lineup is impressive, featuring industry leaders such as Binance co-founder CZ and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who will provide long-term guidance and support to entrepreneurs.Applications are currently open and will close on May 21 at 23:59 (GMT-7).

ChainCatcher news, Australian cryptocurrency broker Swyftx announced the upcoming acquisition of New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Easy Crypto. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. Its CEO Jason Titman revealed that the deal has been in progress since before Trump's election and is expected to be completed by March 31. Afterward, Swyftx and Easy Crypto will continue to operate as independent platforms, while the teams are planning for integration.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Australian cryptocurrency broker Swyftx has announced its upcoming acquisition of New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Easy Crypto, with the specific acquisition amount yet to be disclosed.Its CEO Jason Titman revealed that the deal has been in progress since before Trump's election, and the acquisition is expected to be completed by March 31. After that, Swyftx and Easy Crypto will continue to operate as independent platforms, while the teams are planning for integration.

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng tweeted, "You know some people say: Oh, he's so lucky to have bought Bitcoin so early? In fact, what you are feeling now is the pain we have experienced countless times before. Holding has never been easy."

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng stated on platform X that predicting the crypto trends for the next 10 years is easy, but predicting tomorrow's market movements is difficult.

ChainCatcher message, in response to the introduction of cross-coin OCO order functionality on the exchange on platform X, stated that applying cross-coin OCO orders in CEX is actually not easy, as it requires a trade-off between performance and execution guarantee. Meanwhile, introducing this feature in DEX/cross-chain bridges seems to be even more challenging. (Note: OCO order, One Cancels the Other Order, allows traders to place two orders simultaneously, combining a limit order and a limit stop-loss order, but only one can be executed.)

ChainCatcher news, according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement, the family of Deng Chengbo has sold a 6.8% stake in the Hong Kong virtual asset exchange (HKVAX) for HKD 15 million through its listed company, Easy Communication. The buyers are Lean Group and businessman Liang Dehui, who purchased approximately 3.8% and 3% stakes in HKVAX for HKD 8.4 million and HKD 6.6 million, respectively.According to information from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, HKVAX was granted a virtual asset trading platform license on October 3 of this year, allowing it to operate business in Hong Kong or promote its services to Hong Kong investors.

ChainCatcher news, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju posted on the X platform that the volatility in the Bitcoin market is increasing. During the price discovery phase, the order book is often thin due to a lack of consensus on support and resistance levels. This led to multiple price fluctuations during the last bull market cycle. Currently, there is almost no trading volume above $72,000 for Bitcoin, making it easy to rise and fall.

ChainCatcher message, independent researcher Chen Jian posted on X that there are currently two main ways to address the fragmentation of Ethereum liquidity. One is chain abstraction, which involves adding another chain on top of all L2s to route transactions, and the other is to solve it in a "cluster" manner, that is, placing a hub below L2 to route transactions, or what is called a shared sequencer.For example, OP Superchain follows this idea, and puffer finance's Based Rollup has a similar approach, but it is more fundamentally native, allowing Native Staking Ethereum layer nodes to receive all Layer2 transactions in advance through AVS-protected pre-confirmation.In fact, technically solving Ethereum fragmentation is relatively easy; the main bottleneck lies in the economic game theory aspect. On one hand, the Ethereum Foundation needs to be more assertive and united, and on the other hand, a balance needs to be found in terms of mutual benefits and win-win scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain education platform EasyA has announced the launch of EasyA x Polkadot University. This is a university focused on cultivating the next generation of blockchain developers. EasyA alumni have already founded companies valued at over $250 million.EasyA x Polkadot University will bring the next generation of founders into the Polkadot ecosystem, allowing them to launch their own projects on Polkadot.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong listed company Easy Communication has released its 2024 interim report, which discloses that Easy Communication has purchased shares in Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange Limited ("VAX") for HKD 12.9 million, investing in VAX.VAX is a non-listed company that is currently applying to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission for a Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 7 (providing automated trading services) regulated activity license under the Securities and Futures Ordinance to regulate virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong. As of June 30, 2024, Easy Communication Group holds 165,385 shares, with a book value of approximately HKD 1,543,000.