ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, Tether transferred 18,812 bitcoins, worth nearly $2 billion, to Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin investment firm founded by Jack Mallers.On-chain data shows that 14,000 BTC were transferred from Tether's reserve address to an unknown wallet early this morning, with a transfer amount of approximately $1.5 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Ethereum Foundation's official website, the Ethereum Foundation announced that it has renamed its "Protocol R&D" team to "Protocol" and will be reorganizing around three strategic goals: L1 scaling, blob scaling, and user experience improvement.Tim Beiko, Alex Stokes, and others will be responsible for the specific execution, with some members leaving the foundation. This transformation aims to enhance the efficiency of R&D collaboration, accelerate the integration of zkEVM and L2, and promote the global expansion of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, long-time cryptocurrency supporter and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin stated that about six months ago, under the influence of the most prominent digital asset accumulation advocates, he decided to establish a company to invest in Ethereum's native token."I was having dinner with Michael Saylor at the time, did some research, and started discussing with colleagues how cool this idea was," said Lubin, founder and CEO of Ethereum software infrastructure company Consensys, in an interview. "No one in our company had previously delved into this direction. Later we found that this strategy seemed to have no particularly dangerous aspects."ChainCatcher previously reported that SharpLink Gaming submitted Form S-3 ASR to the U.S. SEC, registering securities with a total scale of up to $1 billion for future issuance of common stock depending on market conditions. After this issuance, the number of common shares issued could reach up to 72,051,288 shares.The majority of the proceeds from this issuance will be used to purchase ETH, and it is also planned to use the funds raised for working capital needs, general corporate purposes, operating expenses, and more.

ChainCatcher message indicates that according to SoSoValue data, the net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs during the last trading week (from May 27 to May 30, Eastern Time) was $286 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $206 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $4.61 billion. The second was the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a weekly net inflow of $67.37 million, currently having a historical total net inflow of $1.51 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a net outflow of $4.62 million, currently having a historical total net outflow of $4.29 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $9.45 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to the total market value of Ethereum) of 3.04%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $3.05 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, WinterMute has launched CrimeEnjoyor, a piece of code designed to warn about malicious code in Ethereum delegation contracts, protecting users from a new wallet theft strategy.

According to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a whale that purchased 1 million ETH during the Ethereum ICO has transferred 989 ETH to the OKX exchange again, worth approximately 2.42 million dollars at the current market price, with a holding cost of only 0.31 dollars per coin. The address currently still holds 49,745 ETH, valued at approximately 125 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, at the ETHGlobal Prague conference, Ethereum founder Vitalik stated that Ethereum will scale L1 by about 10 times within a year, and then "take a breath" before the next leap.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), a certain whale address that previously looped long 8,613 Ethereum and incurred losses on May 16, has bought 2,004 Ethereum again two hours ago, with a transaction value of approximately 4.99 million USD and an average purchase price of 2,491 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform that compared to other competitors, the market capitalization of USDT has increased by over 5 billion dollars in the past 30 days.The latest data shows that the total market capitalization of stablecoins has reached approximately 250.2 billion dollars, with USDT's market capitalization exceeding 153.1 billion dollars, accounting for about 61.2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto.news, data from CryptoSlam shows that the NFT market experienced a significant decline over the past week, with sales dropping 16.76% to $105.7 million. Despite the overall market downturn, the number of NFT buyers increased by 55.35% to 699,471, and sellers grew by 19.22% to 242,898, with transaction volume soaring 34.31% to 2,233,547.Ethereum NFT sales rose by 28.43% to $36.5 million, solidifying its market position. Polygon maintained second place with $15 million in sales, despite a 25.88% decline. Solana ranked sixth with $7.2 million, growing by 17.78%.Most blockchains saw an increase in the number of buyers, with Polygon leading at 43.72% growth, followed by Solana at 37.39% and Bitcoin at 33.34%.Notable high-value transactions this week include:CryptoPunks #1831 sold for 150 ETH ($389,846)CryptoPunks #4868 sold for 76.5 ETH ($201,933)CryptoPunks #5586 sold for 70.07 ETH ($185,292)CryptoPunks #308 sold for 69 ETH ($174,683)CryptoPunks #9494 sold for 66 ETH ($169,021)

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the U.S. SEC has expressed doubts about the Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs launched by REX Shares and Osprey Funds, believing they may not comply with the definition of investment companies and ETFs under the Securities Act.The U.S. SEC stated that these funds may have "incorrectly submitted their registration statements," and that "the disclosures in the registration statements regarding these funds' status as investment companies may be misleading."REX Financial's General Counsel Greg Collett said, "We believe we can satisfy the SEC's concerns regarding investment companies, and we do not intend to launch the funds until we do so."

ChainCatcher message, according to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time May 30) the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $70.2402 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $70.2402 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of ETHA has reached $4.606 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $9.445 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Ethereum market value) is 3.04%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $3.046 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, REX Shares and Osprey Funds have submitted applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs. The new ETH and SOL funds will "invest at least 80% of their net assets in their respective reference assets," namely ETH and SOL. Each fund will also invest "at least 50% of its holdings" in these cryptocurrencies. These funds will operate as "regular C corporations" to address U.S. federal income tax, rather than as "regulated investment companies" like spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 22:19 Beijing time, USDC Treasury minted an additional 57,500,000 USDC on the Ethereum chain, worth approximately 57.46 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, JPMorgan (JPM) stated in a research report that despite the continuous upgrades of the Ethereum blockchain, its activity has not significantly increased.The bank pointed out that since the Dencun upgrade in March 2024, average fees and total fees have decreased, while daily transaction volume and the number of active addresses have not shown substantial growth.In addition, the futures positions indicate that institutions have played an important role in the recent rise of ETH. Ethereum launched the Pectra upgrade on May 7, which aims to streamline the staking process, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, today 10 U.S. Bitcoin ETFs had a net outflow of 1,977 BTC, with Fidelity seeing an outflow of 1,571 BTC. Currently, Fidelity holds 198,291 BTC, worth $2.095 billion;9 Ethereum ETFs had a net inflow of 37,685 ETH, with BlackRock seeing an inflow of 19,069 ETH. Currently, BlackRock holds 1,389,780 ETH, worth $3.59 billion.

ChainCatcher message, according to Lookonchain monitoring, 10 minutes ago, the Ethereum Foundation transferred 1,000 ETH (approximately 2.61 million USD) to wallet 0xc061 again.This address received a transfer of 1,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation 3 days ago.

ChainCatcher message, Binance has completed the integration of WalletConnect Token (WCT) on the Ethereum network (ERC-20), and the deposit and withdrawal services for WCT are now available.

ChainCatcher message, according to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time May 29) the total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs was $91.9299 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a net inflow of $50.4452 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for ETHA has reached $4.535 billion.Next was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a net inflow of $38.3070 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for FETH has reached $1.512 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow yesterday was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a net outflow of $4.6179 million. Currently, the historical total net outflow for ETHE has reached $4.290 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $9.632 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to the total market value of Ethereum) of 3.02%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $2.975 billion.