ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Echo founder Jordan Fish (also known as Cobie) has joined Paradigm as an advisor. The Echo platform allows retail investors and members of the cryptocurrency community to participate in early financing under terms similar to those of venture capitalists. Previously, on-chain detective ZachXBT also joined Paradigm as an incident response advisor.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, cryptocurrency investment firm Paradigm has announced the hiring of trader Jordan Fish (alias Cobie) as an advisor. Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang stated on social media that Cobie has been one of the most popular figures in the crypto space, and they look forward to future collaboration.It is reported that Cobie is the founder of the early investment platform Echo, which aims to allow retail investors to participate in early financing of crypto projects under venture capital-like conditions, having provided fundraising services for projects like MegaETH and Initia. He stated that after joining Paradigm, he will primarily assist with its public markets/liquidity fund operations.Previously, on-chain analyst ZachXBT joined Paradigm as an incident response advisor in February of this year. Recently, Paradigm also led a $50 million Series A funding round for the decentralized AI project Nous Research.

ChainCatcher message, GMX stated on social media that it has repurchased 1 million GMX tokens and distributed them to stakers according to the BB&D reward model.

ChainCatcher message, according to @EmberCN monitoring, the fee income address of GMGN transferred 97,000 SOL (approximately 17.73 million USD) to Coinbase Prime 20 minutes ago.

ChainCatcher news, GMGN co-founder Haze posted on X platform stating that, based on user feedback, there is an issue with trading the DOOD token on BSC that could cause users to incur losses in certain specific trading scenarios. A fix for this type of issue is currently underway. After the fix, the losses of the affected users will be calculated, and full compensation will be provided, with the compensation directly transferred to the wallet used for trading GMGN.

ChainCatcher news, at the HK Web3 Club event on May 10, the co-founder of Fufuture stated that the current derivatives market generally faces pain points such as opaque trading mechanisms, fragmented liquidity, and high user thresholds. Fufuture is advancing a decentralized, coin-based perpetual derivatives protocol aimed at solving traditional hedging challenges and enhancing asset security and trading fairness.The protocol launched its initial version in 2023, with V2 set to be released in 2024, introducing limit orders, oracles, and incentive algorithm mechanisms. In 2025, a one-click copy trading system will be integrated, and in 2026, mainstream asset trading pairs such as gold and foreign exchange will be introduced, with the goal of becoming the largest on-chain derivatives protocol provider globally. Currently, it has initiated integration with multiple public chain ecosystems and is continuously promoting global expansion.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Stacks Asia Foundation has become the first Bitcoin-related foundation recognized by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). This marks another significant step for the Stacks ecosystem in promoting global cryptocurrency adoption.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget has reached a strategic partnership with SWEAT, aiming to jointly lower the barriers for Web2 users to enter Web3 and connect the virtual and real worlds. This collaboration will officially debut at the 2025 Dubai Esports Festival (DEF), where the event will showcase an innovative model of "earn crypto rewards while exercising" through fun interactive experiences. From Dubai Airport to Sheikh Zayed Road, city landmark advertisements convey the vision of the partnership with the slogan "Walk into Crypto---Step. Sweat. Score."SWEAT co-founder and CEO Oleg Fomenko stated, "We are transforming everyday exercise into a new path for financial empowerment. This is not only a digital incentive for basic life activities but also a profound reshaping of the way digital assets are owned."

ChainCatcher news, according to official social media announcements, Huobi HTX will hold a themed live broadcast today at 20:00 in collaboration with MeteEra and Just DAO titled "A New Paradigm for Stablecoins? The Rise of USD1 and the Future of Compliant Stablecoins."At that time, crypto KOLs such as JH, MEJ, Sister Mao, Data Alchemist, and Selene will be invited to attend, unveiling the mystery of the new stablecoin USD1 and exploring the infinite potential of the dollar on-chain.

ChainCatcher message, Abraxas Capital Mgmt (Heka Funds) withdrew 33,035 ETH, worth 60 million dollars, from Binance and Kraken 5 hours ago.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency staking service provider Figment is actively seeking acquisition opportunities, with target deal sizes between $100 million and $200 million. CEO Lorien Gabel revealed that the acquisitions will primarily focus on projects with a strong position in specific regions or blockchain ecosystems, and multiple letters of intent have been issued. Figment currently manages approximately $15 billion in staked assets and hopes to further expand its business after the approval of Ethereum staking ETFs in the U.S. This move is the latest development in the wave of industry mergers and acquisitions driven by Trump's support for cryptocurrency policies.

ChainCatcher news, according to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, STEPN (GMT) will unlock approximately 82.47 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on May 9, worth about 4.92 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, decentralized AI startup Nous Research has completed a $50 million Series A funding round, led by Paradigm, which values Nous Research at $1 billion.Nous Research plans to launch a decentralized training system on the Solana blockchain, utilizing blockchain technology for distributed AI model training. The company previously raised approximately $20 million in seed funding from institutions such as Distributed Global, North Island Ventures, and Delphi Digital.Karan Malhotra, co-founder of Nous Research, stated that the company uses blockchain technology mainly for coordination and incentive mechanisms, allowing users to contribute idle computing power to participate in AI model training. The system will initially allow users with data center access to participate, and the company is currently considering whether to issue a native token as a reward.

ChainCatcher message indicates that, according to SoSoValue data, the encrypted market sector has seen a slight pullback, with Ethereum (ETH) down 2.32% in the last 24 hours, falling below $1600. However, Bitcoin (BTC) is steadily rising, showing a relatively independent trend, up 1.65% in the last 24 hours, surpassing $88,000.Other rising sectors include:The GameFi sector is up 1.63%, with Decentraland (MANA) rising 3.84%;The Layer2 sector is up 1.19%, with ex-MATIC (POL) and Stacks (STX) rising 3.57% and 8.87%, respectively;The AI sector is up 1.02%, but Render (RENDER) and Bittensor (TAO) have seen significant pullbacks, down 2.12% and 4.19%, respectively;The Meme sector is up 0.90%, with Pepe (PEPE) and Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) rising 2.43% and 10.74%, respectively.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiLayer2, ssiMeme, and ssiCeFi indices are up 1.11%, 0.75%, and 0.43% in the last 24 hours, respectively.In other sectors:The Layer1 sector is down 0.54%, but Sui (SUI) is up 1.65%;The PayFi sector is down 0.54%, with Telcoin (TEL) rising 10.40% against the trend;The DeFi sector is down 0.90%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Yu Jin, Paradigm transferred 5,500 ETH (approximately $8.66 million) to the institutional brokerage platform Anchorage about 3 hours ago. Over the past year, Paradigm has transferred a total of 96,955 ETH to Anchorage, with a total value of approximately $302 million, at an average price of about $3,110.Previous similar operations were usually followed by subsequent transfers to exchanges like Coinbase and Binance, suspected to be preparations for sale.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the ACH/USDC and GMT/USDC spot trading pairs on April 22, 2025, at 16:00 (UTC+8).