ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, important events and data forecasts for next week:Tuesday: U.S. March JOLTs job openings;Wednesday: U.S. Q1 real GDP, core PCE price index annualized quarterly rate preliminary, U.S. March core PCE price index monthly rate;Thursday: Bank of Japan announces interest rate decision, Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a monetary policy press conference;Friday: U.S. April seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate.

ChainCatcher news, according to a tweet from Twitter user Milk Road, the total fee revenue of dApps in Q1 2025 is $1.8 billion, surpassing the $1.4 billion of infrastructure protocols.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Tesla's latest financial report shows that as of March 31, the company holds approximately $951 million in Bitcoin, a slight decrease from $1.076 billion at the end of last year, mainly due to price fluctuations. According to Arkham data, Tesla did not conduct any cryptocurrency transactions this quarter and currently holds 11,509 Bitcoins.According to the new rules from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), companies are required to adjust the value of digital assets quarterly based on market value. Tesla's revenue for the first quarter was $19.34 billion, below the market expectation of $21.37 billion. Nevertheless, its stock price rose over 2% in after-hours trading.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoPotato, medical diagnostics company Semler Scientific disclosed in an SEC filing submitted on April 15 that it incurred an unrealized loss of approximately $41.8 million from Bitcoin investments in the first quarter of 2025. This loss resulted from the BTC price plummeting from $93,500 at the beginning of January to about $82,000 by March 31.Despite facing losses, Semler still holds 3,182 Bitcoins, making it the twelfth largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, just behind Boyaa Interactive International Limited. CEO Doug Murphy-Chutorian reiterated the company's dual strategy of focusing on both Bitcoin accumulation and medical innovation.Financially, Semler expects first-quarter revenue to be between $8.8 million and $8.9 million, but anticipates an operating loss of $1.3 million to $1.5 million. As of March 31, the company held approximately $10 million in cash and cash equivalents.Meanwhile, Semler announced through another 8-K filing that it has reached a principle agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay approximately $30 million to resolve a long-standing legal dispute. This dispute involves the company allegedly charging Medicare for medical devices through improper marketing, in violation of the False Claims Act.Semler also announced plans to issue up to $500 million in securities, with the proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes, including continued cryptocurrency purchases. Since the beginning of the year, the company's stock traded on NASDAQ (SMLR) has fallen over 22%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Coingecko quarterly report, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2025. Bitcoin further solidified its dominance in the market downturn, with its market share rising to 59.1% (a new high since 2021), while altcoins generally performed poorly. The shares of stablecoins USDT and USDC increased, while Ethereum's market share dropped to a five-year low of 7.9%.​1. Bitcoin outperforms traditional risk assetsBitcoin broke through $100,000 in January, reaching an all-time high, but ended the quarter at $82,514 (a decline of 11.8%). Its performance outpaced the Nasdaq index (down 10.3%), but lagged behind gold (up 18%) and U.S. Treasury bonds. Analysts pointed out that the strengthening of the yen and euro, adjustments in monetary policy, and geopolitical uncertainties have intensified market volatility.​2. Ethereum and altcoins under pressureEthereum's price plummeted 45.3% to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024, with daily trading volume shrinking to $2.44 billion. Leading altcoins like Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB experienced smaller pullbacks, highlighting Ethereum's relative weakness. Meme coins suffered a significant setback due to the exit of Argentine President Javier Milei's related project LIBRA, with daily token deployment on the Pump.fun platform dropping by 56.3%.​3. Changes in exchange landscapeThe spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) decreased by 16.3% to $5.4 trillion, with Binance maintaining a market share of 40.7%; HTX became the only platform in the top ten to see growth (+11.4%), while Bybit's trading volume was halved due to a hacking incident in February. Among decentralized exchanges (DEX), Solana led Q1 with a 39.6% share, but Ethereum briefly reclaimed the top spot in March. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi fell by 27.5% to $12.86 billion, while the new public chain Berachain's TVL rose against the trend to $5.2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CoinGecko, in the first quarter of 2025, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) decreased by 27.5%, a drop of $48.9 billion, due to the widespread decline in altcoin prices.Among them, Ethereum's TVL decreased by approximately $40 billion, with its market share falling from 63.5% to 56.6%. Solana and Base saw an increase in market share, but user deposits also retreated. The emerging public chain Berachain has a TVL of $5.2 billion, ranking sixth.

According to ChainCatcher news and official social media announcements, HTX DAO will hold a live stream themed "HTX DAO 2025 Q1 Burn Results Disclosure & Development Progress" today at 19:30. At that time, HTX DAO core builders Huobi HTX Liu Ye, Helium, Huobi HTX Research Team, HTX DAO Honorary Committee Member Mao Mao Jie, and Huobi HTX Contract Ambassador Da Biao Ge will be invited to attend, jointly interpreting the HTX DAO first quarter burn data, reviewing project construction achievements, and discussing issues such as DAO governance and future ecological development in depth. This event will be broadcast simultaneously through Huobi Live and Huobi HTX Twitter Space.

ChainCatcher news, the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko shows that Huobi HTX is the only Top 10 exchange to achieve growth in spot trading volume. The report states that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% in the first quarter of this year. Against this backdrop, Huobi HTX's spot trading volume still achieved a quarter-on-quarter growth of 11.4%; meanwhile, other Top 10 exchanges saw declines in spot trading volume, with decreases ranging from 1.8% to 34.0%.Additionally, according to the "Q1 2025 Report Card" recently released by Huobi HTX, several core indicators of the platform reached historical peaks in the first quarter, with new registered users increasing by 116% quarter-on-quarter and net deposit amounts soaring by 210%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin and Ethereum fell by 11.82% and 45.41% respectively in the first quarter of 2025, marking the weakest Q1 performance in years. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan referred to it as "the best worst quarter in crypto history."Analysts pointed out several potential factors that could drive a market rebound in Q2: an increase in global money supply, an improvement in the U.S. regulatory environment, and stablecoin assets reaching an all-time high (over $218 million).

ChainCatcher news, according to the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency market experienced a correction in Q1 2025, with a total market capitalization dropping by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion; Bitcoin's market share rose to 59.1%, but the quarterly decline was still 11.8%. Ethereum plummeted by 45.3%, falling back to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024. The meme coin sector retreated due to the LIBRA exit event, with Pump.fun deployment volume decreasing by 56.3%. CEX spot trading volume reached $5.4 trillion, a decrease of 16.3% compared to the previous period; Solana maintained its dominance in DEX trading, accounting for 39.6%. The multi-chain DeFi TVL decreased by $48.9 billion, a drop of 27.5%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bitwise disclosure data shows that the Bitcoin holdings of publicly traded companies increased by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025, reaching approximately 688,000 coins. The top five companies are: Strategy, MARA, Riot, CleanSpark, and Tesla.

ChainCatcher news, Token Terminal data shows that Ethereum continues to maintain its leading position in the decentralized application (dApp) platform, with dApp fee revenue reaching $1.014 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The second place is Coinbase's Layer 2 network Base, with dApp fee revenue of $193 million, showing some growth but still falling short compared to Ethereum. BNB Chain's dApp fee revenue is $170 million, and the Arbitrum ecosystem's fee revenue is $73.8 million. Avalanche's C-Chain ranks in the top five, with dApp fee revenue of $27.68 million.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget recently released its transparency report for the first quarter of 2025. The data shows that the total number of global ecological users on the platform has exceeded 120 million, an increase of nearly 20% compared to the previous quarter. The total trading volume for the quarter reached $2.08 trillion, with spot trading volume increasing by 159% year-on-year, reaching $387 billion.In terms of platform activities, Bitget Launchpool launched multiple projects this quarter, including Elixir Network (ELX) and Story Protocol (IP), while RedStone (RED) and Babylon (BABY) were the first to launch pre-market trading. Additionally, Bitget LaunchX launched WalletConnect (WCT) on February 17, distributing 20 million WCT tokens at a fixed price of $0.2, providing users with the opportunity to participate in the early growth of quality projects and acquire tokens. WCT has recently been listed on Binance Launchpool and will launch spot trading pairs on April 15.Regarding asset security, Bitget's Proof-of-Reserves has consistently maintained above 130%. The platform's protection fund size grew from $495 million in January to $514 million in March.

ChainCatcher news, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino tweeted, "In the first quarter of 2025, the number of USDT users increased by 13%."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, based on Finery Markets' Q1 report, driven by the shift in U.S. regulation and increased market confidence in stablecoins, the cryptocurrency trading volume on institutional trading platforms continued its upward momentum from Q4 2024, with over-the-counter (OTC) volume increasing by 141% year-on-year and stablecoin trading activity rising by 158% year-on-year.In the first 100 days of President Trump's administration, the trading volume between cryptocurrencies and stablecoins recorded the strongest growth, with trading volume in the first three months of 2025 increasing fivefold compared to the same period in 2024. Overall, 95.3% of trades involved Bitcoin, Ethereum, or stablecoins, and institutions have not widely adopted altcoins.Finery analysts noted: "The differences between various types of trades indicate that institutions clearly prefer stablecoins, likely due to their enhanced utility in connecting traditional finance with the crypto space."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the world's largest asset management company BlackRock has released its Q1 2025 financial report. The data shows that in this quarter, BlackRock's exchange-traded fund (ETF) products had a total net inflow of $107 billion, with net inflows for digital asset products amounting to $3 billion, accounting for 2.8% of the total ETF inflows.According to reports, as of the end of March 2025, BlackRock's digital asset management scale reached $50.3 billion, approximately 0.5% of its total asset management scale of $11.6 trillion.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announcement shows that in order to enhance the compliance and transparency of the BGB and burn plan, and to better empower the BGB ecosystem, Bitget Token (BGB) will update and upgrade the burn plan. According to the new rules, the quarterly burn amount of Bitget Token (BGB) will be linked to the "on-chain Gas fees." The new burn mechanism is based on the actual usage scenarios of BGB and ensures community transparency, with the "total amount of BGB used for Gas fees quarterly" being publicly available on-chain.Based on this burn rule, 30,006,905 BGB will be burned in the first quarter of 2025, accounting for approximately 2.5% of the total supply. The corresponding amount of BGB will be sent to the burn address, and the on-chain record will be published upon completion. According to CoinMarketCap data, the market capitalization of BGB is approximately 5 billion USD, ranking 25th. The current total supply is about 1.2 billion, and it is in a 100% fully circulating state.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated: BGB is becoming an important bridge connecting centralized and decentralized ecosystems. By linking the burn mechanism to actual on-chain usage, the quarterly burn amount of BGB will dynamically change with real usage. This update not only incentivizes broader usage but also builds a more transparent and sustainable token economic model. As BGB's role in the on-chain ecosystem continues to expand, the burn mechanism will also become more sustainable.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, MicroStrategy did not increase its BTC holdings between March 31 and April 6, maintaining its current position at 528,185 coins. Due to new accounting standards requiring cryptocurrencies to be valued at market price, the company expects to record an unrealized loss of $5.91 billion from its BTC holdings in the first quarter, with a net loss of approximately $4.22 billion after tax deductions.Additionally, the company raised a total of $7.69 billion in the first quarter, of which $4.4 billion came from common stock issuance, with the remainder from preferred stock, almost all of which was used to buy BTC at levels above the current price. Its average BTC holding price has risen to $67,500, currently showing only a floating profit of about 14%. MSTR's stock price fell 9% at the beginning of trading on Monday, with a year-to-date decline of 10%, but still up 77% year-over-year.