ChainCatcher news, Musk commented on the Telegram deal, stating that no agreements have been signed yet.Earlier reports indicated that Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated on social media that Telegram has reached a one-year cooperation agreement with xAI, which will distribute Grok to over one billion Telegram users and integrate it into the Telegram app. Telegram will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI and will obtain 50% of the subscription revenue from xAI sold through Telegram.

ChainCatcher news, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated on social media that Telegram has reached a one-year cooperation agreement with xAI to distribute Grok to over one billion Telegram users and integrate it into the Telegram app.Telegram will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI and will obtain 50% of the subscription revenue from xAI sold through Telegram.

ChainCatcher news, according to HTX market data, possibly influenced by the news that Telegram will raise $1.5 billion, TON briefly rose over 6%, currently quoted at $3.09, with a 24-hour increase of 3.68%.Previous report, according to The Wall Street Journal, Telegram plans to issue at least $1.5 billion in five-year bonds with an annual interest rate of 9% to repurchase debt issued in 2021 that will mature next year. Investors include existing supporters Blackstone Group, Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala, and newly joined hedge fund Citadel.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Wall Street Journal, Telegram plans to issue at least $1.5 billion in five-year bonds with an annual interest rate of 9% to repurchase debt issued in 2021 that is set to mature next year. Investors include existing backers Blackstone Group, Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala, and newly joined hedge fund Citadel.Bondholders will have the option to convert their bonds into shares at a discounted price when Telegram goes public in the future. Despite CEO Pavel Durov being restricted from leaving the country due to allegations of not cooperating with a French police investigation, Telegram is expected to achieve a profit of $540 million in 2024, with monthly active users surpassing 1 billion and paying users exceeding 15 million.

ChainCatcher news, the autonomous IP Layer1 Camp Network announced on platform X a collaboration with Kaito AI to launch the content creation incentive program "Yap To The Summit." Participants who publish high-quality content related to the K2 testnet (in-depth insights, research reports, memes, etc.) and reach the top 50 of the Yapper leaderboard will have the opportunity to receive rewards. The specific reward distribution mechanism is as follows:Token rewards: Total prize pool of 0.25% $CAMP (0.15% for the Camp community, 0.10% for the Kaito ecosystem);Cash rewards: $40,000 USDC per month (distributed $10,000 weekly), allocated to the top 20 contributors based on ranking;Ranking criteria: Content quality, consistency of output, and community influence, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the fee structure for Level 1 users in Binance's U-based contract market maker program will be extended until September 1, 2025, 07:59 (UTC+8).Maker fee rebate: The rebate will be updated weekly. The last review will end on September 1, 2025, 07:59 (UTC+8). Users who meet the program standards will enjoy Level 1 maker fees, valid until September 9, 2025, 07:59 (UTC+8).Level 1 maker fee rates: The maker fee for USDT-based pairs is -0.001%; the maker fee for USDC-based pairs is -0.004%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Cantor Fitzgerald has officially launched its $2 billion Bitcoin collateral loan program, with the first round of financing targeting crypto broker FalconX and decentralized credit platform Maple Finance. FalconX plans to withdraw over $100 million under the credit framework in collaboration with Cantor, and Maple has completed its first loan issuance.

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Richard Teng tweeted, "Clear rules = mass adoption. The crypto industry needs the following regulatory framework: to promote innovation, protect consumers, and foster global competition. Policymakers who understand this will shape the financial landscape for the next decade."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov was originally scheduled to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum in Oslo, Norway, but a French court has rejected his request to leave the country. The event organizer, Human Rights Foundation (HRF), stated that Durov will deliver his keynote speech via online live stream.Durov previously publicly accused the head of the French intelligence agency, Nicolas Lerner, of asking him to ban conservative political content before the Romanian presidential election. Durov refused to cooperate, stating that this action "destroys democracy in the name of democracy."He emphasized that Telegram will not censor political speech in any market and stated that if faced with coercive censorship pressure, they would choose to exit the relevant market. He said, "We do not block protesters in Russia, Belarus, or Iran, and we will not do so in Europe."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Bitwise General Counsel Katherine Dowling stated, "Despite concerns that Trump's meme token may create an environment where participation opportunities are paid for, his involvement in the crypto industry is beneficial. Legislators should ignore the political noise and advance the crypto legislative process."

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, Robinhood has submitted a 42-page proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggesting the establishment of a federal-level "RWA tokenization" framework aimed at modernizing the U.S. securities market.

ChainCatcher news, Lido has released the Ethereum Auxiliary Proposer Mechanism (APM) framework. Ethereum is evolving through mechanisms such as Proposer Builder Separation (PBS) and pre-confirmation. The APM framework will help node operators adopt these mechanisms as safely as possible, balancing efficiency, rewards, and decentralization.In addition, LidoDAO has proposed the establishment of an APM committee and will soon hold a vote.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, OpenAI has launched a brand new cloud-based code agent------Codex on its official website. Codex can automatically perform various tasks for developers, such as writing functional code, answering questions about codebases, fixing bugs, and proposing pull request reviews, with each task running in its own cloud sandbox environment while being able to preload the user's codebase.It is reported that Codex is powered by the Codex-1 model, which is a fine-tuned version of OpenAI-o3 specifically optimized for software engineering. Through reinforcement learning, it has been trained on real-world coding tasks in various environments, and the generated code can align with the programmer's coding style and pull request preferences, strictly adhering to instructions.

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, crypto detective ZachXBT commented on "Coinbase's plan to offer a $20 million bounty to informants of data ransom incidents," stating, "Over the past few months, I have flagged many of the thefts committed by these threat actors on X and Telegram, but no capable person is interested in this bounty. This bounty is only paid out upon success, and too much time is required upfront without any guarantee of reward."Previously, in February of this year, ZachXBT reported that a review of Coinbase withdrawals found $65 million stolen from Coinbase users between December 2024 and January 2025. This figure may be much lower than the actual amount stolen, as its data is limited to DM and the thefts discovered on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget launches the "Exclusive VIP Airdrop Festival" Phase 4 event, open to VIP3 and above users. This phase's airdrop project is NXPC, with a total prize pool of 120,000 coins. The event runs from May 15, 20:00 to May 18, 20:00 (UTC+8). Users only need to complete the registration, with no additional tasks required. Before the event ends, registered users must maintain VIP3 or above status to successfully unlock this phase's airdrop rewards.The NXPC project is based on Nexon's flagship IP "MapleStory," with a large user base. The testing phase has attracted over 470,000 participants, building a complete L1 blockchain ecosystem and game economic model.