According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Jinshi, informed sources revealed that the United States recently rejected Japan's request for a comprehensive exemption of the 10% reciprocal tariff and tariffs on specific countries during negotiations.Sources stated that U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, indicated last week in Washington during talks with Japan's chief negotiator Akizawa Ryozo that the Trump administration intends to only reduce the specific country tariffs by 14%, which are suspended until early July.During the second round of negotiations, the U.S. emphasized that, depending on the progress of the talks, it would only consider extending the suspension measures for 90 days or reducing the tariffs by 14%. Tokyo has been seeking the complete elimination of reciprocal tariffs, a 25% automobile tariff, and a 25% steel and aluminum tariff from the U.S. Washington has stated that it will not negotiate on the global 10% base tariff or tariffs on automobiles and steel products.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital released a market analysis indicating that the macro data published last Friday provided a detailed snapshot of the U.S. economy. Non-farm payrolls increased by 177,000, exceeding the expected 133,000, while the unemployment rate remained stable at 4.2%. However, behind the strong data, economists continue to warn that the full economic impact of recent tariff increases has yet to be seen, and the market remains cautiously optimistic about this.Meanwhile, the market widely expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged at this week's policy meeting. Despite the first-quarter losses reaching a record high, Strategy has doubled its fundraising target to $84 billion. This loss was due to the adoption of new digital asset fair value accounting standards, highlighting the company's firm belief in its long-term Bitcoin strategy. At the same time, the steady inflow of spot Bitcoin ETFs indicates that institutional demand remains strong and reinforces the growing role of this asset in diversified portfolios.

ChainCatcher news, Movement Labs posted on platform X that it has noted media reports. Movement Labs and the Movement Network Foundation have commissioned a third party to conduct a thorough review of the abnormal situations with market makers. The review of Groom Lake is still ongoing, and once all details are gathered, the investigation results will be shared. Significant governance reforms will be made based on the review results to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future.Previous news, Movement Labs is investigating the sell-off triggered by the control grant agreement of 66 million MOVE tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, Eric Trump, vice president of the Trump Organization and son of Donald Trump, publicly criticized the traditional financial system at a cryptocurrency event in Dubai, stating that the SWIFT system is inefficient and that the banking industry will be eliminated in ten years if it does not reform.He stated, "The modern financial system has collapsed, it is slow and costly. Everything that blockchain technology can do will be better than the way current financial institutions operate. SWIFT is a disaster. Our banking system favors the super-rich.What really got me into the (cryptocurrency) space is realizing that our banking system is being used against the vast majority of people in our country. This forced me into the world of cryptocurrency. I tell you, if banks do not pay attention to the upcoming changes, they will go extinct in ten years."He also praised decentralized finance as a way to bypass the costs and lack of privacy associated with traditional banks.In recent years, Eric Trump has frequently visited this desert emirate, as it has rapidly become a global center for cryptocurrency.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, the Arbitrum Foundation, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, announced its withdrawal from the Nvidia-supported Ignition AI Accelerator program due to the chip giant's requirement that no mention of the collaboration be made in crypto-related announcements. The two parties had originally planned to establish an exclusive partnership, with Arbitrum being the only representative of the Ethereum ecosystem in the AI acceleration program.A spokesperson for the Arbitrum Foundation stated that Nvidia recently changed its stance, expressing a willingness to maintain the partnership but prohibiting public disclosure, which demonstrates its lack of long-term commitment to the crypto space. The accelerator program was intended to provide Arbitrum with AI development guidance and cloud service credits. Notably, another public chain, Aptos, still maintains its partnership with the accelerator. The foundation emphasized that the decision to withdraw was based on business considerations and that it will choose "partners that fully support blockchain innovation" in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the Swiss National Bank has refused to hold Bitcoin reserves, citing concerns over the liquidity and volatility of the cryptocurrency market. Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel stated at the central bank conference on Friday: "For cryptocurrencies, market liquidity may sometimes seem decent, but it is naturally called into question during times of crisis. Cryptocurrencies are also known for their high volatility, which poses a risk to long-term value preservation. In short, it can be said that cryptocurrencies currently do not meet our high requirements for monetary reserves."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Meme coin team of U.S. President Trump has denied rumors circulating on social media that official TRUMP token holders need at least $300,000 to attend an upcoming dinner with Trump.The rumor originated from community members citing information from the Solana blockchain explorer that displayed the token contract address holders. As of the time of writing, the explorer shows that the 220th holder possesses 33,114 TRUMP tokens, valued at over $400,000. However, the Meme coin team stated that the explorer does not reflect their standards.The team wrote in a statement: "People mistakenly took the data of the 220th holder on the blockchain explorer as a qualification line, which is inaccurate. This data includes locked tokens, exchange holdings, market maker holdings, and holdings of users who did not participate in the activity. Actual participation eligibility should be based on the official leaderboard."According to information from the Meme coin official website, the team will select winners based on "time-weighted holdings," a metric that takes into account both the number of tokens held and the duration of holding.Additionally, Trump's Meme coin team clarified that the rumor about "unlocking a large number of tokens" for this competition is also untrue. They stated that currently, user "Sun" is in the lead with 1,176,803 TRUMP (worth about $14 million), while the user in 220th place, "HAR," holds only 35.3 TRUMP (worth about $420).

According to ChainCatcher news and the official announcement, Huobi HTX has recently launched a C2C advertiser referral commission incentive program to celebrate the successful launch of the industry's first high-quality C2C trading area "Selection Station." From April 24 to May 31, users who successfully invite a C2C advertiser to settle in the Huobi HTX C2C Selection Station and pass the platform review will receive 0.02% of the advertiser's trading volume for the first 7 days as a commission; if the invited advertiser has not yet passed the Selection Station review, they can first settle in the Huobi HTX C2C Classic Station. After a 15-day assessment period, the inviter can participate in sharing a prize pool of 10,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, LMAX market strategist Joel Kruger stated in an interview that the recent surge in Bitcoin primarily reflects the market seizing an opportunity to profit from the decline in asset prices, and this asset has consistently proven to be a strong choice for portfolio diversification and hedging against macroeconomic uncertainty and dollar fluctuations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, U.S. Treasury Secretary Basent stated that the termination of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell mentioned by Trump may refer to the expiration of Powell's term.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Miami-based crypto company Unicoin has been asked by the SEC to reach a settlement by April 18 for allegedly violating securities registration and anti-fraud regulations, but the company's CEO Alex Konanykhin refused to compromise, stating that he will respond through the courts.The SEC accused it of distributing the token UNIC through an airdrop, misleadingly claiming that it "has asset backing" and "complies with SEC regulations," and allegedly reselling restricted securities without exemption. Konanykhin called the accusations "a push from personnel left over from the Gensler era" and plans to countersue the SEC for causing billions of dollars in losses.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the open-source MCP technology community SkyAI has announced that it has completed all refunds and the SKYAI token airdrop. The liquidity of SKYAI has been locked, and all LPs have been burned.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated on Friday that he is pushing for a massive reform of the civil service system, issuing new regulations that will convert thousands of positions previously held by career federal employees into political positions. These changes further reinforce an executive order signed on Trump's first day in office, which claims he has broad authority to hire and fire senior civil servants.Trump stated on his social media: "From now on, career government employees engaged in policy matters will be classified as 'policy/career' and will adhere to the highest standards of conduct and performance. If these government workers refuse to advance the president's policy interests or engage in corrupt behavior, they should no longer have a job.""We must root out corruption and implement accountability in the federal workforce!" Trump's aides indicated that this measure is crucial for implementing what they believe to be a policy agenda undermined by career federal employees during the president's first term.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, JPMorgan's latest report indicates that the safe-haven narrative of Bitcoin has not reached its mythical status. Amid recent market fluctuations caused by President Trump's global trade war, investors are more inclined to put their funds into gold. Analysts at the investment bank stated in a report on Thursday that as speculators seek safer investments, gold ETFs and futures are attracting most of the investment. This week, gold prices even hit a historic high of $3,660 per ounce. In contrast, Bitcoin has fallen over 20% since reaching a record of $109,000 on January 20, the day of Trump's inauguration, and is currently hovering around $85,000.The report released on Thursday noted: "Bitcoin has failed to benefit from the influx of safe-haven funds in recent months like gold has. While investors are pouring into gold ETFs, speculators are cashing out from new U.S. cryptocurrency ETFs." However, geopolitical uncertainty, President Trump's aggressive tariff policies, and concerns about an economic recession are prompting investors to turn to the ultimate safe-haven asset: gold.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Circle announced that its Circle Research has released the Refund Protocol, a smart contract that supports stablecoin payments for non-custodial and on-chain dispute resolution, built for the composability and transparency of on-chain commerce, supporting lock-up periods, arbitrator-mediated refunds, and early withdrawals based on off-chain agreements.In addition, the refund protocol also supports on-chain dispute resolution and USDC payment refunds without the need for custodianship or trust from centralized entities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, VanEck's head of research proposed a new form of U.S. Treasury bonds partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion of U.S. debt.Matthew Sigel introduced this concept called "BitBonds" at the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit" on April 15, 2025—this is a U.S. Treasury bond with Bitcoin exposure. He stated that this new 10-year bond would consist of 90% traditional U.S. Treasury bonds and 10% Bitcoin exposure, aimed at attracting both the U.S. Treasury and global investors.He added that even in the extreme scenario of Bitcoin "going to zero," BitBonds could help the U.S. save costs when refinancing approximately $14 trillion of maturing debt over the next three years.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released the latest report stating that the net inflow of funds into Bitcoin ETFs is just slightly above zero, despite a strong performance at the beginning of the year, which recorded nearly $5.5 billion in inflows.This phenomenon is quite surprising, as Bitcoin has outperformed U.S. tech stocks this year, while gold has also reached an all-time high. Notably, the total net inflow into Bitcoin ETFs is $35.5 billion, with BlackRock accounting for $39.6 billion and Fidelity for $11.4 billion, together making up the vast majority of the share.In contrast, the inflows from other ETF issuers are relatively limited. This indicates that the current buying is more likely coming from a specific institutional client group, rather than being driven by widespread retail funds—if it were the latter, the inflows would be more evenly distributed among various ETF providers.