ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, entertainment company SRM Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRM) announced that it has signed a Securities Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with a private investor, which will involve a $100 million equity investment. SRM will use these funds to initiate a treasury strategy for TRON tokens (TRX).In addition, TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun has been appointed as a company advisor. Furthermore, the company plans to change its name to Tron Inc. (TRON Company). In the case of full exercise of the warrants, the value of this strategic investment will reach $210 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released its May operational data, showing that it mined a total of 196 bitcoins in May, an increase of 18% compared to April. The company's self-mining hash rate has increased to 13.6 EH/s, mainly due to the 3.9 EH/s SEALMINER A1 mining machines and the ongoing deployment of the A2 series mining machines.In May, Bitdeer delivered 1.6 EH/s of SEALMINER A2 mining machines to customers. The company is currently accelerating its global infrastructure layout: a 70-megawatt nuclear power plant in Norway has been put into operation, with the remaining 105 megawatts expected to be completed by the end of June; an additional 368 megawatts at the Jigme Ling power station in Bhutan; and a 221-megawatt power plant in Ohio is set to be completed in phases in the second half of the year.In May, Tether injected $50 million into Bitdeer by exercising warrants. The company expects its self-mining hash rate to reach 40 EH/s by October.

ChainCatcher message, multiple community users reported that their balances in the self-hosted Bitcoin wallet Alby were "stolen," allegedly deducted by Alby. Alby's updated terms of service in March 2025 state: "Users have been notified for over a year to withdraw excess funds from their old Alby accounts created in 2023 and earlier that use the shared wallet architecture. In order to manage these long-term inactive accounts more effectively, we reserve the right to deduct the entire remaining balance from such accounts after 12 consecutive months of no transaction activity (i.e., no completed transactions)."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins hinted at a more open attitude towards self-custody during the "DeFi and the American Spirit" roundtable. He referred to "self-custody rights" as "a fundamental American value." Atkins stated, "The right to self-custody of private property should not disappear simply because one logs onto the internet. I support giving market participants more flexibility to self-custody their crypto assets."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, digital asset self-custody service provider Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe) has announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Safe Labs, focused on the development of enterprise-grade self-custody solutions based on Safe Smart Accounts and smart contract wallet technology. The subsidiary is led by former Chief Product Officer Rahul Rumalla, who has over 15 years of engineering and product management experience and previously founded Web3 startups Paperchain and Otterspace.It has been disclosed that Safe currently has a managed asset scale of $60 billion, supporting 4% of Ethereum on-chain transactions and holding about 10% of the Ethereum Virtual Machine smart account market share. The new product adopts a modular smart contract wallet architecture, supporting institutional needs such as multi-signature management, but most on-chain interactions still rely on the "blind signing" operations of hardware wallets.Safe co-founder Lukas Schor emphasized that the development of Web3 must ensure users have absolute control over their digital sovereignty. At the time of this initiative's announcement, Bybit was exposed to industry risks due to a $1.4 billion hack incident caused by a blind signing vulnerability in February, and Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier pointed out that "blind signing is equivalent to signing a blank check online."

ChainCatcher news, CNBC financial analyst Jim Cramer stated that Trump's policies are distorting market logic, attracting short sellers and leading investors to misjudge: "The recent market misjudgment has a common cause: the president's tariff policy and its ongoing nationalism in other parts of the world are disrupting trading decisions."Cramer pointed out that the market has recently often exhibited a "sell-off at the open" pattern, as there are expectations that Trump will suddenly make comments about trade or companies like Apple, and they attempt to profit from short-term declines. However, this strategy will fail on days when Trump remains silent. Cramer noted that Trump has almost single-handedly revitalized the short-selling business, with many hedge funds beginning to heavily short stocks like Nvidia or CoreWeave, firmly believing that they can make a profit based on White House policies.He warned: "Short sellers may suffer significant losses, as many companies are performing well, but the actions of the White House often obscure Wall Street's view."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, a new type of Linux malware is globally attacking unprotected Docker infrastructures, turning exposed servers into a decentralized network for mining the privacy coin Dero. The malware attacks exposed Docker APIs through port 2375, deploying two Golang-based implants, one disguised as legitimate web server software nginx, and another program named cloud for mining. Infected nodes autonomously scan the internet for new targets and deploy infected containers without the need for a central control server.As of early May, over 520 Docker APIs worldwide were publicly exposed through port 2375, all of which are potential attack targets. Research shows that the wallets and node infrastructure used in this attack are the same as those used in attacks on Kubernetes clusters in 2023 and 2024.

ChainCatcher news, the chain abstraction DeFAI project Golden Goose announces the official launch of its V3 version. Users only need to hold stablecoins to invest in the full-chain yield protocols on the Goose platform with one click, without the need to switch networks, prepare native Gas, or use cross-chain bridges; the underlying strategy integration, inter-chain asset flow, and rebalancing are automatically settled by Cycle Network, allowing users to truly experience "No Chains Anymore."Currently, Goose has integrated multiple high-yield protocols from the Berachain ecosystem, with the highest annualized yield reaching 39.2%; in the future, it will continue to integrate key ecological yield strategies from BNB, Sonic Labs, HyperChain, Monad, and others, continuously expanding the coverage of on-chain investments and comprehensively enhancing users' on-chain yields.The Golden Goose team stated: "What we are building is not an ordinary yield platform, but a crypto yield entry point that allows Web2 users to use it with zero barriers. Currently, nearly 300,000 TikTok users are enjoying on-chain yields through Goose. By solving the multi-chain asset interaction and settlement issues with Cycle Network, and combining DeFAI's smart yield strategy engine, the team will continue to provide smarter aggregated yield solutions to serve global users."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the stablecoin USDT will be integrated into Japan's social communication giant Line's Mini Dapp platform and its self-custody wallet.

ChainCatcher news, recently, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, Zanny Beddoes, stated that the significant increase in tariffs by the United States is essentially "self-destructive." The U.S. government has changed, and the new administration is implementing a so-called revolutionary plan to reshape American foreign policy, fundamentally alter the U.S. economy, and attack independent agencies, law firms, universities, and the Federal Reserve Chairman. This has led to significant geopolitical shocks, but most importantly, this massive economic shock in the form of tariffs is also a tremendous self-inflicted wound.He believes it is undeniable that the current U.S. government has chosen an economic path of significantly raising tariffs, and almost all economists would say this is entirely self-defeating. No matter what is heard, this is a tax on consumers, which is likely to push the economy into recession. But more importantly, it is eroding investors' confidence in the dollar.

ChainCatcher news, the official TRUMP Meme coin announced on social media that on May 22, top TRUMP coin holders will have a private dinner with President Trump at the Trump National Club in Washington, D.C. In addition, the first batch of unlocked tokens and the daily releases over the next three months will be locked for an additional 90 days.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase now supports users in self-recovering SPL tokens mistakenly sent to Coinbase addresses on the Solana chain, without the need to submit a customer service ticket.This update covers thousands of SPL tokens, and in the future, it will expand to support the recovery of more on-chain assets.

ChainCatcher news, Tether announced a strategic investment in the self-custody crypto wallet and digital payment fintech company Fizen, with the specific amount not yet disclosed.It is reported that Fizen provides payment technology to facilitate seamless stablecoin transactions, making it easier for consumers and businesses to access digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, trader Eugene posted, "The introduction of global trade tariffs marks a change in the world order that has not been seen in over 50 years. Free trade has always been a key factor driving productivity and economic growth, contributing to the largest long-term bull market in history. The shift from openness to a protectionist stance will have profound effects, which will take years to gradually manifest, unless Trump completely abandons his tariff plans. I think the likelihood of that is very low. This will pose significant long-term resistance to global risk assets.In terms of cryptocurrency, the recent structural decline in active developers may be the most concerning thing. In the last cycle, we could observe developer activity and feel reassured because we knew our industry was still benefiting from long-term tailwinds. Fast forward 2-3 years later, and we have not produced anything particularly interesting or important, and the outlook for the future is even worse than it was then.In the last cycle, we looked forward to the launch of ETFs and a better regulatory environment under government support for cryptocurrencies as a light at the end of the tunnel. Now that these have been realized, but (once again) have failed to meet expectations, I see no future that can free cryptocurrency from its inherent 'Ouroboros' (self-circling, self-consuming dilemma).In the coming weeks to months, I hope to reduce operations in the cryptocurrency space, whether bullish or bearish, as I believe this is the wisest choice. Being a believer waiting for a new bull market is no longer contrarian thinking. However, starting to explore new greenfields (undeveloped areas) is indeed contrarian.For me, the only bright spot is that the use cases and global acceptance of Bitcoin are stronger than ever, which may encourage believers to continue hoarding Bitcoin and achieve decent returns (I hope so). The idea of Bitcoin reaching $1 million per coin by 2035 is not a fantasy in my view."

ChainCatcher news, hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman stated on social media: "I think it's unfair to attack Lutnick. I don't believe he is pursuing his own interests." Ackman had previously criticized Lutnick, claiming that the latter profited by shorting America.In response, he said: "After our country and president have made tremendous economic progress, there have been what I believe are significant policy mistakes, and now we are facing risks due to tariffs, which I find very frustrating." Earlier, National Economic Council Director Hassett stated that Ackman should tone down his rhetoric on tariffs: "I urge everyone, especially Bill, to soften their language a bit."

ChainCatcher news, OKX Global Business Officer Lennix was invited to attend the "2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival" summit and participated in the roundtable discussion on the theme "Crypto Infrastructure: Present and Future." During the discussion, Lennix stated that the product development of the OKX Web3 wallet is based on two core principles: first, we firmly believe that true self-custody will become the mainstream in the future; second, we are deeply embedded in a multi-chain ecosystem. It has been proven that we are very successful in product development because we have invested hundreds of engineers focused on product refinement and technological innovation.Lennix pointed out that the OKX Web3 wallet is positioned differently from other wallets. On one hand, it always adheres to a truly decentralized infrastructure; on the other hand, it also highly values and responds to global regulatory expectations and requirements. This is precisely the unique challenge faced by the OKX Web3 wallet, and it is also our advantage.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Aave's parent company Avara announced that its Family self-custody wallet now supports registration via email or SMS, eliminating the need for a mnemonic phrase, enhancing user experience. The wallet supports asset management across EVM chains and strengthens security by combining device keys such as fingerprint and facial recognition. Avara also launched the development tool ConnectKit to facilitate third-party integration with the Family Wallet.