ChainCatcher news, according to BUSINESS TIMES, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, targeting institutional and professional investors.It is reported that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Singapore's only official trading platform for securities and derivatives, regulated by the Singapore government.

ChainCatcher News, May 1, 2025, Bitget's institutional department will jointly host "Into the Dunes" in Dubai with digital asset prime broker LTP and Amazon's cloud service platform AWS. This event is supported by Zand Bank, the first fully compliant digital bank in the UAE, and aims to further strengthen communication and connection with global institutional partners, promoting the sustainable expansion and globalization of the digital asset market.The event will gather top crypto institutional investors, leading market makers, and quantitative trading teams from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as the next phase of industry development trends, potential sector opportunities, and the global asset liquidity landscape.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, three wallet addresses suspected to belong to the same whale have exchanged a total of 3720 ETH for approximately 70 WBTC and cbBTC in the past half hour, with a total exchange value of 6.12 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the seven-day average trading volume of global cryptocurrency exchanges has dropped to about $32 billion, the lowest since October 2024, down over 75% from the peak in December 2024. In terms of the spot-to-futures trading ratio, Bitcoin and Ethereum have fallen to 0.19 and 0.20, respectively, the lowest levels since August 2024 and December 2023. Meanwhile, Solana's trading activity has seen a slight increase.

According to ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst Lookonchain (@lookonchain) monitored that Galaxy Digital withdrew 606,000 SOL (approximately $79.7 million) from exchanges in the past 4 days, and staked 462,000 SOL (approximately $60 million) of that amount.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Lookonchain (@lookonchain), Abraxas Capital related wallets withdrew 505 Bitcoins (approximately $42.64 million) from Binance exchange 9 hours ago. The wallet has withdrawn a total of 2,949 Bitcoins (approximately $250 million) from the exchange in the past 4 days.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain analyst Ali posted on X that in the past week, over 15,000 BTC have been withdrawn from exchanges.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced that it will cease operations on May 1. Earlier reports indicated that the exchange was used for money laundering, involving some of the stolen funds from the $1.4 billion hack incident related to Bybit.In an announcement on April 17, eXch stated that the majority of the management team voted to adopt a "stop and retreat" strategy in response to allegations that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group laundered approximately $35 million through the platform—funds that originated from the $1.4 billion hack suffered by Bybit.The exchange claimed it had become a target of a "transatlantic joint law enforcement operation" aimed at shutting down its business and potentially filing criminal charges. eXch stated in its announcement: "Although we have withstood multiple attempts to shut down our infrastructure and maintained operations, we believe it is pointless to continue operating in an environment where we have become a target of signals intelligence surveillance, solely due to the hostile environment created by the misinterpretation of our mission by certain individuals." The exchange initially denied blockchain detective claims that it assisted the Lazarus Group in laundering money but acknowledged handling a "very small portion of funds" from the February hack incident.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Huobi HTX has recently completed the integration of the Fireblocks Off-Exchange asset mapping feature, aimed at further reducing counterparty risk for exchanges and providing users with more effective protection. This feature allows institutional users to always keep their assets in self-controlled collateral accounts and obtain a 1:1 credit line based on collateral balance on the Huobi HTX platform, enjoying a flexible and efficient trading experience of centralized exchanges while avoiding risks.It is reported that since the launch of Fireblocks Off-Exchange on Huobi HTX, several institutional clients have settled in, and the overall test trading volume has increased by as much as 200%. Huobi HTX stated that it will continue to collaborate with industry-leading technology companies to promote continuous innovation in security, compliance, technology, and services on the platform, providing a safer, more efficient, and compliant trading environment for global institutional clients.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a wallet associated with Abraxas Capital has withdrawn 1,107 BTC (worth $93.47 million) from the exchange today.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, cryptocurrency asset management company Bitwise has listed four cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the London Stock Exchange, including Bitcoin Core ETP, Physical Bitcoin ETP, Physical Ethereum ETP, and Ethereum Staking ETP, targeting professional investors in the UK.This series of products was previously issued in Germany and is now expanding into the European market through the LSE.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analysis firm IntoTheBlock, approximately $467 million worth of Bitcoin has flowed out of exchanges in the past 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Cyvers, the ZKsync hacker has transferred 1.7 million tokens across chains to ETH and deposited 10 ETH into a HitBTC address.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Instant Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch WalletConnect (WCT).Among them: Binance's full margin and isolated margin will add WCT borrowable assets on April 15, 2025, at 19:20 (UTC+8), as well as WCT/USDT and WCT/USDC full margin and isolated margin trading pairs;Binance will launch WCT 1-75x USDT perpetual contracts on April 15, 2025, at 19:00 (UTC+8), supporting 75x leverage.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea has requested Apple to block 14 applications of overseas unreported virtual asset operators, including KuCoin and MEXC, which have been blocked since April 11.The statement noted: "Unreported business activities will face criminal penalties." The FIU has been continuously monitoring unreported overseas operators and has also blocked access through internet websites. The FIU emphasized: "In the future, we will negotiate with relevant agencies to continue blocking such apps and websites to prevent money laundering risks and user losses."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Group, Zhou Guanying, stated that the application of new technologies such as blockchain may make the tracking of carbon credits more transparent and efficient, and help with cross-border transactions.Therefore, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is open to using technologies such as blockchain to address existing issues in the carbon market.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch KernelDAO (KERNEL). The KERNEL principal-protected earning product will be available on the Binance principal-protected earning platform for subscription starting from April 14, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8).Binance's full-position and isolated-margin leverage will add KERNEL as a borrowable asset on April 14, 2025, at 20:20 (UTC+8), along with KERNEL/USDT and KERNEL/USDC full-position and isolated-margin trading pairs, supporting up to 75x leverage.

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, the crypto broker FalconX's hot wallet address has transferred approximately 33 million OM to exchanges (including Binance and OKX) in the past 6 hours, worth about 20.73 million USD.