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04-08
Ethereum Exchange Reserves Hit Record Low Amid Weak Spot Demand
Ethereum exchange reserves have fallen to a record low, even as the token trades near $2,15 and still struggles to break out.CryptoQuant data shows reserves are down about 77% from their 2021 peak, while CoinGlass data points to a surge in futures activity, with volume topping close to $50 billion i...
The U.S. Department of Justice Rejects Tornado Cash Developer’s Request to Dismiss Case Citing Supreme Court Ruling
According to Decrypt, on April 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to Federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla, formally rejecting Roman Storm, a developer of Tornado Cash,’s motion to dismiss the case based on a Supreme Court copyright ruling. Prosecutors argued that the ruling pertain...
Jupiter Launches Token Verification API for Solana Projects
ChainCatcher report: Decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has announced the launch of the Token Verification API (VRFD), enabling launchpads, DEXs, and AI agents to integrate verification directly into the token creation process for programmatic validation.
The API uses a three-step process: d...
Whale Address 0xf51 Adjusts Position, Holds $8M BTC Long
On April 8, Hyperinsight monitoring showed that address 0xf51 flipped its BTC short position, opened with 40x leverage, to a long position within 10 minutes, at an average entry price of $71,961. The current position size is approximately $8 million and is currently underwater. Additionally, this ad...
CME Group to Launch Avalanche and Sui Futures Contracts
ChainCatcher report: On April 7, CME Group announced plans to launch futures contracts for Avalanche and Sui, subject to regulatory approval.
The contracts will be available in both standard and micro sizes, designed to enhance capital efficiency and strategic flexibility for traders. Micro contr...
The U.S. Department of Justice Rejects Tornado Cash Developer's Motion to Dismiss Charges
BlockBeats news, on April 8, according to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday firmly opposed Roman Storm, co-founder of the Tornado Cash mixer protocol's latest request to dismiss criminal charges, stating that the Supreme Court's recent ruling is irrelevant to this case and sho...
Bitdeer Launches 9 J/TH Miners, MARA Shifts to AI Infrastructure, Mining Firms Sell BTC in Q1
ME News report, April 8 (UTC+8): According to comprehensive disclosure from BBX cryptocurrency-related stock information, yesterday the global crypto asset market experienced a highly real and brutal "structural cleansing." As total network hash rate recorded its first quarterly decline in six years...
Circle Launches Stablecoin Payouts for Singapore Partners via Circle Mint
ME News reports that on April 8 (UTC+8), Circle announced the launch of Stablecoin Payouts for its Circle Mint Singapore partners, further expanding its payment infrastructure into Asia. Circle stated that the feature is designed for global scale, aiming to help businesses automate payment processes...
Whale Converts 40x BTC Short to Long Position, Holding Over $8M in BTC
ME News reports that on April 8 (UTC+8), according to Hyperinsight monitoring, market volatility intensified as a whale address starting with 0xf51 rapidly adjusted its position within just 10 minutes, flipping its previously opened 40x leveraged BTC short position to a long position, followed by a ...
Solana DEX Stabble Urges Liquidity Providers to Withdraw Funds Due to Involvement of North Korean Developer
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to The Block, that the Solana ecosystem decentralized exchange Stabble has issued an emergency notice urging liquidity providers to withdraw their funds immediately, following the revelation that a North Korean employee had previously worked on the project. This a...
Polygon Crypto Price Drops Ahead of Giugliano Upgrade on April 8
Key Insights:Polygon crypto (POL) price stays weak ahead of the April 8 Giugliano upgrade.Technical indicators show a bearish trend with low momentum.Strong network activity and adoption support long-term outlook.Layer 2 network Polygon is back in the spotlight as the platform is gearing up for a ma...
Solana DEX Stabble Urges Liquidity Providers to Withdraw Funds Amid Allegations of North Korean Developer Involvement
ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, the Solana-based decentralized exchange Stabble has issued an emergency notice urging liquidity providers to withdraw their funds immediately, following the revelation that a North Korean employee had previously worked on the project. This alert appears t...
Global liquidations reach $600M in 24 hours, with short positions dominating.
ChainCatcher report, according to Coinglass data, over the past 24 hours, the total liquidations across the network amounted to $600 million, with long positions liquidated at $170 million and short positions liquidated at $431 million. Specifically, Bitcoin longs were liquidated at $30.55 million, ...
Iran's Bitcoin hashrate drops 77% in Q1 2026, global hashrate unaffected
On April 8, the latest report from the Hashrate Index showed that Iran’s Bitcoin hash rate decreased by approximately 7 EH/s (exahashes per second) over the past quarter, now standing at only about 2 EH/s—a 77% quarter-over-quarter decline. Ian Philpot, Marketing Director at Luxor Technology, noted ...
GSR Leads Investment in Tokenization Platform Libeara, Incubated by SC Ventures
According to The Block, crypto market maker GSR has announced a lead investment in Libeara, a tokenization platform incubated by Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures, though the specific investment amount was not disclosed. Previously, GSR completed full acquisitions of Autonomous and Architech to enhan...
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