Important information last night this morning (April 15-April 16)
Reprinted from panewslab
04/16/2025·6D
According to Cointelegraph, US Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark said that in order to achieve financial self-sufficiency, the company will begin selling a portion of its mining business monthly. Additionally, CleanSpark has obtained a $200 million credit line backed by Bitcoin by reaching an agreement with Coinbase Prime, the institutional brokerage arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, according to a statement. CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford said that Bitcoin sales and line of credit together mean that CleanSpark has “achieved the speed of escape—that is, the ability to conduct business with its own funds, increase Bitcoin reserves, and contribute to expanding capital through operating cash flow.” CleanSpark has opened an institutional Bitcoin trading desk to facilitate cryptocurrency sales, the company added.
UK House of Commons leader Lucy Powell's X account was hacked and used to promote "HCC" token scam
According to the BBC, the X account of the British House of Commons leader Lucy Powell was hacked and used to promote the fraudulent "House of Commons" cryptocurrency. On Powell’s X account, a series of now-deleted posts describe the “HCC” token as “a community-driven digital currency that brings the power of the people to the blockchain.” The MP's office confirmed that her account was hacked Tuesday morning and said "steps have been taken to protect the account and delete misleading posts". Recently, some public figures with a large number of fans, including BBC journalist Nick Robinson, have also encountered similar cyber hacking. Luke Nolan, senior researcher at CoinShares, said the hacking of the Powell account was an example of a "pull up shipment" with only 34 transactions in the token, which could have brought about a profit of about £225.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, eight hours ago, two newly created wallets (probably belonging to the same giant whale) spent 5 million USD to buy 630,339 TRUMPs at a unit price of USD 7.93.
According to Spot On Chain monitoring, Galaxy Digital deposited 12,500 ETH (about $20.31 million) into Binance about 8 hours ago. In the past 4 days, Galaxy Digital has deposited a total of 37,500 ETH (approximately US$60.34 million) into Binance, with the average ETH price at the time of depositing it was $1,609.
Japanese listed company Value Creation plans to spend 100 million yen to buy Bitcoin again
According to CoinDesk, Tokyo-listed logistics and technology company Value Creation issued a statement saying the company expects to add 100 million yen (about $700,000) of Bitcoin to its balance sheet in the next four months. The company has previously purchased about 200 million yen (about $1.4 million) worth of Bitcoin. The company said the funds came from surplus capital reserved for future investments.
Metaplanet announces issuance of $10 million bonds to increase Bitcoin
According to official news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet Inc. announced the issuance of interest-free ordinary bonds worth $10 million to increase its holdings in Bitcoin.
Towns will launch TOWNS tokens in Q2, with an initial airdrop ratio of 10%.
According to official news, the decentralized communications protocol Towns announced that it will launch TOWNS tokens in the second quarter of 2025. The initial total supply of TOWNS is 10 billion and will be launched on Base and Ethereum. 10% of the supply will be distributed to its supporters in the form of initial airdrops. Membership fees, tips, transaction fees and other transaction fees are returned to the TOWNS token ecosystem through automatic mechanisms such as buying, selling and destroying tokens, providing power to the network and strengthening community ownership of the agreement. Previously, in April, the social communications agreement Towns completed a US$10 million Series B financing, led by a16z crypto.
Standard Chartered Bank: Stablecoin supply is expected to surge to $2 trillion by 2028
According to The Block, Standard Chartered's latest report predicts that the upcoming stablecoin regulation bill in the United States (GENIUS Act) will drive the global stablecoin scale to surge from the current US$230 billion to US$2 trillion by the end of 2028. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets at the bank, pointed out that the bill would provide legal status for the industry and prompt stablecoin issuers to increase their holdings of U.S. bonds on a large scale. The report shows that in the next four years, the demand for US Treasury bonds in the stablecoin industry is expected to reach US$1.6 trillion - enough to digest all new short-term Treasury bonds in Trump's term after re-election; at an average annual average of US$40 billion, the stablecoin industry may become the largest group of buyers in the US Treasury market. In addition, Circle has currently allocated 88% of its USDC reserves to short-term US Treasury bonds, and this model may become the industry standard. Analysts believe that the rapid development of the US dollar stablecoin will consolidate its position in the short term, but in the long run, if stablecoins supported by other currencies appear, it may pose a challenge to the US dollar's status. It is worth noting that the bill requires that the term of stablecoin reserve assets shall not exceed 93 days, which will prompt issuers to centrally allocate short-term treasury bonds, further affecting the structure of the US bond market.
According to The Block, decentralized lending protocol Maple Finance has received $25 million in funding allocation from the Sky ecosystem, aiming to continue to expand into the real-world asset sector. The funds come from the stablecoin and lending agreement Sky (formerly MakerDAO) and Spark sub-DAO. Both parties plan to increase the deployment amount, which may reach as much as $50 million. The agreement will first allocate $25 million and gradually expand by investing an additional $5 million a day to Maple's lending market syrupUSDC fund pool. Maple notes that Sky and Spark's fund allocation will increase loan book activity and support the agreement's revenue through a repo. This latest funding allocation represents Sky's deepening commitment to diversifying its exposure to DeFi and RWA areas.
Mantra CEO promises to destroy its OM tokens to regain investor trust
According to CryptoSlate, Mantra CEO John Patrick Mullin proposed destroying his own OM tokens to restore investor confidence after the protocol's native token price plummeted. Mullin said that the tokens he holds are part of the 300 million OM tokens reserved by the team, and the unlocking period ends in April 2027. On April 15, Mullin issued a public statement on X platform, promising to destroy the share of the tokens he can obtain in the future, and said that if the project recovers, the community can decide whether to allow it to regain these tokens. According to Tokenomist data, he currently holds about 772,000 OM tokens, less than 1% of the circulating volume of more than 80 million OM tokens on April 15. Mullin has allocated his tokens to the liquid proof of stake protocol Fluxtra. Although he made a promise and disclosed his current position, he did not announce the specific position, and said that he would announce the token share he held when the destruction plan is ready. Related Readings: Out of control encrypted train, OM's market value of 10 billion yuan collapsed, and after the manipulation was exposed, many parties held their own opinions
Semler Scientific Applies to Issue $500 Million in Securities to Buy More Bitcoin
Nasdaq-listed medical technology company Semler Scientific has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the issuance of $500 million in securities by filing S-3 registration documents. The issuance will be primarily used for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to the purchase of Bitcoin.
US listed company Janover announces an increase in holdings of about $10.5 million in SOL
According to the official announcement, US listed company Janover Inc. announced on April 15 that it has purchased 80,567 Solana (SOL) worth about $10.5 million. This is the third implementation under its newly adopted digital asset library strategy. The purchase brings Janover's total Solana holdings to 163,651.7 pieces, worth approximately US$21.2 million (including pledge rewards). The company will immediately start pledging its newly acquired SOL, generating revenue while supporting the Solana network. It is reported that Janover is an artificial intelligence platform connecting the commercial real estate industry.
NFT project CyberKongz announces US SEC has concluded its investigation
According to The Block, NFT collection project CyberKongz announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its investigation. This is the latest investigation into such projects ended by the SEC since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year. On Tuesday, CyberKongz posted a statement on the X platform to confirm that the SEC investigation has officially ended and revealed that it will launch a "brand rebrand" plan. “For CyberKongz, the shackles have been lifted,” the company said. “We have been preparing for this for a long time. Soon, we will announce a comprehensive rebranding plan and new development directions.” In December last year, CyberKongz received a Wells Notice from the SEC, a formal warning issued by the SEC to the relevant companies before possible enforcement actions. CyberKongz revealed that they have been under tremendous pressure since they first received an inquiry from the SEC two years ago. The project said the SEC's law enforcement team made "a very worrying argument that tokens (ERC-20) cannot be used in conjunction with blockchain games without registering them as securities."
According to the official update report of ZKsync, the investigation showed that the administrator address of the airdrop contract (0x8428…587D) was compromised. The attacker called the sweepUnclaimed() function to illegally mint about 111 million ZK tokens from three airdrop contracts, accounting for about 0.45% of the total supply. The incident is limited to airdrop distribution contracts, and the ZKsync protocol, its token contracts, governance contracts and authorized minting parties are not affected. Most of the funds are still in the attacker's address, and the team is coordinating with SEAL organizations and exchanges to track and encourage the attacker to return the funds.
According to Fortune, Trump is preparing to launch a real estate crypto game with its brand at its core, which two people familiar with the matter said is similar to Monopoly GO! and was developed by its long-time business partner Bill Zanker. The project is part of the Trump family's crypto layout and has been involved in NFT, stablecoins, DeFi and Bitcoin mining. Although Zanker denied its connection to Monopoly, the project is expected to go online in late April, and no description has been made about whether to use blockchain technology.
Multicoin Capital partner lends $7 million USD to Coinbase, may increase its holdings in SOL
According to Lookonchain, Multicoin Capital managing partner Kyle Samani lent $7 million USDC from Kamino about 2 hours ago and transferred it to a Coinbase account. Given its long-term investment layout in SOL, the market speculates that this move may be intended to further increase its holdings in SOL.
Optimum completed a seed round of $11 million, led by 1kx
According to CoinDesk, infrastructure project Optimum announced the completion of a $11 million seed round of financing, led by 1kx, with Robot Ventures, Finality Capital, Spartan, CMT Digital, SNZ, Triton Capital, Big Brain, CMS, Longhash, NGC, Animoca, GSR, Caladan, Reforge and others participating in the investment. Financing will be used for product development and ecological integration. Optimum is committed to building a decentralized high-performance memory infrastructure for blockchain. Based on random linear network coding (RLNC) technology, it launches high-performance node communication layer OptimumP2P and decentralized memory product DeRAM, aiming to provide efficient data transmission and storage solutions for any blockchain network. OptimumP2P is about to be launched on the test network and is inviting public chain and node operators to participate in the test.
Ethena Labs: Ethena withdraws from the German market and terminates application for MiCAR license
According to Ethena Labs official recommendation, Ethena has reached an agreement with German financial regulator BaFin to close all businesses of its German subsidiary Ethena GmbH and no longer apply for MiCAR authorization. Since March 21, 2025, Ethena GmbH has no casting or redemption operations. The related activities are undertaken by Ethena (BVI) Limited, and the user has also completed the migration. Ethena GmbH now has no whitelisted users or direct customers. Last month, Germany's BaFin stopped the token issuance of Ethena stablecoin USDe, saying it has major compliance flaws.
GPS has destroyed more than 177 million tokens through repurchase program, worth $3.06 million
GoPlus issued a statement on the X platform to announce that the project party has destroyed 177,158,631 GPS tokens (about 3.06 million US dollars) through a repurchase plan, and transparently transferred them to the black hole address and permanently removed from circulation. This is part of the project's fulfillment of its repurchase commitment. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the GPS project previously promised to repurchase US$4.34 million USDT's GPS tokens. During this period, about US$4.04 million were proposed from Binance from March 19 to April 14, and the repurchase task was basically completed.
Binance will launch WalletConnect (WCT) perpetual contract
According to Binance announcement, Binance will launch WalletConnect (WCT) from 19:00 Beijing time on April 15, supporting functions such as Simple Earn flexible financial management, coin buying, Binance exchange, leverage trading and contract trading. WCT will open USDT and USDC trading pairs, and support bank cards and multiple payment methods to purchase, and join the leverage platform as new lending assets.
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