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The UK cryptocurrency asset company BTCMining Limited has been shut down for alleged fraud, with users from multiple countries complaining that they have not received returns on payments for mining services and are unable to withdraw funds. The UK's anti-fraud agency has received six complaints, with users losing over $18,000. Investigations show that the company has no legitimate registered address, its website has been shut down, and the directors are unreachable. The Manchester High Court has ruled to close the company.

Ethena Labs and Ethena Foundation have partnered with TON Foundation to introduce stablecoins USDe and sUSDe within the Telegram ecosystem. Users can access these assets through Telegram, and Ethena products will be integrated into the Telegram native Wallet and other TON-compatible wallets.

The crypto payment platform Mesh announced the upcoming launch of a new feature that supports Apple Pay, allowing consumers to shop with crypto assets while merchants settle in stablecoin, without direct contact with encryption assets. This feature will convert crypto assets into stablecoin in real-time at checkout through Mesh's proprietary SmartFunding technology, and is expected to go live in the second quarter of this year. Previously, Mesh completed a $82 million funding round led by Paradigm. (CoinDesk)

According to reports from Malay Mail, the Terengganu state police in Malaysia, in collaboration with the TNB SEAL team, conducted a raid in Ulu Terengganu and Marang, where they uncovered an illegal Bitcoin mining gang. They seized 45 Mining Rigs on site, valued at approximately 225,000 ringgit (about 360,000 yuan). The gang is suspected of illegally tapping electricity at residential and commercial premises, causing a monthly loss of around 36,000 ringgit.

According to Wu, the Deribit platform will welcome the expiration of over 2.85 billion dollars in encryption Options at 16:00 Beijing time tomorrow. Among them, the notional value of Bitcoin (BTC) Options is 2.54 billion dollars, with a maximum pain point price of 90,000 dollars. The notional value of Ethereum (ETH) Options is 316 million dollars, with a maximum pain point price of 1,800 dollars.

Wu learned that Singapore's Gulf Bank (SGB), which holds a full license as a digital bank, has launched SGB Net, a real-time multi-currency clearing network designed to support the rising operational needs of digital asset participants. The platform supports free transfers around the clock, without relying on SWIFT or being restricted by traditional bank operating hours. SGB Net is attracting all participants in the global digital economy, including crypto asset exchanges, stablecoin issuers, market makers, OTC trading platforms, and prime brokers.

According to Wu, the TRUMP official announced that during the remaining 12 days of the campaign period for the exclusive dinner event for the "Top 220 Holders," President Trump decided to open up an additional seat, inviting the community to submit the best $TRUMP themed Meme. The official will select the best works from the content that is reposted and replied to the event post on social media to showcase to Trump himself and choose one person to participate in the dinner on May 22.

According to Wu, SoSoValue data shows that yesterday (April 30, Eastern Time) the total net outflow of Bitcoin Spot ETF was $56.2336 million, with only BlackRock ETF IBIT achieving a net inflow. The Bitcoin Spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was Blackrock ( ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $267 million, and currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $42.655 billion.

CoinGecko reports that up to 1.8 million new issued encryption Tokens dropped to zero in the first quarter of 2025, accounting for a quarter of the total issuance since 2021 (approximately 7 million), reaching a historical high. The report points out that the surge in failures is related to market Fluctuation and token generation platforms like Pump fun, which simplified the token issuance process, resulting in an overflow of low-quality projects. The failure rate of tokens on the Pump fun platform is 98%. (Cointelegraph)

According to Wu, Filecoin officially announced that the new consensus mechanism Fast Finality (F3) was officially activated on the mainnet on April 29, 2025 (epoch 4920480). F3 accelerates transaction finality speed and enhances network performance and user experience by optimizing parameters and architecture. In the future, Filecoin will launch relevant APIs to promote the integration of F3 with wallets, bridges, and exchanges.

The North Carolina House of Representatives passed the "Digital Asset Investment Bill" (HB92), which authorizes the state treasury department to invest in qualified digital assets. An earlier version of the bill proposed that digital asset investments could not exceed 10% of the total fund, but the version ultimately passed by the House adjusted the cap to 5%. The bill has now been submitted to the Senate for review. In addition to HB92, North Carolina is also reviewing another Senate bill SB327 (Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Bill), which proposes allowing up to 10% of public funds to be invested in Bitcoin. (Decrypt)

According to Wu, as monitored by Onchain Lens, a Whale has unstaked 92,663.58 SOL after staking for 10 months, with a current market capitalization of approximately 13.51 million USD. The initial stake for this Address was 87,109.43 SOL (approximately 14.02 million USD), earning 5,554 SOL during the period, but overall still incurred a loss of about 500,000 USD.

According to Wu, KiloEx announced that starting from May 1, 2024, 00:00 (UTC), it will stop the distribution of xKilo staking rewards on Manta Network, Bsquared, Taiko, DeBox, and RevoX. The previous staking rewards will be distributed in the coming days.

Well-known encryption investor Anthony Pompliano launched a $200 million SPA IPO, establishing ProCap Acquisition Corp and has submitted a listing application to the SEC, intending to be listed on NASDAQ (code: PCAPU). The SPAC merger target is focused on high-rise companies in the fintech and digital asset sectors. (Decrypt)

Wu learned that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced that its digital collectibles platform FIFA Collect will migrate from the Algorand chain to its self-developed EVM-compatible Blockchain, aiming to enhance performance and scalability. The platform will stop supporting Algorand Wallets (such as Pera, Defly) starting May 20, 2025, and users must complete the collectibles import operation before this date.

According to RBC, it has been learned that the Russian Ministry of Finance has submitted a bill proposing to impose value-added tax (VAT) on domestic companies leasing mining equipment or providing real-time computing power services to foreign customers. The Ministry stated that the bill aims to eliminate the legal loophole regarding VAT applicable to Russian taxpayers providing mining infrastructure to foreign clients. According to data from the Russian Tax Service, there are currently 606 registered miners and 116 mining infrastructure operators in the country. Industry insiders expect that the mining sector could bring in about 50 billion rubles in tax revenue for Russia each year.