Data: USDT0 users are mainly small, with more than 99% holding positions below $1,000
The latest data from the full-chain stablecoin USDT0 shows that its user structure is dominated by retail investors: about 99.2% of holders have wallet balances of less than $1,000, only about 1,200 addresses hold positions between $100,000 and $1 million, and only 35 addresses have more than $10 million.
The report pointed out that USDT0's main use cases are focused on small cross-chain transfers, and active users focus on daily transactions rather than large capital flows. However, in terms of the proportion of amount, a single transaction exceeding $1 million still contributed about 68.8% of the total transfer size.
USDT0 is launched by Everdawn Labs and supported by LayerZero and Tether, pegging USDT 1:1. It has now expanded to 23 chains, with a total trading volume of $86.7 billion, and has become the third-largest USDT holder after Binance and OKX. （The Block）
US President Trump: I don't care if Powell stays at the Fed
Odaily Planet Daily News US President Trump: I don't care if Powell stays at the Fed and will not take action. (Jin Shi)
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US President Donald Trump: Iran is eager to reach an agreement that Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons
Odaily Planet Daily News US President Trump: Iran is eager to reach an agreement. Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons. (Jin Shi)
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US President Trump: I don't know if we need to break the ceasefire agreement with Iran, maybe we will
Odaily Planet Daily News US President Trump: I don't know if we need to break the ceasefire agreement with Iran, we may do it. (Jin Shi)
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The dollar faced its biggest monthly decline since June last year, and safe-haven trading subsided
ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi, traders have unwinded their bets on the safe-haven currency US dollar due to the prospect of peace negotiations over the Iranian war, and the US dollar is facing its biggest monthly decline since June last year. The US dollar index fell 1.8% in April, mainly triggered by a ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran earlier this month. Recently, the US dollar index has rebounded and eased its decline as oil prices soared again and market expectations that the Fed may raise interest rates next year. Nathan Tuft, senior portfolio manager at Manulife Investment Management, said that looking ahead, the dollar may move lower but will remain range-bound.
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The U.S. AI Child Safety Act has been supported by a Senate panel, and tech giants will be affected
Odaily Planet Daily News A powerful committee in the U.S. Senate supports legislation requiring OpenAI, Meta Platforms (META. O) and other AI companies to block minors from using AI chatbots in response to growing public concerns about the harm this rapidly spreading technology is causing to children and adolescents. In the highly ideologically opposed Senate Judiciary Committee, Republicans and Democrats broke party lines and unanimously supported the bill. The bill would require AI companies to maintain strict age verification systems, prohibit AI companionship services for minors, and prohibit chatbots from pushing harmful messages to minors. (Jin Shi)
The Ethereum Protocol Developer Program EPF Phase 7 is open for applications until May 13
Odaily Planet Daily News The Ethereum protocol support team announced the launch of Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 7 (EPF7), which is now open for application, and the application deadline is May 13.
The program aims to cultivate engineers who can participate in the development of Ethereum's core protocol, focusing on the network's core attributes, including censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security, with a focus on client implementation, protocol specifications, testing, and cutting-edge research.
EPF7 will be adjusted to a "small scale and high density" model, reducing the number of participants to improve the depth of mentorship and project contribution quality, and strengthen collaboration opportunities with the core development team. And promote participants to form substantive results in client development and protocol research.
It is reported that the EPF team will hold an online briefing session at 15:00 UTC on May 6 to further introduce the project details and answer application-related questions.
Powerus, a drone company backed by the Trump family, signed an arms purchase agreement with the United States
The U.S. Air Force has agreed to purchase a batch of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Trump's son, the number of which is unknown. As the U.S.-Iraq war enters its third month, the move deepens ties between the U.S. military and the Trump family's associated defense contractors. Powerus co-founder Velikovic said the company will sell the drones to the Pentagon after demonstrations in Arizona. This is Powerus' first contract to sell such weapons to the US military. The company declined to disclose terms or size, but the military often makes such transactions when evaluating new weapons systems. This move is in line with the US strategy of using cheap interception drones to counter Iranian attack drones, rather than using expensive missiles. According to the report, the U.S. military has deployed 10,000 Merops interceptor drones equipped with artificial intelligence developed by Ukraine to the Middle East.
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Benchmark supports the Strategy STRC model: it is not a circular financing, but a long-term capital engine for Bitcoin
Odaily Planet Daily News Around Strategy's financing model of continuing to increase its holdings of Bitcoin through the preferred stock STRC, market divisions continue to widen. Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer said in his latest report that the view that the STRC model is interpreted as "circular financing or Ponzi structure" is "seriously misreading" and emphasized that the mechanism is a "deliberately designed and sustainable capital framework" with the core logic of turning market demand for income into long-term Bitcoin exposure.
According to SEC 8-K filings, Strategy raised a total of about $3.5 billion in the first three weeks of April, of which more than 85% came from STRC issuances, and bought a total of 51,364 Bitcoins three times in a row in the following three weeks, worth about $3.9 billion. Currently, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings have increased to 818,334, with a market capitalization of approximately $62.5 billion, and have recently returned to a floating profit of about $700 million.
Benchmark believes that the structure does not rely on continuous issuance to keep it afloat, and can even pay preferred stock dividends by selling a portion of Bitcoin if necessary. However, there are still clear doubts in the market, and some believe that once there is a sell-off of financing assets to pay dividends, it may be regarded as a risk signal and trigger broader market pressure. （The Block）
Musk said in the OpenAI lawsuit that "most cryptocurrencies are scams", which once again attracted market attention
According to ChainCatcher news, Musk said in his lawsuit trial with OpenAI that "some cryptocurrencies have value, but most are scams." The remarks appeared during a cross-examination session in an Oakland court in California, when the case involved OpenAI's early plans to consider financing through IC0.
In response to relevant questions during the trial, Musk pointed out that there is a lot of speculation and fraud in the field of crypto assets, which has attracted market attention. It is worth noting that Musk's attitude towards the crypto market has shown significant fluctuations over time: during the 2021 bull market, he pushed Tesla to buy about $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and repeatedly publicly mentioned Dogecoin, leading to a sharp rise in the price of related assets. However, Tesla reduced its Bitcoin holdings by 75% in 2022 and made an impairment of about $222 million in the first quarter of 2026. As of its latest earnings report, it still holds approximately 11,509 Bitcoins, with a book value of approximately $786 million.
Iranian President: Iran has completely lost trust in the United States
Iranian President Pezeshizyan said in a phone call with Belarusian President Lukashenko on the same day that Iran has completely lost trust in the United States. Pezehizyan said in the call that efforts to resolve differences through dialogue and diplomacy have always been the focus, but in the course of previous negotiations, the United States and Israel have attacked Iran twice, and similar actions may occur again, which has led to a complete loss of trust in the United States. (Xinhua News Agency)
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Bubblemaps: 8360 addresses received MEGA token airdrops, 40% have been sold
Odaily Planet Daily News The latest data released by the on-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps on the X platform shows that the MEGA airdrop covers a total of 8,360 wallet addresses, and the distribution shows:
50% of the wallets still hold all airdropped tokens
40% have been sold
10% partial reduction
The current MEGA fully diluted valuation (FDV) is approximately $1.7 billion.
The ECB's propensity to raise interest rates has increased, and Lagarde emphasized that risks have intensified
ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten, ING analyst Carsten Breskey said in a report that ECB President Lagarde's remarks at a press conference indicate that a rate hike in June is one step closer. Lagarde emphasized that risks to both growth and inflation are intensifying, although the decision to keep interest rates unchanged is unanimous. Breski noted that the ECB has introduced a clear bias towards raising interest rates in its wait-and-see stance.
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KelpDAO injects 2,000 ETH into the DeFi United Recovery Fund to advance the rsETH recovery plan
According to ChainCatcher news, KelpDAO said it has completed its committed contribution to the recovery fund and provided 2,000 ETH treasury funds to the DeFi United recovery plan led by Aave and others to restore rsETH's anchoring support and promote the system to return to normal operation.
The funds are a one-time investment aimed at restoring rsETH to the nominal conversion ratio. After the April 18 incident, DeFi United collaborated with multiple ecosystem participants (including Mantle, Consensys, Arbitrum, Lido Finance, LayerZero, etc.) to develop a recovery path, covering the recapitalization of bridge vaults, the restoration of oracle functions, and the repair of funding gaps in affected markets.
Kelp says its investment has helped speed up the overall restoration process. Kelp emphasized that before any public statement, the company's internal commitment is that "rsETH holders will not be abandoned," stating that this contribution is a direct reflection of this commitment.
As funds from all parties gradually become available, rsETH's collateral support will gradually return to normal, and the company will continue to update the community on its progress.
Solana ecological income trading platform Exponent has completed a $5 million seed round of financing, led by Multicoin Capital
According to ChainCatcher news, Exponent Finance, a Solana-based yield trading platform, announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing, led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Solana Ventures, RockawayX, L1D, Prelude and Theia Blockchain, as well as many core figures in the Solana ecosystem as angel investors.
It is reported that this round of financing was launched in May last year and completed in August, bringing Exponent's cumulative financing scale to US$7.1 million. Exponent said that the funds will be used to expand its yield trading platform and upgrade to a more complete on-chain yield infrastructure to cover the active yield management needs of the Solana ecosystem.
Polymarket hired Chainalysis to introduce Wall Street-level regulation for crypto prediction markets
ChainCatcher news, prediction market platform Polymarket has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to monitor trading activity and enforce market rules in response to market concerns about insider trading and market integrity.
Chainalysis will provide a comprehensive suite of tools, including investigative software and on-chain monitoring systems, to identify suspicious behavior, the parties announced on Thursday. Its model is designed to detect patterns consistent with "trading with nonpublic information." The move comes at a time when it is predicted that the market will pay more attention to regulation. Critics argue that platforms like Polymarket may be susceptible to insiders, such as political workers or corporate employees, who make "information advantage bets" before information becomes public. In traditional financial markets, such behavior is illegal and highly regulated, but in the crypto prediction market, the regulatory definition is still unclear.
Polymarket responds by reinforcing the transparency benefits of blockchain. Since all transactions are recorded on-chain, transaction behavior can be tracked and analyzed after the fact. By overlaying Chainalysis' data tools, the company hopes to be able to identify suspicious transactions in real-time and provide relevant evidence to regulators if necessary.
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Anchorage Digital has partnered with M0 to lay out a new generation of compliant stablecoin issuance infrastructure
Anchorage Digital announced a cooperation with the stablecoin infrastructure protocol M0 to jointly promote the construction of a new generation of compliant stablecoin issuance and management systems for the U.S. regulatory framework. It is reported that Anchorage Digital plans to expand its issuance platform capabilities by introducing M0's modular stablecoin protocol, providing more institutions with infrastructure support for issuing stablecoins under the U.S. regulatory system.
M0 allows institutions to issue and manage stablecoins on demand and has partnered with several payment and crypto platforms such as Stripe, MoonPay, and MetaMask. The protocol supports a highly modular design, enabling different types of institutions, including fintech companies, exchanges, and payment service providers, to quickly issue their own stablecoins. （CoinDesk）
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Speaker of the US House of Representatives: The United States is not at war with Iran
Odaily Planet Daily News U.S. House Speaker Johnson said that the United States is not at war with Iran and that Congress does not need to vote on military action against Iran. (NBC News)
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Several U.S. senators sent letters to Tether's CEO about the Lutnick loan
Odaily Planet Daily News According to market news: A number of U.S. senators sent a letter to the CEO of Tether about Lutnick's loan, and the senators also sent a letter to Lutnick about the family trust loan. (Jin Shi)
Odaily Planet Daily News Alternative asset management company Blue Owl said it has seen a 10x return on its investment in SpaceX and has sold about half of its holdings. (Jin Shi)
