Important information from last night and this morning (April 15-April 16)

CleanSpark plans to sell mined Bitcoin monthly and has received a $200 million credit line from Coinbase Prime

According to Cointelegraph, CleanSpark, a US bitcoin mining company, said that in order to achieve financial self-sufficiency, the company will begin selling a portion of the bitcoins obtained from its mining business every month. In addition, according to a statement, CleanSpark has obtained a $200 million credit line backed by Bitcoin through an agreement with Coinbase Prime, the institutional brokerage division of the crypto exchange Coinbase. CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford said that the bitcoin sales and credit lines together mean that CleanSpark has "achieved escape velocity - the ability to operate with its own funds, increase bitcoin reserves, and contribute to expansion capital through operating cash flow." The company added that CleanSpark has opened an institutional bitcoin trading desk to promote the sale of cryptocurrencies.

UK House of Commons Leader Lucy Powell’s X account hacked and used to promote “HCC” token scam

According to the BBC, Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, has had her account X hacked and used to promote a fraudulent "House of Commons" cryptocurrency. On Powell's X account, a series of now-deleted posts described the "HCC" token as "a community-driven digital currency that brings people power to the blockchain." The MP's office confirmed that her account was hacked on Tuesday morning and said that "measures have been taken quickly to protect the account and remove misleading posts." Recently, some public figures with a large number of fans, including BBC reporter Nick Robinson, have also suffered similar cyber hacking attacks. Luke Nolan, a senior researcher at CoinShares, said that the hack of Powell's account was an example of "pump and dump", and that the token had only 34 transactions, which may have brought a profit of about £225.

A whale is suspected to have spent 5 million USDC to purchase about 630,000 TRUMP through two addresses in the early morning

According to Lookonchain monitoring, 8 hours ago, two newly created wallets (suspected to belong to the same whale) spent 5 million USDC to purchase 630,339 TRUMP at a unit price of US$7.93.

Galaxy Digital deposited 12,500 ETH to Binance in the early morning, equivalent to US$20.31 million

According to Spot On Chain monitoring, Galaxy Digital deposited 12,500 ETH (about 20.31 million US dollars) to Binance about 8 hours ago. In the past 4 days, Galaxy Digital has deposited a total of 37,500 ETH (about 60.34 million US dollars) to Binance, and the average price of ETH at the time of deposit was 1,609 US dollars.

Japanese listed company Value Creation plans to spend another 100 million yen to buy Bitcoin

According to CoinDesk, Value Creation, a Tokyo-listed logistics and technology company, issued a statement saying that the company expects to add 100 million yen (about $700,000) worth 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 that the funds came from surplus capital reserved for future investments.

Metaplanet announces $10 million bond issuance to increase Bitcoin holdings

According to official news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet Inc. announced the issuance of US$10 million worth of interest-free ordinary bonds to increase its holdings of Bitcoin.

Towns will launch TOWNS tokens in Q2, with an initial airdrop ratio of 10%

According to official news, the decentralized communication protocol Towns announced that it will launch the TOWNS token in the second quarter of 2025. The initial total supply of TOWNS is 10 billion, and it will be launched on Base and Ethereum. 10% of the supply will be distributed to its supporters in the form of an initial airdrop. Membership fees, tips, transaction fees, and other transaction fees flow back into the TOWNS token ecosystem through automatic mechanisms (such as the sale and destruction of tokens), powering the network and strengthening the community's ownership of the protocol. Earlier in April, it was reported that the social communication protocol Towns completed a $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 Bank's latest report predicts that the upcoming US Stablecoin Regulation Act (GENIUS Act) will drive the global stablecoin scale from the current $230 billion to $2 trillion by the end of 2028. Geoffrey Kendrick, the bank's head of digital assets, pointed out that the bill will provide legal status for the industry and prompt stablecoin issuers to increase their holdings of US Treasuries on a large scale. The report shows that in the next four years, the stablecoin industry's demand for US Treasuries is expected to reach $1.6 trillion - enough to absorb all new short-term Treasury bonds issued during Trump's term if he is re-elected; based on an average of $40 billion per year, the stablecoin industry may become the largest buyer group in the US Treasury market. In addition, Circle has currently allocated 88% of its USDC reserves to short-term US Treasuries, and this model may become an industry standard. Analysts believe that the rapid development of US dollar stablecoins will consolidate the status of the US dollar in the short term, but in the long run, the emergence of stablecoins backed by other currencies may pose a challenge to the status of the US dollar. 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 concentrate on allocating short-term Treasury bonds, further affecting the structure of the US Treasury market.

Sky and Spark Protocol deploy $25 million to Maple Finance lending pool, with plans to double allocation

According to The Block, the decentralized lending protocol Maple Finance has received a $25 million allocation from the Sky ecosystem, aiming to continue to expand into the real-world asset space. The funds come from the stablecoin and lending protocol Sky (formerly MakerDAO) and the Spark sub-DAO. The two parties plan to increase the deployment amount, possibly as high as $50 million. The protocol will first allocate $25 million and gradually scale up by investing an additional $5 million per day in Maple's lending market syrupUSDC pool. Maple pointed out that the allocation of funds from Sky and Spark will increase loan book activity and support protocol revenue through repurchases. This latest allocation of funds represents Sky's deepening commitment to diversifying its exposure to the DeFi and RWA fields.

Mantra CEO promises to destroy his OM tokens to regain investor trust

According to CryptoSlate, Mantra CEO John Patrick Mullin proposed to destroy his OM tokens to restore investor confidence after the price of the protocol's native token plummeted. Mullin said that the tokens he holds are part of the 300 million OM tokens reserved by the team, and the unlock period for these tokens is until April 2027. On April 15, Mullin issued a public statement on the X platform, promising to destroy his future share of tokens, and said that if the project recovers, the community can decide whether to let him regain these tokens. According to Tokenomist data, he currently holds about 772,000 OM tokens, less than 1% of the more than 80 million OM tokens in circulation on April 15. Mullin has configured his tokens on the liquid proof-of-stake protocol Fluxtra. Although he made a promise and disclosed his current holdings, he did not disclose the specific holdings, saying that he would wait until the destruction plan is ready before disclosing the share of tokens he holds. Related reading: The out-of-control crypto train, OM's market value of tens of billions collapsed, and various parties held different opinions after the manipulation was exposed

Semler Scientific Files for $500 Million Securities Offering to Buy More Bitcoin

Nasdaq-listed medical technology company Semler Scientific has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $500 million securities offering by filing an S-3 registration document. The offering will be used primarily for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to the purchase of Bitcoin.

Janover, a US listed company, announced that it had increased its holdings of SOL by approximately US$10.5 million

Janover Inc., a US listed company, announced on April 15 that it had purchased 80,567 Solana (SOL) worth approximately $10.5 million, according to an official announcement. This is the third execution under its newly adopted digital asset library strategy. The purchase brings the total amount of Solana held by Janover to 163,651.7, worth approximately $21.2 million (including staking rewards). The company will immediately begin staking its newly acquired SOL to generate revenue while supporting the Solana network. It is reported that Janover is an artificial intelligence platform that connects the commercial real estate industry.

NFT project CyberKongz announced that the US SEC has ended its investigation into it

According to The Block, the NFT collection project CyberKongz announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended its investigation into it. This is the latest investigation into such projects that the SEC has ended since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year. On Tuesday, CyberKongz posted a message on the X platform to confirm that the SEC's investigation has officially ended and revealed that it will launch a "rebranding" 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 direction." In December last year, CyberKongz received a Wells Notice from the SEC, which is a formal warning issued by the SEC to 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 that the SEC's enforcement team raised "a very worrying argument that tokens (ERC-20) cannot be used in conjunction with blockchain games without registering them as securities."

ZKsync: The attacker illegally minted about 111 million ZK tokens from three airdrop contracts, accounting for about 0.45% of the total supply

According to the official update of ZKsync, the investigation shows that the administrator address of the airdrop contract (0x8428…587D) was compromised, and 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 was limited to the airdrop distribution contract, and the ZKsync protocol and its token contracts, governance contracts, and authorized minters were not affected. At present, most of the funds are still in the attacker's address, and the team is coordinating with the SEAL organization and exchanges to track and encourage the attacker to return the funds.

Insider: Trump will launch a real estate-themed crypto game, or a Monopoly-like gameplay

According to Fortune, Trump is preparing to launch a real estate crypto game centered on his brand. Two people familiar with the matter said the game is similar to Monopoly GO! and is led by his long-term 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 denies any connection with Monopoly, the project is expected to go online in late April, and it has not yet been revealed whether it uses blockchain technology.

Multicoin Capital partner lent $7 million USDC to Coinbase, possibly to increase SOL holdings

According to Lookonchain, Kyle Samani, managing partner of Multicoin Capital, borrowed $7 million USDC from Kamino about 2 hours ago and transferred it to a Coinbase account. Given his long-term investment in SOL, the market speculates that this move may be intended to further increase SOL holdings.

Optimum Completes $11 Million Seed Round, Led by 1kx

According to CoinDesk, the infrastructure project Optimum announced the completion of a $11 million seed round of financing, led by 1kx, with participation from Robot Ventures, Finality Capital, Spartan, CMT Digital, SNZ, Triton Capital, Big Brain, CMS, Longhash, NGC, Animoca, GSR, Caladan, Reforge, etc. The 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 the random linear network coding (RLNC) technology, it has launched the high-performance node communication layer OptimumP2P and the decentralized memory product DeRAM, aiming to provide efficient data transmission and storage solutions for any blockchain network. OptimumP2P is about to go online 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 the application for MiCAR license

According to the official Twitter account of Ethena Labs, Ethena has reached an agreement with the German financial regulator BaFin to close all operations of its German subsidiary Ethena GmbH and no longer apply for MiCAR authorization. Since March 21, 2025, Ethena GmbH has no minting or redemption operations, and all related activities are undertaken by Ethena (BVI) Limited, and users have also completed the migration. Ethena GmbH now has no whitelisted users or direct customers. Last month, Germany's BaFin stopped the token issuance business of Ethena's stablecoin USDe, citing major compliance deficiencies.

GPS has destroyed more than 177 million tokens worth $3.06 million through its buyback program

GoPlus announced on the X platform that the project has destroyed 177,158,631 GPS tokens (about 3.06 million USD) through a repurchase plan and transparently transferred them to a black hole address, permanently removing them from circulation. This is part of the project's fulfillment of its repurchase commitment. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the GPS project had previously promised to repurchase 4.34 million USDT of GPS tokens. From March 19 to April 14, a total of about 4.04 million USD of tokens were withdrawn from Binance, and the repurchase task was basically completed.

Binance will launch WalletConnect (WCT) perpetual contract

According to Binance's announcement, Binance will launch WalletConnect (WCT) at 19:00 Beijing time on April 15, supporting functions including Simple Earn flexible financial management, buying coins, Binance exchange, leveraged trading and contract trading. WCT will open USDT and USDC trading pairs, support bank cards and multiple payment methods, and join the leverage platform as a new lending asset.

Publicly listed Enlightify Inc. plans to purchase up to $20 million of CYBER tokens within 12 months

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