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Coinbase announced that it will launch Wrapped Ronin (WRON) spot trading today. The WRON-USD trading pair will open later today after meeting liquidity conditions and will gradually go live in supported regions.The official statement indicated that WRON will be available for trading on the Coinbase website, App, and Coinbase Advanced platform, with institutional users able to access it directly through Coinbase Exchange. At the same time, the ERC-20 contract address for WRON based on Ethereum has been announced, and users are reminded to transfer only through the specified network to avoid asset loss.

Aave DAO has initiated a governance proposal to establish a dedicated Bitcoin Spoke driven by the Babylon protocol in Aave V4, allowing users to use native BTC as collateral for lending without relying on wrapped BTC or centralized custody solutions.The proposal has been published on the Aave governance forum, seeking DAO approval to advance the integration and incorporate Babylon's native BTC into the V4 lending protocol's collateral assets. The proposal points out that Bitcoin is the largest crypto collateral base, but currently, most on-chain BTC lending relies on wrapped BTC variants, custodial intermediaries, or fragmented BTCfi platforms. The Aave V4 architecture will leverage Babylon's staking and validation infrastructure to provide a more direct native Bitcoin lending mechanism, integrating fragmented Bitcoin collateral lending into a unified protocol.

Coinbase has launched the ERC-20 token cbMEGA on the Base chain, which is backed by MegaETH (MEGA) held in custody by Coinbase at a 1:1 ratio.

Stablecoin issuer Circle announced on the X platform the upcoming launch of wrapped Bitcoin cirBTC, which is backed 1:1 by BTC and can be verified on-chain. Its design aims to seamlessly collaborate with Circle's infrastructure and the broader DeFi ecosystem, thereby creating a neutral infrastructure for new on-chain applications.

According to Arkham data, at 06:49, 1607 ETH (worth approximately 3.19 million USD) was transferred from Wrapped Ether to Wintermute. Subsequently, Wintermute transferred 1607 ETH to Binance.

According to Arkham data, at 18:47, 1056 ETH (worth approximately $3.189 million) was transferred from Wrapped Ether to Wintermute. Subsequently, that address transferred 1056 ETH to Binance.

According to Arkham data, at 12:27, 10,377.21 ETH (worth approximately $33.49 million) was transferred from Wrapped Ether to an anonymous address (starting with 0x7CcD...). Subsequently, that address transferred almost the same amount of ETH back to Wrapped Ether.

According to The Block, Hex Trust plans to issue and custody a wrapped version of XRP ------ wXRP. wXRP is a token pegged to XRP at a 1:1 ratio, designed to expand the asset's use in DeFi and cross-chain applications.Hex Trust stated that this move will allow XRP to break through the limitations of the XRP Ledger and trade as a liquidity trading pair alongside Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD on chains like Ethereum, where RLUSD has already launched. At the time of wXRP's launch, its total locked value will exceed $100 million. wXRP will initially be available on blockchains including Solana, Optimism, Ethereum, and HyperEVM, with plans to integrate additional blockchains in the future.Hex Trust emphasizes that each wXRP corresponds to one XRP held in a segregated custody account, and will only be issued or burned when the underlying asset is deposited or redeemed. The company stated that its institutional-grade custody services include Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, insurance coverage, and comprehensive auditability.

According to Cointelegraph, Australian securities regulators have finalized a series of exemptions that make it easier for businesses to distribute stablecoins and tokenized assets.The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced these new measures on Tuesday, aimed at promoting innovation and growth in the digital assets and payments sector. ASIC stated that it is "granting class exemptions" to intermediaries engaged in certain secondary distribution activities of stablecoins and tokenized assets. This means that businesses no longer need separate, and often costly, licenses to act as intermediaries in these markets, and they can now use "pooled accounts" under properly documented conditions. The new exemptions further expand the previous broad exemptions for stablecoins, removing the requirement for intermediaries to hold a separate Australian Financial Services (AFS) license when providing services related to stablecoins or tokenized assets.

According to Arkham data, at 23:20, 2,470 ETH (worth approximately $7.669 million) was transferred from Wrapped Ether to an anonymous address (starting with 0xEB17...).Subsequently, that address transferred 2,469.9999 ETH to another anonymous address (starting with 0xcfE4...).

According to Arkham data, at 20:06, 2,480 ETH (worth approximately $7.7934 million) was transferred from Wrapped Ether (WETH) to an anonymous address (starting with 0xEB17...).Subsequently, the address transferred a portion of the ETH (2,479.99999 ETH) to another anonymous address (starting with 0xcfE4...).

According to Arkham data, at 14:18, 25.03 WBTC (worth approximately 2.1 million USD) was transferred from Wrapped Bitcoin to iq-zero.eth.

According to Arkham data, at 06:06, 6160.07 ETH (worth approximately 19.55 million USD) was transferred from Wrapped Ether (WETH) to an anonymous address (starting with 0xd36F...). Subsequently, the address transferred 6160.06 ETH back to Wrapped Ether (WETH).

Famous Silicon Valley angel investor Naval Ravikant posted on X about the viewpoint of "wrapping assets like real estate and stocks on Zcash," stating, "Only owning digital, on-chain assets truly matters. Off-chain assets, even if wrapped on-chain, can at most gain some minor tracking or accounting convenience, and that's it."Naval is a well-known angel investor in Silicon Valley, having invested in prominent tech companies like Twitter and Uber. He is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded the equity crowdfunding platform AngelList, and is the author of the famous book "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant."

ChainCatcher news, Fractal Bitcoin has launched the ERC-20 based wrapped token Wrapped FB (WFB) on the Ethereum chain, aiming to bring the native value of Bitcoin into the Ethereum ecosystem. It is reported that each WFB token is backed 1:1 by FB tokens reserved on the Fractal mainnet, and its reserves can be publicly verified on-chain.An initial 2.1 million FB tokens will be locked on the Fractal mainnet and issued in the form of WFB on Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Flare Network announced the launch of the XRP wrapped token FXRP, which supports decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.It is reported that XRP holders can deposit collateral through Flare's "Independent Agent" network to mint FXRP, allowing the asset to be traded, lent, or used as liquidity provision on Flare-based platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, OKX will officially launch the wrapped Bitcoin asset xBTC on May 22, 2025, and simultaneously open deposit and withdrawal services for the three major public chains: Solana, Sui, and Aptos. Through xBTC, users can seamlessly participate in the multi-chain DeFi ecosystem, supporting on-chain functions such as lending and liquidity mining, further enhancing the multi-chain circulation and yield expansion of BTC. In addition, OKX Wallet will gradually launch yield products related to xBTC, integrating with leading DeFi protocols in the Solana, Sui, and Aptos ecosystems, allowing users to enjoy additional ecosystem incentives and participate easily in a one-stop manner. Stay tuned.It is reported that xBTC is a wrapped Bitcoin issued by OKX, strictly following a 1:1 reserve mechanism. Users can withdraw BTC from the exchange to the target chain to obtain an equivalent amount of xBTC; they can also recharge xBTC back to the exchange through the target chain to exchange for BTC. The platform verifies asset transparency in real-time through on-chain Proof of Reserves (PoR), further ensuring the safety of user assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, WBTC has a market share of 58.26% in wrapping Bitcoin, exceeding 135,000 coins. Compared to the second place BTCB, it leads by more than double, and compared to cbBTC, it leads by over seven times.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring data, about 52 minutes ago, Wintermute transferred 220 WBTC to Wintermute's WBTC Merchant Address, and then approximately 17 minutes ago, these funds were transferred to the Wrapped Bitcoin: Controller address, worth 20.74 million dollars.