ChainCatcher news, U.S. President Trump stated that he believes the 10% tariff baseline has been set, and the 10% benchmark rate for the UK is not a template for other countries; 10% is a very low number, and other countries may have higher rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Bank of England has cut interest rates by 25 basis points, lowering the benchmark rate from 4.5% to 4.25%, marking the fourth rate cut in this round of easing, in line with market expectations.

ChainCatcher message, Linea tweeted that users transferring assets from Ethereum to Linea will be exempt from Gas fees. However, there are the following limitations: only applicable to L1 to L2 transactions, covering transactions with Gas below 250,000, excluding USDC cross-chain, and users still need to pay the Gas fees for L1 transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the stablecoin USDT will be integrated into Japan's social communication giant Line's Mini Dapp platform and its self-custody wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the European Central Bank has lowered the deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%, in line with market expectations, marking the sixth consecutive meeting of rate cuts.In addition, the European Central Bank has reduced the main refinancing rate and the marginal lending rate from 2.65% and 2.9% to 2.4% and 2.65%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget's Chinese head, Xie Jiayin, released a clarification and explanation regarding the campus ambassador program on social media, stating, "In response to today's Rhythm BlockBeats initiative urging major trading platforms to stop promoting contract experience funds to college students, Bitget makes the following statement:Regarding the campus ambassador program: Bitget's campus ambassador program aims to promote blockchain knowledge and provide internship opportunities, and does not encourage contract trading or distribute contract experience funds. The program was launched on February 18, and due to user misunderstandings related to contract rebates, Bitget quickly took it offline globally on February 19, with all applications not being approved during this period.Upholding principles, refusing inducement: Bitget has never distributed contract experience funds to students in any form, which is Bitget's bottom line. We welcome social supervision; if such behavior is discovered, please take a screenshot and report it. Bitget will handle it seriously and offer a reward of up to 1000 USDT to valid reporters.University cooperation limited to popular science and employment: Bitget's cooperation with universities focuses on Web3 popular science, internships, and employment guidance, such as the 2025 campus recruitment (28 people already hired), Zhejiang University hackathon, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Web3 sharing session, etc.Bitget always supports industry self-discipline and actively responds to the Rhythm BlockBeats initiative. Based on this, Bitget will launch the "Green Campus Program" to help college students understand Web3 and explore the future in a healthier way. We welcome everyone to supervise and provide suggestions."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten, the S&P volatility index surged to its highest level since August of last year this morning, indicating an increase in market uncertainty.James also stated that the ratio of Bitcoin to VIX has reached the long-term trend line, which historically has marked the bottom for Bitcoin during significant market events, followed by a price rebound.

ChainCatcher news, well-known trader Ansem posted on X: "If Solana can complete this deviation and close above $120 on the weekly chart, the next target should be $180, initiating a rally that lasts for several weeks. I am still not betting on SOL reaching a new high, but I believe this is indeed the prevailing sentiment in the current market, where the most aggressive counter-trend rebounds often occur at such moments."

ChainCatcher news, at the "Web3 Future Night" gala held during the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, Uweb founder and president Yu Jianing delivered a keynote speech on "Key Trends and Outlook for Web3.0 in 2025." He stated that the current Web3.0 is experiencing regression phenomena such as increased centralization, declining project quality, and weak capital inflows.He pointed out that from 2024 to 2030, Web3.0 digital assets will evolve along "two main lines": one is the market capitalization growth of individual assets driven by spot ETFs (vertical uplift), and the other is the expansion of asset pools driven by RWA tokenization (horizontal expansion). Compliance is key for mainstream institutions to enter the market.In addition, he also predicted that the Web3.0 industry will welcome nine major trends in 2025, including crypto-friendly policies driven by the Trump administration, widespread adoption of Bitcoin as a reserve asset, expansion of the RWA market, Hong Kong leading the compliance wave, explosive growth of Web3 AI Agent applications, continuous growth of the Meme ecosystem, Layer1/Layer2 reshaping on-chain logic, simplification of development experience through chain abstraction, and the Bitcoin ecosystem moving towards a new era of programmability and staking economy.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, ETH has dropped to $1,769. Previously, "64,800 ETH at risk of liquidation by a giant whale" had already reduced part of its position 8 hours ago, lowering the liquidation price to $1,639, selling 4,760 ETH for 8.64 million DAI to repay.

ChainCatcher news reports that the first AI + DePIN project in the TON ecosystem, PinGo, has announced the restart of the CDN revenue distribution mechanism starting from April 1, adjusting to a linear distribution with a release period of 100 days to ensure smooth revenue release.In addition, PinGo's official plan is to launch a non-mining user revenue sharing model on April 10, allowing users to participate in mining revenue distribution through staking. Staking not only allows users to share mining revenue but also enhances the revenue share for miners, thus providing additional opportunities for both stakers and miners to earn $PINGO.Previously, PinGo launched CDN Pinger, which supports users in connecting mining devices for mining. The newly added CDN Staking mechanism aims to expand ecological gameplay, allowing non-mining users to participate in mining by staking $PINGO, achieving revenue growth, further promoting ecological development, and enhancing asset value.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin continues its previous downward trend, dipping to $83,387. During the same period, U.S. stocks faced intensified sell-offs, with the Dow Jones plummeting 700 points and the S&P 500 index dropping 112 points, evaporating a trillion dollars in market value in a single day. The market attributes the panic to the February core PCE price index unexpectedly rising to 2.8%, compounded by the Trump administration's announcement of a 25% tariff on imported cars, creating a chain reaction in the market.On the technical front, a double top pattern has triggered a sell warning. Trader Peter Brandt has issued a warning that the BTC daily chart has formed a "bearish wedge," with the double top pattern establishing a target of $65,635. Crypto trader HTL-NL agrees with Brandt's view, believing that Bitcoin's failure to "break" the long-term downtrend line and confirm the bearish wedge pattern is evidence that BTC is likely to revisit its range low, technically confirming a continuation pattern for the decline.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the DeFi protocol Linear Finance has announced that it will cease operations. It stated that despite years of commitment to innovation and development, it has failed to achieve sustainable returns. Linear Finance has faced increasing financial pressure, with only a brief period of profitability in early 2019/2020.The project's funding primarily came from personal contributions by the project owners and token liquidation, but this model is no longer viable. Binance's decision to delist the LINA token has exacerbated the project's financial difficulties, leading to a 65% reduction in market capitalization and significantly decreasing the remaining operational funds.As a result, the project's main stakeholders have collectively decided to end operations. The operations team will contact users with active positions as soon as possible and provide a detailed timeline and guidance.

ChainCatcher news, Circle officially announced on social media that the native USDC is now live on the Ethereum Layer 2 Linea network.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released a daily chart analysis stating that Bitcoin is approaching a key downward trend line breakout, which has been suppressing prices since the market sell-off around Trump's inauguration.Currently, Bitcoin is forming a "high tight flag," a technical pattern often seen as a bullish continuation pattern. Bitcoin has broken through the initial downward trend line (white line) and is testing a more significant resistance level (gray line). A successful breakout would signal a notable alleviation of downside risk.Combined with the dovish tone of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting, the market environment is becoming more favorable, and this change is increasingly being validated on the technical front.

ChainCatcher message, Matrixport released a daily chart analysis stating that Bitcoin is approaching a breakthrough of a key downward trend line, which has been suppressing prices since the market sell-off around Trump's inauguration. Currently, Bitcoin is forming a "high tight flag," a technical pattern typically seen as a bullish continuation pattern.At present, Bitcoin has broken through the initial downward trend line (white line) and is testing a more significant resistance level (gray line). If it can successfully break through, it will signal a significant alleviation of downside risks. Coupled with the dovish tone of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting, the market environment is becoming increasingly favorable, and this change is being increasingly validated on the technical front.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, MoonPay announced that it has secured a $200 million revolving credit facility from Galaxy, aimed at addressing moments of extreme liquidity demand, such as the recent surge in trading volume during the launch of the Trump Memecoin.MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that this credit facility will help the company manage peaks in trading volume and liquidity needs.

ChainCatcher news, UXLINK officially announced on X platform that in collaboration with OKX Wallet, they are offering a reward of $100,000 in $UXLINK to both communities.Users need to hold at least 25 $UXLINK in their OKX Wallet and complete social tasks on LINE, while linking their LINE account to the UXLINK Season 3 airdrop page to participate in the staking activity. 2,000 winners will receive a $UXLINK reward of $50 each.The head of the UXLINK community introduced that as a global project headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, UXLINK has been committed to deploying its ecosystem on LINE, guiding more Web2 users into Web3, especially Japanese users. OKX Wallet offers an excellent user experience, and the strong partnership will bring value to users.