ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the Binance futures platform will launch the VVVUSDT perpetual contract on January 29, 2025, at 16:15 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of up to 25 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, "Fed mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos pointed out that Trump is considering a bolder tariff policy, which may influence the Fed's decision-making. A key question is whether rising prices will trigger public expectations for higher inflation, which will directly affect whether the Fed resumes rate cuts.Looking back to 2019, Trump's trade war prompted the Fed to cut rates, but at that time, tariffs did not lead to significant inflation. However, this time the Fed may respond differently, as the U.S. has just experienced high inflation.Experts predict that if tariffs are increased, the Fed is expected to be more inclined to oppose and may maintain higher interest rate levels.

ChainCatcher message, Pudgy Penguin posted on X that the Abstract mainnet is now live, and having Pudgy Penguin and Lil Pudgy Status will provide additional XP for users utilizing Abstract, with more rewards to come for holders in the future.Additionally, PENGU plans to establish significant connections with Abstract in the near future.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute's Singapore derivatives trading entity Wintermute Asia has launched a contract for difference (CFD) linked to the GMCI USA Select Index, allowing traders to quickly adapt to the changing market narrative, including the potential U.S. strategic digital asset reserve plan.The index tracks the performance of top cryptocurrency projects headquartered in the U.S. based on circulating supply. XRP, SOL, and DOGE have the highest weights in the index, which also includes ADA, AVAX, LINK, UNI, HBAR, NEAR, LTC, and APT. Since early November last year, when Trump won the U.S. presidential election, the index has risen by over 160%.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Global officially launches the Vine Coin (VINE) perpetual contract and introduces a zero-fee promotion for designated trading pairs.The VINEUSDT perpetual contract uses U-based settlement, supports 20x leverage, has a contract value of 10 VINE, a minimum tick size of 0.0001, and a funding fee cap of +0.75%/-0.75%, settling every 8 hours, with trading available 7*24 hours continuously. Starting from January 16, 2025, participants in designated trading pairs can enjoy zero trading fees.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Berachain has announced that the Boyco mainnet liquidity pre-deposit activity is now live. Previously, the Berachain incentive deposit vault "Boyco" had a TVL close to 2.2 billion dollars.After the official launch of Boyco, these assets will be transferred to the Boyco DApp announced by Berachain.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Hotcoin exchange will launch $SPELL and $CORE perpetual contract trading on January 28 at 16:00 (UTC+8).$SPELL: Spell is the native token of the Abracadabra protocol, used for governance and incentives, allowing users to collateralize interest-bearing assets (such as yvYFI, xSUSHI) to generate the stablecoin MIM, suitable for various financial scenarios.$CORE: Core is an Ethereum-compatible blockchain that uses the Satoshi Plus consensus mechanism, combining Bitcoin mining and proof of stake, offering the functionality of Ethereum, the security of Bitcoin, and decentralization.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline D. Pham, is launching a series of public roundtable meetings to discuss the evolving trends and innovations in market structure, covering topics such as affiliated entities and conflicts of interest, prediction markets, and digital assets.Pham also reiterated last year's call for public participation and urged the CFTC to increase transparency in its policy approach to changes in the derivatives market.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live analyst Adam pointed out that after Bitcoin's price fell below $98,000, market sentiment turned bearish, with traders expecting the price to further dip to the $94,000-$96,000 range. Put options with strike prices between $96,000 and $98,000 have seen noticeably active trading, indicating that traders are actively building defensive positions.Analysis shows that several traders have closed or rolled over their bullish spread strategies above $104,000. The market generally believes that this round of decline is influenced by the sell-off in Nvidia and the US tech sector. The consensus in the Greeks.live community is that it is necessary to wait for a clear rebound signal around the $98,000 mark before it is suitable to re-establish long positions.

ChainCatcher news, YZi Labs director Ella Zhang shared a tweet from Zhao Changpeng on X (formerly Twitter) and stated that YZi Labs will not prioritize short-term financial returns but will focus on finding companies/projects that can continuously create long-term value. Such companies typically have three key characteristics:Strong competitive moats;Management teams with a long-term vision;Resilience and adaptability to economic cycles and market fluctuations.Previous news, Zhao Changpeng tweeted: Stick to fundamental investing, time will be on your side.

ChainCatcher news, the Backpack trading platform has launched public testing, introducing "Yield Contract Trading" and "Automated Lending" features. It also announced that the Beta Rush preseason finals will start on January 27 at 10 AM (UTC +8).It is reported that this trading competition consists of four independent weekly events, lasting for 4 weeks, with each event rewarding 1,225,000 SONIC tokens.

ChainCatcher message, official announcement, OKX will officially launch AVAAIUSDT, BUZZUSDT, and PIPPINUSDT perpetual contracts on January 27, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM (UTC+8) on the web, App, and API.The specific opening times are as follows:The trading opening time for AVAAIUSDT contract is 7:00 PM on January 27 (UTC+8);The trading opening time for BUZZUSDT contract is 7:15 PM on January 27 (UTC+8);The trading opening time for PIPPINUSDT contract is 7:30 PM on January 27 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, BenPay has launched the first on-chain red envelope, supporting multi-currency stablecoin transfers, including BUSD (USD), BINR (INR), and more. Users can send red envelopes through the BenPay APP to celebrate the 2025 Year of the Snake Spring Festival, and it supports localized stablecoins from various Asian countries such as BJPY (JPY), BKRW (KRW), BTHB (THB), and BMYR (MYR).Product highlights include transaction security and traceability, support for custom passwords and blessings, various red envelope modes (regular red envelope, password red envelope, lucky draw red envelope), and convenient zkLogin login.It is reported that, as a core ecological product of the BenFen public chain incubated by the Bixin Group, BenPay integrates functions such as deposit and withdrawal, exchange, staking and lending, and offline consumption.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Hotcoin exchange will launch $YFI and $AUCTION perpetual contract trading on January 26 at 16:00 (UTC+8).$YFI: Yearn Finance is a decentralized asset management platform that offers various functions such as liquidity, lending, and insurance. Its most prominent product is Vaults, which can enhance user returns through community-proposed mining strategies.$AUCTION: Bounce is a decentralized auction platform that integrates liquidity mining, governance, and staking mechanisms. It supports various types of market ecosystems, including direct buying and selling, customized contract management, and decentralized auctions.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Abstract has confirmed that it will launch the mainnet tomorrow.Abstract contributor cygaar posted on platform X: "A post regarding expectations and instructions related to tomorrow's Abstract mainnet launch will be released soon. Some preparations need to be completed first, but tomorrow is the day for the mainnet launch."

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures will adjust the leverage and margin tiers for the OMUSDTU perpetual contract on January 26, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC). Existing positions will be affected, and users are advised to adjust their positions and leverage before the adjustment to avoid potential liquidation risks.

ChainCatcher news, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz posted on X platform that the Abstract mainnet will go live next Monday (U.S. time).

ChainCatcher message, encrypted KOL Ansem stated, "The only way for social tokens to succeed is to find out how to massively bring in TikTok and Instagram user groups outside of our small Crypto Twitter circle.This is the only issue that any social token experiment should focus on solving."