ChainCatcher news, as the BSC ecosystem continues to thrive, the three major CZ/BSC concept coins on the MEXC platform, TST, MUBARAK, and TUT, have shown strong trading performance. From March 15 to 17, the daily average trading volume of MUBARAK accounted for 33.71% of the MEXC spot MEME sector, with the number of traders accounting for 32.09%.MEXC launched MUBARAK for the first time in the industry on March 14 at 12:35 (UTC+8), with a 24-hour increase of 1377.5% and a maximum increase of 10900% (peak at 0.22 USDT). As of March 18, the daily average trading volume of MUBARAK increased by 197% compared to March 15-16, and the number of traders increased by 76%. During the same period, TST trading rebounded, with the daily average number of users and trading volume from March 17 to 18 increasing by 142% and 98% respectively, returning to levels seen in mid to late February.Additionally, MEXC has launched the DEX+ product, which currently supports the Solana ecosystem, having already integrated Raydium and pump.fun, and will connect to BSC on March 26, allowing users to trade BSC Alpha tokens in advance.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from the Bitcoin Lightning Network asset issuance trading platform BitBoom, the platform will launch the "PUMPKIN OG NFT" for sale across the network on March 14, 2025, at 06:00 UTC (14:00 Beijing time), with a limited initial release of 3,000 pieces. The official website shows that this NFT has various "rights," including airdrops from Bitcoin ecological projects and whitelist access for platform asset issuance.According to the official introduction, the PUMPKIN OG NFT is issued based on the Taproot Assets standard developed by Lightning Labs, and it is the first "PASS rights NFT" under this standard. This NFT is bound to the platform's NF "PUMPKIN," and the sales revenue will empower "PUMPKIN."It is reported that on January 31, 2025, Tether announced in El Salvador that it will soon issue USDT on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, which is based on the maturity of the Taproot Asset protocol. The BitBoom platform supports asset issuance and trading under this protocol, using the smallest unit of Bitcoin, sats, as the trading currency.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department shows that Elon Musk's extremely aggressive efficiency improvement measures failed to prevent federal spending from rising to a record $603 billion last month, highlighting the difficulties the Trump administration faced in reducing the size of the government. The government efficiency department led by Musk claims to have saved over $100 billion, but in the first month of the new administration, only a few departments saw a decrease in spending. Compared to the same period last year, spending increased by $40 billion, a rise of 7%.This new data was released after Musk and members of the department infiltrated several government agencies, including state and health departments, as well as multiple divisions of the Treasury Department. Tens of thousands of workers were suspended or fired, and thousands of government grants and contracts were canceled. Musk has repeatedly claimed that the government efficiency department expects to save $1 trillion from the annual federal budget and stated that the plan is currently cutting at a rate of $4 billion per day. However, the monthly financial report for February showed that there was little significant decrease in major categories of spending. Treasury officials pointed out that the Department of Education cut $6 billion in spending.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on Wednesday, which will be the first inflation report during President Trump's term. If there are signs of cooling inflation, it could increase the likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates and boost the confidence of risk asset investors who have been hit hard recently.Market predictions indicate that the overall inflation rate (CPI) will decrease from 3% to 2.9%, while the core inflation rate, excluding volatile items like food and energy, is expected to drop from 3.3% to 3.2%.A slowdown in inflation typically increases the chances of interest rate cuts, thereby enhancing investor interest in risk assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. Over the past four months, the CPI has accelerated continuously. Recently, the S&P 500 has fallen nearly 10% from its all-time high, while Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped about 30% from its peak, to around $80,000.Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have both emphasized the need to lower the 10-year Treasury yield to facilitate a reduction in the federal funds rate. Currently, this strategy seems to be showing initial results.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, U.S. job growth in February fell short of expectations, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to adopt a dovish stance, as the need for interest rate cuts to stimulate the economy could boost global stock markets and cryptocurrencies.However, Nexo analysts believe that the ongoing inflation risks related to tariffs and supply chain disruptions remain factors that could keep the Federal Reserve cautious.Additionally, Wincent senior executive Paul Howard stated that Friday's employment report, which was below expectations, supports the view that interest rate cuts may be necessary to stimulate the economy. He also noted that reducing deficit costs could be a top priority for the U.S. government, which would have a favorable impact on risk assets such as cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, Trump adjusts tariff policy, postponing auto tariffs on Canada and Mexico by one month, and is willing to consider more requests for tariff exemptions. The trade tensions may ease, boosting market sentiment. According to 4E monitoring, U.S. stocks rebounded significantly on Wednesday, reversing the decline of the previous two days, with the technology and automotive sectors leading the gains. By the close, the S&P 500 index rose 1.12%, the Dow Jones increased by 1.14%, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.46%. Major tech stocks generally rose, with Microsoft leading at 3.19%.The cryptocurrency market rebounded across the board. Driven by the U.S. stock market and the upcoming White House crypto summit, the market expects that policies regarding Bitcoin reserve plans and other crypto regulations will become clearer. Bitcoin broke through the 90,000 mark, reaching a high of $91,903, up 4.8% in 24 hours, while Ethereum returned above $2,200, gaining 4.59% in 24 hours. Various sectors in the market generally rebounded, with increases typically around 2% to 8%, boosting market sentiment.In the forex and commodities sector, the risk of a U.S. recession is rising, leading to a third consecutive decline in the dollar index, which fell 1.3% to a six-week low. Due to unexpected increases in supply, oil prices fell for three consecutive days, with U.S. oil dropping to its lowest level in nearly two years; the weaker dollar pushed precious metals higher, with spot gold slightly up 0.04%.The Federal Reserve's Beige Book indicates that overall economic activity in the U.S. has slightly increased since mid-January, but consumer spending has generally decreased, further confirming the uncertainty of the U.S. economic outlook. Economic data is mixed, with rising recession risks, and the market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by more than 70 basis points before the end of the year.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest analysis points out that after a turbulent week, the market has returned to the starting point of last Monday. Over the weekend, Trump announced the establishment of the U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve. While some market participants believe this news has already been priced in, others see it as the only catalyst to drive cryptocurrency innovation to new highs later this year. Unexpectedly, Trump used this "lifeline" in advance, pulling the Bitcoin price back above $90,000 during the low liquidity period on Sunday.QCP Capital notes that for a president proud of being a market hero, last week's performance of risk assets was disappointing. The new round of tariff policies and the less-than-expected progress in the Russia-Ukraine talks have shaken investor confidence. Although the timing of the strategic reserve announcement was unexpected, the political considerations are clear—Trump needs a win to prevent a decline in approval ratings, which is a metric he personally values highly.Despite encouraging signs of recovery in risk assets, the market has not fully returned to normal. Bitcoin is still trading near the bottom of its multi-month range, front-end cryptocurrency volatility remains relatively high, and major cryptocurrencies continue to show a bearish skew until the end of March. The VIX fear index is also at a high level, indicating widespread unease in the market regarding overall risk assets, especially after the recent announcement by the U.S. government to raise tariffs.Key events this week include Wednesday's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), Friday's non-farm payroll data, and Friday's White House cryptocurrency summit. The latter will be an important event, expected to reveal key details about the U.S. cryptocurrency reserve and regulatory framework.

ChainCatcher news, 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino posted on the X platform that over the past decade, crypto teams have raised a significant amount of venture capital, followed by large-scale token locking, small floating, and aggressive marketing to manipulate prices and FDV to attract retail investors. Undoubtedly, there are other insider games, such as paying market makers to create liquidity or simply intentionally conducting insider bidding for tokens, but the most basic "crypto VC" script is:Raise over $100 million in funding and hype the deal with a compelling narrative;Launch the blockchain;Allocate 50%+ of tokens to insiders;Create a total supply of over 100 million tokens;Unlock 20% or less of the total supply when the token goes live;Execute large-scale paid marketing campaigns.No matter how one evaluates this script, the fact is that it works very well, with 4 of the top 10 tokens by market capitalization having executed this script, creating over $250 billion in value. Looking ahead, the biggest question is whether this model will continue to be effective. However, based on the recent hype and sell-off of Memecoins, it seems there is still a long way to go.

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng stated that children's book author Barbara Miller, who has 236,000 followers on TikTok, will exclusively release free books on her Web3 education platform Giggle Academy. Zhao Changpeng said, "No contracts, no negotiations, just a message and an open platform."

ChainCatcher news, recently, Huobi HTX held a Twitter Space themed "Can we still catch the bus in the crypto market downturn?"Crypto KOLs J@Crypto, SteveRen, AK, 527, and Big Brother were invited to attend and shared trading strategies behind the significant drop in the crypto market. The five guests generally believe that Trump's tax cuts, deregulation, and tariff policies, combined with the Federal Reserve's high interest rates of 4.25%-4.50%, have hindered global capital flows and reduced market liquidity.At the same time, the Solana celebrity coin controversy, the Bybit theft incident, and the repeated rejection of state-level Bitcoin reserve bills in the U.S. have led to a concentrated outbreak of negative news, causing the crypto market to decline continuously. J@Crypto believes that the downturn is a short-term shock, and long-term confidence remains. Institutions and traditional funds are slowly positioning themselves, which will extend the bull market cycle. SteveRen analyzed from a technical perspective that Bitcoin has reached the bull-bear boundary EMA200 moving average, and a sharp decline is unlikely to see a quick rebound in the short term.From the perspective of ecological construction, Ethereum is superior to Solana and SUI, with certain potential for an explosion. Big Brother optimistically believes that the Federal Reserve's expectation of interest rate cuts in the second half of the year may boost BTC to new highs. In extreme market conditions, prioritizing BTC with a 70%-80% position allocation, while managing positions and risks, can outperform most people. 527 believes that BTC will oscillate at a high level within the range of 70k-105k. During this period, there may be innovations and explosions in the on-chain ecosystem. Large positions can be allocated to wealth management or held in BTC, while small funds can seize on-chain opportunities.In contrast, AK is more pessimistic. He believes that the bull market ended last year, and the bear market has arrived. Altcoin liquidity has dried up, leaving no room for rebounds; funds can be placed in wealth management products on exchanges like Huobi HTX, such as USDD with up to 20% annualized returns; or one can wait for lower prices to heavily invest in BTC.

ChainCatcher news, Strategy founder and CEO Michael Saylor posted on social media that MSTR's financial operations last week generated a paper gain of approximately 12,520 bitcoins, equivalent to over 1 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news reports that on February 25 at 8 PM Singapore time, SoSoValue officially launched the second season of the SSI passive index fund token staking activity and the platform token SOSO staking Boost feature, as monitored by on-chain analyst Yu Jin.On-chain data shows that just 2 hours after the activity started, the SOSO staking volume has reached 6.72 million tokens, accounting for 44.8% of the total airdrop amount for the first season EXP. According to the data from the SSI staking airdrop activity page: after users activate the Boost feature, the current APY for SSI staking is 64%.According to DefiLlama data, the TVL of the SSI index protocol has now reached $176 million, accounting for 6.08% of the total TVL of the Base network. Meanwhile, in the TVL leaderboard for Uniswap liquidity pools on the Base chain, three out of the top four positions are occupied by SSI index tokens, demonstrating strong market demand and liquidity advantages.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst PeckShieldAlert monitoring, an Ethereum validator received a reward of 102.32 ETH (approximately $244,000) at block height 18971392 through MEVBoost. The reward has been paid out via an on-chain transaction.

ChainCatcher news, the Matrixport analysis report points out that after the Bybit theft incident, hidden buying may boost ETH's rebound.The specific viewpoint is as follows: "The market's focus is on how Bybit suffered the theft of nearly 500,000 ETH on Friday, but what is truly worth noting is its impact on the market. Bybit needs to repurchase ETH to replenish wallet funds, while the hackers must handle subsequent operations cautiously.From past experience, stolen funds are usually not immediately sold off, meaning short-term selling pressure is likely to be limited. Meanwhile, the market has added a potential buying demand of 500,000 ETH, while it is currently reported that only about 100,000 ETH has been repurchased. The supply-demand imbalance may drive ETH prices upward. Given that the price has shown signs of stabilization, we are optimistic about the current trend."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, ResearchHub has received a $2 million investment from Boost VC.It is reported that BoostVC is deepening its commitment to ResearchHub's mission of accelerating scientific research. This funding will further strengthen ResearchHub's Desci efforts to make research more open, transparent, and collaborative.