ChainCatcher message, the important macro data to be released in the U.S. next week is as follows:March 25, 21:05, FOMC permanent voter, New York Fed President Williams will deliver opening remarks at an event;March 27, 01:10, FOMC voter, St. Louis Fed President Bullard will give a speech;March 27, 20:30, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 22 (in ten thousand), expected 22.5, previous value 22.3;March 27, 20:30, U.S. Q4 real GDP annualized quarterly rate final value, expected 2.3%, previous value 2.3%;March 28, 20:30, U.S. February core PCE price index year-on-year, expected 2.70%, previous value 2.60%;March 28, 22:00, U.S. March University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index final value, expected 57.9, previous value 57.9.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Japan's latest core inflation data has exceeded market expectations, sparking discussions about the possibility of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raising interest rates, which could impact risk assets including cryptocurrencies. The data shows that Japan's core CPI rose 3% year-on-year in February, down from 3.2% in January but still above the market expectation of 2.9%. Meanwhile, Japan's overall CPI fell from 4% to 3.7%, but still far exceeds the BOJ's target inflation rate of 2%.Since November 2024, Japan's inflation rate has consistently been higher than that of the United States, currently exceeding by nearly 100 basis points, marking the largest gap since 2015. Coupled with the wage pressure from the "Shunto" spring labor negotiations, market expectations for a BOJ interest rate hike have intensified. The anticipation of a rate hike has strengthened the yen, but if the yen appreciates significantly, it may trigger market risk aversion, thereby putting pressure on risk assets like Bitcoin.As of the time of writing, the USD/JPY exchange rate is 149.22, having rebounded nearly 300 basis points since March 11, indicating a short-term weakening of the yen. However, the yield spread between U.S. and Japanese 10-year government bonds has narrowed, with Japanese 10-year bond yields maintaining above 1.5% and 30-year bond yields breaking 2.5%, both at multi-decade highs, which may support a stronger yen. The market is focused on the future direction of BOJ policy and its impact on global financial markets.

ChainCatcher news, Min Joo Kang, a senior economist for Korea and Japan at ING, stated in a research report that the core inflation data released by Japan earlier today supports the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates at the two-day meeting that ended on May 1.The core inflation rate (excluding fresh food and energy) is closely monitored by the central bank, and in February, this indicator rose slightly from 2.5% in January to 2.6%. The economist noted that although the core inflation rate is in line with market consensus, it marks the fifth consecutive month of growth. He added that the data also shows a steady increase in service prices month-on-month, which could be a reason to support the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike.

ChainCatcher message, CryptoQuant posted on platform X that the Bitcoin bull market score index has dropped to its lowest point in two years, at just 20. Bitcoin has fallen 23% from its peak, and history shows that strong rebounds only occur when the index is above 60. Prolonged low index levels are often associated with bear markets.

ChainCatcher message, Eclipse today released documentation related to the SVM client Giga Scale Virtual Machine (GSVM), which Solayer core developer Chaofan Shou has forwarded and criticized as suspected plagiarism.Chaofan Shou further stated that the GSVM solution shares the same ideas and similar demonstration processes as a technical solution previously released by Solayer, but Solayer has proven that this solution cannot be effective in actual operating environments.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko posted on social media that the new testnet Hoodi has been launched, aimed at helping to complete the testing of Pectra. The Pectra upgrade will be launched on the Hoodi testnet next Wednesday.Meanwhile, the Holesky testnet will continue to be maintained until September and can still be used to test everything, but it does not support validator exit testing.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on meme coins and decentralized innovation, the blockchain platform MemeCore has completed a token round financing, with participation from Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group. This financing marks an important step for MemeCore in building its ecosystem and integrating blockchain technology with meme culture.In addition to investment, MemeCore will also engage in further collaboration with Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group to explore potential strategic partnerships. These collaborations may include ecosystem expansion plans, joint development of blockchain infrastructure, and establishing partnerships with the rich portfolio projects of the three institutions. With the professional resources and industry influence of these investment firms, MemeCore aims to enhance the utility of its ecosystem, strengthen market positioning, and drive widespread adoption in the Web3 space.MemeCore CEO Jun stated, "MemeCore is committed to creating a decentralized 'playground' that empowers the meme community and blockchain projects. The support from Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group not only recognizes our vision but also provides us with strategic guidance and industry resources to accelerate our growth. We look forward to closely collaborating with our new partners to drive meaningful innovation and create long-term value for our ecosystem."

ChainCatcher message, DeFi oracle RedStone announced on platform X the launch of the RedStone DRILL program, which will allocate 4.5% of the RED supply to RedStone's core users to reward early adopters of RedStone technology and incentivize the rapid growth of the RedStone ecosystem.The DRILL program is built on five strategic pillars aimed at creating a lasting impact: Develop (15% of allocated tokens), Reinforce (60% of allocated tokens), Innovate (20% of allocated tokens), Launch (5% of allocated tokens), and Learn.

ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) issuers, 21Shares AG, announced a reduction in the management fee of its Bitcoin Ethereum Core ETP (ABBA) to 0.49%, and it will be listed on the Deutsche Börse's Xetra platform.This fee adjustment will take effect on March 12, 2025, aiming to provide a more cost-effective cryptocurrency investment solution for a broader range of investors. The ABBA product is physically backed by Bitcoin and Ethereum, offering investors an efficient way to gain exposure to these two major cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, the core developer of the decentralized AI reasoning project Gaia, Harish Kotra, recently attended the ETHDenver 2025 event and spoke at the Eigen Games Hacker House about topics related to running open-source LLMs.GaiaNet is a decentralized network that provides secure, censorship-resistant, and monetizable AI agents, integrating everyone's proprietary knowledge and skills while protecting privacy. GaiaNet does not establish centralized servers but instead builds a distributed network of edge computing nodes controlled by individuals and businesses to host fine-tuned AI models based on the proprietary domain knowledge and expertise of node operators.

ChainCatcher news, the Roam reverse burn feature has been launched, allowing users to convert ROAM tokens back to Roam Points within the app. The reverse conversion rate is based on the average rate of the general pool and the sticker pool, with 97% of the reverse burn tokens being immediately destroyed. This mechanism and the official burn pool feature will be activated after the TGE. Since the conversion efficiency of the sticker pool is higher than that of the general pool, users holding enough stickers can convert tokens into points through the reverse mechanism and then burn them in the normal sticker pool to earn more tokens for arbitrage. The number of stickers is the key burning material, which can only be obtained by checking in through the app. This process incentivizes users to participate in network validation, enhancing the value of ecological data, advertising, and traffic, and increasing cash income.The Roam burn pool went live on March 8 at 7:30 AM Beijing time. Through a dual burn mechanism, it will achieve dual deflation of points and tokens, ensuring the long-term stability of both values. Previously, on March 6 at 6:00 PM, ROAM spot trading went live, opening at $1.0433 and later stabilizing at $0.39, with trading volume exceeding expectations. The contract feature was launched on March 7 at 6:00 PM on seven exchanges including Bybit, Bitget, and LBank, supporting 1-50x leverage perpetual contracts, with a strong market response further injecting momentum into the ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Solana core developers Max Resnick and Ashwin Sekar jointly released the SIMD-0257 proposal, which suggests removing the voting fees on the Solana network and optimizing the incentive compatibility of timely voting points to enhance network security and validator participation.Currently, the voting fees are used to limit the scale of validators and prevent DoS attacks. Other parts of the proposal mainly focus on preventing a potential modification behavior, where validators could review the votes of their peer validators to increase their own rewards from voting points. The proposal is still in the early stages and is not yet ready for voting.Max was previously a core researcher at Ethereum before joining the Solana core development company Anza team.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, cloud computing provider CoreWeave plans to acquire the AI developer platform Weights & Biases for $1.7 billion before its IPO.ChainCatcher previously reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that cloud computing provider CoreWeave is considering filing for an initial public offering in the U.S. within a week. According to sources, as one of the hottest startups in the AI sector, CoreWeave aims to raise approximately $4 billion through this listing. The sources indicated that CoreWeave's valuation target is expected to exceed $35 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum core developer timbeiko.eth stated regarding the Sepolia testnet upgrade issue: "The client teams have coordinated to fix the issue and are attempting to deploy it to the validating nodes. If everything goes well, we will release a longer update soon."Previous news, the Ethereum Sepolia testnet Pectra upgrade encountered issues, and developers are investigating.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) announced the appointment of investment banking veteran Jim Nygaard as the new Chief Financial Officer, who will officially take office on March 17.Nygaard has nearly 30 years of financial experience, having worked at XMS Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and capital markets operations.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. President Trump stated: "Clearly, BTC and ETH, along with other valuable cryptocurrencies, will become the core of reserves. I also like Bitcoin and Ethereum!"

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko posted on X that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has recently undergone significant organizational restructuring. Hsiao-Wei Wang will play a key role in standardizing Ethereum research, Tomasz Stanczak and Aya Miyaguchi will serve as co-executive directors, while Danny Ryan will join the newly established Etherealize organization.Tim Beiko stated that these changes represent an important turning point in Ethereum's history, and the new organizational structure will ensure that it keeps pace with the times while maintaining Ethereum's original values. He emphasized that although there is still a lot of work to be done for Ethereum to achieve its ambitious goals, the current organizational structure provides the best foundation for its success.