ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that there will be appropriate and cautious adjustments to the Federal Reserve's framework. When asked whether the Federal Reserve would allow the government efficiency department DOGE to access Federal Reserve data, he stated that there has been no contact with them and there is no news to report at this time.

ChainCatcher news, according to Trader T's monitoring, affected by the negative CPI, U.S. stock crypto concept stocks fell broadly in pre-market trading.Among them: Coinbase (COIN) down 0.8%; Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) down 0.59%; Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) down 0.6%; MARA Holdings (MARA) down 0.6%; Riot Platforms (RIOT) down 0.7%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, "Fed's mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos: The inflation data in January performed strongly, which undermines the justification for the Fed to further "readjust" the rate cut path before mid-year.

ChainCatcher message, regarding today's zkLend theft of over 9 million dollars, SlowMist released an analysis stating that the core reason for this attack lies in the safeMath library used in the market contract. During division calculations, direct division was used, resulting in a rounding vulnerability when calculating the actual amount of zToken that needs to be burned during withdrawals. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain illegal benefits.Users are advised to closely monitor their asset status on zkLend and temporarily halt any deposit actions related to zkLend to avoid potential losses.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from InfiniFi, the project has completed a $3 million pre-seed funding round. This round was led by Electric Capital, with participation from institutions such as New Form Capital, Kraynos Capital, and Baboon VC. InfiniFi plans to launch a dollar-pegged Deposit Receipt Token (DRT) in the second quarter of 2025 and will integrate with protocols such as AAVE, Pendle, and Ethena.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the dollar is trading steadily as investors focus on Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's speech and look forward to the U.S. inflation data to be released tonight. Powell stated during his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is not in a hurry to cut interest rates.He will speak to the House Financial Services Committee tonight at 11 PM. Credit Suisse analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya said in a report that lower-than-expected inflation data would alleviate concerns about price pressures and weaken the dollar.Conversely, stronger-than-expected inflation data could support further increases in U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar, while dampening risk appetite.

ChainCatcher news, Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, stated on social media that Schwab plans to extend retail stock and ETF trading hours to five days a week, 24 hours a day. Geraci noted that this initiative shows traditional finance is gradually moving towards the trading model of decentralized finance (DeFi), which may lead to full securities tokenization in the long run.Geraci further pointed out that, although there are opinions suggesting that investors should not be allowed to trade at any time, the new generation of investors values accessibility to trading more than arbitrary restrictions set based on personal opinions.

ChainCatcher message indicates that, according to SoSoValue data, the encrypted market sector experienced a brief rebound before pulling back again, while AI Agents rose against the trend, and the CeFi sector remained strong. The AI Agents sector rebounded from the bottom and led this increase, with the mainstream AI tokens in the sector, ai16z (AI16Z), AI Rig Complex (ARC), and Ava AI (AVA), seeing 24-hour gains of 12.42%, 21.09%, and 7.26%, respectively.In addition, influenced by various factors such as the recent increase in TGE projects, the CeFi sector performed strongly, with a 24-hour gain of 2.03%. Within the sector, Binance coin (BNB) and OKB rose by 3.38% and 4.10%, respectively.In other sectors, the Layer1 sector saw a 24-hour decline of 0.05%, the PayFi sector dropped by 1.20%, the DeFi sector fell by 1.26%, the Meme sector decreased by 1.91%, and the Layer2 sector declined by 2.68%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Hester Pierce, head of the SEC's cryptocurrency working group, stated, "Under our current regulatory framework, many existing meme coins may find no foothold with the SEC."

ChainCatcher message, Magic Eden official stated that starting from February 14 at 11 AM (Pacific Time), 16.4 million ME will be directly distributed to wallets that staked before the application deadline on February 1.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist Technology's Chief Information Security Officer 23pds issued a warning that the latest version of the Phantom wallet may have security vulnerabilities. Victims have explained the risks of the Phantom Profile: when users import a mnemonic phrase from an unknown source, if that mnemonic phrase is associated with a Phantom Profile, the wallet will automatically log into that account system, putting the user's assets at risk of theft.According to the victims, when users who have not enabled the Phantom Profile import such mnemonic phrases, the wallet will automatically log into a pre-set attacker account system, rather than just importing a single wallet address. Since the latest version of Phantom uses a Unified Profile System, this action allows the attacker to gain associated access to the user's device, enabling them to monitor the user's subsequent deposit activities and implement theft.

ChainCatcher news, on the 11th local time, the nonpartisan oversight organization "American Oversight" filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking records from the "Office of Government Efficiency."The organization believes that despite the commitment from the head of the Office of Government Efficiency, Musk, to maintain maximum transparency in the department's actions, the structure of the Office of Government Efficiency dictates that its communications will still remain confidential.It is reported that the lawyers for the oversight organization believe that the Office of Government Efficiency should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. A White House spokesperson previously stated that the Office of Government Efficiency is governed by the Presidential Records Act. The National Archives and Records Administration has stated that documents under the jurisdiction of the Presidential Records Act cannot be released under the Freedom of Information Act for at least five years after the current administration's term ends.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the cryptocurrency market indices have retraced their gains following the U.S. elections. Among them, the GMMEME and GMAI indices have fallen by 60% and 56% respectively from their peaks in December 2024.In contrast, the U.S. and DeFi-related indices have shown more resilience. The GMUS index, representing U.S. native protocols (including SOL, XRP, DOGE, etc.), has only dropped 29% from its peak in January 2025; the GMDEFI index (including LINK, UNI, AAVE, etc.) has decreased by 38% from its peak in December.The GM30 index (representing the top 30 cryptocurrencies) has seen a decline of 24%, mainly due to the price stability of Bitcoin, XRP, and BNB. Data shows that since early December 2024, the TOTAL2 index has fallen by 28%, while Bitcoin has only decreased by 6%, with Bitcoin's market cap share increasing by 13%.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, based on GMCI index data, the Meme and AI token sectors have experienced the most severe declines during the recent market adjustment, with the GMMEME and GMAI indices down 60% and 56% respectively from their peaks in December 2024. Additionally, several sectors such as GML2, GMDEPIN, GMGM, and GMSOLMEME have returned to levels seen before the U.S. elections.In contrast, the U.S. concept (GMUSA) and DeFi (GMDEFI) indices have shown relatively robust performance. The GMUSA index has only retraced 29% from its peak in January 2025, covering projects like SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK, LTC, and XLM. The GMDEFI index is down 38% from its December peak, but still outperforms the Meme and AI tokens. The GMDEFI components include LINK, OM, UNI, ONDO, AAVE, and MKR.Overall market-wise, the GM30 index (top 30 cryptocurrencies) has fallen 24% since December, primarily supported by the relative stability of BTC, XRP, and BNB, while other altcoins have generally weakened. BTC dominance (BTC.D) has increased by 13%, indicating that funds are concentrating towards Bitcoin, reflecting a massive sell-off in the altcoin market.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi platform Legends has completed a $15 million funding round, with participation from a16z and Coinbase Ventures. The company will use the funds raised in this round to accelerate the development of the Legend application by expanding the team and focusing on marketing.Legend is currently in the testing phase, with the company's focus on launching in the Apple App Store and building a reliable user base. In the future, it plans to generate revenue through subscriptions. Legend will aim to become a self-custody wallet, allowing users to have complete control over the digital wallet of their held cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, DeFi asset management platform UFarm.Digital announced the completion of a $500,000 early seed round financing. The platform launched on the Arbitrum blockchain, and the new funds will be used to build a privacy-centric privacy layer and support cross-chain capabilities. Additionally, its roadmap reveals plans to explore zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology for KYC verification.

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg's digital asset analysts James Seyffart and senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas have publicly predicted the approval probabilities for four cryptocurrency ETF applications, including the highly anticipated Solana ETF.According to the Bloomberg analysts' assessment, Solana has a 70% chance of officially entering the traditional financial market before October 10, 2025 (the SEC's final ruling deadline). Seyffart and Balchunas are optimistic because the SEC has recently officially accepted Grayscale's submitted 19b-4 application, a key development that was never achieved under former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler's leadership.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNN reports, although Republicans have publicly expressed support for President Trump and Musk's plan to cut federal government personnel, some Republican lawmakers are concerned that this may weaken Congress's control over federal budget authority.The report points out that some Republican lawmakers have begun to take action, such as Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon calling for a line-item audit of the federal government instead of a wholesale cut. Minnesota Congressman Pete Stauber and Texas Congressman Pete Sessions have also held private meetings with representatives of federal employee unions.It is worth noting that while federal government workers are primarily concentrated in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, about 80% of federal employees are distributed across other regions of the country, which means the impact of the government reform plan extends far beyond the capital area.