ChainCatcher news, the AB Charity Foundation officially announces its launch and the release of its new official website, marking the official start of a global public welfare network based on "institutional trust" and driven by "technology." The AB Charity Foundation is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Ireland with independent legal status, aiming to collaborate with governments, public welfare organizations, and the tech community worldwide to reshape the future trust mechanism in public welfare and promote sustainable development.The governance structure of the AB Charity Foundation consists of prominent figures from multiple countries. The chairman of the board is Bertie Ahern, a three-time former Prime Minister of Ireland and a key promoter of the "Good Friday Agreement." Board members include former Prime Minister of Malta Lawrence Gonzi, former Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Medgyessy, former President of Slovenia Danilo Türk, and former President of Bulgaria Peter Stoyanov.The AB Charity Foundation is continuously forming a senior advisory team, with renowned politicians, scientists, and celebrities from five continents joining to provide global policy connections and facilitate charitable activities. It focuses on public missions and empowers a new paradigm of global public welfare through technology.As the initiator and technical supporter of the AB Charity Foundation, AB DAO provides underlying blockchain infrastructure support. The AB public chain automatically injects 15%–30% of each transaction's gas fee into the charity fund pool through smart contracts, achieving "on-chain charity fundraising + automatic distribution + full-chain traceability + third-party auditing" for transparent governance throughout the process. Additionally, the AB Ecological Fund has currently invested in dozens of high-quality projects and will continue to incubate and invest in more quality projects in the future, with 15%–30% of the investment returns generated from all projects also injected into the AB Charity Foundation fund pool.The core mission of the AB Charity Foundation is to promote public welfare in education, healthcare, environmental protection, humanitarian assistance, and other areas globally, relying on a transparent and trustworthy governance mechanism and technological pathways to explore a "verifiable model of goodwill collaboration." The foundation emphasizes that "it is not the technology itself that changes the world, but the consensus on trustworthy institutions and global cooperation," which is a common understanding among the founding members.

ChainCatcher news, trader Eugene posted, "The introduction of global trade tariffs marks a change in the world order that has not been seen in over 50 years. Free trade has always been a key factor driving productivity and economic growth, contributing to the largest long-term bull market in history. The shift from openness to a protectionist stance will have profound effects, which will take years to gradually manifest, unless Trump completely abandons his tariff plans. I think the likelihood of that is very low. This will pose significant long-term resistance to global risk assets.In terms of cryptocurrency, the recent structural decline in active developers may be the most concerning thing. In the last cycle, we could observe developer activity and feel reassured because we knew our industry was still benefiting from long-term tailwinds. Fast forward 2-3 years later, and we have not produced anything particularly interesting or important, and the outlook for the future is even worse than it was then.In the last cycle, we looked forward to the launch of ETFs and a better regulatory environment under government support for cryptocurrencies as a light at the end of the tunnel. Now that these have been realized, but (once again) have failed to meet expectations, I see no future that can free cryptocurrency from its inherent 'Ouroboros' (self-circling, self-consuming dilemma).In the coming weeks to months, I hope to reduce operations in the cryptocurrency space, whether bullish or bearish, as I believe this is the wisest choice. Being a believer waiting for a new bull market is no longer contrarian thinking. However, starting to explore new greenfields (undeveloped areas) is indeed contrarian.For me, the only bright spot is that the use cases and global acceptance of Bitcoin are stronger than ever, which may encourage believers to continue hoarding Bitcoin and achieve decent returns (I hope so). The idea of Bitcoin reaching $1 million per coin by 2035 is not a fantasy in my view."

ChainCatcher news, hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman stated on social media: "I think it's unfair to attack Lutnick. I don't believe he is pursuing his own interests." Ackman had previously criticized Lutnick, claiming that the latter profited by shorting America.In response, he said: "After our country and president have made tremendous economic progress, there have been what I believe are significant policy mistakes, and now we are facing risks due to tariffs, which I find very frustrating." Earlier, National Economic Council Director Hassett stated that Ackman should tone down his rhetoric on tariffs: "I urge everyone, especially Bill, to soften their language a bit."

ChainCatcher news, OKX Global Business Officer Lennix was invited to attend the "2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival" summit and participated in the roundtable discussion on the theme "Crypto Infrastructure: Present and Future." During the discussion, Lennix stated that the product development of the OKX Web3 wallet is based on two core principles: first, we firmly believe that true self-custody will become the mainstream in the future; second, we are deeply embedded in a multi-chain ecosystem. It has been proven that we are very successful in product development because we have invested hundreds of engineers focused on product refinement and technological innovation.Lennix pointed out that the OKX Web3 wallet is positioned differently from other wallets. On one hand, it always adheres to a truly decentralized infrastructure; on the other hand, it also highly values and responds to global regulatory expectations and requirements. This is precisely the unique challenge faced by the OKX Web3 wallet, and it is also our advantage.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Aave's parent company Avara announced that its Family self-custody wallet now supports registration via email or SMS, eliminating the need for a mnemonic phrase, enhancing user experience. The wallet supports asset management across EVM chains and strengthens security by combining device keys such as fingerprint and facial recognition. Avara also launched the development tool ConnectKit to facilitate third-party integration with the Family Wallet.

ChainCatcher message, He Yi replied on social media: "Yeah, I said today that the ones who hung our faces and names had poor results because they are not worthy. Please refer to historical data."

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng tweeted: "Actually, listing coins shouldn't affect the price. Of course, listing provides liquidity, allowing for more freedom to enter and exit. In the short term, it may have an impact on the price (both up and down). But this should be very short-term. In the long run, the price should be determined by the project's own development. The DEX model is great, all coins are listed, and people choose for themselves."

ChainCatcher news, Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg stated that the company's recently submitted "innovative" cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) application is a well-considered strategy aimed at positioning itself in assets with potential that the market demand has yet to satisfy.Steven McClurg said, "If you are a large institution like BlackRock, you can afford to take risks. But for smaller companies like us, we won't act recklessly unless we truly believe we can succeed. We are very cautious with both time and funds, ensuring that all decisions are feasible." He also believes that many proposals may be approved next year.

ChainCatcher News: The Governor of Kentucky officially signed HB701 into law on March 24, local time, ensuring residents' rights to use digital assets, self-custody wallets, and operate blockchain nodes. The bill explicitly excludes such activities from money transmission licensing and securities regulation, and restricts local governments from discriminatory regulation of related technological activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Public Pool and Umbrel, at 08:30 Beijing time on March 23, an individual miner successfully mined the first Bitcoin block (888989) using a self-hosted Umbrel node and Bitaxe mining machine through the Public Pool protocol, with a block reward of 3.15188086 BTC.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist Cosine posted on platform X stating that a supply chain attack on Coinbase was carried out using the GitHub Actions CI/CD mechanism. Fortunately, it did not continue successfully; otherwise, the next security incident exposed would have been against Coinbase. The supply chain attack path on GitHub: reviewdog/action-setup -> tj-actions/changed-files -> coinbase/agentkit -> stealing GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT), cloud service-related keys, etc. Cosine suggests that if companies use reviewdog or tj-actions, they should conduct a self-check.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, Australian Treasurer Chalmers stated in a speech in Queensland that the Australian government will avoid engaging in "race to the bottom" on tariff issues, adding that the extensive use of tariffs by the Trump administration is "counterproductive and self-defeating."Chalmers noted that the rules that have supported global economic participation for over 40 years are clearly being rewritten. He added that the decision not to exempt Australia from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum is "disappointing, unnecessary, meaningless, and wrong."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, the Kentucky State Senate passed a bill protecting the rights of Bitcoin self-custody and digital asset mining with a unanimous vote of 37-0. The bill, titled "An Act Relating to Blockchain Digital Assets" (HB 701), has now been sent to the governor's office for final approval.The bill was introduced by Adam Bowling and T.J. Roberts, confirming individuals' rights to self-custody digital assets through self-custody wallets. Additionally, the bill prevents discriminatory local zoning laws against digital asset mining businesses, ensuring that Bitcoin miners can operate freely within the state.Key provisions of the bill include: protection of Bitcoin self-custody rights; prohibition of discriminatory zoning laws; exemption of home Bitcoin miners and digital asset mining businesses from money transmission licensing requirements; and a clear statement that digital asset mining and staking services do not fall under securities laws in Kentucky.The bill previously passed the Kentucky House of Representatives on February 28, 2025, with a vote of 91-0. If signed by the governor, Kentucky will become one of the more Bitcoin-friendly states in the U.S.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried recently appeared on the Tucker Carlson podcast. However, under normal circumstances, media interviews in U.S. federal prisons must be approved, and this interview did not receive such approval.According to a source, Tucker Carlson may have disguised himself as a lawyer to conduct a video call and bypass the prison's approval process to interview SBF. He may have claimed to be a legal advisor, thereby obtaining permission for an unmonitored video access.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released an unaudited mining and operational update report for February 2025, which disclosed a self-mining output of 110 BTC for the month, a decrease compared to January 2025, due to the fewer days in February. The company's current Bitcoin holdings amount to 1,039 BTC.