ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Turkish lira (TRY) fell to an all-time low against the dollar after the sudden arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu (a political opponent of Erdogan). The lira's exchange rate dropped to nearly 41 lira per 1 dollar, a daily decline of 10%. This volatility led to a sharp increase in trading volume for the Bitcoin-lira (BTC/TRY) trading pair on Binance.According to TradingView data, between 7:00 and 8:00 UTC, the trading volume for the BTC/TRY pair on Binance reached 93 bitcoins, marking the highest hourly trading volume in at least a year.However, after adjusting for the lira's exchange rate, the trading price of BTC in the Turkish market showed a significant discount compared to prices on Coinbase. Analysts believe that traders may be selling BTC/TRY to move funds into dollar-pegged assets (such as the largest stablecoin USDT).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will support StraitsX USD (XUSD) and Four (FORM).Among them, Binance will launch FORM 1-50x U-based perpetual contracts on March 19, 2025, at 16:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, Australian cryptocurrency broker Swyftx announced the upcoming acquisition of New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Easy Crypto. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. Its CEO Jason Titman revealed that the deal has been in progress since before Trump's election and is expected to be completed by March 31. Afterward, Swyftx and Easy Crypto will continue to operate as independent platforms, while the teams are planning for integration.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Australian cryptocurrency broker Swyftx has announced its upcoming acquisition of New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Easy Crypto, with the specific acquisition amount yet to be disclosed.Its CEO Jason Titman revealed that the deal has been in progress since before Trump's election, and the acquisition is expected to be completed by March 31. After that, Swyftx and Easy Crypto will continue to operate as independent platforms, while the teams are planning for integration.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the BMT flexible product on Simple Earn on March 18, 2025, at 23:00 (UTC+8).BMT will be available for purchase on the "Buy Crypto" page within one hour after its launch on Binance Spot, and it will support zero-fee trading with tokens such as BTC and USDT in Binance Swap. Binance Margin will list BMT as a new borrowable asset on March 18, 2025, at 23:20 (UTC+8), and will open the BMT/USDT and BMT/USDC trading pairs.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, BX Digital, a subsidiary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange in Germany, has received approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to operate a digital asset trading and settlement platform, becoming the first institution in Switzerland to obtain such a license.The Zurich-based company will operate trading facilities using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to streamline the trading process of tokenized financial instruments. BX Digital will leverage the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate direct asset transfers without the involvement of intermediaries such as central securities depositories.

ChainCatcher news, the NYSE-listed consumer food company DayDayCook announced that it will purchase 100 bitcoins and inject them into its financial reserves within the next three months. The funds will be raised by issuing Class A common stock to investors at a premium price ranging from $0.50 to $1.25 per share. The first delivery of 25 bitcoins will be completed within 30 days.In addition, crypto market maker Volmart's CEO Alex Yang will serve as a strategic advisor.

ChainCatcher news, according to OnchainLens monitoring, Vitalik minted 315,382 DAI. He also sold multiple Meme coins for a total of 71.69 ETH (worth $136,684), including:Sold 146.18 billion FML for 2.51 ETH;Sold 180.88 billion SHIB for 0.987 ETH;Sold 7.17 billion VB for 1.57 ETH;Sold 366.47 million AWESOME for 1.44 ETH.

According to ChainCatcher news, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea has requested that cryptocurrency exchanges pay a total of 7.9 billion won (approximately 5.54 million USD) in annual regulatory fees. This fee is set at 0.6%, higher than the initially expected 0.4%. These fees must be paid quarterly by the end of March, May, July, and October each year. The fee distribution is as follows, except for Korbit (whose operating revenue is below 3 billion won, approximately 2.08 million USD):Upbit operator Dunamu will pay 6.7 billion won (approximately 4.64 million USD);Bithumb will pay 900 million won (approximately 624,000 USD);Coinone will pay 150 million won (approximately 104,000 USD);Gopax will pay about 21.35 million won (approximately 14,800 USD).The total fees for the four major exchanges amount to approximately 7.9 billion won (around 5.54 million USD).

ChainCatcher message indicates that, according to the application information, there are currently at least 13 Solana-based exchange-traded products awaiting approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The applicants include institutions such as Grayscale, Bitwise, Canary, and 21Shares. However, since Paul Atkins has not yet been officially appointed as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, these applications remain pending.ETF Store President Nate Geraci predicted last week that BlackRock will apply for Solana and XRP ETFs. Additionally, Bloomberg ETF analysts previously estimated that the chances of Solana ETF approval by the end of this year could reach 70%.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, MEXC will launch DeepLink Protocol (DLC) in the innovation zone on March 18, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8) and open the DLC/USDT trading market. On the same day at 20:10 (UTC+8), the DLC U margin contract will be launched, supporting 1-50x leverage, with both full position and isolated position modes. On March 19 at 18:00 (UTC+8), the DLC instant exchange feature will be launched, allowing users to seamlessly and instantly exchange with other assets.To celebrate the launch of DeepLink Protocol (DLC), MEXC has launched the Airdrop+ event, with a total prize pool of 16,000,000 DLC and 149,000 USDT. Event duration: March 17, 2025, 18:00 -- March 27, 2025, 18:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a giant whale has been continuously shorting the ETH/BTC trading pair.The whale withdrew 3,644 cbBTC (approximately $304 million) from Coinbase and deposited 3,034 cbBTC (approximately $253 million) into Aave. Subsequently, the whale borrowed 79,638 ETH (approximately $152 million) from Aave and deposited it into Coinbase.

ChainCatcher news, according to PRNewswire, digital asset broker FalconX announced that its first large transaction of the Solana futures product launched with financial services company StoneX on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) has been completed, aiming to provide investors with a capital-efficient way to manage risk exposure. FalconX also stated that it will continue to serve as the primary liquidity provider for cryptocurrency derivatives at the CME Group.Previously, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) announced the launch of Solana (SOL) futures on March 17, allowing market participants to choose to trade micro contracts (25 SOL) and large contracts (500 SOL). CME Group's SOL futures will be cash-settled and based on the CME CF Solana USD Reference Rate, which serves as the daily reference rate for the SOL USD price, calculated daily at 4:00 PM London time.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, in the past week, major cryptocurrency exchanges have accumulated an inflow of 2956.03 Bitcoins, with Coinbase Pro having an outflow of 7677.47 Bitcoins, Binance an inflow of 2976.05 Bitcoins, and Bitfinex an inflow of 1814.25 Bitcoins.Currently, the cumulative balance of Bitcoin on cryptocurrency exchanges is 2.2204 million Bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to South Korea's Economic TV, the Bank of Korea has clearly stated that it has "never considered including Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves." In response to written inquiries from National Assembly member and Planning and Finance Committee member Cha Gyu-geun on the 16th, the Bank of Korea stated, "We believe it is necessary to approach the issue of including Bitcoin in foreign exchange reserves with caution."This is the first time the Bank of Korea has expressed its position on the issue of Bitcoin reserves, and the primary reason for its negative stance is the high volatility of Bitcoin prices. In this regard, the Bank of Korea pointed out, "If the virtual asset market becomes unstable, there is a risk that the transaction costs of Bitcoin may increase sharply during the liquidation process. We believe that Bitcoin also does not meet the International Monetary Fund (IMF) standards for foreign exchange reserve calculations. To date, we have never discussed or considered including Bitcoin in our foreign exchange reserves." The Bank of Korea added, "As far as we know, some countries like the Czech Republic and Brazil hold a positive attitude towards this, but the European Central Bank (ECB), the Swiss National Bank, and the Japanese government have all expressed opposition."