ChainCatcher news, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell mentioned the issue of "tariffs" for the first time at a press conference. When asked about the revision of inflation forecasts and how much tariffs impact those forecasts, he stated that it is difficult to analyze how much inflation is driven by tariff policies, but they will work to clarify: "It is clear that a significant portion comes from tariffs."In addition, Powell noted that the policies introduced by the new Trump administration will affect the economy, but he will cautiously avoid making overly definitive judgments about this impact. Analysts pointed out that this might be an attempt on his part, as he stated he would closely monitor monthly data to sidestep external expectations about how all of this will develop.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto In America, since being appointed by President Trump in 2018, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who holds the Republican seat at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated in an interview that she hopes to complete her work as soon as possible before her term ends, implying that she will not seek reappointment. Peirce currently also serves as the head of the SEC's cryptocurrency task force, dedicated to providing regulatory clarity for digital assets.She mentioned that although her term will expire in June, she hopes to resolve issues early to avoid establishing a separate cryptocurrency task force. Peirce also emphasized that she values the protection of peer-to-peer interactions between developers and users and supports providing clearer regulations for the cryptocurrency market, especially regarding staking.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve will announce its rate assessment, economic growth and inflation forecasts, and interest rate outlook at 2 AM Beijing time tomorrow. Volmex's one-day implied volatility index indicates that this highly anticipated event could trigger volatility in the crypto market, leading to price fluctuations of 3% to 5% for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and SOL.As of 12:30 PM UTC, the Bitcoin one-day implied volatility index (BVIV) shows an annualized volatility of 63.32%, corresponding to an expected 24-hour price fluctuation of 3.31%. Similarly, the volatility indices for Ethereum and SOL suggest expected 24-hour price fluctuations of 5.25% and 5.73%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to MELANIA (@qwatio) on social media, the accusations from ZachXBT (that the Hyperliquid 50x leverage whale is actually a cybercriminal) are disappointing and unexpected, calling it "baseless speculation."He hopes that ZachXBT can at least specify the so-called "stolen funds" and mentioned that their wallet has received a large number of transactions from scammers.ZachXBT later responded that he will release detailed information tomorrow night at 9 PM (UTC+8) and emphasized that he does not spread false information.

ChainCatcher news, Meme coin KOL Murad posted on platform X, stating that the next big event in the crypto space is neither L1 nor DApp, but a revolution starting from Meme.Many "serious adults" are still focused on "fundamentals," yet fail to understand this; their mockery is your opportunity.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Basant stated that President Trump has requested a review of the sanctions regime that threatens the dollar's status as the reserve currency.In an interview with Fox News, Basant said, "President Trump has directed me to reconsider the sanctions regime. For a long time, the sanctions we have been implementing threaten the dollar's status as the reserve currency." Basant pointed out that the current U.S. sanctions are forcing people to abandon the use of the dollar, and Washington plans to maximize the impact of the imposed restrictions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the trading volume of BSC DEX in the past 24 hours is approximately twice that of the Ethereum blockchain, among which:BSC Chain: $2.546 billion;Ethereum: $1.348 billion;Solana: $1.183 billion;Base: $427.18 million;Arbitrum: $385.41 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, MEXC has announced the launch of DEX+, a hybrid product that combines centralized exchanges (CEX) and decentralized exchanges (DEX), providing users with a seamless one-stop experience for on-chain and off-chain trading.This development marks an important milestone for hybrid crypto trading platforms. Through DEX+, users can directly engage in decentralized trading on the MEXC App and official website, and access a wealth of on-chain assets.The initial version of DEX+ will prioritize support for the Solana ecosystem, allowing users to trade over 10,000 tokens on the Raydium and Pump.fun platforms. MEXC plans to expand to other DEXs and support more public chain ecosystems in the future.

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng commented on "Binance Alpha 2.0", "This is a brilliant move. It allows CEX users to purchase any DEX tokens directly from CEX without the need for withdrawal. Thanks to the team for coming up with this idea (I was not involved in it)."

ChainCatcher news, according to Ai Yi's monitoring and analysis, the previously tracked "hoarding SHELL new address" is indeed a market maker's buyback address.The Myshell project team previously announced that they would use 8 million USDT to buy back SHELL and complete the buyback within 90 days. Since March 13, this address has cumulatively withdrawn 18.45 million SHELL from CEX, approximately 5.43 million USD, which means 68% of the buyback progress has been completed.

ChainCatcher news reports that voting data on Mintscan shows that the proposal to restore the 70 billion CRO tokens that were destroyed has passed with a support rate of 62.18%. This proposal suggests restoring the 70 billion CRO tokens destroyed in 2021 to establish a strategic reserve for Cronos and will update network parameters and token distribution in the Cronos POS V5 upgrade.Additionally, according to Un Chained, the aforementioned proposal had slightly more votes in favor than against before March 16, but it had not yet reached the required quorum of 33.4% to take effect at that time. Just before the voting was about to close, 3.35 billion CRO tokens were added to the yes category, reaching the quorum, and the turnout far exceeded the maximum voting rate.Sources say that the problematic votes came from large validators operated by Crypto.com (including Starship, Falcon Heavy, Electron, Antares, and Minotaur IV), which control 70-80% of the total voting power. One token holder commented on the final result in Telegram, saying, "They (Crypto.com) voted almost at the last minute. Now they have set a precedent that other projects can follow."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Hasdex has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting approval for an amendment that would allow the digital asset management company to include Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and other major altcoins in its Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index U.S. ETF (NCIQ).According to the documents submitted to the regulator on Monday, the fund currently focuses primarily on Bitcoin and tracks a smaller proportion of Ethereum, and will also include Chainlink, Uniswap, Litecoin, and Avalanche.

ChainCatcher news, Sol Strategies announced that as of March 15, its total staked SOL has increased from 1,653,752 on March 3 to 3,351,617, achieving a growth rate of 102%. In addition, Sol Strategies also announced that the acquisition of Laine Validator has been officially completed.

ChainCatcher news, Wemade's blockchain subsidiary Wemix Foundation has disclosed a loss of approximately 8.65 million WEMIX tokens (worth about 6.22 million USD) due to a hacker attack. Its CEO Kim Seok-hwan stated that the hacker is unlikely to be the North Korean organization Lazarus Group, but rather a professional who infiltrated the system by stealing the service monitoring authentication keys from the NFT platform Nile. It is reported that the hacker prepared for this attack for two months and then attempted 15 withdrawals through the creation of abnormal transactions, of which 13 were successful.Kim Seok-hwan also revealed plans to reopen all Wemix services on Friday and will upgrade security measures on the new blockchain infrastructure.

ChainCatcher message, according to Coinglass data, the current funding rates of mainstream CEX and DEX show that the cryptocurrency market is no longer bearish. The specific funding rates of mainstream coins are shown in the attached image.Note: Funding rates are the rates set by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between the contract price and the underlying asset price, usually applicable to perpetual contracts. It is a mechanism for the exchange of funds between long and short traders, and the trading platform does not charge this fee, which is used to adjust the cost or profit of traders holding contracts, keeping the contract price close to the underlying asset price.When the funding rate is 0.01%, it indicates the benchmark rate. When the funding rate is greater than 0.01%, it represents a generally bullish market. When the funding rate is less than 0.005%, it represents a generally bearish market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a whale holding 1,500 bitcoins has transferred 300 bitcoins (worth $25.1 million) to FalconX approximately 3 hours ago after being inactive for 1.5 years.The whale accumulated 1,500 bitcoins from Cumberland on August 18, 2023, at a price of $26,353 each (totaling about $39.5 million).Currently, the asset movements of the whale are as follows:300 bitcoins ($25.1 million) transferred to FalconX, priced at approximately $83,7071,050 bitcoins ($87.2 million) transferred to two new wallets150 bitcoins ($12.5 million) still retained in the original walletThe total estimated profit gained by the whale from the bitcoin investment is $85.7 million, with a return rate of 219%.