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.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by China Fund News, HashKey Capital has officially obtained a Type 1 license issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), further expanding its business scope and capabilities under the regulation of the Hong Kong SFC.Previously, HashKey Capital held Type 9 and Type 4 licenses, allowing it to provide asset management products and investment advisory services. With the acquisition of the Type 1 license, HashKey Capital will be able to offer brokerage services to retail and professional investors, as well as sell various funds and structured products, including funds and products related to virtual assets.The new services are mainly divided into three categories: market access, investment funds, and structured products. HashKey Capital partner Vivien Wong stated that this will enable the company to provide a wider range of investment options for investors with different risk preferences and further promote the popularity of virtual assets in Hong Kong.

ChainCatcher news, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been allowed to leave France for Dubai.Durov was initially arrested by the French National Fraud Office last August, which detained him at the airport and subsequently charged him with "involvement in the dissemination of child pornography on messaging applications and other crimes such as drug trafficking," placing him under judicial supervision and requiring him to remain in France.Possibly influenced by this news, Toncoin (TON) rose by 20%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce stated in an exclusive interview at the end of February that she still believes a "safe harbor" should be established to promote cryptocurrency innovation and is not fixated on it. If people have better ideas, they can propose them. The SEC's goal is to make people genuinely willing to disclose information without worrying that doing so will make them targets of SEC enforcement actions.In addition, Hester Peirce revealed that she had worked with current SEC Acting Chairman Paul Atkins for four years, describing him as someone who likes clear laws and then enforces them.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Cointelegraph citing AFP, the founder of the instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, has been granted permission by a French court to leave France and has now returned to Dubai.The report states that Durov received approval from the French court on March 13 to travel to Dubai. AFP quoted unnamed sources saying, "Durov left France this morning," adding that he departed with the authorities' approval.The specific terms of the court's decision are currently unclear, and neither Durov nor his legal team has made a public statement regarding the matter.

ChainCatcher news, according to cryptonews, the cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay has obtained a Money Transmission License (MTL) from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, allowing it to expand its operations in the state.Residents of Wisconsin can now use MoonPay's services, including topping up their MoonPay Balance without additional fees. The MTL strengthens MoonPay's compliance under U.S. regulations and further drives its expansion nationwide.MoonPay can now provide its crypto payment services more efficiently in the region. The Money Transmission License allows MoonPay to legally offer money transfer services in Wisconsin, ensuring compliance with state regulatory requirements.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Securities Times, in the capital market, cracking down on false "small essays" in the stock market and seriously investigating illegal stock recommendations and other violations is one of the important measures to protect investors' legitimate rights and interests and maintain the order and stable, healthy development of the capital market.The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has made the rectification of false information in the stock market an important part of standardizing the dissemination order of capital market information and improving the market ecology, adhering to a combination of short-term and long-term strategies, focusing on early intervention, impactful actions, and key areas, implementing comprehensive measures and multiple approaches to carry out the rectification.With the strong support of public security, internet information, and other departments, the CSRC has severely cracked down on the fabrication and dissemination of stock market rumors through a full-chain linkage of monitoring, identification, handling, warning, and investor education. In particular, a special rectification work plan has been formulated for false "small essays" in the stock market, strengthening public opinion monitoring and the investigation of false information; comprehensively using clarification releases, third-party journalist verification, and other forms to enhance proactive responses and debunking; and strengthening investor education and guidance to improve investors' discernment.Recently, public security authorities have successively investigated and dealt with individuals responsible for fabricating and disseminating rumors such as "institutional reports on hot money" and "J.P. Morgan research reports."

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist Yuxian posted on platform X stating: "An extension can be malicious, such as stealing cookies from the target page, privacy in localStorage (like account permission information, private key information), DOM tampering, request hijacking, clipboard content retrieval, etc. Relevant permission configurations can be made in manifest.json. If users are not careful about the permissions requested by the extension, it can be troublesome.However, for an extension to be malicious and directly target other extensions, such as well-known wallet extensions, it is still not easy... because of sandbox isolation... For example, it is unlikely to directly steal private key/mnemonic-related information stored in the wallet extension. If you are concerned about the permission risks of a certain extension, it is actually easy to assess this risk. After installing the extension, you can choose not to use it first, check the extension ID, search for the local path on your computer, and find the manifest.json file in the root directory of the extension. You can then directly throw the file content to AI for permission risk interpretation. If you have an isolation mindset, you might consider enabling a separate Chrome Profile for unfamiliar extensions, at least making malicious actions controllable; most extensions do not need to be enabled all the time."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Cboe BZX exchange has submitted a rule change application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the Invesco Galaxy spot Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum ETF to conduct physical creation and redemption.This mechanism allows authorized participants to directly exchange Bitcoin or Ethereum for ETF shares, rather than through cash transactions, thereby reducing the bid-ask spread, lowering trading costs, and avoiding additional brokerage commissions. However, ordinary investors still need to trade the ETF through cash mode.Currently, the SEC has opened a public comment period, and relevant stakeholders can submit feedback before the final decision.

ChainCatcher message, there have been multiple cases of fake Binance SMS scams appearing in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) responded by stating that under the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, conducting regulated activities and providing virtual asset services in Hong Kong without a license, and/or actively promoting such services to Hong Kong investors from outside Hong Kong, constitutes a crime. The SFC will not hesitate to take appropriate action against any violations, but will not comment on individual cases. Investors are reminded to only trade virtual assets on virtual asset trading platforms licensed by the SFC.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) have announced enhanced cooperation in the regulation of capital markets and the regulatory framework for digital assets to support the development of Vietnam's regulatory framework for digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews citing BusinessKorea, the Bank of Korea plans to collaborate with the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service to launch a pilot program involving actual transactions of central bank digital currency (CBDC) with 100,000 consumers.The pilot will involve seven major commercial banks, including Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, NongHyup Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, and Busan Bank. These banks will issue deposit tokens backed by CBDC for retail transactions at specific merchants, including 7-Eleven convenience stores, Kyobo Bookstore, and the delivery platform Ddaenggyeoyo.Participants will use electronic wallets to generate QR codes for transactions, with a spending limit of 1 million won (approximately 688 USD).This pilot will test the effectiveness of CBDC-backed deposit tokens in a retail environment, and its results will provide important references for other economies exploring digital currencies globally.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has released the "A-S-P-I-Re" roadmap for the Hong Kong virtual asset market. The Hong Kong SFC stated that in order to stay ahead in this ever-changing environment, the regulatory roadmap is based on five pillars, namely "A-S-P-I-Re" (Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructure, and Relationships), aimed at guiding the Hong Kong virtual asset ecosystem into the future.The 12 specific measures in this roadmap include promoting market participation, implementing adaptive compliance and product frameworks, and upgrading infrastructure by combining the reliability of traditional finance with the efficiency of blockchain technology. This series of measures reflects our pragmatic approach to solidifying Hong Kong's role as a reliable virtual asset liquidity hub.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointlegraph, SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) has been placed in solitary confinement after accepting an interview with Tucker Carlson without permission.

ChainCatcher news, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Michael Piwowar stated in an interview that, compared to other cryptocurrency-related issues, Memecoins may be cases that the SEC can more easily resolve. He mentioned that Memecoins can be considered commodities, but the Commodity Futures Trading Commission must publicly declare this.

ChainCatcher message, Unichain announced the launch of a new validation network that further promotes on-chain decentralization by allowing anyone to run a node to validate blocks. This feature adds a layer of finality and reduces the risk of conflicting blocks.

ChainCatcher message, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission warns the public to be cautious of an entity operating under the name "Linkbex" that is suspected of engaging in fraud related to virtual assets. Linkbex falsely claims to have connections with seven companies licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong.Investors have also reported that their accounts at Linkbex were locked due to a so-called "SFC anti-money laundering investigation." The Hong Kong Police Force has taken action to block the relevant websites of Linkbex at the request of the Securities and Futures Commission.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation published an article on its official blog stating that the Pectra network upgrade was previously launched on the Sepolia testnet, but it was later discovered that there was an issue with the Sepolia permissioned deposit contract, which caused many execution layer clients to be unable to include transactions in blocks. The cause of the problem was quickly identified, and the client teams immediately began working on a fix. This issue is specific to the configuration of the Sepolia testnet and cannot occur on the Ethereum mainnet. Validators have now deployed a patch to restore the network to normal throughput. All Sepolia node operators must now upgrade their execution layer clients to maintain network compatibility.

ChainCatcher news, Hyper Foundation announced on X that the validator set of the Hyperliquid mainnet will be fully permissionless after the next network upgrade. Similar to the testnet, the top N validators ranked by staking amount will form the active set. The initial N is set to 20 and will gradually increase over time.In addition, Hyperliquid has launched a Validator Delegation Program aimed at enhancing network security and decentralization, and supporting validators committed to ecological development. The official recommendation is for validators to familiarize themselves with the testnet and understand the relevant technical details before running mainnet nodes. It is worth noting that the self-delegated staking of 10,000 HYPE will be locked by the protocol for one year, even if the validator fails to enter the active set; this lock will still apply. Hyper Foundation strongly advises validators to apply for participation in the delegation program before running mainnet nodes.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a letter in response to proposals from the Second Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. It mentioned that the CSRC and relevant departments will further optimize and expand the connectivity between the mainland and Hong Kong financial markets, continuously improve mechanisms such as Stock Connect, Bond Connect, and mutual recognition of funds. They will conduct in-depth research and demonstration on the feasibility of Hong Kong companies listing in the mainland based on existing experiences, continuously promote the optimization of the "Cross-border Wealth Management Connect" pilot program in line with market demand, and orderly carry out the pilot of digital RMB in Hong Kong based on actual conditions, comprehensively deepening practical cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong, and consolidating and enhancing Hong Kong's status as an international financial center.