ChainCatcher message, Swiss blockchain analytics company Global Ledger indicates that a large amount of off-chain and on-chain data suggests that the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex may have been renamed to Grinex. Both on-chain and off-chain data show a clear connection between the two exchanges, with Grinex being the direct successor of Garantex.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal criticized the U.S. Treasury's attempt to circumvent legal rulings regarding Tornado Cash by removing it from its global blacklist. He warned that without a final court ruling, there is no guarantee that Tornado Cash will not face sanctions again in the future.It is reported that the U.S. Treasury blacklisted Tornado Cash in 2022 due to its alleged involvement in laundering $445 million stolen by the Lazarus cybercrime group, but the appeals court ruled that blacklisting certain smart contracts is unconstitutional.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, South Korean financial authorities are planning to impose sanctions on cryptocurrency exchanges such as BitMEX, KuCoin, CoinW, Bitunix, and KCEX, which provide services in Korean but are not registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).The FIU stated that the aforementioned exchanges have not registered as Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) as required, and are therefore considered to be operating illegally.Relevant officials said they are negotiating with the Korea Communications Standards Commission to review plans to block access to these unregistered overseas exchanges, with specific measures expected to be announced within the year.

ChainCatcher news, according to the update announcement of the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on March 21, several Ethereum addresses related to Tornado Cash have been removed from the sanctions list.This update specifically mentions the Tornado Cash website and several Ethereum wallet addresses associated with it, including:0x12D66f87A04A9E220743712cE6d9bB1B5616B8Fc0x47CE0C6eD5B0Ce3d3A51fdb1C52DC66a7c3c29360x910Cbd523D972eb0a6f4cAe4618aD62622b39DbF0xA160cdAB225685dA1d56aa342Ad8841c3b53f2910xD4B88Df4D29F5CedD6857912842cff3b20C8CfaTornado Cash is a mixing protocol on Ethereum that allows users to conduct transactions anonymously. It was previously sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for allegedly providing a money laundering channel for illegal activities, such as those associated with North Korean hackers.

ChainCatcher message, on-chain data shows that the WLFI token is suspected of conducting transfer function tests. Five hours ago, the WLFI token transferred 199,999,953 WLFI to a certain address.

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 Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated that President Trump has asked me to reconsider the U.S. sanctions policy, as the sanctions regime is undermining the dollar's status as a reserve currency.

ChainCatcher news, Four.Meme tweeted that it is currently under attack, has suspended functions, and has begun an emergency investigation, and will compensate affected users.Previous news, according to SlowMist monitoring, the Four.meme token was exploited by attackers using a vulnerability before the token's release to steal liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the Central Bank of Russia has invited the Republic of Tatarstan to assist in testing the smart contract functionality of the digital ruble. The Tatarstan Ministry of Finance has established a working group that will conduct conditional targeted funding expenditure experiments using the central bank's testing platform, with the tests expected to conclude in the third quarter of 2025.A month prior, the Central Bank of Russia had "indefinitely postponed" the nationwide rollout plan for the digital ruble originally scheduled for August this year, but this testing indicates that the digital ruble project is still progressing. Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina stated that the new launch date will be announced later.At the same time, the Moscow Metro also announced the expansion of its digital ruble pilot project, collaborating with the central bank and VTB Bank to test the functionality of recharging Troika smart cards using the digital ruble. These developments are similar to the pilot projects of China's digital yuan, but Russia has previously stated that one of the main functions of the digital ruble is to assist Russian enterprises in making cross-border payments with other countries that use digital fiat currencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, four sources familiar with the matter revealed that Russia is using cryptocurrency in its oil trade with India to circumvent Western sanctions. Although Russia has publicly encouraged the use of cryptocurrency and passed a law last summer allowing digital currencies to be used for payments in international trade, there have been no previous reports of its use in oil trade. The sources stated that some Russian oil companies are using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins like Tether to facilitate the process of exchanging Indian rupees for Russian rubles.They also added that while this portion of cryptocurrency transactions accounts for a small share of Russia's total oil trade volume of $192 billion last year (according to the International Energy Agency), it is on the rise. Cryptocurrency has previously helped countries like Iran and Venezuela, which are under U.S. sanctions, maintain their economies while avoiding the use of the dollar (the preferred currency for global oil market transactions).

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes business reporter Eleanor Terrett, the lawsuit between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple is in its final stages and may conclude soon.According to two insiders, the delay in reaching an agreement is due to Ripple's legal team negotiating the terms of last August's district court ruling, hoping to secure more favorable conditions.The ruling imposed a $125 million fine on Ripple and permanently prohibited it from selling XRP to institutional investors. Insiders indicate that Ripple believes if the new leadership at the SEC is clearing the enforcement records for all previously investigated cryptocurrency companies, then why should Ripple still be penalized. Accepting Judge Torres's ruling would essentially mean Ripple acknowledges wrongdoing, while now the SEC itself seems uncertain whether any violations occurred.

ChainCatcher news, dYdX published an updated roadmap, with priorities for the next two months including optimizing indexer reliability, reducing deposit and withdrawal times to under 1 minute, launching a new app interface, and improving the website frontend. The mid-term plan (for the remainder of 2025) will expand the long-tail market, including the expansion of the dYdX oracle, supporting Pre-launch and RWA, connecting Ethereum through IBC Eureka, and supporting token transfers based on ZK light client security.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized wireless protocol Roam has announced that its token ROAM perpetual contracts are officially listed on 11 trading platforms including Bybit, Bitget, and Gate.io, supporting 1-50x leverage for the ROAM/USDT trading pair. Previously, ROAM spot trading opened at 1.0433 on March 6 at 18:00, and the current price is stable around 0.39.Key information about ROAM includes:Contract layout: Perpetual contracts cover mainstream trading platforms, with leverage mechanisms tailored to different risk preferences;Community foundation: Over 2.5 million registered users, with 2.1 million hardware nodes deployed globally, and social media activity ranking among the top in the industry;Ecosystem progress: TGE launched simultaneously with staking pools (up to 200% annual yield) and locking pools (rewards of 30GB eSIM data), with the burning pool feature expected to be launched soon.Roam promotes the WiFi OpenRoaming protocol through blockchain DID technology, and its smart eSIM solution has provided privacy-protecting connectivity services in over 180 countries. As the first project launched after Bybit's recent security incident, Roam has become a practical case in the integration of Web3 and AI, leveraging a business model that combines AI privacy computing with hardware nodes.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Anton Gorelkin, vice chairman of the Information Policy Committee of the State Duma of Russia, recently stated that Western sanctions cannot completely prevent Russians from using the cryptocurrency market or circumventing sanctions through cryptocurrencies.Gorelkin wrote on his Telegram channel: "It should be acknowledged that it is impossible to completely block Russia's access to the cryptocurrency market; cryptocurrencies will still be one of the most effective tools for circumventing sanctions, although USDT can safely be crossed off this list."Gorelkin expressed his belief that the recent sanctions will not be the last instance of Western countries exerting pressure on all aspects of cryptocurrency infrastructure for political purposes.Previous news, stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen approximately $28 million of USDT funds belonging to the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, forcing the platform to suspend all operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, stablecoin operator Tether has frozen $27 million USDT on the Russian-sanctioned trading platform Garantex, forcing the platform to suspend operations.Garantex announced on its official Telegram channel on March 6: "Tether has frozen wallets worth over 2.5 billion rubles (approximately $27 million)."The exchange stated that it has temporarily suspended all services, including withdrawals, and its website is currently under maintenance.Shortly after this news was released, the EU issued its 16th package of sanctions on February 26, sanctioning Garantex for "Russia's aggression against Ukraine."

According to ChainCatcher news, Binance Customer Support stated that the limit order function for the RED/USDT pre-market trading pair experienced a malfunction from 11:39 to 12:09 on March 6 (UTC+8), while the market order function remained operational during this period. Binance stated that they immediately fixed the issue upon discovery and apologized for the inconvenience caused to users.Binance promised that users who incurred losses due to this system issue could directly contact Binance customer support for feedback, and after verification, they would receive appropriate compensation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, court documents show: The U.S. court dismissed the preliminary injunction requested by Musk in the lawsuit against OpenAI.

ChainCatcher news, Dragonfly investor GM shared some thoughts on blockchain development at the Denver event. He mentioned that the performance demands of the blockchain space are elastic, and scalability remains a topic of ongoing concern in the industry, with the future launch of EVM being highly anticipated. Additionally, he pointed out that differentiated functional blockchain space is another important direction, such as native interoperability, more complex operations (like ML precompiles), and the exploration of function-specific chains.He also noted that geographically dominated frontends are on the rise, with significant differences in popular memecoin trading tools in regions like Asia and the United States, and the potential of localized frontends is underestimated. At the same time, he reexamined the beauty of Bitcoin's design, especially the dynamics of miner competition, which is relatively lacking in modern PoS networks.On the application level, he mentioned that a new wave of applications based on mental share and social metrics is emerging, such as Kaito unlocking a new battlefield. He also discussed the possibility of venture capital financing and reintroducing crowdfunding models.

ChainCatcher message, according to official news, MEXC will launch the EUR/USDT spot trading pair on February 26 at 10:00 (UTC), and will introduce a limited-time 0 trading fee promotion from February 26, 2025, 10:00 to March 31, 15:59 (UTC).In addition, MEXC will launch the EUR swap function on February 27 at 10:00 (UTC), allowing users to seamlessly and instantly exchange with other major tokens.

ChainCatcher news, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has explained the sanctions imposed by financial authorities, stating that these sanctions were taken based on issues identified during the 2024 Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on-site inspection. The specific sanctions include a partial suspension of operations and a ban on new customers transferring virtual assets. Upbit has reviewed the necessary improvement measures and completed the actions taken to respond to the sanctions imposed by the financial authorities. The sanctions implemented may change according to relevant regulatory procedures. If the relevant measures are suspended or become ineffective, new users will be able to use Upbit's services without restrictions.