ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslate, reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has included cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) in the latest edition of the Balance of Payments Manual, 7th edition (BPM7).According to the IMF's new standards, Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies are now classified as non-produced assets in global economic statistics. The updated manual was released on March 20, marking the first time the IMF has incorporated detailed guidance on digital assets into its global statistical standards.The framework categorizes digital assets into fungible tokens and non-fungible tokens, and further distinguishes them based on whether they have corresponding liabilities. Bitcoin and similar non-liability tokens are classified as capital assets, while stablecoins backed by liabilities are considered financial instruments.According to the IMF: "Cryptographic assets without corresponding liabilities that are intended to serve as a medium of exchange (e.g., Bitcoin) are regarded as non-produced non-financial assets and are recorded separately in the capital account."

ChainCatcher message, Meteora posted on X stating that one of the main concerns of the community is to prevent MET from flowing to bad actors, such as wash trading users or addresses associated with entities like Kelsier Ventures.To address this issue, Meteora will launch a community-driven initiative—creating a public, verifiable blacklist that lists all addresses that will be excluded from MET distribution.Meteora has collaborated with Bubblemaps and Rugcheck to refine this blacklist, allowing any user to submit wallet addresses they suspect of abusing the LP incentive program, ensuring fair distribution of MET.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently expressed his views on social media regarding the U.S. Treasury's decision to lift sanctions on Tornado Cash: "No one wants to see bad actors using cryptocurrency. But privacy is an important feature for many law-abiding citizens, and you can't sanction open-source code (this is a free speech issue). I'm glad to see this issue resolved."He added, "We look forward to working with the Treasury to find ways to combat the approximately 0.1% of illegal activity in the cryptocurrency space (far lower than cash or the banking system) that align with U.S. laws and values."Previous news, according to the update announcement of the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list released by the U.S. 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.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong digital asset company IDA announced a strategic partnership with Japan's banking group Progmat, blockchain company Datachain, and cross-chain infrastructure provider TOKI FZCO to jointly develop a proof of concept (PoC) for cross-border application scenarios based on stablecoins between Hong Kong and Japan. It is reported that the relevant stablecoins will be used under the compliance requirements of Hong Kong's regulatory framework, priced in Japanese yen and Hong Kong dollars. IDA has previously collaborated with East Asia Bank to explore the feasibility of widely adopting digital finance with a 1:1 Hong Kong dollar-pegged stablecoin.

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng posted on X: "Our team (Web3 education platform Giggle Academy) does not have dedicated business development personnel. We also do not have social media interns. Everyone is focused on product development. We want to create the best free education platform. Partnerships will come later. Many collaborations will happen naturally."This is his response to a user's suggestion to "connect Giggle Academy with all the excellent free educational institutions in the world."

ChainCatcher message, the Bitget PoolX project BR has opened for investment. As of the time of publication, the current BR reward pool yield is reported at 539.85% APR. Individual lock-up limit: 6,000,000 BR, and the lock-up channel is open from March 20, 22:00 to March 27, 22:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher message, based on Solana's decentralized exchange Meteora announced on the X platform that two proposals for the MET token have been released.The first proposal is called "LP Incentive Program," which aims to increase the MET allocation for liquidity providers from 10% to 15%.The second proposal suggests allocating 20% of the MET supply to the team as part of a long-term incentive structure, with this allocation vesting over 6 years from the TGE; additionally, 2% of the team's 20% MET allocation will be set aside for M3M3 stakeholders (i.e., M3M3 holders and M3M3 equity holders), with this allocation occurring after a 1-year cliff or one year after the TGE, and it is committed to excluding M3M3 bad actors from this allocation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the major U.S. securities clearing agency DTCC has announced its support for the Ethereum ERC-3643 standard for permissioned security tokens and has joined the ERC3643 Association to promote this standard. This indicates a positive attitude towards tokenization from U.S. regulators following Trump's commitment to make the U.S. the "world's crypto capital," and also suggests that the Ethereum blockchain may play an important role in the ecosystem of permissioned security tokens in the U.S.Dennis O'Connell, chairman of the ERC3643 Association, stated that DTCC will drive the future of tokenization and support institutional adoption. ERC-3643 (T-REX protocol) is a set of open-source smart contracts that enable the issuance, management, and transfer of permissioned tokens on a permissionless blockchain, relying on a customized decentralized identity protocol to ensure that only qualified users hold the tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the AI-driven oracle protocol Aivatic (ATC) officially launched its token presale on March 19, Beijing time. This presale event will last for 4 days, with a minimum purchase of 0.1 ETH. For every 1 ETH purchased, buyers can receive a limited edition NFT and enjoy additional staking rewards. The presale event will end on April 22 (or earlier if sold out).It is reported that Aivatic is an AI-driven oracle protocol that can verify off-chain data through intelligent analysis in real-time. Its contracts have completed dual audits by SlowMist and CertiK, with regulatory oversight on the funding chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, Barclays economists stated in a report that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's comments on the "transitory" nature of tariff-related price pressures, as well as his disregard for inflation expectations, could catch the Federal Reserve off guard, just like during the pandemic.Powell clearly stated on Wednesday that the committee assumes that tariff-related price pressures will be temporary, although it takes a "wait-and-see" attitude regarding whether these price pressures will play out in this way.Barclays stated, "His tone seems overly confident." The bank added that Powell is also less willing to consider taking preemptive rate cuts to provide a buffer for the economy in the event of a severe deterioration in economic activity. Weak data indicators such as consumer confidence suggest this.They added that downplaying such risks could undermine the Federal Reserve's credibility, as it seems to be walking a very narrow path, with each step carrying dual risks.

ChainCatcher news, the centralized oracle project RedStone has issued a statement clarifying that it has not collaborated with Web3Port or the market maker Whisper, and that previous statements regarding such collaborations were made without official consent.Upon discovering such information, RedStone immediately requested its removal, but there may still be some indexed traces.RedStone emphasizes that the aforementioned entities have never provided market-making services for them, and such misleading statements could cause serious impacts and actual damages.RedStone stated that the team is committed to maintaining industry integrity and will continue to enhance communication transparency with the community and ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized storage protocol Walrus is about to launch its mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to relevant pages, mubarak, Broccoli (CZ's Dog), and TUT are currently the top three in the Binance voting for new listings.Previously, Binance announced the launch of its first voting for new listings. After completing official due diligence and procedures, two tokens will be selected from the following to be listed on Binance: BANANAS31 (Banana For Scale), BID (CreatorBid), Broccoli (Broccoli; F3b), Broccoli (CZ'S Dog), KOMA (Koma Inu), SIREN (SIREN), mubarak (mubarak), TUT (Tutorial), WHY (why).

ChainCatcher news, ChainCatcher in collaboration with the digital asset platform CoinUp.io will host a high-end social party themed "Web3 Future Night" in Hong Kong on April 6 from 19:00 to 22:00.As a top-tier social feast in the Web3 field, this event is not only an annual gathering moment for the elite of the crypto industry but also a super hub for the collision of cutting-edge ideas and the convergence of business opportunities. While deepening partnerships, it will share the latest industry dynamics and future trends, stimulate in-depth dialogue and thinking, and work together to promote the vigorous advancement of the Web3 industry.It is reported that CoinUp.io is a global one-stop digital asset trading platform that supports users in trading cryptocurrency derivatives (spot/contract/wealth management) and traditional financial products (commodities/forex/index/U.S. and Hong Kong stocks) using USDT. The platform was established in September 2021 and is headquartered in Singapore. CoinUp.io currently holds crypto financial regulatory licenses in multiple countries and regions, operating in compliance to protect user interests.CoinUp.io users are spread across more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, aiming to create the safest, most efficient, and stable global digital asset derivatives trading service platform, providing top-notch liquidity services for users and professional institutions.For the registration link, please click: https://lu.ma/x705swjo

ChainCatcher message, Bitget, in collaboration with Bubblemaps (BMT), launches the first phase of the Early Hunter airdrop program, aimed at rewarding early traders of quality projects. Subsequently, there will be irregular collaborations with high-potential blockchain projects to distribute token airdrop rewards. Users only need to hold at least 10 BGB in their Bitget spot account to participate in the Early Hunter airdrop program. The details of the first airdrop program are as follows:Sunshine Award: The first 1000 users who complete BMT spot trading before March 18 at 18:00 (UTC+8) will receive an airdrop of BMT tokens worth $10. The price for the BMT token airdrop will be based on the closing price from the day before the award distribution.Surprise Grand Prize: Users who complete BMT spot trading and hold at least 10 BGB before March 19 at 18:00 (UTC+8) will automatically enter the lottery pool. Bitget will conduct a live lottery draw on the Bitget official X platform at 23:00 (UTC+8) on March 19, with a prize pool of 1000 BGB.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the company behind the stablecoin protocol Level, Peregrine Exploration, announced the completion of a new funding round of $2.6 million, led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Polychain, Flowdesk, Echo, Native Crypto, and Feisty Collective by Path, as well as angel investors Sam Kazemian from Frax and Albert Chon from Injective. This latest funding round follows their previous raise of $3.4 million in August, bringing their total funding to $6 million to date.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, based on a research report from the decentralized crypto options platform Derive, the calm in the Bitcoin market may be short-lived and could lay the groundwork for a storm that triggers significant price fluctuations.Since March 12, BTC has stabilized in the range of $80,000 to $85,000, a consolidation that typically occurs after significant directional movements. Due to various factors, including President Donald Trump's tariffs and disappointment over the lack of new purchases for the U.S. strategic BTC reserves, the price plummeted from $100,000 to below $80,000 in recent weeks.With the recent consolidation, key volatility indicators have decreased, approaching monthly lows. However, volatility tends to revert to the mean, which means that low volatility conditions may soon pave the way for price turbulence.Derive states that several factors could trigger volatility, including "a ceasefire (or lack thereof) in Ukraine, or a significant shift in the Trump administration's crypto regulatory policies," among others.