ChainCatcher news, YZi Labs announced that Jane He has become a general partner, leading biotechnology investments. Before joining YZi Labs, Jane was an investor and Chief Operating Officer at a hedge fund in Hong Kong, focusing on growth investments in biotechnology and innovation-driven industries.

ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced that starting March 21, 2025, it will appoint "an executive with a strong track record and extensive experience in the financial and technology sectors," Akshay Naheta, to serve as co-CEO of Bakkt alongside current CEO Andy Main.Bakkt stated that Akshay brings over 20 years of experience, providing a deep understanding of blockchain, financial markets, and payment systems. Previously, he served as an executive at SoftBank Group, overseeing numerous leading technology investments, including ARM, Auto1, and Nvidia. After leaving SoftBank, Akshay founded Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), aimed at building the next generation of global payment infrastructure.Additionally, Bakkt and Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) plan to sign a commercial agreement to combine DTR's stablecoin-based payment technology infrastructure with Bakkt's cryptocurrency trading and brokerage technology, pending approval from relevant regulatory authorities.

ChainCatcher message, the Federal Reserve's dot plot shows that among 19 officials, 4 officials believe there should be no rate cuts in 2025 (1 in December), 4 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points in 2025, which means 1 rate cut (3 in December), 9 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 50 basis points in 2025, which means 2 rate cuts (10 in December), 2 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 75 basis points in 2025, which means 3 rate cuts (3 in December), no officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 100 basis points in 2025 (1 in December), and no officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 125 basis points in 2025 (1 in December).

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, venture capital fund a16z Crypto has appointed its General Counsel Miles Jennings as Head of Policy. Founding General Partner Chris Dixon announced the appointment on Tuesday, noting that the fund's former Head of Policy Brian Quintenz will be leaving to accept Senate confirmation as the next Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).According to Jennings' LinkedIn profile, he has served as the fund's General Counsel for over three years and was previously a partner at Latham & Watkins law firm. Jennings will take over Quintenz's position, focusing on legislative discussions with the hope of signing stablecoin and market structure legislation into law by the end of this year.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency exchange platform Gemini has appointed Dan Chen as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), possibly preparing for a potential IPO. Chen, who previously served as Vice President of Capital Markets at Affirm, stated: "Cryptocurrency is the most dynamic industry in the financial sector, and Gemini is at the forefront of this revolution, enabling users to participate in the digital asset market in a simple and secure way."

ChainCatcher News: Former President Trump announced on Truth Social the appointment of current Federal Reserve Board member Michelle Bowman as the new Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve.

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng posted on the X platform stating that his Web3 education platform Giggle Academy will soon launch a "Referral Earn Points" feature, but it does not involve cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, as Washington's focus on cryptocurrency continues to grow, the leadership of the DeFi Education Fund is undergoing changes, with the organization appointing its Chief Legal Officer Amanda Tuminelli as Executive Director.Amanda Tuminelli will begin her new role on March 17.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, the U.S. February PPI month-on-month recorded 0%, the smallest increase since July 2024.After the PPI data was released, the U.S. dollar index DXY briefly fell about 15 points, reported at 103.69.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Barclays' latest forecast shows that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates by 25 basis points in June and September this year, a revision from the previous expectation of only one rate cut in June. This change may reflect the market's further consideration of inflation and slowing economic growth.

ChainCatcher news, after the CPI data was released, the US dollar index DXY fell more than 30 points in the short term, currently reported at 103.34.

ChainCatcher news, CoinW's decentralized derivatives trading platform DeriW has officially launched its testnet. DeriW offers a zero Gas fee trading experience with up to 80,000 TPS, supports 100x leverage, and is equipped with multiple security guarantees. Users can now participate in the "SUPERNOVA" program, accumulating up to 6600 DER Points through trading, which can be exchanged for DER tokens after the mainnet launch.DeriW aims to reshape on-chain derivatives trading with CoinW's 8 years of security experience, planning to launch the mainnet and DER tokens in the second quarter of 2025. Users can visit the official website to participate in testnet activities, experience the testnet in advance, and accumulate points.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announced the appointment of Intae Song as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). As one of Bitget's early employees, Song has played a crucial role in the company's global expansion. Following this appointment, he will lead the team to further consolidate Bitget's core advantages in the contract trading field, while exploring new opportunities such as institutional trading solutions and optimizing liquidity management, and driving a smarter and more refined trading experience, accelerating Bitget's layout and business upgrade in major global markets.Song entered the crypto industry as a personal investor in 2017. In 2020, he joined Bitget and took on a sales position, making significant contributions to the company's expansion with his market insights and strategic vision. Over the years, he has held several key management positions, was promoted to Head of Sales in 2021, and became a Business Partner in 2023.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the MelodAI Light Node has officially launched, allowing users to earn Points rewards by participating daily. Additionally, inviting new users can also earn Gems rewards. The rewards can be exchanged for $MELAI tokens, and the specific exchange rate will be announced after the trial operation period ends.Moreover, Version 2 is under development, which will integrate DeepSeek to bring more innovative features to users.It is reported that MelodAI is an AIGC and multimodal AI Agent service platform with a Hollywood background, dedicated to promoting the generation and development of AI content. Recently, MelodAI announced the completion of a new round of investment from LF Labs, Becker Ventures, and Web3Link.

ChainCatcher news, the Roam reverse burn feature has been launched, allowing users to convert ROAM tokens back to Roam Points within the app. The reverse conversion rate is based on the average rate of the general pool and the sticker pool, with 97% of the reverse burn tokens being immediately destroyed. This mechanism and the official burn pool feature will be activated after the TGE. Since the conversion efficiency of the sticker pool is higher than that of the general pool, users holding enough stickers can convert tokens into points through the reverse mechanism and then burn them in the normal sticker pool to earn more tokens for arbitrage. The number of stickers is the key burning material, which can only be obtained by checking in through the app. This process incentivizes users to participate in network validation, enhancing the value of ecological data, advertising, and traffic, and increasing cash income.The Roam burn pool went live on March 8 at 7:30 AM Beijing time. Through a dual burn mechanism, it will achieve dual deflation of points and tokens, ensuring the long-term stability of both values. Previously, on March 6 at 6:00 PM, ROAM spot trading went live, opening at $1.0433 and later stabilizing at $0.39, with trading volume exceeding expectations. The contract feature was launched on March 7 at 6:00 PM on seven exchanges including Bybit, Bitget, and LBank, supporting 1-50x leverage perpetual contracts, with a strong market response further injecting momentum into the ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, after the release of the non-farm payroll report, U.S. short-term interest rate futures fell. U.S. interest rate futures traders are no longer betting on a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in May. Currently, they are betting on the Fed to resume rate cuts in June, still expecting the Fed to cut rates by about 75 basis points this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Alternative.me data, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index has risen to 34 today (yesterday the index was 25), indicating that the market is in a "fear state."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the European Central Bank has lowered the deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, in line with market expectations, marking the fifth consecutive meeting of rate cuts.The main refinancing rate and the marginal lending rate have been reduced from 2.90% and 3.15% to 2.65% and 2.9%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands announced the appointment of Jamii Quoc as General Counsel. Jamii will play a key role in expanding the capabilities of the legal and compliance team to support the company's growth and drive the next phase of organizational maturity. Additionally, Jamii has joined the Executive Committee of Animoca Brands. Jamii joined Animoca Brands in 2022 as the Head of Legal - Business and M&A, and she is also a member of the Hong Kong Government Web3 Regulatory Group, Web3 Harbour, and other industry associations.Jamii has 25 years of legal experience as an M&A/PE lawyer in private practice and in-house environments. Before joining Animoca Brands, she served as General Counsel at Meridian Capital, leading the legal team in M&A and financing transactions, securities compliance, dispute resolution, and restructuring. Prior to her tenure at Meridian Capital, Jamii was a partner in the M&A practice at Kirkland & Ellis.