ChainCatcher news, according to South Korea's Economic TV, the Bank of Korea has clearly stated that it has "never considered including Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves." In response to written inquiries from National Assembly member and Planning and Finance Committee member Cha Gyu-geun on the 16th, the Bank of Korea stated, "We believe it is necessary to approach the issue of including Bitcoin in foreign exchange reserves with caution."This is the first time the Bank of Korea has expressed its position on the issue of Bitcoin reserves, and the primary reason for its negative stance is the high volatility of Bitcoin prices. In this regard, the Bank of Korea pointed out, "If the virtual asset market becomes unstable, there is a risk that the transaction costs of Bitcoin may increase sharply during the liquidation process. We believe that Bitcoin also does not meet the International Monetary Fund (IMF) standards for foreign exchange reserve calculations. To date, we have never discussed or considered including Bitcoin in our foreign exchange reserves." The Bank of Korea added, "As far as we know, some countries like the Czech Republic and Brazil hold a positive attitude towards this, but the European Central Bank (ECB), the Swiss National Bank, and the Japanese government have all expressed opposition."

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Cointelegraph, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has reintroduced the Bitcoin bill (Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide Act of 2025) in the 119th Congress, which will allow the U.S. government to hold over 1 million bitcoins.The bill was originally proposed in July 2024, requiring the U.S. government to purchase 200,000 bitcoins annually over five years, funded by adjustments to existing funds from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury. After this revision, the U.S. government can hold additional bitcoins through legal means (including civil or criminal forfeiture, donations, or transfers from federal agencies). Additionally, BTC voluntarily deposited by states into strategic bitcoin reserves will be held in separate accounts.Furthermore, the new bill introduces a formal assessment process for bitcoin fork assets and airdrop assets. The original bill required all fork assets to be held in the national bitcoin reserve for at least five years, and they could not be sold or disposed of without legal authorization. The revised bill allows the Secretary of the Treasury to evaluate and retain the most valuable fork assets based on market value after the mandatory holding period ends, while ensuring that the reserves continue to hold "dominant assets."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Standard Chartered's Head of Digital Assets Research Geoff Kendrick stated that the recent decline in Bitcoin's price is primarily influenced by the pressure from broader risk assets, rather than issues within the cryptocurrency itself. "From a volatility-adjusted basis, Bitcoin's performance is highly correlated with the 'seven tech stocks plus Bitcoin' portfolio," Kendrick noted in an email on Tuesday, "Tesla performed the worst, while Meta and Apple performed the best, with the rest being similar to Bitcoin."Kendrick believes that Bitcoin's rebound will depend on two main catalysts: a recovery in risk assets overall or Bitcoin-specific positive news (such as sovereign purchases). He pointed out that clearer tariff policies or a rapid rate cut by the Federal Reserve would help boost the market, "the probability of a rate cut in the May meeting rising from the current 50% to 75% could trigger a rebound." Although Bitcoin may quickly test the $69,000 support level if it falls below $76,500 in the short term, he still maintains a target forecast of $200,000 by the end of 2025.Next week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision will be a significant test for Bitcoin. Rohit Jain, Managing Director of CoinDCX Ventures, stated that if the Federal Reserve maintains the current interest rates as expected, it could lead to Bitcoin testing the $70,000 support level.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, U.S. Senate Banking Committee digital assets subcommittee chair Cynthia Lummis announced that she will jointly reintroduce the Bitcoin Act in the Senate with West Virginia Republican Senator Jim Justice.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) President Pierre Gramegna stated at a press conference following the Eurogroup meeting on Monday that the support for cryptocurrencies by the U.S. government under President Trump could undermine Europe's monetary sovereignty.Gramegna said: "The U.S. government's supportive stance on cryptocurrencies, especially dollar-denominated stablecoins, may raise certain concerns in Europe. U.S. support could ultimately lead to American and foreign tech giants launching popular payment solutions based on dollar stablecoins—its success could undermine Europe's monetary sovereignty and financial stability. The ESM supports the European Central Bank's efforts to realize a digital euro to maintain Europe's strategic autonomy. Today, digitizing Europe is more necessary than ever."It is reported that the ESM is an intergovernmental institution that provides financial assistance to member countries facing financial crises, aiming to maintain the long-term financial stability of the eurozone.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Wen Wei Po report, Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated that he suggested promoting the establishment of a unified blockchain trading and settlement platform for licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong, facilitating 24/7 uninterrupted trading through the tokenization of physical assets. He pointed out that to address the bottlenecks in the development of the digital economy, such as financing difficulties for small and medium-sized enterprises in the mainland and inefficiencies in cross-border transactions, he proposed setting up a digital asset foreign exchange fund in Hong Kong to provide digital asset collateral financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Greater Bay Area, while also promoting financial circulation in the Greater Bay Area.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the AI Agent product Manus' official X account has been unfrozen. The official account of ManusAI (ManusAI_HQ) stated, "We are back, just a reminder, this is our only official account, and we will continue to share cool use cases, stay tuned."Manus' Chief Scientist and Co-founder Ji Yichao also announced this news promptly and reiterated, "Manus has never participated in any cryptocurrency projects, token issuances, or blockchain launches. Any virtual currency with a similar name claiming to be related to us is false."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Washington Post, U.S. President Trump will deliver a speech at the White House cryptocurrency summit, emphasizing the industry he promised to support during his campaign, which has been positively treated through executive orders and other actions since his return to the White House.It is reported that before delivering the speech, Trump plans to issue more executive orders, and the White House has not disclosed the topics.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo stated that tariffs will not fund the U.S. sovereign wealth fund.

ChainCatcher news, the EVM-compatible blockchain Cronos proposed to reissue 70 billion previously destroyed tokens into a strategic reserve custody wallet, restoring the total supply of tokens to the initial supply of 100 billion CRO. The strategic reserve custody wallet will be subject to a new 5-year lock-up period in addition to the 5-year lock-up period that has already passed, resulting in a total vesting period of 10 years. Vesting will occur linearly on a monthly basis and will be managed through the native Cosmos SDK vesting account mechanism on the Cronos POS chain (technically, vesting occurs approximately every 30.4 days or 2,628,000 seconds). The official statement indicated that the Cronos strategic reserve custody wallet will operate under strict control mechanisms.Previously, Cronos had destroyed 70 billion CRO in 2021.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bernstein reiterated its $200,000 Bitcoin price target, believing there are potential buying opportunities in the current price adjustment. Their research report describes the current price pullback as "another opportunity to participate in this cycle" and reaffirms their bullish stance on the Bitcoin market structure.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, data released earlier today showed that Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in January, reaching 3.2% year-on-year, the fastest growth in 19 months.The stronger-than-expected growth reinforced expectations that the Bank of Japan may continue to raise interest rates as inflationary pressures persist. The rise in prices seems to align with the central bank's forecasts. Analysts pointed out that inflation in the service sector did not accelerate, rising 1.4% year-on-year in January, compared to 1.6% in December; however, overall, goods inflation did not slow down.For the past three years, Japan's inflation rate has remained above the central bank's 2% target. This has prompted a shift in monetary policy. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda previously hinted that if wage growth continues to support consumption, allowing companies to raise wages and maintain price increases, the central bank may further raise interest rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant stated that I have breakfast with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell every week, and I saw him yesterday.U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant reiterated that the Federal Reserve's rate cut in September was too large.

ChainCatcher news, FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett stated that, according to several legal sources, the SEC has been prioritizing cases with court deadlines, which explains why we have not yet seen any pause requests in the Ripple and Kraken cases.Ripple's next court deadline is April 16, while Kraken's deadline appears to be March 31. The Binance case has been postponed to April 14, Lejilex's case to April 11, and Coinbase has agreed with the SEC to extend the deadline, allowing the SEC to respond to Coinbase's interim appeal request by March 14.SEC leadership may expect that Trump-nominated Chairman Paul Atkins will be confirmed by then. In the meantime, the cryptocurrency special working group, Congress, and the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets may be working to fill the regulatory gaps that led to the initial lawsuits.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Standard Chartered's Global Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick released a new report indicating that institutional investors are accelerating their entry into the Bitcoin market. The Q4 13F filings show that, in addition to hedge funds maintaining dominant buying power, the buying intensity from banks has significantly increased.The Abu Dhabi sovereign fund has approximately 4,700 equivalent Bitcoins in the BlackRock IBIT ETF, and this scale is expected to expand further. Kendrick stated that the Czech central bank is considering allocating 5% (about 7 billion euros) of its 140 billion euro reserves to Bitcoin, and the Swiss central bank is also in the early stages of exploring Bitcoin investments.As the barriers to institutional entry lower and volatility decreases, more institutional portfolios will gradually move from an underweight position in Bitcoin to an optimal allocation level. Kendrick maintains his prediction that the price of Bitcoin will reach $500,000 by 2028.

ChainCatcher news, the Trump administration recently proposed the establishment of a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) before 2026, and hinted that TikTok could be a potential investment target for the fund. This proposal has attracted widespread attention against the backdrop of challenges facing the U.S. economy and a high fiscal deficit. Although this idea seems appealing, analysts warn that without clear planning and governance mechanisms, the fund could do more harm than good to the market and the economy.

ChainCatcher news, Binance's financial crime compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan recently reiterated that a rogue Nigerian lawmaker demanded a $150 million bribe in exchange for dropping the lawsuit against Binance. The relevant lawmaker wanted the funds to be transferred directly to their cryptocurrency wallet, using "fake cameras and media" to make the meeting with visiting Binance executives appear legitimate.In May 2024, reports emerged that Binance CEO Richard Teng accused members of the Nigerian House of Representatives Financial Crimes Committee (HCFC) of soliciting a $150 million bribe. At that time, Nigeria's Minister of Information Mohammed Idris denied the allegations, stating that it was a strategy by the company to "hurry to cover up the serious criminal charges it faces."However, Gambaryan insisted that this attempt was indeed conducted with the involvement of Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS). He also stated, "The Nigerian government has publicly claimed that there is $26 billion in mysterious funds (through Binance) flowing out of Nigeria, which is completely nonsense. This information was provided at their request; it is merely the cumulative trading data of Nigerians on the platform. This money did not flow out of Nigeria—people are just buying and selling cryptocurrency. For example, if you trade $100 a hundred times, that amounts to $10,000 in trading volume, but in reality, you only used $100. Similarly, this is just another example of their lies to cover up a false investigation."Just after Gambaryan shared these explosive details, Nigeria's Minister of Information Idris issued a statement denying them. However, the statement acknowledged the bribery allegations, but Idris pointed out that it was the Nigerian government that initiated the investigation, "even though no one has formally filed a lawsuit." His statement also revealed that the Nigerian government rejected a U.S. proposal to pay $5 million in exchange for Gambaryan's release.