ChainCatcher news, Open AI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's artificial intelligence startup Safe Superintelligence (SSI) has raised $2 billion in its latest funding round, with its valuation skyrocketing to $3.2 billion. Founded just a year ago, the company currently has no products but has attracted the attention of well-known venture capital firms such as Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz.SSI is dedicated to developing AI models that are more powerful than competitors like Open AI, Anthropic, and Google, with offices in Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve official Goolsbee stated that it is currently the time to pause interest rate adjustments and take a wait-and-see approach, with a high threshold for policy changes. He pointed out that the labor market remains robust and is more inclined towards market inflation expectation data. Goolsbee believes that the current high tariff levels will temporarily push up inflation and harm economic growth, although some measures have been suspended. In addition, he stated that U.S. Treasuries remain the safest asset globally, and the recent strong auction of ten-year Treasuries has alleviated market concerns.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a plan to advance Trump's tax cuts and raise the debt ceiling.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Kashkari stated that considering the impact of tariffs on inflation, it is unlikely that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the face of tariffs even if the economy begins to deteriorate. Kashkari mentioned that Trump's tariffs are "much higher and broader than expected," and he anticipates that these tariffs will reduce investment and economic growth, and "at least in the short term" push up inflation.Kashkari wrote, "The barriers to changing interest rates have increased in some way due to tariffs." "Given the importance of maintaining stable long-term inflation expectations, and the possibility that tariffs may boost near-term inflation, the threshold for cutting interest rates has become higher even in the context of a weak economy and potentially rising unemployment."He pointed out that recent indicators of inflation expectations have begun to rise, and the experience of high inflation in the U.S. over the years are reasons why the Federal Reserve may not be able to ignore any tariff-driven price shocks. "Given the high inflation we have experienced in recent years, and the risk of long-term inflation expectations getting out of control, I believe our top priority must be to maintain stable long-term inflation expectations," he said.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that the Japanese economy is experiencing a moderate recovery, but there are still some signs of weakness. It is necessary to be vigilant about the increasing uncertainty in the trade policy outlook of various countries. The current potential inflation rate is below 2%, but it is gradually accelerating. If the economy improves as expected, interest rates will continue to rise.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is planning to raise $20 billion to establish a growth-stage investment fund focused on artificial intelligence. If successful, this will become the largest fund in the company's history. The fund is expected to attract international limited partners seeking to invest in U.S. AI companies, with part of the funds allocated for follow-on investments in AI startups within a16z's existing portfolio, such as Databricks and xAI.

ChainCatcher news, sources say that a16z is seeking to raise $20 billion for its largest fund ever.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, AI video generation company Runway has raised $308 million in a new funding round, with its valuation soaring to over $3 billion. This round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from Nvidia and the SoftBank Vision Fund 2.It is reported that Runway will use the funds to strengthen AI model development and expand its creative team. Its software has been applied in projects such as Amazon series, Madonna's tour, and Puma advertisements. The recently launched Gen-4 model supports consistency in characters and scenes, achieving significant technological breakthroughs.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, U.S. public company Janover announced on Monday that it has raised $42 million by issuing convertible notes and warrants to several investors, including Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital. This funding will be used to purchase SOL as a financial reserve.Janover may be the first company in the U.S. to adopt an acquisition strategy targeting Solana. The company plans to rename itself to DeFi Development Corporation and modify its stock ticker. The newly appointed chairman and CEO Joseph Onorati revealed that his team plans to "immediately" start accumulating SOL. Janover also plans to acquire validators (computers that help run the Solana network and validate transactions), which can be used not only to acquire SOL tokens but also to "stake" them, earning rewards by locking SOL tokens on the network.

ChainCatcher message, Goldman Sachs: Downgraded the U.S. GDP growth forecast for Q4 2025 to 0.5% and raised the 12-month recession probability from 35% to 45%, due to a sharp tightening of financial conditions, foreign consumer resistance, and a continued surge in policy uncertainty, which could suppress capital spending, potentially exceeding our previous assumptions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, JPMorgan's chief economist Bruce Kasman warned that if the tariff policies implemented by the Trump administration persist, they could push the U.S. and global economy into recession by 2025. He pointed out that the risk of a global economic recession has risen from 40% to 60% this year. Kasman stated that these tariffs represent the largest tax increase on American households and businesses since 1968, and their impact could be amplified by retaliatory measures, worsening business sentiment, and supply chain disruptions.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, the NYSE-listed company Genius Group announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has prohibited the company from selling stock to raise funds and has also prohibited the use of investor funds to purchase Bitcoin, thus forcing it to sell the Bitcoin in its treasury.It is reported that on October 30, 2024, Genius initiated arbitration to terminate the asset purchase agreement with Fatbrain AI (LZGI). LZGI shareholders filed a lawsuit against LZGI and its executives Michael Moe and Peter Ritz. However, on February 14 of this year, Michael Moe and Peter Ritz applied to the court for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and a Preliminary Injunction (PI) to prevent Genius from selling any shares or raising any funds to purchase Bitcoin. The TRO was granted that day, and the PI was granted on March 13.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, video game retailer GameStop announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1.5 billion through a private placement of convertible bonds and plans to use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin.Documents submitted by the company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that it has completed the issuance of $1.5 billion in senior convertible bonds due in 2030, with a coupon rate of 0.00%, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' $200 million over-allotment option. This move is in line with Strategy's shift towards Bitcoin acquisitions in August 2020.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, video game retailer GameStop announced on Tuesday that it will raise $1.5 billion through a private placement of convertible bonds and plans to use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin.Documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that the company has completed the issuance of $1.5 billion of senior convertible bonds due in 2030, with a coupon rate of 0.00%, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' $200 million over-allotment option. This move is in line with Strategy's shift towards Bitcoin acquisitions in August 2020.

ChainCatcher news, according to inc42, venture capital firm Cornerstone Ventures announced that it will complete the fundraising of its second fund of $200 million by the end of this year. It is reported that the fund raised $40 million for the first time in January this year and plans to complete an additional $10-15 million in April.Cornerstone stated that its second fund will focus on industries such as financial services and technology markets, and it will also allocate part of the funds to support startups operating in the fields of Web3 and quantum computing.

ChainCatcher news, the San Francisco-based startup Yutori has raised $15 million in funding to develop an AI personal assistant.This round of financing was announced on March 27, 2025, led by Rob Toews of Radical Ventures, with participation from Felicis, AI expert Fei-Fei Li, and Google DeepMind Chief Scientist Jeff Dean.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Calamos Investments, which manages over $41.3 billion in assets, stated that it will continue to focus on its three launched Bitcoin-protected ETFs, which have raised over $100 million. The company believes that Ethereum lacks sufficient liquidity and hedging tools, and is not yet in a position to launch related products, while clearly ruling out the possibility of getting involved in Meme coin ETFs.