ChainCatcher news, regulatory expert Amy Lynch stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may redefine the attributes of cryptocurrencies, with most tokens potentially classified as commodities, thus falling outside the SEC's jurisdiction. The SEC's lawsuit against Ripple Labs over the issuance of the XRP token has become a key indicator, as the SEC previously accused it of issuing unregistered securities. Importantly, this case is seen as a legal basis for classifying most cryptocurrencies as securities subject to SEC oversight.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, on-chain data shows that when the ETH price reaches $1,926, $1,842, and $1,793, three MakerDAO positions will be liquidated, with each position valued between $109 million and $126 million.Currently, the trading price of ETH is about $2,390. If ETH continues to drop by about 19%, it will trigger a $340 million liquidation.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Lin, the Asia Pacific Business Head of Deribit, "The annualized BTC basis is still at 8%, and with leverage, the returns can still hold; it's not yet time for traditional arbitrage funds to exit."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, due to Nasdaq futures indicating a continued decline in tech stocks and the strengthening yen raising concerns about a similar risk-averse sentiment in August, Bitcoin fell below $89,000 during Tuesday's early European session. Data shows that Bitcoin dropped to a low of $88,500, the highest level since mid-November.Nasdaq futures fell by 0.3%, indicating that the trend of declines for three consecutive days will continue. Since February 18, the tech stock index has dropped over 4%. The safe-haven currency yen is trading at 149.38 against the dollar, poised to challenge the nearly three-month high of 148.84 set on Monday.As the market bets on the Bank of Japan raising interest rates, the yen has risen nearly 6% in six weeks. The comments on interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan and the strengthening yen evoke memories of last July: at that time, the yen soared due to the central bank's rate hike, ultimately triggering widespread risk-averse sentiment that caused Bitcoin to plummet from about $65,000 to $50,000 within days.

ChainCatcher message, traders increase bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, expecting a 53 basis point cut by the end of the year.

ChainCatcher news, the Bank of Korea today cut the interest rate by 25 basis points, shifting from a restrictive monetary policy to a neutral stance amid growing concerns about growth. This is the third rate cut by the Bank of Korea since the beginning of the rate-cutting cycle last October, bringing South Korea's interest rates about 150 basis points lower than the Federal Reserve's target range of 4.25-4.50%.The central bank also lowered its economic growth forecast for this year from 1.9% to 1.5%, while maintaining the inflation forecast for this year and next at 1.9%. The market reacted lukewarmly to the rate cut. With the uncertainty of U.S. policy's impact on the South Korean economy and factors such as the domestic political crisis, the market direction of interest rates may experience fluctuations, posing complex communication challenges for the Bank of Korea. The market will now turn its attention to the press conference held by Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong at 10:10 AM Beijing time, where dissenters of the policy decision may appear.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, crypto market maker Wintermute has withdrawn $38.2 million worth of SOL from Binance in the past 24 hours. There is one week left until the largest token unlock in Solana's history (worth $2 billion), with 11.2 million SOL set to be unlocked on March 1. The price of SOL has recently come under pressure, dropping over 7.5% in the past 24 hours to a nearly three-month low of $155.Crypto analyst Artchick.eth stated, "Over the next three months, more than 15 million SOL (approximately $2.5 billion) will enter circulation, most of which were purchased by institutions such as Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital, and Figure through FTX auctions at $64 per SOL. Several VCs still have substantial profits."Trader RunnerXBT pointed out, "Galaxy Digital, Pantera, and Figure hold unrealized profits of $3 billion, $1 billion, and $150 million in SOL, respectively. The market speculates that these institutions may sell their holdings, and the recent endorsement of the LIBRA meme coin scam by Argentine President Milei has intensified market panic."

ChainCatcher message, according to lmk.fun (formerly Scopescan) monitoring, the Bybit hacker is using multiple DEXs to exchange ETH for DAI.The hacker has sent 3.64 million USD worth of ETH to another address and is now transferring out DAI.

ChainCatcher message, Bybit tweeted that, through the coordinated efforts of multiple parties, they successfully froze $42.89 million of stolen funds within a day.The assisting organizations include Tether, THORChain, ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, Avalanche Ecosystem, CoinEx, Bitget, Circle, and others.

ChainCatcher message, Bybit CEO stated that Bitget is the first CEX to provide assistance without any interest requirements. In addition, MEXC and Huobi have also offered help.Bitget CEO Gracy mentioned in a Space that they proactively communicated with Bybit CEO BEN and offered assistance, providing short-term liquidity without requiring any collateral, no interest rates, and no commitments needed. It can be returned when Bybit no longer needs it. Currently, it is understood that Bybit's liquidity has been improved and does not require further support.