ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Nasdaq-listed mining company CleanSpark announced that it has received $200 million in credit support from Coinbase Prime.In addition, its digital asset management team has officially launched its institutional-grade Bitcoin fund management platform. CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford stated that the company currently holds more than 12,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $1 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino stated on social media, "The market's reaction to 'Tim Apple tariff exemption' is expected to be positive; Nasdaq could surge as the exemption also applies to Nvidia and other large tech companies.Sources indicate that politically, this move further exposes the weak arguments of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ross and U.S. Trade Advisor Navarro—that high tariffs and other restrictions can 'magically' create jobs domestically. If that were the case, why exempt companies that rely most on foreign labor and components?Investors and CEOs generally believe that this tariff plan is one of the worst policy rollouts in recent years. They all agree that we need a new trade mechanism, and the president's criticisms are well-founded. However, it requires further study and thoughtful action, likely after tax cuts and deregulation take effect, yet the results are quite the opposite."

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the crypto dining app Blackbird has completed a $50 million Series B funding round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Coinbase, a16z crypto, Union Square Ventures, and Amex Ventures. The company's founder, Ben Leventhal, stated that he raised this funding in the fourth quarter of 2024, but only disclosed it recently, while he declined to reveal the implied valuation of this round.Since 2022, Blackbird has raised a total of $85 million in funding.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark announced its March performance report, which disclosed that the mining output in March reached 706 BTC, a month-on-month increase of 13%. As of March 31, its total Bitcoin holdings reached 11,869 BTC, and the hash rate at the end of the month was 42.4 EH/s, a month-on-month increase of 4.2%.

ChainCatcher news, ETH has fallen more than 8% in the past seven days and is currently down nearly 55% from its high of $4000 in December 2024. However, a recent video circulating on social media of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin "meowing" at a robot seems to have sparked dissatisfaction within the crypto community. Several industry insiders have criticized Vitalik Buterin, such as:Cork Protocol co-founder Phil Fogel posted on the X platform, "My professional salary and net worth are largely in the hands of this meowing person." Crypto KOL Wendy O also stated, "The future of Ethereum is in the hands of this meowing person." Crypto trader Scott Crypto Warrior expressed more intense criticism, saying, "Pray for ETH, Vitalik what are you doing? Stop finding rims for robots and give ETH a boost."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Japan's latest core inflation data has exceeded market expectations, sparking discussions about the possibility of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raising interest rates, which could impact risk assets including cryptocurrencies. The data shows that Japan's core CPI rose 3% year-on-year in February, down from 3.2% in January but still above the market expectation of 2.9%. Meanwhile, Japan's overall CPI fell from 4% to 3.7%, but still far exceeds the BOJ's target inflation rate of 2%.Since November 2024, Japan's inflation rate has consistently been higher than that of the United States, currently exceeding by nearly 100 basis points, marking the largest gap since 2015. Coupled with the wage pressure from the "Shunto" spring labor negotiations, market expectations for a BOJ interest rate hike have intensified. The anticipation of a rate hike has strengthened the yen, but if the yen appreciates significantly, it may trigger market risk aversion, thereby putting pressure on risk assets like Bitcoin.As of the time of writing, the USD/JPY exchange rate is 149.22, having rebounded nearly 300 basis points since March 11, indicating a short-term weakening of the yen. However, the yield spread between U.S. and Japanese 10-year government bonds has narrowed, with Japanese 10-year bond yields maintaining above 1.5% and 30-year bond yields breaking 2.5%, both at multi-decade highs, which may support a stronger yen. The market is focused on the future direction of BOJ policy and its impact on global financial markets.

According to ChainCatcher news, the DeFi platform Spark Finance has officially integrated with the OKX Web3 wallet, allowing users to seamlessly connect to SparkLend for cryptocurrency asset lending, staking, and liquidity management through the OKX Web3 wallet. It is reported that Spark Finance, as a DeFi protocol focused on decentralized liquidity solutions, offers DAI-based lending services through its core product SparkLend, supporting various interest rate models and flash loan features. This integration will further optimize the user experience and enhance the asset management efficiency of OKX Web3 wallet users in the DeFi space.As an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, the OKX Web3 wallet supports over 120 popular public chains and provides a seamless experience across four platforms: App, plugin, web, and Telegram Mini wallet, creating an efficient and convenient on-chain interaction environment for users.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency concept stocks fell across the board in the night session, with Strategy and CleanSpark down over 8%, and Tesla down over 2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark announced on the X platform that it has been included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, which is commonly referred to as the "small-cap index" and primarily reflects emerging trends and innovative forces in the economy.According to CleanSpark's latest financial report, its Bitcoin holdings have reached 11,177 coins, with a mining output of 624 Bitcoins in February and a projected mining output of 1,250 Bitcoins for the fiscal year 2025.

ChainCatcher news, David Marcus, co-founder and CEO of the Bitcoin Lightning Network company Lightspark, confirmed on social media that he was invited to participate in the first White House Crypto Summit.

ChainCatcher message, encrypted KOL Ice Frog posted on social media, stating that after the Redstone open airdrop, global community doubts arose due to rule controversies. The main points of contention include:Sudden change in airdrop rules: The project team added "special role" qualification restrictions without prior notice, causing many users who completed hundreds of tasks to lose their eligibility.Imbalance in token distribution: The community estimates that 98% of participants did not receive the airdrop, with only about 4000 actual distribution addresses, which is significantly different from the claimed 10% community distribution ratio.Shrinking task incentives: The project team previously guided users to accumulate points through long-term tasks, but the final airdrop value was far below community expectations.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed crypto mining company CleanSpark announced that it mined 624 bitcoins in February, with a total bitcoin holding of 11,177 bitcoins as of February 28.

ChainCatcher news, Roam officially launches a community bounty program with a total prize pool of 100,000 $ROAM tokens, encouraging users to participate and drive community development. The event runs from February 22 to March 21.The program is divided into four main sections: Content Creation (40,000 $ROAM), Social Media Interaction (20,000 $ROAM), Community Participation (20,000 $ROAM), and Outstanding Performance (20,000 $ROAM). Content creators can participate by submitting articles, videos, or infographics, with selected works each week receiving rewards. Social media participants can earn rewards by posting, liking, retweeting, commenting, or participating in Twitter Spaces on X. Community participation rewards the top 10 most active users in Telegram and Discord. The Outstanding Performance section provides flexible rewards for high-quality content creators or loyal users.Currently, Roam has 2.3 million registered users and has built nearly 2 million WiFi nodes, covering over 190 countries and regions. According to the Messari 2024 report, Roam ranks fourth among "DePIN projects with over a million active nodes globally" and holds the top position in hardware nodes (DePINscan.io). This bounty program will further enhance community vitality and showcase Roam's strong growth potential.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reported that the Arbitrum DAO Growth Management Committee (GMC) recently proposed to invest 7,500 ETH in three non-Arbitrum native protocols: Lido, Aave, and Fluid, which has sparked strong controversy within the community.The specific investment plan includes investing 5,000 ETH in Lido to acquire wstETH, which will then be deposited into Aave V3, with an expected annual yield of 4.54%; additionally, 2,500 ETH will be invested in the Fluid lending platform, with an expected yield of 1-2%.Several DAO representatives criticized the proposal for overlooking Arbitrum ecosystem native projects, suggesting that at least 10% of the funds be allocated to local protocols. The proposal will be voted on next Thursday.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, artificial intelligence startup Genspark has raised $100 million at a valuation of $530 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Senator Rand Paul called yesterday for an audit of the Fort Knox gold reserves led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to verify whether it actually holds 147.3 million ounces (4,600 tons) of gold from the U.S. Treasury, sparking a debate about the transparency of Bitcoin compared to traditional assets and financial trust.The Fort Knox gold has not been audited for 50 years since 1974, primarily because the U.S. government has refused external audits on the grounds of national security, while its gold reserves are seen as a symbol of national credit, and public audits could trigger market volatility and a crisis of trust. Bitcoin supporters, including Senator Cynthia Lummis, stated: "Bitcoin solves this problem. Bitcoin reserves can be audited at any time through basic computers, year-round." Unlike physical gold, which requires external audits, Bitcoin allows anyone to verify ownership, supply, and transactions through the blockchain.Riot's research director Pierre Rochard said: "Gold requires trust in the auditor, while Bitcoin allows anyone to be an auditor." Bitcoin cannot be forged, whereas gold can. Although the U.S. has the largest gold reserves in the world, incidents of fake gold bars have occurred in recent years. In 2019, the CEO of Swiss refinery Valcambi admitted that counterfeiting technology has become increasingly sophisticated, suggesting that thousands of fake gold bars may go undetected. In contrast, Bitcoin cannot be forged, with a fixed total supply of 21 million coins, and its smallest unit, "satoshi," can be tracked on-chain. Bitcoin advocate Max Kaiser wrote in 2018: "Bitcoin is the most perfect hard currency humanity has ever known. Holding Bitcoin is a declaration of liberation from tyranny and government intervention, achieving individual sovereignty."