ChainCatcher news, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated in an interview with CNBC that with tech giants like Microsoft and Apple entering the cryptocurrency space, Bitcoin could reach $250,000 as early as this year.Charles Hoskinson said: "The tariffs may ultimately be more noise than substance, and people will realize that most countries are willing to negotiate. The market will stabilize a bit and gradually adapt to the new normal, then the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates, at which point a large amount of capital will flow in, and this capital will eventually pour into the crypto market. I believe Bitcoin will reach $250,000 by the end of this year or next year."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that the next generation of cryptocurrency projects needs to adopt a more collaborative strategy to counter the large centralized tech companies that are entering the Web3 space.He pointed out that the cryptocurrency and DeFi sectors are often limited by a "circular economy," where the rise of one cryptocurrency often comes at the expense of capital flowing out of another token, hindering the growth of the entire industry. To effectively respond to the competition from centralized tech giants in the Web3 space, cryptocurrency projects need to build more collaborative token economics and market structures.Hoskinson mentioned that the current token economics and market structures in the cryptocurrency field are at odds with each other, and there needs to be a shift towards cooperative balance. Existing projects often sacrifice others for their own development, which is detrimental to industry progress and makes it difficult to fend off future entries from giants like Apple and Google. He anticipates that the U.S. market structure bill may pass before September, at which point the giants will flood in, and the cryptocurrency sector must build infrastructure to respond. To this end, Cardano is developing a multi-resource consensus protocol called Minotaur to unify payment block rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Mastercard has announced that the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is collaborating with Mastercard to enable cryptocurrency holders in the UK and Europe to use their digital assets for purchases at over 150 million merchants worldwide.Kraken will provide physical and digital debit cards, allowing customers to use cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in everyday transactions. This is the latest development of the Kraken Pay service, which was launched earlier this year and supports cross-border payments with over 300 cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. These debit cards are expected to be launched in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher news, at the "CRYPTO 2025 Breakthrough and Rebirth" event co-hosted by RootData and ChainCatcher on April 8, Feniz, the head of growth at XO, stated during the roundtable discussion on the theme "The New Narrative of Crypto 2025" that the community is crucial to the project, and maintaining community engagement while ensuring benefits for community members is key and not an easy task.Feniz also pointed out that AI is a universal technology, and Web3 is one of its application scenarios. Currently, the most attractive combination is through AI agents assisting users in investment fund allocation, which is more appealing to the general public.In terms of potential tracks, he mentioned that current crypto consumption mainly revolves around prepaid "recharge cards," and has yet to achieve a true "crypto credit card." Due to the high volatility of crypto assets, credit-based consumption products still need breakthroughs.

ChainCatcher news, UXLINK announced on the official X platform that the sales of its Social Club Card for the Korean and Japanese communities will end 3 days earlier, with all 3000 ETH sold out. Due to technical reasons, the oversold 34.3 ETH will be fully refunded, and users will be compensated with UXLINK (100 UXLINK for each Elite Card and 10 UXLINK for each Gold Card).The head of the UXLINK community stated that as a Web3 social platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with a global reach, we have received strong support from the Japanese and Korean communities. The issuance of the Social Club Card has been a great success, and we sincerely thank the local users. In the future, we will consider issuing similar Social Club Cards in other regions and will work together with cardholders and the global community to build the UXLINK Web3 super social platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Cardano Foundation has launched a digital identity platform called Veridian, which uses open-source tools to verify identities and authenticate online communications.Alongside this new product, the Veridian Wallet has also been launched, allowing users to manage their credentials, private keys, and identifiers.

ChainCatcher news, according to Business Insider, Mastercard is developing a "Multi-Token Network" aimed at replicating the success of its traditional payment network to provide digital asset trading infrastructure for consumers, merchants, and financial institutions. This system will integrate on-chain and off-chain asset flows, ensuring compliance and optimizing user experience. Mastercard has partnered with JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, and others to explore scenarios such as cross-border payments and carbon credit tokenization, having filed over 250 blockchain-related patents since 2015.

ChainCatcher news, according to Greenberg Glusker, T-Mobile has been involved in a cryptocurrency theft due to "multiple security vulnerabilities" that led to SIM card swapping attacks. The law firm Greenberg Glusker announced on March 20 that it has obtained a $33 million arbitration award against T-Mobile.The arbitration took place in the fall of 2023 and involved 12 days of testimony. According to Greenberg Glusker, the arbitration panel found that T-Mobile was responsible for "its multiple security failures that led to SIM card swapping attacks, resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, crypto debit card company Baanx is providing non-custodial debit cards for the Web 3 wallet MetaMask and the DeFi platform 1inch. It builds a rewards wallet using Circle's programmable wallet infrastructure, offering fee discounts for cryptocurrency holders. The rewards wallet will use Circle's USDC as the primary reserve token and will be used for its incentive program.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto card issuer Rain announced the completion of a $24.5 million financing round, led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Galaxy Ventures, Goldcrest, Thayer, and Hard Yaka. Rain issues debit and credit cards that allow customers to settle payments in stablecoins, and the valuation of Rain in this financing round has not been disclosed.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Binance Alpha has added AFT, BNB Card, PLUME, and Mubarakah.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Sonic has announced the launch of the Sonic Pay debit card, which helps users hold and spend USDC through Apple Pay or Google Pay.

According to ChainCatcher, USDM by Moneta Digital reports that Hoskinson Family Office, Inc. (HFO) has announced an investment of $1.5 million in W3i Software, Inc. to support the development of USDM, Cardano's first MiCA-compliant, fiat-backed stablecoin, promoting the integration of DeFi and traditional financial systems. USDM is issued by Moneta Digital and meets the stringent standards of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), providing compliant on-chain financial solutions for institutions, banks, and governments.

ChainCatcher News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the approval of Grayscale's spot Cardano (ADA) ETF.

ChainCatcher news, BTC Inc. CEO David Bailey is one of the dozens of insiders invited to the recent Trump crypto summit. He suggested on social media that the president's two ideas could be combined to increase crypto reserves without spending a dime. Bailey stated that many elites in emerging markets want to live in the U.S. but find it difficult to transfer $5 million abroad. Bitcoin offers a simpler, safer, and more discreet solution that should be considered, and Trump's proposed "Gold Card" plan could be paid for with Bitcoin. If the government truly takes this step, it would send another clear signal to the world that the U.S. is serious about incorporating Bitcoin into its internal policies.

ChainCatcher news, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson stated that he is unaware of the "Trump team's efforts to include ADA in the cryptocurrency reserves.""We have no idea about this matter, and no one has talked to us about it. When I woke up on March 2, I received 150 congratulatory messages, but I really don't know what happened," Charles Hoskinson added.According to previous reports, sources from the White House revealed that Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson was not invited to the White House cryptocurrency summit on March 8.

ChainCatcher news, during a live broadcast Charles Hoskinson claimed that he will go to Japan with the Cardano community on Friday, where he will discuss Cardano's budget and other issues, and he also mentioned "Cardano is for the world."

ChainCatcher news, according to Unchained, sources from the White House revealed that Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson was not invited to the White House cryptocurrency summit on March 8.The sources stated that Cardano did not participate in policy discussions and was not invited to meet with the government. Hoskinson had previously hinted at attending a fundraising dinner for the pro-crypto PAC MAGA Inc., but the White House indicated that he was not invited.