ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the 200-day simple moving average during the Asian trading session on Friday, with a weekly decline expanding to 16%. Driven by renewed concerns over U.S. tariff policies, which increased demand for the dollar, Bitcoin's price briefly dropped below the $80,000 mark for the first time since November 10.U.S. President Trump announced on Thursday plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting March 4, while also doubling the 10% general tariff on Chinese imports. In a client report released on Thursday, ING stated, "We expect U.S. tariffs to regain focus and drive the dollar to continue strengthening." The dollar index rose to 107.30, continuing the rebound from a low near 106.15 on Wednesday.

ChainCatcher message, time.fun posted on social media that current user demand has exceeded the platform's processing capacity, and they are actively working to resolve scalability issues. An update may be completed in the coming days or weeks, specifically including:· Significant improvement in application performance;· Launch of an open auction feature;· Addition of support for voice/video calling features.

ChainCatcher news, due to the surge in demand for Nvidia's AI-specific chips, Nvidia's quarterly revenue has significantly increased, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The company's revenue for Q4 of fiscal year 2025 grew by 78% year-on-year to $39.3 billion, surpassing the market expectation of around $38 billion. Nvidia (NVDA.O) reported a net profit of $22.091 billion for Q4 of fiscal year 2025, while the market expected $19.611 billion, compared to $12.285 billion in the same period last year.Nvidia stated that it expects revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 to be $43 billion, roughly in line with Wall Street's expectation of about $42 billion. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noted that the demand for Blackwell is astonishing, as inference AI has added another layer of expansion law—more training computation makes models smarter, and more long-term thinking computation makes answers smarter. Nvidia's stock price rose over 3.5% in after-hours trading.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Nvidia will announce its fourth-quarter earnings after the U.S. stock market closes on Wednesday. As the world's second-largest company, Nvidia needs to prove to investors that the demand for its next-generation Blackwell chips remains strong and is not impacted by the DeepSeek AI model. Analysts expect Nvidia's revenue for this quarter to grow by 73%, reaching $38.2 billion, compared to approximately $20 billion in the same period last year.Here is Wall Street's interpretation of Nvidia's upcoming earnings report:Mizuho Securities analysts expect Nvidia to release an "in-line" earnings report, but there may be "growing pains," as data center revenue for the April quarter may stabilize.Wedbush Securities believes Nvidia will perform strongly again and "clearly exceed expectations and raise guidance," with their survey indicating that individual AI company deployments have not slowed down due to DeepSeek.Bank of America expects Nvidia's data center revenue in 2025 to grow by 60% year-over-year and points out that the GTC conference in March is the next important catalyst.Bloomberg Intelligence states that Nvidia is likely to meet fourth-quarter revenue expectations and raise first-quarter expectations against the backdrop of significant growth in Blackwell GPUs.

ChainCatcher news, JPMorgan stated in a report on Wednesday that the cryptocurrency market lacks positive catalysts in the short term.The report noted that the recent convergence of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures to spot premiums is a sign of declining demand. The analyst team led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated, "This is a negative development indicating weak institutional investor demand for exposure to these two cryptocurrencies through regulated CME futures contracts."The bank pointed out that weak demand may be due to: the likelihood that the Trump administration's proactive measures on cryptocurrencies will begin to be implemented in the second half of the year, meaning institutional investors may take profits due to a lack of short-term catalysts. JPMorgan added that the decline in demand from systematic and momentum-driven funds, such as CTAs, has also affected Bitcoin and Ethereum futures.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, JPMorgan analysts warned in their latest research report that institutional demand for CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures has weakened, which will bring recent downward risks to the crypto market.The report pointed out that CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures are approaching a "backwardation" (where futures prices are lower than spot prices), indicating that the demand from institutional investors for exposure to cryptocurrencies through CME futures contracts is weak. Analysts believe that this phenomenon is mainly influenced by two factors: first, the lack of positive catalysts has led some institutions to choose to take profits; second, momentum-driven funds are reducing their exposure.JPMorgan Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated that the new U.S. government is unlikely to introduce significant crypto-related initiatives before the second half of 2025, which puts investors in a wait-and-see mode. Currently, Ethereum's momentum signals have turned negative, and the momentum signals for both Bitcoin and Ethereum have continued to weaken over the past few months.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, the demand for Bitcoin ETFs has slowed down but remains in a net inflow state.He stated that the current bull market cycle will continue until there is a noticeable outflow of ETF funds, while sustained net outflow demand will signal the beginning of a bear market cycle.Ki Young Ju emphasized that in the market, only supply and demand truly matter; other factors are just market noise.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, two Democratic senators from the United States are demanding that government efficiency department (DOGE) staff related to Musk leave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), claiming their presence undermines the agency responsible for regulating the billionaire's yet-to-be-established payment business.Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff stated that Musk "is not only suppressing the consumer protection agency regulating the X digital wallet, but he may also gain access to confidential company data that could provide X with an unfair advantage over competitors." Earlier this month, DOGE staff entered the agency, disrupting operations and shutting down headquarters, temporarily putting the agency in a dormant state.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, influenced by safe-haven demand, gold futures prices have risen. Tradu senior financial commentator Nikos Zabourlas believes that gold has solidified its position as the primary safe-haven asset and has become an attractive tool for hedging against inflation.Since the beginning of this year, gold prices have risen nearly 10%, thanks to President Trump's disruptive operational style, aggressive rhetoric, and potential tariff measures, which could impact global trade and supply chains.In the uncertain "Trump 2.0" era, gold naturally benefits from risk aversion and central bank purchases. However, if inflation rebounds, the Federal Reserve will adopt more cautious monetary policy easing measures, which could strengthen the dollar and suppress gold demand.

ChainCatcher news, pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen posted on X: "I am disgusted by the events surrounding LIBRA that have unfolded over the past few days. The people behind this project have gained considerable personal benefits at the expense of many users, ecosystems, and even entire countries. I hope the responsible parties receive the punishment they deserve.I know the situation is still developing, so if you are aware of any misconduct by participants in the ecosystem, no matter how small, you should speak up. I also understand that some may be in difficult situations, so my DMs are open for me to offer assistance.Due to the damage caused by these events, many have expressed that this could be the 'end of Meme coins.' While I sympathize with those who wish to see the end of Meme coins because they are tired of such incidents occurring, the fact is that the demand for permissionless on-chain creation/speculation from users will not disappear."

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.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the calls for auditing the Federal Reserve led by long-time critic Ron Paul are gaining momentum. Elon Musk, head of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), expressed support for the proposal, calling it a "good idea."Jordan Petsas, chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, and International Business at the University of Scranton, stated that if the Federal Reserve audit reveals issues such as excessive money supply, it could undermine public and investor confidence in the dollar. This concern over the stability of fiat currency may drive demand for alternative stores of value such as Bitcoin and gold.Cryptocurrency derivatives trader Gordon Grant pointed out that the Federal Reserve audit could prompt the American public to start questioning the robustness of their currency, potentially accelerating the shift towards physical assets, such as using tokenized gold for instant payment transactions, or turning to Bitcoin as an alternative option.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Chicago Tribune, six men have been charged with allegedly kidnapping a family of three and a nanny in Chicago and forcing them to transfer $15 million worth of cryptocurrency.Recently decrypted FBI testimony reveals that the kidnappers pretended to accidentally damage the garage door, knocked on the door of the family's townhouse, and then forcibly entered the home at gunpoint. The kidnappers reportedly demanded ransom in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The victims were held for a total of five days, during which one of the victims called his father via the Chinese messaging app WeChat to inform him of the kidnapping.The six suspects were charged on December 13. Only one of them has been arrested, 34-year-old Wei Zehuan (phonetic), who was apprehended on January 17 while attempting to re-enter the United States from Mexico.The other five suspects include Zhang Fan, Yan Huajing, Jiang Shengnan, Lian Shiqiang, and Cao Ye (phonetic), and it is believed that some of them fled to China after Wei's arrest.

ChainCatcher news, according to a new federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, over 100 current and former federal employees are suing Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he leads, accusing them of accessing highly sensitive personnel records without proper review or authorization.The lawsuit was filed by 104 employees and various unions representing government workers in the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs are asking the government's primary human resources agency, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to cut off DOGE and its agents' access.The complaint lists Musk, DOGE, OPM, and current OPM Director Charles Ezell as defendants. The lawsuit claims that DOGE's access to OPM records violates the Privacy Act, which prohibits improper access to personal data, including cross-agency access to personal data.It points out that DOGE agents were not government employees when they obtained access to OPM's computer network. The lawsuit mentions 19-year-old DOGE employee Edward Coristine, who reportedly goes by the online nickname "Big Balls," and was fired from a cybersecurity company due to an internal investigation into data breaches during his employment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, Bank of England monetary policy committee member Mann stated that she supported a significant interest rate cut of 50 basis points last week because she believes that as consumers reduce spending, businesses find it difficult to raise prices.Mann indicated that the demand situation is much weaker than before, which suggests that further easing of policy may be needed, as weak pricing power will seep into lower inflation. Mann was originally one of the most "hawkish" members, having opposed rate cuts last year due to ongoing inflation risks. But now she says the situation looks different. "To some extent, we can convey what we think is the appropriate financial condition for the UK economy; in my view, a larger (rate cut) move is a better means of communication," Mann stated.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, White House economic advisor Hassett stated that Trump hopes to combat inflation by increasing labor supply and reducing overall demand.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, despite the sell-off in the U.S. stock market triggered by the DeepSeek R1 model causing the Roundhill "Seven Giants" ETF (MAGS) to drop 2.4% over the past five trading days, this technological breakthrough is creating new investment opportunities. Bank of America analyst Chun Him Cheung pointed out that the R1 model will significantly reduce AI computing costs and accelerate the widespread adoption of AI applications, thereby driving rapid growth in demand for high-speed network infrastructure.Zack Kass, former head of market expansion at OpenAI, stated that the DeepSeek R1 model is a significant breakthrough in the industry, with its innovative initiatives recognized by tech giants including Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. T. Rowe Price technology stock portfolio manager Tony Wang emphasized that network infrastructure has become a major bottleneck for AI deployment, necessitating breakthroughs in technological innovation.In terms of specific investment targets, Stifel analyst Ruben Roy believes that network equipment manufacturers such as Ciena, Coherent, and Celestica will benefit significantly. Among them, Ciena has received new orders from cloud service providers, while Celestica will benefit from the trend of hyperscale companies developing custom chips independently. Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall is optimistic about the growth prospects of Arista Networks, believing that the recent stock price correction provides a good entry opportunity, and has given it an "overweight" rating ahead of its earnings report on February 18.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Bitcoin is currently under pressure after outperforming most asset classes in 2024. Data shows that Bitcoin has only risen about 3% this year, while gold has increased by 9%.On February 4, Trump stated that the U.S. might take over the Gaza Strip. Although his aides tried to downplay the remarks, it still pushed gold prices to a historic high of $2,882 per ounce. Currently, the price of Bitcoin is still about 10% below its historical peak.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, the blockchain company BTCS Inc. disclosed that Yahoo Finance has recently allegedly blocked press releases from cryptocurrency companies, as announcements distributed through mainstream news release services have failed to appear on the platform. Other cryptocurrency-focused companies, including Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot Platforms, Strategy, Bitfarms, CleanSpark, TeraWulf, and Argo Blockchain, have also failed to publish announcements on the platform.After inquiring with GlobeNewswire, BTCS learned that Yahoo Finance seems to intentionally not display press releases related to the cryptocurrency industry, but did not provide an official explanation. BTCS CEO Charles Allen pointed out that this practice affects investors' access to fair information and called for Yahoo Finance to publicly clarify its relevant policies. As of now, Yahoo Finance has not responded.