ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, SEC chairman nominee Paul Atkins will attend a confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on March 27.Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and supporter of digital assets, runs a Washington firm that provides financial compliance consulting to clients. He is expected to continue the SEC's pro-cryptocurrency policies initiated by acting chairman Mark Uyeda. If the Banking Committee votes to approve these nominations, the full Senate will conduct a confirmation vote, after which they can officially take office.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, MoonPay announced that it has secured a $200 million revolving credit facility from Galaxy, aimed at addressing moments of extreme liquidity demand, such as the recent surge in trading volume during the launch of the Trump Memecoin.MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that this credit facility will help the company manage peaks in trading volume and liquidity needs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the real estate tokenization company Manifest has completed a $2.5 million funding round, led by VanEck Ventures, with participation from Compound, Lattice Fund, and SALT.It is reported that Manifest is a company dedicated to bringing U.S. private equity real estate onto the blockchain, aiming to combine real estate with decentralized finance (DeFi).

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin has reached a plea agreement with U.S. authorities to forfeit $23 million in crypto assets related to market manipulation charges. Court documents cited by Law360 show that Andriunin was involved in Gotbit's actions that caused "decentralized market participants" to suffer financial "harm" as they purchased cryptocurrencies at "fraudulently inflated prices." The founder of Gotbit was extradited to the U.S. at the end of February, after being arrested in Portugal four months earlier.The plea agreement could result in Andriunin avoiding prison time and not having to pay additional fines beyond the forfeiture of assets. However, the court retains final discretion over the terms of the sentencing. The total amount of assets subject to civil forfeiture is $23 million, including stablecoins issued by Tether and Circle, held in four wallets "fully controlled" by Andriunin. Court documents indicate that Andriunin will be subject to three years of supervised release, during which he is strictly prohibited from engaging in any crypto activities.Previously, in November last year, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Justice charged Gotbit's CEO with orchestrating a large-scale scheme of false trading.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, Coinbase has released its first Ethereum validator performance report to provide transparency regarding its staking performance and validator operations.The data in the report shows that the number of Coinbase validators has reached 120,000; the ETH staked to Coinbase validators amounts to 3.84 million, accounting for 11.42% of the total staked ETH; ETH staked through partners totals 581,500; there have been no slashing or double-signing events since its inception; the uptime is 99.75%; the participation rate is 99.75%; consensus client diversity: 2 types (Lighthouse, Prysm); execution client diversity: 2 types (Geth, Nethermind); relay diversity: 6 types; validator distribution: 5 countries and 2 cloud service providers.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will support StraitsX USD (XUSD) and Four (FORM).Among them, Binance will launch FORM 1-50x U-based perpetual contracts on March 19, 2025, at 16:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher message, EOS Network announced on social media that Vaulta is a Web3 banking network aimed at bridging the gap between traditional banking and decentralized digital assets. Vaulta focuses on four core areas to bring real value to institutions and consumers: wealth management, consumer payments, portfolio management, and insurance.Previously, EOS Network announced it would be rebranded as Vaulta, shifting its focus to Web3 banking services. This transformation is accompanied by a token swap expected to be arranged by the end of May.

ChainCatcher news, reported by Invest360, China Pacific Insurance Investment Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. has launched a tokenized US dollar money market fund "CPIC Estable MMF". This fund is a tokenized US dollar money market private fund under the open-ended fund company framework regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, achieving product tokenization on the public chain, with a subscription scale of 100 million US dollars on the first day.The fund is initiated and managed by China Pacific Insurance Investment Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., with thePAC as the token issuance platform, and Standard Chartered Bank providing custody, registration, and fund administration services. The fund will invest in short-term deposits and high-quality money market instruments denominated in US dollars, and is open only to professional investors.The CEO of China Pacific Asset Management Hong Kong stated that the issuance of the tokenized US dollar money market fund is a milestone for the company in the direction of combining traditional finance with blockchain technology, and in the future, more traditional assets will be tokenized using real-world asset technology.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity management platform Via Science announced the completion of a $28 million Series B funding round, led by Bosch Ventures, with participation from BMW i Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sentinel Global, and Westly Group.It is reported that Via Science's decentralized, zero-trust architecture has been tested by the U.S. Department of Defense, and unlike any other Web3 technology, it combines end-to-end quantum-resistant encryption to ensure access and privacy for authorized parties.

ChainCatcher news, the South Korean prosecution has requested the court to sentence a man to 10 years in prison for stabbing the CEO of the South Korean cryptocurrency custody company HaruInvest during a court hearing in August 2024. The Southern District Prosecutor's Office in Seoul confirmed to The Block that they made the sentencing request during the final hearing of the court attack case on Wednesday, considering the severity of the crime.The attacker, identified as Mr. Kang (phonetic), 51, repeatedly stabbed Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo in the neck with a fruit knife. Lee Hyung-soo was quickly taken to the hospital, but his injuries were not life-threatening.This incident occurred while Lee Hyung-soo was appearing in court due to multiple fraud-related charges. According to the prosecution, from March 2020 to June 2023, Haru Invest attracted about 16,000 domestic and foreign investors by promising to return the principal and pay interest of up to 16%, despite the company being in a state of capital impairment since 2019. On June 13, 2023, Haru Invest suddenly suspended deposits and withdrawals and announced bankruptcy last November.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the BMT flexible product on Simple Earn on March 18, 2025, at 23:00 (UTC+8).BMT will be available for purchase on the "Buy Crypto" page within one hour after its launch on Binance Spot, and it will support zero-fee trading with tokens such as BTC and USDT in Binance Swap. Binance Margin will list BMT as a new borrowable asset on March 18, 2025, at 23:20 (UTC+8), and will open the BMT/USDT and BMT/USDC trading pairs.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released today's chart stating that although the surge trend of stablecoins in the fourth quarter of 2024 has slowed down, the overall growth momentum continues, indicating a sustained inflow of funds into the crypto market.It is worth noting that despite the impact of the European MiCA regulatory framework on USDT, there has not been a large-scale outflow of funds from the market. As the inflow of stablecoin funds steadily rises, the demand for Bitcoin may increase accordingly, further driving up prices.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on RWA assets, Layer1 blockchain MANTRA stated in its official blog that the sybil investigation results show that out of 217,351 wallets, 123,195 wallets have been disqualified; due to the failure to bridge and associate their mainnet wallet addresses, there are still 80,000 wallets unallocated; as a reward for discovering 1,066,480 OM related to bot activity, 29 community members were allocated 106,648 OM for providing high-quality and effective witch reports; to ensure legitimate participants receive their GenDrop allocation, self-reports that could not be reliably verified for accuracy have been invalidated; therefore, according to the proposal, 26,942,144 OM will be reserved for destruction.Next, a governance proposal will be shared, and the community can vote to decide the future of these OM.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives protocol Fufuture V2 version is officially launched. The V1 and V2 versions of the protocol have integrated over 20 public chains including BNB Chain, HashKey chain, Manta Network, Mantle Network, Conflux Network, and Monad testnet; supporting over 10 wallets including TokenPocket, MetaMask, OKX Wallet, and Gate Wallet; and has launched over 100 trading pairs.The V2 version adds features such as limit orders, Pull mode oracles, and high-performance volatility algorithms, and has passed the SlowMist audit.

ChainCatcher news, the Spanish police have successfully dismantled a Bitcoin-themed cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that promoted "false cryptocurrency investments," resulting in losses of approximately $32.6 million for victims. The police have arrested 8 suspects, but it is estimated that "over 3,600 people" suffered losses in this scheme.The Economic and Financial Crime Department of the National Police Force (CNP) revealed that the mastermind of this criminal network is a "computer programmer," who has been captured in Malaga.

ChainCatcher news, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi stated that after meeting with several members of the Ethereum Foundation at the ETH SF event, he is more optimistic about the future of Ethereum. Haseeb mentioned that the Ethereum leadership has recognized the urgency for change, understanding that "it is no longer 2020," and they hope to elevate the importance of Ethereum.The Ethereum Foundation is receiving feedback from investors and developers and is considering how to replicate Solana's Superteam success model within the Ethereum ecosystem. They are shifting their focus away from research and academia, placing more emphasis on capital formation and the development journey of founders.Haseeb emphasized that the community's criticism of the Ethereum leadership is having a positive impact; they are listening carefully and thinking about how to adapt to changes. He encouraged the community to continue sharing their opinions and expressed a positive outlook on Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi posted on X platform: "I missed the seed round investment in Solana at $0.04 in early 2018, which, at the current price, amounts to a 3250x return. Solana was one of the first projects I encountered as a junior venture capitalist, and at that time, I wrote memos for every missed trade. Now, rereading that memo, it’s simply the most embarrassing moment of being a junior VC. We were obsessed with 'Ethereum killers', consensus protocols, and what would replace EVM/eWASM. So, here is the unedited version (i.e., the memo I wrote) ------ the worst investment mistake of all time."

ChainCatcher News: Former President Trump announced on Truth Social the appointment of current Federal Reserve Board member Michelle Bowman as the new Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a whale holding 1,500 bitcoins has transferred 300 bitcoins (worth $25.1 million) to FalconX approximately 3 hours ago after being inactive for 1.5 years.The whale accumulated 1,500 bitcoins from Cumberland on August 18, 2023, at a price of $26,353 each (totaling about $39.5 million).Currently, the asset movements of the whale are as follows:300 bitcoins ($25.1 million) transferred to FalconX, priced at approximately $83,7071,050 bitcoins ($87.2 million) transferred to two new wallets150 bitcoins ($12.5 million) still retained in the original walletThe total estimated profit gained by the whale from the bitcoin investment is $85.7 million, with a return rate of 219%.