ChainCatcher news, according to Tree News citing Bloomberg, Pakistan has appointed Zhao Changpeng as a cryptocurrency strategic advisor.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tree News citing Bloomberg, Pakistan has appointed Zhao Changpeng as a cryptocurrency strategic advisor.

ChainCatcher news, according to CME's "FedWatch" data, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in May is 54.6%, while the probability of maintaining the current rate is 45.4%.

ChainCatcher message, Goldman Sachs has adjusted its expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, believing that the risk of the Fed further easing policy is higher if a recession hits. Goldman now expects the Fed to begin a series of rate cuts in June, earlier than the previously predicted July, as part of a preventive easing cycle.Under the baseline assumption that the U.S. avoids recession, the Fed will cut rates three times by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate down to a range of 3.5%-3.75%. However, Goldman expects that if the economy does fall into recession, the Fed will respond with more aggressive policy measures, cutting rates by about 200 basis points next year. Considering the increased likelihood of a recession, the firm's current weighted forecast shows a total rate cut of 130 basis points by 2025, up from the previous 105 basis points. As of last Friday's close, this outlook is largely in line with current market expectations.

ChainCatcher news, according to CME's "FedWatch" data, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in May is 33.3%, while the probability of maintaining the current rate is 66.7%.

ChainCatcher news, UBS expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 75-100 basis points for the remainder of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, the yields on U.S. 10-year and 2-year Treasury futures fell by 10 basis points, reporting at 4.06% and 3.798%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the ApeCoin Foundation has announced the appointment of Yuga Labs Chief Business Officer Cameron Kates as its Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized verifiable AI agent platform Recall officially launches the Surge Points Reward Program, encouraging users to earn rewards by participating in agent competitions, building communities, and learning about the AI agent ecosystem.In the Surge program, users can earn Fragments------Recall's native points by contributing to the success of the Recall network. Surge is the first community incentive program led by the newly established Recall Foundation, and it has officially launched today with the first batch of challenge tasks.Recall is a project that builds a network for AI agents to store, share, and trade knowledge on-chain. It enables agents to prove data and profit from it, using blockchain to record transactions and strategies. Recall collaborates with Filecoin for decentralized storage.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Cronos Labs has announced the appointment of Mirko Zhao as the head of Cronos, responsible for product and engineering.It is reported that Mirko has extensive experience in blockchain and DeFi, and will play a key role in driving the product strategy and incubation plans of Cronos Labs.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Argo Blockchain has announced the appointment of Justin Nolan as CEO and Director.Justin Nolan previously served as the CEO of yArkon Energ, and before that, he was the Chief Growth Officer at Argo, playing a key role in the early development of the Helios project.

ChainCatcher news, according to Alternative.me data, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is 31 (yesterday the index was 49), indicating that the market has shifted to a "fear state."

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet has appointed Eric Trump, the son of Trump, as a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee.

ChainCatcher news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced the establishment of its strategic advisory board and appointed Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump, as a member of the strategic advisory board.

ChainCatcher news, YZi Labs announced that Jane He has become a general partner, leading biotechnology investments. Before joining YZi Labs, Jane was an investor and Chief Operating Officer at a hedge fund in Hong Kong, focusing on growth investments in biotechnology and innovation-driven industries.

ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) announced that starting March 21, 2025, it will appoint "an executive with a strong track record and extensive experience in the financial and technology sectors," Akshay Naheta, to serve as co-CEO of Bakkt alongside current CEO Andy Main.Bakkt stated that Akshay brings over 20 years of experience, providing a deep understanding of blockchain, financial markets, and payment systems. Previously, he served as an executive at SoftBank Group, overseeing numerous leading technology investments, including ARM, Auto1, and Nvidia. After leaving SoftBank, Akshay founded Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), aimed at building the next generation of global payment infrastructure.Additionally, Bakkt and Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) plan to sign a commercial agreement to combine DTR's stablecoin-based payment technology infrastructure with Bakkt's cryptocurrency trading and brokerage technology, pending approval from relevant regulatory authorities.

ChainCatcher message, the Federal Reserve's dot plot shows that among 19 officials, 4 officials believe there should be no rate cuts in 2025 (1 in December), 4 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points in 2025, which means 1 rate cut (3 in December), 9 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 50 basis points in 2025, which means 2 rate cuts (10 in December), 2 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 75 basis points in 2025, which means 3 rate cuts (3 in December), no officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 100 basis points in 2025 (1 in December), and no officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 125 basis points in 2025 (1 in December).

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, venture capital fund a16z Crypto has appointed its General Counsel Miles Jennings as Head of Policy. Founding General Partner Chris Dixon announced the appointment on Tuesday, noting that the fund's former Head of Policy Brian Quintenz will be leaving to accept Senate confirmation as the next Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).According to Jennings' LinkedIn profile, he has served as the fund's General Counsel for over three years and was previously a partner at Latham & Watkins law firm. Jennings will take over Quintenz's position, focusing on legislative discussions with the hope of signing stablecoin and market structure legislation into law by the end of this year.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency exchange platform Gemini has appointed Dan Chen as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), possibly preparing for a potential IPO. Chen, who previously served as Vice President of Capital Markets at Affirm, stated: "Cryptocurrency is the most dynamic industry in the financial sector, and Gemini is at the forefront of this revolution, enabling users to participate in the digital asset market in a simple and secure way."

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.