ChainCatcher news, Central African Republic President Touadéra announced the issuance of the official meme coin CAR on the X platform this morning, calling it an "experiment" to promote national development. However, the announcement video has been flagged as suspicious by two AI deepfake detection tools. According to GMGN market data, CAR's market capitalization has now surpassed $700 million.The authenticity of the project is being questioned by multiple parties. Two detection models from the AI deepfake detection platform Deepware indicate that the president's video statement is highly suspicious, with one model suggesting an 82% likelihood that the video is a deepfake.Yokai Ryujin, founder of Unrevealed XYZ, pointed out that the project domain name was registered only three days ago through Namecheap, and the registration method does not comply with government operational norms. The domain service provider Namecheap has suspended related services, but the project website is still operational.Additionally, industry insiders question the timing of the announcement at local midnight and the use of English instead of the official language, French, for the announcement. Currently, the project's official X account @Carmeme_news has been banned by the platform.

ChainCatcher news, Strategy founder Michael Saylor has once again released information related to the Bitcoin Tracker, stating: "The blue line is dead. Long live the green dot."It is reported that every time Strategy buys BTC, the website marks a green dot on the corresponding date, while the BTC price trend line is in blue.According to previous patterns, Strategy always increases its Bitcoin holdings the day after relevant news is released.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData released a comparative analysis chart of market cap pullbacks across various crypto sectors from December 17, 2024 (the first BTC pullback) to February 7, 2025, on X. According to the chart:The AI Agent sector experienced the largest market cap pullback (-72.41%), followed by Meme (-59.24%), GameFi (-56.96%), and NFT (-54.8%). Several other sectors also saw declines exceeding 40%.Bitcoin has proven to be the most resilient asset, with a maximum pullback of only -12.8%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury yields ended a turbulent week with mixed trends, as tariff threats raised concerns about rising inflation in the short term and a slowdown in economic growth later. Forecasters have been trying to estimate the impact of tariffs on prices, but the Trump administration's sporadic approach has complicated this task. The January CPI and PPI will be released next week, with little expected change.Futures markets show that bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates more than once this year are decreasing. The 10-year Treasury yield fell this week, while the 2-year Treasury yield rose.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, after spending nine months in a Dutch prison, one of the developers of Tornado Cash, Alexey Pertsev, was temporarily released on Friday, but he still faces a 64-month (5 years and 4 months) sentence. In a recent positive turn of events, the court released Alexey Pertsev and placed him under house arrest and electronic monitoring until his trial date.Pertsev posted on the X platform: "Freedom is priceless, and my house arrest could only be achieved through the efforts of my lawyers, who are paid for by your donations. My struggle is not over, and for the ultimate victory and confidence, I still need everyone's help."Previous news, Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev has been granted conditional release to appeal.

ChainCatcher news, according to CME's "FedWatch" data, before the release of the U.S. non-farm payroll data at 21:30 tonight, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 basis points in March is 14.5%, while the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 85.5%.The probability of the Federal Reserve cumulatively cutting rates by 50 basis points by May is 3.7%, the probability of a cumulative cut of 25 basis points is 32.8%, and the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 63.4%.

ChainCatcher News, the United States will release the January non-farm payroll report tonight at 21:30 Beijing time. Economists generally predict an increase of 170,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate expected to remain stable at 4.1%.

ChainCatcher news, regarding the previous acquisition controversy, Oneness Labs has released an official statement, stating that it has become one of the shareholders of Lingkong Games by acquiring the company shares held by co-founder Troy Dunniway.In addition, Troy Dunniway himself posted a statement on X confirming that the acquisition deal does indeed exist.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett, Republican members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee announced the witness list for next Tuesday's hearing, titled "The Golden Age of Digital Assets: Charting a Path Forward."Participants:Jonathan Jachym, Vice President and Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs at KrakenJi Kim, President and Acting CEO of the Crypto Innovation CouncilCoy Garrison, Partner at Steptoe LLP and former SEC advisorJose Fernandez da Ponte, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Currency at PayPal

ChainCatcher news, according to the FDIC official website, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released 175 documents today regarding the regulatory status of banks involved in or attempting to engage in crypto-related businesses.Acting Chairman Travis Hill stated that the FDIC had previously disclosed 25 "cease and desist" letters received by 24 banks, and the documents released this time include more correspondence from these banks, as well as related communications from other banks. The documents show that banks' requests for crypto business generally faced resistance, including repeated demands from regulators for additional information, long periods without response, or direct instructions to suspend all crypto and blockchain activities, leading most banks to ultimately abandon their related attempts.Hill indicated that the FDIC is re-evaluating its regulatory approach to crypto-related businesses and plans to replace the 2022 regulatory guidance (FIL 16-2022) to provide a compliance pathway for banks engaging in crypto activities while ensuring safety and soundness. The FDIC will also participate in the presidential working group to align with the presidential executive order on January 23 regarding the regulation of the digital asset market.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, North American Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) released its operational report for January 2025. The company produced 65 Bitcoins that month, a decrease from 89 in the previous month, and currently holds 10,208 Bitcoins.CEO Asher Genoot stated that the infrastructure upgrade work is nearing completion, preparing for the upcoming deployment of mining machines. In addition, the 205 MW Vega project is progressing smoothly and is expected to be powered on in the second quarter of 2025, in preparation for the approximately 15 EH/s hosting agreement reached with Bitmain.

ChainCatcher news, Messari today released the BNBChain Q4 2024 report, which covers ecological expansion and growth in various metrics. Among them, the market capitalization of BNB reached $101.09 billion at the end of Q4, a year-on-year increase of 114% compared to the beginning of the year.The annual growth of BNBChain's DeFi ecosystem is 53%, with a Q4 growth of 10%, and the TVL is $5.35 billion, where ListaDao performed remarkably with a TVL growth of 174%. The average daily trading volume of DEX on BNBChain in Q4 increased by 122%, reaching $1.29 billion. The annual average daily trading volume of DEX grew by 269%.The stablecoin market also saw steady growth, with BNBChain maintaining the position of the third-largest stablecoin ecosystem globally (after Ethereum and Tron), and the total market capitalization of stablecoins reached $6.84 billion in Q4. Additionally, in the BTCFi sector, the number of holders increased by 5% quarter-on-quarter, surpassing 1 million users, with Solv and Lorenzo performing particularly well.On the technical front, by the end of the year, 96% of blocks had utilized BuilderAPI, improving block speed and MEV transparency. The number of active validators increased from 40 to 45, further promoting the decentralization of BNBChain.BNB Chain is committed to driving crypto applications and attracting the next billion users into Web3.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, ChainGPT announced the launch of a new feature called Launchdrops on ChainGPT Pad, providing a simple, fair, and tiered token distribution.Launchdrops allows projects that do not hold IDOs on ChainGPT Pad to distribute tokens for free. The distribution of these tokens is entirely based on tiers, meaning that the rights obtained by users through staking will directly affect the number of tokens they can receive, without any additional investment.

ChainCatcher news, Ethena released the January USDe support asset custody proof. According to official data, as of January 22, 2025, 18:00 Beijing time:USDe supply is 5.739 billion;Copper custody funds amount to 2.573 billion USD;Ceffu custody funds amount to 3.045 billion USD;Cobo custody funds amount to 5.08 million USD;Ethena holds 100 million USD in its Coinbase Web3 wallet;There are 30 million USD in Ethena's mint/redeem contract available to meet redemption demands, and 60.41 million USD in the reserve fund;The total assets account for 101.30% of USDe.

ChainCatcher message, ElizaOS (formerly ai16z) founder Shaw posted on x, stating that although the v2 version is still being developed in a private research repository, the team will release some key features to simplify the transition and address the pain points of the v1 version.The new features mainly include: a plugin registration feature that allows plugins to be compatible without waiting for the core team to merge code; moving all model vendor code from the core to plugins, enabling model vendors to integrate immediately; and moving roles to memory, allowing agents to update their personalities through evaluators. These features are expected to be released by next weekend.

ChainCatcher news, against the backdrop of an optimistic outlook on legislative/regulatory progress from Congress and the restructured U.S. SEC regarding cryptocurrency support, the Blockchain Association has announced its "consensus position" on digital market structure policy. With the help of its more than 100 member companies, the advocacy organization has developed 12 recommendations. One recommendation calls for the establishment of a regulatory framework that positions the U.S. as the "preferred center" for investment and technological advancement, while another seeks to protect the right to self-custody digital assets using non-custodial wallets.The association stated: "Its principles support both open-source developers and network participants—ensuring that the responsibilities of code creators and contributors are protected while maintaining broad participation in permissionless networks. The principles regarding staking and regulatory transition provide pathways for existing and emerging business models while supporting network security and ensuring orderly market development."

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng released a poll titled "Have you made money on BNB?" which includes 3 options: "I made money, I didn't make money, and I never bought it." Currently, 32.3% of users chose "I made money," 30% chose "I didn't make money," and 38% chose "I never bought it."In the poll "Have you made money through NFTs?" there are 3 options: "I made money, I didn't make money, and I never bought it." Currently, 17.9% of users chose "I made money," 38.5% chose "I didn't make money," and 43.7% chose "I never bought it."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, crypto VC Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang, along with Chief Technology Officer Georgios Konstantopoulos and partners Dan Robinson and Charlie Noyes, published a call to accelerate the development of Ethereum, advocating for more than one major upgrade per year, while opposing the idea that the best way to protect Ethereum's decentralized status is to slow down or "stagnate" the development of the core protocol.The article states: "We believe Ethereum should focus on reaching the possible effective boundaries, and then hypothetically argue how we will make choices between values once those limits are reached."The article also proposed several "uncontroversial improvements" that they believe should be deployed quickly, rather than postponed to accommodate annual major upgrades. Some changes include repricing L1 opcodes to scale Ethereum without modifying the block gas limit, improving the user experience of batch transactions through further development of the account abstraction framework, and further developing rollups to meet the growing demand.

ChainCatcher news, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood provided an in-depth analysis of how Trump's return to the White House will change the cryptocurrency landscape.Wood expressed optimism about Trump's economic agenda and explained how the new administration could "turn fear into optimism" and how deregulation could "release animal spirits."She noted that with an increase in risk appetite, ARK's investment strategy has begun to show positive momentum. However, Wood emphasized that their fundamental approach to investing in innovation remains unchanged.

ChainCatcher message, Jupiter DAO announced on platform X that LFG V2 will be released as an open stack, which can be used by almost any project. More details will be announced soon.