ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the TON Foundation announced that a group of venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, Benchmark, and Kingsway, has invested over $400 million by purchasing Toncoin cryptocurrency. Other investors include Vy Capital, Draper Associates, and Libertus Capital, as well as CoinFund, Hypersphere, SkyBridge, and Karatage.A spokesperson for the TON Foundation stated, "These venture capital firms have invested over $400 million in Toncoin, which is the native cryptocurrency of the TON blockchain. This funding is provided in the form of Toncoin, rather than traditional equity or cash."

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the AI-driven oracle protocol Aivatic (ATC) officially launched its token presale on March 19, Beijing time. This presale event will last for 4 days, with a minimum purchase of 0.1 ETH. For every 1 ETH purchased, buyers can receive a limited edition NFT and enjoy additional staking rewards. The presale event will end on April 22 (or earlier if sold out).It is reported that Aivatic is an AI-driven oracle protocol that can verify off-chain data through intelligent analysis in real-time. Its contracts have completed dual audits by SlowMist and CertiK, with regulatory oversight on the funding chain.

ChainCatcher news, PAI3 announces that the fourth round of node sales has begun. Through decentralized AI networks and containerization technology, it breaks the monopoly of enterprises and reduces AI inference costs, allowing users to run nodes and participate in the AI economy.The addition of Dr. Harrell will help PAI3 integrate top global AI models and promote a community-driven AI future.PAI3 is the first decentralized AI inference and trust layer, where nodes not only provide computing power but also directly handle and verify AI inference.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, CoinList will launch the fourth round of token sales for the Arcium community on March 24 at 17:00 Beijing time. The initial token FDV is 200 million USD, with a price of 0.2 USD per token, and it is expected to be fully unlocked during the token TGE in the third quarter of this year.Arcium is a crypto supercomputer that provides developers, applications, and various industries with a trustless, verifiable, and high-performance cryptographic computing framework.

ChainCatcher message, according to the issuance documents of the World Liberty initial token sale, Donald Trump and his associated company DT Marks DEFI LLC will receive 75% of the net proceeds as fees------which amounts to $390 million. Furthermore, token purchasers are currently prohibited from reselling the tokens and have no rights to any profits.The project launched its initial token sale in mid-October last year and has been promoted to both U.S. and non-U.S. investors.ChainCatcher previously reported that the cryptocurrency project promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump------World Liberty Financial, has completed its second round of token sales, raising a total of $550 million, with WLFI reserving $30 million for company expenses and other costs.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Trump crypto project WLFI has announced the completion of a total of $550 million in token sales, with over 85,000 participants completing KYC verification. WLFI's "macro strategy" has also allocated various digital assets in its strategic reserve plan, including BTC, ETH, TRX, LINK, SUI, and ONDO tokens.The "macro strategy" may be partially used to support WLFI in funding innovative projects, promoting ecosystem growth, and creating new opportunities in the rapidly evolving DeFi space.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi, the U.S. February retail sales month-on-month rate is 0.2%, expected 0.6%, and the previous value was revised from -0.90% to -1.2%.The U.S. February core retail sales month-on-month rate is 0.3%, expected 0.4%, and the previous value was revised from -0.40% to -0.6%.The U.S. February retail sales control group is 1%, expected 0.2%, and the previous value was revised from -0.80% to -1%.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the Hyperliquid 50x leverage whale has recently performed the following actions:Returned 110,000 LINK previously borrowed from Aave, not used for adding positions;Withdrawn 1,108 WETH as margin to set a limit order for selling on CowSwap.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Axelar Foundation has announced a strategic AXL token sale worth $30 million. The foundation stated on Tuesday that several cryptocurrency investors participated in this token sale, including Arrington Capital, Distributed Global, Electric Capital, Laser Digital, C² Ventures, Plassa Capital, and Wagmi Ventures. However, the foundation declined to disclose the sale price or valuation of the AXL tokens. The Axelar Foundation plans to expand the use of dollars through stablecoins and support the institutional tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) via its interoperability protocol.A spokesperson for the foundation stated that these investments were made "in recent months." "Part of the investment involves purchasing unlocked AXL tokens from the Axelar Foundation's community project allocation, which will be subject to a new lock-up period ranging from six to twelve months." This means that the Axelar Foundation is not the only seller in this transaction. The spokesperson declined to disclose the identities of other sellers. Other sellers may have facilitated the transaction through over-the-counter (OTC) trading, where investors acquired AXL tokens that are already in circulation.According to the foundation's spokesperson, the latest $30 million investment announced by the Axelar Foundation, combined with the previous $100 million raised through multiple rounds of financing and a public token sale, further increases its total investment amount.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announced the appointment of Intae Song as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). As one of Bitget's early employees, Song has played a crucial role in the company's global expansion. Following this appointment, he will lead the team to further consolidate Bitget's core advantages in the contract trading field, while exploring new opportunities such as institutional trading solutions and optimizing liquidity management, and driving a smarter and more refined trading experience, accelerating Bitget's layout and business upgrade in major global markets.Song entered the crypto industry as a personal investor in 2017. In 2020, he joined Bitget and took on a sales position, making significant contributions to the company's expansion with his market insights and strategic vision. Over the years, he has held several key management positions, was promoted to Head of Sales in 2021, and became a Business Partner in 2023.

ChainCatcher news, the Pathfinder Node incentive program launched by the decentralized data value infrastructure CESS Network has surpassed 20,000 units sold, and is currently in the fifth phase of sales, with the last two phases set to open soon.As an important component of storage in the CESS Network, holders of the Pathfinder Node will enjoy numerous unique benefits for building storage nodes after the mainnet goes live. Users holding the Pathfinder Node license (NFT) can participate in the CESS mainnet by running a Pathfinder node as soon as possible.It is reported that the CESS official will soon announce the specific launch date of the mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Argentine prosecutor's office is advancing the investigation into the LIBRA token incident and has requested to freeze $100 million in cryptocurrency assets related to the case, while also seeking to restore deleted social media posts.Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano has also requested detailed records of LIBRA transactions and has asked international trading platforms, law enforcement agencies, and regulatory bodies to cooperate in freezing the relevant funds. The Argentine prosecutor's office has not yet made an official response to this matter.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale unstaked 134,902 SOL about 5 hours ago, worth approximately 19.26 million USD.Subsequently, the address placed a limit order to sell 135,000 SOL through the Jupiter Exchange.

ChainCatcher news, Mike Alfred, founder of the digital asset investment platform Eaglebrook Advisors, posted on the X platform: "There are reports that the Trump administration is set to announce a zero capital gains tax policy on cryptocurrency sales at the cryptocurrency summit on Friday (i.e., cryptocurrency sales will be exempt from capital gains tax)."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, St. Louis Fed President Bullard stated that the U.S. economy is expected to continue expanding this year, but recent weaker-than-expected consumer and housing data, along with reports from business contacts, have raised concerns about potential risks to economic growth.He said, "The outlook for sustained robust economic growth is good, the labor market is healthy, and financial conditions are supportive. However, recent data has been weaker than expected, and some signs indicate that business activity has slowed, at least suggesting that some companies are becoming more cautious."He indicated that he currently believes the existing monetary policy is "moderately restrictive," considering that inflation rates are still above the Fed's 2% target, which is an appropriate setting. "More monetary policy work is needed to achieve price stability." He expressed support for the Fed's current "patient" approach to further adjustments in interest rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, DraftKings Inc. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the sports entertainment company of violating state and federal securities laws in the sale of NFTs.According to the brief, the proposed settlement funds will be distributed to users who purchased, held, or sold DraftKings NFTs from August 11, 2021, until the judgment takes effect.

ChainCatcher message, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," stated, "The drop in Bitcoin means Bitcoin is on sale, and I am buying." He pointed out that the issue is not with Bitcoin itself, but with our monetary system and criminal bankers. Kiyosaki believes that Bitcoin is a currency of integrity that will exchange "Fake money" for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher message, Michael Saylor posted, "Bitcoin is on sale."

ChainCatcher news, Arkham posted on X platform that Bybit's ETH and stETH outflow reached 1.4 billion USD, and these funds have started to be transferred to new selling addresses.So far, 200 million USD worth of stETH has been sold.