ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina emphasized again on April 3 during a speech at the State Duma that the use of cryptocurrencies in the domestic economy should be restricted and advocated for stricter penalties for violations of the ban. Nabiullina, a key ally of President Putin, currently leads the Central Bank of Russia's sovereign digital currency (digital ruble) project. She pointed out that while the central bank supports exploring the cross-border application of crypto assets within a specific "regulatory sandbox" framework, it firmly opposes their infiltration into the domestic monetary system and settlement activities.Since 2020, Russia has banned payments in cryptocurrencies, but current enforcement is relatively lax, and there is a lack of a clear legal framework for related transactions. Nabiullina called for increased legal accountability for the use of cryptocurrencies for payments within Russia, stating: "Our position has not changed. We cannot allow cryptocurrencies to penetrate domestic monetary circulation and domestic settlements. We suggest seeking investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies while increasing the responsibility for using cryptocurrencies in domestic settlements." Nabiullina also supports allowing "high-net-worth qualified investors" to invest in crypto assets within the "sandbox" and proposed discussing the extension of some derivative investment permissions to ordinary qualified investors. She emphasized the need to protect retail investors from the risks posed by the highly volatile crypto market.Furthermore, after Nabiullina's speech, Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma's Financial Market Committee, pointed out that there are still differences in Moscow regarding cryptocurrency regulation. There are clear divisions within the Duma on crypto regulation, with some members supporting restrictions while others show strong interest.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Laws, a resolution proposed by Democrats in the Georgia House suggests that the state Department of Education introduce educational content on "blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3" in K-12 (from kindergarten to 12th grade) curricula. The bill states: "Bitcoin is increasingly being accepted and is often used as a substitute for traditional currency."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Wen Wei Po report, Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated that he suggested promoting the establishment of a unified blockchain trading and settlement platform for licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong, facilitating 24/7 uninterrupted trading through the tokenization of physical assets. He pointed out that to address the bottlenecks in the development of the digital economy, such as financing difficulties for small and medium-sized enterprises in the mainland and inefficiencies in cross-border transactions, he proposed setting up a digital asset foreign exchange fund in Hong Kong to provide digital asset collateral financing for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Greater Bay Area, while also promoting financial circulation in the Greater Bay Area.

ChainCatcher news, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," stated on the X platform that he predicted the biggest stock market crash was imminent in his 2014 book "Rich Dad's Prophecy." Unfortunately, the crisis has arrived, which could ruin the future of millions of baby boomers.To defeat this corrupt and criminal monetary Ponzi scheme, individuals must start by investing in and holding real gold, silver, and Bitcoin. However, he emphasized that he will never buy gold, silver, or Bitcoin ETFs, believing that ETFs are just as fake as the dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Fear and Greed Index has shown "extreme fear" readings for several consecutive days, which may indicate that Bitcoin prices are about to bottom out and rebound. Historically, similar situations have triggered a 200% increase in Bitcoin prices.Vincent Liu, Chief Investment Officer of trading firm Kronos Research, stated: "Bitcoin has fallen into the 'extreme fear' range, which is the first time since September 2024, when Bitcoin was trading at $53,000. In the three months following that, Bitcoin's value doubled, suggesting a potential buying opportunity for savvy investors."The Fear and Greed Index is a measure of investor sentiment, ranging from 0 (lowest sentiment) to 100 (highest sentiment). Recently, as Bitcoin prices fluctuated between $83,000 and $95,000, the index has remained in the "extreme fear" zone. This index is typically viewed as a short-term contrarian indicator, based on price volatility, momentum, social media sentiment, Google Trends data, and Bitcoin's overall market share.

ChainCatcher news, according to ICP founder Dominic Williams, a North Korean hacker group recently successfully stole $1.5 billion from Bybit, primarily by exploiting a vulnerability in the web interface of Safe { Wallet }, which is hosted in the cloud rather than on a smart contract.Williams criticized some Web3 projects for operating only on "fake onchain," leading to security risks, and suggested using ICP (Internet Computer) for on-chain computation, data storage, and user experience validation to enhance security. He proposed migrating Safe { Wallet } to ICP and adopting cryptographic authentication mechanisms and multi-party consensus governance (such as SNS DAO) to strengthen security.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Timothy Massad has urged Congress to prioritize the establishment of a stablecoin regulatory framework and to postpone discussions on cryptocurrency market structure legislation for several years. He believes that the currently proposed market structure plans may exacerbate regulatory confusion rather than provide clear guidance.

ChainCatcher news, Semler Scientific Chairman Eric Semler stated that Zoom Communications ($ZM) should consider adopting Bitcoin as a treasury asset to boost its weak performance and shareholder returns. Semler pointed out that Zoom's stock price has fallen about 40% over the past three years and has underperformed the S&P 500 index by 84% over the past five years, with the current valuation at only a forward P/E ratio of 15 times and EV/EBITDA of 9 times.Despite having $7.7 billion in cash reserves (about one-third of its market value) and maintaining a 40% EBITDA profit margin, revenue growth has been sluggish, and future guidance indicates only low single-digit growth. Semler suggested that Zoom leverage its cash reserves and stable $2 billion annualized free cash flow to become a corporate holder of Bitcoin for long-term value growth, and called on CEO Eric Yuan to use his super voting rights to promote a Bitcoin strategy.

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, according to Cointelegraph, billionaire and Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead stated in an interview with CNBC that the United States currently holds $600 billion in gold reserves, which is an astonishing figure. He suggested a shift towards digital gold, emphasizing that "Bitcoin is a better choice."

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest analysis shows that traditional financial markets continue to be volatile against the backdrop of developments in U.S. trade policy and a high-risk tariff war. The S&P 500 index struggles to maintain the 6000-point mark, and last week's fluctuations led to a pullback in the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin briefly touching $92,000 and Ethereum dropping to $2,100. Although the U.S. has delayed imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the U.S.-China trade war remains the market focus.In terms of cryptocurrency regulation, regulatory agencies have established a dedicated working group to draft stablecoin regulations and assess the feasibility of Strategic Bitcoin Reserves (SBR). QCP Capital believes that while Bitcoin's resilience is shown by its maintenance above $90,000, it is advisable to adopt a defensive investment strategy in light of geopolitical risks and the lack of short-term positive catalysts.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on the X platform that the main reason for inflation is excessive money supply, believing that stopping money printing in the U.S. could lower interest rates and reactivate economic growth.In response, former Coinbase CTO Balaji mentioned that the power to set interest rates could be completely transferred from the Federal Reserve to the market, and referred to Bitfinex, which has implemented a mechanism overseas to replace centralized decision-making by central banks with a market-driven interest rate order book.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized stablecoin protocol Frax Finance community has initiated a new proposal, suggesting to authorize an initial investment of 5 million dollars in the Trump family's crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), positioning FRAX as part of the WLFI ecosystem, with subsequent investments of up to 10 million dollars, depending on the success of the collaboration.

ChainCatcher news, Standard Chartered's Head of Digital Asset Research Geoffrey Kendrick stated that Bitcoin is currently under pressure from macro risks, and any pullback below $90,000 represents a "mid-term" buying opportunity.In a research report dated January 14, Kendrick emphasized the value of strategic accumulation during ongoing market turbulence. He added that a drop in Bitcoin's price below key support levels could provide a favorable entry point, as the bank's long-term forecast for Bitcoin remains unchanged. Kendrick stated, "If we do break below (and potentially fall further below $80,000 after dropping below $90,000), I would view it as an excellent mid-term buying opportunity."Despite short-term risks, Standard Chartered still maintains its long-term price target of $200,000 for Bitcoin by the end of 2025, reaffirming its previous forecast. This prediction is supported by expectations of strong institutional inflows and favorable economic policies under the new U.S. administration.Meanwhile, Standard Chartered advises investors to adopt a cautious approach in the short term while monitoring strategic buying opportunities.

ChainCatcher news, according to a social media message forwarded by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski stated that he is working with Paolo Ardoino to plan the future development of the platform. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele suggested to Rumble that they move their headquarters to El Salvador.Previous news, Tether has obtained a license in El Salvador and is about to complete the procedures for relocating to El Salvador.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized perpetual contract platform Drift Protocol based on Solana hints that it may launch the second airdrop event in May 2025, with the airdrop token being FUEL.

ChainCatcher news, in August this year, the Hong Kong High Court heard the world's first lawsuit involving "Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO)", ruling that six defendants must disclose detailed financial statements and supporting documents for their blockchain and Real World Asset (RWA) projects in response to allegations of asset misappropriation, involving over 6 billion HKD. Wu Jiezhuang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, Web3 and Virtual Asset Development Forum Committee, believes that the current development framework for Web3 in Hong Kong is still not完善, and suggests that the SAR government introduce regulations for DAO.He stated that the entire digital asset ecosystem can be divided into two important segments: one is exchanges, and the other is public chains, which usually exist in the form of DAOs but are like "orphaned souls" without a place to land worldwide. If Hong Kong wants to develop a digital asset ecosystem, it needs to regulate DAOs as soon as possible and establish a framework for DAOs so that these public chains can land in Hong Kong.Wu Jiezhuang further pointed out that the United States and Abu Dhabi already have relevant legal frameworks regulating DAOs, and Hong Kong should establish one as soon as possible. Since DAOs do not have legal entities, he suggested that the SAR government could refer to the current licensing practices in the securities industry to establish a DAO licensing system, requiring licensed DAOs to clarify internal individual relationships and to establish Responsible Officers (RO) to ensure that licensed companies comply with regulatory requirements and maintain daily operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Securitize Markets, as the transfer agent and broker for BlackRock's dollar institutional digital liquidity fund and its BUIDL token, has drafted a governance proposal for Frax Finance. The proposal states: "In addition to providing utility, relative safety, and convenience for Frax USD, it can also significantly reduce counterparty risk in its reserves by partnering with BlackRock."If the proposal is approved, Frax USD will adopt the BUIDL token as a supporting asset, similar to stablecoins like Ethena's USDtb. BUIDL currently manages assets worth over $530 million, most of which are short-term U.S. Treasury bills.Although the proposal has not yet been put to a vote, the early reactions from Frax Finance DAO members have been generally positive so far. "I fully support this proposal as it brings together the essence of TradFi and DeFi. I believe this partnership will shape the future of the financial industry."