ChainCatcher news, Bitget Research Institute's chief analyst Ryan Lee pointed out that as U.S. President Trump proposed a new tariff plan, Bitcoin's safe-haven properties are gaining more attention. His proposal of "a unified 20% tariff" has triggered market concerns about fiat currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, particularly against the backdrop of rising inflation expectations.Jim Reid from Deutsche Bank and Chris Weston from Pepperstone both warned that if this policy is implemented, the global economy may face the risk of "stagflation," where costs rise while economic growth is constrained.From an economic fundamentals perspective, if this round of tariffs is implemented, it may push up manufacturing costs and exacerbate inflation. This event may prolong market uncertainty. In this environment, the demand for Bitcoin as an anti-inflation and safe-haven asset is expected to rise significantly.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Fidelity Digital Assets has questioned the view that "Bitcoin has reached a cycle peak" in its latest report, suggesting that Bitcoin may be on the brink of the next "acceleration phase."Fidelity analyst Zack Wainwright pointed out that a typical characteristic of Bitcoin's acceleration phase is "high volatility and high returns," similar to the market performance when BTC broke through $20,000 in December 2020. Although Bitcoin's year-to-date return is -11.44%, having retraced nearly 25% from its historical high, Wainwright believes that the recent performance aligns with the average retracement seen after acceleration phases in previous cycles.Wainwright believes that Bitcoin is currently still in the acceleration phase but is nearing the end of the cycle, having lasted 232 days as of March 3. Historical data shows that the acceleration phases in 2010-2011, 2015, and 2017 peaked on the 244th day, 261st day, and 280th day respectively, with each cycle lasting longer. However, historically, acceleration phases usually feature two major upward waves, with the first wave occurring after the election this time. If it can break through the previous high again, the starting point for the second major upward wave may be around $110,000.

ChainCatcher message, according to official news, MEXC will launch Wave World (WAV) in the innovation zone on March 31, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8) and open the WAV/USDT trading market. On the same day at 18:10 (UTC+8), the WAV U margin contract will be launched, supporting 1-50x leverage, with both full and isolated margin modes. At 19:00 (UTC+8) on March 31, the WAV swap function will be launched, allowing users to seamlessly and instantly exchange with other assets.To celebrate the launch of Wave World (WAV), MEXC has launched the Airdrop+ event, with a total prize pool of 1,500,000 WAV & 66,000 USDT. Event time: March 31, 2025, 16:00 - April 11, 2025, 16:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher News, David Sacks, the head of crypto and AI at the White House, stated on the X platform that artificial intelligence is "the biggest technological wave in history," with previous generations of technological development paving the way for it. He views personal computers, the internet, social media, and mobile devices as "transitional phases," while the true significance of AI lies in "giving computers ubiquitous access to solve problems for us." He further stated, "Everything is paving the way for agents," implying that AI agents will be at the core of the technological revolution.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, MEXC will open pre-market trading for Wave World (WAV) on March 26, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8). Users can trade in advance before WAV spot trading opens.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency broker FalconX has recently experienced a wave of high-level departures, with 10 to 15 employees leaving, including the head of Europe, the credit chief, the general counsel, and the global chief compliance officer. Sources say this change involves layoffs. FalconX doubled its workforce last year and has not commented on the personnel changes.

ChainCatcher news, Bernstein analysts stated that as exchanges and broker/dealer models begin to merge, the crypto industry is moving towards a more integrated "one-stop" multi-asset investment platform. For example, Coinbase is in deep negotiations to acquire Deribit, Kraken is about to acquire NinjaTrader, and Robinhood is integrating Bitstamp.Analysts noted that Deribit's BTC and ETH options market has a monthly trading volume exceeding $10 billion, accounting for about 70% of the market share, while the monthly trading volume of cryptocurrency futures is around $4.5 billion. The acquisition of Deribit by Coinbase will enable it to expand into the derivatives space, particularly in options, and will compete with Binance in the international crypto derivatives market.

ChainCatcher news, according to a research report by Kaiko, the market slump in February triggered several waves of liquidations, significantly reducing the leverage levels of the top ten altcoins. Analysts believe that this position reset has created a healthier foundation for the cryptocurrency market, potentially paving the way for a more sustained upward trend in the coming weeks.The report notes that with the U.S. announcing the establishment of a strategic cryptocurrency reserve plan, although Bitcoin's reaction was relatively muted, overall market volatility surged, especially among altcoins. The intra-day volatility, which had been below 200% since the tariff sell-off in February, skyrocketed after the announcement, with ADA's volatility breaking 600%, marking the largest increase among major altcoins.Kaiko's analysis indicates that the inclusion of specific altcoins in the U.S. strategic reserve may accelerate the rotation of capital among altcoins, reinforcing the trend of concentrated gains in altcoins. Since last November, trading activity on U.S. exchanges has increasingly been dominated by large-cap assets. A year ago, the top ten altcoins accounted for 58% of altcoin trading volume on U.S. platforms, and 50% on offshore exchanges; as of last week, these shares have risen to 77% and 66%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, the encryption data analysis company Bitrace has issued a warning that following the $1.5 billion hack of Bybit, a large-scale freezing wave targeting OTC groups and cryptocurrency payment companies is expected to occur in the coming months.Bitrace's research shows that this hacker organization not only uses unlicensed industry infrastructure for money laundering but also heavily relies on centralized platforms for dumping, which directly leads to a significant number of accounts of exchange users, whether intentionally or unintentionally receiving illicit funds, being subjected to risk control, and the business addresses of OTC merchants and payment institutions being frozen by Tether.After the DMM exchange in Japan was hacked in 2024, the attackers transferred $600 million to the payment institution HuionePay, resulting in $29 million being frozen in its hot wallet. In 2023, Poloniex suffered a hack with losses exceeding $100 million, with hackers using over-the-counter trading to launder funds, causing significant disruptions to many OTC merchants' businesses.

ChainCatcher news, Roam officially launches a community bounty program with a total prize pool of 100,000 $ROAM tokens, encouraging users to participate and drive community development. The event runs from February 22 to March 21.The program is divided into four main sections: Content Creation (40,000 $ROAM), Social Media Interaction (20,000 $ROAM), Community Participation (20,000 $ROAM), and Outstanding Performance (20,000 $ROAM). Content creators can participate by submitting articles, videos, or infographics, with selected works each week receiving rewards. Social media participants can earn rewards by posting, liking, retweeting, commenting, or participating in Twitter Spaces on X. Community participation rewards the top 10 most active users in Telegram and Discord. The Outstanding Performance section provides flexible rewards for high-quality content creators or loyal users.Currently, Roam has 2.3 million registered users and has built nearly 2 million WiFi nodes, covering over 190 countries and regions. According to the Messari 2024 report, Roam ranks fourth among "DePIN projects with over a million active nodes globally" and holds the top position in hardware nodes (DePINscan.io). This bounty program will further enhance community vitality and showcase Roam's strong growth potential.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from DEZILA, on February 17, 2025, the DEZILA Meme coin will officially launch on the BNB Chain through the FOUR platform. This landmark event signifies a new development direction for Meme coins, as Meme coins supported by the ecosystem are more in line with the needs of the community and market development.DEZILA is an innovative project dedicated to solving the problems of insufficient liquidity and price volatility. With its burning ecosystem based on a three-pool linkage mechanism and its decentralized core philosophy, it has successfully attracted the attention of numerous investors. With the launch of the DEZILA Meme coin, the project will also inject new vitality into the DeFi ecosystem, marking an important breakthrough in the development of Meme coins.

ChainCatcher news, the SocialFi platform XO announced that its token $XOXO was sold out in seconds during the 100,000 USDT IDO on AITech Pad yesterday. Yesterday, Kucoin also officially announced that XO will be listed on the exchange on February 14 at 1:00 (UTC). Currently, Eesee Launchpad and HyperX Launchpad have also launched the second wave of $XOXO IDO, which will end before XO is listed on the exchange.