ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. September ISM Manufacturing PMI recorded 47.2, marking the largest decline since May 2023, with an expectation of 47.5 and a previous value of 47.2.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the final value of the U.S. September S&P Global Manufacturing PMI recorded 47.3 (expected 47, previous value 47), the lowest since June 2023.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the U.S. ISM August Manufacturing PMI report released today shows that the U.S. economy continues to contract. Based on the Federal Reserve's implied probabilities from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), affected by the weak data, traders have increased the likelihood of a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September from 30% a day ago to 39%. However, the favored bet remains a 25 basis point cut at 61%.The main event in U.S. macro news is still Friday's August employment report, which could also be the final deciding factor for the Federal Reserve's rate hike of either 25 or 50 basis points. Economists predict that job gains will rebound from 114,000 in July to 160,000. The unemployment rate is expected to decrease from 4.3% to 4.2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), an international standards-setting organization, stated in a report on Tuesday that no stablecoin currently fully meets the relevant regulatory requirements, and even if stablecoins exist, they may not significantly aid cross-border payments.Stablecoins can bring "opportunities" for cross-border transfers by speeding up transaction times and reducing costs, as supporters claim, but the potential downsides may outweigh the benefits. The report noted that "challenges may include coordination, competition, network scale and market structure, as well as a lack of international consistency and effective regulation, oversight, and supervision."

According to ChainCatcher news, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) stated that German and American authorities have seized 44 million euros from the cryptocurrency mixer ChipMixer. The European police organization announced on Wednesday that the relevant authorities shut down the platform's infrastructure, confiscating four servers, 7TB of data, and 1909.4 bitcoins (BTC) (47.7 million dollars).It is reported that the reason for this investigation is that ChipMixer allowed its clients to hide traces of criminal activities, such as ransomware attacks and payment fraud, as well as some more serious illegal activities. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst ZachXBT posted on social media that the FTX hacker "FTX Accounts Drainer" has laundered 360 BTC using the crypto mixer ChipMixer, amounting to nearly 6 million dollars at current prices. (source link)