ChainCatcher news, according to the official website, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a policy statement regarding PoS network staking activities, clarifying that three types of staking activities do not constitute securities issuance: 1) Self-staking (node operators using their own crypto assets to participate in network validation); 2) Third-party non-custodial staking (asset owners retain control, only delegating validation rights); 3) Compliant custodial staking (custodians strictly segregate client assets, not used for operations or re-hypothecation).The statement points out that the network rewards obtained from the above staking activities are considered compensation for validation services, rather than investment returns based on the efforts of others in managing and operating, and therefore do not meet the securities definition standards of the Howey test. It also clarifies that four types of supporting services (penalty insurance, early unbonding, reward restructuring, asset aggregation) do not change the nature of staking. This policy does not apply to staking services that provide fixed returns or engage in trading using client assets.The SEC emphasizes that custodial institutions must ensure that staking assets: 1) are independent of operating funds; 2) are prohibited from being lent or re-hypothecated; 3) are not subject to third-party claims. This policy aims to provide regulatory certainty for compliant staking activities while maintaining enforcement authority over security tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Logan stated: "Tariffs may push up inflation, at least temporarily, while stimulative fiscal policy may boost demand. At the same time, uncertainty and market volatility may lead consumers to reduce spending."Logan also pointed out that high inflation expectations have become entrenched, and correcting them is costly. However, current monetary policy is in good shape, the risks to employment and inflation targets are "roughly balanced," and the labor market is strong, with inflation trends gradually approaching 2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Russian police have arrested a person suspected of involvement in a cryptocurrency mining scam, with the case involving an amount of 270 million rubles (approximately 3.2 million USD) and a total of 100 victims.A local resident reported to the police in February this year that he had handed over an ASIC mining machine to a person claiming to operate a "mining hotel," who promised to provide passive income. The 26-year-old suspect and his two accomplices are accused of selling the received mining machines and embezzling the funds intended for purchasing other mining equipment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Party in the UK, will unveil a cryptocurrency policy plan similar to Donald Trump's style at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas this Thursday evening, in an attempt to attract more support from young British voters.According to the speech content disclosed in advance by the Reform Party, Farage will announce that if the Reform Party wins the next UK election, it will submit a new "Cryptocurrency Bill" to Parliament, aiming to make the UK a "crypto powerhouse."The bill includes: significantly reducing the capital gains tax on crypto investments from the current 24% to 10%; establishing a two-year regulatory sandbox to assist London’s financial district in crypto innovation; and prohibiting restrictions on services that accept crypto payments, thereby protecting the rights of consumers using cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the Polish presidential election has entered the final sprint phase. Nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki recently released a video on social media promising that if elected, he would support the development of the cryptocurrency industry and oppose regulatory policies that restrict investment freedom. This candidate, supported by the Law and Justice Party, admitted that he does not hold digital currencies but emphasized that "Poland should be a birthplace of innovation rather than regulation."The latest polls show that Nawrocki and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski have similar support rates. Analysts believe that his stance on cryptocurrency aims to attract supporters of far-right candidate Slawomir Mentzen, who is known for holding Bitcoin and garnered 14.8% of the votes in the first round. Notably, Trzaskowski also publicly opposed regulating the Polish cryptocurrency market in February.

ChainCatcher message, the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes mentioned that staff forecasts for actual GDP growth in 2025 and 2026 are lower than the predictions made at the March meeting, as the announced trade policies imply that actual economic activity will be more significantly hampered compared to the policies assumed in previous forecasts.It is expected that trade policies will also lead to a slowdown in productivity growth, thereby reducing potential GDP growth in the coming years. Due to the anticipated earlier onset of demand drag, which is expected to be greater than the response of supply, the output gap is expected to widen significantly over the forecast period. The labor market is expected to weaken substantially, with the unemployment rate projected to be higher than staff estimates of the natural rate of unemployment by the end of this year, and to remain above the natural rate until 2027.

ChainCatcher message, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes show that participants unanimously believe that the uncertainty regarding the economic outlook has increased, and that a cautious monetary policy is appropriate.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. Vice President Vance stated that cryptocurrency is a hedge against Washington's poor policies. Cryptocurrency is a hedge against soaring inflation.Bitcoin finally has a supporter and ally in the White House, with approximately fifty million Americans holding Bitcoin, and this number is expected to increase to one hundred million soon.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Polygon and GSR jointly announced that their collaboratively developed DeFi blockchain Katana private mainnet has been launched.Katana aims to address the current fragmentation of assets in the DeFi space by integrating liquidity from various protocols and aggregating multiple sources of yield. The network is built on Polygon's AggLayer platform and will interface with DeFi applications such as Sushi and Morpho, providing lending, trading, and yield generation functionalities.Katana is currently in a limited user phase, opening up pre-deposit functions for ETH, USDC, USDT, and WBTC, giving participants the opportunity to earn KAT governance tokens. GSR is responsible for providing initial on-chain liquidity support, and the Katana public mainnet is expected to launch by the end of June.

ChainCatcher news, the Vietnamese police have arrested a gang suspected of orchestrating the cryptocurrency scam "Matrix Chain," which has defrauded investors of nearly 400 million dollars.The alleged pyramid scheme fraud group established a multi-level system across three regions in Vietnam, misleading investors into believing that they could download the Matrix Chain software for a symbolic fee of just 1 USDT. The funds were ultimately embezzled by the gang, which has over 185,000 registered accounts, with 394.2 million USDT deposited and transferred through cryptocurrency wallets. Four men and one woman (born between 1980 and 1991) have been detained, and the police are searching their residences and workplaces.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed on May 27 that under the $1.4 billion loan agreement reached in December 2024, the Salvadoran government has committed to maintaining its current Bitcoin reserve levels. As part of a 40-month financial aid program, the country's Congress has amended the Bitcoin Law, removing the requirement for the private sector to accept Bitcoin payments, with potential total aid reaching $3.5 billion.Although Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele publicly stated in March this year that he would continue to increase Bitcoin holdings and disclosed that the current unrealized loss is $357 million, he did not directly respond to the IMF's latest statement regarding the "restriction on new purchases" clause. The IMF noted in its February assessment that there are financial risks associated with the country's Bitcoin reserves that have yet to materialize.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, the Indian cryptocurrency industry is actively lobbying the government to reduce the 30% capital gains tax and 1% transaction tax implemented since 2022.Currently, the high tax burden has led to over 90% of crypto transactions flowing overseas. With Trump likely to return to the White House and publicly support digital assets, the Indian government's attitude towards the crypto industry is becoming more lenient. The frequency of communication between the industry and policymakers has increased from once every six months to monthly or even weekly.Accounting firm Grant Thornton expects the Indian crypto market size to grow from the current $2.5 billion to over $15 billion by 2035.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Asian crypto trading company Caladan announced that it will establish a representative office in New York, planning to allocate at least 5% of its global workforce to expand into the U.S. market and seek broker registration and membership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The company has formed a three-person team led by Gian-Paul Caccia, including former employees from institutions such as Coinbase, BlackRock, and Bank of America, focusing on promoting institutional partnerships and compliance strategies.This move comes as the Trump administration adjusts the crypto regulatory framework, including appointing a pro-crypto SEC chairman, withdrawing multiple lawsuits, and supporting the GENIUS Act among other policies. The crypto lending platform Nexo, which previously exited the U.S. market, also announced its return last month, citing an improved policy environment. Trump's recent launch of the meme coin TRUMP on Solana has sparked political controversy, but his team continues to push for stablecoin legislation and industry dialogue.

ChainCatcher news, QCP released a briefing indicating that risk sentiment continues to fluctuate. Trump suddenly proposed raising EU tariffs on goods from 20% to 50%, which was then postponed to July 9, temporarily stabilizing the market. The volatility gap of BTC from June to July has compressed to below 1, suggesting that the market expects policy changes again. In terms of inflation, although oil prices have retreated, port congestion has spread from Europe to the Asia-Pacific region, which may drive up shipping costs and trigger a new round of indirect inflation.BTC rebounded to $110,000 after dropping to $106,000 over the weekend. BlackRock's IBIT has seen net inflows for 30 consecutive days, while TQQQ Nasdaq ETF continues to experience outflows, indicating a divergence in sentiment between crypto assets and tech stocks. In an environment of policy instability, the cryptocurrency market has shown relatively mature performance.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Scam Sniffer monitoring, a victim has mistakenly transferred approximately $1.7 million in funds to the wrong address again.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by the on-chain security platform ScamSniffer, a transaction history pollution attack has resulted in a loss of $843,166 for a user. The attacker sent fake transactions with similar addresses, causing their address to appear in the victim's transaction history.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, institutional analysis indicates that the market expects the U.S. April core PCE price index month-on-month to rise by 0.1% next Friday, unchanged from March. Economists generally believe that although President Trump's tariffs will have a mild impact on April's price data, the effects of trade policy are expected to become more apparent as early as next month. Given that there are no significant signs of deterioration in the current labor market, Federal Reserve officials tend to maintain interest rates unchanged until the effects of trade policy adjustments are fully reflected in economic data.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Web3 infrastructure service provider Asphere (Ankr's enterprise division) announced a partnership with the Web3 Foundation to launch a no-code Rollup deployment framework based on the Polkadot SDK. Developers can customize and launch high-performance, interoperable dedicated Rollup chains in minutes through a visual interface. The solution offers ready-to-use templates such as general Rollups and Ethereum-compatible Rollups, supporting custom token economic models, governance mechanisms, and staking modules, all managed by Asphere's fully hosted node operations and compliance framework.David Hawig, head of ecosystem development at the Web3 Foundation, stated that the collaboration aims to unlock the potential of the Polkadot technology stack, allowing developers to focus on product innovation through native interoperability and shared security. Tyler Sloan, head of business at Asphere, pointed out that the no-code deployer will lower the barriers to protocol development, enabling both enterprises and individuals to build customized application chains and seamlessly integrate into the Polkadot multi-chain ecosystem.The solution supports independent Rollups, system-level Rollups, and dedicated chains for vertical scenarios such as DeFi and gaming, providing 24/7 operational monitoring and modular upgrade control. The parallel transaction processing architecture of Polkadot, combined with Asphere's infrastructure, can provide scalability support for scenarios with high concurrency and low fee requirements.

ChainCatcher news, ArkInvest CEO Cathie Wood stated that President Reagan's policies opened the best 15 to 20 years in the history of financial markets. Both the stock and bond markets thrived. We believe that, given the currently much lower interest rates, the stock market will be the biggest beneficiary of President Trump's policies.