ChainCatcher news, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) Chairman Michael Saylor once again urged Microsoft to adjust its capital allocation strategy, suggesting that it should abandon bonds and stock buybacks in favor of Bitcoin, which he believes will create more shareholder value while reducing corporate risk.Over the past five years, according to TradingView data, Bitcoin's annual average return has been 53%, while Microsoft's annual average return has been about 6%; Bitcoin has risen over 950%, while Microsoft has risen about 148%. Saylor emphasized that Bitcoin is a highly liquid, fungible capital asset that can serve as a modern alternative to bonds.

ChainCatcher news, Robert Wood from Pantheon Macroeconomics stated in a report that despite the gloomy outlook for UK economic growth, the Bank of England may remain cautious.The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will meet next month to decide on the next course of action, and amid signs of an economic slowdown, investors generally expect a 25 basis point cut in the key interest rate. A few anticipate a 50 basis point cut, but Wood said that seems unlikely. Although confidence surveys are becoming increasingly bleak, the underlying data shows that the UK economy "has been performing well prior to the recent turmoil," so the Monetary Policy Committee may avoid a significant rate cut.

ChainCatcher news, according to the announcement made by ZKsync on platform X and the Ethereum network, calls for the hacker to return 90% of the stolen funds (44,687,278.5988 ZK tokens, 1,021.3 ETH, and 766 ETH), and offers a 10% bounty as a reward for cooperation.The funds must be sent to the designated ZKsync Era and Ethereum addresses within 72 hours. Completing the above refund before the deadline will be publicly confirmed and closed; otherwise, it will be handed over to law enforcement for a criminal investigation.

ChainCatcher message, after the Binance security team assisted in recovering the stolen funds from KiloEx, some community members suggested that Binance disclose specific support details regarding the incident to enhance community trust in the ecological security. In response, Zhao Changpeng stated: "Some details in the middle can help with the handling of future security incidents; if everything is fully disclosed, hackers might learn to avoid them. We must respect the opinions of all parties involved. Everything else should be transparent."

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC citing The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Trump privately acknowledged that his comprehensive and high tariff plan announced last week could lead to an economic recession, but he is more focused on avoiding an economic depression.U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that the collapse of the bond market prompted Trump to adjust trade policies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday that despite the Trump administration's rejection of Brussels' proposal for "zero-for-zero" tariffs on all industrial products, the EU still hopes to avoid a trade war with the United States.White House trade advisor Peter Navarro stated on Monday that if the EU wants to reach an agreement, it needs to lower non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added tax and food safety regulations. The EU spokesperson said, "The situation has not changed. We want to avoid tariffs... We are waiting for our American counterparts to engage in a meaningful way."

ChainCatcher news, Sun Yuchen stated at the press conference: "Techteryx came to me after the funds were misappropriated, 500 million dollars is not a lot for me, and I am also happy to help TUSD and users avoid its potential risks."

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, as the market continues to decline, the whale 0x507...BeDb6 has incurred a floating loss of 3.238 million dollars on a 10x PEPE long position opened on Hyperliquid.He started going long during a rebound on 03.24 and currently holds a PEPE long position worth 27.53 million dollars, with an opening price of 0.00814 dollars and a liquidation price of 0.005219 dollars (note that here 1000 PEPE is used as the price unit).In the past 21 hours, he has added 3.818 million USDC in margin to Hyperliquid to avoid liquidation.

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) stated on social media that his Pay to Reach concept, published on Binance Square 18 days ago, has quickly come to fruition. A developer provided a prototype just days after seeing the article, and after discussions, adjustments, and security reviews, the product went live yesterday.Zhao Changpeng mentioned that he has added the service URL (Reachme platform link) to his profile on the X platform. Initially priced at 0.04 BNB (about $24) per message, he immediately received a large number of short and meaningless messages; after raising it to 0.1 BNB, he still received over 100 messages. Currently, he has further adjusted the price to 0.2 BNB (about $120) and stated that he will continue to look for the right price point, hoping to control the average daily message volume to about 10 messages. He also suggested that users read his communication skills guide before sending messages to improve communication efficiency.Previous news, Zhao Changpeng's X account biography has added a DM link, allowing users to pay BNB to send him messages.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, following last weekend's refusal by U.S. President Trump to guarantee that the U.S. economy would not experience negative growth, U.S. Treasury Secretary on Sunday (16th) also stated that he cannot guarantee the U.S. economy will not fall into recession. However, Bessent ruled out the possibility of a financial crisis in an NBC interview. When asked if he could guarantee that there would be no economic recession during Trump's presidency, Bessent replied, "I cannot guarantee that. (Just like) who could have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic?" Bessent stated that he is implementing robust policies that can endure, indicating that the country needs to gradually move away from what he calls large-scale government spending. When asked if adjustments would lead to an economic recession, Bessent said, "There is no reason for that to be the case." Bessent dismissed concerns about the recent decline in U.S. stocks, stating that the market correction is healthy, and if the government implements good tax policies, relaxes regulations, and ensures energy security, the market "will be in good shape."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, analysts say that Bitcoin needs to maintain a closing price above $81,000 this week to avoid further downward volatility ahead of next week's FOMC meeting.Bitget Research Chief Analyst Ryan Lee stated that if Bitcoin's weekly closing price falls below $81,000, it may further adjust to around $76,000 next week. The results of the FOMC meeting scheduled for March 19 could significantly impact Bitcoin investor sentiment.

ChainCatcher news, the White House released a memo showing that David Sacks, the U.S. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency Affairs, sold over $200 million in digital asset-related investments through his personal accounts and his company Craft Ventures before taking office, in order to reduce potential conflicts of interest.Of this amount, at least $85 million directly belongs to Sacks, but Craft Ventures still holds some fund investments related to crypto assets. Sacks has liquidated his holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW), and sold shares in Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD).Additionally, he has exited investments related to Multicoin Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Bitwise Asset Management, and has begun to gradually divest from certain private digital asset companies. However, Sacks still holds interests in some funds under Craft Ventures, which invest in companies like BitGo and Lightning Labs. These investments are difficult to fully exit due to liquidity constraints, accounting for less than 3.8% of his total investment assets.Sacks stated that this move aims to avoid any suspicion of conflicts of interest and to ensure transparency in his decision-making as a government official.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale sold 25,800 ETH (47.8 million USD) to avoid liquidation, incurring a loss of over 32 million USD.This whale currently holds 35,034 ETH (64.68 million USD) on Aave, with a health factor of 1.4 and a liquidation price of approximately 1,316 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ember monitoring, a certain whale sold 25,800 ETH to avoid liquidation of their position, resulting in a leveraged long position in ETH realizing a loss of up to 31.75 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bitfinex analysts stated that the federal government's lack of direct investment in Bitcoin has led to a "short-term negative reaction in the market and a decline in Bitcoin prices." Bitcoin needs to close above the key support level of $82,000 this week to avoid further declines due to disappointment among short-term investors. Analysts emphasized that investors had originally expected the federal government to accumulate Bitcoin, which would demonstrate strong institutional support, but the approach of relying solely on existing holdings without increasing investments has weakened those expectations.Nexo analyst Iliya Kalchev pointed out that, in addition to crypto-related legislation, macroeconomic developments and global trade concerns continue to put pressure on Bitcoin prices. Next week, the market will focus on the U.S. Consumer Price Index and employment report, which will serve as important indicators for inflation slowdown and potential interest rate cuts.On the technical side, Bitcoin's Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 28, indicating that the asset is in an oversold state. Analyst Rekt Capital noted that every time the RSI reaches 28 in the current cycle, Bitcoin's price "either hits the bottom or is only 2% to 8% away from the bottom."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the European Central Bank's payment system experienced a major failure last Thursday, and the chaos that ensued during the 10 hours it took to identify and resolve the issue led to disruptions in welfare payments for over 15,000 Greeks, a large number of wages and pensions in Austria, and several financial transactions. The situation could have potentially worsened.If the situation had occurred or continued into the next day, i.e., at the end of February, it would have been a payday for many public sector employees, pensioners, and welfare recipients, and this chaos could have impacted millions of people and businesses, putting a strain on the banking system. According to officials from the Eurozone central bank, the core of the escalating turmoil was a hardware failure, but technicians took hours to identify the problem after initially misdiagnosing a database issue.Markus Ferber, a member of the European Parliament and a member of the committee overseeing the European Central Bank, stated, "A hardware failure is forgivable, but it is inexcusable if there is no backup that can be immediately activated when problems arise." An official from the European Central Bank indicated that the affected hardware did indeed have multiple backups, and the bank is analyzing why they did not activate.

ChainCatcher news, Solana founder Toly shared his views on decentralized reserve mechanisms on social media. He stated that the ideal choice is to have no reserves, as allowing the government to manage reserves would lead to the failure of decentralization.Toly further pointed out that if reserves must be established, each state can manage them independently to hedge against potential decision-making errors by the Federal Reserve. At the same time, if a reserve mechanism is necessary, it should be based on objective, measurable, and reasonable standards, rather than subjectively set rules.He finally emphasized that regardless of how the reserve mechanism is set up, the Solana ecosystem can meet and exceed its goals, demonstrating strong competitiveness.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist stated that on February 21, 2025, Bybit's on-chain multi-signature wallet was targeted and breached, with nearly $1.5 billion in assets quietly lost through a transaction with a "legitimate signature." Subsequent on-chain analysis revealed that the attacker gained multi-signature permissions through sophisticated social engineering attacks, implanted malicious logic using the delegatecall function of the Safe contract, and ultimately bypassed the multi-signature verification mechanism to transfer funds to an anonymous address. "Multi-signature" does not equal "absolute security"; even a secure mechanism like the Safe multi-signature wallet can still be at risk of being compromised if lacking additional protective measures.Bybit is using version v1.1.1 (<1.3.0) of the Safe contract, which means they cannot utilize the Guard mechanism, a key security feature. If Bybit had upgraded to version 1.3.0 or higher of the Safe contract and implemented an appropriate Guard mechanism, such as specifying a whitelist address for receiving funds and conducting strict contract function ACL verification, they might have been able to avoid this loss. Although this is merely a hypothesis, it provides important insights for future asset security management.