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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that he will personally invest in research on Bitcoin's resistance to quantum-related issues and emphasized that the industry needs to push for solutions as soon as possible.Coinbase Chief Security Officer Philip Martin previously pointed out that as research in quantum computing progresses, the industry needs to accelerate its response to potential threats. He stated that post-quantum cryptography is feasible but still in the early stages of development. If implemented hastily, it could introduce new security risks, and there needs to be a consensus on issues such as how to handle wallets that have not completed migration. In addition, Coinbase has initiated related infrastructure upgrades and research, and is promoting collaboration among developers and the community to advance quantum-resistant solutions.

According to Cointelegraph, the Thane District Court in India ruled on March 23 that there was no preliminary evidence of a crime involving CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta and Niraj Khandelwal in a fraud case involving 7.1 million rupees (approximately $75,000), and granted bail to the two.The court investigation revealed that the fraudulent activity actually occurred on the counterfeit website coindcx.pro, which has no connection to the official CoinDCX platform. The main suspect, Rana, has fully refunded the victims, who also confirmed in court that the two founders were not the parties they met at the café.CoinDCX subsequently issued a statement characterizing the incident as "third-party impersonation" and reminded users to verify domain names and interact only through official channels to guard against the increasingly rampant impersonation and phishing scams in India's cryptocurrency industry.

Arthur Hayes posted on social media that there are a lot of fantasies about a positive outlook for the future in the current market. Personally, he certainly hopes the slaughter can stop, but he will not buy risk assets here.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that fake tokens impersonating the FBI have appeared on the Tron network, urging users to remain vigilant.The FBI's New York field office stated on social media that users who receive tokens claiming to be from the FBI in their wallets should exercise caution and never provide any personal identification information to related websites. According to disclosed information, these scams typically operate based on the TRC-20 token standard, where attackers send so-called "FBI tokens" to users' wallets and threaten to freeze assets under the pretext of violating anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, thereby inducing users to submit sensitive information and executing phishing attacks. The FBI also recommends that users report any suspicious activities through its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). It is currently unclear how many users have been affected.

According to Jinshi reports, "the Fed's mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos stated that the core PCE annualized for 1 month is 4.5%, for 3 months is 3.7%, and for 6 months is 3.1%; the overall personal consumption expenditures annualized for 1 month is 3.4%, for 3 months is 3.5%, and for 6 months is 3.2%.

According to AXIOS, President Trump stated in an interview on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, just as he did in Venezuela.Trump acknowledged that the assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is the most likely successor, but he also made it clear that he finds this outcome unacceptable. For several days, the Iranian regime has delayed announcing the successor to the Supreme Leader. However, statements from Iranian political figures on Thursday hinted that an announcement may be imminent.Trump said, "They are wasting time. Khamenei's son is a nobody. I must be involved in the appointment process, just like I handled Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela." He added that he would not accept any new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei's policies, which would force the U.S. to "go to war again in five years."

According to official news, MEXC has launched the MBTI miner test event. Users can gain a chance to win a prize by completing the crypto personality (MBTI) test and unlock their trader type; sharing test results or completing platform tasks can also earn more chances to win.The prize pool for this event includes 10g of gold, XAUT tokens, and GOLD contract position rewards. At the same time, MEXC is offering a limited-time GOLD contract with 0 fees, providing users with a lower-cost opportunity to participate in gold digital asset trading.

The cybersecurity agency Moonlock Lab reports that crypto hackers have recently upgraded their "ClickFix" attack method, beginning to impersonate venture capital firms to contact target users through social platforms and lure them into executing malicious code to steal crypto assets.Attackers disguise themselves as fake venture capital firms such as SolidBit, MegaBit, and Lumax Capital, sending collaboration invitations via LinkedIn and guiding victims to fake Zoom or Google Meet meeting links. The pages embed a fake Cloudflare "I am not a robot" verification button, which, when clicked, copies malicious commands to the clipboard and tricks users into pasting and executing them in the terminal, thus completing the attack. Researchers point out that this method circumvents traditional security mechanisms by "making victims execute commands themselves."Meanwhile, hackers are also hijacking browser extensions to carry out attacks. John Tuckner, founder of cybersecurity company Annex Security, revealed that the Chrome extension QuickLens, after changing ownership on February 1, released a new version containing malicious scripts two weeks later, triggering ClickFix attacks and stealing user data. The extension had about 7,000 users and has since been removed from the store. Reports indicate that the hijacked extension scans crypto wallet data and mnemonic phrases, and scrapes Gmail content, YouTube channel data, and web login or payment information.

According to Cointelegraph, hackers are using the "ClickFix" attack method to steal cryptocurrencies, with the latest two attacks involving impersonating venture capital firms and hijacking browser extensions.Cybersecurity company Moonlock Lab reports that scammers impersonate fake VCs such as SolidBit, MegaBit, and Lumax Capital, contacting users via LinkedIn to offer collaboration opportunities, then directing them to click on fake Zoom and Google Meet links. After clicking the link, users are led to a page with a forged Cloudflare "I'm not a robot" verification box; clicking this box copies malicious commands to the clipboard and prompts users to open a terminal to paste the so-called verification code, thus executing the attack.Moonlock Lab points out that this method turns victims into execution mechanisms, bypassing defenses in the security industry. Meanwhile, hackers are also spreading malware by hijacking the Chrome extension QuickLens. This extension allows users to run Google Lens searches directly in the browser, and after ownership was transferred, the new version contains malicious scripts that can initiate ClickFix attacks and steal information.The extension has about 7,000 users, and once hijacked, it searches for cryptocurrency wallet data and recovery phrases to steal funds, as well as scraping Gmail inbox content, YouTube channel data, and login credentials or payment information entered in web forms. The extension has been removed from the Chrome Web Store. The ClickFix technique has been popular among hackers since last year, forcing victims to manually execute malicious payloads, affecting thousands of businesses and multiple industries worldwide.

CZ stated on social media platform X that The New York Times has reported on his upcoming memoir "Freedom of Money," but the media based its report on an early draft and without authorization.CZ's lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén stated in a statement that the content cited in the relevant report is neither in the final manuscript nor expressed by CZ himself. She expressed hope that readers will wait to read the complete version once the new book is officially published.CZ also revealed that the new book is still in the editing process, with each revision typically taking 2 to 3 weeks, and the official release date will be announced separately.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a post proposing several ideas for optimizing democracy and decentralized governance using AI and personal LLMs (large language models). He believes that "AI directly as government" is dystopian, but mechanisms such as personal governance agents, public participation dialogue agents, and AI-enhanced suggestion/prediction markets can alleviate the issues of insufficient human attention and expertise in governance like DAOs. Vitalik also suggested introducing technologies such as multi-party secure computation, TEE, or encrypted circuits in decentralized decision-making scenarios involving sensitive information, allowing personal LLMs to participate in judgments within a "black box," while emphasizing the need to use zero-knowledge proofs and multi-party privacy computing tools to enhance participant anonymity and content privacy protection.

Binance co-founder and executive Yi He stated that recent rumors regarding one of its employees in France are circulating. The company has confirmed that the employee and their family are safe and is actively cooperating with law enforcement.Yi He mentioned that three individuals related to the incident have been arrested by the authorities, and the investigation is ongoing. Binance will continue to fully cooperate with the police. He also thanked the French BRB police (Criminal Investigation Division) for their swift action and emphasized that the safety of employees, users, and the community is the top priority, reminding the public to be vigilant against suspicious contacts and to verify information through trusted channels.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase's global CEO Brian Armstrong has seen his personal wealth shrink by more than $10 billion from a peak of $17.7 billion last July due to the continued decline in cryptocurrency prices, and he has fallen out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index's global top 500 list.Recently, JPMorgan lowered its target price for Coinbase by 27%, citing weak cryptocurrency prices, declining trading volumes, and slow growth in stablecoins, which further impacted Armstrong's wealth valuation.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson stated that the year-on-year increase in the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) for December may be 2.9%.

According to GMGN monitoring, the market capitalization of the Meme coin WhiteWhale on the Solana chain has recently continued to rise, briefly surpassing 100 million USD, currently priced at approximately 0.105 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 25%. This rise may be attributed to the recent personal purchases made by the token's prototype figure, The White Whale (associated address ECyvt...).Today, The White Whale has purchased over 2.39 million tokens of the same name, valued at about 200,000 USD, and subsequently consolidated the tokens into its main address (EBxg...). Currently, this main address holds approximately 56 million USD worth of tokens, accounting for 56% of the total supply of this Meme coin, with an unrealized profit of 17.7 million USD (30%), and an average purchase price of about 0.0213 USD, with no sales made yet.This Meme coin was initially created on October 13, 2025, on pump.fun by fans using the profile of the well-known trader The White Whale ("X:TheWhiteWhaleV2") on X and Hyperliquid. Later, due to concerns that the token could be misused and harm his reputation, The White Whale announced the proactive takeover of the project and began to accumulate a significant position.ChainCatcher reminds users that trading Meme coins is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and conceptual speculation, and has no actual value or use case. Investors should be aware of the risks.

The Executive Director of the U.S. Presidential Advisory Committee on Digital Assets, Patrick Witt, stated that the White House will not accept provisions in the cryptocurrency market structure legislation that directly target President Trump or his family's digital asset businesses, as such content has been clearly marked as a "red line."Witt mentioned that the anti-corruption or ethical provisions previously proposed by some Democratic lawmakers are "completely unacceptable," emphasizing that the core of the bill is the regulation of the cryptocurrency market, not ethical scrutiny. He expressed hope that the Democratic side could propose a more "reasonable and negotiable" version to advance the legislation.Witt also pointed out that the current primary goal of the White House is to facilitate a bill that can be submitted for the President's signature, while seeking a compromise amid the disagreements between the banking sector and the cryptocurrency industry regarding stablecoin revenues. However, he also admitted that the Democratic demand to restrict government officials and their families from participating in the cryptocurrency industry remains one of the main obstacles to advancing the legislation.

The founder of Equation News, Vida, stated in a post on his personal channel that he personally holds over $100 million in cash, but "earning an extra $10,000 still makes him very happy."At the same time, Vida mentioned that his asset management style is centered around caution and drawdown control, viewing asset size as a game ranking. He achieves wealth growth by pursuing thousands of small victories and scientific management. Vida pointed out that while the amount of a single transaction can reach millions of dollars, it only represents a small proportion of his total net worth, and he holds a negative attitude towards high-leverage speculative behavior.

ClawdBot (now renamed Moltbot) founder Peter Steinberger posted on social media that the issue of his GitHub account being hijacked has been resolved, and this issue only affected personal accounts, not organizational accounts. He specifically reminded users to be wary of about 20 impersonating X scam accounts.