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Платформа Чжоу Хэ для коллекционных моделей автомобилей Hot Wheels Rip Cars объявила, что завершила стратегический раунд финансирования на сумму 1,5 миллиона долларов. Участниками стали DBA, Colosseum, Kyle Samani, Novora, Allinbitcoin, Sacha и Erik C. Rip Cars заявляет, что этот раунд финансирования поможет ей создать крупнейший в мире рынок торговли коллекционными предметами Hot Wheels.Rip Cars называет себя первой в мире платформой Чао Хэ для Hot Wheels, работающей на базе Solana, и выпускает токены CARS через MetaDAO. Пользователи могут после открытия коробки владеть соответствующей физической моделью автомобиля, торговать ею или перепродавать через платформу. Этот проект ранее завершил финансирование на сумму 250 тысяч долларов через MetaDAO, и официально было сообщено 28 октября, что с момента запуска было открыто более 15500 коробок.

According to Jinshi News, Sonu Varghese, an analyst at Carson Group, stated that the poor employment data in February is unlikely to change expectations for the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts this year. He pointed out that this report reminds us that the risks in the labor market have not been eliminated. Varghese expects that, despite facing shocks from energy prices and bottlenecks related to artificial intelligence, inflation levels remain high, which will keep the Federal Reserve cautious about interest rate cuts, making it unlikely to see a rate cut in the short term. The current market generally expects only one rate cut this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, Federal Reserve's Logan stated that the labor market remains strong, and fiscal policy is expected to be a driving force for economic growth.She pointed out that if the Federal Reserve makes a misjudgment and fails to cut interest rates in a timely manner, it may have to further cut rates later to bring employment back to normal levels.At the same time, she emphasized that if rates are cut too early, it could lead to deeper economic scars on the long road to achieving price stability.

ChainCatcher news, Musk replied to users on the X platform that Grok technology will soon be applied to Tesla cars, and it will be launched by next week at the latest.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Tesla China official website, the Tesla China official website has stopped providing the "order new car" option for Model S and Model X, and currently only inventory cars and used cars are available for purchase.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stated in an interview with Fox Business that the U.S. may impose tariffs on cars from all countries next month, including South Korea, Japan, and Germany.

ChainCatcher news, according to FT, Trump is considering imposing tariffs of about 25% on cars, drugs, and chips imported to the United States. When discussing chips and drugs, Trump stated, "Tariffs will reach or exceed 25%, and they will increase significantly this year." Tariffs may be further increased later this year, with the aim of giving businesses "a little opportunity" to move operations back to the U.S.It added that the final details of the car tariffs may be announced on April 2, having previously stated that the tariffs would take effect on that date.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain trader has made 4 swing trades of CAR today, each time buying high and selling low, resulting in a total loss of $704,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Lamborghini has partnered with Web3 gaming company Animoca Brands to launch the first blockchain-based interoperable digital car, marking its official entry into the Web3 gaming space. This collaboration will be realized through a platform called "Fast ForWorld," where players can buy, sell, and drive Lamborghini cars in games within the Motorverse ecosystem, including Torque Drift 2 and REVV Racing.Animoca stated that the platform will go live on November 7 and will offer a 3D wallet feature, allowing users to store and use their digital cars. This partnership is part of Lamborghini's exploration of new ways to engage with the Web3 brand.

ChainCatcher news, Malaysian law enforcement recently arrested ten suspects allegedly involved in money laundering using cryptocurrency, with assets worth over $7.7 million seized, approximately $10.8 million in bank accounts frozen, and law enforcement also confiscated luxury watches worth over $3.9 million, 18 luxury cars, motorcycles, and handbags, as well as cash totaling $106,800. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain revealed that the eight men and two women arrested were aged between 28 and 51, and they used unregistered money changers and cryptocurrency exchanges to transfer funds from illegal activities from abroad to Malaysia. It is reported that they have been detained under Section 4(1) of Malaysia's Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune magazine, the crypto gaming project MyPrize has completed a $13 million funding round at a valuation of $140 million, led by Dragonfly and Boxcars Ventures, with participation from Mechanism Capital, Arrington Capital, and a16z. The $13 million is the total amount raised in two funding rounds, with $5 million in seed funding completed in October, followed by $8 million in Series A funding in recent weeks.It is reported that MyPrize is a centralized company, but part of the raised funds will be used to develop a native token while building a GameFi ecosystem, which is expected to launch in the fourth quarter. MyPrize founder and CEO Zach Bruch has been involved in the cryptocurrency space since 2010, previously holding leadership positions in the trading departments of Kraken, Cumberland/DRW, and JST Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the registered investment advisory firm Carson Group stated that it has only approved 4 out of 10 new Bitcoin ETFs. These include BlackRock's $6.6 billion iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker: IBIT) and Fidelity's $4.8 billion Wise Origin Fund (FBTC), which are currently the most popular products among investors, along with smaller offerings from Bitwise and Franklin Templeton.It is reported that Carson Group is a registered investment advisory firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, with $30 billion in assets on its platform.

ChainCatcher news, CryptoPhunks, NFT market Not Larva Labs founder PAULY exposed the identity of the PEPE team members. The PEPE founder is American landscape photographer Zachary Testa, born in 1997, who graduated from Arizona State University in 2018 with a degree in marketing. He has a record of legal violations in several wilderness areas, sacred indigenous territories, and other drone-prohibited zones. PAULY has helped the PEPE team connect with the Binance listing team and members of the Sushi team.Zachary used the income from PEPE to purchase a purple Lamborghini sports car worth $865,000, while his team did not pay any copyright fees to Matt_Furie, the original creator of Pepe the Frog.Earlier today, the PEPE multi-signature wallet changed its threshold from 5/8 to only 2/8, meaning it no longer requires 5 out of 8 wallets to sign transactions but instead only needs 2 out of 8 wallets. Over 16 trillion PEPE (approximately $15.5 million) flowed out of the PEPE multi-signature wallet to addresses associated with Binance, OKX, and Bybit.

ChainCatcher news, the Casablanca Appeals Court in Morocco upheld the conviction of 21-year-old French citizen Thomas Clausi for fraud and illegal use of cryptocurrency. The Moroccan court ultimately sentenced Clausi to a total of 18 months in prison and a fine of $3.7 million.In 2021, French citizen Clausi was accused of fraud after using Bitcoin to purchase a Ferrari luxury car, with the original owner claiming fraud after receiving a payment of $437,000 in Bitcoin from Clausi. He was subsequently arrested for "fraud" and "using foreign currency for payment within Morocco." Moroccan customs considered Clausi's use of cryptocurrency for payment as illegal money transfer.According to data provided by cryptocurrency provider and aggregator Triple A, despite the illegal status of cryptocurrency in the country, Morocco was still the leading country in North Africa for Bitcoin trading volume in 2021. The number of cryptocurrency holders in the country is approximately 900,000, accounting for about 2.4% of its total population (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the digital collectibles platform VeVe announced on Twitter that it is collaborating with Lamborghini to release digital collectibles of its iconic sports cars. The released NFT is modeled after the Lamborghini Huracán STO and will be available in blind boxes starting from February 20 at 00:00 Beijing time, with a total of four versions. After purchase, collectors can showcase their NFTs in the app's virtual showroom, share them on their VeVe social media, and use AR to view and "drive" their cars on real-world streets. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, following the announcement by Ryan Carson, the Chief Operating Officer of the former NFT project Moonbirds, to launch a new Web3 project "Flux" and reveal the initial list of investors, several investors announced their withdrawal on social media.Luca Netz, CEO of "Fat Penguin" Pudgy Penguins, stated: "For the sake of transparency, I have not signed anything or funded anything. I thought I was just helping people in the space and being friendly. I don't know the details well, but I have made it clear to Ryan that I do not want to participate in this project." Gmoney, founder of gmoney.9dcc.eth, expressed: "I am uncomfortable with the way this announcement was made before the fundraising was completed and the fundraising strategy, so I am no longer committing to this deal. I wish Ryan all the best and hope he succeeds." j1mmy.eth, founder of AvaStars, said: "After carefully listening to the opinions of Ryan Carson and everyone else today, I have decided not to continue investing in Flux."Additionally, investors such as Shira Lazar, founder of WhatStrending, and AJ Vaynerchuk, co-founder of Vayner Media, also announced their withdrawal from Flux investment.Earlier, ChainCatcher reported that Ryan Carson, the former COO of the NFT project Moonbirds, announced on social media that he would launch a new Web3 project called "Flux" and revealed the initial list of investors, including: gmoney, 9gagceo, Gary Vaynerchuk, j1mmy.eth, Luca Netz, Shira Lazar, Pio Vincenzo, AJ Vaynerchuk, Jeremy Fall, Von Doom, NFTNick, andr3w, lib, and Todd Kramer. The project's partners include Immutable, Blur, Ava Labs, etc. Specific information about the project will be released soon. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to a tweet from former NFT project Moonbirds COO Ryan Carson, he will launch a new Web3 project called "Flux," and has announced the list of initial investors, including: gmoney, 9gagceo, Gary Vaynerchuk, j1mmy.eth, Luca Netz, Shira Lazar, Pio Vincenzo, AJ Vaynerchuk, Jeremy Fall, Von Doom, NFTNick, andr3w, lib, and Todd Kramer.It is reported that Flux's partners include Immutable, Blur, Ava Labs, etc., and specific information about the project will be released very soon. Previously, ChainCatcher reported in May last year that Ryan Carson left Moonbirds in April 2022 and established a new fund "121G," which has received investment commitments of over 14,000 Ethereum (approximately $40 million) and will begin deploying funds in July.