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According to Jinshi, the U.S. non-farm payroll report for February will be released tonight at 21:30, with market expectations significantly cooling. Factors such as strikes, benchmark revisions, and weak consumer demand may lead to hidden traps in the data. Will last month's strong job additions be a "flash in the pan"? Market fluctuations are likely at that time, and investors need to be aware of the risks.

GoPlus announced a long-term strategic partnership with Custos. The teams from both sides will engage in deep cooperation around the token locking business, exploring new possibilities for on-chain asset management, and elevating token locking from a basic tool to a protocol-level capital strategic infrastructure.Both parties will maintain clear boundaries and distinct roles, achieving strategic synergy while developing independently. Custos will focus on innovation at the asset management protocol layer, driving the token locking business to a higher level. GoPlus will continue to build secure infrastructure while providing strategic support for Custos's development.

According to CoinDesk, Davide Crapis, head of AI at the Ethereum Foundation, stated that Ethereum's goal is not to merge with AI at the computational level, but to become a coordination and verification layer for the AI world. He pointed out that as more digital activities are handled by AI systems, if these systems are controlled by centralized entities, the values advocated by the crypto movement, such as decentralization, self-sovereignty, anti-censorship, and privacy, will be eroded.Ethereum's AI strategy includes two main directions: first, decentralized AI coordination, providing infrastructure for identity recognition, trust establishment, and payment exchange for increasingly popular AI agents, allowing agents to discover each other, assess reputation, and route payments through public registries via standards like ERC-8004; second, introducing core principles such as privacy, openness, and anti-censorship into the AI field, promoting more AI processing to occur locally on user devices, allowing users to retain control over their data and identity.Crapis emphasized that in a future where AI can impersonate humans, cryptographic keys will become even more important. Even if Ethereum does not provide the "brain" of AI, it can help govern its operating environment.

According to market news, Coinbase, in collaboration with Microsoft, Europol, and more than ten other organizations, successfully shut down the phishing-as-a-service platform Tycoon 2FA and seized 330 related domains.Since its launch in August 2023, Tycoon has had approximately 2,000 users, operating over 24,000 domains, and sending tens of millions of fraudulent emails each month to over 500,000 businesses worldwide. It bypassed multi-factor authentication by stealing session cookies and tokens, primarily targeting email and online service accounts such as Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Gmail.In this operation, Coinbase assisted in tracking the cryptocurrency payments funding Tycoon’s operations and supported the civil lawsuit to seize the domains. The main developer has been identified as Saad Fridi, a Pakistani national.

The UK Treasury announced on Monday that the UK and US governments will establish a "Transatlantic Future Markets Working Group," aimed at reducing the cumbersome procedures for businesses to enter the capital markets of both countries and improving cooperation in the field of crypto assets.The working group will submit a report within 180 days, exploring short-term cooperation improvements and long-term options, particularly in the wholesale digital markets sector. This initiative has been approved by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bansen, and will be co-chaired by officials from both treasuries, with participation from regulatory bodies in both countries.

According to Jinshi reports, the dollar fell back after reaching a three-month high on Tuesday, mainly driven by safe-haven inflows and rising oil prices due to the US-Iran conflict.Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar stated that Trump's proposal to provide insurance for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of Gulf countries taking countermeasures against Iran boosted market sentiment. Federal Reserve's Williams mentioned that cooling inflation could provide room for further rate cuts in the future. Investors are focused on the upcoming US economic data, including the ADP private sector employment report at 21:15 Beijing time and the ISM services index at 23:00.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Kashkari stated that if inflation cools, it may be appropriate to lower interest rates one to two times later this year.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Williams stated that if inflation cools down this year, further rate cuts "will ultimately be necessary."

Due to the Middle East war driving up oil prices and triggering inflation concerns, the currency markets reduced bets on interest rate cuts in the U.S., U.K., and Eurozone on Monday. According to swap trades linked to policy meeting dates, the likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates three times in 2026 has dropped from nearly 50% last week to 20%. Traders no longer expect the Bank of England to cut rates three times this year, lowering the probability of a rate cut in March from over 80% to 60%.They also halved the probability of the European Central Bank cutting rates this year, pricing in only a 5 basis point rate cut. The rise in two-year yields in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, which are most sensitive to changes in monetary policy, has exceeded that of longer-term yields. This reflects a significant jump in inflation indicators driven by Brent crude oil prices posting their largest increase in four years.Laura Cooper, global investment strategist and head of macro credit at Newven Investment, stated, "The sustained rise in oil prices will have significant spillover effects on the global economy and inflation trajectory. A more persistent energy pulse could complicate the disinflation process and delay further rate cuts."

The Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding with Sony Bank and its Web3 subsidiary BlockBloom. The two parties plan to provide real-time bank account transfer functionality on the "JPYC EX" platform, allowing users to purchase JPYC directly from their Sony Bank accounts without manual remittance.In addition, both parties will explore collaborations with entertainment IPs such as music and gaming, applying JPYC to digital content purchases and fan rewards.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Shanghai Municipal Data Bureau, and the National Blockchain Technology Innovation Center of China today jointly signed the "Memorandum of Cooperation on Digitalization of Freight Trade and Finance between Shanghai and Hong Kong" to further promote in-depth cooperation between Shanghai and Hong Kong in the fields of digital empowerment of freight trade and finance, leveraging Hong Kong's unique advantages as a "super connector" and "super value creator" to facilitate internal and external connectivity, and supporting Shanghai in connecting with the international data ecosystem through Hong Kong.According to the "Memorandum of Cooperation," the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Shanghai Municipal Data Bureau, and the National Innovation Center will jointly research innovative cooperation in digital technology and applications, promoting innovation in the application of digital technology in freight trade, finance, and other fields. The parties will jointly explore the use of digital technology to build a "cross-border platform," carry out cross-border financial cooperation in the Ensemble project, study how to apply electronic bills of lading, and promote integration with commercial data connectivity and CargoX, using freight and trade data to drive trade financing between the two regions.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman released a content summary after the latest AMA. In response to what would happen if the U.S. government attempted to nationalize OpenAI or other AI projects, Sam Altman stated that he could not predict the outcome. While it may be more appropriate for the government to lead the development of AGI in the long term, nationalization does not seem highly likely given the current trajectory of development.However, he emphasized that establishing a close collaborative relationship between the government and AI companies is "extremely important." People often take the "assurances" regarding safety for granted, but they tend to underestimate the significant investment and effort required behind them. He believes this is generally a good thing, but more respect and understanding are still needed.

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According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Musalem stated that the current inflation level is almost 1 percentage point above the target, and the labor market is cooling down in an orderly manner.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that as productivity improvements are realized, or if changes in the labor market exacerbate inequality and the benefits of artificial intelligence flow more to the wealthy, the neutral interest rate may decline over time.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Cook stated that due to investment reasons, the neutral interest rate may be higher than pre-pandemic levels.

According to Crowdfund Insider, Nimbus Capital announced a strategic partnership with the non-custodial wallet Chimera Wallet, built on Bitcoin's VTXO technology, worth $15 million. The aim is to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities within the Bitcoin ecosystem and promote the development of programmable financial tools on the Bitcoin network.Both parties stated that this collaboration will integrate the underlying security of Bitcoin with the programmable capabilities of the Arkade layer built on Bitcoin, providing users with DeFi-related services including asset exchange, lending mechanisms, liquidity features, fiat deposit channels, and payment integration, while maintaining control over self-custodied assets.Claudio Levrini, founder and director of Chimera, stated that this partnership combines financial expertise with the construction of Bitcoin infrastructure, aiming to enhance the practical application scenarios of Bitcoin while ensuring self-custody. Robert Baker, managing partner of Nimbus Capital, mentioned that this move will help further integrate Bitcoin in institutional and decentralized scenarios.It was introduced that Chimera plans to leverage this collaboration to accelerate product development, including the global promotion of the Chimera Visa card to support BTC and fiat conversion, integration of digital gift cards and merchant gateway systems, enhancement of liquidity and cross-chain interoperability, as well as the development of user-facing features including Swap, yield products, and portfolio management.

CryptoQuant analyst @AxelAdlerJr posted that the Bitcoin basis (7-day simple moving average) has fallen back to a neutral range, as the premium between spot and futures has significantly narrowed.He pointed out that this change indicates a weakening demand for establishing long exposure through derivatives, and the market is no longer pricing in an aggressive risk appetite scenario. Typically, this means a decline in risk appetite, the initiation of a deleveraging process, and investors shifting to a wait-and-see stance. Axel Adler Jr believes that the current derivatives market has failed to continue pushing prices upward, and for longs to regain momentum, they will need stronger spot buying support.