1. Federal Reserve's March Rate Cut Probability Only 2%

According to CME's "FedWatch" data, with 3 days remaining until the next FOMC meeting (interest rate decision to be announced on March 20 at 2 AM Beijing time), the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve in March is 2%, while the probability of maintaining the current rate is 98%. The probability of a cumulative 50 basis point rate cut by May is 0.5%, while the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 27.7%, and the probability of maintaining the current rate is 71.8%. -Original

2. Large Options Trade Floating Profit of $1 Million

A whale on Hyperliquid has held a BTC short position with 50x leverage for over a day, and he just added an additional 2.5 million USDC as margin to increase his BTC short position. He is currently using 11.75 million USDC as margin to open a BTC short position worth $370 million with 40x leverage, with an opening cost of $84,043 and a liquidation price of $85,596, currently floating a profit of $1 million. -Original

3. Bybit CEO Responds to Market Manipulation Allegations

Odaily Planet Daily reports that in response to community members' concerns regarding the Bybit Launchpool project OIK token, Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou stated on the X platform: "The budget for this project's launchpool activity was a total of 10 million tokens provided to us by the project party, of which 3.3 million have been distributed, with over 90,000 users participating in the activity. The launchpool is still ongoing and will conclude on March 19, with 5.7 million tokens yet to be distributed. Bybit has never sold off the activity budget for profit; such market manipulation has serious legal consequences, and the budget is all in a hot wallet, which any regulatory body can audit. Currently, it appears that there are indeed large holders selling OIK in the market, and we are investigating the specific details in compliance. In the future, to allow the community to have a clearer view of our budget situation, we will use independent wallets to receive the project party's budget, allowing the community to see the budget usage transparently." -Original

4. $79.6 Million Worth of FTN Tokens to Unlock

Key events to watch next week include: March 20, the Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision; March 20, Powell holds a monetary policy press conference; March 20, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 15; March 21, $79.6 million worth of FTN tokens unlock, accounting for 2.0% of the total supply; for more upcoming events, please visit the AiCoin "PC - News - Event Calendar" module. -Original

5. ECB Official Criticizes U.S. Crypto Policy

Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council, stated that U.S. support for cryptocurrencies and non-bank finance could potentially trigger the next financial emergency. In an interview with the French weekly "Le Journal du Dimanche," he said: "The U.S. could be committing a crime through negligence. Financial crises often originate in the U.S. and spread to other parts of the world. By encouraging crypto assets and non-bank finance, the U.S. government is sowing the seeds of future turmoil." Galhau added that European regulation is more secure and stated that there is no risk of a banking crisis in the EU. -Original

6. Thailand Seizes Illegal Crypto Mining Machines

Officials from Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) seized 63 illegal crypto mining machines last Friday, valued at approximately 2 million Thai Baht ($60,000), found in three abandoned houses in Pathum Thani province. Local residents complained about unidentified individuals stealing electricity from power poles and transformers in the area, prompting officials to conduct a raid. Locals suspected that the stolen electricity was used for cryptocurrency mining operations hidden in the abandoned buildings. Investigators estimate that the stolen electricity from these three houses due to crypto mining could result in losses exceeding 11 million Thai Baht ($327,000) for the electricity authority. Police officials stated that in addition to the mining equipment, they also confiscated three cryptocurrency mining controllers, three routers, three internet signal boosters, three modified electric meters, one desktop computer, one laptop, and two bank passbooks. Since the mining operations were remotely controlled, no arrests were made. However, officials found evidence linking the illegal operation to a mansion in Bangkok's Khan Na Yao district, Ram-Indra Soi 65. CIB officials have applied for a search warrant to raid the relevant residence and locate the gang leader and other accomplices. Authorities pointed out that in addition to causing damage to the electricity department, the illegal mining equipment also poses a significant fire hazard due to the high power consumption without supervision. -Original

7. Teen Gang Attempts Armed Robbery of Crypto Streamer Fails

Four teenagers have been arrested and charged for allegedly violently breaking into the home of well-known streamer and content creator Kaitlyn "Amouranth" Siragusa. The attack occurred earlier this month and was reportedly aimed at stealing her previously disclosed cryptocurrency assets. Authorities have filed multiple felony charges against the four suspects, aged between 16 and 19, including armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping. According to law enforcement, three masked individuals broke into Siragusa's home in northwest Houston, confronted her in her bedroom, and demanded she hand over her cryptocurrency. Siragusa told local media KHOU: "I thought I was going to die because they kept hitting me. They kept asking me, 'Where's the cryptocurrency? Where's the cryptocurrency?'" During the confrontation, she was struck with a gun butt and was forced to lead them to another building on the property where her husband, Nick Lee, was located. Nick Lee then fired multiple shots at the intruders, causing them to flee the scene before authorities arrived. Police believe the attack was premeditated and directly related to Siragusa's past comments about her cryptocurrency holdings. Siragusa publicly displayed her cryptocurrency assets in a social media post last November, showing she held over $20 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum in her Coinbase account. The post included a revealing photo and asked her followers whether she should sell or hold. -Original

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