ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, France narrowly passed a cryptocurrency tax amendment proposing a 31.4% capital gains tax on transactions exchanging crypto assets for stablecoins starting January 2027. However, the amendment still requires approval from the French Senate and must go through budget reconciliation procedures before it can officially become law.

ChainCatcher news, a Reuters survey shows that all 100 economists surveyed expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December 2026, with a possible pause in October. Among them, 94 expect the federal funds rate to rise to 4.00%–4.25% by the end of 2026. In contrast, in the September survey, only 29 economists held this expectation, with 76 respondents.

ChainCatcher news: Bitcoin analyst Sam Callahan stated in a video interview published by Bitcoin Magazine that Bitcoin does not need the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to succeed. The true determinant of its long-term value is fiscal dominance and ongoing currency depreciation, not the level of interest rates. Callahan pointed out that, measured by the Fed's preferred inflation indicator, the dollar has lost at least 20% of its purchasing power over the past five years. He believes financ

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the RWA platform Tx has launched the US dollar stablecoin USTX for its wallet and planned tokenized stock market. Users can mint USTX using USDC from 8 blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Base, and can redeem it back to USDC.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the tech hedge fund Augnition Global Investors founded by Jeff Wang, former global head of equities at Sequoia Capital, announced it has completed fundraising of over 1 billion USD. According to disclosed regulatory filings, the fund started with at least 570 million USD in capital, of which about 45% is internal capital.

ChainCatcher reports that Michael Howell, CEO of CrossBorder Capital, stated in a video interview with Bitcoin Magazine that global liquidity is the core driver of the market, and in an environment of currency depreciation, Bitcoin is emerging as a top liquidity asset. He called Bitcoin "the most liquidity-sensitive asset on the planet" and advised investors to allocate both gold and Bitcoin. Howell suggested building a volatility-weighted asset portfolio, with Bitcoin's share gradually increasi

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the hacker who stole $285 million in assets from Drift Protocol in early April transferred 25,710 ETH worth $61.24 million through Tornado 3 hours ago. The hacker exchanged the stolen assets for 131,564 ETH at an average price of $2,154 in early April, transferred 24,400 ETH through Tornado in July; the address currently still holds 81,454 ETH, worth $194 million.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the sub-market "Ningbo Open: Ostapenko vs. Bencic second set total games O/U 8.5" in the event "Ningbo Open: Ostapenko vs. Bencic" has seen a sharp fluctuation in the winning probability of the "Over" option, soaring from 34.5% one hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please pay attention to the impact of related breaking news.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto stated that during a 90-day period from May to August 2026, a total of 9,803 people submitted 10,092 complaints to UK banks through the group's online tool, reflecting restrictions encountered when transferring to crypto platforms. The bank with the most complaints was Lloyds Banking Group, one of the largest banking groups in the UK, with 2,297 complaints, followed by Barclays with 1,569 and NatWest Group

ChainCatcher news, US ADP employment change for the week ending October 3 is 18,500, previous value 24,750.