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According to Fortune, the Trump family is accelerating its entry into the prediction market space, with the Trump Media Technology Group developing a prediction market platform called TruthPredict, allowing users to trade prediction contracts related to significant events. The company has also launched the Truth API, providing Wall Street with quick data access to Truth Social content. Additionally, Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of Trump, currently serves as a strategic advisor to Kalshi, and his venture capital firm 1789 Capital has invested in competitor Polymarket and joined the advisory board of Polymarket. This means the Trump family is simultaneously associated with the two major prediction market platforms, while the Trump Media Group is building its own prediction market business.Although there is currently no public evidence showing that Donald Trump Jr. or the Trump family is trading on government insider information, the potential conflicts of interest arising from the intertwining of presidential public information, market trading, and family business interests are drawing external attention. Federal agencies are still investigating whether former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez used advance knowledge of Trump's speech content to trade in related markets on Kalshi. The team of Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Media Technology Group have yet to formally respond to requests for comments regarding insider trading related to the prediction market.

ZEC financial company Cypherpunk disclosed on platform X that Ironwood has surpassed Orchard to become the largest shielded pool on Zcash.The latest data shows that the Ironwood shielded pool has locked a total of 1,976,378 ZEC, worth over 1 billion dollars.

Zcash activated the Ironwood NU6.3 network upgrade at block height 3,428,143, launching a new shielded pool to enhance network security and allow for the independent verification of ZEC circulating supply.After the upgrade, the original Orchard pool was restricted, and new funds are not allowed to enter. Existing funds must be migrated out through a turnstile before re-entering Ironwood, ensuring at the protocol level that pool expenditures do not exceed verifiable income. Ironwood is based on a revised protocol that has been formally verified and independently audited, aimed at preventing similar risks to the previous Orchard declarative vulnerabilities. Wallets supporting Ironwood (such as Zodl 3.8.0) have provided migration paths, allowing users to transfer funds from Orchard to the new pool without changing addresses.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken's Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo pointed out that historically, Bitcoin has often provided significant long-term buying opportunities when it falls below its 200-week simple moving average (200-week SMA), with past data showing that the median return during this period exceeds 100%. Bitcoin recently briefly fell below the 200-week average twice in the past two weeks, but subsequently rebounded quickly and regained that level.

According to The Block, a U.S. court sentenced a woman from Saipan to 71 months in prison for her involvement in a Bitcoin-related fraud scheme that affected multiple elderly victims.The report stated that the defendant induced the victims to invest in Bitcoin under false pretenses by establishing a trusting relationship with them. The case was identified as a fraud scheme targeting multiple individuals.

According to the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report, losses related to cryptocurrency fraud reached a record $11.366 billion, an increase of 22% compared to 2024. Among the 181,565 related complaints received, the elderly population aged 60 and above reported losses of $4.4 billion, accounting for nearly 40% of the total loss amount.Cryptocurrency investment fraud remains the primary source of losses, involving amounts of $7.2 billion. Losses from cryptocurrency ATM and kiosk scams amounted to $389 million, a year-on-year increase of 58%. Additionally, complaints involving AI reached 22,364, with losses totaling $893 million, of which approximately $658.7 million was related to cryptocurrency. In regional statistics, California topped the list with cryptocurrency-related losses of $2.099 billion.

AI elder care technology company Sage announced the completion of a $65 million Series C funding round, led by Goldman Sachs' alternative investment division, with participation from existing investors IVP and Goldcrest.Sage focuses on providing an AI-driven integrated care platform for nursing homes and specialized care facilities, aiming to shift the industry from passive response to proactive prevention. The funds will be used in three main areas: developing predictive AI to enhance elder safety, integrating caregiver workflows, and strengthening technological investments in specialized care facilities.

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party representative Erin Koegel recently introduced bill HF 3642, aimed at banning the placement and operation of cryptocurrency kiosks statewide. The proposal stems from multiple reports of scams targeting the elderly by local law enforcement, with some victims facing severe financial difficulties as a result. The Minnesota Department of Commerce has stated it "strongly supports" the bill and plans to introduce a broader consumer protection proposal in the coming days.Reportedly, there are currently about 350 cryptocurrency ATMs operated by 8 to 10 companies in Minnesota. Last year, the state received 70 related complaints, reporting total losses of $540,000. The bill would repeal the existing regulatory framework established in 2024, including disclosure requirements and transaction limits.

According to The Block, Australian police have charged a 42-year-old man with operating a cryptocurrency investment scam that defrauded over 190 elderly and vulnerable individuals of a total of 5 million AUD (approximately 35 million USD). The man has been granted conditional bail and is set to appear in Burwood Local Court on March 17.According to a police statement, the cybercrime unit Strike Force Resaca executed search warrants in Strathfield and Cammeray on Friday morning, seizing electronic devices and documents related to the case. At the Strathfield residence, police arrested the 42-year-old suspect and charged him with "dealing with the proceeds of crime," involving money laundering through an online platform. A second man, aged 36, was arrested in Cammeray and has been released pending further investigation.The investigation revealed that since November 2025, victims were contacted via social media by individuals claiming to be investment advisors, who guided them to deposit funds into a digital currency trading platform called "NEXOpayment." Victims believed they were purchasing cryptocurrencies, stocks, or other legitimate investment products, but the funds were actually transferred multiple times into different crypto wallets and exchanges, displaying a typical money laundering pattern.

An independent core development team led by Zcash (ZEC) founder Zooko, Shielded Labs, announced that it has received a donation from Vitalik Buterin, aimed at supporting the development of Crosslink.It is reported that Crosslink enhances Zcash's existing proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism by adding a parallel finality layer, thereby preventing chain reorganization and rollback attacks. All block generation and economic activity still occur on the PoW chain, while the finality mechanism anchors blocks and provides stronger settlement guarantees. By ensuring that confirmed transactions are irreversible, Crosslink reduces the risk of double spending and increases the reliability of transaction settlements. In commenting on the donation, Vitalik stated, "Zcash is one of the most trusted cryptocurrency projects, always maintaining a focus on privacy. The Crosslink project by Shielded Labs will make Zcash more secure while reducing the security budget, thus supporting its long-term sustainability."

According to The Block, the crypto computing network Arcium has launched its mainnet Alpha version on Solana, marking the transition of its crypto computing network from a testing environment to early production use infrastructure.The project aims to power the crypto capital markets on public blockchains, with its execution engine allowing developers to build verifiable and composable applications while keeping data fully encrypted. The first application to go live on the network, Umbra, launched its "private mainnet" simultaneously, building a shielded financial layer on Solana through a phased rollout, initially offering shielded transfers and crypto exchange functionalities. Access will be limited at first, with 100 users opening each week and a deposit limit of $500, with plans to expand access and raise limits in February.

Shielded Labs announced on platform X that it has received a donation of 3,221 ZEC from Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, valued at approximately $1.2 million. The funds will be used to support core initiatives such as network sustainability mechanisms, Crosslink, and dynamic fees, aimed at enhancing the long-term security, sustainability, and scalability of the Zcash network.This is the second donation from Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss to the organization, following their initial donation in 2023 to support the establishment of the Crosslink task force. Shielded Labs is a Zcash support organization based in Switzerland, with its funding entirely sourced from donations, independent of developer funds and block reward operations.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a trader (0x419f) has increased their account net worth from $58,700 to the current $489,900 in just one week by going long on PEPE, achieving a return of 734%.Seven days ago, they deposited 58,700 USDC into Hyperliquid and went long on kPEPE with 10x leverage. As PEPE rose, the trader continuously rolled over profits to increase their position, which peaked at 221.96 million kPEPE (approximately $1.52 million).

The American mixed martial arts company MMA announced the completion of a $3 million private placement financing through the issuance of 4,285,714 shares of Series A preferred stock, led by American Ventures LLC. Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of Trump, who currently serves as a strategic advisor to the company, also participated in the investment. The new funds will be used to build MMA's Web3 platform, support development within the broader Web3 ecosystem, and accelerate platform expansion.

According to The Block, the size of Zcash's shielded pool assets has reached 23% of its total supply, up from 18% in October, marking a steady advancement in network privacy applications.The shielded pool works by concealing transaction details, making the entire network harder to trace as more and more ZEC enters this privacy state.

ChainCatcher news, according to Politico, Ches McDowell, a hunting partner of Donald Trump Jr. and a lobbyist from North Carolina, is becoming one of Washington's highest-paid lobbyists. His company, Checkmate Government Relations, has generated $7.1 million in revenue in just the past three months, and this company only established an office in Washington earlier this year.According to disclosure reports, Binance hired McDowell at the end of September to lobby for financial policy issues and "administrative relief" matters at the White House and the Treasury Department. Binance paid Checkmate $450,000 for its work over the past month.However, Zhao Changpeng's efforts to seek a pardon go back much further than a month. As early as February of this year, just three weeks after Trump was sworn in as President of the United States, both Binance and Zhao Changpeng himself hired prominent cryptocurrency lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén. Trump had considered appointing her as the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Her law firm reported that it has received a total of $290,000 in fees from Binance and Zhao Changpeng so far this year.Neither McDowell nor Goody Guillén responded to requests for comment.

ChainCatcher news, Donald Trump Jr. posted on the X platform expressing his honor to see American Bitcoins listed, a company that will establish the largest Bitcoin reserve in the United States and restore transparency, accountability, and trust in the American financial system.Donald Trump Jr. added, "The new era of American Bitcoin begins now."

ChainCatcher message, Donald Trump Jr, the son of Trump and co-founder of World Liberty Financial, announced on social media that WLFI is now live, stating that today is an important day as World Liberty Financial has just launched the WLFI token.This is not a meme coin, but a true governance pillar of an ecosystem that changes the way funds flow. Freedom + Finance + America First.

ChainCatcher news, according to official documents, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit regarding funds defrauded in a cryptocurrency investment scam. It is reported that an elderly male from Trumbull County and his sister lost over $1.6 million in total. The scam began in November 2024, when the victims received unsolicited text messages and established contact with the scammers on the Telegram platform, where they were subsequently induced to transfer funds to a fraudulent investment platform.Federal investigators tracked approximately $200,000 of the stolen funds through blockchain analysis and have frozen USDT tokens worth $325,060. The FBI's Cleveland division is actively investigating this case and related cryptocurrency fraud cases, and the U.S. government plans to return the recovered funds to the victims.