according to Bitcoin.com, Lockbit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev has been extradited to the United States, currently detained and awaiting trial. According to charges from the U.S. Department of Justice, he has been working as a programmer for the software since 2022 and received around $230,000 worth of cryptocurrency transfers. With the servers being seized and associated parties confessing, Lockbit may face further crackdowns, but key figures such as organization leader Dmitry Khoroshev are still at large.

On March 15th, according to Crypto.news, former Ethereum Foundation engineer Hari stated that Ethereum and EVM lack a clear, cohesive vision, leading to a lack of progress for EVM. He believes that Ethereum needs more decisive leadership, and without this improvement, the only viable path is "stagnation". Additionally, Ethereum needs to reduce its focus on research and prioritize delivery. At this time, Ethereum should reflect on what went wrong in the past five years and work to address it. If Ethereum continues to operate in the same way as it has for the past five years without any changes, it will yield the same results.

according to Cointelegraph, a drone formation in Austin, Texas, USA created the largest Bitcoin symbol ever, set by Gemini in the Guinness World Records.

On March 15th, according to GMGN market data, the market value of Meme coin mubarak on BSC has exceeded 40 million US dollars, currently at 42.7 million US dollars, with a more than 100% increase in the past 6 hours, and a 24-hour trading volume of 47.1 million US dollars. Meme coin has huge trading fluctuations, heavily relying on market sentiment and concepts, with no actual value or use case. Investors should be aware of the risks.

On March 15th, YZiLabs (formerly Binance Labs) leader Ella Zhang stated in an interview with BeInCrypto that although community-driven narratives provide investors with a fairer entry point, they have lost momentum over time due to weak fundamentals. Ella Zhang said: Starting from the end of the first quarter, interest in tokens supported by venture capital began to decline, while the popularity of meme coins soared, leading to the so-called meme coin frenzy; Pump.fun and similar platforms are reshaping early-stage altcoin investments to make them more accessible, transparent, and community-driven. These platforms mainly focus on meme coins, experimental tokens, and community-driven projects, making it easier for anyone to launch and participate in new crypto assets. However, in recent months, this trend has started to reverse. Although meme coins are easy to obtain, their short-lived popularity has prompted traders to return to altcoins supported by venture capital. "According to CoinMarketCap data, this trend is now slowing down. The ratio of meme coin market value to non-meme altcoin market value has been declining, indicating that funds are gradually flowing back to non-meme coins. For any asset to have lasting/continuous value, it [needs] one or more underlying services, businesses, products, technologies, or innovations to drive price increases. Without fundamentals, value cannot be maintained." Ella Zhang said.

Markus Thielen, research director of 10x Research, said that Bitcoin may repeat the trend of 2024, entering a long period of consolidation after hitting a historical high. He pointed out that the technical chart of Bitcoin currently shows a "high-level tight flag" pattern, which is usually considered a bullish continuation pattern, but the current structure shows some signs of weakness, indicating that the market is in an uncertain state rather than simply consolidating in a bullish manner.

Marc Lasry, co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and billionaire, said that the uncertainty of Donald Trump's policies, especially the tariff policy, is hindering investors who want to take advantage of market opportunities.

 according to CompaniesMarketcap data, as the price of Bitcoin rebounds to the $85,000 range, its market value has now risen to $1.677 trillion, a daily increase of 4.51%, surpassing Saudi Aramco ($1.675 trillion) to rise to eighth place in the global asset market value rankings.

Bolivia's state-owned energy company YPFB is considering using cryptocurrency to pay for energy imports due to a shortage of foreign currency reserves and domestic gas production. A spokesperson for YPFB mentioned that a system has been established to use cryptocurrency for energy imports following government approval. Although the specific cryptocurrency for payments was not disclosed, stablecoins are commonly used for cross-border transactions. The fuel shortage in Bolivia has caused protests and strikes among workers, including farmers, as only a fraction of the public transport system is operational. YPFB's new purchasing system aims to support national fuel subsidies amidst the foreign currency shortage.

the AI full-chain tool Wayfinder announced early access to testing for all users who pledge PRIME in the Wayfinder caching program and link their pledge wallet to the Wayfinder application account. Wayfinder will use a completely random selection method for subsequent users.

according to data, in the past 12 hours, the total amount of liquidation in the entire network reached 103 million US dollars, of which the amount of long liquidation was approximately 28.8747 million, and the amount of short liquidation was approximately 74.0293 million.

the on-chain analysis platform CryptoQuant tweeted that it is witnessing the weakest period of Bitcoin demand this year. By comparing the new supply with the supply that has been idle for over a year, the current demand dynamics are understood. When this ratio is below 0, it indicates that demand has turned negative, which means the amount of Bitcoin actively acquired is decreasing. It can be seen that demand has been weakening since December and continues to decline over time. This indicates that in the ongoing political and economic uncertainty, investors are becoming more cautious and may shift towards lower-risk assets.

Berachain ecological project Berally officially stated that it may have been hacked. Hackers successfully sold all locked tokens and depleted the liquidity pool by leaking deployment keys. The official said that the decentralized application contract is still safe and has not been affected by this attack, but it is recommended that users temporarily revoke authorization for decentralized applications and staking functions. The Berally team is currently actively investigating this incident and promises to provide more updates as soon as possible.

reported by Bitcoin Magazine, the Kentucky State Senate unanimously passed a bill to protect the right to self-custody of Bitcoin and digital asset mining by a vote of 37-0. The bill, named "AN ACT relating to blockchain digital assets" (HB 701), has now been sent to the Governor's office for final approval.

according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the "Hyperliquid 50x Whale" closed both spot and contract long positions in LINK that were opened yesterday, resulting in a loss of $1.27 million four hours ago.

according to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Chainlink completed its quarterly routine token unlock, with a total of 19 million LINK (approximately $2.62 billion) transferred from two non-circulating supply addresses. Of these, 14.875 million LINK (approximately $2.05 billion) were directly transferred to Binance exchange, while another 4.125 million LINK (approximately $57.04 million) were transferred to the multi-signature address 0xD50...8Af.

On March 14th, news came that Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on EU alcoholic products, and firmly stated that there would be no "compromise" on Canadian tariffs, insisting on implementing the tariff plan on April 2nd, causing market turmoil. According to 4E monitoring, US stocks collectively plummeted on Thursday, with the S&P 500 index falling by 1.39% and the Dow falling by 1.30% for the fourth consecutive day, with the tech giants dragging down the Nasdaq by 1.96%.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, the 50x leverage whale made a profit of $16.39 million in the past month on Hyperliquid. 6 hours ago, he once again went long on ETH and HYPE on Hyperliquid, making a profit of $1.18 million. In the past month, this whale has made a total of 8 trades on Hyperliquid using 2 wallets, all of which have been profitable, with a total profit of $16.39 million.

according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, ETH whale 0x59A...D472B suspected of selling 2400 ETH (4.47 million USD) a few hours ago, with a potential loss of 2.05 million USD if sold, this portion of $ETH was accumulated during the price decline trend in February and March this year, with a cost of $2697 USD, and the current recharge price is 1862 USD, resulting in a decrease in position by nearly 31%.

according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a whale transferred 16,467 ETH to HTX 8 hours ago, worth about $30.33 million. The funds have been held for as long as 4.25 years.