U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

On March 13th. Possibly affected by the "Coinbase to List Aethir (ATH)" news, ATH experienced a temporary price increase of more than 7%. It is currently trading at $0.03594.

On March 13th, Steven Blitz, the Chief U.S. Economist of TS Lombard, stated that the inflation data did not give a signal for the Fed to cut interest rates. Although the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased from 3% to 2.8% in February, "there were a sufficient number of peculiarities in the data to cast doubt on any attempt to regard it as a trend." Blitz pointed out that the seasonally adjusted annualized growth rate of core goods prices, excluding food and energy, was 2.7% in February, which was an improvement from January's 3.5% but still volatile. He stated that this is "the category where the impact of tariffs is most clearly seen in the first round." Eventually, as the employment rate continues to rise, inflation will also rise correspondingly. (FXStreet)

On March 13th, President Trump of the US stated that the US will respond to the EU's retaliatory tariffs. (Xinhua News Agency)

On March 13th, as per official information, the modular blockchain network Hemi's mainnet has officially been launched.
BlockBeats had previously reported that the team Hemi Labs, founded by the legendary Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, announced the completion of a $15 million financing round in September 2024. This round was led by Binance Labs, Breyer Capital, and Big Brain Holdings, with participation from Crypto.com, Web3 Ventures, HyperChain Capital, Alchemy, Gate Ventures, Wu Jihan, and others.

On March 13th, reporter Eleanor Terrett put up a post on social media indicating that two exclusive sources of information imply that the SEC and the Ripple case may soon reach a conclusion. Regarding why the Ripple case has taken such a long time to be resolved, Eleanor Terrett stated that the delay in reaching an agreement was because Ripple's legal team was negotiating more favorable terms regarding the August district court ruling. This ruling imposed a $125 million fine on the company and included a permanent injunction preventing the company from selling XRP to institutional investors. The point of contention is that if the new SEC leadership believes that regulatory clarity will address the root issue and wipe the enforcement slate clean for all previously targeted cryptocurrency companies, why should Ripple still be punished? Accepting Torres's ruling would mean that Ripple is essentially admitting to wrongdoing. However, now the SEC itself seems unsure if any wrongdoing actu

On March 12th, according to official information, Binance is going to launch VIC 1-75x U Perpetual Contracts.