News

ChainCatcher news, according to market sources, wallets associated with the Power Protocol project transferred 30 million POWER (approximately $16.23 million) from last night to this morning into Bitget and another exchange, with 20 million entering Bitget and 10 million entering the other exchange.

(1) According to informed sources, the United States will indefinitely exempt the German subsidiary of Russian oil company from sanctions. This decision is expected to be announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury on Friday, though the exact timing may be adjusted. (2) This exemption is a victory for Berlin after intensive diplomatic negotiations. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, Germany seized the assets of the Russian oil company in Germany and implemented trusteeship. However, due to sanctions imposed on the parent company at the end of last year, these assets have remained in a legal vacuum. (3) The German Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that it is maintaining close and constructive communication with relevant U.S. departments regarding the extension of the sanctions exemption, demonstrating a coordinated stance between Germany and the United States on this issue. (4) From the perspective of energy security, this arrangement is of substantial significance. Against the backdrop of escalating wars in the Middle East causing turmoil in global energy markets, the exemption will reduce the risk of sanctions disrupting Germany's refining activities. (5) The German subsidiary of the Russian oil company holds shares in three German refineries, accounting for about 12% of Germany's total processing capacity, including the PCK refinery near Berlin, and also holds shares in the Trans-Alpine crude oil pipeline. This exemption ensures the stable operation of these key refining facilities.

Gelonghui March 4th｜Cloud computing company CoreWeave's stock price rose 3.5% in pre-market trading. According to reports, artificial intelligence company Perplexity has signed a contract to use the company's data centers.