Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis is advocating for a proposal to exempt small cryptocurrency transactions from taxation while discussing the Digital Asset Market Structure Act. She proposed establishing a $300 tax-free allowance, allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies without paying capital gains tax, aiming to address the issue of when taxes should be applied during transactions. The proposal has not yet gained support from her Democratic colleagues.

Gate News Announcement, March 9th, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen posted on X platform that she met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the "Shield of the Americas" Summit held in Doral, Florida. Yellen expressed her pleasure in hearing about Bukele's efforts to promote pro-market reforms and to establish El Salvador as a digital asset hub. She emphasized that both sides will continue to collaborate to strengthen strategic cooperation in the Americas.

Caitlin Kalinowski resigned on March 8 due to concerns about OpenAI's military negotiations, emphasizing the importance of artificial intelligence in national security and principled concerns about lethal autonomous weapons. Her departure occurred amid escalating disagreements between AI companies and the military, especially after negotiations with Anthropic broke down.

A certain CEX announced that Co-CEO Helen Liu will step down on April 30, 2026, to pursue personal entrepreneurship. Since joining in 2020, she has been deeply involved in the company's global expansion, helping it grow into a digital asset trading platform covering 181 countries and regions.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jinshi, Saira Malik, an investment analyst at New York-based firm Nuven, stated in a research report that the widespread impact of the US and Israel's attacks on Iran remains to be seen. She believes that global markets may experience more volatility, and the far-reaching effects will become clearer over time. While the surge in oil prices could push inflation higher, Malik expects this will not affect the Federal Reserve's policy in the short term. She maintains her forecast of two interest rate cuts by the Fed this year and believes that the 10-year US Treasury yield will fluctuate around 4%.

SBF posted on the X platform stating that the CLARITY Act will become an important milestone for the cryptocurrency industry. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis responded that SBF is only seeking a pardon, emphasizing that the bill will result in harsher penalties for him, and pointed out that her legislative proposal is unrelated to SBF.

Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood reiterated her confidence in Bitcoin during a Bloomberg interview, believing that Bitcoin is superior to gold and has the ability to resist inflation and deflation. Although Bitcoin has performed poorly this year, Wood remains focused on its long-term structural adoption trend rather than short-term price fluctuations.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed concerns about further interest rate hikes during a meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo last week, which could influence the BOJ's future policy decisions. No specific monetary policy requests were made during the meeting, but market expectations are that the yen's weakness will prompt the BOJ to raise interest rates in March or April.

ChainCatcher News, The Financial Times of the UK, citing sources, reports that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is considering resigning early before the end of her term so that French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz can reach an agreement on her successor. The timing may coincide with the French presidential election in April 2027. A European Central Bank spokesperson later responded that Lagarde is "fully focused on her duties and has not made any decisions regarding the end of her term."

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jintiao, Metropolitan Life economist Tani Fukui pointed out in a report that U.S. inflation has been minimally affected by tariffs. The January CPI was 2.4%, further approaching the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target after December's 2.7% reading. Fukui stated that this is a very healthy inflation report, supporting her view that the tariff transmission effect will be negligible this year, and she maintains her forecast of three interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.