Chain Catcher Evening News | Du Jun claims the next bull market may have to wait until 2024; "Whale Explorer" punishes 56 users for private trading
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Du Jun, co-founder of Huobi, stated in an interview with CNBC that Huobi lost about 30% of its revenue due to its exit from the mainland Chinese market. Huobi plans to return to the US market but will focus on asset management and other types of business rather than exchanges. Additionally, Huobi is exploring the establishment of a headquarters in Europe. Du Jun praised China's strict regulatory policies on cryptocurrencies, as "it protects a smaller portion of investors," but he believes other regions should not follow suit.
2、Amber Group Raises $200 Million at a $3 Billion Valuation, Led by Temasek
Global leading digital financial technology platform Amber Group announced today the completion of a $200 million Series B+ funding round, led by Temasek, with participation from existing shareholders including Sequoia China, Pantera Capital, Tiger Global, Tru Arrow Partners, and Coinbase Ventures. As a significant follow-up to Amber Group's $100 million Series B funding in 2021, this Series B+ round is the largest investment in Amber Group, valuing the company at $3 billion. Amber Group has now raised a total of $328 million.
Amber Group is one of the world's leading liquidity providers, offering services including algorithmic execution, electronic and OTC market-making derivatives, structured products, and consulting services. (Source link)
3、Huobi Co-founder Du Jun: The Next Bitcoin Bull Market May Not Come Until the End of 2024
In an interview with CNBC, Huobi co-founder Du Jun stated that based on past price cycles, we are currently in the early stages of a bear market and expects the next Bitcoin bull market may not occur until the end of 2024 or early 2025, which coincides with the next Bitcoin halving.
"However, it's really hard to predict accurately because there are many other factors that can also affect the market, such as geopolitical issues including wars, or the recent coronavirus," Du Jun said. (Source link)
4、Alipay's Digital Collectibles Platform "Whale Explore" Punishes 56 Users for Private Trading, Restricts Their Transfers
The domestic digital collectibles platform Whale Explore, based on Ant Chain, announced today via its public account that 56 users engaged in private trading of digital collectibles outside the platform. According to the "User Service Agreement of Ant Chain Digital Collectibles Platform," after reasonable determination, the resale behavior was deemed a violation, and the violators were punished with restrictions on "non-compensated transfers."
It is reported that Whale Explore is an iteration product of the original Alipay Fan Grain. Previously, it announced the NFT "non-compensated transfer" function and stated its firm opposition to any form of digital collectibles resale. (Whale Explore)
5、OpenSea: The Attack Did Not Occur Through Contract Migration Tools, OpenSea.io Signatures Are Safe
OpenSea responded again on Twitter regarding the previous phishing network attack, stating that the hacker's wallet address has not been active for over 36 hours, and the attacker seems to be inactive. OpenSea continues to investigate the attack.
Additionally, OpenSea stated that it has ruled out the possibility of contract migration tools being the vehicle for the attack, and that users migrating NFTs is safe. Although there are concerns in the market about new OpenSea signature information containing the Wyvern protocol logo, OpenSea clearly stated that as long as signatures are made through http://opensea.io, it is safe. (Source link)
6、Famous Sports Brand Puma Official Twitter Has Been Renamed to "PUMA.eth"
The official Twitter of the famous sports brand Puma has been renamed to "PUMA.eth." According to Etherscan, this ENS address holds NFTs such as Cool Cats and Kuddle Koalas. (Source link)
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