ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Web3 infrastructure provider QuickNode has announced the launch of the "RollOut" accelerator program, with a scale of $65 million, aimed at supporting the next generation of Layer 2 projects. The program will kick off in March, providing participants with technical tools, funding support, and industry resources, with partners including Google, Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly, Arbitrum, Chainlink, Fireblocks, and Protocol Labs among over 30 institutions.RollOut will last for eight weeks and will offer training in ecosystem building, community development, token economics, and market strategies, as well as providing data availability grants and security audit discounts for selected projects. QuickNode expects that by 2030, the Layer 2 market size could reach $1 trillion, hoping to incubate high-quality projects through this program to drive innovation in decentralized applications (dApps).

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the address starting with 0xeBB built a position in TST tokens with $35,000 five minutes before Zhao Changpeng mentioned TST in a tweet.After Zhao Changpeng's tweet, the address added an investment of 2 BNB. Currently, this address holds 28.82 million TST, making it the largest holder of TST tokens, with an unrealized profit of approximately $657,000 and a return rate of 1885%.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by tokenpost citing CryptoPotato, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged 22-year-old Canadian hacker Andean Medjedovic with five counts on February 3 local time, including telecommunications fraud, unauthorized damage to protected computers, extortion, and money laundering.Prosecutors claim that Medjedovic hacked into two DeFi protocols, Indexed Finance and KyberSwap, between 2021 and 2023, stealing approximately $65 million in cryptocurrency by manipulating smart contracts.The suspect argued that exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts was legal under the principle of "code is law," but this was dismissed by U.S. prosecutors. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by CryptoPotato, on February 3 local time, the U.S. Department of Justice charged 22-year-old Canadian hacker Andean Medjedovic with five counts, including telecommunications fraud, unauthorized damage to protected computers, extortion, and money laundering.Prosecutors stated that Medjedovic hacked into two DeFi protocols, Indexed Finance and KyberSwap, between 2021 and 2023, stealing approximately $65 million in cryptocurrency by manipulating smart contracts.The suspect argued that exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts was legal under the principle of "code is law," but this was rejected by U.S. prosecutors. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

ChainCatcher news, according to Theblock, the Sei Foundation has announced the launch of a $65 million venture capital fund named "Sapien Capital --- Open Science Fund I," which focuses on supporting decentralized science (DeSci) startups built on the Sei blockchain.The fund is fully funded by the Sei Foundation and plans to complete capital deployment over the next 3 to 4 years, with investment amounts ranging from $100,000 to $2 million, covering both token and equity forms. DeSci aims to improve the funding model for scientific research, data sharing, and the distribution of scientists' rights through blockchain technology, and has attracted the attention of mainstream institutions such as Binance Labs and a16z.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the average purchase price for Bitcoin buyers in 2024 is $65,901, with the market closing at around $93,000 on December 31, resulting in an average unrealized profit margin of about 40% for buyers in 2024.When the price of Bitcoin falls below the average purchase price from a previous period, it often marks a local bottom in price. This situation occurred once after the ETF launch in January 2024 and several times mid-year; monitoring the average cost of the group is a profitable trading strategy.Entering 2025, the average cost of Bitcoin is about $95,500, with buyers gaining a slim profit at the beginning of the year, and as of the time of writing, Bitcoin is around $96,000.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark announced the completion of a $650 million convertible preferred note issuance. Additionally, the company repurchased 11.76 million shares of common stock, with a repurchase amount of approximately $145 million. These shares will be removed from the company's total outstanding shares.According to CleanSpark's CEO and President Zach Bradford, part of the funds is intended to support adding the mined Bitcoin to the balance sheet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, DWF Labs has withdrawn $654,000 worth of HMSTR from CEX in the past hour.Market data shows that HMSTR has increased by 60% today.

ChainCatcher news, Lin Chen, the Head of Asia Pacific Business at Deribit, posted on X that the largest BTC block options trade today was: a user purchased 50 BTC in total, consisting of a $65,000 put option and a $68,000 call option for November 15, paying a premium of $282,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $65,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $316 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $69,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $329 million.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis is facing a $650 million defamation lawsuit for allegedly mislabeling the YieldNodes project as a scam. The case is set for a hearing on October 16 in the New York Supreme Court.The plaintiff, Exceptional Media, claims that Chainalysis's erroneous classification has caused serious damage to its reputation and client base, and was made with malice. Chainalysis has filed multiple motions to dismiss, arguing that the complaint fails to prove its analysis was incorrect and maintains that YieldNodes could indeed be an investment scam. Chainalysis declined to comment on the case.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $61,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $653 million;Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $64,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $848 million.It is reported that the liquidation chart does not display the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of the contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, i.e., intensity.Therefore, the liquidation chart shows the extent to which the underlying price reaching a certain position will be affected. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that point, there will be a stronger reaction due to the wave of liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, DefiLlama data shows that venture capital funds invested over $659 million in cryptocurrency startups last month, a 3% increase compared to August. Most of the funds were directed towards blockchain infrastructure development, with approximately $457 million raised in September in this sector, accounting for 71.5% of the total financing in the entire crypto ecosystem during the same period, which is on par with August's performance. The blockchain gaming industry saw a significant month-over-month growth, with venture capital funds investing $63 million in blockchain games in September, nearly half of which went to Balance Games, which raised $30 million from companies such as Animoca, a16z, Aptos Labs, and DWF Labs.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi platform Infinex has announced that it has chosen Wormhole as its primary multi-chain infrastructure provider. Wormhole's interoperability platform connects over 30 blockchains, while Infinex's platform currently supports 6 blockchains: Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Optimism, Arbitrum, and Solana.The platform recently raised $65.3 million through the sale of "Patron NFTs," selling a total of 41,252 NFTs, with buyers including retail investors, Solana Ventures, Breyer Capital, as well as industry figures like Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Aave founder Stani Kulechov.Infinex was founded by Synthetix founder Kain Warwick, aiming to simplify the use of multi-chain DeFi protocols and eliminate the complexities of managing multiple wallets and paying gas fees, with its TVL exceeding $125 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to ZachXBT, British scammer X account @ape_31 (also using @60711 account) has deceived over 250 users in the past year by posting fake profit and loss screenshots from a Bybit demo account, stealing more than $650,000.Ape 31 guides victims to paid services through a news account, and after receiving payment, blocks them. Victims receive fake API keys to "watch" trades after payment, and Ape 31 also demands an additional $20,000 from victims by showcasing fake profit and loss screenshots.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin breaks through $65,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $296 million.Conversely, if Bitcoin falls below $62,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $393 million.Note: The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of the contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, i.e., intensity.Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price reaching a certain level will be affected. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that point, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.