ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized AI data execution layer Alpha Network, incubated by KEKKAI Labs, announced a strategic partnership with the decentralized GPU cluster network io.net. This collaboration aims to combine Alpha Network's privacy technology with io.net's decentralized GPU network, with the goal of jointly promoting data security, the popularization of AI infrastructure, and industry innovation.Both parties will explore the creation of a compliant and privacy-first AI training environment through io.net's decentralized GPU cluster. With io.net's distributed GPU infrastructure, Alpha Network can securely process sensitive training data without relying on traditional trusted environments.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, the Arbitrum DAO has initiated a proposal for improvement (AIP) voting, planning to upgrade the Arbitrum One and Nova chains to the Bounded Liquidity Delay (BoLD) protocol. This protocol will run on the testnet starting in April 2024, and if the proposal is approved, it will be implemented on both mainnet chains in February 2025.The BoLD protocol aims to enhance the security of Arbitrum withdrawals to the Ethereum mainnet by introducing a fixed time window (approximately 13 days plus a 2-day grace period) for resolving chain state disputes. This mechanism will shift the verification authority from a whitelist system to a fully open one, allowing anyone to participate in network security verification, effectively reducing the risk of malicious delay attacks.

ChainCatcher news, ai16z recently announced on its official X that it has successfully integrated the GoPlus professional-grade Web3 security plugin into ElizaOS. ai16z founder Shaw retweeted to confirm this news and stated that a formal partnership will be announced soon. This move means that developers can build AI Agents with professional-grade Web3 security features based on the open-source framework of ElizaOS, marking a significant improvement in the security and reliability of the AI Agent ecosystem, which will be capable of providing users with a safer Web3 experience.It is reported that the GoPlus plugin is the first security module integrated into ElizaOS, empowering all AI Agents from the perspective of professional Web3 security services, and becoming the key middleware for AI Agents to interact with more than 30 public chains; GoPlus has become the preferred security partner in the AI Agent ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng stated on social media that Binance avoided losses of over $4 billion in 2024 by strengthening security measures.

ChainCatcher news, Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia and former Governor of the People's Bank of China, delivered a New Year outlook, pointing out that the world will face four major changes by 2025: the international environment will remain turbulent, uncertainty in global economic recovery will increase, rapid development of AI technology will bring both opportunities and challenges, and the climate change crisis will intensify. He also emphasized three unchanging trends: the continuous strengthening of global South countries, Asia's promotion of inclusive economic globalization, and China's deepening of reform and opening up.Zhou Xiaochuan mentioned that global public debt is about to exceed $100 trillion, which will increase the external financing costs and exchange rate depreciation pressures for emerging markets and developing countries, posing challenges to the fiscal sustainability of developed countries. The impact of digital encrypted assets on global financial stability and security needs to be monitored.

ChainCatcher news, according to the on-chain options protocol Moby's post on X, in order to protect user asset security, it is recommended to revoke valid approval transactions related to the following addresses:PositionManager: 0xB03E14Eeb1a4B2F95a7e1CBe400BAec3E78d2a1FSettleManager: 0xA62027C5edc68Abc52D3a3BbDd213Fa12457320BsRewardRouterV2: 0x64e1faFA9e9d5F1a7431B886F5Fbff4052c5925dmRewardRouterV2: 0x6881E756EA3322AEAadE0267C2a7FcF2A887ee9AMoby stated that these are precautionary measures to ensure wallet security, and efforts are currently being made to restore and maintain a stable and secure environment.Previously, according to Beosin monitoring, Moby is suspected of a private key leak, with hackers modifying the execution contract to use the emergencyWithdrawERC20 function to withdraw 207 ETH, 3.7 BTC, and 1,470,191 USDC, totaling approximately 2.5 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, OKLink has officially released the 2024 Security Annual Report, which states that the cumulative losses from on-chain security incidents across the network amount to approximately $1.945 billion. The losses due to private key leaks have decreased by 65.45% compared to 2023, totaling about $305 million, which accounts for 16% of the total losses. Among these, phishing scams caused losses of $705 million, accounting for 36% of the total losses. REKT incidents and RugPull incidents caused losses of $383 million and $141 million, respectively.Mainstream public chains remain the primary targets for hacker attacks, with losses for major public chains such as BTC, ETH, and ARB reaching $744 million, $902 million, and $228 million, respectively. In 2024, OKLink continues to make efforts, providing core technical support to over 120 municipal-level units and successfully assisting in handling more than 300 cases, with a total amount involved of approximately $685 million.At the same time, OKLink also offers a variety of on-chain security tools and features, such as address monitoring and token authorization queries, helping users quickly check and manage the assets authorized to smart contracts by addresses, identify suspicious transactions and addresses, thereby preventing fraudulent transactions.

ChainCatcher news, the privacy-preserving computing network Nillion officially stated on platform X that Nillion is not another AI token, but the infrastructure required for all AI agents to handle private data. Pioneers in the AI agent field (Virtuals, Capx, Ritual) have chosen Nillion as their privacy solution.Without good data, AI agents will be at a loss. But no one is willing to expose their valuable data. Practical agents need access to more than just Twitter information; role agents should be able to share private thoughts and memories with each other. Nillion is dedicated to solving this problem. Blind computation will allow AI agents to store and process encrypted data without needing to decrypt it.Currently:Over 40,000 users are using the AI Lingo integration;3 leading AI platforms are in the process of integration;Although the mainnet has not yet launched, its ecosystem is growing rapidly.AI agents need access to private data to scale. This is why Virtuals, Capx, and Rituals have invested development resources into privacy infrastructure earlier than other companies.Previous news, the privacy-preserving computing network Nillion's mainnet will launch this February, with total funding exceeding $50 million.

ChainCatcher message, well-known trader Ansem posted on platform X: "If you were to ask me what I learned in the past three years, it is that shorting ETH is always safe, with zero proportion of unsafe time. Even if we look at it over a million years, shorting ETH will never be unsafe."

ChainCatcher message, the National Cybersecurity and Information Security Information Notification Center has discovered a batch of malicious websites and malicious IPs from abroad. Foreign hacker organizations are continuously launching cyber attacks against China and other countries using these websites and IPs. These malicious websites and IPs are closely associated with specific Trojan programs or Trojan control servers, with one malicious address linked to the Nanocore virus family sample, which can expand to implement various malicious functions, such as cryptocurrency mining, ransomware attacks, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Solana Foundation has initiated the SIMD-0215 proposal, aimed at scaling Solana's infrastructure to billions of user accounts. This proposal adds a new hash, called "Accounts Lattice Hash."It is reported that the "Accounts Lattice Hash" uses homomorphic hashing to maintain the hash of the entire account state, allowing for quick updates while being secure, enabling:(1) each block to include the hash of all accounts, not just the accounts that changed in that block, and(2) the removal of Epoch Accounts Hash.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated on the X platform in response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta regarding "the Ethereum Foundation should start supporting non-cryptocurrency activities, not just events where people in the circle praise each other": "In my view, mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralization being seen as 'non-cryptocurrency related' is a failure in itself (I believe this notion mainly comes from the cryptocurrency side), and it is worth taking measures to address this issue."

ChainCatcher message, GMGN.Ai has issued a security alert on social media platforms stating: "The official GMGN iOS App is currently under review by the App Store. The iOS version of the app available in the App Store is a counterfeit and poses significant security risks. Please do not download or install it. All updates and app downloads should be based on official channel information."Additionally, the development account review for the GMGN APP iOS version has been approved, and a Testflight version is expected to be launched within a week. The App Store version will continue to await approval for listing.It is reported that GMGN.AI is a tool focused on the rapid discovery and trading of MEME tokens, aimed at helping users improve trading efficiency by following smart money.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin published a long article titled "d/acc: one year later," reflecting on the development of the d/acc (decentralized acceleration) concept proposed last year. The article focuses on three key issues: AI safety regulation, the role of cryptocurrency in d/acc, and public goods financing.Vitalik proposed two major strategies for AI safety: first, establishing accountability by setting reasonable legal responsibilities for AI users, deployers, and developers; second, implementing a global "soft pause" mechanism at the industrial hardware level, which can reduce global computing power by 90-99% if necessary. Vitalik stated that d/acc has three major connections with cryptocurrency: the extension of values, the early adopter community, and technological complementarity. In particular, the contributions of the crypto community in areas such as prediction markets and zero-knowledge proofs. The article also mentions innovative mechanisms including quadratic funding, retroactive public goods funding, and deep funding, emphasizing the importance of decentralized financing in promoting the development of open-source projects. Vitalik believes that despite the current challenges of rapid technological development and reduced global cooperation, new tools such as AI and biotechnology provide humanity with the capability to address these challenges.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 knowledge graph protocol 0xScope founder @0xOar announced on the X platform that the X account has been recovered early this morning. He apologized for the inconvenience caused and stated that there has been no financial loss. They will strengthen relevant security management in the future.Previously, the official X account of 0xScope disclosed that it had been compromised. Subsequently, SlowMist founder Yu Xian stated that SlowMist has intervened in this incident and has connected with relevant solutions.

ChainCatcher news, BTCFi project Solv Protocol co-founder Ryan Chow stated, "After experiencing a whole day of baseless public opinion attacks regarding '1,800 RUG' and 'private agreements' yesterday, today Solv has faced even more absurd accusations. These accusations invariably target the core asset security issues, but their basis is erroneous and contradictory, attempting to mislead the public through confusion. In response, we have decided to address these claims head-on and shatter these false statements with facts."Regarding the accusation from Nubit co-founder Hans about the misappropriation of the underlying BTC of SolvBTC.BBN, Chow pointed out that the mempool transactions cited by the other party are actually routine operations of SolvBTC.CORE. According to the project mechanism, SolvBTC.CORE needs to re-stake BTC to a new script address every half month, with the last staking occurring on December 19, and the extraction and re-staking taking place on January 2, which is also the reason for updating the address to DeFiLlama.Additionally, in response to the doubts about the decline in TVL of SolvBTC.BBN during Babylon Cap3, Chow stated that this is due to the project initiating a normal redemption mechanism, which precisely reflects the product's liquidity and flexibility. At the same time, he also refuted market speculation regarding the "BTC three flowers," which suggests that the same BTC is counted three times in the TVL.Chow emphasized that as a project that has been deeply engaged for four years, Solv is facing such a meticulously planned attack during the sensitive period leading up to the TGE (Token Generation Event), and has provided ample on-chain evidence and technical documentation to support its position, inviting the market and users to make their own judgments.

ChainCatcher news, according to Phoenix Network, the Public Security Bureau of Neijiang City, Sichuan Province held a press conference announcing that the Neijiang police recently cracked a case of illegally obtaining computer system data, which was supervised by the Ministry of Public Security, and arrested 5 people. It is reported that the gang consists of high-end "hackers" engaged in network technology, one of whom is an employee of a large cybersecurity company. They obtained citizens' personal information by writing hacking programs to gain unauthorized access, and ultimately sold citizens' personal information on overseas websites for virtual currency, with prices reaching up to 5 yuan per piece.According to police investigations, the case involves 57 government and enterprise websites, and the gang stole 208 million pieces of citizens' personal information, including flight trajectories, diplomas, and addresses, with illegal profits exceeding 6.4 million yuan. The special investigation team seized illegal gains of over 5.6 million yuan, confiscated more than 30 sets of core code for hacking tools written by the suspects, over 10 hacking virtual machine penetration attack systems, and 270 penetration scripts. The case has now been transferred for prosecution and is currently under trial.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Senate Majority Leader-elect Schumer stated: "I will swiftly confirm key national security positions." (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, Slowmist has released the "2024 Blockchain Security and Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report." In 2024, a total of 410 security incidents occurred, with losses reaching up to $2.013 billion. Compared to 2023 (a total of 464 incidents, with losses of approximately $2.486 billion), the losses decreased by 19.02% year-on-year.From the project track perspective, DeFi remains the most attacked area. In 2024, there were a total of 339 DeFi security incidents, accounting for 82.68% of the total security incidents, with losses reaching up to $1.029 billion. Compared to 2023 (a total of 282 incidents, with losses of approximately $773 million), the losses increased by 33.12% year-on-year.From the ecosystem perspective, Ethereum had the highest losses, reaching $465 million. The second was BSC, with losses of $87.35 million. In terms of incident causes, contract vulnerabilities led to the most security incidents, totaling 99, resulting in losses of approximately $214 million. The second most common cause was account hacks. With the support of InMist intelligence network partners, in 2024, SlowMist assisted clients, partners, and publicly hacked incidents in freezing funds totaling over $112 million.