ChainCatcher news, according to The Paper, the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ying Yong, delivered the work report of the Supreme Procuratorate at the third session of the 14th National People's Congress. In 2024, the procuratorial organs prosecuted 825 individuals for securities-related crimes such as financial fraud and insider trading, and 3,032 individuals for money laundering crimes involving the use of "virtual currency" to transfer criminal proceeds.

According to ChainCatcher news, the full text of the White House executive order states that the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an office to manage and control a custodial account collectively referred to as the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve," which will hold all BTC owned by the Treasury. These BTC will ultimately be seized as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, or confiscated to satisfy any civil penalties imposed by any department or agency; within 30 days of the issuance of this order, agencies shall review their authority to transfer any government-held Bitcoin to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and submit a report reflecting the results of the review to the Secretary of the Treasury.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. President Trump stated that the investigation report regarding the shooting incident at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last year "will be released next week."On the evening of July 13, 2024, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Pennsylvania fired several shots from a building rooftop approximately 140 meters away from Trump's speaking platform at the campaign rally in Butler, resulting in an injury to the upper part of Trump's right ear and causing one death and two serious injuries among the audience present.

ChainCatcher message, Safe states that the Safe{Wallet} team has been working with Mandiant over the past few days to conduct a comprehensive forensic investigation and security audit regarding the Bybit hacking incident. Safe emphasizes that its team is committed to transparency. Mandiant's preliminary report results will be published next week.

ChainCatcher news, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou disclosed on social media that the platform has processed 2,167 reports since its launch.Ben Zhou stated that the Lazarus bounty platform has released a major update for version 1.1. The new version adds a hacker address analysis feature, allowing bounty hunters to view all stolen assets across chains and gain a comprehensive understanding of fund flows.The platform has also added a Discord channel for hunters to submit bounties, equipped with an automatic blacklist address checking system to avoid duplicate submissions.In addition, the update ranks the balances of hacker wallets and displays the names of bounty hunters in verified reports.

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated that he usually does not criticize other industry participants, but the incident report released by Safe uses vague language to obscure the issues. After reading it, there are more questions than answers, and the questions that come to mind include:--- What does "compromising the Safe {Wallet} developer machine" mean? How did they compromise this specific machine? Was it social engineering, a virus, etc.?--- How did the developer machine access "accounts operated by Bybit"? Did some code get deployed directly from this developer machine to prod?--- How did they deceive the Ledger verification steps among multiple signers? Was it a blind sign? Or did the signers fail to verify correctly?--- Is $1.4 billion the largest address managed using Safe? Why didn't they target others?--- What can other "self-custody, multi-signature" wallet providers and users learn from this?

ChainCatcher message, Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou released a hacker forensics report provided by Sygnia and Verichains on the X platform, which disclosed that malicious code was deployed at 15:29:25 UTC on February 19, specifically targeting Bybit's Ethereum multi-signature cold wallet.

ChainCatcher message, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated that it has been 12 hours since the most severe hacking attack in history. All withdrawals have been processed. The withdrawal system has now fully returned to normal speed, and users can withdraw any amount without encountering any delays.Bybit will release a complete incident report and security measures in the coming days. Ben Zhou will also personally update everyone on any new developments. Thank you to all our customers, friends, and partners who helped and supported us during these difficult 12 hours.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Cryptorank report on February 20: In terms of contract liquidity, MEXC ranks first among five centralized exchanges, with its substantial liquidity depth primarily concentrated in the three currency pairs of BTC, ETH, and SOL. It ranks third in spot liquidity, demonstrating strong liquidity in the BTC and ETH trading pairs.

ChainCatcher news, according to TASS, the Argentine Senate passed a proposal requiring the government to submit a report on the controversies related to the LIBRA token with 46 votes in favor and 15 against. However, the proposal to establish a special investigative committee was not approved as it failed to reach the required threshold of 48 votes.The opposition has made several accusations against the president regarding this matter, including misconduct, money laundering, and engaging in activities inconsistent with the identity of public officials. Some lawmakers have stated that they will seek to impeach Milei.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the latest report from the cryptocurrency tax software platform CoinLedger shows that in 2024, the average profit for cryptocurrency investors is $5,482, a significant increase of 518% compared to $887.60 in 2023. This data is based on statistics from over 500,000 users, with 80% coming from the United States.The report indicates that SUPER, HYPE, and Bitcoin contributed the largest unrealized gains. CoinLedger CEO David Kemmerer stated that the 2024 presidential election has driven enthusiasm for digital assets to new heights. On the other hand, Ethereum is leading the decline due to increased competition from Solana, with ADA, POL, ATOM, and CRO ranking among the top five unrealized losses.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheMinerMag, a recent report released by the Perryman Group shows that Bitcoin mining has created over 31,000 jobs for the U.S. economy, generating more than $4.1 billion in total output annually. The U.S. accounts for about 40% of the global Bitcoin hash rate.The report emphasizes that Texas is the biggest beneficiary of Bitcoin mining, with estimated annual economic activity of $1.7 billion, creating over 12,200 jobs. Georgia has an annual total output of $316.8 million, while New York contributes $225.9 million.It is reported that the report was commissioned by the industry nonprofit Texas Blockchain Council and the Digital Chamber of Commerce.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, some users report that they have received FTX compensation on Kraken.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Cardano Q4 2024 report released by Messari, Cardano achieved significant growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, with ADA's market capitalization increasing by 127% quarter-over-quarter, reaching $30.3 billion. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi grew by 94%, reaching $449 million, and the market capitalization of stablecoins increased by 66%, reaching $23.2 million. The average daily trading volume rose by 65%, reaching 71,500 transactions.Cardano also launched the Ouroboros Peras update, enhancing network scalability and being compatible with Hydra and Mithril. The price of ADA rose by 126%, reaching $0.84, and its market ranking improved to 9th place.