ChainCatcher News, data from the Federal Election Commission shows that political action committees (PACs) related to cryptocurrency and their affiliated groups have invested over $245 million in the 2024 election cycle. According to Public Citizen, this accounts for nearly half of all corporate donations during the election period.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, a new report from the consumer rights organization Public Citizen details the extent of donations in the cryptocurrency industry, finding that super PACs (Political Action Committees) related to digital assets have raised over $102 million for the 2024 election, ranking third among all super PACs, with more than half coming from direct corporate spending, primarily provided by Coinbase and Ripple Labs.Additionally, in the six completed primaries where cryptocurrency super PACs intervened, only one crypto-backed candidate lost.

ChainCatcher news, according to the South China Morning Post, Animoca Brands has signed a memorandum of understanding with KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), a major scientific research center in Saudi Arabia.Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, stated that the signing of the MOU aims to enter the underlying layer of Web3 development in Saudi Arabia and explore opportunities to participate in the early development stage.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Avalanche ecosystem inscription ACST will be listed on BitMart today at 16:00, and will soon be available on the AscendEX trading platform.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem content monetization protocol Access Protocol has announced the distribution of ACS token airdrop claims for Saga phone holders, with each user eligible to claim 100,000 ACS, approximately 259 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Layer1 blockchain Polymesh has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean digital asset custody company BDACS to establish a strategic partnership.The two parties plan to launch an innovative security token project focused on Korean culture. The project aims to establish new benchmarks for security tokens and digital asset custody by complying with South Korean regulatory requirements through a regulatory sandbox. Additionally, by bringing together fans, artists, producers, and investors, the project will unlock new interactive opportunities. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit will list the tokens MASK and ACS, supporting KRW market pairs and BTC market pairs respectively, with trading scheduled to start today at 15:00 Beijing time. Upbit's parent company Dunamu's investment partners include Kakao, which operates the Korean version of WeChat, KakaoTalk, with over 53 million users globally. In the future, Mask Network will actively promote the integration of the local social ecosystem in Korea with Web3. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase announced that it will list the Solana ecosystem content monetization protocol Access Protocol token ACS. If liquidity conditions are met, trading will begin at 1:00 AM Beijing time on February 16. If sufficient supply of this asset is established, the ACS/USD trading pair will be opened in phases. Coinbase only supports the above token on the Solana network and reminds users not to send this asset through other networks, as funds may be lost. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency data aggregation platform CoinGecko officially announced that the airdrop token ACS, launched in collaboration with Access Protocol, is now available for claiming. CoinGecko users can exchange the candies collected through daily login check-ins for the corresponding amount of ACS tokens. Rewards are available until they run out, and the claiming will end no later than January 15, 2023. (source link)