ChainCatcher message, Coinglass data shows that the total open interest of Bitcoin futures contracts across the network is 624,380 BTC (approximately 6.365 billion USD), with a 24H increase of 0.79%, among which:The open interest of CME Bitcoin contracts is 206,660 BTC (approximately 2.102 billion USD), ranking first, with a 24H increase of 2.56%;The open interest of Binance Bitcoin contracts is 125,280 BTC (approximately 1.276 billion USD), ranking second, with a 24H increase of 0.8%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Société Générale has completed the first repurchase transaction using blockchain technology within the euro system central bank. This transaction was carried out in collaboration with the Banque de France through Société Générale's digital asset subsidiary, Forge.In the Forge transaction, the repurchase involved tokenized bonds issued in 2020 on the Ethereum blockchain as collateral, while the central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Banque de France was exchanged as cash. Société Générale stated that this transaction demonstrates the technical feasibility of interbank refinancing operations on-chain: "It illustrates the potential of central bank digital currencies to enhance the liquidity of digital financial securities."It is reported that a repurchase transaction is short for a repurchase agreement, which is a financial transaction in which one party sells securities to another and agrees to repurchase them later at a predetermined price.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley posted on the X platform that less than 200 years ago, the United States passed a law allowing the widespread creation of non-human autonomous entities, which are companies. The inventions and history of companies may be the best analogy for understanding the future development of autonomous AI agents. Most of the infrastructure in today's world is not designed to serve humans, but rather to serve businesses. They transact using fiat currency, borrow through the bond market, determine ownership through the stock market, and reach agreements through courts and contracts.For AI agents, a completely new system is needed, one that will be decentralized, will use stablecoins and Bitcoin for transactions, will engage in DeFi lending, and will utilize smart contracts without the need for courts. They will have tokenized ownership and governance. It may still be too early to have such discussions, but cryptocurrency is not just a digital version of gold and stock investments; it aims to create a completely new independent financial and property system for people and entities in the digital world.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Defiant, Token Terminal data shows that daily active crypto users reached 18.7 million in December, a 143% increase from 7.7 million at the beginning of the year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the South Korean National Assembly held a second voting session on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, which passed with sufficient votes.It is reported that the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session at 4 PM local time on the 14th to vote on the impeachment motion of President Yoon Suk-yeol proposed for the second time by the opposition camp. According to the voting results, the impeachment motion was ultimately passed, and President Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential duties were immediately suspended. After the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was appointed as acting president.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale address that had been dormant for 600 days has transferred 21 trillion PEPE to a new address. This whale address initially spent only 0.0135 ETH (approximately 27 USD) to purchase 21 trillion PEPE and has held it until now, with an unrealized profit of 1,900,000 times.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Wealth Management, one-click cryptocurrency purchase, flash exchange trading platform, leverage, dollar-cost averaging platform, and Binance Contracts will launch Velodrome Finance (VELODROME). Binance will launch VELODROME 1-75x USDT perpetual contracts on December 14 at 00:15 (UTC+8).Binance will add VELODROME as a borrowable asset for cross-margin and isolated margin leverage on December 14 at 00:00 (UTC+8), as well as VELODROME/USDT cross-margin and isolated margin trading pairs.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Futures will launch AVAUSDT and DEGOUSDT perpetual contracts on December 13, 2024, at 13:00 (UTC) and 13:15 (UTC) respectively, supporting up to 75x leverage.

ChainCatcher news, Société Générale announced that it has signed a blockchain-based repurchase agreement with the French central bank, marking the first such tokenized transaction between the bank and the Eurozone central bank.In a press release, the bank stated that its digital asset subsidiary SG-Forge used some bonds issued on the public Ethereum blockchain in 2020 as collateral in exchange for central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the French central bank on its DL3S blockchain.Société Générale stated: "This transaction demonstrates the technical feasibility of conducting interbank refinancing operations directly on the blockchain. It highlights the potential of central bank digital currencies to enhance the liquidity of digital financial securities."

ChainCatcher news, according to data from DefiLlama, the cumulative trading volume of HyperLiquid's perpetual contracts has exceeded $50 billion, growing 15 times year-to-date. The platform's average daily trading volume over the past 7 days has surpassed $5 billion, accounting for over 45% of the total on-chain perpetual contract market activity in the past 24 hours.Since Monday, the cumulative trading volume of Ethereum perpetual contracts has reached $7 billion, which is 18% higher than Bitcoin's $5.94 billion.

ChainCatcher message, the Chill Guy character artist Phillip Banks's account is still in a struggle for control with hackers, and has just released a contract for a new Meme coin, which was deleted shortly after the tweet was posted.

ChainCatcher message, the NFT series Azuki posted on the X platform stating that Hong Kong actor Stephen Fung has become its new creative partner. Fung will join the team as an advisor to help reimagine anime fans and storytelling.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the smart contract platform Waterfall Network has announced the completion of a new round of financing totaling $11.6 million, with investments from Bolt's Capital, Alpha Token Capital, and Enflux. This new funding will be used to strengthen the platform's infrastructure through node simplification and further improvements.

ChainCatcher news, according to IBTimes, the smart contract platform Waterfall Network announced the completion of a new funding round of $11.6 million, with participation from Bolt's Capital, Alpha Token Capital, and Enflux. The funds will be used to strengthen the platform's infrastructure, simplify nodes, and further improvements.Waterfall Protocol, launched in July 2024, is a Layer 1, scalable, decentralized smart contract platform developed by the software development company BlueWave based on DAG technology and fast finality PoS consensus. It is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase International announced on platform X that Coinbase International and Coinbase Advanced will add support for Movement perpetual futures contracts. The MOVE-PERP market is expected to open at or after 17:30 Beijing time on December 17, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Trust Wallet announced a partnership with Helius to enhance Solana transactions, aiming to improve token swaps, fund transfers, and transaction speed and reliability.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, CryptoQuant analysts stated that if the current supply and demand trends and investor interest continue to rise, the price of Ethereum could exceed $5,000.They added that on-chain activity for Ethereum has increased, with daily transactions and dApp usage driving up network fees, and the increase in Ethereum burn has slowed down supply growth.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures has updated the leverage and margin tiers for FTMUSDT, 1000SHIBUSDT, PNUTUSDT, LTCUSDT, LINKUSDT, WLDUSDT, and BCHUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on December 12, 2024, at 17:15 (UTC+8). Please note that existing positions will not be affected before the update.

ChainCatcher news, Mechanism Capital partner Andrew Kang posted on X stating, "I used to think that the ETH and ETH/BTC exchange rates were overly hyped before the launch of the Ethereum ETF, but with Trump using the profits from WLFI to buy ETH, and the nomination of SEC and CFTC chairs who support Ethereum/DeFi, along with the selling pressure from ETHE and the hype around the ETF dissipating, Ethereum doesn't look so bad anymore."