ChainCatcher news, according to the disclosed content of the 2024 annual report produced by blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs, shows that TRON has made significant achievements in combating cryptocurrency crime. In 2024, the global cryptocurrency trading volume exceeded $10.6 trillion, while the illegal trading volume decreased by 24% year-on-year to $45 billion, accounting for only 0.4%, a reduction of 51% compared to 2023. The TRON network experienced the largest decline in illegal trading scale, decreasing by approximately $6 billion, with the proportion of illegal activities nearly halving.This achievement is attributed to TRON's ongoing efforts in combating crypto crime, particularly driven by the establishment of the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) in collaboration with Tether and TRM Labs. Since its launch in August 2024, the T3 FCU has successfully frozen over $130 million in suspected criminal assets and has closely collaborated with global law enforcement agencies to analyze and track the flow of funds involved in illegal activities such as money laundering and investment fraud.TRON founder Justin Sun stated that the success of the T3 FCU demonstrates the immense potential of public-private partnerships in combating blockchain crime. In the future, TRON will continue to work with global law enforcement agencies to promote the transparent, secure, and compliant development of the blockchain ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNN, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has announced that starting in 2025, a third-party reporting system for cryptocurrency transactions will be implemented. Centralized trading platforms such as Coinbase and Gemini will be required to report users' cryptocurrency transaction information to the tax authorities for the first time using the newly established 1099-DA form.According to the regulations, custodial trading platforms, digital asset wallet providers, cryptocurrency ATM operators, and digital asset payment processors must track and record users' buy and sell transactions throughout the year and submit reports to users and the IRS in early 2026.The specific implementation timeline shows that the reporting of cryptocurrency cost basis (purchase price) information will begin in 2026; reporting of peer-to-peer transactions on decentralized platforms (such as Uniswap and Sushiswap) will be postponed until 2027, but only the total transaction amount needs to be reported. Newly listed Bitcoin spot ETF transactions will also be reported using the 1099-B or 1099-DA forms, including share transactions and taxable events generated within the fund.

ChainCatcher news, according to @tier10k citing Reuters, Trump's SEC team is reviewing several pending cryptocurrency enforcement cases in court, and is expected to comprehensively reform cryptocurrency policies, potentially freezing some lawsuits that do not involve fraud allegations.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis stated that stablecoins continue to dominate the illegal trading volume in 2024.Chainalysis's 2025 Crypto Crime Report indicates that stablecoins accounted for 63% of all crypto trading volume related to illegal activities last year.Since 2022, stablecoins have surpassed Bitcoin to become the most used cryptocurrency in such activities. The report states: "This new reality is part of a broader ecosystem trend, where stablecoins also account for a significant portion of all crypto activity, with stablecoin activity growing by approximately 77% year-over-year, which proves this point."

ChainCatcher news, the Slow Mist security team recently investigated the incident involving actor Wang Xing being deceived into going to Myanmar and analyzed the chat screenshots circulating on social media. The screenshots mentioned that Wang Xing was "picked up" and required to pay a guarantee fee of 14,000 USDT, along with a cryptocurrency address. Slow Mist found that the screenshot was fabricated and has no direct connection to the incident involving Wang Xing.Analysis of the address (TAiv3gxSGkf7x...gAB6FU4XV5HPn) shows that it received a total of 2.22 million USDT since September 2024, with the most recent transaction occurring on January 12, 2025. According to the timeline released by the Thai Immigration Bureau, Wang Xing entered Thailand on January 3 and subsequently went missing.Analysis of related transactions did not reveal any transactions related to the 14,000 USDT, and there were inconsistencies in the timing of the screenshots, further proving that the screenshots were fabricated. Slow Mist reminds users to remain vigilant and avoid falling for online rumors.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking public input on proposed rules aimed at providing more protections for consumers in cryptocurrency transactions to prevent fraud.The CFPB has proposed an "interpretive rule" explaining how the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and other regulations apply to emerging "digital payment mechanisms," such as stablecoins. The Act was passed in 1978 to protect consumers participating in electronic fund transfers.CFPB Director Rohit Chopra stated that consumers must be assured that their transactions will not be subject to harmful monitoring or erroneous influences when using new forms of digital payments. However, the outlook for the CFPB's rulemaking is unclear, as the agency has drawn the ire of the incoming Trump administration. Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that he would "abolish the CFPB."The CFPB noted that consumer use of stablecoins may increase in the coming years, but some in the crypto industry have criticized the proposed rules. Coin Center Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh stated that it is unclear whether the proposed rules cover self-custody wallet service providers and pointed out that the agency does not distinguish between cryptocurrency services provided by trusted intermediaries and software tools.Coin Center emphasized that if the CFPB intends to regulate self-custody wallets under Reg E and directly regulate the authors of self-custody software, then the proposed rule would exceed the CFPB's statutory authority and be unconstitutional. The deadline for public comments on the CFPB's proposed rules is March 31, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNN reports, President-elect Donald Trump appeared on video screens, sitting in front of the American flag, next to his lawyer Todd Blanche. Trump was dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and red striped tie.Prosecutor Joshua Stanglars stated, "Trump shows no remorse for his criminal actions and encourages others to reject the jury's verdict; this defendant has caused lasting damage to the public's perception of the criminal justice system. Trump believes he is above the law."As Stanglars began to criticize Trump, the President-elect leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and shook his head from side to side.

ChainCatcher news, the public beta of the full-chain AI match-3 game Crypto Rumble has ended on the Linea mainnet. During the public beta, there were 30,684 transactions and 15,399 game rounds. The official reward announcement will be released on January 13. The official version of Crypto Rumble will launch on Zypher Network's Zytron Layer3, where Zytron provides 0Gas fee SBTs for a seamless 0Gas gaming experience.It is reported that only 1,000 early bird players with a whitelist could participate in this public beta, with a prize pool reaching up to $50,000, along with additional rewards from multiple memecoin and NFT projects on the Linea chain. This public beta will test the game's stability and provide feedback for future version optimizations. Crypto Rumble is the first full-chain match-3 game developed on the Zypher Network game engine that combines AI and ZK, aiming to provide a fair and exciting competitive experience through innovative AI Agents and ZK verification mechanisms.

ChainCatcher news, according to media reports from Taiwan, a 30-year-old man in Kaohsiung was seized by the police for illegally engaging in Tether (USDT) trading, marking the first case since the implementation of the new Anti-Money Laundering Act's virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration system. The police found that the man sought buyers through social media platforms, completing over a hundred transactions in just one month, selling 400,000 Tether coins and earning approximately 800,000 NTD.At the same time, the police also seized an illegal currency exchange studio in Taipei City, with the amount involved exceeding 200 million NTD and illegal profits reaching 20 million NTD. The police remind that individuals and studios that have not registered as currency exchange operators are illegal and may face imprisonment of up to 2 years and a fine of 5 million NTD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coingape, Bank of America is using XRP for internal transactions and has filed 83 patents related to XRP.In an interview with FOX Business, Sound Planning Group CEO David Stryzewski revealed that Bank of America has integrated XRP into 100% of its internal transactions, and the bank has also applied for 83 patents around Ripple, making its native token a fundamental component of future finance.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, multiple insiders from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States have exposed a series of misconducts by the agency in Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (a crackdown on the crypto industry).According to the revelations, the FDIC employed various means to evade the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including marking documents as attorney-client privileged, conducting incomplete searches within regional systems, and hiding documents generated on collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams. Insiders claim that about 150 key documents were not submitted.At the same time, the FDIC has also been accused of conducting social media investigations on several well-known figures in the industry, including Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, WSPN CEO Austin Campbell, Custodia Bank founder Caitlin Long, Castle Island Ventures founder Nic Carter, and Unchained podcast regulatory reporter Veronica Irwin. Insiders stated that they were personally assigned to investigate whether these individuals posed a threat to the FDIC.

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 message, according to Scam Sniffer's disclosure, a user lost $520,000 due to signing a malicious transaction on a fake bridging website. The scammers targeted DeFi Telegram groups, waiting for users to inquire about faster bridging solutions.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, smart money/insider address "77AvS...LsLcq" has accumulated a profit of $2.076 million by trading HYPER tokens within 7 hours, with an investment cost of only 10 SOL (approximately $2,133), achieving a return rate of 103,019%. This address previously built a position of 22 million HYPER at a low of $0.00009694, and has now sold 83.14%, with an average selling price of $0.1253, still holding tokens worth $638,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the first Bitcoin genesis block (commonly known as block 0) was mined on January 3, 2009. Over the past 16 years, more than 1.13 billion transactions have been permanently recorded in approximately 800,000 blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain.As Bitcoin adoption continues to grow, the network's computational demands have also risen exponentially. The network difficulty, which is the relative difficulty of mining new blocks, has reached a new high of 1.1 trillion.ChainCatcher previously reported that the Bitcoin genesis block was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3, 2009, at 2:15:05 AM Beijing time (January 4, 2009). The block reward was 50 BTC, and as of today, it has been 16 years, with the total Bitcoin block height reaching 877566.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Global has launched Seraph (SERAPH) in the innovation zone. Deposits will open on January 3, 2025, at 15:00 (UTC+8), spot trading will start on January 6 at 20:00 (UTC+8), and withdrawals will be available on January 7 at 20:00 (UTC+8). Deposits and withdrawals will be supported on the BSC network.To celebrate the launch of SERAPH, HashKey Global is offering a limited-time promotion: from January 3, 2025, at 15:00 to January 11 at 0:00 (UTC+8), users who make their first deposit of at least 300 SERAPH, or deposit at least 50 USDT and trade an equivalent of 50 USDT in SERAPH to complete their first spot trade, will receive a reward of 5 HSK. The total reward pool is up to 10,000 HSK, available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.

ChainCatcher news, ai16z founder Shaw tweeted that the team will enable the Eliza agent to autonomously handle Bitcoin transactions. Currently, the agent can receive service payments on-chain and via L2 (Ark Protocol), make payments to other agents, and manage its Bitcoin wallet.

Chaincatcher news, announced by UXUY, incubated and invested by Binance Labs: actively supporting on-chain transactions on BNB Chain, encouraging more users to explore the on-chain ecosystem, and planning to reward on-chain traders on BNB Chain with 100 million UXUY Points ($UP).Users can participate in cryptocurrency top-ups on BNB Chain through on-chain tasks in the UXUY Telegram wallet, trading assets based on $USDT (BSC), $BNB, and completing tasks to earn super rewards in $UP. Since the launch of the UXUY Point ($UP) points system, the number of on-chain traders has continuously reached new highs, with active users of UXUY on Telegram, iOS, and Android platforms exceeding 4.5 million.UXUY founder Kevin stated: "BNB Chain has the most active on-chain ecosystem, having processed over 6.58 billion transactions since its mainnet launch, making it an excellent choice for new users to explore the on-chain ecosystem. UXUY will continue to promote user on-chain trading."

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, Ed Hindi, the Chief Investment Officer of Swiss cryptocurrency hedge fund Tyr Capital, stated that the increasing expectations for Trump in the crypto market had led to a price surge. However, investors will closely monitor Trump's actions within the first 100 days of his presidency, as any discrepancy between his actions and words could trigger volatility.Additionally, Tim Kravchunovsky, the founder and CEO of the decentralized telecom network Chirp, added: "As we enter 2025, it will be a historic year for digital assets, as the United States adopts Bitcoin as a national reserve currency. Despite ongoing uncertainties in this regard, I believe this will happen soon—likely within a few months after President Donald Trump's inauguration."