ChainCatcher news, TRON founder Justin Sun tweeted: "I am willing to donate the banana artwork to Musk, sticking it on a SpaceX rocket to send it to Mars and the Moon."Previous news, Justin Sun acquired Maurizio Cattelan's work Comedian banana for $6.2 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule this Thursday that grants it the authority to regulate "large non-bank companies," but explicitly excludes crypto assets. The CFPB stated that this rule only applies to transactions denominated in U.S. dollars.The new rule is titled "Defining Larger Participants in the Market for General Digital Consumer Payment Applications" and applies to non-bank financial companies that process more than 50 million transactions annually, requiring them to comply with the same rules as large banks and credit unions. The CFPB emphasized that the definition of "annual covered consumer payment transaction volume" is limited to transactions denominated in U.S. dollars and does not include digital assets such as Bitcoin and stablecoins.The crypto industry and some Republican lawmakers had previously expressed concerns about the potential impact of the rule on crypto assets. The DeFi Education Fund welcomed this and stated that the regulation of digital assets should be led by Congress, not regulatory agencies.

ChainCatcher news, European Central Bank board member Patsalides warned that if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threatened trade tariffs, the European economy could ultimately fall into stagflation. The Central Bank of Cyprus governor stated in Nicosia on Thursday, "Trade tensions are escalating, and if trade restrictions become a reality, the result could be inflation, economic recession, or worse, stagflation."He noted that while there is room to continue lowering borrowing costs, it should be done "at a steady pace and magnitude."

ChainCatcher news, Bankless co-founder Ryan Sean Adams posted on X that the current market is at the beginning stage of the second half of the crypto bull market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ledger Insights, UBS and Deutsche Bank announced that as part of the European Central Bank's wholesale DLT settlement experiment, the two parties simulated tokenized deposit payments between banks.The Bundesbank's Trigger solution enables blockchain-based systems to connect to the Trigger Chain, allowing payments to be initiated in central bank money on the Target2 payment system. In terms of tokenized deposits, tokens are destroyed on the sending blockchain and minted at the receiving bank.A total of two experiments were conducted, one involving time-sensitive euro payments. The second simulated transactions in pounds and Swiss francs between Deutsche Bank's London branch and UBS Group in Switzerland, with these transactions settled in euros.

ChainCatcher news, the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) recently stated that it will focus on the research of wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) and will not consider issuing retail CBDC for the time being. The bank believes that the existing system is sufficient to meet retail payment needs.BNM stated that wCBDC will be used for interbank settlements of tokenized deposits both domestically and internationally, and has participated in Singapore's multi-CBDC project "Project Dunbar" and the cross-border CBDC project "mBridge." Although technical preparations and policy research are underway, BNM plans to continue researching wCBDC and distributed ledger technology in 2024-2025, but there are no immediate issuance plans.Several Asian central banks, including those in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, are also exploring wCBDC to support tokenized deposits. A report by Ledger Insights indicates that there are currently over 70 tokenized deposit and bank stablecoin projects in progress.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Association of Banks published an article in the Hong Kong media outlet Ta Kung Pao titled "Digital Banking Integrates into the Web 3.0 Wave," revealing that Hong Kong digital banks have completed over 100 "Fintech Regulatory Sandbox" tests through the Monetary Authority in the past four years, accounting for more than 40% of the total sandbox test cases.In addition, some Hong Kong digital banks have begun to provide reserve banking services for stablecoin issuers, and there are also digital banks capable of acting as settlement banks for licensed virtual asset trading platforms, offering services such as timely processing and settlement of transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, the Wyoming-based crypto bank Custodia Bank will further lay off employees to save costs.The oral arguments for Custodia's lawsuit against the Federal Reserve will take place on January 21, coinciding with the second day of Trump's inauguration.Custodia CEO Caitlin Long stated, "I am incredibly proud of the Custodia team, the services we build for our clients, and our resilience during multiple innocent 'debanking' incidents. I especially thank Custodia's clients and shareholders who help us continue to fight for lasting banking access for the compliant U.S. crypto industry."

ChainCatcher news, Sun Yuchen acquired Maurizio Cattelan's iconic work Comedian banana for $6.2 million.He stated: "This is not just a piece of art, but a cultural phenomenon that connects art, meme culture, and the cryptocurrency community. I believe this work will inspire more thoughts and discussions in the future and become a part of history. I am honored to be the proud owner of this banana and look forward to it bringing more inspiration and impact to art lovers around the world."

ChainCatcher news, ECB Vice President Guindos stated that the European Central Bank's interest rates will be further lowered, but due to escalating trade tensions and global conflicts, officials should not act hastily.Previously, the European Central Bank warned in its "Financial Stability Assessment" that trade now poses an additional threat to the economies of the 20 Eurozone countries. Guindos expressed confidence in achieving the 2% inflation target next year and dismissed claims that inflation would fall below this target. With less than four weeks until the last interest rate meeting of the year, investors expect the borrowing costs to be lowered for the fourth time since June. Although further easing of monetary policy seems possible in 2025, the pace and extent of rate cuts remain uncertain, and disputes among policymakers are increasing.

ChainCatcher news, the virtual asset custody platform Haru Invest was officially declared bankrupt by the Seoul restructuring court in South Korea on November 20.The operating company of Haru Invest, Haru Management Limited, was previously filed for bankruptcy due to its inability to pay debts. The court stated that although the company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, it has an office and operates in South Korea, giving the Korean court jurisdiction over the case.The court plans to hold the first creditors' meeting on February 11, 2025, to liquidate and distribute the company's assets through the bankruptcy administrator. It is reported that Haru Invest attracted investors by making false promises to guarantee principal and high returns since 2020, and suddenly stopped withdrawals in June last year, causing over 16,000 investors to suffer losses.It is reported that from March 2020 to June last year, Haru Invest deceived investors by falsely promising to guarantee principal and pay high returns, suddenly stopping withdrawals and absconding with approximately 14 trillion won worth of cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, Russian authorities have announced plans to ban cryptocurrency mining in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired a meeting attended by senior ministers, where they discussed the country's "difficult regime balance" and its impact on the power industry, which is facing supply and capacity shortages during the autumn and winter seasons.Reports indicate that the Russian government plans to extend the proposed ban on cryptocurrency mining to the occupied territories of Ukraine, such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.Additionally, six other regions in the North Caucasus will face a complete ban on cryptocurrency mining activities until 2031. Irkutsk, parts of Buryatia, and the Transbaikal Territory will face partial mining bans during the autumn and winter seasons until 2031. Russia passed a law in July that legalizes cryptocurrency mining starting November 1, meaning there is only an 18-day gap between legalization and prohibition.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ledger Insights, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its fifth digital bond, amounting to €100 million, using a pilot wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) for settlement. This is part of the European Central Bank's wholesale DLT settlement trial that concluded this month.The EIB issued this digital bond on the HSBC Orion platform, marking the second time the EIB has used this platform. Each digital bond issued by the European Investment Bank explores a new feature, typically involving different issuance platforms. Its first issuance was in 2021 on the Ethereum blockchain. The fourth bond was a green bond, and the latest bond utilized a new type of settlement asset.

ChainCatcher news, Deutsche Bank Asset Management analyst Johannes Müller stated in a webinar that the decline in inflation in the Eurozone next year should enable the European Central Bank to further cut interest rates.The chief economist of Deutsche Bank Asset Management mentioned that the company expects the European Central Bank to cut rates five more times, once in December, and then four more times before the third quarter of 2025. Deutsche Bank Asset Management predicts that the inflation rate will drop to 2.0% in 2025, down from 2.3% in 2024. However, due to strong wage growth and inflation in service prices, core inflation may still remain elevated.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by ai_9684xtpa, GSR Markets may be the market maker for the Meme token BAN, with the following data as evidence:GSR Markets wallet GNjGn...4iBW4 (marked by Arkham) withdrew 1.5 million BAN from Gate and MEXC 20 hours ago, and subsequently some was deposited into Kucoin;Wallet G13si...zWCdu deposited 2.28 million USD worth of BAN to GATE four hours ago, with the SOL required for the transfer provided by GSR.

ChainCatcher news, Solana co-founder Toly releases the Solana roadmap, the document shows "increase bandwidth, reduce latency".

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale's bet on the rise of ETH has failed for the third time:He entered the market at a price of $3,300 when ETH started to pull back after surging to $3,400 a week ago, betting that ETH would continue to rise. Unfortunately, ETH did not continue to rise and instead pulled back all the way to $3,000;Last night, as ETH finally rose a bit, the whale chose to cut losses and liquidate 6 hours ago: selling 10,364.2 ETH bought last week at $3,300 for $3,181, incurring a loss of $1.22 million.His 16th round of trading ended in failure, with 13 wins and 3 losses out of 16 trades.

ChainCatcher News, Bank of America stated that the pound has weakened in recent weeks, but it may strengthen next year, as the UK is unlikely to be the focus of the trade tariff plan of the elected U.S. President Donald Trump.Bank of America foreign exchange strategist Kamal Sharma said in a report that the UK's reliance on the service sector will also help mitigate the impact of any tariff measures to some extent. At the same time, he noted that under a Labour government, "the direction of Brexit is not so confrontational." He also mentioned that a stronger dollar after the U.S. election may temporarily limit the rise of the pound against the dollar, but given the political and fiscal volatility in the Eurozone, the euro to pound exchange rate seems likely to decline by 2025.

ChainCatcher message, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, with Binance launching BAN on perpetual contracts, BAN has reached a new high. A trader who initially spent 10.2 SOL (1,768 USD) is currently sitting on a profit of about 5.4 million USD.The trader initially purchased 36.26 million BAN and has sold 18.67 million BAN at a price of 162,741 USDC. The trader still holds 17.61 million BAN in two different wallets, worth 5.5 million USD, achieving a profit of 3,206 times.