ChainCatcher news, many investors and some economists are concerned that the Federal Reserve has waited too long, putting the labor market and economic growth on thin ice, and injecting volatility into the financial markets. The latter was evident in last Friday's U.S. Treasury market, when traders suddenly resumed bets on a 50 basis point rate cut. The presidential election in November has also put the Federal Reserve's decision-making in an uncomfortable position. Republican candidate and former President Trump warned that the Federal Reserve should not cut rates before the election, while Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren pressured officials to lower rates by 75 basis points.

ChainCatcher message, according to Scopescan monitoring, a certain whale withdrew 2,900 wBETH (7.8 million USD) from EigenLayer and deposited it into Binance.

ChainCatcher message, according to Dune data, since June 20, there has been a large amount of redemptions for Coinbase's Ethereum staking token cbETH, with the supply dropping from 1.4 million to below 700,000, a decrease of over 50% month-on-month, and now only 657,000 remain.

ChainCatcher news, during a hearing held by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Paul Rosen from the Treasury Department about the threats posed by foreign-owned cryptocurrency mining operations in the United States.Senator Elizabeth Warren claimed that the U.S. cryptocurrency mining industry poses a threat to national security, stating that "cryptocurrency mining operations run by foreign adversaries" could be used to "monitor U.S. military operations."Warren added that "foreign-owned crypto mines also threaten the power grid, and their connections to the U.S. grid could make the U.S. vulnerable to targeted blackouts and cyberattacks."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall has withdrawn his support for the anti-money laundering bill proposed by Elizabeth Warren. This move comes amid significant pressure from the crypto industry and the backdrop of Donald Trump's support for crypto.Marshall became the first co-sponsor to withdraw support this week, although the bill still has the backing of 18 other senators. The bill aims to strengthen the U.S. anti-money laundering regulations for digital assets, requiring digital asset service providers, miners, and validators to adhere to stricter customer identification and anti-money laundering responsibilities. The crypto industry has strongly opposed this bill, arguing that it would negatively impact decentralized finance and could stifle innovation in the industry. The Chief Policy Officer of the Digital Chamber stated that the bill is essentially a "backdoor ban" on blockchain technology.

ChainCatcher news, Republican Senator Roger Marshall has withdrawn his support for the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, which he co-authored with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2022, aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry under the existing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.Currently, according to the official congressional directory regarding the bill, there are still 18 senators supporting the legislation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Scopescan monitoring, Binance has deposited 1,900 ETH ($6.8 million), 918 WBETH ($3.3 million), and 26 million USDT into its Ceffu deposit address.

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, about 45 minutes ago, a user lost 170 cbETH (approximately $663,308) due to signing a Permit phishing signature.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the legendary trader GCR associated address starting with 0x2fe redeemed 1924 wBETH and deposited it into Binance one day after the EigenLayer snapshot.It is reported that two associated addresses of GSC cumulatively deposited 4801.5 wBETH between December 2023 and January 2024, which could earn a total of 86,248 EIGEN airdrop.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the address 0xA30...B379f transferred 3316 wBETH from Binance two hours ago and subsequently deposited it into Renzo, amounting to approximately 10.94 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, in response to current U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Tesla's independence, Elon Musk responded and disclosed reports that Elizabeth Warren's main economic and tax advisor is SBF's father, suggesting that Elizabeth Warren's investigation into Tesla may be influenced by SBF's father.Elizabeth Warren is not friendly towards cryptocurrency, and several industry heavyweights, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, have questioned Senator Elizabeth Warren's anti-crypto stance.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren stated that she is willing to work with the cryptocurrency industry but reiterated that the cryptocurrency industry must adhere to the same rules as traditional finance. Senator Warren is a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She has been critical of cryptocurrencies and has recently pushed for her anti-money laundering bill.In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Elizabeth Warren said, "I want to work with the industry. What I don't understand is why this industry seems to say that only by leaving enough space for drug dealers and human traffickers can they survive, oh, and also terrorists, ransomware scammers, consumer fraudsters, and rogue nations. About half of North Korea's nuclear missile program is funded by cryptocurrency, and all of this must remain open."Additionally, Warren reiterated her stance that it must follow the same rules as traditional finance. She said, "Remember, in our financial system, almost everyone follows the same set of rules. I'm talking about banks, credit unions, credit card companies, gold traders, and stock brokers. Private equity funds now also have to follow the rules. Precious metals traders, Venmo, Western Union, but not including cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShield monitoring, the KyberSwap attacker address has again transferred 400 cbETH (approximately $988,900) to an address starting with 0x9760 and added liquidity to Uniswap.Earlier today, the KyberSwap attacker address had transferred about 115 cbETH (worth approximately $287,000) to an address starting with 0x9760 and added liquidity to Uniswap.

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, the KyberSwap attacker address transferred about 115 cbETH (worth approximately $287,000) to the address 0x9760...65B3 and added liquidity to Uniswap.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum restaking protocol Renzo announced that it has received support from BNB Chain and will open bETH deposits on February 5, with no deposit limit.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Ethereum re-staking protocol Renzo announced that it will support wBETH deposits on February 6 at 4 AM.It is reported that Renzo is the first re-staking protocol that allows users to deposit ETH, and the integration of wBETH is the first step for ezETH to expand from BNB Chain to the Ethereum mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Senator Elizabeth Warren's Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act has gained five new supporters among U.S. senators. Three of the new members serve on the Senate Banking Committee alongside Elizabeth Warren. The committee may play a significant role in cryptocurrency legislation that could pass next year.It is reported that the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act has faced criticism from the crypto industry, as the bill aims to extend the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act to miners, validators, wallet providers, and KYC, among others. Elizabeth Warren stated, "Cryptocurrency technology should be governed by the same transparency rules as traditional banks to protect the American people and help ensure it is not used to facilitate illegal activities by criminal enterprises and rogue nations."

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement shows that OKX will launch a new BETH holding from September 28, 2023, 11:00 to October 13, 2023, 11:00 (UTC+8), offering dual rewards of ETH staking earnings and ZBC airdrop.It is reported that users need to have an average new holding of at least 0.1 BETH, which can be obtained by participating in staking on the ETH2.0 staking page in the OKX Earn section to receive BETH, or by trading the spot pairs BETH/USDT and BETH/ETH to acquire BETH.

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase executive Conor Grogan stated on social media: "Binance minted over $500 million of Wrapped Beacon ETH (WBETH) over the weekend and deposited it into the exchange. This number is almost equal to 50% of the total BETH supply, and I haven't seen any asset movement or destruction on-chain. There has also been no change in Binance's ETH2 depositors."