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 message, the Lubbock police in Texas report a significant increase in Bitcoin-related scam cases, with victims suffering heavy losses. In the past few months, 20 to 30 people have reported scams involving gift cards and Bitcoin transactions.Scammers typically target the elderly, claiming that their accounts have been compromised and need verification. Victims are instructed to write checks, withdraw cash, and deposit funds into Bitcoin machines. Officer Brandon Stewart recalled a case where one victim transferred $25,000 and then $30,000.

ChainCatcher message, The Block data shows that Bitcoin's on-chain transactions in May reached 18.19 million, setting a new monthly historical high. The previous monthly high was 17.54 million in December last year.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin's new token standard Runes has accounted for more than two-thirds of Bitcoin's trading volume since the network halving event on April 20.According to data shared by blockchain research firm Crypto Koryo via the Dune Analytics dashboard, the Bitcoin network has processed over 2.38 million Runes transactions, making up 68% of all Bitcoin transactions since the launch on April 20. Regular Bitcoin peer-to-peer transactions, BRC-20, Ordinals, and Runes are all included in the total transaction count.Additionally, Runes experienced its highest trading volume day on April 23, with over 750,000 transactions, but the following day saw a reduction of more than half, down to 312,000 transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided technical advice to Andorra on recording Bitcoin transactions to enhance its balance of payments statistics.Andorra's financial regulatory authority needs to approve banks for such transactions, although no requests have been made yet.The IMF recommends monitoring crypto assets until 2024 and warns against using unsupported cryptocurrencies as national currencies. The IMF advises Pacific island nations to adopt regional digital currency schemes and cautions against hastily introducing central bank digital currencies due to lack of preparation.

ChainCatcher message, mempool.space data shows that the current minimum transaction fee on the Bitcoin network has reached 33 sat/vB, with over 268,000 transactions pending confirmation, and the memory pool usage has exceeded 300 MB, reaching 1.76 GB.

ChainCatcher news, recently, a tech community blogger Andy Baio discovered that the Bitcoin whitepaper can be found on any Mac running the latest version of macOS. It can be discovered through a simple terminal command or by navigating Finder.In the Finder terminal, enter the following command: open /System/Library/Image\ Capture/Devices/VirtualScanner.app/Contents/Resources/simpledoc.pdf. Users need to navigate to Macintosh HD -> System -> Library -> Image Capture -> Devices. Hold Control and click on VirtualScanner.app to show package contents, then open Contents -> Resources folder -> simpledoc.pdf.Additionally, the blogger stated that the Bitcoin whitepaper is used as a sample document for a device called "Virtual Scanner II." This device is hidden or not installed by default for some users. Some users speculate that Apple may earn commissions from Bitcoin transactions through related features. (Appleinsider)

ChainCatcher news, the Dfinity Foundation announced that the Internet Computer (ICP) has officially issued Chain-Key Bitcoin (ckBTC), stating that this token offers higher security compared to existing cross-chain or wrapped solutions. It is a highly liquid and cost-effective "twin" token that brings Layer 2 functionality to Bitcoin, allowing for faster and cheaper transactions without compromising security.It is reported that ICP integrated with the Bitcoin network and launched ckBTC in November 2022. ICP stated that ckBTC corresponds to Bitcoin on a 1:1 basis and is issued and redeemed through contracts, with the process being completely decentralized. (Source link)