ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, the National Bank of Ethiopia may issue cryptocurrency guidelines.It is reported that although Ethiopia has not yet confirmed the legality of cryptocurrency, the National Bank of Ethiopia is closely monitoring global developments, which may indicate a potential shift in Ethiopia's stance on digital currency.

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated on social media, "We do not pay teachers enough. There are not enough excellent teachers. Many teachers lack passion for teaching. The pay for a few outstanding teachers is inadequate."

According to ChainCatcher's message and the official announcement, Binance has announced that it will optimize the display mechanism for platform token circulation data. Currently, Binance uses the circulation calculation method from CoinMarketCap (CMC), which excludes the internal holdings distribution of projects in its calculations. To enhance data transparency, Binance will integrate two new metrics from CMC: Unlocked Market Capitalization (UMC) and Unlocked Circulating Supply (UCS) in the token information section.

ChainCatcher news, according to iChainfo monitoring, the Copper address 1JZ6...Tj9m transferred 923 bitcoins to the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit address 1J5a...K1bB, with a total value of approximately 88.76 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, South Korean lawmaker Choi Eun-sik has proposed an amendment to the "Foreign Exchange Transactions Act," aimed at preventing money laundering and other foreign exchange crimes related to virtual assets. The amendment proposes the establishment of a monitoring system for virtual asset transactions, the improvement of the institutional foundation for financial technology foreign exchange services, the enhancement of the convenience of foreign exchange transactions for individuals and businesses, and the strengthening of the intelligent construction of the foreign exchange monitoring system.He stated that the rapid development of virtual assets and financial technology in recent years has diversified cross-border transaction methods, but current laws have failed to cover these changes, leading to regulatory blind spots, particularly as money laundering involving virtual assets and illegal foreign exchange transactions have become increasingly serious.According to data from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the number of suspicious transaction reports from virtual asset merchants increased by 48.8% last year compared to the previous year. The Ministry of Finance plans to add definitions for virtual assets and virtual asset merchants next year and requires virtual asset merchants to register before conducting cross-border transactions and to regularly report users' transaction records to the Bank of Korea.The amendment is expected to be implemented in the second half of next year.

According to ChainCatcher, the recent "2024 New Transaction Support Virtual Asset Status Analysis Report" released by AppiLab, South Korean local exchanges have launched a total of 266 cryptocurrencies so far this year. Among them, overseas cryptocurrencies account for 88%, totaling 233, while local cryptocurrencies number 33, making up only 12%.Specifically, the exchanges with the highest number of overseas cryptocurrencies launched are Bithumb and Coinone, each launching 79. Gopax has launched 35, which is less than half of Bithumb and Coinone.On the other hand, Gopax is the exchange with the highest number of local cryptocurrencies launched, totaling 24. Bithumb has launched 4, Korbit has launched 3, Coinone has launched 2, while Upbit has not launched any local cryptocurrencies so far this year.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng posted on X yesterday, "Recently, I've seen some people accepting cryptocurrency by receiving private keys or hardware wallets. This is a bad idea because the giver still has access to that cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency should be transferred to an address that the recipient owns, or better yet, just have the giver send it to an address that the recipient owns. Allowing two people to access the same private key (or mnemonic phrase) is a bad idea. When these cryptocurrencies are moved (or hacked), it is almost impossible to prove who moved it (or was hacked)."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, in the past week, major cryptocurrency exchanges have seen a total outflow of 14,355.54 bitcoins, with Coinbase having an outflow of 14,380.15 bitcoins, Bitfinex an outflow of 2,556.23 bitcoins, and Binance an inflow of 3,998.48 bitcoins.Currently, the total balance of bitcoins on cryptocurrency exchanges is 2,240,474.44 bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng previously retweeted a media report on the X platform stating that the UAE holds $40 billion worth of Bitcoin. Subsequently, some members of the community questioned this data, suggesting that the related report seemed like an AI-generated article. In response, Zhao Changpeng said, "I also want to know how they arrived at this exact number. The data collection is quite difficult and higher than I expected, but then again, there are many wealthy people there (in the UAE)."

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng stated on social media, "Its new education project Giggle Academy is hiring animators, AI engineers, developers, and other staff."

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest data from Coinglass, in the past week, 13,589.73 bitcoins have flowed out of the Coinbase Pro exchange wallet, while the Binance wallet has seen an inflow of 4,423.84 bitcoins in the past 7 days, and the Bitfinex wallet has seen an outflow of 3,282.74 bitcoins in the past 7 days.

ChainCatcher news, AI and crypto czar David Sacks posted on the X platform denying reports of a role change: "Some traditional media reported tonight that my role has changed, which is completely false. I expect to spend half my time in Washington guiding policy and the other half in Silicon Valley."Previously, according to Fortune, insiders from the transition team revealed that last week the position was downgraded from a leadership role to a general advisory role, partly because Sacks was unwilling to detach from the investment firm Craft Ventures and did not want to go through the formal appointment process. In the future, Michael Kratsios will lead the technology policy work, with Sacks providing policy ideas. Despite the change in position, Sacks remains influential, frequently active in Florida and San Francisco, and meeting with lawmakers. His appointment has sparked controversy over conflicts of interest, but some in Silicon Valley are optimistic, believing it may benefit startups, while others question his expertise and worry about the direction of policy.

ChainCatcher news, MegaETH's decentralized perpetual contract exchange Valhalla has announced the completion of a $1.5 million Pre-Seed funding round. Robot Ventures led the round, with participation from GSR, Kronos, MitonC, Wincent, Hash3, BigBrain Holdings, Sumcap, and several angel investors.It is reported that Valhalla is committed to creating a financially open, composable, and community-driven world.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng stated on platform X, "Waiting for new headlines, Bitcoin hitting new highs, again and again."ChainCatcher previously reported that community users discovered Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng had mentioned on social media on December 17, 2020, waiting for new news headlines: BTC "crashed" from $101,000 to $85,000, save this tweet.

ChainCatcher news, according to community users, Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng once stated on a social platform on December 17, 2020, to wait for new headlines: BTC "crashed" from $101,000 to $85,000, save this tweet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the EU's crypto asset law is set to come into full effect by the end of the year. To comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), several cryptocurrency exchanges within the EU have delisted the mainstream stablecoin Tether's USDT. Tether's main competitor, Circle, obtained such a license in July.However, Tether has not yet obtained such a license but has not ruled out the possibility of attempting to acquire one in the future. In the absence of a license for Tether, regulated exchanges must delist the token by December 30. The new EU regulations aim to provide regulators with deeper insights into cryptocurrency flows and help prevent criminal activities such as money laundering, as blockchain forensic experts state that USDT is often used in such crimes.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a long position of up to 14.49 million USD in the ETH/BTC exchange rate has just been liquidated. The ETH/BTC exchange rate has dropped back to 0.0339, while the historical low so far is 0.03187 in 2021.

ChainCatcher news, according to the announcement from WEEX exchange, the platform has launched the 42nd phase of the WE-Launch project Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) at 15:00 UTC+8 on December 20. Users who invest ≥ 1,000 WXT before 15:00 UTC+8 on December 25 will be able to share airdrop of 350,000 PENGU based on their effective investment proportion.In addition, the 39th, 40th, and 41st phases of WE-Launch on WEEX are ongoing, offering airdrops of 10,000 USDT, 20 million ARTMS, and 181,818 AGRI respectively. Users can participate simultaneously to gain more benefits.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX has now launched the Uniswap Earning Season. During the event, users who provide liquidity with specified assets weETH/ETH and rsETH/wstETH to the liquidity pools of Etherfi and Kelp on the Optimism chain will have the chance to share a reward pool of 250,000 USDT OP. This reward will be distributed in 3 phases, with the first phase releasing 107,000 USDT OP over 10 weeks.