ChainCatcher message, Adam Back responded on the X platform to speculation in the crypto community about "Blockstream founder Adam Back being Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto." He stated that he joined the bitcoin-wizards IRC channel in 2013 to ask numerous technical questions about Bitcoin, such as address balances and UTXOs, and provided the IRC channel logs from that time, indicating that he was still learning about Bitcoin.Adam Back pointed out that although he learns quickly and is creative, he only proposed concepts like Schnorr signatures, confidential transactions, mining decentralization, client validation, and sidechains in the second half of 2013, further proving that he is not Satoshi Nakamoto.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ibtimes, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the SEC" on September 24, with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in attendance to testify. Tomorrow, he will appear alone at a Senate hearing. After the announcement of Gensler's attendance, many users in the crypto community expressed criticism and dissatisfaction.NFT collector Medic Matt stated that attending the congressional hearing would be "a great opportunity for resignation," with some community members calling for Gensler to hand over the SEC chairmanship to someone more capable. Cryptocurrency researcher Anderson predicted that Gensler would "not answer any questions and just waste everyone's time." Anderson noted that during a hearing in 2023, Gensler repeatedly refused to answer lawmakers' questions about whether Ethereum is classified as a security or a commodity.Cryptocurrency YouTuber James Rule asked Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren if she would "write answers" for Gensler. Warren and Gensler have been accused of deliberately destroying the cryptocurrency industry. Cryptocurrency investor and developer Leon Gaban stated that the SEC should be shut down. He urged Gensler: "Resign now, before you get fired by Trump later."Previously, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that if elected in November, he would fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on his first day in office. Cryptocurrency analyst Jonathan Morgan reminded Gensler that his "Democratic allies" can no longer "slander" the cryptocurrency industry, as more and more Republican politicians have acknowledged the rapid growth of the industry.

ChainCatcher news, CoinGecko posted on social media that according to the latest survey data, the crypto community seems to be relatively conservative about the price prediction for SOL. 24.9% of participants believe that SOL can only reach $300 in this cycle; 14.7% of participants believe that SOL will reach between $300 and $400 in this cycle; 12.6% of participants believe that SOL will reach between $400 and $500 in this cycle; 12% of participants believe that SOL will reach between $500 and $600 in this cycle; 10.6% of participants believe that SOL will exceed $1000 in this cycle.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, former Tornado Cash developers have been charged with money laundering, violating sanctions, and operating an unlicensed remittance business, with one person already convicted and imprisoned. Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm and developer Alexey Pertsev were arrested, and the crypto community established JusticeDAO to raise funds for their legal defense.Through the decentralized platform Juicebox's "Free Alexey & Roman" fundraising campaign, JusticeDAO has raised 654 ETH (approximately $2.3 million). Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has also made significant contributions to the fund.Despite community support, the founders of Tornado Cash still face serious charges. The U.S. Treasury Department alleges that Tornado Cash was used to launder over $7 billion, with Storm and Roman Semenov charged with money laundering and violating sanctions. In May 2024, a Dutch court found developer Pertsev guilty of money laundering, sentencing him to five years and four months in prison.

ChainCatcher news, citing sources from The Block, reports that President Biden's campaign team is in discussions with cryptocurrency insiders about accepting cryptocurrency donations through Coinbase Commerce. Coinbase Commerce allows merchants to accept payments in dozens of cryptocurrencies.Just a few weeks ago, Trump began accepting cryptocurrency donations via Coinbase Commerce. It is reported that Biden's campaign team has increased its engagement with the crypto community in recent weeks, following Trump's attention-grabbing stance in support of cryptocurrencies.A source indicated that individuals close to Biden specifically told the Biden team that remaining silent on cryptocurrency issues could lead to losing the election. He emphasized that negotiations regarding Biden's camp accepting cryptocurrency donations are still "exploratory."

ChainCatcher news, the Telegram channel traffic data statistics ranking website TGStat shows that among the top ten Telegram channels globally ranked by the number of subscribers, there are 6 crypto communities.These include: Hamster Kombat Announcement (26.33 million), tapswap community (18.42 million), Notcoin Community (10.76 million), Blum: All Crypto-One App (7.55 million), CRYPTO JOKER (5.738 million), CRYPTO INSIDER (4.7587 million).

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, African pop star Davido's management of his newly launched meme token DAVIDO has drawn criticism from the Nigerian cryptocurrency community.Many believe that selling off the tokens may soon become part of his plan. Local cryptocurrency expert Rume Ophi believes that Davido could have taken a more strategic approach by advocating for regulatory clarity and exchange licensing in the Nigerian cryptocurrency space, rather than launching his own token.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the community rumor that "the Ethereum spot ETF will be approved by the end of March 2024," Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart responded on social media, saying: "I bet 4 ETH that this won't happen."