ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Bio Protocol stated, "The BIO token may launch on the Solana network as early as next week. We have noticed that some websites and Telegram channels are spreading fake BIO airdrop and presale information. These are not released by us. We hope users will not be deceived."

ChainCatcher news, according to the People's Bank of China official account, the People's Bank of China work conference will be held from January 3 to 4, 2025. The conference pointed out that in 2024, the financial management and service capabilities will continue to improve, and the research and application of the digital renminbi will be steadily advanced.In 2025, further optimization of the central bank's financial management and services will be carried out, strengthening the legal protection of the central bank's duties. A multi-level and diversified payment service system will be improved. The integration of information technology systems will be promoted in an orderly manner. The multi-level credit reporting market will be vigorously developed. The central bank's financial services in rural areas will be continuously optimized. Solid work will be done in economic and financial research, comprehensive statistics of the financial industry, currency issuance, digital renminbi research and development, treasury management, and international assessments of anti-money laundering, among other tasks.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf released its unaudited monthly production and operational update report for December 2024, disclosing that it self-mined 158 Bitcoins in December (an increase of 43 BTC compared to November), with a total mining output of 423 BTC for the fourth quarter, and a total of 2,728 Bitcoins mined year-to-date.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, Microsoft (MSFT.O) stated in a blog post on Friday that it will invest $80 billion in AI data centers in fiscal year 2025. Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith wrote that more than half of Microsoft's $80 billion expenditure will be allocated to the United States. Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 will end in June this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao stated that crypto projects will attract more venture capital funding in 2025. Venture capital firms are focusing on stablecoin products, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure.Chao mentioned that the rise in digital asset valuations in 2024 and the favorable conditions of Trump’s re-election in the U.S. will attract more venture capital into crypto projects. Chao stated, "As we enter a supportive macro environment driven by U.S. stimulus policies and the formalization of crypto regulatory frameworks, these macro tailwinds will drive more venture capital into 2025."Despite the optimistic outlook, Deng Chao warned that macro risks, including geopolitical tensions and increased deficit spending, could exacerbate price volatility and uncertainty in the new year.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, around 23:03 Beijing time today, 399,999,999 DOGE were transferred from Binance to an unknown wallet, worth 144,917,041 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the first Bitcoin genesis block (commonly known as block 0) was mined on January 3, 2009. Over the past 16 years, more than 1.13 billion transactions have been permanently recorded in approximately 800,000 blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain.As Bitcoin adoption continues to grow, the network's computational demands have also risen exponentially. The network difficulty, which is the relative difficulty of mining new blocks, has reached a new high of 1.1 trillion.ChainCatcher previously reported that the Bitcoin genesis block was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3, 2009, at 2:15:05 AM Beijing time (January 4, 2009). The block reward was 50 BTC, and as of today, it has been 16 years, with the total Bitcoin block height reaching 877566.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux stated that 2024 will be a transformative year for the digital asset space, as the exchange was acquired by Robinhood last year for $200 million.Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux predicts that by 2025, cryptocurrencies will strengthen, gain global recognition, and the fundamentals of the industry will remain robust. He explained, "The incoming U.S. government has a positive stance on cryptocurrencies, coupled with the anticipated macroeconomic improvements, which could drive up the value of digital assets while maintaining their appeal as an inflation hedge. ETFs in 2024 will change the game, making it easier for both retail and institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. Supported by new regulations in the U.S. and the introduction of Europe’s MiCA aimed at enhancing market transparency, this trend may continue."

ChainCatcher news, according to investors, U.S. investment bank HC Wainwright stated this week that the total market value of Bitcoin mining companies is expected to exceed $10 billion.It is reported that the investment bank lists MARA, RIOT, and CLSK as "pure mining companies," and CORZ, BTDR, WULF, Hut 8, IREN, BTBT, and HIVE as "mixed mining companies."

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated, "If you want to know why people mention the number 4 in tweets, it's because of a tweet from two years ago today. In hindsight, point 4 should be considered as point 0, and 2025 will be the year of 'send it' (go all out / take the plunge)."Previously, CZ stated on January 3, 2023, that 2023 will be about keeping things simple, with what to do and what not to do including: 1. Education; 2. Compliance; 3. Products and services; 4. Ignore FUD, fake news, attacks, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the smart contract of the blockchain company Virtuals Protocol was accidentally found to have vulnerabilities by security researcher Jinu (pseudonym) during a review. Virtuals Protocol quickly released a fix and restarted its bug bounty program. On December 3, Jinu stumbled upon the issue while reviewing the contract and immediately reported it to Virtuals Protocol, only to learn that the company did not have an active bug bounty program, which meant his discovery did not qualify for a reward. According to Jinu, the Virtuals Protocol team also closed the Discord group specifically for reporting the vulnerability.In a post on the X platform, Jinu stated, "This vulnerability could impact the Virtuals ecosystem; if exploited, it would prevent the generation of AgentTokens until the contract is fixed." After making this information public on the X platform, Virtuals Protocol contacted Jinu and promptly released a fix. Despite the timely release of the fix, Virtuals Protocol has not yet announced a bug bounty reward for Jinu. In the message to the researcher, the company thanked Jinu for reporting the issue and apologized for the previous communication breakdown.

ChainCatcher message, OKX will officially launch the BIOUSDT perpetual contract on the web, App, and API at 6:45 PM (UTC+8) on January 3, 2025, and will launch leveraged trading and simple coin earning for BIO at 12:00 PM (UTC+8) on January 6, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, Andrew Chesley, the lawyer for Terra co-founder Do Kwon, defended him and stated that he will not seek bail at this time. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lehrburger therefore ordered his detention. When U.S. Marshals escorted Do Kwon out of the courtroom, he took with him a 79-page copy of the indictment, and he is expected to appear in court again on January 8.Previous news, Do Kwon has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in a hearing at the Manhattan federal court.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized cloud infrastructure provider Aethir tweeted that it will fully launch its decentralized governance model this year. This governance model will go through multiple testing and implementation phases. The official statement indicates that Checker Node holders, ATH stakers, and cloud hosts (key participants in the Aethir DePIN stack) will gain greater decision-making power, making the ecosystem more inclusive and resilient.Previous news, Aethir announced the advancement of its decentralized governance, which will gradually transition to a decentralized governance model in multiple phases. The specific roadmap is divided into four stages: development phase, community education, beta testing, and full launch.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, in the past hour and a half, two addresses belonging to the same ai16z whale sold tokens worth 4.988 million dollars, causing the coin price to drop over 15% temporarily (from 2.2882 dollars to 1.9388 dollars).The address 3DKfZ...RqkKC had built a position in ai16z at an average price of 0.1626 dollars a month ago, with a cost of only 446,000 dollars; this morning, the address fully liquidated its position as the coin price rose, making a profit of 4.46 million dollars, with a return rate of 938%.

ChainCatcher news, Delphi researcher Robbie Petersen released a cryptocurrency market forecast for 2025 on the X platform, with the following key points:As the MEV supply chain matures, roles such as exchanges and validators will face more competition, while the front end will maintain its monopoly; the total market value of the DePIN market will grow fivefold by 2025; the application of crypto payment infrastructure in proxy trading is limited, and traditional payment channels will continue to prevail in 2025; stablecoins will no longer just be the lubricant for DeFi but will become a true medium of exchange; the number of active stablecoin addresses will exceed 50 million by 2025, with the stablecoin market experiencing multifaceted warming; the boundaries between wallets and applications are becoming blurred; chain abstraction at the wallet layer is gradually becoming irrelevant as practical applications of universal L2s emerge.