ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale/institution that has accumulated $AAVE and $UNI has already realized a profit of $49.89 million and is still purchasing AIXBT through Wintermute. This whale received 2.61 million AIXBT (worth $1.3 million) from the Wintermute address 3 hours ago.Since December 4, this whale/institution has transferred a total of 6.1 million USDC to Wintermute, and then received 12.99 million $AIXBT (worth $4.26 million), 31.25 million $NFTXBT (worth $0.5 million), and 1,136 $EMP (worth $0.33 million) from the Wintermute address, with AIXBT now having a profit of $2.15 million (+50%).

ChainCatcher news, the multi-chain decentralized exchange PancakeSwap announced on social media that it has burned 9,155,328 CAKE tokens, worth approximately 23 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, the financial website Forexlive reports that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has passed away, and his funeral is scheduled for January 9.Historically, the U.S. stock market has closed on the national day of mourning for former presidents, and it is expected to be the case this time as well. Federal non-essential employees will also have a day off, which may affect the economic data released that day. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring, about 10 minutes ago, Grayscale transferred 1400.002 BTC, worth 129.24 million USD, to Coinbase Prime Deposit and an unknown address.

According to ChainCatcher news, the stablecoin aggregation sales infrastructure platform AlloyX announced the completion of a $10 million Pre-A round of financing. Investors include Solomon Fund, Arbitrum Foundation, Offchain Labs, PMT Capital, Ming Capital, Fern Win Capital, Whitecove Capital, and Kiln SAS. The new funds are intended to expand global stablecoin infrastructure and plan to scale its operations in the UAE, ASEAN, and Africa.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Tether's Bitcoin reserves received 7,629 BTC after being idle for 9 months, worth $705.25 million.Currently, Tether's Bitcoin reserve is 82,983 BTC, worth $7.68 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, BlackRock's iShares division offers over 1,400 ETFs globally, but none of them can compare to its Bitcoin ETF. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) broke industry records upon its launch in 2024. In just 11 months, its asset size ballooned to over $50 billion.Todd Sohn, Managing Director of ETF and Technical Strategy at Strategas Securities, noted in a report that IBIT's size has grown to be equivalent to the total assets managed by more than 50 ETFs focused on the European market, many of which have been around for over 20 years.Nate Geraci, President of consulting firm The ETF Store, called it "the greatest launch in ETF history." As Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart stated, "The growth of IBIT is unprecedented. It is the fastest ETF to reach most milestones, quicker than any other ETF in any asset class." He added that with its current asset size and a 0.25% fee ratio, IBIT is expected to generate approximately $112 million annually.With over $11 trillion in assets under management, the acceptance by the world's largest investment company helped Bitcoin's price break the $100,000 mark for the first time, attracting institutional investors and previously skeptical individual investors.

ChainCatcher news, Parity Technologies, the parent company of Polkadot, has released the Polkadot 2025 roadmap, with the following key points:Smart Contracts: Asset Hub increases support for EVM and Solidity, while PVM provides a lightweight, secure, and scalable solution.Elastic Scalability: Multi-core architecture enhances capacity to meet the growing on-chain demand.XCM v5: The cross-chain messaging upgrade elevates interoperability to new heights.Unified Address Format: Polkadot and all Rollups use a single address—simplifying and streamlining the process.Fast Unlocking: The waiting time for DOT unlocking is reduced to improve user experience.DOT as a Universal Fee Token: Supports fee payments in Rollups—making DOT the universal fee token for Web3.JAM SDK: New tools provided for developers to easily build scalable services.SAFROLE Technology: Block production using zkSNARK technology for performance optimization.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the attack incident of approximately 58 million dollars in October, the multi-chain lending protocol Radiant Capital released an update on the X platform stating:Recovery of lost funds and fundraising for rescue: Relevant work is ongoing, but no significant progress or positive updates have been made yet.Remediation plan: A comprehensive community proposal is about to be submitted to the DAO for voting again. After the council's review and mediation phase, the process is expected to be smoother; a separate proposal addressing unlimited authorization losses is expected to be drafted in the first quarter; this remains a complex and sensitive issue that needs to be handled with care.Council elections: Another proposal is in the community collaboration phase and is about to begin the governance process to elect a new community council, replacing the first council according to the DAO charter; thereafter, council elections will be held annually.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Crowdfund Insider, the results of the 2024 Crypto Literacy Survey released by Crypto Literacy show a significant increase in respondents' recognition of digital assets. The survey found that 98.6% of respondents who consider themselves knowledgeable own cryptocurrency, while only 32% of respondents own cryptocurrency with limited understanding. Key findings of the survey include:Respondents with advanced knowledge are three times more likely to own cryptocurrency than those with limited knowledge, with 31.8% of respondents indicating a deep understanding of cryptocurrency, a significant increase from 11.0% in 2022;29% of respondents view cryptocurrency as a long-term retirement strategy, while 22% use it for daily trading;59% of respondents believe that regulatory clarity is the most important task for the new government;The proportion of respondents who consider cryptocurrency "extremely dangerous" has decreased from 43.1% to 35.2%, with more people viewing it as "some kind of risk" or "neutral"; 26.6% of respondents still have doubts about the source of cryptocurrency's value;Only 22% of respondents correctly identify the importance of private keys, 14% understand the functions of DeFi, and 9% know the role of staking in the blockchain ecosystem.The survey was conducted in October 2024, with 670 U.S. respondents participating, covering various ages, genders, and income levels, aiming to provide actionable insights for education and policy initiatives.

ChainCatcher message, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 1 hour ago, 3 multi-signature wallets that likely belong to the same entity transferred 539,449 LINK (approximately 11.4 million USD) to Binance.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, the commercial real estate industry-related AI platform, the U.S. publicly traded company Janover Inc. (Nasdaq: JNVR) announced its plan to start accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC) as well as Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) for certain services, aiming to leverage cryptocurrency to create long-term value.The company's CEO stated, "At Janover, we remain focused on our core business. But we also recognize that digital currencies like Bitcoin are being increasingly accepted and have tremendous potential for the future. We have seen how companies like MicroStrategy have successfully leveraged the appreciation of Bitcoin, and we believe we have the opportunity to participate in the market in a prudent and responsible manner."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, a recent report from security company Kaspersky shows that a new type of scam targeting cryptocurrency thieves is becoming popular on YouTube. Scammers disguise themselves as newcomers and "accidentally" share wallet recovery phrases in the comments section, enticing others to attempt to steal USDT worth $8,000 from the wallets.However, these wallets are actually multi-signature wallets, and when the thieves pay TRX as gas fees in an attempt to transfer funds, these TRX are automatically transferred to another wallet controlled by the scammers. Since gas fees on most blockchains are less than $10, this scam primarily targets small-time thieves rather than large-scale operations.

ChainCatcher message, according to MicroStrategy's latest submitted 8-K filing, MicroStrategy has sold a total of 592,987 shares from December 23, 2024, to December 29, 2024, under the Underwriting Agreement, with a net proceeds of approximately $209 million (after deducting underwriting commissions).As of December 29, 2024, there are still approximately $6.88 billion worth of shares available for issuance and sale under the Underwriting Agreement.

ChainCatcher message, CoinGecko data shows that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is $3.426 trillion, with a 24H decline of 2.6%.In addition, BTC market share is 54.1%, ETH market share is 12.0%, and Ethereum Gas fee is 5.466 GWEI.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData released a "Listed on Binance" annual return statistics chart for 2024 on X. According to the chart data, the best-performing sector is RWA, with an average return rate of 479.66%, ranking first, followed by Meme, with an average return rate of 120.02%.In the statistics of the best-performing tokens, $OM leads with a return rate of 6231.47%, followed by $PEPE with a return rate of 1153.19%. Other tokens such as $RSR, $PENDLE, $FLOKI, $DOGE, and $XRP also achieved strong returns throughout the year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the police department of Hanoi, Vietnam, has prevented 300 potential victims from investing in a meticulously designed cryptocurrency scam that has defrauded approximately 10 billion Vietnamese dong (about 1.17 million USD) from around 100 businesses and 400 individuals.It is reported that the Hanoi police have arrested individuals associated with Million Smiles Company, which orchestrated an illegal and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme targeting Vietnamese citizens, promoting its internal cryptocurrency QFS (Quantum Financial System) and linking it to ancestral treasures and spiritual claims through deceptive advertising.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments have issued guiding opinions on promoting the high-quality development of the data industry, vigorously promoting the coordinated development of cloud-edge computing technology, and supporting innovation in cloud-native and other technological models to form computing service capabilities that adapt to data scale aggregation, real-time analysis, and intelligent applications.Strengthen the research and development of new storage technologies to support large-scale, real-time cross-domain data storage and flow, increasing the proportion of intelligent storage usage. Aimed at the development of artificial intelligence, enhance the intelligence level of data collection, governance, and application. Strengthen core technology breakthroughs in data labeling, data synthesis, and other areas. Accelerate the research and development and application promotion of trusted circulation technologies such as trusted data spaces, blockchain, privacy computing, and anonymization.

ChainCatcher news, ECB board member Stournaras stated that the pace of interest rate cuts should be gradual, and the European Central Bank should not rule out the possibility of significant rate cuts. (Jin Ten)