ChainCatcher news, DAO launch platform daos.fun core member baoskee published an article proposing an innovative financing model. He pointed out that currently, crypto projects generally adopt the traditional VC model where private placements precede public offerings. If this order is adjusted to public offerings first and private placements second, it could bring new advantages to projects: on one hand, it ensures allocation opportunities for large investors, and on the other hand, project parties can more selectively introduce strategically significant investors and optimize the investment structure through token vesting design.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is publicly soliciting new members for its Investor Advisory Committee. This committee was established under Section 911 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and is primarily responsible for advising the SEC on regulatory priorities, securities products, trading strategies, and other matters.SEC Acting Chair Mark T. Uyeda stated that diverse investor perspectives will help the SEC better fulfill its mission. Applicants must submit their applications via email by March 15, 2025. Notably, after Uyeda succeeded Gary Gensler as Acting Chair, the SEC's regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies has shifted, and Commissioner Hester Peirce is currently leading a new working group dedicated to revising digital asset regulations.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst Yu Jin tweeted that the MELANIA token unlocking rules show that the team tokens have only a 30-day lock-up period, unlocking 3% after 30 days, and then unlocking 2.25% (approximately 22.5 million tokens) each month for the next 12 months. A total of 30% of the tokens will be unlocked within 13 months. From February 19 to 20, a total of 3% (approximately 30 million tokens) will be unlocked.

ChainCatcher news, Meteora team member benchow.sol (@hellochow) clarified in a post on X: "The Meteora team has not participated in the deployment, market making, or release of LIBRA.The LIBRA team uses Meteora, which is a permissionless platform. We have never had any contact with this token or the Argentine president Milei.Many teams create Meteora pools through CLI/SDK/CPI, and there are many configuration options, so we indeed often use our technology to assist them. As we learn more, we will share further information in the future."Previous news, according to Arkham monitoring, 70% of LIBRA's supply is located in 2 addresses, while 15% of the supply is directly deposited into Meteora LP by developer addresses.

ChainCatcher news, Solayer team member Chaofan Shou posted a LIBRA stakeholder relationship chart on X, stating: "All information can be traced on the chain. There may be inaccuracies. If there are any incorrect parts, please send a private message to inform."According to the relationship chart, a behind-the-scenes conspiracy group issued the LIBRA token through issuing advisor Hayden Mark Davis (Kelsier Ventures) and outsourced the market-making to an Indian company. Kelsier Ventures is also an insider of the market maker as well as the Trump lady token MELANIA, ENRON, BOB, RAG, M3M3, and OGME tokens. Meanwhile, LIBRA's main sponsor KIP Protocol (founder Julian Peh) facilitated contact with people close to Argentine President Milei, leading to Milei's tweet calling for action.

ChainCatcher news, Solayer team member Chaofan Shou speaks out again: "I joined Solayer as part of the Fuzzland acquisition and am not a founder of Solayer, just a core developer. The loss of LIBRA tokens was personal funds. Over the past few years, I have accumulated wealth through active investments in ETH and multiple projects. I also trade meme tokens, and losing 1 million dollars is not a big deal for me. However, I feel very sad about the impact of the LIBRA token incident on Solana; these conspiracy groups are destroying Solana."Previous news, the founder of Solayer stated that due to losses exceeding 2 million dollars from LIBRA, actions will be taken.

ChainCatcher news, Jupiter team member Kash Dhanda posted on X platform stating that there was no prior knowledge about the launch of LIBRA.He mentioned that there is FUD everywhere, but the fact is: the Jupiter team did not participate in the release of the LIBRA token. We did not deploy, market make, or participate in the issuance. We also did not verify the token in advance; we only verified it after its market cap exceeded 1.5 billion dollars. Dozens of counterfeit tokens have emerged, and given the official public statement disclosing the CA, we want to ensure that users can identify the correct token. More detailed information will be provided to everyone soon.

ChainCatcher news, Three Arrows Capital and OXFUN founder Zhu Su reflected on the Pump group phenomenon in the crypto market in 2018 on social media. At that time, some Telegram groups had hundreds of thousands of members, and operators would post information about low market cap tokens (usually listed on exchanges like Bittrex, Poloniex, Binance) to attract group members to buy in en masse. The prices of these tokens could typically rise by 100%-200% in a short period. Even if the prices later fell back, many uninformed external investors still pushed the prices above the initial levels.However, as market interest in this trend declined and operators hoarded too many tokens in advance to sell during the price increase, this model ultimately lost its appeal and gradually came to a halt.

ChainCatcher news, Three Arrows Capital and OXFUN founder Zhu Su reflected on the Pump group phenomenon in the crypto market of 2018 on social media. At that time, some Telegram groups had hundreds of thousands of members, and operators would post information about low market cap tokens (usually listed on exchanges like Bittrex, Poloniex, Binance) to attract group members to buy in en masse. The prices of these tokens could typically rise by 100%-200% in a short period. Even if the prices later fell back, many unsuspecting external investors still pushed the prices above the initial levels.However, as market interest in this trend waned, and operators hoarded too many tokens in advance to sell during the price surge, this model ultimately lost its appeal and gradually came to a halt.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Base team member Kabir.base.eth denied rumors that Base has been transferring its sequencer fee revenue to Coinbase for sale.Kabir explained that Base uses off-chain custody to ensure security and audit transparency, so funds are transferred to Coinbase. Additionally, Base primarily settles in ETH and uses it for Ethereum L1 fee payments and ecosystem support.Previously, anonymous analyst Santisa questioned whether Base was transferring all sequencer fees to Coinbase, which may have been sold. Sonic Labs founder Andre Cronje also pointed out that the centralized operation model of L2 sequencers could affect the deflationary effect of ETH, causing Ethereum to re-enter an inflationary state.

ChainCatcher news, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz stated in an interview with Odaily Planet Daily: "We will announce some latest news soon, including several offline stores in South Korea.We have been advancing brand collaborations, and last year the sales of Pudgy Penguins toys exceeded 2 million, with excellent sales performance. In just December 2024, we sold about 400,000 toys, setting the best record to date.Regarding business balance, our team currently has 65 people, with 20 members in the crypto field; 45 in the IP field. Clear division of labor brings better business balance."

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, payment company Stripe officially completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge on Tuesday, spending $1.1 billion. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date, marking a significant move in the stablecoin space.The team of about 60 people from Bridge has completed onboarding at Stripe's headquarters in San Francisco. Bridge focuses on helping businesses accept stablecoin payments while reducing the complexity of directly dealing with digital assets, with clients including Coinbase and SpaceX. Stripe previously supported Bitcoin payments in 2014 but terminated related services in 2018. The acquisition of Bridge enables it to optimize cross-border payment solutions and expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, payment company Stripe officially completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge on Tuesday for $1.1 billion. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date, marking a significant move in the stablecoin space.The team of about 60 people from Bridge has completed onboarding at Stripe's headquarters in San Francisco. Bridge focuses on helping businesses accept stablecoin payments while reducing the complexity of directly dealing with digital assets, with clients including Coinbase and SpaceX.Stripe previously supported Bitcoin payments in 2014 but terminated the related services in 2018. The acquisition of Bridge enables it to optimize cross-border payment solutions and expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure.

ChainCatcher News, President Trump stated on social media that he has ordered precise military airstrikes against the planners of attacks by the extremist group "Islamic State" (ISIS) and other terrorists he has recruited and led in Somalia.Trump stated that the strikes were carried out without harming civilians in any way and killed many terrorists. Trump said that the United States will take swift action against "Islamic State" (ISIS) and all others who attack Americans.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Manchester court in the UK has sentenced 7 gang members who kidnapped and extorted cryptocurrency investors.These criminals kidnapped, assaulted, and threatened the victims multiple times between January and November 2023, extorting approximately £100,000 (about $124,000) in cryptocurrency.Among them, Jonathan Newns and David Povey were both sentenced to 20 years in prison, while other members received sentences ranging from 13 years and 6 months to 2 years and 4 months.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett, Senator Cynthia Lummis has officially become the chair of the Senate Banking Committee's Digital Assets Subcommittee. Other members of the subcommittee include Thom Tillis, Bill Hagerty, Bernie Moreno, Dave McCormick, Ruben Gallego (senior member), Mark Warner, Chris Van Hollen, and Tina Smith.

ChainCatcher news, Satoshi Action Fund (SAF) co-founder and CEO Dennis Porter posted on social media, stating that he met with U.S. lawmakers to discuss a proposal to establish a "strategic Bitcoin reserve," and mentioned that "now is the time."

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that no one is left behind. Following the release of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Tornado Cash has also won an important case today. Tornado Cash team members Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm are next.