ChainCatcher news, according to The Straits Times, a new survey by Singapore's crypto payment company Triple-A shows that the number of people in Singapore who own cryptocurrency is increasing, with younger users leading the way in using cryptocurrency to meet daily financial needs (such as online shopping and bill payments).As of 2024, the proportion of Singapore residents owning digital assets has reached 26%, up from 24.4% in 2023. Generation Z and millennials (those aged between 16 and 44 as of 2025) are leading in cryptocurrency ownership, with about 40% of them holding cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Hashgraph plans to launch an institutionally private blockchain based on Hedera in Q3. The HashSphere built on Hedera technology aims to provide trading support for stablecoins and tokenized assets for heavily regulated institutions such as payment service providers and asset management companies.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase's cryptography lead Yehuda Lindell tweeted that Coinbase has released an open-source cryptographic library for the MPC engine, supporting ECDSA and Schnorr/EdDSA protocols for both two-party and multi-party signatures, and providing tools such as DKG and backups. The code includes foundational primitives like commitments, random oracles, and secret sharing, as well as oblivious transfer and a series of ZK proofs, suitable for threshold signature tasks.

ChainCatcher news, Alex Nascimento, a blockchain researcher and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has included a case study of Bitget in the fourth edition of his new book, The STO Financial Revolution. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 technologies, exploring their applications in the financial sector and offering practical guidance for compliant fundraising for businesses and investors.This book is co-authored by industry experts and features case studies from well-known organizations such as Bitget, DWF Labs, UNICEF, BTG Pactual, and Polymath, showcasing key developments in the blockchain industry and discussing how blockchain technology is transforming the global financial system. The book has already been adopted by several academic institutions, including UCLA, as an important teaching material for courses related to the digital economy.UCLA blockchain professor Alex Nascimento stated, "Incorporating blockchain technology and Web3 principles into the global education system is crucial for cultivating a new generation of talent that can adapt to a decentralized digital world. By supporting blockchain education initiatives, Bitget is not only a driver of business innovation but also a significant contributor to the dissemination of blockchain knowledge."

According to ChainCatcher's message, the latest "2025 Airdrop Status Report" released by Dragonfly shows that U.S. users missed out on significant cryptocurrency airdrop gains due to regional restriction policies. The report analyzed data from 12 airdrop projects (11 with regional restrictions and 1 unrestricted control project) between 2019 and 2023, estimating that between 920,000 and 5.2 million active U.S. users (accounting for 5-10% of U.S. cryptocurrency holders) were affected by these regional restriction policies.The study found that in 2024, approximately 22-24% of active crypto addresses globally belong to U.S. residents. The 11 projects in the sample collectively generated about $7.16 billion in value, with around 1.86 million users participating in claims, and the average median claim amount per eligible address was approximately $4,800. The report estimates that U.S. users lost potential gains of $1.84 billion to $2.64 billion due to regional restrictions between 2020 and 2024.More broadly, based on an analysis of 21 regional restriction airdrop samples by CoinGecko, U.S. users may have lost between $3.49 billion and $5.02 billion. This resulted in an estimated federal tax loss of about $418 million to $1.1 billion, and a state tax loss of approximately $107 million to $284 million, totaling tax losses of $525 million to $1.38 billion. The report also noted that the relocation of crypto businesses overseas has significantly reduced U.S. tax revenues; for example, Tether reported a profit of $6.2 billion in 2024, which, if fully subject to U.S. taxes, could contribute about $1.3 billion in federal corporate tax and $316 million in state tax.

ChainCatcher message, the Slow Mist security team published a disclosure revealing a critical vulnerability (GHSA-vjh7-7g9h-fjfh) found in the widely used elliptic cryptography library.Attackers can extract private keys with just one signature by constructing specific inputs, which may lead to the theft of digital assets or identity credentials. This vulnerability could affect blockchain applications and digital identity systems that rely on this cryptography library.

ChainCatcher news, the research organization ZKnox, supported by the Ethereum Foundation, has been officially established to enhance the security and efficiency of Ethereum. ZKnox focuses on post-quantum cryptography and has optimized the implementation of Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) to improve the computational efficiency of post-quantum signature verification.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tokenpost, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is working on his first autobiographical documentary after receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump and being released on January 21.The documentary is led by filmmakers Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris, who have completed over 60 hours of interview content since 2019. The documentary is scheduled to be released in 2025 and will be produced and globally distributed by Submarine.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Solana-based social graph protocol Tapestry has announced the completion of a $5.75 million Series A funding round, co-led by Union Square Ventures and Fabric Ventures. This round of financing adopts an equity plus token warrant structure, with an equity valuation of $35 million and a token network valuation of $70 million.Tapestry currently has 13 employees and has raised a total of $12.5 million. The protocol utilizes Solana's state compression technology to build a social graph at the Layer 1 level, unlike Layer 2-based Farcaster and Lens. The project adopts a freemium business model and plans to expand to ecosystems such as Aptos, Monad, and Berachain in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to the "National Data Infrastructure Construction Guidelines" released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Data Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the document clearly proposes to use blockchain technology, encryption technology, and smart contracts to build a credible data circulation system. The guidelines encourage industries and localities to explore blockchain networks and privacy-preserving computing platforms, enhance trust and security in the data circulation process, promote the construction of a nationwide integrated distributed data directory and digital identity system, and strengthen the traceability and trustworthiness of data asset certificates.The planning goal is to achieve a scalable credible data circulation pattern covering large and medium-sized cities in the coming years.

ChainCatcher news, according to the "National Data Infrastructure Construction Guidelines" released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Data Bureau, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the document clearly proposes to utilize blockchain technology, encryption technology, and smart contracts to build a trustworthy data circulation system. The guidelines encourage industries and localities to explore blockchain networks and privacy-preserving computing platforms, enhance trust and security in the data circulation process, promote the construction of a national integrated distributed data directory and digital identity system, and strengthen the traceability and trustworthiness of data asset certificates. The planning goal is to achieve a scalable trustworthy data circulation pattern covering large and medium-sized cities in the coming years.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated on the X platform in response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta regarding "the Ethereum Foundation should start supporting non-cryptocurrency activities, not just events where people in the circle praise each other": "In my view, mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralization being seen as 'non-cryptocurrency related' is a failure in itself (I believe this notion mainly comes from the cryptocurrency side), and it is worth taking measures to address this issue."

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng responded to community questions on the X platform, revealing that he is working hard on writing a book and has read all versions of the Elon Musk biography. Moreover, he has read many biographical books and believes this is the best way to learn.

ChainCatcher message, according to a post by Cointelegraph on the X platform, due to Elon Musk changing the avatar and name of Kekius Maximus on the X platform, the market may see a surge of fraudulent tokens related to Kekius Maximus, reminding the community to stay vigilant.