ChainCatcher news, the game AI agent iAgent Protocol announced the completion of a $3 million financing round, with participation from Japanese blockchain gaming company double jump.tokyo, IBC Group, PG Group, Alliance, Cointribune, and others. The new funds will support the construction of an "infrastructure layer" for on-chain AI agents, allowing gamers to utilize decentralized GPU computing power to train their own AI agents and earn token incentives.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Chicago trading giant Jump is working to restore its U.S. cryptocurrency business to full operational status, after the company scaled back its related operations over the past two years due to regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty.Insiders revealed that while Jump has maintained digital asset trading and market-making activities in other parts of the world, cryptocurrency trading volume in the U.S. is currently accelerating. Jump plans to hire a group of crypto engineers and will begin to fill U.S. policy and government liaison positions in due course. Against the backdrop of the Donald Trump administration easing regulations, Jump believes now is the right time to restore its U.S. operations to full capacity.Jump became a focal point of regulatory scrutiny after the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin and FTX, which led to a contraction of its U.S. business, including the spin-off of the Wormhole project and halving the staff of the Jump Crypto division, which had about 150 employees in 2022.Industry insiders believe that Jump may participate in the U.S. crypto ETF space in the future, especially considering the potential approval of a Solana (SOL) ETF. Jump is known for its investments and development work in the Solana ecosystem, such as the Firedancer project, which is software designed to increase blockchain transaction throughput.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, a kidnapped cryptocurrency trader attempted to escape by jumping from a 30-foot (approximately 9 meters) high balcony while being threatened by his captors to pay a ransom of €30,000 ($31,000) for his freedom, resulting in broken ankles.The 34-year-old trader met with the kidnappers in Marbella, Spain, who lured him to an apartment in Estepona for drinks. Afterwards, the kidnappers abducted him and demanded that he use cryptocurrency from his client accounts to pay the ransom, or face torture.The victim pretended to agree and made a call, claiming he was contacting a client for the necessary cryptocurrency withdrawal code. In reality, he contacted a friend, who then guided the police to the apartment where he was being held.However, before the police arrived, the victim attempted to escape from the balcony while the kidnappers were distracted. Unfortunately, he fell, resulting in broken ankles.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Reuters, the parent company of the Texas Securities Exchange (TXSE) stated that the exchange has submitted application documents to operate as a national securities exchange in the United States, aiming to launch in 2026.The exchange stated that it hopes to reverse the ongoing decline in the number of publicly listed companies in the U.S. and address what it calls the "excessive costs of going public and maintaining listing status." The exchange also mentioned that it has raised $161 million from over 48 investors, including corporate giants such as BlackRock, Castle Securities, and Charles Schwab, as well as major U.S. market makers and trading firms like Jump Trading.

ChainCatcher news, the first Launchpad project $JU of JuCoin is officially launched today at 21:00 (UTC+8), with an opening price of 1 JU = 0.1 USDT. The market response has been enthusiastic, attracting widespread attention. Meanwhile, as a deep partner of JuCoin Labs, the Metya platform token $MET has rapidly gained popularity due to its unique value and innovative ecosystem in the Web3 social field, currently ranking third on the hot list.The collaboration between JuCoin and Metya has always been user-centric, adhering to a transparent and fair mechanism, and jointly committed to establishing a long-term trust bond. The launch of $JU once again highlights the high synergy between both parties in ecological construction and community empowerment.Metya will continue to listen to user feedback and create a more diverse and intelligent Web3 social experience.

ChainCatcher news, Jump Trading has filed a lawsuit against its former software engineer Liam Heeger, accusing him of now operating a "competing business," in violation of non-compete obligations.The company claims that Heeger, who co-led the large blockchain project Firedancer at Jump, violated the non-compete agreement after resigning from the company on November 11. Documents show that Heeger has launched a new blockchain development venture that "directly competes with Jump."Jump states that Heeger secured $3 million in funding at a $50 million valuation within a month of his resignation, which directly violates his contractual non-compete obligations. Jump also alleges that Heeger secretly raised funds for his new business at the Breakpoint conference in Singapore while he was still working at the company, co-leading the Firedancer project.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX Jumpstart ANIME (Animecoin) new coin mining has now begun. The mining period is from January 20, 2025, 14:00 to January 23, 14:00 (HKT). The staking currencies are OKB and BTC, with a total mining volume of 80,000,000 ANIME. It is worth noting that this event is restricted to users in Hong Kong and South Korea.It is reported that ANIME (Animecoin) is a project jointly launched by the Arbitrum Foundation, Azuki, and Weeb3 Foundation, aimed at establishing a blockchain-based ecosystem dedicated to incubating and promoting the development of anime culture. OKX Jumpstart is a premium selection platform for new blockchain projects, designed to help users become early investors in emerging digital assets. Users can easily participate by holding the required currencies for the event. OKX Jumpstart currently offers two types of activities: new coin mining and discounted sales.

ChainCatcher news, according to OKX data, influenced by the Jumpstart news, OKB briefly rose over 20%, reaching a peak of 61.5 USD, and is currently priced at 59.88 USD.

ChainCatcher news, the OKX Jumpstart staking mining event will start on January 20, 2025, at 14:00 (Beijing time). OKB and BTC holders can stake OKB and BTC to earn ANIME tokens as rewards. The event will last until January 23 at 14:00.The total OKB reward pool for this event is 53,333,334 ANIME, and the total BTC reward pool is 26,666,666 ANIME. There is no minimum limit for individual staking, with a maximum staking limit of 600 OKB for OKB and 0.3 BTC for BTC, supporting staking and unstaking at any time. The ANIME token is expected to be listed for trading on January 23, with specific timing to be announced later.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring data, in the past hour, Jump Trading transferred over 20 million dollars in stablecoin transactions to CEX, including USDT and USDC, as follows:Transferred 2.107 million USDT to Binance, worth approximately 2.11 million dollars;Transferred a total of 18 million dollars in USDC to Coinbase, including a transfer of 10 million dollars and another transfer of 8.913 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that Jump Trading subsidiary Tai Mo Shan Ltd. will pay $123 million to settle allegations of misleading investors by stabilizing the coin during the collapse of TerraUSD.The company, related to Jump's cryptocurrency division, made significant purchases during the collapse of TerraUSD to support the failed stablecoin's peg to $1, thereby deceiving the market. The SEC accused Tai Mo Shan of negligence, noting that it executed trades worth $20 million that created a false impression of TerraUSD's stability.The regulator also emphasized the company's role in underwriting TerraUSD's sister token Luna, claiming it was involved in the issuance of unregistered securities.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jump Trading's wholly-owned subsidiary Tai Mo Shan with misleading investors regarding the stability of Terra USD (UST), a so-called "algorithmic stablecoin" issued by Terraform Labs PTE Ltd. (Terraform).The Commission also accused Tai Mo Shan of acting as a statutory underwriter by issuing and selling securities in unregistered transactions, with LUNA being the cryptocurrency asset issued by Terraform, treated as securities for issuance and sale.As part of a settlement agreement, Tai Mo Shan agreed to pay $73,452,756 in illegal gains, $12,916,153 in pre-judgment interest, and $36,726,378 in civil penalties. Tai Mo Shan neither admits nor denies the findings of the SEC's investigation and agrees to cease violations of registration and fraud provisions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Upbit data, UXLINK has jumped to second place in the Upbit Korean won market trading volume ranking, temporarily leading Bitcoin in trading volume.MOCA, HBAR, and ONDO rank eighth, ninth, and tenth respectively.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist Yu X stated: "According to feedback from Slow Mist's intelligence personnel, the JUMPFUN project (@jumpdotfun) is suspected of suspicious behavior. After analyzing the project contract and transaction records, we found the following suspicious situations:The JUMPBonusPool contract was originally designed with two core mechanisms:Bonus Pool Mechanism: The last 5 users who participate in donations can share the accumulated ETH bonus.Time Extension Mechanism: Each time a user makes a donation, the game time will be automatically extended by 30 seconds.Yesterday, the project party used owner privileges to modify the JUMPTreasury contract's reference to the JUMPBonusPool contract twice through the setEmergencyBonusPool function.This modification prevented users from participating in the grand prize competition of the previously accumulated bonuses in the JUMPBonusPool contract through normal donations. It is worth noting that the newly replaced JUMPBonusPool contract has also not been open-sourced.These actions are in serious violation of the activity rules previously disclosed by the project party, showing obvious misconduct. We remind all participating users to be aware of the risks and participate cautiously."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, video game developer FractureLabs has filed a lawsuit against the well-known cryptocurrency market maker Jump Trading in the federal court in Chicago, accusing it of fraud and deception by manipulating the price of the DIO token.It is reported that FractureLabs originally planned to launch the DIO token on the Huobi exchange (now renamed HTX) in 2021 to raise funds. The company hired Jump Trading as the market maker for DIO and lent 10 million tokens to its subsidiary, while sending 6 million tokens to HTX for sale.The lawsuit claims that Jump Trading systematically liquidated DIO positions, causing the token price to drop to about 0.5 cents, creating millions of dollars in profits for itself. Subsequently, Jump repurchased about $53,000 worth of tokens at a significant discount and returned them to FractureLabs, after which it terminated the market maker agreement.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese blockchain game development company double jump.tokyo announced a strategic partnership with the American Web3 fund Neoclassic Capital.double jump.tokyo plans to strengthen its collaboration with Asian and global Web3 startups through LP investments in Neoclassic Capital, accelerating the global adoption of Web3 technology. Neoclassic Capital is a venture capital firm focused on Web3 and digital assets, with a focus on investments in Asia and the entertainment industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, Jump Trading withdrew 18.98 million USDT from CEX 6 hours ago.Currently, stablecoins and ETH are the main components of Jump Trading's portfolio:USDT & USDC: $121 millionETH & stETH: $127 million

ChainCatcher news, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData monitoring, at 18:54 Beijing time today, Jump Trading transferred 502.62 ETH to an unknown wallet, worth 1.2641 million USD.