ChainCatcher news, the official committee of unsecured creditors (UCC) of FTX stated on X that the FTX debtors are sending solicitations and ballots to customers and creditors through Kroll to vote on the customer claims plan. Users who hold fiat or cryptocurrencies other than FTT and have submitted customer claims will be eligible to vote, and the UCC encourages all eligible customers and creditors to vote in favor of the plan.

ChainCatcher news, the Layer 2 network project Intmax based on zkRollup announced the completion of strategic financing and the launch of the digital wallet "INTMAX Wallet". Investors include LD capital, KX, GMO web3, and Kepple Africa Ventures, with the financing amount not yet disclosed. In addition, Intmax stated that its mainnet will be launched in the first quarter of 2024.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Intmax has completed a $5 million seed round financing, with participation from HashKey Capital and others.

ChainCatcher message, FTX creditor @sunil_trades stated on social media that if a user's FTX account has been locked and frozen and they have not submitted a claim yet, they can now submit a claim directly on the Kroll website. After submission, users will immediately receive a confirmation ID. Please do not submit claims multiple times; just submit once.

ChainCatcher news, FTX officials stated that in response to the cybersecurity incident involving Kroll, FTX has taken preventive measures by temporarily freezing the accounts of affected users in the customer claims portal and will provide more information about the next steps in due course.Previous news, FTX bankruptcy claims agent Kroll was attacked, and some non-sensitive customer data was leaked.

ChainCatcher news, the bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi stated on its social media that the attack on the bankruptcy claims agent Kroll also led to the leak of some customer data from BlockFi, but BlockFi's internal systems and customer funds were not affected.BlockFi reminds users to upgrade their security measures and be vigilant against scams such as phishing emails.

ChainCatcher message, FTX stated that a cybersecurity incident occurred at the bankruptcy claims agent Kroll, resulting in the leakage of non-sensitive customer data of some claimants in the bankruptcy case.Kroll is directly notifying affected individuals to be vigilant against phishing emails, while FTX's own systems were not impacted by this incident.

ChainCatcher news, zkSync announced the launch of a modular open-source framework called ZK Stack for building custom zkRollups. ZK Stack will empower developers with complete autonomy, from choosing data availability models to using their own tokens for decentralized ordering.It is reported that ZK Stack offers two key features: sovereignty and seamless connectivity. Creators have full rights to the code and enjoy unrestricted autonomy to customize and shape various aspects of the zkRollup chain. These zkRollup chains operate independently, relying solely on Ethereum L1 for their activity and security, while cross-chain bridges exist to facilitate interconnection between each chain, achieving trustless, fast (within minutes), and low-cost (per transaction) interoperability. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, OKX Ventures announced an investment in the zkRollup-based Layer2 network Taiko. Taiko enables developers and users to securely experience Ethereum with lower transaction fees and without having to consider any changes.OKX Ventures founder Dora stated that the zk-EVM built by Taiko belongs to the Type 1 tier, which means complete Ethereum equivalence. It is one of the most promising projects in the current zkEVM space and is one of the five ZK-EVM contenders mentioned by Vitalik Buterin on Twitter.

ChainCatcher message, Aztec announced the launch of a hybrid zkRollup network, which will continue to use the Aztec name. This network is characterized by the ability to execute both public and private smart contracts within a single environment, which will help expand developers' design choices on this chain.Aztec also stated that the team is currently completing the deployment of basic contracts and expects to establish a local testnet before the third quarter of 2023, while users are anticipated to access a mature public testnet before early 2024. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Layer 2 network project based on zkRollup, Intmax developed by Ryodan Systems AG, announced the completion of approximately 650 million yen (about 4.88 million USD) in seed round financing. This round of financing was participated by institutions including HashKey Capital, Bitscale Capital, B Dash Ventures, SNZ, Antalpha Ventures, Scroll, Mask Network, Dora Hacks, East Ventures, MZ Web3 Fund, Hyperithm, Stacker Ventures, Cryptomeria Capital, WAGMI Ventures, Zephyrus Capital, Pragma Ventures, TRGC, Alchemy Ventures, Big Candle Capital, BreakOrbit Ventures, HG Ventures, Meteorite Labs, and others. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the official committee of unsecured creditors of FTX tweeted, "If you believe your account balance on the FTX trading platform is positive, but you have not yet received a unique customer code from FTX's claims agent Kroll, please email FTXInfo@ra.kroll.com. Do not share your customer code with any third parties, and beware of any phishing schemes or other potential fraud related to non-FTX databases." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Taiko based on zkRollup has launched the ZK-EVM alpha-2 testnet "Askja", which now allows developers to deploy smart contracts. This testnet currently partially integrates ZKP validity proofs, enabling validators to generate proofs without permission.In addition, Taiko enables protocol economics, providing real rewards to validators to compensate for their resource consumption. The Taiko L2 testnet corresponds to the Ethereum testnet Sepolia and has deployed a Uniswap V2 fork to support trading. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Nexo has proposed a final acquisition proposal for Vauld in an open letter, with changes related to performance indicators (KPI) concerning user withdrawals. The previous proposal required users to have at least 2 times their account balance in turnover or a minimum transaction amount of $10,000 to withdraw funds. The final proposal has changed to require at least 5 times the account balance in turnover, with no minimum transaction amount.Additionally, Vauld creditors were previously required to convert at least 20% of their account balance into Nexo tokens and lock them in a fixed deposit of at least $1,000 for a minimum of 12 months. The final proposal has no minimum deposit size.It is reported that Nexo managing partner Kalin Metodiev previously denied reports that negotiations for the potential acquisition of the competing crypto lending platform Vauld had been terminated. The open letter also accused Vauld's financial advisor Kroll of distorting and manipulating Nexo's previous proposals when submitting to creditors. (The Block)

Chain Catcher news, blockchain infrastructure company Reddio announced the launch of the zkRollup API mainnet powered by StarkWare's scaling engine StarkEx. Reddio stated that developers can use Reddio to build in-app and in-game NFT marketplaces on zkRollup, scale applications and game asset trading, mint NFTs with 0 Gas fees using the Javascript SDK and Unity SDK, featuring low Gas fees and instant confirmations. (Source link)