ChainCatcher message, in response to the doubts regarding the investment share and token unlock of Hooked Protocol (HOOK), Dovey Wan, founding partner of Primitive Ventures, stated today in a community Space that the valuation when Primitive Ventures invested in Hooked Protocol was 30 million USD, and the token unlock period is the same as other VCs, starting at the end of 2023.Dovey added that due to the sensitive relationship with Hooked Protocol founder Jason (the two were once a couple), she deliberately did not participate much in the project, and even expressed surprise after Binance officially announced the launch of HOOK, saying, "Why is the product launching so early?"In response to the rumors in the market about the "Binance Labs besties" incident, she stated that personally, she is an investor in the market, while He Yi plays the role of a founder and has multiple children, which creates a "psychological distance" between them, making it difficult to say that they are in a "bestie" relationship.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Coinbase has added Ether.fi (ETHFI) and Bittensor (TAO) to its listing roadmap.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder He Yi stated in a community Space that Binance will adjust its listing rules in the future based on market conditions and urge listed projects to update their project information.For projects that do not actively update their project information, Binance will take measures such as risk warnings for that token.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the phenomenon of "peak at opening" for new coins listed on Binance in the past year, He Yi candidly stated that there are indeed issues with coin listings on Binance, which are determined by factors such as the current market structure and the scale of Binance.Although Binance has been researching solutions to this problem internally, a better solution has yet to be found, and users and investors are welcome to provide constructive suggestions.In addition, He Yi advised investors to conduct thorough research on new coins listed on Binance and to avoid blindly buying at high points.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder He Yi stated in a community Space that the listing of coins on Binance will consider multiple factors. Taking the previously popular AI16Z as an example, by the time this coin was under consideration, its market capitalization was already large. Internally, there are concerns about whether it would be a "top at launch," leading to differing opinions within Binance regarding the listing.In addition, some meme coins are issued by token issuing groups, and Binance will also be cautious about listing such projects.

ChainCatcher message, Binance co-founder He Yi once again responded to the controversy over Binance listing: "Good projects and entrepreneurs will shine on their own, it just takes time. I agree that Binance has listed poor projects, and there is no wealth effect. This is a common issue in the industry right now. It can also be said that Binance's products are not good enough at the moment; we have invested a lot of resources in compliance, and the gap in wallet products is quite obvious. Binance's strong stance on airdrops for BNB users is indeed true; we do take care of BNB. These are all facts.Binance certainly has many problems; a large ship is hard to turn around, and dealing with regulatory pressure consumes energy; the organization becomes rigid as it grows, and talent iteration, etc. Every industry and company has its own burdens to bear. But writing a few names without any evidence, fabricating a story, and trying to fool the entire community to target Binance is wrong."

ChainCatcher news, in response to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's comments about rethinking the listing process for exchanges, TRON founder Justin Sun issued a statement.He pointed out that as a top ten cryptocurrency globally, TRX has been under review by Coinbase for seven years without being listed. During this time, TRX not only reached new highs but also gained the attention of the U.S. President, and the TRX ETF is about to be approved.Justin Sun questioned whether Coinbase would only consider listing TRX after it lands on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and he believes this reflects that Coinbase has lost basic fairness and industry judgment in its decision-making for new project listings.

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X: "Given that approximately 1 million tokens are being created each week and that number is still growing, we need to rethink Coinbase's listing process. The quality issue does exist, but evaluating each one individually is no longer feasible. Regulators need to understand that it is completely unfeasible to approve each one currently (they cannot do 1 million each week).It needs to shift from an allow list to a block list, and utilize customer feedback/automated scanning of on-chain data, etc., to help customers filter.Additionally, we will continue to integrate native DEX support more deeply. Customers do not need to know or care whether the transaction is taking place on a DEX or CEX."

ChainCatcher news, Vitalik commented on the incident where Soneium blacklisted some Meme coins on its social platform, stating that Soneium's situation vividly demonstrates the benefits of launching Ethereum L2 for businesses and users. Businesses can make very detailed choices about how much control to retain and give to users. But whatever rules they choose, those are the rules. Everything is on-chain, transparent, and can be audited by third parties.Developers can also create a system that lets users know they can send transactions on L2 when needed, but there is a significant barrier - the sequencer can restrict but not censor. This is essentially what Sony has done. This is all the free market at work. As an ecosystem, it is important to ensure that:A large amount of financial activity occurs in a completely open environment;There are enough tools for users to understand the properties of the on-chain environment they are in.Previous news, Soneium, a Layer2 project by Sony, sparked controversy by blacklisting some Meme coins suspected of infringing intellectual property on the day of its mainnet launch. This led to some tokens being restricted from trading and not being supported on the official block explorer.

According to ChainCatcher's message, the "Asset Listing Prioritization and Standards" released by Coinbase shows that all assets must undergo legal, compliance, and technical security reviews by the Digital Asset Support Group (DASG), and must pass a rigorous business analysis before being listed on the exchange. Key evaluations include market demand, project team performance, token distribution methods, and liquidity.Other information:Assets that do not meet the standards may be suspended from trading.90% of assets do not meet the listing requirements.Support for new networks and token standards requires significant engineering workload.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Coinbase will list Toshi (TOSHI) on its coin listing roadmap.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Sony's Layer2 project Soneium has sparked controversy by blacklisting certain meme coins suspected of infringing intellectual property rights on the day of its mainnet launch. This has led to some tokens being restricted from trading and lacking support on the official block explorer.This move has triggered strong dissatisfaction among some users, who expressed their disappointment over suddenly being unable to trade or access these meme coins on the Soneium network in multiple posts on the X platform.The blacklist action specifically targets tokens that imitate or use brands that Sony or Soneium consider protected. As a result, trading of these meme coins has reportedly been halted and they cannot be transferred. When users attempt to access these tokens, they receive a "forbidden access" warning on the block explorer.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData released the chart "2024 Portfolio Institutions with the Most Listings on Upbit," with Coinbase Ventures leading the way with 9 investments, followed closely by Multicoin Capital and Polychain with 6 investments each. The specific rankings of the listed institutions are as follows:Coinbase Ventures 9 investmentsMulticoin Capital and Polychain 6 investmentsOKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, The Spartan Group 5 investmentsPantera Capital, GSR, IOSG Ventures, Jump Capital, Stani Kulechov, Sandeep Nailwal, Bixin Ventures 4 investmentsFrom the ranking of the listed institutions, it can be seen that these institutions are driving some promising investments in the crypto space.

ChainCatcher news, RootData released the 2024 Upbit listing category chart. Among the tokens listed on Upbit in 2024, infrastructure (Infra) tokens lead with 20 tokens, far surpassing other categories, followed by decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens. This trend may indicate Upbit's strong confidence in infrastructure projects.

According to ChainCatcher news, data from Coingecko shows that COOKIE and AIXBT have both surged significantly due to the news of their listing on Binance.COOKIE is currently priced at $0.68, with a 24-hour increase of over 45.1%.AIXBT is currently priced at $0.5335, with a 24-hour increase of over 28.2%.CGPT is currently priced at $0.3, with a 24-hour increase of over 45%.Previous news indicates that Binance will list AIXBT, CGPT, and COOKIE.

ChainCatcher message, according to official news, MEXC has launched a reward event for new users to share 1,620,000 SONIC & 70,000 USDT to celebrate the launch of Sonic SVM (SONIC). The current SONIC price is 1.19 USDT.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official news from the platform, MEXC is about to launch BUTTHOLE contract trading. MEXC first launched BUTTHOLE spot trading on December 30, with the current spot price of BUTTHOLE at $0.107, a 24-hour increase of 44.56%. Since MEXC's launch, the highest increase has been 5260%.