ChainCatcher news, GBOX and Langrenus Fund jointly held a Christmas party in Silicon Valley, marking GBOX's debut and official launch in the North American market.The event was attended by several well-known institutions and media, including SNZ, OKX Ventures, IOBC Capital, and angel investor Bao Erye Media from Zoom.The GBOX handheld gaming device is an innovative Web3 device that offers a rich task system, strong privacy protection, and a multifunctional software ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to News.bitcoin, the growth of crypto developers is slowing down in 2024, but the long-term trend remains strong. While new developers are entering the crypto space, the total number of developers working in the industry in 2024 has slightly decreased compared to the previous year. Asia has replaced North America as the region with the highest concentration of crypto developers, with India gradually becoming a key player in this space. Additionally, the number of senior crypto developers (those with two years or more of experience) has significantly increased, indicating that the ecosystem is maturing.

ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Magnates, Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan Inc. has recently signed a securities purchase agreement to sell up to 30,000 shares of Series A-1 preferred stock to an institutional investor at a price of $1,000 per share. The agreement will raise $30 million to support the development of digital mining and equipment in North America.Previously, Canaan Inc. completed its Series A financing in September 2024, during which it sold up to 125,000 Series A convertible preferred shares.Canaan Inc. has also made progress in product development, with high demand for its Avalon A15-194T mining machines. The company has signed a follow-on purchase agreement with HIVE Digital Technologies to deliver 5,000 Avalon A15 mining machines in the first quarter of 2025. In addition to expanding its product supply, Canaan Inc. is also strengthening its mining operations in North America. Its subsidiary, Beet Digital LLC, has signed a joint mining agreement with Luna Squares Texas LLC (LS Texas). The agreement aims to expand Canaan Inc.'s mining capacity to 10 EH/s by mid-2025.

ChainCatcher news, Electric Capital partner Maria Shen released a global cryptocurrency developer distribution research report showing that, through the analysis of over 110,000 developer profiles, North America's leading position in the share of cryptocurrency developers has been surpassed by Asia. The share of developers in North America has sharply declined from 44% in 2015 to 24% in 2024. Meanwhile, Asia's share has risen from 13% to 32%, becoming the largest continent for crypto talent for the first time.By country, the United States ranks first globally with a share of 18.8%, followed by India and the United Kingdom with 11.8% and 4.2%, respectively. Since 2015, the U.S. share of global cryptocurrency developers has plummeted by 51%. During the same period, the cryptocurrency market size skyrocketed from $5 billion to $2.4 trillion, an increase of nearly 480 times.Additionally, although the cryptocurrency industry is often thought to be concentrated in traditional tech hubs like California and New York, in reality, 64% of developers are distributed outside these areas. The study analyzed over 200,000 crypto-related Git commit records, involving more than 350,000 code repositories. Maria emphasized that cryptocurrency development should not be partisan, as developers are spread across states, representing different political backgrounds.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from The Block, Crypto.com’s trading volume in North America far exceeds that of Coinbase. Crypto.com’s monthly spot trading volume surged from $34 billion in July to $134 billion in September. In September, the overall trading volume of North American cryptocurrency exchanges was $183 billion, with Coinbase handling $46 billion.Crypto.com first surpassed Coinbase in July and continued to maintain its lead in October. Data from The Block shows that so far this month, the exchange's trading volume is $112 billion, while the total trading volume of exchanges in the region is $173 billion. The third-largest exchange, Kraken, is far behind in October, with a trading volume of just under $10 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart posted on X that 3iQ has submitted an application to launch a Solana ETF in Canada, planning to use the code QSOL. This is also the first Solana ETF application in North America.

ChainCatcher news, the ANTO international asset custody platform will officially open for global operations on April 16, North America time; the platform launches the world's leading cryptocurrency asset management product exchange-traded fund ETF (AE), providing more professional and convenient investment targets for cryptocurrency investors, promoting the rise of cryptocurrency asset custody funds globally.Its fund includes three core business lines: ETF investment, compound interest asset management products, and liquidity investment. The technology modules span liquidity investment, AI intelligent arbitrage, trader strategies, and spot contract hedging; according to the ANTO ETF issuance strategy, the ETF asset side will open subscriptions for AE in the initial phase, allowing users to experience the AE wealth management module in advance. With diversified and intelligent trading scenarios, high-frequency quantification, supported by artificial intelligence (AI), will bring considerable and secure yield guarantees to ANTO users. ANTO globally, winning with intelligent investment.

ChainCatcher news, a Chainalysis report shows that the transaction volume in Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 2.3% of the global cryptocurrency transaction volume, "cryptocurrency has penetrated key markets and has become an important part of daily life for many residents."From July 2022 to June 2023, Nigeria's transaction volume approached $60 billion, making it the largest cryptocurrency market in Sub-Saharan Africa. Overall, the total transaction volume in the region during the same period was $117.1 billion. Data shows that Nigeria accounted for nearly half of the total transaction volume in the region during this period.South Africa's transaction volume exceeded $20 billion during the same period, making it the second-largest cryptocurrency market in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya, Mauritius, and Ghana ranked third, fourth, and fifth, respectively, making it into the top five in the region.At the same time, Chainalysis data indicates that residents in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly viewing BTC as a means of storing value. The share of Bitcoin transaction volume in the region accounted for 9.3% of the total transaction volume, surpassing all other regions, including North America (9.0%) and Eastern Europe (8.2%). While Bitcoin remains the number one cryptocurrency in the region, the latest data seems to suggest that people are leaning towards using stablecoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to NFT Gators, tactical competitive shooting sandbox game "PUBG" developer KRAFTON and South Korean internet giant Naver's metaverse division Naver Z will establish a new joint venture in North America. The two companies will invest 48 billion Korean won (approximately 36.4 million USD) into the new North American entity. KRAFTON will hold 85% of the joint venture, while NAVER Z will own the remaining 15%.It is reported that KRAFTON and Naver Z are jointly developing a new metaverse experience called "Migaloo," which has been in development since last year and is scheduled to launch by the end of 2023. Migaloo plans to adopt a create-to-earn (C2E) model, allowing creators to develop and sell content (as NFTs) on the platform. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Forbes has released the 2023 North America 30 Under 30 list, with nearly half of the honorees being professionals from the cryptocurrency industry.Specifically, it includes: Chipper Cash co-founder Ham Serunjogi, Uniswap Labs founder Hayden Adams, The Graph Foundation board member Eva Beylin;Castle Island Ventures partner Ria Bhutoria, Connext Labs co-founder Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, Avalanche development company Ava Labs co-founder Kevin Sekniqi;MoonPay co-founder Victor Faramond, Bain Capital Crypto partner Lydia Hylton, Jump Crypto president Kanav Kariya;Frax Finance founder Sam Kazemian, Blockchain Capital partner Kinjal Shah, BlackRock Digital Assets associate Maxwell Stein, Yellow Card co-founders Chris Maurice, Justin Poiroux. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Forbes has released the 2023 North America Forbes 30 Under 30 list, featuring several individuals from the cryptocurrency industry, including Avalanche co-founder Kevin Sekniqi, Jump Crypto president Kanav Kariya, and Uniswap founder Hayden Adams. (Forbes)

ChainCatcher news, North American Bitcoin mining company Digihost has received a notice from Nasdaq, which may delist its stock due to its trading price being below $1. The company has 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing rules by trading at $1 or above for at least 10 consecutive days.Digihost responded that the company's business operations are not affected by the receipt of the notice, and the company fully intends to address this deficiency and regain compliance with Nasdaq listing rules, stating that it may qualify for an additional 180-day compliance period. (The Block)

Chain Catcher News, Polkadot recently announced that the decentralized application XCM DOT Autostake, developed by a team called Entity 54, won the grand prize at the Polkadot North America Hackathon. Polkadot also announced 18 other winners among the 1,137 participants in the hackathon.XCM DOT Autostake aims to simplify the DOT staking process, guiding users to stake DOT from parallel chains to Polkadot's DeFi hub, Acala, through a compact interface. Entity 54 stated that their project addresses the issue of users having to manually manage their DOT assets across multiple parallel chains when staking. (Forkast)