ChainCatcher news, according to FTX creditor representative Sunil, FTX has sent emails to creditors with claims under $50,000, notifying them about the initial allocation of funds. These creditors need to register through allocation service providers (such as Bitgo or Kraken) and authorize the service providers to receive and disburse the allocated funds on their behalf. Currently, FTX has transferred the first batch of funds to these allocation service providers.At the same time, some creditors have reported disputes regarding the status of their claims on the FTX creditor portal. It is reported that creditors with claims under $50,000 still have approximately $345 million in claims that have not completed KYC verification.Previously, it was announced that FTX would start repaying creditors on February 18, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by FOX Business citing sources, SEC lawyers from the trading and markets division will meet on Wednesday with officials from major exchanges—the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange—which will be the venues for ETF trading.The meeting is seen as a positive signal that the SEC is nearing the approval of several or all of the product applications submitted by major currency managers and cryptocurrency companies, according to company insiders who requested anonymity. Specifically, the SEC has requested exchanges to modify and finalize the so-called 19b-4 filings, which are submitted by exchanges on behalf of issuers and must be approved by the SEC before the ETFs can be sold to the public.Although a final decision has not yet been made, sources indicate that the SEC may start notifying issuers of approvals as early as Friday, with trading potentially beginning next week. ETF analysts and issuers unanimously believe that the SEC will make a favorable decision by January 10 or earlier, as the SEC continues to meet with key stakeholders in the matter.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Reuters, if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chooses to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, they may notify the spot Bitcoin ETF issuers as early as Tuesday or Wednesday.As of Friday, BlackRock Asset Management, VanEck, Valkyrie Investments, Bitwise Investment Advisers, Invesco Ltd. (IVZ.N), Wells Fargo Asset Management, Fidelity, WisdomTree Investments (WT.N), as well as the joint ventures of Ark Investments and 21Shares have submitted new documents to regulators detailing their respective arrangements with market makers to ensure trading liquidity and efficiency.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bitfinex suffered a "minor" information security attack, with hackers able to access "partial, incomplete, and outdated information." It is reported that the hackers deceived a customer support staff member who had "limited access to support tools and help desk tickets" through phishing.According to this release, the hackers failed to access any core systems, and user funds were not affected by this attack. Bitfinex stated that affected users will be notified, although most of the impacted accounts are "empty accounts or inactive accounts." They plan to cooperate with law enforcement to track down the attackers.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 social media platform Kepple (formerly QLC Chain) tweeted: "The team has been waiting for Binance's decision for weeks, hoping to gain support for the QLC to KPL token swap, but unexpectedly got delisted by Binance without prior notice."Binance founder Changpeng Zhao responded, stating that they do not notify project teams in advance about delisting, and the project teams have no reason to act/trade before users. Binance will notify all users uniformly. Additionally, they will regularly delist projects that fall below specific standards, such as having no active developers, no progress, etc.Furthermore, Zhao explained in response to a user's tweet about the delisting of QLC: "I was informed that the project has not seen significant development for years, and was recently sold to another project, and currently does not meet our listing standards." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted lending platform Celsius Network tweeted that as the withdrawals of allocable assets in some custodial accounts are restarting, Celsius has begun notifying eligible users to take the necessary steps for withdrawals. For FAQs related to the withdrawal process, please refer to the official link.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, in early February, Celsius announced an upcoming asset withdrawal process update, stating that for security and regulatory reasons, eligible users will be required to update their Celsius accounts with certain required information before processing any withdrawals. "Eligible custodial users will be able to withdraw approximately 94% of the eligible custodial assets." Whether eligible users can withdraw the remaining 6% will be decided by the court later. (source link)

According to ChainCatcher, as reported by CoinDesk, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held a hearing last week regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) lawsuit against Ooki DAO. Judge William Orrick did not make a ruling that day but subsequently ordered the CFTC to notify Ooki DAO founders Tom Bean and Kyle Kistner of the lawsuit. "The CFTC claims it knows that some token holders of Ooki DAO reside in the U.S. and conduct business in the U.S. because the two founders of the predecessor entity bZeroX are token holders residing in the U.S. This is new information to me. To provide the best possible notice, the CFTC should, where possible, at least serve one identifiable token holder with notice of the lawsuit." (CoinDesk)