ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, analyst Curran analyzed the U.S. non-farm data and pointed out that this is clearly a set of mixed numbers, just as everyone expected. Economists will need several months of clear data to accurately assess the state of the job market.Politically, Trump's campaign team may seize the opportunity of the overall decline in employment numbers, while Harris's campaign team can point out that the unemployment rate remains stable.

ChainCatcher news, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated in a post on his personal TG channel that the Telegram search function helps users find public channels and bots, but it has also been abused, with some users using this feature to sell illegal goods.In the past few weeks, Telegram's dedicated team has significantly enhanced the safety of the search function using AI technology, and all identified violations are no longer accessible. Durov also mentioned that Telegram has updated its terms of service and privacy policy, clarifying that the IP addresses and phone numbers of violators may be provided to relevant law enforcement agencies upon legitimate request to combat illegal activities and ensure the safety and proper use of the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Singapore United Morning Post, Mastercard is planning to eliminate traditional credit card numbers and adopt "authentication technology" (Tokenization) to combat online fraud. This technology replaces sensitive data such as credit card numbers with randomly generated numerical sequences (tokens) to reduce the risk of data breaches. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach stated that the company will expand the use of this technology and replace traditional passwords with biometric identification (such as fingerprints or facial scans). This measure is in response to the increasingly serious problem of online payment fraud, which is expected to exceed $91 billion by 2028.Miebach pointed out that the conventional thinking in the past was to protect data and transactions with passwords to ensure security; however, this approach has gradually become a security vulnerability. But "authentication technology" replaces sensitive information with "tokens," making it impossible to decipher real information even if the data is illegally accessed by hackers. Furthermore, "authentication technology" also helps businesses comply with data protection regulations, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Mastercard stated that by the end of this century, all e-commerce transactions in Europe are expected to be replaced by "tokens."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times in the UK, Brussels is investigating whether Telegram has violated EU digital regulations by failing to provide accurate user numbers, with officials pushing to place this controversial messaging app under stricter regulation.EU legal and data experts suspect that the app has underreported its user numbers in the EU to keep its users below the 45 million threshold, as large online platforms exceeding this threshold will be subject to a series of regulations from Brussels aimed at limiting their influence.The EU investigation coincides with a broad investigation by France into alleged criminal activities on Telegram, which led to the arrest of its founder, Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov, on Saturday. A magistrate will decide on Wednesday night whether to file charges or release him.Telegram stated that Durov "has nothing to hide." Durov now holds citizenship in France and the UAE.In February, Telegram stated it had 41 million users in the EU. According to the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), Telegram was supposed to provide updated figures this month, but it did not, only announcing that its "average monthly active user count in the EU is well below 45 million."Two EU officials stated that the failure to provide new data puts Telegram in violation of the DSA, adding that the EU investigation may find the actual numbers to be above the threshold set for "very large online platforms."Such designation brings greater compliance and content moderation, third-party audits, and obligations for mandatory data sharing with the European Commission.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Cointelegraph, based on a security alert post released by application developer Twilio on July 1, hackers gained access to the Authy Android application database, "able to identify data associated with accounts, including phone numbers."The post noted that the accounts themselves "were not compromised," meaning that the attackers could not obtain authentication credentials. However, the leaked phone numbers could potentially be used in the future for "phishing and SMS phishing attacks." Therefore, Twilio encourages Authy users to "stay vigilant and be highly alert to any text messages received."Users of centralized trading platforms typically rely on Authy for two-factor authentication (2FA). It generates a code on the user's device, which the trading platform may require to be entered before executing withdrawals, transfers, or other sensitive tasks.Authy is sometimes compared to Google's Authenticator app, which has similar functionality.

ChainCatcher news, Numbers released a report stating that the team completed the tenth quarter of the burn and buyback plan on June 30, 2024. A total of 6,000,251 NUM have been removed from circulation. Numbers stated that it will continue to run the burn and buyback plan until 100% of all NUM (500 million) are burned.

ChainCatcher message, OneKey Open Source Wallet stated on platform X that due to sudden changes in bank interest rates, fees have unexpectedly increased, and this is to inform about the new changes in advance.Details of the rate adjustment: Card numbers starting from 404038, 485997, and 556150 are affected; non-US dollar or transactions outside the US are affected; the new rate adds 1% plus $0.50 per transaction. For transactions between 08:00 Beijing time on October 31 and 08:00 on November 4, OneKey will compensate for the additional fees within 2 weeks.

ChainCatcher message, zkSync announced today at 18:00 an upgrade to the behavior of block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash on zkSync Era. After the upgrade, block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash will return the L2 block number, timestamp, and hash value, respectively. The upgrade is expected to last 40-60 days, during which the block production rate and timestamp refresh time will gradually increase.zkSync reminds developers that if a project has critical logic dependent on the return values of block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash, it may face unexpected behavior (e.g., shortened governance voting time, surge in rewards, etc.).

ChainCatcher message, Matter Labs developer relations engineer Antonio stated on Github that important changes are being made to the behavior of block.timestamp, block.number, and blockhash on zkSync Era. Currently, block.timestamp, block.number, and blockhash return the timestamp, number, and hash of the L1 batch, respectively. After this update is completed, they will return the timestamp, number, and hash of the L2 block, respectively.Antonio stated, "Many applications require higher time fidelity, which can be achieved by referencing the L1 batch. With these changes, contracts will be able to time at the L2 block level (approximately generated every few seconds), and this information has already been provided on the API, but with the new changes, developers will be able to access it directly in smart contracts. We are currently developing this change and will internally test the update process before transitioning to the testnet and eventually the mainnet."

ChainCatcher news, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire tweeted: "How many AIs are operating on-chain funding accounts today? With GPT-4 being able to generate very good smart contract code, and the GPT API being able to stack activities including code pipelines and deployments, I believe on-chain AI bots must have emerged in large numbers."ChainCatcher previously reported that the Solana Foundation announced the launch of a $1 million small-scale fund to explore new use cases combining the Solana blockchain and AI. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Telegram recently announced an application update stating, "A new era of privacy has begun. Users can have a Telegram account without a SIM card and log in using an anonymous number supported by the blockchain provided on the Fragment platform."It is reported that Telegram launched the username auction platform Fragment built on the TON blockchain in October this year. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao posted on social media to remind that 487 million new WhatsApp phone numbers are being sold on the dark web. Samples indicate that the phone numbers are legitimate and may be used for phishing activities. Users are reminded to be cautious about their funds. (Source link)