ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, after the speech of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, Nomura Securities has brought forward its expectations for a Bank of Japan interest rate hike from March to January.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, TikTok's leadership stated in an internal memo that even if the U.S. Supreme Court does not overturn the law mandating the sale of TikTok in the U.S. or banning TikTok in the U.S., the company plans to continue paying salaries to its U.S. employees. TikTok has 7,000 employees in the U.S. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockspace, Tether is suing financial services company Swan Bitcoin due to a contractual dispute over the two companies' Bitcoin mining joint venture.A Tether spokesperson wrote in an email: "Tether and its co-plaintiff 2040 Energy Limited have recently filed a lawsuit against Swan in the High Court of England and Wales." Tether stated: "Throughout our collaboration with Swan, Tether has always acted in good faith, supported our shared business objectives, and adhered to all relevant agreements.In contrast, Swan's actions have been reckless, leading them to seriously breach the agreement between us. Therefore, we are compelled to take necessary measures to protect our investment." Swan confirmed receipt of the lawsuit but declined to comment further. "Swan will vigorously defend its rights," the spokesperson added.

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a victim lost VIRTUAL worth $263,255 due to signing a phishing transaction.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Paris-based cryptocurrency wallet technology company Dfns has completed a $16 million financing round, led by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, with other investors including market makers Wintermute, Motive Partners, Bpifrance, and the family office Motier Ventures, owner of Galeries Lafayette Group.Dfns, founded in 2020, has developed technology that allows developers to more easily build and securely manage digital asset wallets. Its clients include Fidelity International, Zodia Custody, and the stablecoin company Bridge, which was acquired by Stripe last year. The startup plans to expand its workforce from the current 25 to 35 employees, having previously raised $13 million in 2022.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. stock market opens, Dow Jones up 0.48%, S&P 500 index up 0.49%, Nasdaq up 0.63%, MicroStrategy up 4.35%, Coinbase up 4.5%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Arkham monitoring, about 4 minutes ago, Grayscale transferred 16,841 ETH to the Coinbase Prime hot wallet address, worth approximately 54.27 million dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, 318,089,668 FTM was transferred out of Binance, worth 221,245,996 USD.

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, according to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice plans to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report, which accuses Donald Trump of illegally conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Previously, the report had been sent to some members of Congress.In the report, Smith stated that the evidence collected by his office was sufficient to convict President-elect Trump in a trial, but due to Trump's impending return to the presidency, the relevant procedures were not advanced. Court documents from January 11 show that Smith has resigned from his position as Special Counsel and left the Department of Justice.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Eigen Foundation announcement, the Protocol Council has officially launched, and the foundation has completed the final locking transaction to transfer control to the council.The Protocol Council is the core decision-making body of EigenLayer governance, responsible for reviewing and approving EigenLayer Improvement Proposals (ELIPs) to ensure that all protocol upgrades meet security requirements and support the sustainable development of the ecosystem. The council members are composed of diverse representatives from the Eigen ecosystem, aimed at promoting the decentralized governance of the protocol.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya stated that if our economic forecasts are realized, there may be an interest rate hike. The Bank of Japan aims to achieve a 2% price stability target in a sustainable and stable manner. Although the direction of interest rate hikes is to further raise rates, we must carefully monitor various upward and downward risks both domestically and internationally.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, the whale "0x8f5" transferred 80.164 billion PEPE (13.53 million USD) from Binance 3 hours ago.In the past 27 hours, the whale has withdrawn 1.082 trillion PEPE (18.53 million USD) from Binance at an average price of 0.00001713 USD, and subsequently distributed the tokens to 3 wallets.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Washington Post, Trump is expected to issue an executive order on his first day in office, addressing de-banking and the repeal of controversial cryptocurrency accounting policies that require banks holding digital assets to treat them as liabilities.Sources say, "The Trump team has made it clear that this is a priority." These upcoming executive measures target cryptocurrency regulation, aiming to protect cryptocurrency investors from what Trump calls the "Washington bureaucratic swamp."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, court documents released on January 13 local time show that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has allowed the Justice Department to release the special prosecutor's report on Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. In addition, the judge has extended the deadline for the suspension of the report on Trump's classified documents case.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin stated that Thailand can provide a stablecoin backed by government bonds. (Jin Shi)