ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist founder Cosine posted on X that a lending project on FTM, Polter Finance (@polterfinance), was hacked for 12 million dollars due to an "empty market" issue.

ChainCatcher news reports that the famous investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros, has harshly criticized the economic impact of President Trump's "America First" strategy on U.S. trade policy. In a recent interview, Rogers stated that trade restrictions against countries like China and India not only undermine global economic stability but also harm the United States itself.He warned, "Trump's 'America First' policy will not only hurt China but will also hurt the entire world. Trade controls benefit no one. They are detrimental to the world and to his own country." Rogers emphasized domestic financial issues in the U.S., pointing out that inflation and the increasing national debt pose serious threats to the American economy.He stressed, "The U.S. already has economic problems, including inflation. Although central banks around the world are lowering interest rates, the issue of inflation has not been resolved. The trade war will bring inflation back, and it will be even worse." He foresees that this event will have widespread effects, adding, "The U.S. is heavily in debt. When Trump tries to solve economic problems, he will make mistakes that are detrimental to the world. This will affect the entire globe, and we will see the largest economic recession in history."

ChainCatcher news, according to Ember monitoring, an address associated with the Polygon team transferred 50 million POL (21.45 million USD) to 6 addresses 32 hours ago. All 50 million POL has entered Binance in the past 2 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Collins stated that the possibility of easing policy in December cannot be ruled out.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Polygon Ecosystem Growth address has distributed 128.9 million POL (formerly known as MATIC), worth 47.57 million USD, to 45 addresses in the past 4 hours. The recipients of POL include institutional addresses such as CoinFund, Alameda Research, Galaxy Digital, and Animoca Brands.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham monitoring, Alameda Research: FTX Bankruptcy Estate received 15,639,000 POL from the Polygon multi-signature contract at 22:21, worth approximately 5.81 million USD.The bankrupt Alameda Research is one of the investors in Polygon.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, UBS Global Wealth Management stated that the recent strength of the dollar may not last after Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Analysts in a report said that in the medium to long term, the dollar may weaken. "The policies proposed by Trump are expected to expand the twin deficits, undermining the long-term appeal of the dollar." They indicated that Trump may not be able to deliver on policies that boost the dollar, as he might seek lower yields and a weaker currency.Meanwhile, they noted that the market has gone too far in lowering expectations for Fed rate cuts, and the "overshooting" of U.S. Treasury yields may decline along with the dollar. UBS expects that by December 2025, the euro will rise against the dollar from the current 1.0573 to 1.12.

ChainCatcher news, according to the predicted market Polymarket data, the possibility of Trump establishing a national BTC reserve in the United States is 32%, down 27% from November 7.Previously, Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz stated in an interview with Bloomberg that he believes the likelihood of the U.S. establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve is very low.However, he predicts that if the U.S. does establish such a reserve, it would push the price of the largest digital token up to $500,000, as other countries would also feel the need to establish similar reserves.

ChainCatcher news, the Tongcheng City Anti-Fraud Center received a tip-off indicating that there was a large suspicious fund transaction related to fraud in the area. It is reported that the victim, Ms. Hu, met a "rich and handsome" boyfriend named Zhang online, who claimed to be working in virtual currency investment abroad, and asked her to prepare cash to hand over to a "client manager." Fortunately, the police of Tongcheng City discovered and successfully intercepted the situation in time. Upon investigation, the so-called "client manager" was actually a "cash handler" recruited by an overseas fraud group. Currently, the suspect has been criminally detained in accordance with the law for suspected fraud, and the 730,000 yuan defrauded funds have all been returned to the victim. The case is under further investigation. (Anqing Voice WeChat Official Account)

According to ChainCatcher news, The Information disclosed that the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has appointed former Facebook policy director Matt Perault as the head of AI policy for its Washington, D.C. office. Before joining a16z, Perault served as the director of the Center for Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Perault will lead the firm's bipartisan policy initiatives in areas such as open-source models and AI startups.

ChainCatcher message, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that interest rates are expected to decline further, but he hinted that rates may not decrease as much in the coming months. Powell mentioned that the Federal Reserve may implement more rate cuts, as economic trends and dynamics are expected to remain unchanged at least in the short term. This includes a slowdown in the job market and cooling inflation, while interest rates remain at restrictive levels; maintaining rates at the current high levels could push up unemployment. Powell stated, "Over time, we will shift policy to a more neutral level."

ChainCatcher news, Chris Williams announced on X that he is resigning as CEO of OpSec.He stated: "The entire core team will also resign with me. Despite our best efforts, we have encountered some challenges that prevent us from continuing to work in a manner consistent with our values of transparency, accountability, and integrity.This decision was made based on recent findings revealed by ZachXBT, as well as our self-assessment of OpSec's operations. These findings, combined with the long-term absence of undisclosed founders and separate control over the company's finances, severely limited our ability to effectively lead and execute our vision. Payment delays, layoffs, and the unclear direction of OpSec's development have placed immense pressure on our team and affected our collective ability to fulfill our commitments to our loyal community."According to RootData, OpSec is an artificial intelligence and decentralized cloud computing platform with features such as decentralized servers, dedicated networks, RDP, GPU, and one-click node setup, aimed at achieving cloud security for DePIN hardware.Previously reported, on-chain detective ZachXBT stated on X: "The SCALE, NTD, TPU, and OPSEC projects are all associated with the same person Zopp0, who uses multiple KOLs to exploit inexperienced traders."

ChainCatcher news, according to BeInCrypto, Indian police have arrested West Bengal resident SK Masud Alam for allegedly participating in the WazirX hacking incident. Earlier this year, the hacking incident resulted in a loss of over $230 million in cryptocurrency, leaving customers unable to withdraw their funds.Alam is accused of creating a fake account under the alias Souvik Mondal and selling that account to hackers via Telegram. The account was later used to conduct illegal operations against the cryptocurrency exchange WazirX.