ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the MOCA U perpetual contract, with leverage up to 75 times.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by ai_9684xtpa, a suspected VIRTUAL market maker has accumulated a recharge of 3.23 million VIRTUAL to CEX in the past 24 hours, valued at 8.67 million USD, with an average price of 2.68 USD.This market maker was previously a market maker for Binance's new coin mining project PORTAL, and no specific institution has been identified yet; currently, this address still holds VIRTUAL valued at 2.6 million USD.

ChainCatcher message, CloverPool data shows that the Bitcoin mining difficulty experienced an adjustment at block height 874,944 (2024-12-16 09:33:30), with the mining difficulty increased by 4.43% to 108.52 T, setting a new historical high. The current average network hash rate is 792.06 EH/s.

ChainCatcher news, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor hinted that the company may have recently increased its BTC holdings for the first time at an average price exceeding $100,000.In the past three Mondays from November 25 to December 9, MicroStrategy purchased BTC at average prices of $97,862, $95,976, and $98,783, respectively. According to SaylorTracker data, the company has bought BTC worth between $1.5 billion and $5.7 billion in the last three batches. If another batch of BTC reaches the upper limit of that range, the company could achieve a $50 billion BTC portfolio.As of December 15, the company holds 423,650 BTC, valued at over $43.6 billion.

ChainCatcher news, CoinShares' latest research report shows that the average cash mining cost for publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies rose to $55,950 in the third quarter, an increase of 13% from $49,500 in the second quarter. When accounting for non-cash costs such as depreciation and equity incentives, the average mining cost will reach $106,000.The report points out that the rise in mining costs is mainly influenced by three factors: the AI boom has diverted expansion funds for mining companies; some mining companies are focusing on a holding strategy (HODL) rather than expanding their operations; and the increase in electricity costs during the summer in Texas has affected mining production. In terms of specific company performance, Marathon has become the mining company with the lowest cash costs, mainly benefiting from increased Bitcoin production and tax incentives; TeraWulf ranked third due to a significant 92% decrease in debt expenditures and a 20% reduction in costs; Riot, despite improvements in operational efficiency, has dropped to seventh place.

ChainCatcher news, CoinShares' latest research report shows that the average cash mining cost of publicly listed mining companies for Bitcoin in the third quarter rose to $55,950, an increase of 13% from $49,500 in the second quarter. When accounting for non-cash costs such as depreciation and stock-based compensation, the average mining cost will reach $106,000.The report points out that the rise in mining costs is mainly influenced by three factors: the AI boom has diverted expansion funds from mining companies; some mining companies are focusing on a holding strategy (HODL) rather than expanding their operations; and the summer electricity costs in Texas have impacted mining production.In terms of specific mining company performance, Marathon has become the mining company with the lowest cash costs, mainly benefiting from increased Bitcoin production and tax incentives; TeraWulf saw a significant decrease in debt expenses by 92%, reducing costs by 20%, ranking third; Riot, despite improving operational efficiency, has dropped to seventh place.Looking ahead to 2025, the report predicts that AI business may bring new opportunities for mining companies like TeraWulf and Cipher; machine costs may increase with the rise in Bitcoin prices; and some mining companies may face financial pressure, suggesting a focus on risks.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Wealth Management, one-click cryptocurrency purchase, flash exchange trading platform, leverage, dollar-cost averaging platform, and Binance Contracts will launch Velodrome Finance (VELODROME). Binance will launch VELODROME 1-75x USDT perpetual contracts on December 14 at 00:15 (UTC+8).Binance will add VELODROME as a borrowable asset for cross-margin and isolated margin leverage on December 14 at 00:00 (UTC+8), as well as VELODROME/USDT cross-margin and isolated margin trading pairs.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, starting from January 21, 2025, 18:00 (UTC+8), Binance leverage will adjust the initial and maintenance margin requirements for the cross-margin professional mode to enhance users' leverage capital utilization.In addition, Binance leverage will update the margin levels and other related parameter calculations for the cross-margin professional mode, with collateral discounts and unrealized order losses now included in these calculations.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale spent 9.66 million USDC on-chain to purchase 2,459.3 ETH at an average price of 3,929 just 15 minutes ago.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures has updated the leverage and margin tiers for FTMUSDT, 1000SHIBUSDT, PNUTUSDT, LTCUSDT, LINKUSDT, WLDUSDT, and BCHUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on December 12, 2024, at 17:15 (UTC+8). Please note that existing positions will not be affected before the update.

ChainCatcher news, according to ARKM monitoring, the Trump crypto project WLFI exchanged 5 million USDC for 1,325 ETH in multiple transactions, with an average price of $3,773.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. securities regulators have charged a fraud ring, accusing them of impersonating U.S. securities brokers and investment advisors, and defrauding at least $2.9 million through fake websites and phone scams.Since 2019, the group has posed as employees of well-known U.S. securities firms, promising monthly investment returns of 15%-25%. The group instructed investors to open accounts with brokerage firms and cryptocurrency trading platforms to purchase crypto assets, which they then misappropriated. The defendants also directed investors to fake online investment platforms they created, displaying fictitious high returns on these platforms.The victims of this case are primarily U.S. residents, with at least 28 victims and total losses amounting to $2.9 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coin Edition, the Web3 data tracking platform DappRadar reports that there has been significant growth in the blockchain gaming sector in November 2024, which occupies 28.2% of the market share, with an average daily active wallet (dUAW) of 6.8 million, an increase of 16% compared to October's dUAW.Among them, blockchain networks such as opBNB, Matchain, Ronin, Nebula, and Near Protocol are relatively active, while other ecosystems include Aptos, Immutable zkEVM, Polygon, Base, and Kaia.opBNB leads the Web3 gaming sector with 2.08 million dUAW, with well-known projects like Gomble Games and Seraph, and the user base of the blockchain network has increased by 17% month-on-month.

ChainCatcher news, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju posted on the X platform that the leverage pressure in the Bitcoin market is easing. The open interest of BTC-USDT futures has decreased by 7% from its peak, while the USDT balance held by exchanges has surged by 32% over the past month. If the deposited USDT is used for futures trading, more USDT collateral helps to reduce the risk of chain liquidations.

ChainCatcher news, according to spotonchain monitoring, two dormant wallets (possibly one entity) spent $10.12 million an hour ago to purchase 2,736 ETH at an average price of $3,699.These wallets withdrew stablecoins from Binance a year ago, but only started their first purchase now.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Futures has updated the U-based perpetual contract leverage and margin tiers for FTMUSDT, BLZUSDT, INJUSDT, CRVUSDT, CHILLGUYUSDT, BRETTUSDT, ACXUSDT, ZRXUSDT, and DASHUSDT on December 11, 2024, at 9:00 AM (UTC). Please note that existing positions will not be affected before the update.

ChainCatcher message, according to OnchainDataNerd monitoring, 15 minutes ago, a wallet with an 8-year history just deposited 680 ETH (approximately 2.5 million USD) to Binance.Eight years ago, this wallet accumulated a total of 10,678 ETH at an average purchase price of 49.57 USD. If he sells all of this ETH, he would realize a profit of approximately 2.46 million USD.Currently, he still holds 3,228 ETH (approximately 11.88 million USD), with an unrealized profit of about 11.78 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale address has withdrawn 1,000 bitcoins from Binance at an average price of $96,934 over the past 18 hours. Currently, the address holds 400 bitcoins, while another 600 bitcoins have been transferred to other wallets.

ChainCatcher news, according to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, one hour ago, a Galaxy Digital associated address withdrew 523,000 UNI (worth 8.45 million USD) from Binance, with an entry cost of 15 USD.In the past month, UNI has risen from 9.3 USD to 15.5 USD, an increase of 66%, performing brilliantly as a leader in the DeFi sector; this morning, due to a BTC drop, it retraced to 14 USD, but has quickly rebounded to 15.47 USD.