ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the funding rate for Binance's $ENA contract has soared to 2.5 per thousand. Under the condition that the rate remains unchanged, shorting $10,000 requires a funding fee of $25 every 4 hours, and significant fluctuations are expected at the 12 o'clock settlement. Based on historical funding rates, at 4 AM today, ENA started a strong rebound, and the rate rose to 3.2 per thousand, with a trading volume of $876 million in the last 24 hours.ENA and Bybit have a deep cooperative relationship, with 21% of USDe executing delta-neutral hedging strategies on Bybit. After the theft at Bybit, ENA briefly dropped by 11%, and USDe also experienced a slight discount. However, after Bybit promised compensation and ENA informed that "all spot assets supporting USDe are held in custody solutions outside the exchange," the price has gradually rebounded (lowest $0.4078, current price $0.453).

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Decrypt citing a Nansen report, despite the controversial LIBRA in the Solana ecosystem causing a total of $251 million in realized losses for investors, there are still 1,001 holders facing approximately $11 million in unrealized losses without exiting liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Cryptoslate, based on a press release from February 13, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has helped thousands of victims avoid losses of hundreds of millions of dollars by combating cryptocurrency investment fraud through "Operation Level Up." The program aims to proactively identify and intervene in scam traps, having saved over 4,300 potential victims and prevented approximately $285 million in losses.The FBI tracks fraudulent activities in real-time, directly contacting victims to stop fund transfers, and addresses the emotional trauma of victims by providing necessary psychological support. The FBI urges the public to be vigilant against unsolicited investment opportunities, especially in cryptocurrency, and is committed to gathering intelligence to dismantle fraud crime networks.According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), losses from cryptocurrency investment fraud reached as high as $3.9 billion in 2023, with global losses from "pig butchering" scams amounting to $3.6 billion in 2024, and the actual losses may be even higher. An average of 3,200 cryptocurrency fraud complaints are submitted to the IC3 each month.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, crypto analyst Martinez estimates that there are over 36 million existing altcoins, compared to fewer than 3,000 altcoins during the 2018 cycle, and fewer than 500 altcoins during the 2013-2014 period.According to data from CoinMarketCap, the total number of independent cryptocurrency tokens and coins listed on the platform is about to reach 11 million. The number of newly issued tokens surged during the period from 2024 to early 2025, mainly driven by meme coins issued on the Solana network.Previously, regarding the increasing number of tokens, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated, "Given that 1 million tokens are being created every week and still growing, Coinbase needs to rethink its listing process, as evaluating each token one by one is no longer feasible."

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Hong Kong media Wen Wei Po, the cybersecurity report shows that there are currently 2,650 counterfeit DeepSeek websites and phishing sites, and this number is still rapidly increasing. Users need to be highly vigilant, as the main uses of these counterfeit domains are phishing fraud, domain squatting, and traffic diversion. Phishing fraud is primarily carried out by stealing user login credentials, misleading users through similar domain names and interfaces, and tricking users into purchasing virtual assets.Statistics show that large-scale registration activities of counterfeit DeepSeek domains began on January 26, 2025, peaking on January 28. Although the growth rate has since decreased, the number continues to rise.In addition, 60% of these counterfeit domains resolve to IP addresses located in the United States. Scammers have also launched various so-called "DeepSeek-enhanced" high-end features of air coins (virtual currencies with no substantive value), and there are even websites claiming to sell original shares of DeepSeek, which could lead to significant financial losses for users.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the Sandbox team associated address transferred 5 million SAND tokens to Binance one hour ago, worth approximately 2.06 million USD.The transfer address (0x010...fCc90) previously received 15 million SAND (about 10.52 million USD) from The Sandbox multi-signature wallet a month ago and distributed it to multiple addresses.The price of SAND tokens has dropped by 41% in the past month.

ChainCatcher news, according to CCTV News, the California Fire Department reported that on the 21st, two wildfires broke out in San Diego, California, leading to the emergency evacuation of nearly a thousand people.In addition, another wildfire has ignited in Riverside, California. Currently, the three newly added wildfires have not been completely extinguished, and there are no reports of casualties. The National Weather Service has warned that the "Santa Ana winds" will peak from Wednesday night to Thursday morning local time, and most areas in Southern California remain under a red flag warning for fire risk.

ChainCatcher news, Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul stated that the Ministry of Finance plans to discuss the Bitcoin sandbox project in Phuket province with the Bank of Thailand soon.Paopoom told reporters on Tuesday that officials will review the legal aspects of the plan. The government's goal is to launch the project as soon as possible. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to the Bangkok Post, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced at the ASEAN Economic Forum that Thailand will launch a cryptocurrency regulatory sandbox program in Phuket in October 2025. The program will focus on the application of stablecoins to balance innovation and risk, and will initially be piloted in the tourism sector.Thaksin emphasized Thailand's leading advantage in the region, especially in the context of Trump's support for cryptocurrencies. Gulf Binance CEO Nirun Fuwattananukul stated that the sandbox model will provide a controllable environment for cryptocurrency applications for businesses and consumers while ensuring regulatory effectiveness.

ChainCatcher message, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a trader sold CHEEMS, BANANA, and AICELL in the past hour, and bought 49.2 billion ANDY (approximately $33,600).Previously, the trader made a profit of $600,000 by trading meme and AI proxy tokens (such as NEIRO, MOG, and VIRTUAL).

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet associated with The Sandbox deposited 8 million SAND to Binance, worth 4.5 million dollars. This wallet has received a total of 120 million SAND over the past three years, valued at 148.18 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong News Network, National Committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and consulting expert of the Ministry of Finance, Luo Zhuojian, published an article calling for the active development of stablecoins to maintain Hong Kong's financial center advantages. He pointed out that Hong Kong can collaborate with financial institutions in other regions on the application of stablecoins, exploring their potential in international settlement and cross-border application models. It can also encourage cooperation among traditional financial institutions, payment platforms, and technology companies to jointly promote the application of stablecoins.In addition to cross-border and payment uses, stablecoins can also be utilized in fundraising and asset management, further expanding their application scope. Moreover, it is necessary to broaden the participation in the sandbox, relax application conditions, and allow more startups and innovative projects to test new products in a low-risk environment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the profit situation of a certain smart AI token trader is as follows:Profited over 5.14 million dollars on GOAT;Profited over 4.5 million dollars on ai16z;Profited over 4 million dollars on Fartcoin;Profited over 4 million dollars on arc.Today, the trader bought create, pippin, SANDY, MOLE, FORGE.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ledger Insights, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) for applications at the end of September, relaxing certain rules for DLT market infrastructure. The two entities that have been announced to receive preliminary approval are (expected) Central Securities Depository (CSD) Montis (owned by Archax) and ClearToken, which plans to operate as a central clearinghouse for crypto and tokenized assets. ClearToken has received support from companies such as Nomura Securities' Laser Digital and Standard Chartered's Zodia Custody.Similar to the EU's DLT pilot regime, the DSS program aims to relax the requirement that exchanges and central securities depositories must always be separate (which can sometimes be impractical for DLT).

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, former Asia-Pacific Executive Directors of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Dave Sandor, has officially announced his joining of the ZK-Rollup scaling solution OpenZK Network as a co-founder to expand its business landscape.It is reported that OpenZK is the first Layer 2 solution to integrate native ETH staking, liquidity re-staking, and stablecoin staking, focusing on RWA, stablecoins, and staking sectors, and will soon launch a token airdrop program.