ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin mining company Luxor Technology's Director of Business Development Aaron Forster stated in an interview at the Consensus festival that cryptocurrency mining is being accepted and naturally evolving into other markets, with large miners transforming into power infrastructure providers for artificial intelligence rather than building large mines.The Bitcoin mining business is a stepping stone to larger, more capital-intensive industries like artificial intelligence, which excites me because it allows Bitcoin mining to be more widely accepted.

ChainCatcher news, Arthur Hayes posted on social media, "Damn, we need to do more work to control the 10-year Treasury yield. Better call Powell and tell him to step up."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the crypto custody company Zodia Custody, supported by Standard Chartered, SBI, and others, confirmed that its Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Hugh left earlier this year, following the departure of Chief Operating Officer Samuel Howe.Despite the executive changes, the company stated that its workforce has grown from 97 employees in 2023 to the current 140, and it will continue to expand its global business in 2025.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist's Yu Xian posted on platform X stating that if you are still using Safe multi-signature or other multi-signatures (regardless of the technical model), you need to pay attention to the following points:All signature steps must be verifiable. If a technically knowledgeable friend struggles for a long time and cannot verify, you should default to suspicion.Since you are using multi-signature, if it can be paired with a hardware wallet, especially one that can effectively handle complex signature parsing and alert you to signature anomalies, it is best to use them together.The security mindset is to never trust a single party; there is always a risk of a single point of failure, so it is best to have multiple verifications.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, a senior White House official stated today before an industry summit that the first step after establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve and other digital asset reserves for the United States will be to audit how much cryptocurrency the government holds.The official mentioned that after the Silk Road exchange was shut down, the U.S. once held about 400,000 Bitcoin tokens, with approximately half of that amount sold off. According to Arkham's data, the U.S. currently holds about $17.5 billion in Bitcoin and approximately $40 million in several other tokens in its known digital wallets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Marketwatch, U.S. President Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a separate digital asset reserve. Seth Ginns, head of liquid investments at crypto investment firm CoinFund, stated: "While on the surface, a U.S. crypto reserve enforced by a presidential executive order seems like a good thing, the fate of that reserve will be concerning if the next government, four years from now, takes a critical stance on Bitcoin. Over time, it would be better to have a congressional authorization to protect the crypto reserve from the influence of the next administration."

ChainCatcher news, CoinShares research director James Butterfill believes that the crypto community should not be disappointed that the U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve has not further increased its Bitcoin holdings, as the establishment of this reserve itself is an important step in legitimizing Bitcoin as an asset.

ChainCatcher news, according to BlockSec Phalcon, a contract on the BSC chain has encountered suspicious transactions, which appear to be related to an inactive NFT project StepHeroNFTs, and has been detected as a typical reentrancy attack.The contract is not open source, and this attack has resulted in a loss of approximately $90,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Rostin Behnam served as the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2021 to 2025. He has stepped down from his position as a commissioner of the financial regulatory agency without having received a nomination for a potential successor from President Donald Trump.Behnam stated that February 7 will be his last day at the CFTC after nearly eight years in both commissioner and regulatory agency chairman roles. On January 7, Behnam announced that he would step down as chairman on the day of Trump's inauguration, paving the way for the CFTC to elect Caroline Pham as acting chair.Since taking office on January 20, Trump has not announced any potential candidates to replace Behnam, resulting in a split within the five-member commission between Republicans and Democrats. Reports indicate that the U.S. president is considering nominating former CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz, but as of the time of publication, the White House has not made any official announcements. Under Pham's leadership as acting chair (having been in office for less than 30 days), the CFTC announced it would end its practice of regulation through enforcement and realign its priorities.

ChainCatcher news, Virtuals Protocol core contributor EtherMage announced on platform X that moving towards a multi-chain approach is crucial for realizing the vision of Virtuals Protocol. Solana is the first step, and Virtuals Protocol will also expand to several other blockchains, setting aside dedicated resources to collaborate with blockchain leaders/foundations to ensure that projects established within the ecosystem receive funding support.

ChainCatcher news, BitMex co-founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes stated: "I don't think Trump will move to establish a Bitcoin reserve. After all, I don't see the point of borrowing money to buy Bitcoin on any of Trump's platforms."He said: "Before destroying the bond market, you have so much borrowing power. Would you borrow money to buy Bitcoin? Would you borrow money to provide healthcare for the elderly who vote for you, or to make more bombs so that the defense lobby likes you? You can borrow money to buy many different things. I just don't think he would spend money on Bitcoin. While Bitcoin supporters believe Bitcoin is important, there are many other stakeholders who want borrowed money to end up in their pockets."Regarding the implementation of a Bitcoin reserve, Hayes said, "I hope I'm wrong." But he pointed out that there is limited time before the midterm elections, which may restrict the ability to implement significant policy changes, and there are many other things that need time and budget allocation.

ChainCatcher news, Ethena Labs' growth head Seraphim announced his resignation on the X platform.Seraphim stated that during his tenure, he led the protocol from seed round to a scale of $6 billion and facilitated over $1 billion in DeFi collaborations. He mentioned that he will continue to support the team from the sidelines but plans to take a break for 1-2 months before shifting his focus to new fields such as artificial intelligence, SocialFi, and fashion.Seraphim emphasized his continued optimism about Ethena's prospects, but after years of relentless work in DeFi, he hopes to seek new breakthroughs in areas like art and fashion.

ChainCatcher message, President-elect Trump appoints Stephen Miran as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Stephen Miran previously served as a senior advisor for economic policy at the Treasury Department during Trump's first term.