ChainCatcher news reports that, according to a report released on Monday, President-elect Trump's second inauguration may become the most militarized in U.S. history. U.S. national security agencies have warned that, although there are currently no specific credible threats, Trump's inauguration will be a "potential target for violent extremists." Potential criminals, particularly those "disgruntled with the election," may view the president-elect's swearing-in as "the last opportunity to influence the election results through violence," a group of intelligence and law enforcement agencies wrote in an undisclosed threat assessment.According to a report by The Daily Telegraph citing U.S. officials, nearly 7,800 soldiers will patrol Washington, D.C., alongside approximately the same number of police officers to ensure a "peaceful transfer of power." The report also revealed that two FBI field offices, a large number of drones, and at least 30 miles of fencing will be deployed to protect Trump and guests attending the inauguration from a range of potential violent threats, including leaders from around the globe and senior lawmakers from across the United States. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, Futu has released the "2025 Hong Kong Individual Investor Survey Report," revealing that virtual currencies are gradually becoming the preferred asset allocation choice for the new generation. Among them, 77% of Generation X virtual currency investors (born in 1980 or earlier) are optimistic about the long-term appreciation potential of Bitcoin.Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2006) places greater emphasis on the trading convenience and security of virtual currency investments, believing that holding "two Bitcoins" provides more security compared to the "million-dollar down payment" requirement for property. The proportion of those optimistic about the prospects of virtual assets is three times that of those optimistic about real estate.Related data also shows that the top five sectors with the highest trading frequency in 2024 are AI technology, new energy, popular WSB concept stocks, virtual currency concept stocks, and health and medicine.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, blockchain security company Elliptic reported that the illegal trading platform Huione, with a total transaction volume of $24 billion, has launched its own stablecoin USDH and chat service.The platform previously primarily used USDT, but after Tether froze its accounts in July 2024 due to involvement with North Korea's Lazarus group, it developed USDH to circumvent regulatory restrictions.Elliptic's investigation shows that the platform is related to the Cambodian Huione Group and is involved in illegal activities such as money laundering, fraud, and human trafficking, including forced online scam activities within the Golden Fortune Technology Park.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, recently Check Point discovered a macOS malware named "Banshee" that mimics Apple's encryption algorithms to evade antivirus detection and targets cryptocurrency wallets and browser credentials. However, Apple security researcher Patrick Wardle stated that the threat has been overstated by the media and its actual harm is limited.Banshee was previously operated as "Stealer-as-a-Service," but it was terminated in November 2024 due to source code leakage. Wardle pointed out that the software's encryption methods are quite basic, and the latest macOS systems can defend against such threats by default, posing almost no risk to ordinary users. He emphasized that instead of focusing on specific malware, it is better to concentrate on basic security practices.

ChainCatcher news, according to Business Insider, Chainalysis has spent over $100 million to acquire AI agent security startup Alterya, with specific valuation details not yet disclosed.Two sources familiar with the deal revealed that the total acquisition amount is approximately $150 million. Alterya is a graduate of the renowned Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator, and the company has developed artificial intelligence technology that uses agents to detect and prevent fraud targeting financial institutions, fintech, and cryptocurrency service providers.

ChainCatcher message, AabyssTeam founder issued a security warning on X, stating that Cyberhaven security company was attacked by phishing emails, resulting in the browser plugin they released being implanted with malicious code, attempting to read the uploaded users' browser cookies and passwords. Subsequent code analysis revealed that multiple browser plugins were attacked, including Proxy SwitchyOmega (V3), affecting five hundred thousand users in the Google Store, which is currently under scrutiny.The founder of Slow Mist, Yu Xian, forwarded the warning and stated that this type of attack uses an OAuth2 attack chain. After obtaining the "extension publishing rights" of the developer of the "target browser extension," they publish an updated plugin extension with a backdoor. Each time the browser is launched or the extension is reopened, it may automatically trigger the update, making the backdoor implantation difficult to detect. He reminds wallet extension developers not to be careless.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a community user who said, "Everyone in the tech world underestimates the importance of efficient capital formation for building the future," stating: "What really matters to me is creating funding structures that sustainably incentivize open source, open standards, and security, while curbing closed-mindedness and extractive practices, and broadly promoting positive-sum participation in a wider ecosystem."

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, the Arbitrum DAO has initiated a proposal for improvement (AIP) voting, planning to upgrade the Arbitrum One and Nova chains to the Bounded Liquidity Delay (BoLD) protocol. This protocol will run on the testnet starting in April 2024, and if the proposal is approved, it will be implemented on both mainnet chains in February 2025.The BoLD protocol aims to enhance the security of Arbitrum withdrawals to the Ethereum mainnet by introducing a fixed time window (approximately 13 days plus a 2-day grace period) for resolving chain state disputes. This mechanism will shift the verification authority from a whitelist system to a fully open one, allowing anyone to participate in network security verification, effectively reducing the risk of malicious delay attacks.

ChainCatcher news, ai16z recently announced on its official X that it has successfully integrated the GoPlus professional-grade Web3 security plugin into ElizaOS. ai16z founder Shaw retweeted to confirm this news and stated that a formal partnership will be announced soon. This move means that developers can build AI Agents with professional-grade Web3 security features based on the open-source framework of ElizaOS, marking a significant improvement in the security and reliability of the AI Agent ecosystem, which will be capable of providing users with a safer Web3 experience.It is reported that the GoPlus plugin is the first security module integrated into ElizaOS, empowering all AI Agents from the perspective of professional Web3 security services, and becoming the key middleware for AI Agents to interact with more than 30 public chains; GoPlus has become the preferred security partner in the AI Agent ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Beijing Business Daily, on January 10, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference where spokesperson Zhang Ming introduced the telecom network fraud issues related to Myanmar that have garnered attention from various sectors. Since the deployment of a special operation to combat telecom network fraud crimes related to Myanmar in July 2023, the Ministry of Public Security has relied on the China-Myanmar law enforcement security cooperation mechanism, directing police forces in Yunnan, Zhejiang, and other regions to conduct joint operations, fully engaging in case investigations. By the end of 2024, over 53,000 Chinese nationals involved in fraud have been arrested, completely dismantling the notorious "Four Families" criminal group in Kokang, Myanmar. The large-scale telecom fraud parks near our border in northern Myanmar have been eradicated, and the special operation has achieved significant interim results, leading to a substantial decrease in the number of telecom network fraud cases and losses nationwide. Currently, cases involving the "Four Families" criminal group have begun to enter the litigation phase.Despite the significant achievements in combating and managing these issues, the current crime situation remains severe and complex. This includes: an escalating offensive and defensive confrontation, with fraud groups continuously updating and upgrading their criminal tools using new technologies such as blockchain, virtual currency, and AI intelligence.

ChainCatcher news, according to Beijing Business Daily, the Ministry of Public Security announced at a press conference on January 10 that as of the end of 2024, more than 53,000 Chinese criminal suspects involved in telecom fraud from northern Myanmar have been arrested, successfully dismantling the "Four Great Families" criminal group in northern Myanmar's Kokang.The Ministry of Public Security pointed out that although the crackdown has been effective, the crime situation remains severe. Fraud groups are continuously upgrading their criminal tools using new technologies such as blockchain, virtual currency, and AI intelligence. These gangs are well-organized and engage in illegal activities such as app development, traffic promotion, and money laundering through cross-border collaboration.Fraudsters customize scam scripts targeting different age groups, professions, and educational backgrounds, resulting in a wide range of victims. Although the telecom fraud parks near the Chinese border in northern Myanmar have been cleared, there are still numerous fraud dens abroad disguised as "technology parks" and "development zones."

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng stated on social media that Binance avoided losses of over $4 billion in 2024 by strengthening security measures.

ChainCatcher news, Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia and former Governor of the People's Bank of China, delivered a New Year outlook, pointing out that the world will face four major changes by 2025: the international environment will remain turbulent, uncertainty in global economic recovery will increase, rapid development of AI technology will bring both opportunities and challenges, and the climate change crisis will intensify. He also emphasized three unchanging trends: the continuous strengthening of global South countries, Asia's promotion of inclusive economic globalization, and China's deepening of reform and opening up.Zhou Xiaochuan mentioned that global public debt is about to exceed $100 trillion, which will increase the external financing costs and exchange rate depreciation pressures for emerging markets and developing countries, posing challenges to the fiscal sustainability of developed countries. The impact of digital encrypted assets on global financial stability and security needs to be monitored.

ChainCatcher news, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has announced that it will promote the legalization of Security Token Offerings (STO) and fractional investment platforms as one of the core economic tasks for this year. STO converts assets such as real estate and artworks into digital tokens through blockchain technology, supporting small investors to participate in high-value asset investments. Financial authorities have begun revising the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act, and are preparing the relevant infrastructure for this purpose.The industry expects that the legislation of STO will significantly boost the growth of South Korea's digital asset market, with the STO market size in South Korea projected to reach 119 trillion won by 2026 and increase to 367 trillion won by 2030, nearly quadrupling.

ChainCatcher news, according to the on-chain options protocol Moby's post on X, in order to protect user asset security, it is recommended to revoke valid approval transactions related to the following addresses:PositionManager: 0xB03E14Eeb1a4B2F95a7e1CBe400BAec3E78d2a1FSettleManager: 0xA62027C5edc68Abc52D3a3BbDd213Fa12457320BsRewardRouterV2: 0x64e1faFA9e9d5F1a7431B886F5Fbff4052c5925dmRewardRouterV2: 0x6881E756EA3322AEAadE0267C2a7FcF2A887ee9AMoby stated that these are precautionary measures to ensure wallet security, and efforts are currently being made to restore and maintain a stable and secure environment.Previously, according to Beosin monitoring, Moby is suspected of a private key leak, with hackers modifying the execution contract to use the emergencyWithdrawERC20 function to withdraw 207 ETH, 3.7 BTC, and 1,470,191 USDC, totaling approximately 2.5 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, OKLink has officially released the 2024 Security Annual Report, which states that the cumulative losses from on-chain security incidents across the network amount to approximately $1.945 billion. The losses due to private key leaks have decreased by 65.45% compared to 2023, totaling about $305 million, which accounts for 16% of the total losses. Among these, phishing scams caused losses of $705 million, accounting for 36% of the total losses. REKT incidents and RugPull incidents caused losses of $383 million and $141 million, respectively.Mainstream public chains remain the primary targets for hacker attacks, with losses for major public chains such as BTC, ETH, and ARB reaching $744 million, $902 million, and $228 million, respectively. In 2024, OKLink continues to make efforts, providing core technical support to over 120 municipal-level units and successfully assisting in handling more than 300 cases, with a total amount involved of approximately $685 million.At the same time, OKLink also offers a variety of on-chain security tools and features, such as address monitoring and token authorization queries, helping users quickly check and manage the assets authorized to smart contracts by addresses, identify suspicious transactions and addresses, thereby preventing fraudulent transactions.

ChainCatcher message, the National Cybersecurity and Information Security Information Notification Center has discovered a batch of malicious websites and malicious IPs from abroad. Foreign hacker organizations are continuously launching cyber attacks against China and other countries using these websites and IPs. These malicious websites and IPs are closely associated with specific Trojan programs or Trojan control servers, with one malicious address linked to the Nanocore virus family sample, which can expand to implement various malicious functions, such as cryptocurrency mining, ransomware attacks, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Solana Foundation has initiated the SIMD-0215 proposal, aimed at scaling Solana's infrastructure to billions of user accounts. This proposal adds a new hash, called "Accounts Lattice Hash."It is reported that the "Accounts Lattice Hash" uses homomorphic hashing to maintain the hash of the entire account state, allowing for quick updates while being secure, enabling:(1) each block to include the hash of all accounts, not just the accounts that changed in that block, and(2) the removal of Epoch Accounts Hash.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated on the X platform in response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta regarding "the Ethereum Foundation should start supporting non-cryptocurrency activities, not just events where people in the circle praise each other": "In my view, mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralization being seen as 'non-cryptocurrency related' is a failure in itself (I believe this notion mainly comes from the cryptocurrency side), and it is worth taking measures to address this issue."

ChainCatcher message, GMGN.Ai has issued a security alert on social media platforms stating: "The official GMGN iOS App is currently under review by the App Store. The iOS version of the app available in the App Store is a counterfeit and poses significant security risks. Please do not download or install it. All updates and app downloads should be based on official channel information."Additionally, the development account review for the GMGN APP iOS version has been approved, and a Testflight version is expected to be launched within a week. The App Store version will continue to await approval for listing.It is reported that GMGN.AI is a tool focused on the rapid discovery and trading of MEME tokens, aimed at helping users improve trading efficiency by following smart money.