ChainCatcher message, powered by Blast, the decentralized trading card game Fantasy announces the completion of a $4.25 million seed round financing, led by Dragonfly, with participation from Manifold Ventures. The new funds will be used to improve the Fantasy product.

ChainCatcher news, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao posted on X: "A live demonstration is worth a thousand words.Many people tried to pitch their projects to me at the conference, often taking selfies with me as well. This doesn't work. I'm not smart enough to understand a project in a few seconds.Business cards are more useful to me. I can easily hand them to my team, which is much easier than asking me for contact information."

ChainCatcher news, according to a disclosure from the Sinopec WeChat official account, Mr. Qiu, a truck driver from Suzhou, Jiangsu, saw an advertisement on a short video platform selling fuel cards at a low price: "A fuel card worth 1000 yuan is only 880 yuan." The other party stated that the transaction must be made using the virtual currency USDT (Tether). After transferring the USDT to the "trading platform" as instructed, it was then transferred to the other party's digital account. After the first transaction was successful, Mr. Qiu felt he had found a bargain. He then transferred a total of over 70,000 yuan in digital currency to the other party multiple times, intending to continue purchasing, but found that the digital currency in his account had disappeared, and he had been blacklisted on WeChat.Sinopec reminds consumers not to be tempted by cheap fuel cards from unofficial channels, to be cautious of fuel card discount information that seems too good to be true, and to avoid falling victim to scams.

ChainCatcher news, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated on X that Bitcoin DeFi is a key mission roadmap that Input Output Global (IOG) will pursue in 2025. To this end, he has set a goal for the team to create a meaningful demo before the Bitcoin 2025 conference in May 2025.Hoskinson mentioned that they will collaborate with the multi-party computation protocol Fair Gate Labs to achieve these goals. Additionally, the partnership will extend to community projects and wallets. Although no specific timeline for a minimum viable product (MVP) was provided, Hoskinson stated that there is still much work to be done.

ChainCatcher message, Floki announced that its debit card is officially launched, allowing users to use cryptocurrency assets at merchants worldwide that accept VISA or MasterCard. The Floki debit card is not applicable to countries and regions subject to OFAC sanctions as restricted by the issuing bank or MasterCard.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslate, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson has once again called for social media platforms to implement a "verified tweet" feature after the official X account of the Cardano Foundation was hacked. On December 8, hackers used the stolen account to post false information about the ADASOL token and spread misinformation about the SEC lawsuit leading to the suspension of support for ADA.Hoskinson suggested enhancing platform security using technologies such as public key encryption and biometric authentication, and stated that members of the Cardano community would cooperate with law enforcement to conduct an investigation. This proposal dates back to 2020, aiming to verify user identities through biometric technologies such as fingerprint or facial recognition.ChainCatcher previously reported that, according to Aggr News, the Cardano Foundation's X account was hacked and misused.It is reported that the account posted content claiming "a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was received on December 8, 2024, and a difficult decision was made to stop all support for the ADA token to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements," but the information is false.

ChainCatcher message, the Cardano Community posted on the X platform stating that the Cardano Foundation's X account has been compromised and is currently being addressed. Please temporarily ignore all posts from this account.

ChainCatcher news, according to Aggr News, the Cardano Foundation's X account has been hacked and misused.It is reported that the account posted content claiming "on December 8, 2024, we received a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and made the difficult decision to cease all support for the ADA token to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements," but the information is false.

ChainCatcher news, Polygon revealed in a post on platform X that a pristine first edition holographic Charizard Pokémon card issued in 1999 will be tokenized through the Ethereum scaling network Polygon and auctioned by the collectibles platform Courtyard. It is reported that the card will be securely stored in Brink's vault, with an estimated value of up to $250,000.Marc Boiron added that this auction is not just about the Charizard card, but also showcases how blockchain can fundamentally change the world of collectibles. Additionally, a representative from Polygon Labs disclosed that they acquired the card from a well-known seller. According to market data since 2020, similar first edition Charizard Pokémon cards have sold for approximately between $264,000 and $400,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to Infinite Market Cap data, as the price of Ethereum breaks through $4000, its market capitalization rises to $486.26 billion, with a 24H increase of 3.73%. Currently, Ethereum's market capitalization has surpassed Mastercard and Tencent, ranking 27th in the global asset market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, Sending Labs announced a strategic partnership with Hemera. Its communication platform SendingMe has officially integrated Hemera's UDF (User Defined Function) feature, bringing a new on-chain data display capability to user profile pages.With this upgrade, users can quickly view:Developer credentials: years of development, influenceOn-chain assets: number and total value of Ethereum NFTsOn-chain activities: wallet age, total Gas fees spent, UniSwap trading volume and LP holdings, total value of Eigenlayer re-stakingIt is reported that, as the official communication tool of the Zuzalu community, SendingMe has previously provided customized feature support for the community. Zuzalu is an experimental "liquid city community" initiated by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and SendingMe has become its only officially designated communication platform with richer Web3 native features.

ChainCatcher news, Conflux has partnered with Asia's top e-commerce platform Smile Shop to launch the BitUnion prepaid card, which is now available for global digital asset payments in 183 countries and regions.The BitUnion prepaid card uses the UnionPay International dollar prepaid card framework and is the first crypto UnionPay card. Users can recharge, shop online, shop in-store, and withdraw cash globally.

ChainCatcher news, Solana has announced the integration of Ledger's crypto debit card CL Card (Crypto Life Card), which allows users to make offline payments using Solana at over 90 million merchants worldwide, and is integrated with Ledger Live, supporting Apple Pay.

ChainCatcher news, the Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitmama has temporarily suspended its virtual Mastercard service. This move follows a trend of challenges faced by African fintech companies regarding card services, including exchange rate fluctuations, chargeback fraud, and insufficient funds. Some fintech companies like Bitmama and Chipper Cash continue to offer alternative card services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Into The Block data, the initial holdings of Cardano short-term holders (investors holding ADA for less than a month) on November 5 were 5.27 billion ADA, with 3.15 billion ADA purchased this month.Currently holding 8.42 billion ADA, worth 9 billion dollars, their balance has reached the highest point in 8 months.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes that decentralized finance in the Bitcoin ecosystem will surpass all other crypto DeFi within two to three years.While discussing the potential of Bitcoin DeFi, he made bold price predictions and emphasized a new model for bridging BTC without the need for centralized exchanges.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, payment giant Mastercard (MA) has integrated its blockchain-based tokenized asset transfer system Multi-Token Network (MTN) with JPMorgan's recently renamed digital asset business Kinexys (formerly known as Onyx). This collaboration aims to enhance B2B cross-border payments, "providing greater transparency and faster settlement speeds while reducing time zone friction."Tokenized foreign exchange is an attractive subset of the real-world asset trend based on blockchain, which has been firmly embraced by traditional finance as it offers an almost real-time, always-online way to avoid cross-border gaps and pain points. The two companies stated in a joint announcement that by integrating Mastercard MTN with Kinexys digital payment connectivity, MTN and Kinexys' mutual clients will be able to settle B2B transactions through a single API.

ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Feeds, Yellow Card has obtained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license issued by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa.It is reported that Yellow Card Financial South Africa was established in 2020 and has facilitated over $3 billion in transactions to date. The company plans to leverage its recently completed $33 million Series C funding to enhance its stablecoin channels, infrastructure, as well as B2B APIs and widgets. Yellow Card has also partnered with Fireblocks to improve cross-border transaction capabilities, providing secure and efficient on-chain solutions for the African market.

ChainCatcher news, Yellow Card has obtained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). This license allows Yellow Card (also licensed in Botswana) to expand its operations and meet the growing demand for stablecoin services.Previous news, the African crypto trading platform Yellow Card announced the completion of a $33 million Series C funding round, led by Blockchain Capital.

ChainCatcher news, Bit . Store announced a partnership with Conflux, and Bit . Store Card will add CFX to the recharge list.Users will be able to pay with CFX for shopping, dining, and other consumption scenarios, promoting the use of CFX in real life and supporting the development of the Conflux PayFi ecosystem.