According to ChainCatcher news, the Aligned Foundation will allocate a significant portion of the total ALIGN tokens to the token holders of Mina, EigenLayer, and Ethereum zk L2, especially to those who chose to continue holding during the market's lowest points. Registration will close on December 23, 2024.The specific eligibility requirement is that the wallet address must hold at least $50 worth of tokens at the historical lowest price of the following projects: Mina (MINA), Starknet (STRK), Polygon (POL), EigenLayer (EIGEN), ZKsync (ZK), Scroll (SCROLL), Taiko (TKO).

ChainCatcher message, Pudgy Penguins Chief Creative Officer and Partner Chef posted on the X platform that the system has been restored, and you can try to claim again.Please note that if you can only claim a portion of the PENGU tokens, please refresh the website and execute the process again.

ChainCatcher news, Pudgy Penguins partner and Chief Creative Officer Chef posted on the X platform that the token claim API has been closed, and the team is working hard to restore it. Currently, over 50,000 people have claimed the PENGU token.

ChainCatcher message, Delegate founder foobar posted on platform X stating that due to Solana's transaction size limitations, for large PENGU claimants, the claims will be split into multiple transactions. The displayed amount will not differ from the claimed amount; simply refreshing the page will show the amount already claimed and the amount still to be claimed.

ChainCatcher message, Pudgy Penguins announced on the X platform that PENGU has been launched and is open for claiming. Eligible participants can start claiming PENGU, including holders of Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, Rogs, and SBTs.Holders have 88 days to claim, and all unclaimed supply will be permanently locked/destroyed after the 88th day.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem algorithmic stablecoin protocol Nirvana Finance has announced that it has opened the claims for compensation and will launch Nirvana V2 on December 18 at 2:00. Original ANA holders can experience the application in advance.Previously, in July 2022, hacker Shakeeb Ahmed stole approximately $3.5 million in stablecoins by manipulating the protocol's pricing mechanism. After collaborating with the U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and IRS, Nirvana successfully recovered the stolen funds, and Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison, during which he was ordered to return the cryptocurrency and pay $3.4 million in restitution. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, the algorithmic stablecoin protocol Nirvana Finance announced that its V2 version will officially open to the public at 2 AM Beijing time on December 18 (UTC time December 17 at 6:00 PM). This restart not only completes the full compensation for the victims' funds from the 2022 hacking incident but also introduces a brand new security, governance, and token economic model.In addition, Nirvana V2 has launched a Market Driven Minting (MDM) framework, which ensures that the token ANA has upside potential and limited downside risk through a reserve-backed price floor mechanism. The protocol also plans to gradually expand to assets such as BTC and SOL.Previous news, former security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to 3 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero for attacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges and stealing over $12 million worth of cryptocurrency. This is the first conviction case related to smart contract hacking.In July 2022, Ahmed attacked a cryptocurrency exchange using false pricing data and stole approximately $9 million worth of cryptocurrency. Subsequently, he attacked Nirvana Finance, exploiting a vulnerability in its smart contract to purchase cryptocurrency at a price lower than that set by the contract and sell it to Nirvana at a higher price, stealing nearly all of Nirvana's $3.6 million funds, which led to its closure shortly after being hacked.

ChainCatcher news, Pudgy Penguins announced in its official Discord community that approximately 7 million external wallet addresses are eligible to claim PENGU tokens, in addition to Pudgy Penguins NFT holders, covering users and community members from multiple protocols. Users can verify their eligibility through the official claiming website, with a deadline of March 15, 2025. As more users complete the claim verification, more eligible protocols and community lists will be gradually disclosed.

ChainCatcher news, the CEO of the NFT project Pudgy Penguins, Luca Netz, announced that the PENGU token will be available for claiming on December 18 at 21:00 Beijing time. Holders of Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, Rogs, and SBTs can participate, and the claiming period will last for 88 days. Unclaimed tokens will be permanently locked and destroyed after the deadline.To ensure a smooth claiming process, users should pay attention to the following points:The Solana wallet balance must retain at least $10 SOL to cover Gas fees;It is recommended to complete the claiming operation using a desktop device;Pudgy Toys and Pudgy World will support PENGU distribution through the Abstract Chain and LayerZero cross-chain bridge, with related details expected to be announced in January 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to the FTX claims portal, BitGo and Kraken are its distribution partners, with payment methods including stablecoins and fiat currencies.

ChainCatcher message, Arkham has announced the completion of the Arkham Exchange Points Season 1 snapshot, and Season 2 is now live. Participants in Season 2 will earn points by trading on the Arkham Exchange and referring new Arkham Exchange users who deposit at least $100.Participants in Season 1 will receive a 50% reward based on the points earned during the season. The Season 1 snapshot also includes points earned by VIPs under the Intel platform referral program, which has now ended. After a thorough analysis of the snapshot to identify Sybil attackers, farmers, inactive user referrers, and other accounts attempting to game the system, the team will announce the date for the claim process.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, after the release of the U.S. initial jobless claims and PPI data, U.S. Treasury yields narrowed their decline. The U.S. dollar index DXY briefly fell by 10 points, currently reported at 106.72.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 7 was 242,000, expected to be 220,000, and the previous value was revised from 224,000 to 225,000.The U.S. November PPI year-on-year rate is 3%, expected to be 2.6%, and the previous value was revised from 2.40% to 2.6%.The U.S. November PPI month-on-month rate is 0.4%, expected to be 0.2%, and the previous value was revised from 0.20% to 0.3%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, the X account of the crypto podcast UpOnly was hacked on December 10, with the hackers attempting to promote a fake token.UpOnly host Brian Krogsgard (Ledger) stated that he was not in control when the hackers took over the account, and this security breach was not a SIM swap incident. The hackers deleted the posts about the fake token, leaving only content bragging about earning a six-figure income through host Cobie's image.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, U.S. Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has stated that in a recent hacking incident, the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised.Based in Florida, Byte Federal indicated in documents submitted to the Maine Attorney General that hackers attempted to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs, social security numbers, transaction activity, and user photos.The company reported that the breach occurred on September 30 and was discovered by Byte Federal on November 18. The company stated that an anonymous attacker exploited a vulnerability in third-party software to gain access to the company's network. The company mentioned in a blog post in November that the vulnerability existed in the developer platform GitLab.Byte Federal operates over 1,200 Bitcoin ATMs (electronic kiosks that allow you to buy and sell cryptocurrency) across the United States, and the company stated that it has performed a hard reset on all customer accounts and updated its internal passwords.

ChainCatcher message, recognized as the AI Meme coin ACT developer's AMP, posted on the X platform stating, "I have never been the founder or developer of ACT. Despite multiple requests over the past few weeks for them to stop using my profile picture and project name, they continue to illegally misuse my trademark."At the same time, it stated that the relentless pursuit of quick profits is essentially a form of gambling, harmful rather than beneficial to people's health. Spend time investing in projects with real tangible value, rather than just those with vague promises of a glorious tomorrow.

ChainCatcher message, the ME Foundation announced on the X platform that the TGE is live, users can claim and stake ME tokens. To receive ME tokens, users need to load the Magic Eden mobile application and complete the claim process. All unclaimed ME will belong to ME stakers.

ChainCatcher news, according to official ME information, its Token Generation Event (TGE) will start today at 2 PM GMT (10 PM Beijing time). The official reminds users of the following:If you have not yet bound your wallet, you can bind it and claim ME tokens from the TGE until February 1, 2025.All ME tokens must be claimed in the ME mobile application. Users who have bound all wallets can directly load the app to claim tokens.If you find that there are other wallets not bound after claiming tokens, you can bind them via the desktop after the TGE and claim the remaining tokens in the mobile application.Please ensure that your claiming wallet has a certain amount of SOL to complete the claiming process.Users are reminded to be cautious of phishing links. The official will not request claiming ME tokens via email.

ChainCatcher news, local time today (December 10) afternoon, the South Korean National Assembly passed the "Permanent Special Investigation Act" with a vote result of 210 in favor, 63 against, and 14 abstentions, to investigate the insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk-yeol's late-night declaration of "emergency martial law" and other issues disrupting constitutional order.The subjects of the investigation include South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, former Defense Minister Kim Dong-yeon, and other key figures involved in the "emergency martial law." The ruling party in South Korea stated today (December 10) that it will push for President Yoon Suk-yeol to step down early next year and hold early elections, while the opposition parties expressed their determination to expedite the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol. (Jin Ten)

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by CoinDesk, the Bitcoin inscription project OrdinalsBot claims it has minted the largest file ever on the Bitcoin blockchain: the last one in the series of 1500 "Pizza Ninjas." Such files are referred to as "four meggers," as they are close to 4 MB in size and are considered valuable items among Ordinals collectors due to their visibility on the blockchain.The 1500th "Pizza Ninjas." file has a size of 3.969429MB and was mined by the BTC mining company MARA Holdings (MARA) at block 873,893 on December 9 at 13:57 Beijing time (00:57 Eastern time). It should be clarified that, technically, it is not possible to precisely inscribe a file as 4MB, but the term "four meggers" refers to files larger than 3.5MB.