ChainCatcher message, Gray announced on platform X that as of December 13, its suite of crypto products now supports 30 digital assets, including: $AAVE, $AVAX, $BAT, $BCH, $FIL, $GRT, $LDO, $LINK, $LPT, $LTC, $MANA, $MKR, $NEAR, $OP, $RENDER, $SOL, $STX, $SUI, $TAO, $XLM, $XRP, $ZEC, etc.

ChainCatcher news, the three major U.S. stock indices opened higher collectively, with the Dow Jones up 0.11%, the Nasdaq up 0.45%, and the S&P 500 index up 0.22%. Super Micro Computer fell nearly 14% as the company was removed from the Nasdaq 100 index components. Cryptocurrency concepts surged, with MicroStrategy rising over 4%.

ChainCatcher news, Binance CEO Richard Teng posted on the X platform that, with the growing market interest and FOMO, many friends are asking if now is the best time to invest in cryptocurrencies. It is important to remind: DYOR (Do Your Own Research) and make sure to understand the field before participating.In the long run------the markets are still in the early stages.

ChainCatcher message, according to the monitoring by Shield, the FTX liquidation main wallet address has transferred approximately $532,000 worth of cryptocurrency to Gate, including 1 million MPLX and 1 million KMNO.

ChainCatcher news, according to Trader T's monitoring, the pre-market price changes of U.S. cryptocurrency concept stocks are as follows:MICROSTRATEGY up 6.3%;ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST up 2.8%;COINBASE GLOBAL up 2.6%;RIOT PLATFORMS up 3.3%;CLEANSPARK up 3%;MARA HOLDINGS up 4.2%;T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF up 13.5%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, cryptocurrency wallet provider Exodus Movement, Inc. (OTCQX: EXOD) announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE American.The company's Class A common stock, with a par value of $0.000001, will begin trading on the NYSE American under its current trading symbol "EXOD" at the start of trading on December 18, 2024.The common stock will continue to trade on the OTCQX market until the market closes on December 17, 2024. Current shareholders of the company will not need to take any action prior to the company's expected listing on the NYSE American.

ChainCatcher news, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan tweeted that AI originates from academic research and large tech companies, thus having a higher reputation; whereas cryptocurrency technology originates from anonymous forums and internet communities, initially having a lower reputation.However, AI makes everything easy to forge, while cryptocurrency technology makes forgery difficult, and the reputations of the two may gradually converge. He believes that although AI is widely recognized as an important technology with civilizational significance, the value of cryptocurrency technology is underestimated, and in the future, the reputations of both will gradually approach each other.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the Abkhazian police have recently intensified their crackdown on private crypto miners, seizing nearly 200 mining machines within four days. The Abkhazian State Security Service (SSS) conducted raids in cities such as Ochamchira and Sukhum from December 10 to 13, confiscating 194 mining machines. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also seized 10 mining machines from the Gudauta and Gagra districts.Timur Dzhindzholiya, head of Chernomorenergo, stated that despite the implementation of rolling blackouts, energy consumption has not decreased, indicating that crypto mining continues to consume a significant amount of electricity. On December 10, internet service providers suspended the network for seven hours in an attempt to alleviate the pressure of mining on the power grid. On December 11, the Inguri Hydroelectric Power Station was forced to shut down for 24 hours due to low water levels.In addition, Abkhazia's acting Prime Minister Bganba has called on the government to consider declaring a state of emergency in the energy sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Daily Economic News, the total user assets held by South Korea's five major virtual asset exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, GoPax) surpassed 115 trillion won (approximately 86.5 billion USD) for the first time by the end of November, setting a new historical record. Compared to 65 trillion won at the end of October, assets increased by about 50 trillion won in just one month.The trading volume of stablecoins also saw a significant rise, with the monthly trading volume of stablecoins at the five major exchanges in Korea reaching 16 trillion won in November.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, based on CME Federal Reserve observation data, the market widely expects the Federal Reserve to announce a 25 basis point rate cut to the 4.25%-4.50% range at this week's FOMC meeting, marking the second rate cut since November, with the current expected probability as high as 93.4%.Luis Buenaventura, head of cryptocurrency at GCash, stated that since the rate cut expectations have already been priced in by the market, the direct impact of this policy adjustment on cryptocurrency prices will be relatively limited. Historical data shows that when Bitcoin experiences a 50% increase within 60 days, there is about a two-thirds probability of achieving an additional 35% increase in the following two months.Neal Wen, global business development director at Kronos Research, added that in a low-interest-rate environment, institutional investors tend to view crypto assets as an alternative to traditional investments. Min Jung, a research analyst at Presto Labs, pointed out that the market focus has shifted to the policy speech content and the latest economic projections dot plot from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, which will provide important guidance for the direction of monetary policy in 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Paper, the People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, recently concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. The court's investigation revealed that the defendant Han purchased over 82.24 million personal information records for 500 yuan on QQ in 2021, which included 7.27 million photos of ID cards, 30.69 million vehicle owner information, and 1.07 million bank user information.In March 2023, Han sold this information through platforms such as QQ, WeChat, and Telegram, and collaborated with courier Wu to obtain delivery transaction information, pricing each record at 1.5 yuan in USDT. He profited 770 yuan by exchanging through a virtual asset trading platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison for infringing on citizens' personal information, and fined him 3,000 yuan. Co-defendant Wu was sentenced to eight months in prison with a one-year and four-month probation and fined 2,000 yuan.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Daily Economic News, the chairman of the Korea Exchange (KRX), Jeong Eun-bo, stated that South Korea should quickly incorporate cryptocurrencies into the financial system to overcome regulatory barriers and maintain international competitiveness. He pointed out that since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, the daily trading volume of the South Korean crypto market has exceeded 20 trillion won (approximately 14 billion USD) compared to the domestic stock market.At the recent World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) summit, Jeong Eun-bo emphasized that ignoring the virtual currency market would affect the profitability of exchanges. He also criticized the current attitude of viewing virtual currencies as speculative assets, warning that this could lead to South Korea falling behind in international competition. Despite the rapid growth of the crypto market in South Korea, there are currently no crypto companies listed on the KRX, and businesses are unable to purchase cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets, while regulators have not yet approved the launch of a Bitcoin spot ETF. He urged South Korea to seize the opportunity to institutionalize the cryptocurrency market to create new value and enhance international competitiveness.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist's Chief Information Security Officer 23pds posted a reminder that recently, the well-known cryptocurrency theft Trojan MacOS Stealer has been suddenly open-sourced.Previously, its attack source code was sold for 1 BTC, and now the open-sourcing means that more malicious attackers can easily access this tool. This not only potentially allows attackers to have "one tool per person" for attacks but may also give rise to more covert and complex attack methods, posing greater challenges to the security of cryptocurrency assets.

ChainCatcher news, a man impersonating an Uber driver in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a total of $300,000 in cryptocurrency from two passengers.According to the police, the man borrowed the passengers' phones while picking them up and used the phones to transfer funds and operate cold wallets, stealing crypto assets from multiple Coinbase accounts. In the case, the man also threatened one victim, telling them to "calm down, or bad things will happen."

According to ChainCatcher news and SoSoValue data, the entire cryptocurrency market segment has risen, with the NFT segment leading with an increase of 8.53%. The AI Agents segment continues to perform strongly, with a 24H increase of 4.36%.Within the NFT segment, Moca Coin (MOCA) has risen by 352.21%, LooksRare (LOOKS) has increased by 15.65%, SuperVerse (SUPER) has risen by 4.98%, and ApeCoin (APE) has increased by 4.96%.In the AI Agents segment, Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has risen by 16.71%, while Vituals Protocol (VIRTUAL) and ecosystem-related tokens AIXBT and GAME have increased by 8.47%, 11.83%, and 10.36% respectively over 24H.The RWA segment has risen by 4.12%, possibly influenced by the purchase of Trump's cryptocurrency project WLFI, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) in the segment rising by 9.34%.In other segments, the DePIN segment has risen by 3.14%, the AI segment by 3.09%, the Layer 2 segment by 2.97%, the GameFi segment by 2.75%, and the Meme segment by 2.07%.