ChainCatcher news, Solana developers have created a quantum-resistant vault on the Solana blockchain to protect user funds from potential threats posed by quantum computers.Cryptography researcher Dean Little explained in a GitHub post that the "Solana Winternitz Vault" solution achieves this by implementing a complex hash-based signature system that generates new keys with each transaction. Generating new private keys for each transaction should make it more difficult for quantum computers to mount a coordinated attack on any given set of public keys, as these public keys are exposed every time a transaction is signed.The quantum-resistant feature of Solana is currently offered as an optional add-on rather than a network-wide security upgrade. This means that Solana users must choose to store their funds in the Winternitz vault instead of the regular Solana wallet to ensure their assets are protected from potential quantum threats.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted wallet Phantom issued a statement, clearly denying any token issuance plans. In response to market speculation about a potential token airdrop related to social features, Phantom stated that the team's current focus is on optimizing the user experience for discovering new tokens and applications. The project is actively developing social discovery features, aiming to make cryptocurrency use more personalized and social, but will not launch a native token.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoast, a French man was rescued by police from the trunk of a car near Le Mans after being kidnapped at home on Christmas Eve.The victim is a 56-year-old man, whose son is a cryptocurrency influencer residing in Dubai. After kidnapping his father, the two criminals contacted his son to extort money.The latter immediately notified the police, who subsequently found his father in the trunk of a car 500 kilometers from home; he was disoriented but out of danger. Currently, the two suspects are still at large.

ChainCatcher news, Federal Reserve's Barkin: Regardless of how the economy develops, the Federal Reserve is fully prepared to take action. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Bitget has launched the U-based BIO perpetual contract, with a maximum leverage of 75 times, and the contract trading BOT will be opened simultaneously.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, data from DeFiLlama shows that the on-chain revenue of the cryptocurrency industry in December 2024 is quite substantial, with stablecoin issuers taking the largest share.These issuers collectively earned over $664 million, accounting for more than 40% of the total revenue of $1.5 billion generated by crypto protocols. The issuer of the USDT stablecoin, Tether, became the largest contributor, with revenue reaching $532.1 million. Following closely is the USDC issuer, Circle, with revenue of $132.77 million. Together, these two issuers dominate the stablecoin space, holding nearly 90% of the market share, with a market valuation exceeding $200 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, CryptoQuant data shows that Ethereum's leverage has risen to 0.57, a significant increase from 0.37 at the beginning of the last quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's leverage is at 0.269, the highest level since the beginning of 2023, but still well below the historical high of 0.36 set in October 2022.

ChainCatcher news, investors seeking to continue the cryptocurrency bull market will closely monitor any regulatory changes in 2025, as well as whether Trump's commitments to the crypto industry will materialize. Fundstrat's head of digital assets, Sean Farrell, said in a phone interview, "The first 100 days of Trump's term will be very, very important." Politicians and analysts often use the "first 100 days" as a benchmark to measure the effectiveness and influence of an incoming U.S. president.

ChainCatcher news, according to a tweet from DefilLama on X platform, DeFi and on-chain protocols have generated over $1.5 billion in total revenue in the past 30 days.Of this, over 80% went to stablecoin issuers, chains, decentralized exchanges, Telegram Bots, and Launchpads. Among them, stablecoin issuers alone accounted for 43.7% of the revenue.

ChainCatcher message, OKX will officially launch the BIOUSDT perpetual contract on the web, App, and API at 6:45 PM (UTC+8) on January 3, 2025, and will launch leveraged trading and simple coin earning for BIO at 12:00 PM (UTC+8) on January 6, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, the reserves in the U.S. banking system fell to about $2.89 trillion for the week ending January 1, below the $3 trillion mark, reaching the lowest point since October 2020. According to data released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday, this is the largest weekly decline in over two and a half years.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, a smart money invested $4,300 to buy AI token SNAI 13 days ago, and then sold 22.85 million tokens for $137,000. Now, he still holds 14.08 million SNAI, worth approximately $1.81 million, with an expected return on investment of 454 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ali's monitoring, the estimated leverage ratio of all cryptocurrency exchanges has risen to 0.26, the highest level in two years.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin financial services company Fold announced that it has completed a $20 million convertible bond financing provided by ATW Partners, and both parties have reached an agreement to potentially provide an additional $10 million in financing after merging with FTAC Emerald.This financing is secured by the company's assets (including a portion of Bitcoin), and the bonds will mature three years after Fold becomes a publicly traded company, converting into common stock of the merged company at a fixed conversion price of $11.50 per share.Fold stated that the initial $20 million will be used to support growth plans and accelerate product development, while the remaining $10 million financing will provide more capital flexibility after the business combination with FTAC Emerald is completed.

ChainCatcher news, the US Dollar Index DXY has touched the 109 mark, continuing to hit a new high since November 2022, with a daily increase of 0.5%. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox News, the elected President Trump will hold a rally in Washington on the eve of the inauguration. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the bullish options sentiment for MicroStrategy (MSTR), which serves as a leveraged investment vehicle for Bitcoin, has significantly cooled. Data shows that MSTR's 250-day put-call skew has rebounded from -20% three weeks ago to zero, indicating that market sentiment has shifted from extremely bullish to neutral. MSTR's stock price has fallen 44% from its all-time high of $589 set on November 21 to $289, with a market cap evaporation of 34% over the past two weeks.Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, pointed out that despite MicroStrategy holding 446,400 Bitcoins (approximately $42.6 billion), its appeal as a leveraged investment tool for Bitcoin is waning. In December 2024, MSTR fell 25%, while Bitcoin only dropped 3% and stabilized above $90,000. Thielen stated that when investors can buy Bitcoin directly at a lower cost, they are no longer willing to pay an implied price of $200,000 or more per Bitcoin through MSTR.