ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement from OpenAI, the Operator feature is now fully available to Pro users in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from OpenAI, the Operator feature is now fully available to Pro users in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation published an article on its official blog stating that the Pectra network upgrade was previously launched on the Sepolia testnet, but it was later discovered that there was an issue with the Sepolia permissioned deposit contract, which caused many execution layer clients to be unable to include transactions in blocks. The cause of the problem was quickly identified, and the client teams immediately began working on a fix. This issue is specific to the configuration of the Sepolia testnet and cannot occur on the Ethereum mainnet. Validators have now deployed a patch to restore the network to normal throughput. All Sepolia node operators must now upgrade their execution layer clients to maintain network compatibility.

ChainCatcher news, according to official OpenAI news, has launched the AI agent "Operator" for ChatGPT Pro users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and other regions. It can perform tasks on behalf of users, such as booking tickets, reserving restaurants, submitting expense reports, or shopping on e-commerce websites.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, OpenAI announced that the operator feature has now been launched for professional users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. In addition, the OpenAI team is still working to make this feature available in Europe, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland, with further updates to follow.

ChainCatcher news, according to HODL15 Capital, Australian ETF operator BetaShares has launched a new Bitcoin ETF (QBTC), which will provide investors with Bitcoin investment opportunities through Bitwise's BITB.

ChainCatcher news, according to TASS, the lawyer of former BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik, Arkady Bukh, confirmed that after his release last week, the U.S. has "dropped" the case against Vinnik, and the Northern District Court of California has confirmed that it will dismiss all charges against Vinnik.Previous news, according to The New York Times, as part of a swap with Russia, the U.S. will release Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik in exchange for the release of American citizen Marc Fogel. Vinnik previously operated BTC-e, which was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.He was arrested in 2017 and detained at the request of Washington for allegedly laundering $4 billion through the platform. In May of this year, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and faces 20 years in prison.

ChainCatcher news, according to Money Today, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit's operating company Dunamu has acquired the global digital sheet music platform operator MPAG. The acquisition took place in November, with Dunamu making MPAG a subsidiary through the purchase of shares.MPAG operates the MyMusic Sheet platform for global users, the Mapianist platform for South Korean users, and the Kokomu platform for Japanese users.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, cryptocurrency ATM operator Localcoin announced its expansion into the Hong Kong market, having deployed 31 Bitcoin ATMs. The company previously deployed 93 Bitcoin ATMs in Australia and New Zealand, and as of now, its network has expanded to a total of 517 locations worldwide.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, U.S. President Trump has reached a prisoner exchange agreement with Russia, swapping BTC-e exchange's former operator Alexander Vinnik for American teacher Marc Fogel, who was arrested in Russia.Vinnik pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in May 2024 in a federal court in San Francisco. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, BTC-e assisted in laundering over $4 billion in criminal proceeds during its operation and was involved in the laundering of funds stolen from Mt. Gox. Vinnik was arrested in Greece in 2017, sentenced to 5 years in prison by a French court in 2020, and extradited to the U.S. in 2022.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Reuters, as disclosed by The New York Times on Wednesday, the United States will release Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik as part of a swap for the release of American citizen Marc Fogel.Vinnik operated BTC-e, which was once one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. He was arrested in 2017 and detained at the request of Washington for allegedly laundering $4 billion through the platform. In May of this year, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and faces 20 years in prison.

ChainCatcher news, the privacy security network Nillion announced a partnership with the Bahraini telecom operator stc Bahrain. This collaboration marks the deep integration of Nillion's blind computing privacy technology into real-world Web2 scenarios, aiming to promote the development of privacy solutions in the Middle East.In the first phase of the partnership, stc Bahrain will deploy nodes on Nillion's blind computing network PETnet. As a decentralized privacy platform, PETnet aims to utilize advanced privacy-enhancing technologies such as multi-party computation to ensure data storage security and the processing of private data. stc Bahrain, as the first telecom partner to operate nodes on the Nillion network, will bring greater decentralization and security to PETnet.Meanwhile, Nillion will join stc Bahrain's Web3 Launchpad program as a Pearling Path partner. stc Bahrain will leverage Nillion's blind computing network to develop scalable application cases. By combining Nillion's advanced secure computing solutions with stc Bahrain's robust telecom infrastructure and Bahrain's data embassy laws, Nillion aims to set new standards for high-value data management and protection for global users, including specific Web2 application scenarios.It is reported that as the first decentralized blind computing network, Nillion was founded by former Uber founding engineer Conrad Whelan, dedicated to achieving the storage, transmission, and processing of high-value sensitive data in an encrypted state throughout the entire process. Through its innovative Orchestration Layer, Nada language compiler, and dual-layer network architecture design, Nillion supports developers in easily building privacy applications without needing to understand privacy-enhancing technologies (PET), while also ensuring decentralization, thereby empowering the development of the privacy application ecosystem and providing strong support for data application ecosystems, AI, data markets, privacy DeFi, medical analytics, and other application scenarios.

ChainCatcher News, American Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ: BTM) announced that it has purchased an additional $5 million worth of Bitcoin as part of its financial strategy, which was first announced last June.With the purchase of 51 BTC yesterday, the company now holds 71.5 Bitcoins. Bitcoin Depot is the largest Bitcoin ATM operator in North America, with approximately 8,400 kiosks.

According to ChainCatcher news, in the DeepSea Genesis (Testnet-P2) period, Privasea AI will allocate 1% of the total supply (10 million PRAI tokens) to early Privanetix node operators. The leaderboard will end after 30 days, and the tokens will be fully unlocked and available for claim after TGE. Currently, more than 40,000 FHE acceleration nodes are participating in this program.

ChainCatcher news, a court in Kazakhstan has sentenced three cryptocurrency exchange operators to imprisonment. According to the official report from the Financial Regulatory Agency (AFM) operated by the Kazakhstan government, the court sentenced these three individuals to 2.5 to 3.5 years in prison, and the bailiffs confiscated their assets worth $750,000.The three individuals "operated a platform without a license" and "charged fees for exchanging cryptocurrencies." The illegal exchange processed cryptocurrency transactions worth over $1.28 million for approximately 380 clients. Prosecutors provided "client" bank statements as evidence. The bailiffs confiscated the assets of the three, "including real estate, five cars, a four-wheeler, and expensive computer equipment."

ChainCatcher news, Upbit's operator Dunamu responded to rumors about business suspension penalties. The company stated that the penalty decision by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has not been finalized and will be defended through subsequent procedures such as the sanctions review committee.Dunamu emphasized that even if the penalty takes effect, it will not affect the trading functions of existing and new users. The core content of the penalty is limited to restricting new users from transferring cryptocurrency assets outside the exchange within a specific period.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has indicted three Russian citizens for crimes related to operating two cryptocurrency mixers. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice, the defendants Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov are accused of running two mixing companies named Blender.io and Sinbad.io. They are charged with conspiracy to launder money and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.In May 2022, the U.S. discovered that North Korean hackers used Blender to launder $20.5 million from the $600 million Axie Infinity hack, leading to sanctions against Blender. Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic pointed out in 2023 that Sinbad is likely a rebranded version of Blender, operated by the same organization. Blender maintained a "no-logs policy" and deleted user transaction details.The company operated from 2018 until 2022, with its successor Sinbad emerging a few months after Blender's shutdown. On November 27, 2023, law enforcement took action to shut down Sinbad. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 20 years in prison for money laundering and up to 5 years for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Ostapenko and Oleynik were arrested on December 1, 2024. Tarasov remains at large.