ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist founder Yu Xian tweeted a reminder that a certain hacker organization has recently been found targeting the Crypto industry with directed poisoning attacks. The method involves impersonating VCs to send fake meeting links, guiding victims to download malicious scripts (such as "IP_Request.scpt"), with the main attack targets being Mac computer users.If you encounter this, it is recommended to take the following measures immediately:Asset Transfer: If your computer has wallets (private keys/seed phrases), promptly transfer the assets to a safe location;Account Inspection: Change passwords and 2FA for important accounts (such as Telegram, X, email, trading platforms, etc.) and check for any unusual login devices;Virus Cleanup: Use well-known antivirus software (such as AVG, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, etc.) for a comprehensive scan, and if necessary, use multiple software alternately for scanning;System Reset: If you are still not at ease, back up important files and then reset your computer, scanning each backup file for viruses.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the nonprofit cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center warns that while a Trump victory would be good for the cryptocurrency industry, entrenched policies could still scare away American cryptocurrency innovators.Coin Center's research director Van Valkenburgh analyzed the prospects for U.S. crypto policy after the 2024 election in an article and shared three major "serious threats" facing U.S. crypto users and developers in 2025. One major threat comes from the cryptocurrency reporting requirements set forth in U.S. tax code Section 6050I, which mandates that individuals receiving more than $10,000 in cryptocurrency report it to the IRS without a license. The second and third major threats stem from sanctions imposed on Tornado Cash, including unlicensed remittance criminal charges against mixing services and Samourai Wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from the election forecasting organization DECISION DESK HQ, predicts that the Republican Party has gained control of the House of Representatives, with the current prediction showing that the Republicans have secured 218 House seats, becoming the majority party in the House; the Democratic Party currently holds 209 seats. According to predictions from several media outlets, the Republican Party has also gained control of the Senate.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Associated Press, informed sources revealed that Elon Musk's Super PAC spent about $200 million to help Trump campaign for the U.S. presidency, setting a new standard for how billionaires influence elections. It wasn't just Musk's money that helped Trump; in the final months of the campaign, Musk became one of Trump's most prominent surrogates, frequently appearing alongside him.Musk is expected to play a key role in Trump's second-term administration, with Trump stating that he will put Musk in charge of a new government efficiency committee. Musk's SpaceX is also collaborating with the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. Since Trump's victory, Tesla's stock price has soared, increasing its market value by $300 billion, which has also boosted Musk's net worth by $70 billion. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher message, supported by Coinbase, the cryptocurrency advocacy organization Stand With Crypto has expanded to Australia as part of a broader initiative to promote regulatory clarity and cryptocurrency-friendly policies in the country.Tom Duff Gordon, Vice President of International Policy at Coinbase, stated that the goal of launching the new branch of "Stand With Crypto" is to draw political attention to the numerous use cases of blockchain and to encourage the development of "reasonable" legislation for cryptocurrency companies operating within Australia.

According to ChainCatcher news, as shown on the official account of the Yunnan Provincial People's Procuratorate, recently, the Shidian County Procuratorate prosecuted a case involving Li and 10 others for organizing and leading pyramid selling activities. After court hearings, Li and the other 10 defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from six years to two years for the crime of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities, and were fined between 500,000 and 100,000 RMB.Since May 2021, Li has successively gathered Huang, Jin, and others, using "blockchain" and "virtual currency" as a gimmick to seek illegal profits. They set up five capital pools on an online platform under the pretext of purchasing and holding virtual digital currency A and issuing virtual digital currencies B and C. Through a combination of offline meetings and online WeChat groups, they created a successful persona, leveraged special professional backgrounds, and promoted slogans such as "one coin, one mansion; one coin, one luxury car" and "earn hundreds of thousands to millions easily in a day," widely publicizing reward systems and profit prospects. They deceived the public into obtaining membership qualifications through purchasing, destroying, and adding to the capital pools, and completing assigned tasks to receive static dividends and dynamic earnings based on the number of people developed and investment amounts, forming five levels of rebates.According to the appraisal, the pyramid selling funds collected by Li and others through the online platform amounted to over 210 million RMB. The Shidian County Procuratorate reviewed the case and found that Li used virtual currency as a gimmick, colluding with the other nine defendants to defraud property through the online platform, disrupting the economic and social order. The total pyramid selling funds exceeded 210 million RMB, and the circumstances were serious. The actions of Li and the other ten violated the provisions of Article 224-1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, constituting the crime of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities. After court hearings, the above judgment was made.

ChainCatcher news, a16z partner Chris Dixon posted on social media, "Today we donated over $23 million in additional funding to Fairshake and its affiliated political action committees (PACs) for the 2026 midterm election cycle.Regardless of what happens on election day, we are taking a long-term approach to policy efforts.Our contribution to Fairshake is just one important part of achieving our ultimate goal of establishing clear laws to regulate the crypto industry while protecting consumers and allowing entrepreneurs to innovate with confidence.Many industries come to Washington asking for regulatory rollbacks, while we are here asking for the establishment of regulations."

According to ChainCatcher news, the head of a Ukrainian charity organization, Rev Miller, stated that the 400 ETH obtained from Vitalik's previous sale of meme coins (such as MOODENG, EBULL, and DOG) has been donated to Ukrainian charities. Vitalik has confirmed this.Previous report indicates that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 100 ETH to 4 addresses (a total of approximately 1.02 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Japan is considering whether to follow overseas measures to allow ETF investments in cryptocurrencies. Some Japanese companies have stated that discussions should focus on major tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.Organizations including major trust banks like Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui, cryptocurrency exchanges like bitFlyer, and brokerage firms like Nomura Securities and SBI Securities have proposed a series of suggestions, arguing that the huge market capitalization and "stable returns" of these cryptocurrencies make them suitable for investors to accumulate assets in the medium to long term.Additionally, the proposal calls for a review of the tax system, including the separation of income taxation. So far, Japanese regulators have taken a more cautious approach. Officials from the Financial Services Agency of Japan stated last month that the agency will review its cryptocurrency regulatory approach, and this assessment has no predetermined conclusion and may take some time to complete.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinpost, the Japanese cryptocurrency industry plans to establish a cybersecurity organization "ISAC" within 2024 to address Bitcoin leakage incidents. The organization is led by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) and the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA), aiming to share the latest information on cyber attacks and introduce external audit mechanisms to ensure the security of customer asset management.This initiative stems from the large-scale Bitcoin fraud incident that occurred at DMM in May 2024. The Financial Services Agency of Japan issued a business improvement order to DMM Bitcoin at the end of September, requiring JVCEA to issue a warning and conduct a self-examination of its response measures to leakage risks.

ChainCatcher news, according to internal documents reviewed by The DisInformation Chronicle, the UK nonprofit organization Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has listed "killing Musk's Twitter" as a primary objective in its monthly agenda template. This phrase first appeared in its planning documents from early 2024.The documents show that CCDH has outlined plans to "trigger regulatory action" against X (formerly Twitter). The organization's focus on X stems from scrutiny over its activities under the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Records indicate that CCDH has held meetings with multiple groups, including the Biden White House, the office of Congressman Adam Schiff, the State Department, and representatives from U.S. media affairs.In 2023, X sued CCDH. A federal judge dismissed the case, stating that it appeared to be an attempt to punish CCDH for its critical reporting on the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a certain institution purchased 40,000 Ethereum (ETH) at an average over-the-counter price of $3,167 two months ago.However, 10 hours ago, the institution transferred 22,200 ETH (approximately $54.14 million) to the new address 0x7B8...9290a. Currently, the two addresses still hold 27,927 ETH, with a total value of approximately $68.02 million, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $20.41 million.

ChainCatcher news, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Board stated that since 2020, the ownership of cryptocurrencies among retail investors has significantly increased, and called for more education for investors in this field.According to a report, among the 24 jurisdictions surveyed, 15 jurisdictions reported that the proportion of retail investors owning cryptocurrencies reached 10% or more last year, while 6 jurisdictions reported cryptocurrency ownership of 30% or more.IOSCO wrote, "This is a sharp increase compared to 2020, when half of the responding jurisdictions estimated that only 1% to 5% or less of investors owned cryptocurrencies. The crypto asset space has been continuously evolving since 2020."It added, "Despite market volatility and experiencing a severe downturn during the 'crypto winter' of 2022, retail investors in both developed economies and emerging market jurisdictions continue to invest in the crypto asset market."

ChainCatcher news, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on X that the super PAC supporting cryptocurrency has become the organization that has invested the most funds in the Ohio Senate campaign.The latest advertising spending has made "Defend American Jobs," funded by major crypto companies like Coinbase and Ripple, the largest spender in the state's Senate campaign to date.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently released an overview of the Trinity ransomware targeting sensitive data. Attackers use phishing emails, malicious websites, and software vulnerabilities to trick victims into installing the ransomware on their computers. It then searches for and collects sensitive information on the computer and sends it to the hackers. The ransomware also encrypts the victim's files using algorithms, rendering them unusable.After encrypting the files, the ransomware generates a notification informing the victim that it has extracted and encrypted their data and demands a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. The notification also tells the victim that they have 24 hours to pay in cryptocurrency, or their data will be leaked.HC3 stated that the Trinity ransomware targets critical infrastructure, such as healthcare providers. The government agency reported that seven organizations have already fallen victim to this ransomware. "According to HC3, at least one healthcare facility in the U.S. has recently become a victim of the Trinity ransomware," HC3 reported.

ChainCatcher news, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) jointly imposed sanctions last week on key members of the ransomware gang Evil Corp.At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment accusing a member of Evil Corp of deploying BitPaymer ransomware within the United States.It is reported that the Evil Corp organization developed and spread Dridex, a malware that infected computers worldwide and stole login credentials, resulting in over $100 million being stolen from hundreds of banks and financial institutions in more than 40 countries.

ChainCatcher message, Scam Sniffer posted on the X platform stating that a certain cryptocurrency malware organization has created a fake "Docusign fast," and the domain has been blocked. Users need to be cautious about security.It is reported that DocuSign plays a role similar to that of an intermediary holding relevant documents by verifying and certifying users' digital signatures online. Therefore, DocuSign is not just about providing an electronic signature; it can help users achieve automated document management, including the entire process from data collection to the completion of the transaction.

ChainCatcher news, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced on Tuesday that it has seized $6.4 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into the organizers behind the encrypted communication application Ghost used by organized crime groups.32-year-old suspect Jay Je Yoon Jung from New South Wales was arrested on September 17 during "Operation Kraken" and now faces multiple charges, including supporting a criminal organization.Authorities will transfer the seized funds to secure storage. Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, these assets will be restricted. The act aims to disrupt criminal networks by confiscating illegal property.

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency advocacy organization "Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance" (COPA) and the patent-focused organization "Unified Patents" have launched a campaign against "patent trolls" in the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology space.In a blog post on October 1, COPA stated that the partners initiated the "BlockchainZone" initiative aimed at combating patents controlled by non-practicing entities (NPEs), covering a range of technologies including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), wallets, and smart contracts.COPA indicated that the collaboration aims to protect blockchain companies and developers from the "unreasonable and exorbitant" legal claims of patent trolls (NPEs), who leverage the high costs of court litigation to negotiate settlements.

ChainCatcher news, Crypto Quant founder Ki Young Ju posted on X: "Some people believe that decentralized organizations are a failed concept, and I disagree.Of course, many decentralized projects have failed. The main reason for failure is that early participants made considerable profits and often became complacent, while those who joined later found it difficult to gain returns.Balance is key. Complete decentralization is not always necessary. The core idea is to maximize individual interests, in line with capitalism. This concept is reasonable but still in the exploratory stage, seeking the right balance.Collaboration on the internet is worth attempts at decentralization. For example, Wikipedia, a platform for archiving information, could operate more effectively in a decentralized manner. In fact, there is a project called Everipedia dedicated to this. However, the reason it has not succeeded may be that a new team cannot easily catch up with Wikipedia's decades of experience and expertise. Ultimately, Wikipedia itself needs to issue its own token, but this would be fraught with difficulties without proper regulation.If appropriate regulations can filter out scammers, large companies or promising teams would also participate in this experiment. On the other hand, without regulation, scammers will continue to run rampant, and the potential of blockchain technology will be buried in disgrace.Web3 needs appropriate regulation—unless advocating for decentralization is equivalent to advocating for anarchism."