ChainCatcher message, according to MicroStrategy's latest submitted 8-K filing, MicroStrategy announced that between January 6, 2025, and January 12, 2025, under the underwriting agreement, the company has sold a total of 710,425 shares, bringing the company approximately $243 million in net proceeds (after deducting selling expenses). As of January 12, 2025, there are still approximately $6.53 billion worth of shares available for issuance and sale under the sales agreement.In previous news, MicroStrategy increased its holdings by 2,530 BTC for $243 million.

ChainCatcher message, Aiccelerate posted on platform X that it has transferred DAO funds to a secure wallet, and no tokens have been sold or lost. Aiccelerate also stated that as part of preparing for a long development road ahead, it will take actions to protect finances in a safe and compliant manner, reiterating that no funds have been sold or lost and releasing the relevant wallet address.

ChainCatcher news, the community sales platform BuidlPad stated that due to an overwhelming number of registrations (15 times more than expected), the subscription start date for the Solayer community sale will be postponed to January 16. Additionally, the team is strengthening defenses against bots and farms, and is considering modifying the subscription format if necessary to protect community users and ensure fair distribution.Previously, BuidlPad announced the launch of the Solayer community sale event, where buyers are eligible to receive a 100% allocation of LAYER tokens in Solayer's token generation event without any lock-up.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, in the fourth quarter of 2024, the demand for cryptocurrency mining machines and related services in Russia is expected to triple year-on-year. Sergey Bezdelov, chairman of the Industrial Mining Association, stated that this is due to new regulations allowing individuals and businesses to mine legally within a certain energy consumption range.The new regulations grant legal status to mining and require miners consuming over 6000 kilowatt-hours to register, but they still operate in a relatively relaxed regulatory environment. The Russian Ministry of Finance expects that cryptocurrency miner taxes could reach up to $500 million annually.Meanwhile, lawmakers have indicated that they may further simplify regulations, especially for businesses using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions, in order to promote market development.

ChainCatcher news, community fundraising platform Echo founder Jordan Fish (Cobie) accused some VCs of pressuring crypto projects to prevent them from offering discounted prices to Echo investors, and in some cases, completely opposing community sales unless they are in later rounds with high valuations.Matt O'Connor, co-founder of the ICO platform Legion incubated by Delphi Labs, stated that while Legion has not encountered much public hostility, some venture capital firms push projects to avoid public sales due to regulatory risks and oppose offering discounted valuations or short vesting periods. He said, "For me, the vesting period is particularly ironic because if the team airdrops unlocked tokens, the venture capital firms won’t complain, but if the team sells a small portion of unlocked tokens, it suddenly becomes a problem."Rob Hadick, a general partner at Dragonfly, stated that VCs will continue to be a primary way to help entrepreneurs innovate, and crowdfunding can also become "the value-added part of this story."

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 20 hours ago, a whale sold 906,792 JLP at an average price of $4.18, earning $3.79 million USDC.

ChainCatcher message, the important macro data to be released in the U.S. next week is as follows:Wednesday night at 21:30U.S. December unadjusted CPI year-on-year, expected 2.90%, previous value 2.70%;U.S. December adjusted CPI month-on-month, expected 0.30%, previous value 0.30%.Thursday night at 21:30U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending January 11 (ten thousand), previous value 20.1;U.S. December retail sales month-on-month, expected 0.50%, previous value 0.70%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, just before the news of the U.S. government's approval to sell BTC was announced, a whale with a $234 million portfolio deposited 300 WBTC ($28.5 million) into Binance.This whale has been trading WBTC since March 2023, frequently buying low and selling high. Currently, the whale holds 195 WBTC ($18.4 million) on Aave.

ChainCatcher news, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele commented on the X platform regarding "the U.S. Department of Justice being authorized to sell $6.5 billion worth of Bitcoin related to the Silk Road case," stating that perhaps we all have the chance to buy Bitcoin at a discount.

ChainCatcher news, CyberCharge sale countdown five minutes, CyberCharge's first Web3 smart charger is officially on sale. A total of 20,000 genesis rights, limited supply daily at 8:00 (UTC) / 16:00 (SGT).It is reported that CyberCharge is a revolutionary Web3 smart charger that uses DePIN and charging-to-earn (C2E) models to provide an efficient and secure charging experience. At the same time, through a unique token incentive mechanism, users have the opportunity to earn digital assets every time they charge. CyberCharge features a "charging plug + smart component" design, integrating Web3, GameFi, and AI to build a diverse ecosystem, where users can earn rewards by participating in charging, gaming, socializing, and other activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the native token of Pudgy Penguins, PENGU, rose 13% on January 5, becoming one of the best-performing tokens in the cryptocurrency market. As of the time of writing, PENGU is priced at $0.04, having increased by 250% since its launch on December 17. According to CoinGecko data, the token's initial market capitalization was $2.8 billion, which has now fallen to $2.5 billion.Meanwhile, according to data from CryptoSlam, despite the rise in PENGU's price, Pudgy Penguins' NFT sales dropped to $5.5 million in the past week, a decrease of 52% compared to the previous week; the number of transactions fell by 51%, and the number of buyers and sellers decreased by 56% and 41%, respectively.According to data from NFT Price Floor, Pudgy Penguins was launched in 2021 and has now become the second-largest NFT series by market capitalization, valued at $721 million, second only to CryptoPunks at $1.4 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Social Capital CEO billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya stated that the adoption of stablecoins will soar in 2025, becoming a key tool for wholesale transactions. He pointed out that by 2024, the use of stablecoins will decouple from cryptocurrency trading, with over 1.1 billion transactions and a settlement amount of $8.5 trillion, more than double Visa's transaction volume.Palihapitiya believes this growth will challenge the duopoly of Visa and Mastercard, especially in the context of rising credit card rates. He also discussed regulatory issues, emphasizing that blockchain technology provides transparency and traceability for transactions. Last year, he predicted that Bitcoin would achieve mainstream adoption in 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Metya will suspend DePIN-MeAi node sales on January 12, 2025. Due to the snapshot work during the TGE period, node sales will be paused, and please pay attention to official notifications for the reopening time.MeAi is the core hardware of Metya's decentralized network, integrating AI and blockchain technology, supporting real-time translation in 138 languages worldwide, and also featuring efficient mining capabilities that can generate revenue for users. Additionally, MeAi carries out important tasks such as traffic distribution and data validation for the platform, making it key to building a stable and secure Web3 social ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslam, the NFT sales data tracked by CryptoSlam across 23 blockchains shows that in December 2024, the total NFT sales amounted to approximately $889 million, a 58.35% increase from November's $561 million.Among these sales, NFT sales on the Ethereum chain accounted for 54.92%, approximately $488 million, ranking first. NFT sales on the Bitcoin chain accounted for 19.96%, approximately $178 million, ranking second. Following are Solana ($102 million), Immutable ($37.97 million), Mythos ($27.17 million), and Polygon ($19.96 million).

ChainCatcher message, according to official news, the decentralized communication infrastructure Sending Network is about to launch the public sale of the first batch of WatchDog Agents. Sending Network is a DePIN project that achieves secure communication through a decentralized node network. This node sale aims to further enhance the security and stability of the network.This public sale will offer 16,000 WatchDog nodes, with an initial price of 500 USDT per node, which will gradually increase. Users can purchase using wETH or USDT on the BNB network. The Sending Network community members and partners will receive reserved whitelist spots, and the remaining limited nodes will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. These nodes are expected to be installed and operational by the second quarter of 2025.As an important driver in the field of decentralized communication, Sending Network aims to ensure optimal performance of the network in terms of decentralization, stability, and communication capabilities by introducing Watchdog nodes.

ChainCatcher message, as of January 1, $PUMP has locked 20,135 pre-sale addresses and is about to launch a fair sale. $PUMP is launched by BIG PUMP DAO and adopts a FairLaunch mechanism to ensure equal opportunities for all participants.As one of the leading MEME communities on the BNB Chain, BIG PUMP DAO is building a comprehensive BIG PUMP platform, with 100% of the platform revenue used to buy back $PUMP. This buyback mechanism aims to enhance the market value of the token while continuously rewarding the community, supporting the long-term growth potential of the token.