Important information last night and this morning (December 16th - December 17th)
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12/17/2024·6M
UK intends to ban public offerings of cryptocurrencies
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated on Monday in a document on its upcoming cryptocurrency regulatory regime that the UK intends to ban the public issuance of cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported. The government will introduce laws to ban public sales of cryptocurrencies, which will draw on UK promotional rules and prohibit unregistered cryptocurrency companies from reaching British customers. Only crypto-asset trading platforms and products that meet the exemption conditions are exempt from this restriction.
The U.S. SEC has issued a Wells notice to crypto investment company Unicoin
NFT project CyberKongz said it received a Wells notice from the U.S. SEC
FTX Announcement: Court-Approved Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan to Be Effective on January 3, 2025
According to FTX’s announcement, its court-approved Chapter 11 reorganization plan will take effect on January 3, 2025, and is set as the record date for the first distribution. The first allocation is expected to be made within 60 days of the effective date and will be available to approved claims in the convenience category. FTX has partnered with BitGo and Kraken to assist in distributing recovery payments to customers and creditors. Distribution requirements include completing KYC verification, submitting tax forms and connecting with designated service providers.
21Shares XRP Trust is registered in Delaware, USA
OpenAI: ChatGPT search feature now available to all free users
According to an announcement from OpenAI, the ChatGPT search function has received a major update and is now gradually open to all free users. This update includes a real-time search function that supports minute-level access to the latest news, stocks and other dynamic content; a new advanced voice mode will be launched next week, allowing users to optimize multiple rounds of search experience through more natural voice interaction; a new addition to the mobile terminal The map function supports viewing surrounding locations, route planning and business information; optimization for Android, iOS and other platforms increases search efficiency by more than 40%.
Coinbase will launch Parcl (PRCL) trading at 1 a.m. on December 18
According to Coinbase’s announcement, Coinbase will support Parcl (PRCL) tokens (SPL tokens) on the Solana network. Users need to avoid transferring money through other networks, otherwise funds may be lost. The transfer function of this asset is now open and is applicable to regions where Coinbase and Coinbase Exchange support transactions.
The PRCL-USD trading pair is scheduled to start trading at 1:00 a.m. on December 18, 2024, Beijing time (9:00 on December 17, PT time), provided that liquidity conditions are met.
Ripple will launch its stablecoin RLUSD on December 17, followed by monthly verifications
According to The Block, the launch date for Ripple’s USD-pegged stablecoin is December 17. Ripple said in a statement on Monday: "RLUSD will be listed on global exchanges starting tomorrow. Each RLUSD token is fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S. government bonds and cash equivalents." An independent auditing firm will be responsible for the creation of RLUSD Proof of reserve assets to increase transparency. These certifications will be published on a monthly basis.
Binance HODLer Airdrop Launches Phase 4 and 5 Projects: Simon's Cat and Pudgy Penguins
According to the official announcement, the Binance HODLer airdrop has now launched the 4th and 5th projects - Simon's Cat (CAT) and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU). From 08:00 on December 9, 2024 to 07:59 on December 13, 2024 (East Eighth District time), users who use BNB to subscribe for regular and/or current products on the coin-earning platform will receive airdrop allocations. HODLer airdrop information is expected to go online within twelve hours, and new tokens will be distributed to users’ spot wallets one hour before trading begins.
Binance will list CAT at 17:00 on December 17, 2024 (Eastern Eighth District time), and open trading pairs for USDT, BNB, FDUSD and TRY. Seed tag trading rules apply. Binance will list PENGU at 22:00 on December 17, 2024 (Eastern Eighth District time), and open trading pairs for USDT, BNB, FDUSD and TRY. Seed tag trading rules apply.
The total amount of CAT HODLer airdrop tokens: 1,143,000,000,000 CAT (accounting for 12.7% of the maximum supply of tokens); the total amount of PENGU HODLer airdrop tokens: 2,666,666,666.64 PENGU (accounting for 3% of the maximum supply of tokens).
Avalanche: Avalanche9000 upgrade has been launched on the mainnet
According to The Block, Avalanche announced that it has launched the Avalanche9000 upgrade, which significantly reduces the cost of deploying "subnet" blockchains and running smart contracts, while optimizing the verification mode and reducing the basic fee of the C chain (from 25 nAVAX to 1 nAVAX). This upgrade supports independent operation of the chain through the "Etna" module, significantly reducing project startup costs and meeting different regulatory needs. The Avalanche Foundation has previously raised US$250 million to support upgrade deployment, and it is expected that hundreds of first-level blockchains will be online in the next few months.
Grayscale Horizen Trust is now open to qualified accredited investors
Aave contributors suggest Aave quits Polygon PoS chain over Polygon's 'high-risk' bridging proposal
Lido on the Polygon network will officially be retired in the coming months
According to the official blog, liquidity staking protocol Lido announced that Lido on the Polygon network will be officially decommissioned in the next few months. After extensive DAO forum discussions and community votes, LDO token holders have requested that Lido on the Polygon protocol be stopped, and the process will begin soon. Lido cited a strategic renewed focus on Ethereum, as well as the lack of scalability of Polygon POS, as reasons for discontinuing Lido on the Polygon network.
About the Sunset process: ① December 16, 2024: Lido staking on the Polygon network will stop, and new pledges will no longer be accepted through the UI; ② December 16, 2024 - June 16, 2025: six months During the transition period, users can Lido on the UI for withdrawals; ③ January 15 to January 22, 2025: The protocol will be suspended and then resumed; no withdrawals can be processed during this period. ④June 16, 2025: Front-end support ends. After this date, withdrawals can only be made through browser tools.
Vana announced that it has completed the airdrop of testnet community rewards
The decentralized AI data liquidity network Vana stated on the X platform that it has completed the airdrop of test network community rewards. Users can check for the airdrop by adding Vana Network to their wallet.
Ethena launches new stablecoin product USDtb, reserves funds invested in BlackRock’s BUIDL
USDtb has similar characteristics to existing fiat stablecoins such as USDC or USDT, using reserves of cash or cash equivalents to back each token at a 1:1 ratio. Users can transfer USDtb freely and without restrictions. Thanks to the use of BlackRock’s BUIDL as the primary reserve asset, USDtb is able to scale with no real limitations and accounts for the vast majority (90%) of total reserves, the highest BUIDL allocation of any stablecoin.
Pudgy Penguins: PENGU tokens will be available for redemption at 21:00 on December 18
NFT project Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz released an ecosystem update saying that PENGU tokens will be available for redemption at 21:00 on December 18, Beijing time. Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, Rogs and SBTs holders can participate, and the redemption period is 88 days , unclaimed tokens will be permanently locked and destroyed after the end of the period.
Riot Platforms increased its holdings of 667 BTC, raising its total holdings to $1.8 billion
Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms announced that it will use the funds obtained from the recently issued US$594 million, 0.75% interest rate convertible bonds to purchase 667 Bitcoins at an average price of US$101,135 per Bitcoin (costing approximately US$67.457 million). This acquisition increased its total Bitcoin holdings to 17,429 coins. Based on the current market price of US$17,429 per coin, the total market value is approximately US$1.8 billion. With this acquisition and year-to-date mining production, Riot's yield per BTC is 36.7% quarter-to-date and 37.2% year-to-date.
Semler Scientific, a US-listed company, spent US$21.5 million to increase its holdings of 211 BTC
Eric Semler, founder of Semler Scientific, a US-listed company, disclosed on the Price $80,916.
Microstrategy spent approximately US$1.5 billion to increase its holdings of 15,350 Bitcoins again
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Microstrategy, said on the % and annual total return (YTD) of 72.4%. As of December 15, 2024, MicroStrategy held 439,000 Bitcoins, acquired at a price of approximately $61,725 per Bitcoin, valued at approximately $27.1 billion.
ZachXBT: LastPass attacker stole approximately $5.36 million from more than 40 addresses
According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, LastPass attackers stole approximately $5.36 million from more than 40 victim addresses today. These stolen funds were converted into ETH and then transferred from Ethereum to the Bitcoin network via instant exchanges.
An address transferred 4.994 million UNI to Coinbase Prime half an hour ago
According to Ember Monitoring, an address related to the Uniswap team/investor/advisor transferred 4.994 million $UNI (approximately $80.25 million) to Coinbase Prime half an hour ago. The address received 9 million $UNI in the Uniswap Token Generation Event (TGE) in September 2020, which was its first transfer of tokens. After the transfer, the address still held 4.006 million $UNI (approximately $64.29 million). v
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings currently have a floating profit of over $19.6 billion
Hyperliquid’s network has seen a net inflow of $1 billion in USDC since launching the Hype token
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