Backpack acquires FTX EU, becoming the only compliant perpetual contract trading platform in Europe
According to The Block, compliant cryptocurrency trading platform Backpack today announced the successful acquisition of the former FTX European business, which holds the EU's new regulatory (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) (MiFID II) license. This acquisition has been approved by the FTX bankruptcy court and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), marking an important step for Backpack in global expansion and providing safe, compliant trading solutions for the European market. Backpack EU is expected to officially launch in the first quarter of 2025.
Grayscale's parent company DCG announces it will become a training and validation node for the decentralized AI training platform FLock.io
According to official news, Grayscale's parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) announces it will become a training and validation node for the decentralized AI training platform FLock.io. As a key operator of the training and validation node, DCG will be deeply involved in the construction of the FLock ecosystem for the long term, supporting the development of AI Infra. In addition, DCG holds a large amount of $FLOCK tokens.
Since the mainnet launch of the $FLOCK token, FLock.io has attracted the attention and participation of several institutions, with other notable institutional node operators including Tensorplex (one of the largest miners in the Bittensor network) and A41 (the largest node operator in South Korea).
Jambo announces it will launch the $J token on the Solana chain in January, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens
Web3 mobile infrastructure provider Jambo announces it will launch the $J token on the Solana chain in January, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. Jambo states that $J will become the core of its mobile ecosystem, aimed at providing cryptocurrency solutions for the 3 billion people globally without smartphones.
Jambo states that on-chain mobility is the trend of the future, and Jambo will continue to push this vision into reality. With the issuance of the $J token, Jambo plans to further expand the influence of its mobile ecosystem, providing more convenient access to cryptocurrency for global users.
Binance launches COOKIE, ALCH, and SWARMS perpetual contracts
Binance announces it will add COOKIEUSDT, ALCHUSDT, and SWARMSUSDT perpetual contracts, offering up to 75x leverage.
Upbit will launch SONIC KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs
According to official news, Upbit will launch SONIC KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
Deposits/withdrawals are expected to start at 20:00 local time on January 7, with the start time for trading to be announced later.
SONIC supports deposits and withdrawals through the Solana network. Please note that deposits and withdrawals are only supported through the specified network (SONIC-Solana), and be sure to check the network before making deposits.
NVIDIA announces the launch of the 'World Foundation Model' NVIDIA Cosmos, aimed at understanding the real world
According to Caixin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced the launch of NVIDIA Cosmos, a foundational model aimed at understanding the real world. The Cosmos model can accept prompts of text, images, or videos and generate states of the virtual world as video outputs tailored to the unique needs of autonomous driving and robotics applications. Developers can leverage Cosmos to generate AI feedback for reinforcement learning, thereby improving policy models and testing performance in different scenarios.
The second phone from Solana Mobile, Solana Seeker, is expected to launch in mid-2025, with 145,000 pre-orders received
According to Blockworks, the second phone developed by Solana Mobile, Solana Seeker, is expected to launch in mid-2025.
As of October last year, Solana Mobile General Manager Emmett Hollyer stated that the Seeker will be priced at $500, with 145,000 pre-orders received.
Aave V3 has been deployed to the Aptos testnet, marking Aave protocol's first deployment on a non-EVM network
Aave announces that Aave V3 has been deployed to the Aptos testnet, marking the Aave protocol's first deployment on a non-EVM network.
This testnet phase aims to verify the security, stability, and performance of Aave V3 on Aptos, preparing for a potential mainnet launch in the future.