1. U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will step down on January 20, 2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that current Chairman Gary Gensler will step down on January 20, 2025.
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2. Cboe submits 4 Solana spot ETF listing applications to the US SEC
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart tweeted that Cboe has submitted applications to the US SEC for four Solana spot ETFs, with issuers VanEck, 21Shares, Canary Capital and Bitwise. If the SEC does not reject the above-mentioned application, the final deadline is expected to be early August next year.
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3. Crypto industry scrambles for seats on Trump's promised committee
According to multiple digital asset industry executives, crypto companies such as Ripple, Kraken and Circle are vying for seats on President-elect Donald Trump's promised cryptocurrency advisory committee, seeking to have a say in his planned U.S. policy reforms. Paradigm and a16z are expected to get a seat. The crypto committee may be located under the White House National Economic Council. The committee is expected to provide advice on digital asset policies, work with Congress on crypto legislation, build Trump's promised Bitcoin reserves, and coordinate agencies including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Treasury Department.
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4. Galaxy CEO: Almost all Trump cabinet members hold Bitcoin
Galaxy CEO Michael Novogratz said in an interview with CNBC that almost all members of U.S. President-elect Trump’s cabinet hold Bitcoin and are staunch supporters of digital assets. He pointed out that these members support innovation, digital assets and Bitcoin itself. Novogratz also mentioned that I would not be surprised if the price of cryptocurrencies rises further. The market is in the price discovery stage and supply is limited.
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5. SlowMist Cosine: Beware of common deception when using LLMs such as GPT/Claude
Twitter user @r_cky0 tweeted; "Today I tried to write a bot for pump.fun and asked ChatGPT to help me complete the code. I got the code I wanted, but I didn't expect ChatGPT to recommend a fake Solana API website to me. As a result, I lost about $2,500." SlowMist founder Yu Xian tweeted that this friend's wallet was really "hacked" by AI. I used the code given by GPT to write a bot, but I didn't expect that the code given by GPT had a backdoor and would send the private key to a phishing website. When using LLMs such as GPT/Claude, be sure to pay attention to the fact that these LLMs have widespread deception. AI poisoning attacks have been mentioned before, and now this is a real attack case against the Crypto industry.
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6. The Trump administration may establish the position of "Crypto Czar", and Chris Giancarlo is considered a popular candidate
Former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo is considered a popular candidate for the position of "Crypto Czar" in the Trump administration. The position aims to promote market development in the crypto field, support blockchain technology innovation, establish a regulatory framework for the stablecoin market, and work with regulators to simplify corporate compliance processes. In addition, industry figures such as David Bailey and Brian Morgenstern have also been proposed to serve in advisory roles. Giancarlo is currently a senior legal counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher Law Firm, and is also a member of the advisory board of blockchain advocacy organization Digital Chamber of Commerce and stablecoin company Paxos. He is also the founder and director of the Digital Dollar Project.
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