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Important Information:
Trump appoints Bo Hines as the Executive Director of the Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Council.
Binance Pool launches Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP) merged mining.
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis proposes allowing the Federal Reserve to hold Bitcoin.
MicroStrategy today officially added to the Nasdaq 100 index.
Binance Alpha announces the fifth batch of project tokens.
Binance Launchpool launches Bio Protocol (BIO).
Hong Kong media: Cashing out virtual currencies when returning to the mainland, customs regulations state that each person can carry a maximum of 20,000 yuan per trip.
What important events have occurred in the past 24 hours?
Binance Launchpool launches Bio Protocol (BIO).
Binance Launchpool launches Bio Protocol (BIO). Users can deposit BNB and FDUSD into the BIO reward pool on the Launchpool website after December 24 at 08:00 (UTC+8) to earn BIO, with the BIO activity lasting a total of 10 days.
Binance will list Bio Protocol (BIO) on January 3, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8), and open trading markets for BIO/USDT, BIO/BNB, BIO/FDUSD, and BIO/TRY.
MicroStrategy today officially added to the Nasdaq 100 index.
U.S. MicroStrategy (stock code: MSTR) today officially added to the Nasdaq 100 index.
Binance Alpha announces the fifth batch of project tokens.
According to official news, Binance Alpha announces the fifth batch of project tokens, including ZEREBRO, COOKIE, WHALES, ORDER.
Binance Pool launches Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP) merged mining.
According to an official announcement, Binance Pool officially launches Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP) merged mining. Mine LTC to earn rewards in LTC, DOGE (Doge), BELLS (Bellscoin), LKY (Luckycoin), JKC, and PEP.
Hong Kong media: Cashing out virtual currencies when returning to the mainland, customs regulations state that each person can carry a maximum of 20,000 yuan per trip.
According to Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, after cashing out virtual currencies in Hong Kong, mainland investors face restrictions when bringing cash back to the mainland; customs now stipulates that each person can carry a maximum of 20,000 yuan per trip. If using bank transfers, issues concerning the source and purpose of funds arise, which must comply with national legal and regulatory policies. A virtual asset exchange store near Tsim Sha Tsui subway station stated that customers need to provide identification for any amount exceeding 10,000 HKD, whether buying or cashing out.
Information from attendees of the crypto conference was stolen and traded in the market, raising security concerns.
A batch of data containing sensitive information of cryptocurrency conference attendees is circulating in the market. These lists may include full names, phone numbers, nationalities, job roles, and companies, as well as personal and corporate social media links. Some lists even include attendees' ticket purchase dates, ticket types, operating systems used for purchase, number of social media followers, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and information entered in text fields sent to event organizers.
Cointelegraph obtained 'samples' of such lists from sellers via Telegram, including four lists of about 60 to 100 participants each, seemingly from multiple events, with each list containing different data points about attendees. A seller might have access to lists from multiple countries, indicating that the international trade of blockchain event attendee data is not isolated but organized.
It is worth noting that surveys show data resellers are suspected to come from Russia. Sellers claim that this data will be used for 'marketing and finding customers,' even trying to justify the sale of 'non-leaked' data, claiming this data is 'not sensitive information,' and 'most people are open to such marketing.'
Statistics: 17 tokens rose and 12 fell after Binance Alpha launched tokens, with small-cap tokens showing higher increases.
According to Twitter user @sankin_eth, since Binance Alpha launched 29 tokens, seventeen tokens have risen, and twelve have fallen, with small-cap tokens generally seeing higher increases. The largest increase was for the token Shoggoth, which surged by 134.66%; followed by FROG and BOB, which rose by 123.19% and 122.08%, respectively. GNON and TERMINUS also doubled, with increases exceeding 104%.
On the other hand, some tokens saw significant declines. APX had the largest drop, down 28.12%; GRIFFAIN and SD dropped 25.41% and 21.39%, respectively.
Japanese listed company Metaplanet announces an additional purchase of 619.7 Bitcoin.
According to an official announcement, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced an additional purchase of 619.70 Bitcoin for 9.5 billion yen (approximately 60.69 million USD), bringing its total holdings to 1761.98 BTC.
Musk responds to speculation of 'Biden possibly pardoning SBF': If this doesn't happen, I will be shocked.
Musk responded to a tweet related to 'Guess who might get a pardon from President Biden first, the second-largest Democratic donor (the image features AI-generated photos of Biden and SBF)' stating, 'I would be shocked if this doesn't happen.'
Data: Sun Yuchen's address redeemed 42,904 ETH from Lido, worth approximately 139 million USD.
According to Spot On Chain monitoring, in the past 7 days, Sun Yuchen redeemed 39,999 ETH (140 million USD) from Lido Finance and ether.fi, then deposited all into HTX.
Since November 10, as ETH prices began to rise, he has deposited 108,919 ETH (400 million USD) into HTX, with an average price of 3,674 USD, usually close to local peaks.
Currently, he still has 42,904 ETH (approximately 139 million USD) being un-staked from Lido, which may soon be deposited into HTX.
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis proposes allowing the Federal Reserve to hold Bitcoin.
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming recently mentioned the possibility of converting Bitcoin into a reserve asset and proposed how to implement the plan, including involving the Federal Reserve.
Lummis stated that she hopes to empower the Federal Reserve to purchase and hold BTC as part of a larger strategic Bitcoin reserve plan to address national debt issues. I want to hand it over to them. I hope our federal government has a strategic Bitcoin reserve to help support the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
Trump appoints Bo Hines as the Executive Director of the Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Council.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Bo Hines as the Executive Director of his 'Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Council' to lead his 'Crypto Committee.'
Bo Hines was a college football player and failed to get elected as a congressman in 2022. Trump wrote, 'In his new position, Bo Hines will work alongside David Sacks to drive innovation and growth in the digital asset space while ensuring industry leaders have the resources they need to succeed.'
Michael Saylor suggests Amazon founder buy 600 million USD worth of Bitcoin.
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor suggests Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos, buy 600 million USD worth of Bitcoin.
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Conversation with BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz: Ten years without a hack, we have never cut corners on security.
As the oldest cryptocurrency derivatives exchange in the industry, BitMEX was founded in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Sam Reed. BitMEX has always prioritized security and high performance as its main development line. On one hand, BitMEX has never experienced a security incident in the past decade, maintaining an industry record. On the other hand, BitMEX is known as a 'peer-to-peer trading platform providing Bitcoin leverage contracts.' It allows users to effectively bet on Bitcoin's future price with leverage up to 100 times, making it a handy tool for professional investors.
On the occasion of BitMEX's tenth anniversary, ChainCatcher invited BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz to discuss the changes, crises, and achievements in BitMEX's development history, as well as the future vision of BitMEX.
ZEN has risen for three consecutive days; can Grayscale trust holdings follow suit?
Recently, Grayscale consecutively launched the Optimism Trust Fund and the Lido Trust Fund. The trust funds under its management, SUI and ZEN, continue to rise despite a temporary pullback. Are the trust funds launched by Grayscale a collection of blue-chip tokens, and will they be profitable in the long run? This article takes you through the 26 crypto trusts currently launched by Grayscale and their investment returns.
Blockworks co-founders' 27 predictions for 2025: The U.S. becomes the crypto hub, Base will be Solana's main competitor.
The United States will rise again as the global core of cryptocurrency.
More and more entrepreneurs will return to the United States and set up offices in New York.
The scale of cryptocurrency conferences in the United States will also surpass similar events in Asia.
More than 10 DeFi protocols will officially launch fee switches, including Uniswap.
DeFi protocols will gradually adopt rehypothecation of customer assets as a new business model.
This trend will involve cross-chain bridges, liquid-staking tokens, and other areas.
Meme Popularity Rankings
According to meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN market data, as of December 23 at 19:40:
The top five popular tokens on Ethereum in the past 24 hours are: USACOIN, PEPU, MYSTERY, DOGE, USACOIN.
The top five popular tokens on Solana in the past 24 hours are: MONKEY, SHIKOKU, loading, PW, BROTHERS.
The top five popular tokens on Base in the past 24 hours are: VIRTUAL, WOOF, BARRY, LORDY, HOTTIE.
