Compiled by: Runsheng, Chain Catcher
“What important events have occurred in the past 24 hours?”
1. BitKeep: Will fully compensate the affected users, and has initiated the alarm and case filing procedures
Multichain wallet BitKeep said in a Telegram group announcement that the recent hacker attack involved all losses of users, and BitKeep will provide full compensation. In addition, the announcement stated, "We have initiated the reporting and case filing procedures, and have also frozen some funds with the assistance of various institutions. According to the police process, it takes a certain amount of time to recover the funds. I hope everyone can give time and patience, and at the same time hope that the affected users will cooperate with us to provide relevant information and assist in the investigation."
As previously reported, BitKeep CEO Kevin released an open letter stating that BitKeep was hacked on December 26. The cause of the incident has been identified, and the theft address has been tracked down. Some of the stolen funds have been frozen. We are still actively working to recover user losses. (Source link)
2. SBF will stand trial in New York next week
According to The Block, former FTX CEO SBF will be subpoenaed by the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York next week. According to court documents, SBF's arraignment is scheduled for January 3. SBF faces two charges of wire fraud and six charges of conspiracy. At the same time, SBF also faces civil lawsuits from US federal regulators, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Source link)
3. US SEC: If FTX’s investment in Dave and Mysten Labs comes from customer funds, it can be recovered as customer assets
According to CNBC, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that SBF used customer funds through an FTX subsidiary to make two $100 million venture investments, namely Dave and Mysten Labs. If these two $100 million investments can be clearly linked to customer funds, there will be a possibility of recovery.
“Two $100 million investments made by FTX Ventures, an affiliated investment vehicle of FTX, were funded with FTX customer funds that had been transferred to Alameda,” and if the FTX bankruptcy trustee can determine that customer funds funded SBF’s investments, they could recover those funds as part of recovering customer assets.
As previously reported, in March this year, the bank trading application Dave received a $100 million investment from FTX Ventures; in September, Sui development team Mysten Labs completed a $300 million financing, led by FTX Ventures. (Source link)
4. 3Commas CEO confirms that API keys have been leaked, users please be cautious
Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng warned users on Twitter that 3Commas API keys may have been leaked on a large scale and advised users to stop using them. 3Commas CEO Yuriy Sorokin later confirmed the API key leak on Twitter, saying that "Binance, Kucoin and other supported exchanges have been asked to revoke all keys associated with 3Commas," and added that there is no evidence that the leak was caused by an insider and that an active investigation is underway. (Source link)
5. Zhao Changpeng’s Outlook for 2023: Non-custodial and multi-chain wallets will rise
Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng recently released an open letter titled "2022, Resilience is King". The letter states that Binance currently has 7,500 employees from more than 100 countries, providing services to more than 120 million users worldwide. Binance Labs has invested more than $500 million in Web3 and blockchain innovation projects.
As of the end of 2022, Binance has obtained registration permits or licenses in 14 countries or regions on five continents, and its compliance team has expanded from 500 to 750 people.
Zhao Changpeng said that the impact of the FTX incident will take a long time for the industry to digest and process. Looking to the future, infrastructure and data tools will continue to develop, Web3 asset ownership will also evolve, and non-custodial and multi-chain wallets will rise. (Source link)
6. Bloomberg: Japanese regulators have relaxed the token listing screening process for exchanges
According to Bloomberg, Japan’s crypto exchange regulator has notified its member companies that new rules relaxing the token listing screening process will take effect immediately, allowing exchanges to list tokens without lengthy pre-screening unless they are new to the Japanese market.
ChainCatcher previously reported that Japan plans to further relax cryptocurrency regulatory rules by simplifying the cryptocurrency exchange listing screening process in October this year. The rule may take effect in December. In addition, Japan may further relax the listing requirements for tokens issued through ICO and IEO in March 2024. (Source link)
7. Uniswap: Total transaction volume exceeds $620 billion in 2022
Uniswap Labs officially stated that the 3 million independent wallets under the decentralized trading platform had a total transaction volume of more than US$620 billion in 2022, with the number of transactions reaching 68 million times.
In late November, Uniswap launched an NFT aggregation trading service platform. So far, the platform has 4,007 users, 5,135 sales, and a total transaction volume of 2,656 ETH (about 3.3 million US dollars). (Source link)
"What are the interesting articles worth reading in the past 24 hours?"
1. "Web3 Domain Name Track: Ice and Fire Faced by the Leading ENS"
Web3 is not only compatible with blockchain and EVM, but also has a DID system for the entire Web3. Regarding the DID track, the mainstream investment view in the market is to start from the user and the application comes before the protocol. This article analyzes the DID track from the aspects of Web3 domain name characteristics and application scenarios, the current status of the Web3 domain name market, and the .bit challenge ENS case. The author of this article believes that .bit, as a startup company that has been established for less than two years and has just completed its A round of financing, deserves continued attention from an investment perspective.
2. DApp Annual Report: 4464 active DApps, Ethereum’s annual active address count fell to third place
With the development of DeFi and NFT, DApp has taken a big step on the road to the successful landing of blockchain on the C-end, and the outline of Web3.0 is looming. This article reviews the development of DApp in the past year, analyzes the current status of all 4464 DApps on 8 public chains, including Ethereum, EOS, Tron, Solana, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Optimism, and also analyzes the top 50 DApps in the top 10 user activity in the five major DApp types, including Games, DeFi, Marketplace, Collectibles, and Social & Media, in an attempt to comprehensively present DApp in 2022 from the cross-perspective of "public chain x type x user".
3. "The Best on the Chain in 2022: 6 Amazing Numbers"
The on-chain activity in 2022 is far crazier than ever before, with a single liquidation of over $60 million and a single transfer of over $5.3 billion. Conor Grogan, head of strategy at Coinbase, counted the six "largest" on-chain events in 2022. For example, the hacking incident with the largest amount of money was the attack on Ronin Bridge on March 23, in which the attacker stole approximately $650 million.
