On January 24th, the Paris prosecutor held a press conference on Thursday evening, saying that Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife were kidnapped from their home in central France early Tuesday morning and taken to two different locations by car to be imprisoned. During the kidnapping, the kidnappers contacted another Ledger co-founder and demanded a ransom payment in cryptocurrency, which has been partially paid. This...
According to the official website of the United Arab Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the SCA has released the draft regulation of securities and commodity tokens and invited the public to provide feedback by February 14, 2025. According to the draft, security tokens include equity tokens, bond tokens, Islamic bond tokens, and commodity tokens include gold tokens, oil tokens, etc. These tokens are all built on the blockchain/DLT platform and can be traded on the virtual asset...
According to the German business newspaper, the European Union Commission has completed its investigation of social media platform X and will decide to fine it millions of euros. (Jin Ten)
On January 24th, according to official news, OKX has now fully upgraded the combined margin account model, combining the same perpetual contract, delivery contract, option and spot of the USDT standard, USD standard and USDC standard into the same risk unit, aiming to achieve cross-standard hedging, effectively reduce the margin required by users, and improve the utilization rate of funds. In addition, this upgrade also introduces a more scientific dynamic adjustment mechanism, reducing MR1, 6, ...
On January 24th, according to Reuters and Bloomberg, US President Trump said in an interview with Fox News Network broadcast on the evening of January 23 local time that he would rather not impose tariffs on China, while insisting that tariffs are a "great power". Reuters reported in December last year that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York also believes that the imposition of tariffs on China hurts US companies, and companies that have trade relations with China bear the brunt. At present, C...
According to South Korean media NEWSIS, South Korean prosecutors asked the court on Thursday to extend Yoon's detention.
On January 24, according to the official announcement, OKX will officially launch ARCUSDT, SWARMSUSDT, and COOKIEUSDT perpetual contracts on the web, app, and API from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm (UTC + 8) on January 24, 2025. The detailed rules are as follows: -ARCUSDT contract trading opening time: 7:00 pm on January 24th (UTC + 8) -SWARMSUSDT contract opening time: 7:15pm on January 24th (UTC + 8) -COOKIEUSDT contract trading opening time: 7:30 pm on January 24th (UTC + 8)
In an interview with Fox Business, the new cryptocurrency czar, David Sacks, praised President Donald Trump's executive order on cryptocurrencies. The order aims to clarify regulations, define digital assets, and strengthen the dominance of the U.S. dollar through stablecoins. According to Sacks, the newly formed Digital Asset Task Force will oversee regulatory developments. It will divide digital assets into categories such as securities, commodities, and collectibles. The government also seeks...
New York's Department of Financial Services has issued a consumer alert warning against "sentiment-based virtual currencies," known as meme coins, highlighting their extreme volatility, lack of regulation and high risk of fraud, including "chive-cutting" schemes that suddenly drive up shipments. The department warned that these tokens are often...
On January 24th, the Bank of Japan made an interest rate decision by 8 votes to 1, and the Bank of Japan's deliberator, Toyoaki Nakamura, disagreed with the decision to raise interest rates.
According to official news, multi-chain liquidity re-staking agreement Bedrock officially said that it has officially closed Veda Vault, and depositors will have one week to withdraw assets. This closure only affects Veda Vault, and the rest of Bedrock Vault will remain operational.
On January 24th, Pierre Rochard, vice president of research at Riot Platforms, wrote that the biggest obstacle to the Bitcoin strategic reserve plan is not from the Federal Reserve, the Ministry of Finance, banks or Elizabeth Warren, but Ripple/XRP. Ripple is investing millions of dollars in lobbying to try to thwart the progress of the US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve (SBR) plan. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse countered that the company's actions are actually increasing the likelihood of the landing ...
On January 24, according to a tweet by US political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen on the X platform, US Republican Congressman Andy Ogles is currently proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow Trump to run for a third term.