On Jan. 22, Lisa Kruse, commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Financial Institution Group, told members of the House Committee on Industry, Commerce and Labor that the state's residents filed 103 complaints of cryptocurrency scams with the FBI, resulting in a total of $6.50 million in losses in 2023. The FBI reported in September that Americans lost $5.60 billion to cryptocurrency fraud in 2023 and recorded 5,500 cases involving cryptocurrency ATMs with losses exceeding $189 million.
UniSat announced in a post on the X platform that the inscription and rune UTXO management tool is currently in Fractal beta and an update is coming soon.
The official UniSat verification page has also been launched, and users can find the official account verification page at the bottom of the website homepage to verify UniSat team members.
UniSat Wallet has announced the temporary suspension of CAT20 market services at the request of the CAT protocol team. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates upon receipt of further information from the CAT protocol team. The CAT protocol team previously stated that major protocol updates are being rolled out to fix issues and improve protocol security, user assets are safe, and transactions will resume in a few days.
The US state of Louisiana has reported its first human death from bird flu, according to a statement.
On December 27, the visa fee reduction measures for Chinese embassies and consulates abroad will be extended until December 31, 2025. For details, please consult the local Chinese embassy and consulate.
Six mutual funds tracking the price of bitcoin will debut in Israel next week after receiving approval from the Israel Securities Authority (ISA). The six companies, which will begin operations on the same day on December 31, will be provided by Migdal Capital Markets, More, Ayalon, Phoenix Investment, Meitav and IBI respectively, with management fees ranging from 1.5% to 0.25%. One of the funds will use active management in an attempt to outperform bitcoin.
Isaac Boltansky, head of policy research at BTIG, said that the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to undergo personnel changes, and if approved by the Senate, Paul Atkins will replace Gary Gensler for a five-year term. But Isaac Boltansky warned that despite the SEC personnel changes, there will still be "jurisdictional disputes" in the future, noting that the agency and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sometimes have disputes over cryptocurrency regulation.
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yuk: 1. Apologize for declaring martial law, which is out of desperation as president. 2. Will not shy away from the legal and political responsibilities in the process of declaring martial law. 3. There will never be a second martial law. 4. The National Power Party will decide the plan for the presidential term and political stability. Han Dong-hoon, representative of the ruling party of South Korea: President Yoon Seok-yuk has been unable to perform his duties...