Crypto technology company Fireblocks has announced that it has established a regional office in Tokyo, Japan, to strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Fireblocks will strengthen its presence in Japan by hiring sales, professional services, and product teams dedicated to providing “solutions for Japanese enterprises.”

Representative French Hill, who is about to take over as chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, said the committee will focus on relaxing bank regulations, addressing capital formation issues so that more companies can go public, and addressing the market structure of cryptocurrencies. Hill also said in an interview with CNBC that he has not yet decided whether the United States should establish a Bitcoin reserve. (Jinshi)

Baby Doge published a post on the X platform disclosing that it has submitted a listing application to Coinbase, but it seems that no response has been received so far.

According to Decrypt, Byte Federal, a prominent Bitcoin automated teller machine (BTM) company based in the United States, has experienced a significant data breach. The breach, which was disclosed in a filing with Maine's attorney general, affected the personal data of 58,000 customers, including 111 residents of Maine. The company discovered the breach on November 18, more than a month after it occurred on September 30. Venket Naga, co-founder and CEO of Serenity, a security-focused data storage service, commented on the incident, highlighting the evolving nature of cybersecurity threats. He emphasized the need for crypto industry firms to adopt adaptive frameworks to address emerging risks that threaten both physical and underlying blockchain infrastructure. Byte Federal operates 1,356 Bitcoin ATMs across the United States, accounting for approximately 4.3% of all crypto ATMs in the country. The breach was reportedly caused by the exploitation of a third-party service. Upon detecting the incident, Byte Federal shut down its platform and assured users that no funds were lost. A joint statement from Hacken, a crypto cybersecurity firm, indicated that the breach was due to an unpatched or outdated GitLab system and inadequate server segmentation. This allowed attackers to access sensitive customer data, including names, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, government-issued IDs, social security numbers, transaction activity, and user photographs. Despite the breach, Byte Federal stated that there was no evidence of customer data being misused or accessed. The company is taking precautionary measures to secure data and alleviate customer concerns. It is working with an independent cybersecurity team to conduct a forensic investigation and may pursue legal action. Byte Federal has reset all customer accounts, changed internal passwords, and updated its password management system, tokens, and keys to prevent further breaches. Customers have been urged to reset their login credentials and may be required to verify their personal information. An anonymous former Bitcoin ATM operator expressed concerns about the incident, stating that retaining customer data poses significant privacy risks. They noted that data breaches in the cryptocurrency sector are particularly dangerous as they link personal information with specific financial activities, making users vulnerable to theft and fraud. The former operator chose to shut down their service rather than comply with know-your-customer rules, citing privacy concerns.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited 199,923 LINK worth $5.65 million to Binance. The whale accumulated these LINKs at a cost of $2.2 million after two months of steady accumulation and transferred them to a new wallet one month ago. Currently, the whale has a profit of up to $3.44 million.

Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, wrote on the X platform that the market is competing for the bitcoins mined every day, and the current value of bitcoins mined every day is about $4,500.

世界中のスポーツファンとチームを結ぶブロックチェーンプラットフォーム「Chiliz（チリーズ）」が、ファントークン領域における新展開とパートナーシップ強化を発表し、ユーザー体験やコミュニティエンゲージメントのさらなる向上 […] source: https://jinacoin.ne.jp/chiliz-20241213/

According to the latest data from BurnGMT.com, the total amount of GMT locked in the voting has exceeded 300 million, and the current annualized rate of return is about 200%. Since the launch of the lock-up plan, the price of GMT has risen from 0.115 to a maximum of 0.2639, an increase of about 129.48%, and the price has fallen back to 0.2, an increase of 73.91%. The plan will end on January 20, 2025. At present, the first lock-up target has been completed, burning 60 million advisor shares of GMT to be unlocked in the next 10 months. It is reported that if the total amount of lock-up reaches 500 million and 900 million, it will trigger a larger-scale burning plan.

Kevin Lee, Chief Business Officer of Gate.io, publicly responded on the X platform to the false rumors about "Gate.io cannot withdraw money" and security intrusion. Kevin said that recently some criminals have tried to discredit the platform's reputation and create panic among users by forging screenshots and fabricating false information. These behaviors include using forged addresses to create incorrect transaction information, intercepting withdrawal failure pages and confusing the public, concealing the specific reasons for failure, and maliciously spreading false rumors such as "cannot withdraw money". Kevin strongly condemned these malicious behaviors and pointed out that Gate.io reserves the right to take legal action against those who spread false information, reminding users not to believe or spread rumors, and if in doubt, they should verify through official customer service channels. He also called for the establishment of a more "clean" ecological link with industry practitioners. Kevin also said that Gate.io's security and compliance team has fully reviewed the relevant situation and found no abnormal signs, nor received any relevant problem reports from authoritative security agencies. At present, the deposit, withdrawal and trading functions are operating normally. The platform always maintains 100% capital reserves. The latest reserve scale has exceeded US$10 billion, further strengthening its solid and secure position in the digital asset field.

Human players have outsmarted Freysa in every game so far, winning tens of thousands of dollars worth of ether. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/330765/freysa-ai-agent-reflects-on-crypto-challenges?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

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