Swarms developer Kye posted on X platform: "About to unveil the architecture of @swarms_corp agent evaluation framework, inspired by @AnthropicAI's open source evaluation paper. Coming soon: user sentiment analysis + function call evaluation. Get ready to make @swarms_corp agents 10x more reliable."

1. JAN3 completes $5 million seed round, Tether participates; 2. JPMorgan Chase: "Depreciation trading" will continue to exist as the structural importance of Bitcoin and gold increases; 3. Chilean lawmakers are considering a legislation on strategic Bitcoin reserves; 4. BlackRock IBIT has experienced net outflows for the first time in two consecutive weeks; 5. Industry insiders: Trump's idea that all remaining Bitcoins are produced in the United States is impossible to achieve; 6. Coinbase obtains a key license to provide derivatives in Europe by acquiring Bux's Cyprus subsidiary; 7. The cumulative trading volume of DEX futures contracts in 2024 reached 285 billion US dollars, and Hyperliquid accounted for 78.8%; 8. Jupiter launched the Goodcats program to reward those who promote ecological growth; 9. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: The unabridged version of the OCP 2.0 letter from the FDIC has been received, and the new Congress should immediately start hearings; 10. Lawyer John Deaton Propose that the new US government investigate Operation Chokepoint 2.0; 11. Solana co-founder: Only 6 important underlying smart contracts are needed, and any developer optionality that increases business risk is negative; 12. Solv Protocol official X account was stolen and published false information, please be careful of risks; 13. Base protocol leader: Unlike Solana+SVM, Ethereum+EVM believes that there are about unlimited contracts to be built; 14. CME's average daily contract trading volume for 2024 reached 26.5 million, of which the average daily trading volume of crypto contracts increased by 203%; 15. The largest holder of MIRA tokens: The compensation for the wallet affected by the ZERO incident has been completed, and the assets on MIRA have been moved to a multi-signature wallet; 16. Raydium surpasses Ethereum and Uniswap in 24H and 7-day income and expenses.

According to Foresight News, the official Twitter account of the Bitcoin staking platform Solv Protocol has been compromised. The breach was detected by SlowMist's monitoring team. Hackers have used the account to post tweets containing fraudulent token contract addresses. Users are advised to exercise caution and be aware of potential risks associated with these fake tokens.

According to Odaily, Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, commented on Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko's statement about the limited number of essential smart contracts. Pollak highlighted a philosophical difference between Solana and Ethereum regarding the use of smart contracts. He noted that in the Solana ecosystem, there is a belief that only about six contracts are worth writing, leading to their reuse and less focus on contract verification, open-source development, and expansion. Solana aims to create a decentralized Nasdaq with a focus on capital markets. In contrast, the Ethereum ecosystem views the potential of smart contracts as vast, with an emphasis on open-source, verified, and scalable contracts. Ethereum's mission is to build a global economy encompassing all its components, including capital markets. Pollak expressed interest in observing how these philosophies will evolve in the coming years, acknowledging opportunities in both approaches. Earlier, Yakovenko responded to Ethereum community members who suggested that Layer 2 (L2) solutions are the most sustainable business model for block sales. He argued that multiple L2s are unnecessary if a single L2 can handle parallel execution and utilize all available blobspace for various use cases. Yakovenko emphasized that there are not infinitely useful smart contracts or execution environments, asserting that only about six essential smart contracts exist. He criticized the notion of unlimited developer options, stating that it increases business risk, citing examples like the ERC20 interface and additional governance systems. Yakovenko further elaborated in the comments, stating that across all blockchains, the primary uses today are tokens, NFTs, and automated market makers (AMMs), followed by bonding curves, lending, oracles, central limit order books (CLOBs), and perpetuals. He noted that these factors have not yet become decisive drivers for product-market fit.

According to Odaily, security firm SlowMist has released statistics on the top 10 financial scams of 2024. ZKasino, IBXtrade, and Essence Finance are the top three incidents, with losses amounting to $33 million, $21.8 million, and $20 million, respectively. Notably, SlowMist's representative, Yuxian, commented that most of these top 10 scams are likely not projects initiated by Chinese nationals, suggesting that not all projects involving Chinese individuals should be dismissed outright.

According to the statistics of the security agency SlowMist, among the top 10 runaway events in 2024, ZKasino, IBXtrade, and Essence Finance ranked in the top 3 with the amounts involved of US$33 million, US$21.8 million, and US$20 million respectively. It is worth mentioning that Yu Xian said: "Most of the top 10 runaway events in 2024 (it is uncertain whether there will be a subsequent return) should not be Chinese projects, and there is no need to completely deny Chinese projects."

Regarding Solana co-founder Anatoly’s claim that “there are only 6 important (underlying) smart contracts”, Base protocol leader Jesse Pollak said: “In my opinion, one of the biggest philosophical differences between Solana+SVM and Ethereum+EVM is our view on what can and will be built on the chain using smart contracts. In the Solana space, the current view is that ‘only about 6 contracts are worth writing’. Therefore, these contracts are fixed and reused, with less attention paid to contract verification, open source, expansion and expansion. Our mission is to build a decentralized Nasdaq, focusing on the function of the capital market. In the EVM space, the current mindset is that we have only touched the surface of the world computer, and there are about unlimited contracts to be built. This results in everything being open source, verified, and built to be scalable, forked and expanded. Our mission is to build a global economy that includes every component of the economy (including two capital markets, etc.). It will be interesting to watch how these philosophies evolve in the next few years. There are a lot of opportunities for both.” Earlier today, in response to the views of Ethereum community members that “L2 is the most sustainable block sale business”, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko commented: "It seems logical, but it is also wrong. Multiple L2s are meaningless. If a single L2 can handle parallel execution, then it can use up all the blobspace and run every use case. More importantly, there are no infinitely useful smart contracts, let alone execution environments. There are only 6 (or so) important (underlying) smart contracts. Developer optionality is unlimited, which is not necessary at all. In fact, any developer optionality that increases business risk is negative, such as the erc20 interface. Every additional sorter, L2 multi-signature, governance system, VM customization, etc., increases business risk?" Then, he added a reply in the comment area: "Of all chains, what people use and do today are tokens, NFTs, and amms. Then it may be joint curves/lending/oracles/clobs/perps. I haven't seen this change become a decisive driver of pmf."

According to PANews, SlowMist founder Yu Jian has announced that the official X account of Solv Protocol has been compromised. Users are advised to avoid clicking on any suspicious links.

According to SlowMist Cosine monitoring, Solv Protocol's official X account was stolen and published false information. Please stay vigilant and beware of risks.

According to Odaily, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has expressed his disagreement with the Ethereum community's perspective that Layer 2 (L2) solutions are the most sustainable approach for blockchain scalability. Yakovenko argued that while the logic might seem sound, it is fundamentally flawed. He stated that having multiple L2 solutions is unnecessary, as a single L2 capable of parallel execution could utilize all available blobspace and handle every use case. Yakovenko emphasized that there are not unlimited useful smart contracts or execution environments. He noted that there are only about six significant underlying smart contracts. He also pointed out that the optionality for developers is infinite, which he believes is unnecessary. In fact, he argued that any developer optionality that increases business risk is negative, citing the ERC20 interface as an example. He questioned whether additional components like extra sequencers, L2 multisigs, governance systems, and VM customizations add to business risk. In a follow-up comment, Yakovenko added that across all blockchains, the primary activities people engage in today involve tokens, NFTs, and automated market makers (AMMs). He mentioned that other activities might include bonding curves, lending, oracles, central limit order books (CLOBs), and perpetuals. However, he has not observed these activities becoming decisive drivers for product-market fit.

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