Compiled by: Luan Peng, ChainCatcher
Important News:
- Telegram Founder: Telegram Achieved 10 Application Feature Updates in One Day, Covering Gifts, Tags, etc.
- Former Russian Investigator Sentenced to 16 Years for Accepting $73 Million Bitcoin Bribe, the Largest Bribery Case in the Country's History
- HBO Documentary Suggests Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, Peter Todd Has Publicly Denied
- Analysis: Reasons HBO Documentary Believes Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto Include Posts, Spelling Habits, etc.
- 20,000 People in Argentina Caught in Fake Crypto Project Related to USDT, Victims Have Filed a Lawsuit
- FTX Seeks Court Approval for Settlement with Former Alameda CEO, Who Will Surrender "All Assets"
- 86-Year-Old Man Admits to Running Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Will Pay $14 Million
- Binance to Remove Spot Trading Pairs APE/ETH, ATOM/BNB, BAL/BTC, etc.
"What Important Events Happened in the Last 24 Hours"
Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on his personal TG channel stating, "Yesterday I proposed 10 improvements for our application. We had the models ready that same day, and today, we have a fully functional version implementing these features.
These updates include 5 improvements for gifts, 3 improvements for tags, a feature to add media after sending messages, and a function to view the time of message edits. All of this took just one day."
According to Decrypt, former Russian investigator Marat Tambiyev was sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting approximately $73 million in Bitcoin bribes during an investigation into organized crime. This amount exceeds the previous highest bribery amount in Russian history by more than five times.
Marat Tambiyev was accused of transferring half of the criminal gang's Bitcoin into his own wallet, leaving the other half for the criminals. Investigators found Bitcoin wallet keys in a folder on his laptop named "pension."
Marat Tambiyev insisted in court that he was innocent and argued that his actions helped the state recover part of the criminal gang's profits. According to Russian state media, he plans to appeal this verdict. Currently, one-third of the Bitcoin stored on Marat Tambiyev's computer has been recovered, while the whereabouts of the remaining portion remain unclear.
HBO Documentary Suggests Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, Peter Todd Has Publicly Denied
According to Cointelegraph, Cullen Hobak, the producer of HBO's documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," presented evidence to Peter Todd and Blockstream founder Adam Back, concluding that Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.
The documentary ends with Peter Todd saying, "Yes, I am Satoshi Nakamoto." However, this acknowledgment does not specifically prove that this Canadian developer is the inventor of Bitcoin. Peter Todd cited the phrase "I am Satoshi Nakamoto" to support the privacy rights of the true inventor.
Peter Todd has publicly denied being the creator of Bitcoin and questioned Hobak's conclusion, as clips from the documentary leaked online before its premiere, seemingly pointing to him as Satoshi Nakamoto.
@tier10k posted on X stating that HBO's main reasons for believing Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto (which he denies) are as follows:
- In 2010, Todd (from a new account) replied to Satoshi Nakamoto on bitcointalk; HBO claims he accidentally completed Satoshi's post using his own account;
- Both accounts were not updated for several days;
- Todd later deployed the "replace-by-fee" concept discussed in the post;
- The documentary claims Todd used the pseudonym "John Dillon" to promote RBF;
- Both used British/Canadian spelling;
- Satoshi released a timeline, which the documentary claims aligns with a student's timeline, posting more content on weekends;
- Todd once discussed "sacrificing" Bitcoin; the documentary claims this refers to destroying Satoshi's Bitcoin.
According to CryptoNews, up to 20,000 people in San Pedro, Argentina, have been caught in a fake crypto project related to USDT, promoted by some unknown actors.
Lawyers stated that the platform's operators promised to double investors' funds within six weeks and offered some investors daily returns of 1% to 2% in USD. Currently, at least 50 victims are preparing to file a lawsuit against a company named Knight Consortium. This company operates a crypto platform called "RainbowEx," but it is not registered or legally supported.
Victims include some retirees, and some investors have been unable to withdraw funds for three weeks, causing widespread panic.
FTX Seeks Court Approval for Settlement with Former Alameda CEO, Who Will Surrender "All Assets"
According to Cointelegraph, FTX submitted a motion seeking court approval for a settlement agreement with former Alameda Research head Caroline Ellison.
Ellison agreed to transfer assets not seized by the government or used for legal fees to FTX creditors. The motion states that once the terms are met, Ellison will only have certain personal physical properties left. She also promised to cooperate with FTX's investigations and lawsuits, sharing information obtained regarding her relationship with Alameda and Sam Bankman-Fried.
FTX stated that this settlement agreement would allow creditors to recover "almost all recoverable assets," and Ellison's cooperation would also provide significant value.
A hearing on the proposed settlement is scheduled for November 20.
86-Year-Old Man Admits to Running Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Will Pay $14 Million
According to Cointelegraph, an 86-year-old former California lawyer was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay nearly $14 million after admitting to running a multi-million dollar crypto Ponzi scheme.
On October 8, Las Vegas federal court judge Gloria Navarro sentenced David Kagel after he pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge of commodity fraud in May.
Due to health issues, Kagel is currently receiving end-of-life care at a senior facility in Las Vegas, where he will serve his probation unless he leaves, at which point he will be required to wear a monitoring device. Government prosecutors who charged Kagel last year stated that from December 2017 to around June 2022, David Kagel and two accomplices lured victims into investing in fraudulent crypto trading schemes with promises of high returns and no risks.
Binance to Remove Spot Trading Pairs APE/ETH, ATOM/BNB, BAL/BTC, etc.
According to an official announcement, Binance will remove and cease trading for the spot trading pairs APE/ETH, ATOM/BNB, BAL/BTC, and BNB/DAI on October 11 at 03:00 (UTC).
Bernstein: If Trump Wins the Presidential Election, Bitcoin Price Could Reach $80,000-$90,000
Bernstein analysts reiterated their prediction that if Donald Trump wins the presidential election next month, the price of Bitcoin could reach $80,000 to $90,000. While analysts expect Bitcoin to perform well in the long term regardless of the outcome, they stated that if Kamala Harris wins, Bitcoin may test the $40,000 range again.
Trump has repositioned himself this year as a candidate supportive of cryptocurrency—accepting cryptocurrency as campaign donations and outlining policies to turn the U.S. into a "superpower" in Bitcoin mining, appoint a cryptocurrency-friendly SEC chairman, and establish a national strategic Bitcoin reserve. In contrast, Harris only recently mentioned cryptocurrency in any speeches or policy statements, making broader comments last month that she would encourage cryptocurrency businesses while protecting consumers, stating that the U.S. should "dominate" in the blockchain space, and that digital assets are part of her "opportunity economy" vision.
While Bernstein analysts believe that Bitcoin will perform well in the long term regardless of the outcome, given the backdrop of low interest rates, ongoing U.S. fiscal deficits, and unprecedented debt levels, the short-term reaction to the election could be substantial.
ZachXBT reported that 11 high-confidence wallets associated with MEME token KOL Murad Mahmudov were discovered, holding approximately $24 million in meme coins on Ethereum and Solana, for the community to monitor his future activities.
- All funds in these wallets come from the same Ethereum address;
- The source of funds is directly related to the wallet holdings of the STFX team address/multisig signers, which are similar to the content he publishes;
- Each Solana address consistently uses deBridge;
Modular AI Agent Infrastructure Theoriq Launches Incentive Testnet
The modular AI agent infrastructure Theoriq announced the launch of its incentive testnet on X. According to the development roadmap previously published on its website, Theoriq is expected to launch its mainnet for services by "the end of 2024."
Meanwhile, the company will further develop its "Agent" during the testnet phase.
Additionally, Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that ChainML is a modular, composable AI agent infrastructure for machine learning and related complex data-driven computing in Web3. ChainML collaborates with leading Web3 protocols as a design partner to apply machine learning to DeFi, gaming, social, and data infrastructure. In May of this year, ChainML raised $6.2 million in a seed round expansion and launched the agent infrastructure named Theoriq.
OpenAI Requests Dismissal of Musk's Lawsuit Against the Company and Its Founder Sam Altman
OpenAI requested the dismissal of Musk's federal lawsuit against the company on Tuesday. Two months ago, Musk filed the lawsuit, accusing OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission to develop an open AI platform for "the benefit of humanity" in favor of profit maximization. In the dismissal motion submitted to the California federal court, OpenAI stated that Musk's lawsuit is "the latest escalation of a campaign to harass OpenAI for his own competitive advantage."
OpenAI's documents noted that Musk subsequently launched his own AI startup, xAI, claiming he is "trying to leverage the judicial system" to gain a competitive edge in the field. Musk has not commented on the document.
"What Interesting Articles Are Worth Reading in the Last 24 Hours"
Will Ethereum Throughput Increase by 50%? Quick Overview of the Community's New Proposal EIP-7781
Recently, a new improvement proposal (EIP) from the Ethereum community has sparked discussion. The new EIP-7781 proposal aims to enhance the overall throughput of the Ethereum network by shortening block times and increasing data processing capacity. This proposal was put forward by Ben Adams, co-founder of Illyriad Games, on October 5, and simply put, it aims to reduce block generation time from 12 seconds to 8 seconds, increasing the data processing capacity of blocks to achieve a 50% increase in throughput. Additionally, it plans to reduce fees on Ethereum Layer 2 networks by increasing rollup-based delays.
Ben Adams described EIP-7781 as increasing transaction throughput by about 33% without increasing the number of individual blocks or blobs; allocating bandwidth usage over time to reduce peak bandwidth demand and maintain network efficiency; this is equivalent to increasing the number of blobs from 6 to 8 or increasing the gas limit from 30M to 40M; however, this approach does not increase peak bandwidth.
Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, expressed support for this proposal. He believes that shortening the slot time to 8 seconds will significantly enhance the overall performance and user experience of the network. This change would not only increase network throughput by 50% and improve efficiency for decentralized exchanges (like Uniswap v3), saving approximately $100 million annually in CEX-DEX arbitrage costs, but also optimize the user experience of Layer 1 smart contracts by reducing confirmation times by one-third. At the same time, reducing slot times can better allocate peak loads, making resource utilization for execution clients more balanced during non-validated peak periods, aligning with Ethereum's long-term scalability goals. Despite the risk of intensified time games, Justin Drake believes this change is a key step toward a more efficient and scalable network.
Three Arrows Capital Returns to Establish Meme Fund, but 80% of Supply Concentrated Among Insiders
Three days ago, 3AC launched a meme fund called $3AC. Users from @bubblemaps quickly discovered that 80% of the supply is concentrated in a single cluster.
However, curiosity drove me to delve deeper—what exactly are Su and Kyle up to? Will these two former billionaires really make a comeback?
On October 8, the first day after the National Day holiday, the "sentiment bull market" in A-shares continued: this morning, A-shares opened with the Shanghai Composite Index rising 10.13%, the Shenzhen Component Index rising 12.67%, and the ChiNext Index rising 18.44%; the A-share securities sector hit the daily limit, and stock index futures were all limit up; the trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges exceeded 2.5 trillion yuan for the second consecutive trading day; the trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the fifth consecutive trading day, taking only 20 minutes, setting a record for the fastest trillion in history; the Shanghai Composite Index once surged past 3600 points, and ultimately, the total trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges reached 34,519.39 billion yuan, an increase of 8,589.02 billion yuan compared to the previous day.
Meanwhile, the ripple effect of the A-share investment frenzy is gradually transmitting to the crypto market: the USDTC2C price briefly dropped about 1% this morning, currently reported at 6.9 RMB, while the USDT to RMB exchange rate has fallen below 7, lower than the USD to RMB exchange rate, indicating that some funds from the crypto market have already "fled" to traditional financial markets like A-shares.
As mentioned in our previous article "A-shares Break 3300 Points to Stand Tall, Cryptocurrency vs. Stock Market 2024 Correlation Node Review": "Limited by the smaller market size, the already scarce liquidity in cryptocurrency may further flow back," today's market performance also indirectly supports this point; on the other hand, the sentiment bull market in A-shares may drive further increases in related concept tokens, facilitating more funds to "join the edges of this feast."
In light of this, this article provides a brief overview of "China concept" related token projects for crypto readers' reference.
Base Founder Jesse Answers 100 Questions from the Community
Base may soon become the new king of L2.
Data from Dune and DeFilama shows that from October 6, 2023, to October 6, 2024, Base's revenue increased by $64.57 million, surpassing the second-place Arbitrum by $7 million; TVL grew by $1.8 billion, with a current total TVL of $2.26 billion, while Arbitrum's TVL increased by $700 million during the same period, totaling $2.39 billion; Base's weekly transaction count reached 35 million, with daily transactions in recent months more than double that of the second-place Arbitrum; the number of active addresses on Base increased by 59 million. Almost all key data metrics are leading, and Base is considered one of the best-performing public chains currently.
Last fall, Jesse launched Base, and in just one year, Base stood out from dozens of L2s.
This fall (October 1), Jesse joined the Coinbase executive team as one of eight core executives. In addition to Base, Jesse will also oversee Coinbase Wallet, an important product, managing almost all on-chain business for Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S.
On October 2, Jesse answered questions from all users on Warpcast (the Base ecosystem social platform), systematically addressing his development plans for Base over the next year.
In this AMA, Jesse answered nearly 100 questions covering topics and content such as: "Potential future products for Base: unsecured credit, regional stablecoins, Web3 social and creator tools," "Next steps for Base and Coinbase Wallet," "Infrastructure and applications on the Base ecosystem, such as Warpcast, Moxie, etc.," "Views on memes, such as degen, basegod," "Personal interests and emotional life," etc. Foresight News selected 60 of these questions and categorized them for readers.
A nearly $200 million Solana token "missing case" has drawn attention to FalconX, a cryptocurrency brokerage and the world's first CFTC-registered cryptocurrency swap dealer.
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