Evening News | BitKeep will fully compensate affected users; SBF will stand trial in New York next week

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"What Important Events Happened in the Last 24 Hours"

1. BitKeep: Full Compensation for Affected Users, Reporting and Case Filing Procedures Initiated

Multi-chain wallet BitKeep announced in its Telegram group that the recent hacking incident involved total losses for users, and BitKeep will provide full compensation. The announcement also stated, "We have initiated reporting and case filing procedures, and with the assistance of various institutions, we have frozen some funds. According to police procedures, recovering funds will take some time, and we hope everyone can be patient. We also hope that affected users will cooperate with us in providing relevant information and assisting in the investigation."

Earlier reports indicated that BitKeep CEO Kevin published an open letter stating that BitKeep was hacked on December 26. The root cause of the incident has been identified, and efforts are being made to trace the theft address, with some stolen funds already frozen. They are currently working hard to recover user losses. (Source link)

2. SBF to Be Arraigned in New York Next Week

According to The Block, former FTX CEO SBF will be summoned by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York next week. According to court documents, SBF's arraignment is scheduled for January 3. SBF faces two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy. Meanwhile, SBF is also facing civil lawsuits from U.S. federal regulators, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Source link)

3. U.S. SEC: If FTX's Investments in Dave and Mysten Labs Came from Customer Funds, They Could Be Recovered as Customer Assets

According to CNBC, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that SBF used customer funds for two $100 million venture investments through FTX subsidiaries, namely Dave and Mysten Labs. If these $100 million investments can be clearly linked to customer funds, there is a possibility of recovery.

"The two $100 million investments made by FTX's affiliated investment vehicle FTX Ventures were funded by FTX customer funds, which were transferred to Alameda." If the FTX bankruptcy trustee can determine that customer funds financed SBF's investments, they can recover these funds as part of the recovery of customer assets.

Earlier reports indicated that in March this year, the banking app Dave received a $100 million investment from FTX Ventures; in September, the Sui development team Mysten Labs completed a $300 million financing round, led by FTX Ventures. (Source link)

4. 3Commas CEO Confirms API Key Leak, Urges Users to Be Cautious

Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng warned users on Twitter that 3Commas API keys may have been widely leaked and advised users to stop using them. Subsequently, 3Commas CEO Yuriy Sorokin confirmed the API key leak on Twitter, stating, "We have requested Binance, Kucoin, and other supported exchanges to revoke all keys associated with 3Commas," and added that there is currently no evidence suggesting that the leak was caused by internal personnel, and they are actively investigating. (Source link)

5. Zhao Changpeng Looks Ahead to 2023: Non-Custodial and Multi-Chain Wallets Will Rise

Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng recently published an open letter titled "2022, Resilience is Key." In the letter, he introduced that Binance currently has 7,500 employees from over 100 countries, serving more than 120 million users worldwide. Binance Labs has invested over $500 million in Web3 and blockchain innovation projects.

As of the end of 2022, Binance has obtained registration licenses or permits in 14 countries or regions across five continents, and the compliance team has expanded from 500 to 750 people.

Zhao Changpeng stated that the impact of the FTX incident will take the industry a long time to digest and address. Looking ahead, infrastructure and data tools will continue to evolve, Web3 asset ownership will also change, and non-custodial and multi-chain wallets will rise. (Source link)

6. Bloomberg: Japanese Regulators Have Eased Token Listing Screening Processes for Exchanges

According to Bloomberg, Japan's cryptocurrency exchange regulatory agency has notified its member companies that new regulations easing the token listing screening process will take effect immediately, allowing exchanges to list tokens without undergoing a lengthy pre-screening process, unless these tokens are newly emerged in the Japanese market.

ChainCatcher previously reported that Japan plans to further relax cryptocurrency regulatory rules by simplifying the token listing screening process for exchanges this October, with the rule expected to take effect in December. Additionally, Japan may further ease the requirements for listing tokens issued through ICOs and IEOs in March 2024. (Source link)

7. Uniswap: Total Trading Volume Exceeds $62 Billion in 2022

Uniswap Labs officially stated that the decentralized trading platform's 3 million independent wallets had a total trading volume exceeding $62 billion in 2022, with 68 million transactions.

In late November, Uniswap launched an NFT aggregation trading service platform, which currently has 4,007 users, with a sales volume of 5,135 transactions and a total trading volume of 2,656 ETH (approximately $3.3 million). (Source link)

"What Interesting Articles Are Worth Reading in the Last 24 Hours"

1. “Web3 Domain Track: The Ice and Fire Facing Leading ENS”

Web3 is not just about blockchain and EVM compatibility; it also includes a DID system for the entire Web3. Regarding the DID track, the mainstream investment view in the market is user-centric, with applications preceding protocols. This article analyzes the DID track from the perspectives of Web3 domain characteristics and application scenarios, the current state of the Web3 domain market, and the .bit challenge to the ENS case. The author believes that .bit, as a startup established less than two years ago and having just completed its Series A financing, is worth continued attention from an investment perspective.

2. “DApp Annual Report: 4,464 Active DApps, Ethereum's Annual Active Address Count Drops to Third”

With the development of DeFi and NFTs, DApps have made significant strides in successfully landing on the C-end of blockchain, and the outline of Web3.0 is becoming vaguely visible. This article reviews the development of DApps over the past year, analyzing the status of all 4,464 DApps across eight public chains: Ethereum, EOS, Tron, Solana, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Polygon, while also analyzing the top 10 most active DApps in five major categories: Games, DeFi, Marketplace, Collectibles, and Social & Media, attempting to comprehensively present the DApp landscape in 2022 from the intersection of "public chain x type x user."

3. “2022 On-Chain Highlights: 6 Amazing Numbers”

2022 was crazier on-chain than ever before, with single transactions exceeding $60 million in liquidation and single transfers exceeding $5.3 billion. Coinbase's strategic director Conor Grogan reviewed six "largest" events on-chain in 2022, such as the largest hacking incident occurring on March 23 when the Ronin Bridge was attacked, resulting in the theft of approximately $650 million.