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Crypto fund manager McCann is under investigation in Zanzibar, Tanzania, after his fiancée was suspected to have died by suicide. McCann's passport has been confiscated by local police, and he has been asked to remain in the area while awaiting the results of the forensic autopsy.Recently, 31-year-old American influencer Ashlee Jenae died at a luxury resort in Tanzania. Her fiancé Joe McCann is the founder of the crypto hedge fund Asymmetric. McCann claims his wife hanged herself, but Jenae's family and friends strongly deny this and have issued an open letter stating that she would never commit suicide, demanding a thorough investigation by the authorities. Public information shows that Joe McCann's fund suffered a 78% loss in July 2025 and was forced to close. The timeline from the fund's collapse to the sudden death after their engagement has led the crypto community to question whether it is merely a coincidence.

According to Forbes, Ripple and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb will invest $1 billion from his approximately $3.9 billion cryptocurrency fortune through his nonprofit organization Astera Institute to develop AGI systems based on principles of the human brain. He has also committed an additional $600 million to the field of neuroscience.Astera Institute, located in Emeryville, is currently planning to record the neural activity patterns of mice performing tasks through brain-machine interfaces, and then translate the research findings into new AI architectures, with future subjects expanding to monkeys and humans. McCaleb believes that the current mainstream Transformer architecture lacks key elements such as planning, decision-making, and motivation, and that new directions need to be explored. AI based on principles of the human brain is more likely to be understood and controlled by humans.

The crypto wallet Rainbow announced that it will officially launch the RNBW token on February 5, and will initiate the CCA mechanism auction on Uniswap on February 2. Rainbow stated that anyone can participate in this auction, and 100% of the proceeds will automatically become on-chain liquidity for RNBW. More details will be announced later.

The former co-founder of Scalar Capital, Linda Xie, who has joined the Farcaster team, announced on the X platform that the token issuance platform Clanker is currently exploring the next generation of token pre-sale solutions, Clanker Auctions. This pre-sale solution is expected to be designed based on the Uniswap CCA auction protocol and will add contracts related to liquidity, vesting, and more.It is reported that earlier this month, Clanker platform's first new token offering was targeted, and the community expressed that this pre-sale was a "disaster," as the pre-sale contract had an old version hard cap of only 20 ETH, with a certain whale acquiring 16 ETH (80%) of the share. Additionally, the lack of restrictions on the participation limit for individual wallets was also a major reason for the oligopoly in the pre-sale shares.

According to CriptoNoticias, American investment analyst Mike Zaccardi stated that he will be re-buying Ethereum (ETH) this week, after previously selling part of his ETH ETF position for tax reasons.Zaccardi pointed out that technical indicators show "the adjustment may be coming to an end," with ETH showing strength against Bitcoin for the first time since August. He mentioned that ETH fell 47% within three months after approaching $5000, dropping to a long-term support level of $2600 at one point. The analyst believes that the relative strength index (RSI) has broken through a downward trend line, which could be an early signal for a price increase. Although $4100 remains an important resistance level, he sees possible signs of stabilization. From a seasonal perspective, Zaccardi noted that historically, ETH performs strongly from December to May, while it experiences significant volatility from June to November. He plans to keep his ETH ETF position at 0.5% of his portfolio.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on the X platform that the first auction of Uniswap CCA initiated by the Aztec Network project has concluded, with a total bidding amount of 59 million dollars.The auction process did not experience sniping, bundling, or timing games, but rather a slow and fair price discovery, ultimately concluding at a price 59% above the reserve price. A portion of the auction proceeds and token reserves will be used to launch the Uniswap v4 liquidity pool, which will become the largest source of secondary market liquidity.

Uniswap announces the launch of the "Continuous Clearing Auction Protocol (CCA)".CCA is a customizable protocol for launching liquidity and issuing tokens on Uniswap v4. The protocol is designed in collaboration with Aztec, which provides a ZK Passport module for private and verifiable participation.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData X tracking data, in the past 7 days, the unified blockchain ecosystem MECCA has been the project with the most new X (Twitter) top influencer followers, including crypto industry KOL 嗯哼 (@enheng456), 2Lambroz (@2lambro), and crypto KOL 孤鹤.hl (@ZKSgu) who have recently followed this project.In addition, the project with the most X top influencer followers also includes flyingtulip.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, the blockchain-based Mecca ecosystem has secured a strategic investment of $8 million from a consortium of global investors, including Gemhead Capital, Alpha Capital, BD Ventures, and several well-known Asian family offices.Mecca aims to pioneer the next generation of financial and payment ecosystems, with core principles encompassing sustainable reward-driven financial models, transparent participant-centered income structures, and environmentally conscious blockchain frameworks. Its design is scalable and meets the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for seamless integration across industries.The Solana-based Mecca decentralized application (DApp) payment solution is expected to launch in the coming months, supporting both online and offline transactions, embedding Mecca tokens into real-world payment systems to enhance utility. Currently, Mecca plans to use the funding to accelerate development, enhance technological infrastructure, and drive innovation in the blockchain industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the plan for Solana digital asset treasury company led by Joe McCann to go public via SPAC has been halted. The company originally planned to raise up to $1.5 billion through a merger with Gores Holdings X's SPAC, with McCann serving as co-founder and CEO. Sources say that the reason for the current cancellation of the deal has not been disclosed, and they may seek other paths to go public in the future. Previously, McCann's hedge fund Asymmetric had LPs report nearly 80% losses this year.In previous news, the new Solana treasury company Accelerate plans to raise $1.5 billion, with Joe McCann set to serve as CEO.

ChainCatcher news, according to Unchained Crypto, a new Solana cryptocurrency treasury company called Accelerate, led by Joe McCann, founder and CEO of Asymmetric Financial, plans to go public through the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Gores X Holding, raising up to $1.5 billion.The company plans to raise $800 million through private equity financing (PIPE), with the SPAC providing $358.8 million, raising $250 million through convertible debt, and $103.2 million through the sale of SPAC warrants. If the financing is successful, Accelerate will become the largest Solana treasury company in the market.However, this figure may change as other major Solana treasury companies such as DeFi Development Corporation (DFDV) and Sol Strategies (HODL) increase their token holdings.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Elon Musk's social media platform "X" CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced her resignation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Mt. Gox founder and Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb recently disclosed the latest progress of his space station company Vast, aiming to push humanity to become a multi-planetary species. In an interview with Bloomberg, he stated that Vast plans to launch its still-under-construction commercial space station Haven-1 into orbit by May 2026 at the latest.If Vast succeeds, it is expected to win a lucrative contract from NASA to replace the International Space Station, which is anticipated to be awarded in mid-2026; if it fails, McCaleb could lose $1 billion, and its business prospects would be impacted. He stated, "Few are willing to take on such high resource investment and risk as I am."Vast is building spacecraft with the help of SpaceX technology, including docking adapters, a Starlink-based space WiFi system, and has booked SpaceX launch missions to transport equipment and astronauts (pending NASA approval). Currently, Vast is competing with companies such as Axiom Space, Voyager Space, Lockheed Martin, and Blue Origin, founded by Bezos, for NASA's next phase contract.

ChainCatcher news, Jito Labs founder buffalu announced the appointment of Rebecca Rettig as the company's Chief Legal Officer (CLO), who will officially take office next week.Rebecca previously served as the Legal Director at Talos and has extensive experience in the DeFi space. At Jito Labs, she will lead legal, compliance, and policy matters, focusing on the evolving staking ETF space and participating in the development of MEV-related policies.