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Cosmos ecosystem NFT marketplace Talis Protocol stated on October 31 on X that attackers exploited vulnerabilities in its market and auction contracts on Injective, resulting in approximately 5,700 hosted NFTs being extracted and sold into public collection bids.Talis indicated that it has suspended new listings and auctions on Injective and will return over 26,000 NFTs in the contract to their holders. As a precaution, new listings and auctions on other chains have also been suspended. Please do not buy, list, or bid on Talis until the fixes are confirmed safe; users can still cancel unexecuted bids. If listings or auctions disappear, please check your wallet.The project stated that the repaired contracts are ready and are undergoing pre-deployment review, with a timeline to be announced later. The team has recorded each affected NFT, the holders before the theft, and each transaction bid, and is formulating a plan to return the NFTs to their original holders and compensate the bidders. A list of affected NFTs will be published, and please do not purchase these NFTs in the meantime.Talis also stated that it will not request wallet connections to claim any content via private messages, and a complete post-incident explanation will be released later.RootData shows that Talis Protocol was established in 2021 and completed a $2.35 million private fundraising round in November of the same year.

According to CoinDesk, as Bitcoin returns to the $80,000 mark, venture capitalist Jason Calacanis wrote a "eulogy" for Bitcoin, stating that "Bitcoin is like CDs in the Spotify era and DVDs in the Netflix era," and that "the dead cat is still bouncing."He further pointed out that Bitcoin is not outstanding in trading and smart contracts, the user experience is daunting, and it no longer sparks the public's imagination; "If Bitcoin were to achieve mass adoption and significant use cases, it would have done so long ago."Calacanis also joked that people expect Bitcoin to remain stable, and it is no longer a quick way to get rich, saying, "It's boring... advocates have transformed from pirates to suit-wearing individuals with orange ties, awkwardly sharing cringeworthy memes."In response, MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor stated, "You have watched Bitcoin grow since 2011; it is now a $1.6 trillion success and the most valuable digital asset in the world." He expressed that "digital capital is a killer application, and preserving wealth across generations is a grander ambition than pleasing dinner guests," and emphasized that "the orange tie will not come off."

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, wallets related to the fund Monetalis are suspected of asset rotation operations. The Monetalis associated wallet sold approximately 3.72 million UNI through Cumberland, worth about 13 million USD, and then purchased 171,543 HYPE, worth about 9.56 million USD.It is currently unclear whether this transaction represents a formal adjustment of the fund's position, but on-chain data shows that its capital flow has shifted from UNI to HYPE.

Totalis announced the completion of a $500,000 seed round financing on platform X, with participation from Y Combinator.Totalis is the first company to receive investment from Y Combinator entirely in the form of USDC, with the funds settled through the Solana network and hosted by Ramp. Totalis positions itself as the core derivatives layer of the prediction market, allowing users to build multi-colored combinations across categories, markets, and venues, covering geopolitical, cryptocurrency, and sports assets, aimed at enhancing capital efficiency in trading and market-making.According to Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, YC will make investment payments in stablecoins in the future, and this new financial track of revolution will not be conducted through ACH or wire transfers.

According to monitoring by The Data Nerd, a whale wallet suspected to be related to Monetalis transferred 325,000 UNI to Wintermute, worth $1.24 million. The wallet currently holds 3.27 million UNI, worth $12.75 million; 31,337 ETH, worth $63.81 million; and 98,900 AAVE, worth $11.86 million.

According to Cointelegraph, venture capitalist Nic Carter stated in a podcast that the long-term inaction of Bitcoin developers regarding the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin may lead to dissatisfaction among large institutions holding significant amounts of Bitcoin (such as BlackRock), ultimately triggering an "institutional takeover."Nic Carter warned that institutions will not tolerate the core security issues of Bitcoin being ignored for an extended period. "If developers continue to be inactive, institutions will lose patience and will fire the current developers, replacing them with new ones."

According to Arkham data, at 00:00, 500,000 UNI (worth approximately $2.875 million) were transferred from Monetalis to an anonymous address (starting with 0x40B5...).

According to Arkham data, at 16:57, 878,200 UNI (worth approximately 5.3 million USD) was transferred from Monetalis to an anonymous address (starting with 0x25bA...).

According to Arkham data, at 15:49, 26,735.92 AAVE (worth approximately 4.17 million USD) was transferred from Monetalis to Cumberland DRW.

According to Arkham data, at 01:01, 452,800 UNI (worth approximately $3.54 million) was transferred from Flow Traders to Monetalis.

According to The Data Nerd monitoring, Monetalis (0x5eE...916B) has accumulated 1.85 million UNI from Wintermute and FlowTraders in the past 24 hours, worth approximately $14.33 million. At the same time, the address transferred 72.9 million ARB to Wintermute and B2C2, worth approximately $19.62 million.

Recently, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), an address suspected to belong to Monetalis (0x5eE...16B) received 1.851 million UNI in the past 8 hours from market makers such as Wintermute, Flow Traders, and B2C2, valued at approximately 14.33 million USD, with an average price of 7.7 USD. This transaction may have been conducted through over-the-counter (OTC) trading.Previously, UNI surged to 10 USD due to a buyback and burn proposal, but later fell back to around 7 USD due to selling pressure.

ChainCatcher news, Alumni Ventures venture capitalist Bryan Liu has confirmed his attendance at the annual summit hosted by Silicon Valley 101 x RootData on October 5 (GMT-7). Alumni Ventures is a network-driven venture capital firm aimed at individual investors, with a large community network.It is reported that the summit will feature two major forums: "Valley 101 Alignment 2025 Tech Summit" and "DeInsight 2025". Blockchain media ChainCatcher, the proxy crypto browser Donut, and the Al+Web3 investment accelerator AI101Labs will jointly host the "DeInsight 2025" forum.This summit is dedicated to deeply exploring the integration and innovation of the two cutting-edge technologies, AI and Crypto, bringing together top professionals from the global crypto asset and artificial intelligence fields, providing participants with valuable opportunities to connect with international cutting-edge resources and integrate into the global innovation ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has acquired no-code trading company Capitalise.ai to expand its professional platform. Capitalise.ai is an Israeli company specializing in no-code, natural language trading automation, and the financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.This acquisition will enable Kraken Pro users to create, test, and automate trading strategies using everyday text without the need to write code. Kraken plans to launch these new features on the Pro platform later this year.

ChainCatcher news, market analyst Jordi Visser stated on the Anthony Pompliano podcast that the younger generation aged 25 and under is increasingly disillusioned with the capitalist system. Influenced by the impact of AI and economic uncertainty, the call for establishing a welfare system through public spending is growing louder.He pointed out that the government will be forced to continue printing money to alleviate social pressures, which will further drive the long-term value of Bitcoin as an anti-inflation asset. "The greater the anger, the more money is printed, and the harder it becomes to suppress the price of Bitcoin."Visser believes that in the next five years, AI and robotics will change the labor structure and accelerate the restructuring of the financial system.

ChainCatcher news, 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino stated that crony capitalism has become the biggest threat to the development of the cryptocurrency industry in the United States. Although there are constant doubts about Ripple within the industry, many individuals and companies are actively lobbying the new government behind the scenes, trying to influence policy-making to gain an advantage.Tomaino emphasized that clear regulatory guidance is certainly important, but it must be centered on promoting the free development of the industry, avoiding the destruction of the U.S. cryptocurrency industry by favoring certain "well-connected" projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, billionaire and American venture capitalist Tim Draper stated that he predicts Bitcoin will reach $250,000 by 2025, but this is just the beginning. He expects that over time, the price of Bitcoin will increase 30 times, thereby reshaping global finance.In addition, Draper expressed enthusiasm about the potential impact of the incoming Trump administration on the private sector. He noted that Trump's election has had a significant effect on the cryptocurrency landscape.

ChainCatcher news, Circle has partnered with venture capitalist Mark Carnegie's MHC Digital Group to plan the introduction of its stablecoin USDC in Australia and other regions.