[Tether CEO Hopes Future Robots Can Eliminate Dependence on Centralized Infrastructure] Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform, stating that in response to another outage of Cloudflare, he hopes future robots will no longer rely on centralized infrastructure.
[DeFi Development Q3 Unrealized Gains Exceed $74 Million, No Increase in SOL Holdings] Nasdaq-listed company DeFi Development (DFDV) released its November performance update, revealing that it has not increased its SOL holdings recently. As of the end of the month, the SOL holdings amounted to 2,195,926 tokens, with a market value of approximately $293.2 million. The supply of SOL invested in liquid staking tokens, dfdvSOL, was 530,286.72 tokens. Unrealized gains for the third quarter exceeded $74 million, with a SOL holding yield of 11.4%. Chief Operating Officer Parker White and Chief Strategy Officer Dan Kang have started repurchasing DFDV shares from the open market.
近期，与虚拟货币相关的概念快速升温，一些不法分子借机鼓吹有关交易炒作活动，打着稳定币、空气币（π币等）、现实世界资产（RWA）代币、“挖矿”的幌子开展非法集资、传销诈骗等非法活动，并使用虚拟货币转移违法犯罪所得，严重侵害了社会公众的财产安全，扰乱经济金融正常秩序。为进一步贯彻落实中国人民银行、金融监管总局、中国证监会等部门发布的《关于防范代币发行融资风险的公告》《关于进一步防范和处置虚拟货币交易炒作风险的通知》等要求，落实打击虚拟货币交易炒作工作协调机制会议精神，中国互联网金融协会、中国银行业协会、中国证券业协会、中国证券投资基金业协会、中国期货业协会、中国上市公司协会、中国支付清算协会联合就有关风险提示如下： 一、正确认识虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币及相关活动的本质属性 虚拟货币不由货币当局发行，不是国家法定货币，不具有与法定货币等同的法律地位，不能作为货币在我国境内流通使用。其中，π币等空气币无实质性技术创新，无明确的商业应用场景和价值，发行和运营机制不透明，欺诈和市场操纵问题严重，且常出现借其名义开展的传销、诈骗活动。稳定币目前无法有效满足客户身份识别、反洗钱等方面的要求，存在被用于洗钱、集资诈骗、违规跨境转移资金等非法活动的风险。现实世界资产代币化通过发行代币（通证）或具有代币（通证）特性的其他权益、债券凭证进行融资和交易活动，存在多重风险，包括虚假资产风险、经营失败风险、投机炒作风险等，目前我国金融管理部门未批准任何现实世界资产代币化活动。 境内机构和个人在境内开展法定货币与虚拟货币兑换、现实世界资产代币发行和融资等活动涉嫌非法发售代币票券、非法集资、擅自公开发行证券、非法经营期货业务等非法金融活动。境外虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币服务提供商直接或变相采取各种方式向我国境内开展相关业务活动提供服务同样属于非法金融活动。相关境外虚拟货币服务提供商的境内工作人员，以及明知或应知其从事虚拟货币相关业务仍为其提供服务的境内机构和个人，将被依法追究责任。 二、有关机构不得开展与虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币相关的业务 各会员单位不得在境内参与虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币发行和交易活动，不得直接或间接为客户在境内发行和交易虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币提供相关服务。银行、支付机构会员单位不得为境内发行和交易虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币相关业务活动提供服务，不得为虚拟货币“挖矿”企业和项目提供任何形式的金融服务和信贷支持，要严格开展客户尽职调查，及时研判是否涉及虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币交易或洗钱风险，确保展业符合监管要求，发现可疑线索要按程序采取措施并向有关部门报告。证券、基金、期货机构会员单位不得为境内发行和交易虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币及相关金融产品提供服务。互联网平台企业会员单位不得为境内发行和交易虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币相关业务活动提供任何形式的营销宣传、信息技术等服务，切实做好平台发布信息的合规排查工作。各会员单位应多方位开展虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币风险提示和警示教育，提醒社会公众明辨风险、远离非法活动。 三、社会公众要高度警惕各类形式的虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币业务活动 虚拟货币价格大起大落，波动剧烈，常被用于投机炒作和传销诈骗等非法活动，请社会公众切实增强风险意识和识别能力，守护好自己的“钱袋子”，切勿参与虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币相关活动，以及借虚拟货币“挖矿”名义开展的非法集资和非法发行证券活动。远离虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币，以免卷入相关违法犯罪活动，谨防加入推广虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币业务活动的社群，警惕含有虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币历史收益、买卖建议或投机前景的虚假宣传，拒绝点击含有境外虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币交易平台的链接及二维码等访问渠道。如发现任何涉及虚拟货币、现实世界资产代币相关业务活动的线索，及时向有关监管部门举报，对其中涉嫌违法犯罪的，及时向公安机关报案。
[Strategy CEO Denies Rumors of Inability to Pay Dividends, Claims $1.44 Billion Reserve Fund Raised] Strategy CEO Phong Le stated in an interview with CNBC that the company has no issues with paying dividends, but rumors have been spread, leading to market shorting of Bitcoin. He mentioned that Strategy raised a $1.44 billion dividend reserve fund within eight and a half days, equivalent to 21 months of dividend payments. This move aims to eliminate market fear, uncertainty, and doubt, and to demonstrate that even during a Bitcoin downturn, the company retains the ability to raise funds quickly.
[US SEC Updates Agenda for Cryptocurrency and Privacy Roundtable, Zcash Founder to Deliver Speech] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will host a roundtable on cryptocurrency, financial surveillance, and privacy on December 15. The event will be opened by senior SEC officials, including Crypto Task Force Director Richard B. Gabbert, Chairman Paul S. Atkins, and several commissioners. Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox will deliver a keynote speech, and Aleo Network Foundation CEO Koh will also give a presentation. The panel discussion will be moderated by Aleo Network Foundation's Global Policy Head Yaya J. Fanusie, with participants including an ACLU policy analyst, the CEO of the Blockchain Association, and representatives from several privacy technology companies.
[CoinShares Head of Research Says Concerns About Tether Are Unfounded, Data Shows No Systemic Flaws] On December 6, CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill refuted concerns about Tether's solvency in the December 5 market dynamics report. He stated that, according to Tether's latest audit report, its reserve assets amount to $181 billion, with liabilities of approximately $174.45 billion, leaving a surplus of nearly $6.8 billion. He believes that while risks associated with stablecoins should not be ignored, current data does not indicate systemic flaws. Additionally, Tether has generated $10 billion in profits in the first three quarters of this year, remaining one of the most profitable companies in the sector.