Morning News | Mirae Asset Group plans to acquire Korbit for approximately $100 million; Flow suffers an attack with about $3.9 million flowing out; Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI
Overview of Important Market Events on December 28整理：ChainCatcher
Important News:
- Flow: Execution layer attacked, resulting in approximately $3.9 million in assets flowing out, user funds are safe
- Mirae Asset Group plans to acquire South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for approximately $100 million
- Data: Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI, worth approximately $596 million
- Trust Wallet: Over 2,630 claims received, with amounts ranging from $1.05 million to $3.5 million
- Lighter founder confirms previous large transfers of LIT tokens are unrelated to airdrops, APP may launch in the coming weeks
- WLFI: Governance voting has started, proposing to use treasury funds to accelerate USD1 application
What important events happened in the past 24 hours?
Hyperliquid clarifies team token unlock schedule: 1.2 million HYPE to be unlocked on January 6
According to ChainCatcher, Hyperliquid announced on Discord to clarify the team token unlock schedule. 1.2 million HYPE will be unlocked on January 6, with subsequent token unlocks occurring uniformly on the 6th of each month.
WLFI: Governance voting has started, proposing to use treasury funds to accelerate USD1 application
ChainCatcher reports that WLFI has officially opened governance voting on the X platform.
The proposal authorizes the use of a portion of unlocked WLFI treasury funds to accelerate the adoption of USD1 through targeted incentive measures. Community members will vote on how to proceed with development to shape the next phase of growth for USD1 and WLFI.
Michael Saylor releases Bitcoin Tracker information again, possibly hinting at another BTC purchase
ChainCatcher reports that Strategy founder Michael Saylor has released Bitcoin Tracker-related information again.
Based on previous patterns, Strategy always discloses information about increasing Bitcoin holdings the day after related news is released.
ChainCatcher reports that the decentralized order book exchange Lighter is expected to undergo another upgrade in 12 hours, with announcements regarding the token TGE likely to be released soon. In response to community concerns about multiple large transfers of LIT tokens by the Lighter team, founder and CEO Vladimir Novakovski confirmed in a Twitter Space interview that these transfers are unrelated to airdrops but are for the custody of investor and team allocation funds.
Additionally, he revealed that a universal margin system will allow L1 assets to be used as collateral on Lighter, and the mobile APP will also launch in the coming weeks.
Trust Wallet: Over 2,630 claims received, with amounts ranging from $1.05 million to $3.5 million
ChainCatcher reports that Trust Wallet CEO Eowync.eth has released a security incident update, stating that Trust Wallet has received over 2,630 claims, with amounts ranging from $1.05 million to $3.5 million. The customer support team is doing its utmost to process claims as quickly as possible.
Analysis: Bitcoin can continue to rise without waiting for gold and silver corrections
ChainCatcher reports that according to Cointelegraph, analysts believe Bitcoin can continue to rise without waiting for corrections in gold and silver. Glassnode's chief analyst James Check stated on the X platform, "This may be an unexpected 'dark horse' viewpoint." Bitcoin holders with opposing views "simply do not understand these assets."
Macroeconomist Lyn Alden also expressed similar views in a YouTube podcast released on Saturday. She stated that while "many describe it as a competitive relationship," she "does not agree with that view." Alden pointed out that the recent strong performance of Bitcoin relative to gold is because Bitcoin has been in a "stagnation period" over the past year, while gold has experienced "its most glorious year."
TRM Labs: LastPass stolen assets point to Russian criminal gangs, which laundered money using mixing tools
ChainCatcher reports that according to Crowdfund Insider, TRM Labs has traced stolen crypto assets from the 2022 LastPass vulnerability incident on-chain, with on-chain evidence indicating the involvement of Russian cybercriminal gangs in the laundering process.
TRM stated that although hackers used mixing tools like CoinJoin, the funds' flow could still be linked to the same group of attackers through de-mixing and behavioral continuity analysis. The related funds ultimately flowed into high-risk Russian exchanges Cryptex and Audi6, with an estimated total amount exceeding $28 million.
Data: Uniswap treasury burns 100 million UNI, worth approximately $596 million
ChainCatcher reports that according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Uniswap treasury has completed the burning of 100 million UNI, valued at $596 million.
The previous proposal for fee burning on Uniswap has been approved, and according to this proposal, future fees collected by Uniswap will also be used for UNI burning.
ChainCatcher reports that according to Cointelegraph, Mirae Asset Group is negotiating to acquire South Korea's fourth-largest crypto exchange, Korbit, with a transaction valuation of approximately 100 billion to 140 billion Korean won, equivalent to about $70 million to $100 million.
The potential acquisition will be led by Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-financial subsidiary of Mirae Asset Group, which has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korbit's major shareholders. Public information shows that Korbit is currently approximately 60.5% owned by NXC and its subsidiary Simple Capital Futures, while SK Square holds about 31.5%.
Reports indicate that Korbit holds a complete operating license and compliance system, making it attractive to large financial groups looking to enter the digital asset space in a compliant manner. However, in terms of market share, Korbit has a limited presence in the South Korean crypto trading market.
CoinGecko data shows that out of approximately $1.21 billion in total 24-hour trading volume across six major exchanges in South Korea, Korbit contributed only about $5.75 million, accounting for less than 1%. In contrast, Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone hold significant advantages. Previous reports indicated that Naver Financial also plans to acquire Upbit operator Dunamu through equity swaps, showing that traditional finance and tech giants in South Korea are continuously increasing their investments in the crypto asset space.
ChainCatcher reports that Flow's official statement on the X platform indicates that attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Flow execution layer to transfer approximately $3.9 million in assets before the network went offline. The attack did not access users' existing balances, and all user deposits are safe.
Currently, approximately $3.9 million in funds have primarily flowed out through bridges such as Celer, Debridge, Relay, and Stargate. The attacker's wallet has been identified and marked, and their laundering activities through Thorchain and Chainflip are being tracked in real-time. The Flow Foundation has submitted freezing requests to Circle, Tether, and major exchanges.
The network has now stopped operating to cut off all exit paths, and a repair solution is undergoing final verification. The target restart time is within 4 to 6 hours, depending on the testnet verification results. FindLabs is releasing forensic data containing transaction hashes and the attacker's Ethereum wallet address.
ChainCatcher reports that Flow has released an update on the attack event on social media, stating that the protocol repair solution has been accepted and successfully deployed by network validators. The network is online and generating blocks but is in "idle/read-only" mode, and normal transaction submissions are still suspended.
Before fully restoring operations, Flow must enforce synchronization with key ecosystem partners (cross-chain bridges, centralized exchanges, and decentralized exchanges) to ensure that its internal systems are fully synchronized with the recovery status of the Flow ledger. The foundation will immediately release the final "network online" confirmation information once partner synchronization is completed.
ChainCatcher reports that OKX CEO Star responded to the DeBot security incident on the X platform, stating: "There are several common scenarios for wallet theft. The centralized risk of private keys in DEX Bot-like products involves related products uploading user private keys to servers, storing them in plaintext or decryptable forms. Once hacked, the risk level is effectively equivalent to that of an exchange, so the security standards for such products must meet exchange-level standards, or the risks are extremely high. Risks include code vulnerabilities in self-custody wallets or subjective malicious acts, user terminal devices being compromised or data leaked, and automated strategies' structural dependence on private key custody."
Star added that the correct evolution direction for wallet security is that private key security and usability are not mutually exclusive.
ChainCatcher reports that DeBot has announced a compensation registration form, where affected users can log in to the DeBot official website (PC or mobile version) to fill it out, and the registration form will be valid for a long time. DeBot stated that it will complete verification within 72 hours after submission and will fully compensate 100% to confirmed affected users, with compensation funds directly issued to the DeBot security wallet address.
Meme Popularity Rankings
According to meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN, as of December 29, 09:00,
The top five popular ETH tokens in the past 24 hours are: SHIB, LINK, PEPE, UNI, ONDO
The top five popular Solana tokens in the past 24 hours are: TRUMP, PENGU, Fartcoin, FO, ME
The top five popular Base tokens in the past 24 hours are: PEPE, MINKY, BASED, NATO, SKYA
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Polymarket 2025 Six Major Profit Models In-Depth Report, Starting from 95 Million On-Chain Transactions
On the night of the 2024 U.S. election, a French trader netted $85 million on Polymarket.
This figure exceeds the annual performance of most hedge funds.
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market that has processed over $9 billion in trading volume and gathered 314,000 active traders, is redefining the boundaries of "voting with money."
But we must first be honest: prediction markets are a zero-sum game.
Luke Gromen: Why I Sold Most of My Bitcoin at the End of 2025
In mid to late November 2025, macro analyst Luke Gromen, who has a long-term bullish outlook on Bitcoin and gold, sold off the vast majority of his Bitcoin holdings—not a complete liquidation, but a clear phased reduction, sparking considerable discussion in the market.
Yesterday, in the last video of 2025 he released, Luke systematically explained the thought process behind this decision for the first time.
He discussed not just Bitcoin, but a whole set of interrelated judgments: why to remain cautious about Bitcoin in the short term, why still optimistic about precious metals, and how he understands the emerging "multipolar world."
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