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ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ripple Labs announced the withdrawal of its cross-appeal against the U.S. SEC and will execute the relevant terms determined by the previous court ruling. This decision signifies that the multiple rounds of legal battles since the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple in 2019 may come to an end.Abandoning the appeal means Ripple will accept the initial ruling of a $125 million civil penalty and may retain a permanent injunction. In 2023, Judge Torres ruled that the sale of XRP to retail investors on public exchanges does not constitute a securities transaction, but the sale to institutional investors violates securities laws.

ChainCatcher news, according to social media information, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that Ripple will abandon its cross-appeal in the case against the SEC, and Ripple will completely turn the page on this chapter, focusing on the most important thing—building the Internet of Value, the overall situation is set.ChainCatcher news, according to previous reports, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in the Southern District of New York has twice rejected the SEC's and Ripple's settlement request yesterday. The request aimed to reduce the fine to $50 million and lift the permanent injunction, but the judge believes that Ripple still has the potential to violate the law again, and the injunction must be maintained.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted payment framework AEON announced a partnership with the exchange Bybit to integrate the Web3 mobile crypto payment solution into the Bybit App, providing offline QR code payment capabilities to its 70 million users. Users can directly use crypto assets for consumption in Southeast Asia, Africa, and other regions within Bybit, applicable to over 20 million offline merchants including McDonald's, Starbucks, and Uniqlo.Previously, mainstream exchanges and wallets such as KuCoin, Bitget Wallet, and TokenPocket have already integrated AEON's Web3 mobile crypto solution, expanding the real-world application scenarios for crypto assets.

ChainCatcher news, Ripple's Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty stated, "Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to unconditionally drop its appeal. Ripple has now agreed to drop its cross-appeal. The SEC will retain $50 million of the $125 million fine (which has been deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account), and the remaining amount will be refunded to Ripple. The agency will also request the court to lift the standard injunction previously imposed at the SEC's request. All of this will require a commission vote, the drafting of final documents, and the usual court procedures."

ChainCatcher news, according to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to withdraw its appeal against Ripple, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitnomial plans to withdraw its lawsuit against the SEC. Bitnomial had previously sued the SEC last October, as the SEC claimed regulatory authority over Bitnomial's planned XRP futures contracts.Terrett further revealed that Bitnomial will officially launch its XRP futures contracts, which have been approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), tomorrow morning.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has withdrawn its pre-application to enter the Turkish cryptocurrency market, and the reason for the withdrawal is still unclear. Turkey's financial regulators have updated the list of companies applying for clearance, confirming that Coinbase has withdrawn its application. Bitfinex, Bitbns, Bitlo, OKX, and Rain Software are still seeking opportunities in Turkey by providing custodial services through their applications.

ChainCatcher news, Uniswap Labs integrates the cross-chain bridging protocol Across, enabling secure and fast transfers of ETH, stablecoins, and wBTC across 9 chains, all within the Uniswap application.According to RootData, Across is an optimistic-based cross-chain bridging protocol that allows users to execute transactions between chains almost instantly. This is achieved through the use of optimistic oracles, bonded relayers, and one-sided liquidity pools.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Uniswap has announced that its permissionless in-app cross-chain bridge is now live. Uniswap users can now directly cross-chain across nine networks from the Uniswap interface and Uniswap wallet. The cross-chain bridge currently supports: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, OP Mainnet, Zora, Blast, World Chain, and ZKsync.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ripple Labs announced on Thursday that the company will appeal the ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of maintaining its legal defense while the SEC's appeal in the case is under review by the appellate court.Earlier this month, the SEC filed a notice of appeal regarding the long-standing case against Ripple, which the regulatory agency first sued in December 2020. Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty stated that Ripple's appeal aims to ensure that the company retains its views and arguments in the case, but he did not elaborate on what the company might argue in its motion. He said, "We are doing this to ensure that we leave no room for arguments, including the argument that an investment contract cannot exist without the fundamental rights and obligations in the contract."Similar to the documents submitted by the SEC last week, Ripple's initial filing is merely a notice indicating that a more comprehensive argument will be submitted in the future. Alderoty stated that both parties will fill out a form in the coming weeks to provide "a fairly high-level description" of their arguments, but neither the regulatory agency nor the company will disclose specific details before submitting their opening statements. The SEC's brief may be released around the end of January, while Ripple's opening brief (which will be combined with its opposition to the SEC's brief) will be released at a later time.

ChainCatcher news, in the seventh season of the BNB Chain Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program, Binance Labs has invested in the Telegram trading mini-app Blum, which focuses on leveraged meme coins and new tokens.

ChainCatcher 消息，据金十報導，美國前總統特朗普表示將與美國副總統哈里斯進行辯論。此外，哈里斯表示："我將自豪地將我的成績與特朗普的進行比較。我們擁有足夠的代表票來獲得民主黨提名。"ChainCatcher news, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced in his messaging app that the crypto game Catizen has "earned" $16 million through in-app purchases.Durov stated: "Catizen is a mini-game on Telegram with over 26 million players. This game has earned $16 million through in-app purchases, and 1% of that will be donated to rescue stray cats."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Telegram has announced the launch of a "mini app store and an in-app browser that supports Web3 pages." Meanwhile, organizations can also use mini apps to publish tags for their channels and create decentralized markets for third-party verification.It is reported that Telegram has become a popular portal for crypto games such as Notcoin, Yescoin, and Hamster Kombat.

ChainCatcher news, Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero announced on the X platform the launch of a new in-app payment feature. This feature, built for the Farcaster client Warpcast, allows users to pay others using USDC without the need to look up or remember addresses, with almost instant confirmation and zero fees. The feature initially supports only the Base chain, with potential support for other chains to be added later.

ChainCatcher message, dYdX announced on platform X that it has introduced an in-app staking feature, allowing users to stake and unstake DYDX through the dydx.trade interface and earn USDC staking rewards.Previously, DYDX holders had to use third-party wallets to stake their DYDX. Now users can send DYDX to their wallet address used for trading on the dYdX Chain and stake their tokens with it.

ChainCatcher news, data privacy solution Privy announced the launch of a cross-application wallet feature, which allows users to log into other applications using their existing embedded wallets, enabling interoperability. The first batch supports integrations with Zora, OpenSea, Fantasy, Icebreaker, and Adimverse, with more support to be added in the future.

ChainCatcher news, DWF Labs partner Andrei Grachev tweeted that they are looking for game/social mini-apps built on the TON blockchain on Telegram.They are willing to support excellent teams in areas such as investment, marketing, networking, and legal matters to help them succeed.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider SafePal announced on Thursday a strategic investment in Swiss bank Fiat24, opening a banking gateway for users to pay fees with digital assets and transfer funds to other compliant banks.It is reported that the two companies have launched a Visa card focused on cryptocurrency and in-app banking services, with the USDC stablecoin pegged to the US dollar as the default deposit currency. Users can exchange their held tokens for USDC through Arbitrum. USDC can be stored as US dollars, euros, and Swiss francs for trading and spending. After completing the KYC and login process in the SafePal mobile wallet application for Fiat24, users can establish a personal, fully compliant bank account without paying any account creation or management fees.Additionally, after creating a bank account in the SafePal mobile wallet, credentials will be generated in the form of NFTs on the Ethereum-based Arbitrum network, ensuring that all related transactions are securely and transparently recorded on-chain. The crypto Visa card is also connected to third-party payment platforms such as PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay. This Visa card will initially launch in parts of Europe, followed by a rollout in other regions of continental Europe, while the in-app banking gateway will be launched outside the United States and in all non-U.S. sanctioned countries.

ChainCatcher message, the official TON Chinese channel announced that xRocket has launched the first complete Telegram Mini App (TMA) exchange, offering limit and market orders without users needing to leave the app, supporting jettons trading and allowing jUSDT/USDT exchanges without the need for bridging services.

ChainCatcher news, the Apple App Store updated its review guidelines yesterday, which cover the review of cryptocurrency trading, crypto wallets, and NFT-related services. Among them, the review regulations regarding NFTs state: applications may allow users to view their own NFTs, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock features or functionalities within the app. Applications may allow users to browse collections of NFTs owned by others, provided that the app must not include buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchase mechanisms outside of in-app purchases.Previous news, Apple charges up to 30% commission on all NFT transactions made through iOS applications. (Source link)