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Monad co-founder Keone Hon released a protocol security self-inspection checklist on the X platform, focusing on core issues such as management permissions, fund security, and multi-signature mechanism design, which mainly includes ten points:Clearly identify which admin functions may lead to fund loss;Ensure that relevant operations are time-locked;Establish a real-time monitoring mechanism;Provide timely alerts when admin functions are called;Review all privileged accounts and try to use a multi-signature (k-of-n) structure;Clarify signature threshold parameters;Multi-signature signers should use independent cold devices solely for signing operations and follow best practices (such as independently verifying transaction hashes);Set rate limits on withdrawals and avoid control by the same multi-signature;Ensure employee devices have malware detection and management capabilities;Predefine extreme scenarios where multi-signature signers are compromised, reverse engineer potential attack paths from the attacker's perspective, and optimize system design accordingly to increase attack costs and complexity.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the first bi-weekly active vault competition from April 2 at 18:00 to April 16 at 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users who connect their Gate wallet or compatible wallets and complete registration can obtain "vault keys" by participating in various trading tasks on Gate DEX across multiple chains, and participate in the leaderboard to share rewards based on the total number of keys accumulated. The more participation and the higher the ranking, the more rewards will be obtained.It is reported that the bi-weekly active vault competition will continue to be held on a bi-weekly basis, providing users with long-term and stable reward acquisition opportunities through on-chain trading tasks and ranking incentive mechanisms, and further enhancing the on-chain trading activity of Gate DEX across multiple business scenarios.

According to official news, Binance Alpha has added Checkmate (CHECK).Users with at least 242 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 500 CHECK tokens, first come, first served. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes.Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be considered a forfeiture of the claim.

According to official news, Coinbase exchange announced that it will officially open spot trading for CHECK (Checkmate) and SIGN (Sign) on April 2, 2026.Specifically, the trading pairs CHECK-USD and SIGN-USD will launch at or after 9 AM Pacific Time, with the actual opening time depending on whether liquidity conditions are met, and it will only be open to regions that support the relevant trading services.

Slow Fog has once again issued a security reminder stating to pay attention to checking for malicious versions of axios and the exposure risk of OpenClaw npm global installation history. [email protected] and [email protected] have been confirmed as malicious versions, both of which have injected the dependency [email protected], delivering cross-platform malicious payloads through the postinstall script.The impact of OpenClaw is assessed based on scenarios: source code builds are not affected, as the locked versions in the lock file are 1.13.5/1.13.6; however, users who installed via npm install -g [email protected] face historical exposure risks due to the presence of optionalDependencies.axios@^1.7.4 in the dependency chain, which may resolve to [email protected] during the time window when the malicious version is still online. Currently, npm has reverted the resolution to [email protected], but environments that were installed during the attack window are still advised to be checked. Slow Fog has provided inspection commands and IoC paths for various platforms; if the plain-crypto-js directory is found, even if the package.json has been cleaned, it should still be regarded as high-risk execution traces. It is recommended that affected hosts immediately rotate credentials and conduct host-side inspections. Previously, Slow Fog founder Yu Xian reminded that OpenClaw version 3.28 may introduce a toxic version of axios, and users need to urgently check.

Slow Fog founder Yu Xian issued a security reminder stating: We are fairly certain that if the user's OpenClaw is the latest version 3.28, it may introduce a poisoned axios, please be cautious in your checks.In addition, related Skills may also rely on axios, leading to indirect poisoning. Due to the widespread use of axios, a comprehensive check can be conducted under certain conditions.

According to the official announcement, Coinbase announced early this morning the addition of Checkmate (CHECK) and Sign (SIGN) to the listing roadmap. The trading launch of these assets still depends on market-making support and whether the technical infrastructure is in place. The specific launch time will be announced separately after meeting the relevant conditions.In addition, Coinbase also announced the listing of Perle (PRL).

Web3 asset data platform RootData issued a daily transparency alert on Twitter (X), stating that exchanges such as Paymium, indodax, Coincheck, Coinmetro, and Delta Exchange are missing information about project teams, calendars, key events, and token data. It calls on project teams to submit a claim application on RootData to improve their transparency scores.It is reported that the RootData transparency score is used to measure the integrity and timeliness of a project, aiming to reflect the project's information disclosure status. The transparency score is divided into 5 levels from A to F, with lower scores indicating less complete information disclosure, requiring investors to exercise heightened caution.

According to Business Wire, Coincheck Group N.V. announced that it has completed the acquisition of approximately 99.8% equity in Canadian digital asset management company 3iQ Corp.Founded in 2012, 3iQ launched Canada's first compliant digital asset funds, North America's first listed Bitcoin and Ethereum funds, the world's first Ethereum staking ETF, Solana staking ETF, and spot XRP ETF, and operates the digital asset custody account platform QMAP.This acquisition follows Coincheck's previous acquisitions of institutional crypto broker Aplo SAS and staking service platform Next Finance, and will be used to strengthen its global expansion in areas such as institutional clients, ETFs, and staking services, while exploring revenue and business synergies with existing subsidiaries.

According to official news, Gate will launch a trading competition from February 26, 16:00 to March 18, 16:00 (UTC+8), open to all traders on the platform. Three major welfare tracks will be launched simultaneously, with a substantial USDT prize pool set up. Users can participate in three track activities through daily contract trading: ranking in copy trading volume, continuous check-ins for benefits, and winning extra rewards for increased trading volume. Not only can they unlock a guaranteed reward from a fixed prize pool of 30,000 USDT, but they can also aim for a high cash reward of up to 1,500 USDT in a single track. Rewards from multiple tracks can be stacked, and meeting the standards will grant the rewards.

According to Jinshi News, the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes show that at the January meeting, Roberto Perli, the manager responsible for the Federal Reserve's financial market operations, pointed out that the trading department of the New York Fed conducted a "currency check" on the USD/JPY exchange rate, after which the dollar significantly depreciated. After the release of the meeting minutes, the USD/JPY briefly plummeted over 40 points, reaching a low of 154.33.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that enabling more x402 checkout processes is very important so that customer service personnel can work more efficiently.

According to the official announcement, Meme Go under Gate DEX has officially launched the "Weekly Trading Check-in" regular incentive activity. The event focuses on the SOL chain Meme coin special, where users can receive cash rewards after accumulating a trading volume of 200 USDT. Additionally, both the inviter and the new user can receive cash incentives upon the new user completing their first transaction.Gate DEX is an industry-leading multi-chain crypto platform, providing a one-stop connection to over 100 public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps, offering a professional-grade DEX experience and the best solutions for every DEX need. BountyDrop is the exclusive earning activity section in the Gate DEX discovery page, where users have the opportunity to win rewards or participate in a lottery to receive airdrop tokens by completing simple tasks.

According to the official announcement, the Gate Perp DEX will officially launch a weekend trading check-in event from January 23, 23:00 to January 25, 23:59 (UTC+8). This session is the first DOGE special event, with a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT. During the event, users who participate in DOGE/USDT perpetual contract trading and meet the specified conditions will have the chance to receive USDT rewards. The spots are limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.This event includes two major prize pools:Users who complete at least 2 DOGE/USDT perpetual contract transactions during the event period, with a total transaction amount of no less than 5,000 USDT, will receive a reward. This is limited to the first 300 participants, and each address can only claim once;Users can invite new users who have not completed perpetual contract trading on Gate Perp DEX to participate. If the invited user completes DOGE/USDT perpetual contract trading on the day of the event, and meets the criteria of at least 1 transaction with a single transaction amount of no less than 100 USDT, it will be considered a valid invitation. This is limited to the first 250 successful invitations.

The ETHGas Foundation announced that the GWEI airdrop checker is now live, and claims will begin on January 21 at 21:00 UTC+8. Details on how to claim will be communicated through the foundation's official channels.Previously, the ETHGas Foundation disclosed the detailed allocation and lock-up plan for the governance token GWEI, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens, of which: 31% is allocated to the ecosystem, which will undergo a 10-year linear unlock; 27% is allocated to investors, including a 1-year lock-up period (with 10% unlocked immediately after the period) and a 2-year linear unlock; 22% is allocated to the team, including a 1-year lock-up period (with 10% unlocked immediately after the period) and a 2-year linear unlock; 10% is allocated to the community, which will undergo a 4-year linear unlock; 8% is allocated to the foundation, unlocking on the first day of launch; and 2% is allocated to advisors, including a 1-year lock-up period (with 10% unlocked immediately after the period) and a 2-year linear unlock.In addition, GWEI distributed through community airdrops will be automatically staked for 30 days upon launch to ensure early contributors participate in governance. Holders can choose to lock GWEI for a period ranging from 1 week to 4 years in exchange for veGWEI.

According to Financialit, the European "crypto-as-a-service" platform CheckSig announced the completion of a €3.5 million Series A funding round at a valuation of €33.5 million. To date, its total funding has reached €6.2 million. The company has obtained a MiCAR license this year and offers crypto custody, crypto trading, and cryptocurrency tax withholding services, aiming to provide secure and transparent cryptocurrency services for individual and institutional investors.

Bitget launches the 3rd phase of the supply check-in event. During the event, users can receive daily experience tokens or USDT airdrops by completing the specified contract trading volume tasks each day. Tasks accumulate daily, and continuous check-ins can gradually unlock higher-level rewards. Daily tasks must be completed within the specified time, and they cannot be accumulated or made up across days.Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform. Users must click the "Join Now" button to complete registration in order to participate in the event. The event ends on January 31 at 10:00 (UTC+8).

According to official news, Gate will launch the "Copy Trading Check-in Challenge" from January 15, 16:00 to January 31, 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 54,000 USDT; new copy traders who complete their first copy trading transaction can participate in random airdrop rewards, with a maximum of 1,000 USDT exclusive debut gift, and a prize pool of 24,000 USDT; at the same time, the event deeply encourages stable trading. Copy traders only need to complete the daily check-in task for copy trading, and not only can they earn contract experience funds, but they can also provide their followers with "Loss Coverage for Copier" protection, achieving mutual incentives and benefits for both copy traders and followers.