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F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun talks about why he chose Mars instead of the Moon as the target for SpaceX's first interstellar manned mission. He believes that even without private investment, humanity will still reach the Moon, and likely very soon. As space competition intensifies, governments around the world will establish lunar bases. I am happy to watch all of this happen.On the other hand, I am still uncertain about the progress of Mars exploration within our lifetime, and I feel that something should be done about it. I hope that by purchasing a ticket for a mission to fly by Mars, SpaceX will have another reason not to forget about Mars. Because we really should not delay Mars exploration for the next generation.Yesterday, SpaceX announced that Wang Chun will participate in SpaceX's first interstellar manned mission as the mission commander, executing a flight lasting about two years: first exploring the outer space of the Earth-Moon system, then flying by Mars and returning to Earth. Before this interstellar mission, Wang Chun will participate in a commercial crewed lunar flyby with Dennis and Akiko Tito, with the planned flight being within 200 kilometers of the lunar surface. This is the first commercial crewed interstellar mission of Starship, and Wang Chun previously commanded the Fram2 polar orbit mission in 2025, gaining experience for this flight.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular outlining the monitoring measures that should be implemented when opening accounts and maintaining client relationships. This circular was issued after the SFC reviewed the account opening practices of 12 securities brokerage firms.The review identified several significant deficiencies, including insufficient due diligence on account opening documents, acceptance of suspicious or forged documents during the account opening process, and weaknesses in managing cross-border agency relationships with overseas intermediaries. The SFC expressed deep concern about the potential misuse of client accounts for suspicious or illegal transactions, which could exacerbate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.The SFC requires all licensed corporations to conduct internal checks as soon as practicable to detect whether any suspicious or forged documents have been accepted for account opening. The SFC also outlined additional measures for licensed corporations when opening and managing accounts for mainland investors.These additional measures include closing investment accounts opened with suspicious or forged documents, closing zero-balance dormant investment accounts, and requiring a written declaration from investors when opening new investment accounts, stipulating that settlements and fund withdrawals can only be conducted through bank accounts held in the investor's own name at qualified banks.

The tokenized securities settlement platform Seturion, part of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange Group, is collaborating with Société Générale, its cryptocurrency subsidiary SG-Forge, and online broker flatexDEGIRO to build a blockchain-based securities settlement system in Europe.Société Générale will issue tokenized structured securities on its Seturion platform, such as Turbo warrants and investment certificates. SG-Forge, which holds a crypto asset market license issued by French regulators, will use its CoinVertible euro and dollar stablecoins EURCV and USDCV for transaction settlement. Meanwhile, flatexDEGIRO will connect the platform to its European retail channels for tokenized securities trading.

Slow Fog's Yu Xian posted on the X platform stating that the reason for the Verus theft may be that the attacker constructed a forged Merkle proof, which passed the verification of the Verus Ethereum bridge (not open source), thus successfully withdrawing funds (ETH/tBTC/USDC). Specific details need to be further verified.

According to Forbes, a U.S. court sentenced Robert Dunlap, the operator of the cryptocurrency scam Meta-1 Coin, to 23 years in prison. He was accused of defrauding approximately 1,000 investors through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment project from 2018 to 2023, with the amount involved exceeding $20 million.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dunlap claimed that the "Meta-1 Coin" he issued was backed by $44 billion in gold reserves and $1 billion worth of artworks by Picasso, Dali, Van Gogh, etc., and promised a maximum return rate of 224,923%, while providing investors with forged audit documents and insurance materials.Investigations revealed that the so-called gold and art assets did not exist, and the "Meta Exchange" website he built used automated trading bots to create the illusion of profits. The related tokens were never actually issued on-chain. Investor funds were subsequently used to purchase luxury items, including Ferraris.It is worth noting that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had already filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Dunlap in 2020, but he continued to operate the project until he was criminally charged in 2024. The FBI stated that the case "destroyed the wealth and trust accumulated by many victims over the years."

According to Cointelegraph, Robinhood users have recently encountered a phishing attack. The attackers exploited the Gmail feature that ignores the "." in email usernames, along with a vulnerability in the Robinhood account creation process, to register accounts that are very similar to the target email addresses. This allowed them to send fake reminder emails with phishing links to the victims' inboxes from the Robinhood official mail server.Cybersecurity researcher Alex Eckelberry stated that the email could pass SPF, DKIM, and DMARC verification, appearing to come from an official address. Robinhood stated that this incident did not involve a system or customer account breach, and that user funds and personal information were not affected, but advised users to delete the related emails and not to click on suspicious links.

Supported by Paradigm, Succinct Labs has released the iPhone camera app ZCAM, which generates "digital fingerprints" for photos and videos using cryptographic technology to address the forgery risks posed by AI-generated content.ZCAM can sign images at the moment of capture, creating an immutable record and binding the content to the capturing device, allowing users to independently verify whether the material comes from a real device, whether it has been tampered with, or whether it was generated by AI. Unlike solutions that rely on AI detection, Succinct chooses to start from the hardware layer of the device, generating a unique cryptographic signature for each shot. The company states that existing AI detection tools are prone to failure, while this solution can enhance the reliability of authenticity verification. Similar projects include World, which aims to reduce risks by distinguishing between real human and AI identities.

The Sonic SVM Foundation announced the acquisition of ForgeX, a developer of on-chain market-making tools for the Solana blockchain, and officially open-sourced its core product, ForgeX CLI.ForgeX CLI is a set of on-chain operation tools for Solana developers, project teams, and AI Agents. It supports token creation based on multiple Launchpads, developer atomic purchases, same-block transactions, multi-wallet collaboration, volume management, and on-chain market-making across DEXs. All commands output structured JSON natively, which can be directly invoked and executed by AI Agents. The Sonic team stated that ForgeX CLI has been validated through multiple real projects, and this open-sourcing aims to lower the threshold for on-chain market-making and promote the evolution of the Solana ecosystem towards agent-driven on-chain operations.

According to a security alert released by GoPlus Security, Silverfort security researchers discovered a serious vulnerability in OpenClaw's skill repository ClawHub. Attackers can bypass all protective mechanisms by calling the internal function downloads:increment, allowing them to inflate the download count to over 20,000 in just a few minutes with a single curl request, thereby pushing malicious skills to the top of search rankings and enticing users or AI Agents to install them automatically.Once the malicious skill is running, it can steal sensitive data such as cryptocurrency wallets and API keys. The vulnerability has been patched within 24 hours. GoPlus advises users that a high download count does not equal safety and recommends using AgentGuard for security scanning and protection.

Hackers have launched Android malware attacks in Brazil by spoofing a phishing page that mimics the Google Play Store. Currently, all known victims are located in Brazil.The attackers set up a phishing website that closely resembles Google Play, enticing users to download a fake application called "INSS Reembolso." Once installed, the application releases hidden malicious code in stages and loads it directly into memory, leaving no visible files on the device, which makes it highly stealthy. One of the core functions of the malware is cryptocurrency mining, with an embedded XMRig mining program compiled for ARM devices that silently connects to the attacker's controlled mining server in the background. The program monitors battery level, temperature, and device usage status, dynamically adjusting mining behavior to evade detection, and bypasses Android's background process management mechanism by looping silent audio files.Some variants also include banking trojans that can overlay fake pages on the USDT transfer interface of Binance and Trust Wallet, silently replacing the recipient address. Additionally, the malware supports various remote control commands such as recording, screenshotting, keylogging, and remote locking of the device.

In response to a recently circulated so-called "lawyer's letter," Binance stated that the document was not issued by Binance and is a forged document. Previously, X user Lewsiphur accused Binance of being insolvent and claimed that it would have a more severe impact on the market than FTX. Subsequently, he shared a suspected cease-and-desist letter allegedly issued by Binance, stating that failure to delete the relevant content within the specified time would result in legal action.The official Binance customer service account responded, stating: "This letter did not come from Binance, but is a forged document with strong subjective speculation. We remind users to be vigilant against false documents and misleading information." As of now, the aforementioned related accusations have not been deleted.Regarding the recent bankruptcy rumors surrounding Binance, the company has repeatedly denied them and stated that such claims lack factual basis. Binance co-founder He Yi also mentioned that the concentrated withdrawal behavior initiated in the community can be seen as a stress test to some extent, and on-chain data shows that the related activities have not led to a decrease in the platform's asset scale.

Binance founder CZ revealed that he discovered users on the social media platform X using AI-generated images to impersonate supporters who are closely associated with him.CZ pointed out that the account has 863,000 followers, used a photo from a BNB Chain event in Korea that he attended as a banner, and posted several AI-generated photos of him with CZ. By analyzing the details of the photos, such as the fact that he never wears blue or purple clothing, and the inconsistent resolution of the characters in the images, CZ identified these as forged images. The original photo was actually a picture with Aster CEO Leonard.CZ reminded the community to be vigilant against such potential scams, while also stating that the Binance team welcomes sincere constructive feedback.

Flow has released an update on the attack events on the X platform: its Community Governance Committee has completed the final recovery of the unliquidated counterfeit FLOW tokens from centralized exchanges, including Binance and HTX. As of now, all counterfeit tokens tracked by forensic firms have been successfully recovered and isolated on-chain for destruction, marking the completion of Phase Four of the Isolation Recovery Plan.The Foundation plans to revoke the temporary elevated permissions used by the Community Governance Committee during the recovery operations in January 2026. This emergency measure was activated for the first time in Flow's five-year history, with all operations being transparent and auditable on-chain. The permanent destruction of the counterfeit tokens is scheduled for January 30, 2026. During this period, external legal advisors and forensic partners are coordinating with exchanges to assess the impact on users. The Foundation is committed to fully cooperating with exchange partners to restore the functionalities of each trading platform as soon as possible. Coinbase, Kraken, and Gate have resumed deposit and withdrawal services.

Binance customer service representative Sisi disclosed a new type of scam on platform X and reminded everyone to pay attention to fund security. A user complained that they were scammed out of money by a "Binance executive" who promised to help solve a problem, but after the money was transferred, there was no further communication.Upon further investigation, several red flags were discovered: first, the scam was very simple; the chat screenshots and transfer records provided by the user showed that the "executive" did not verify any details, yet the user "absolutely trusted" them and transferred the money directly; second, the transfer records were suspicious, as the address claimed by the user to be the scam address was likely their own; third, the chat records "disappeared," and the user claimed that the other party had activated privacy mode, only able to provide screenshots of "post-questioning"; fourth, the account the user questioned was that of a real executive, but the executive was unaware of the situation.After the investigation, it was revealed that this was a self-directed scam targeting Binance and its users. The user fabricated chat records and transfer records (using a certain guarantee platform for the transfer records), then falsely claimed that the chat records were deleted, and later questioned the real executive's account, creating two sets of "executive" screenshots. Then, they approached customer service with the real executive's chat records, requesting verification, attempting to induce a response from customer service, and threatening to apply pressure through social media if assistance was not provided.Sisi stated that the purpose of sharing this publicly is to raise awareness and prevent various new types of scams. They also warned scammers and speculators that actions attempting to frame Binance through forgery and deception will be firmly exposed and legally pursued. Binance reminds users that the platform will not proactively contact users through unofficial channels, nor will it ask users to transfer funds or pay any fees to designated addresses.

The metaverse game ChronoForge announced on platform X that it will cease operations on December 30, citing "a lot of resistance," including funding shortages, which forced the founders to self-fund development since July and lay off 80% of the staff.ChronoForge is an NFT adventure project that offers 7,500 unique playable characters and mini-games. ChronoForge is developed by Minted Loot Studios and overseen by its affiliated entity, Rift Foundation, which is responsible for the game's tokens and ecosystem. The project became active in 2022 when it launched its first NFT collection and began early community-building efforts.

Société Générale's crypto business unit SG-FORGE announced the completion of its first blockchain-based digital bond issuance in the United States, expanding its business footprint in on-chain capital markets.The short-term bonds issued are linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and were purchased by trading firm DRW. The digital bonds utilize tokenization technology from Broadridge Financial Solutions and operate on the privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure Canton Network developed by Digital Asset. This marks the first use of Broadridge's new platform for real-time securities issuance, while Canton Network enables instant settlement while retaining the legal structure of traditional finance. Société Générale stated that it has been active in the European digital bond space since 2019, and this transaction paves the way for entering the U.S. market, potentially facilitating on-chain issuance of more complex products such as structured notes in the future.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Wallet (@BinanceWallet) tweeted that the "high Alpha score screenshots" circulating in the community recently are not real data and are all fabricated content. Binance confirmed that some unidentified individuals have created false high score screenshots using PS techniques on social media, intending to mislead and confuse users.The official emphasized that Binance Alpha scores are used to measure user activity within the Binance ecosystem, affecting TGE and airdrop eligibility, with the actual score based on what is displayed in the official system. Binance reminds users not to trust unverified screenshots or so-called "score manipulation loopholes" to avoid being deceived.

ChainCatcher news, according to TheHill, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick stated that Trump may forgive Musk, but will not forget the negative impact caused by Musk's departure from the government. Musk was one of the closest allies to the president during the Trump administration.Lutnick said, "I think Musk is that kind of person; he really earned the president's friendship and respect, but when he left, he showed a very negative side of himself. And I don't think the president will forget that negativity. Trump will maintain a friendly attitude towards Musk in the future, will act friendly and kind, because he is indeed very affable, but do I think he will forget? I don't think so."