Under the guise of "marketing, promotion and customer prospecting," lists of sensitive information about participants at cryptocurrency industry events have been illegally sold, becoming a treasure trove of data coveted by scammers and malicious actors. These lists detail the full names, phone numbers, nationalities, positions, companies, and personal and business social media links of participants, which are often collected during the registration process for events at conferences or branch venues. Cointelegraph obtained a "sample" of the list from a seller via Telegram, including four lists from different events, each with approximately 60 to 100 participants and containing different data points. Most of the activities took place in the fall of 2024, with participants from multiple countries including Southeast Asia and India. This indicates the existence of an organized international trade in data on participants in blockchain events.

Phoenix Group, the first local cryptocurrency company in the UAE to be listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX), recently announced the appointment of a new CEO and plans to achieve a dual listing on Nasdaq in 2025 to further expand into the international market and enhance its global influence.

Eric Trump, the second son of Trump and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, expressed optimism about the future development prospects of Bitcoin and believed that Bitcoin would subvert the traditional financial system. He likened Bitcoin to "a galloping freight train", pointing out that Bitcoin had attracted widespread attention when it broke through $100,000, and it is expected that it will attract more attention when the price reaches $1 million, and he believes that Bitcoin will eventually break through $2 million. Eric Trump emphasized that the entire cryptocurrency industry is on the rise, and the traditional banking industry is outdated and has problems.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced that it had purchased an additional 619.70 bitcoins for 9.5 billion yen (about 60.69 million US dollars), and currently holds a total of 1,761.98 BTC.

In the past 7 days, the suspected Justin Sun address redeemed 39,999 ETH ($143 million) from Lido Finance and Etherfi, and then deposited all of it into HTX. Currently, he has 42,904 ETH ($139 million) being redeemed from Lido.

President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Sriram Krishnan as the next senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In a statement, Trump said Sriram Krishnan will work closely with David Sachs to focus on ensuring the United States' continued leadership in the field of artificial intelligence.

Decentralized stablecoin protocol Frax Finance is considering integrating BlackRock's BUIDL token as a reserve asset in its upcoming relaunched Frax USD stablecoin, but the decision is subject to approval by the governance process. Securitize Markets has written a governance proposal for this, pointing out that this move will not only improve the practicality, security and convenience of Frax USD, but also reduce counterparty risk of reserves. The BUIDL token currently manages over $530 million in assets, mainly short-term U.S. Treasuries. Although the proposal has not yet been voted on, initial feedback from members of the Frax Finance decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has been generally positive.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has appointed Bo Hines as the executive director of his "Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Committee" to lead his "Crypto Committee." Bo Hines was a college football player who failed to be elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. Trump wrote: "In his new position, Bo Hines will work hand in hand with David Sacks to drive innovation and growth in the digital asset space while ensuring that industry leaders have the resources they need to succeed."