索尼擁抱區塊鏈，與迷因作戰

擁有 78 年歷史的日本電子巨頭索尼是最新探索區塊鏈技術的傳統巨頭。

This week in The Protocol: Sony launches its own blockchain, slamming the brakes on memecoin trading. Bubblemaps announces plans to launch a token and a new "Intel Desk" to involve the community in driving investigations. Babylon Labs is building a trust-minimized Bitcoin bridge with the Cosmos network, paving the way for greater interoperability. Finally, U.S. prosecutors are seeking to return nearly 80% of the 119,754 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack to the crypto exchange. Plus, a look at how Bitcoin ETFs performed in 2024 and the growing number of U.S.-listed companies adding bitcoin to their treasuries.

本週《協議》：索尼推出自己的區塊鏈，為迷因幣交易踩下煞車。 Bubblemaps 宣布計劃推出代幣和新的“Intel Desk”，讓社區參與推動調查。 Babylon Labs 正在與 Cosmos 網路建立一座信任最小化的比特幣橋樑，為更大的互通性鋪平道路。最後，美國檢察官正在尋求將 2016 年 Bitfinex 駭客攻擊中被盜的 119,754 枚比特幣中的近 80% 歸還給加密貨幣交易所。另外，我們還可以看看比特幣 ETF 在 2024 年的表現以及越來越多的美國上市公司將比特幣添加到其金庫中。

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本文發表在最新一期《協議》中，這是我們的每週通訊，一次一個區塊地探索加密背後的技術。在此註冊，每週三將其發送到您的收件匣。另請查看我們每週的協議播客。

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Sony embraces blockchain, battles memes

索尼擁抱區塊鏈，與迷因作鬥爭

Sony, the 78-year-old Japanese electronics giant, has joined the ranks of legacy megacorps exploring blockchain technology. On Tuesday, the company announced the official launch of "Soneium," its general-purpose blockchain platform built on Optimism's OP Stack. The chain is designed to "bridge the gap between Web2 and Web3 audiences, especially for the creators, fans and community,” the network team told CoinDesk's Margaux Nijkerk in a statement. Like similar general-purpose blockchains, the network is built to support a wide variety of use cases, from decentralized finance apps to entertainment and gaming services. While Sony's blockchain tech has attracted attention this week, not all the spotlight has been positive. Within the first couple of hours of Soneium's launch, some X users complained that the network was blocking memecoin trading, leading to allegations that the (ostensibly decentralized) network was "censoring" certain kinds of transactions, a major faux pas for some crypto adherents. The controversy highlighted the inherent tension between hardline blockchain ideals and traditional corporate interests. But the incident also showcased crypto's resilience: Some savvy blockchain users discovered a workaround that allowed them to "force through" transactions to the base Ethereum network, rendering moot Sony's alleged transaction-blocking. Read more.

擁有 78 年歷史的日本電子巨頭索尼已加入探索區塊鏈技術的傳統巨頭行列。週二，該公司宣布正式推出“Soneium”，這是其基於 Optimism OP Stack 構建的通用區塊鏈平台。該網路團隊在一份聲明中告訴CoinDesk 的Margaux Nijkerk，該鏈旨在「彌合Web2 和Web3 受眾之間的差距，特別是對於創作者、粉絲和社群」。網路的建構是為了支持從去中心化金融應用程式到娛樂和遊戲服務，儘管索尼的區塊鏈技術本週引起了人們的關注，但在Soneium 推出的最初幾個小時內，並非所有的關注都是積極的，一些X 用戶抱怨說。重大失禮，這一爭議凸顯了強硬的區塊鏈理想與傳統企業利益之間的內在緊張關係。他們將交易「強制通過」基礎以太坊網絡，從而使索尼所謂的交易阻塞變得毫無意義。閱讀更多。

Bubblemaps wants more crypto sleuths

Bubblemaps 需要更多的加密偵探

Bubblemaps, the blockchain analytics service, announced on X this week that it will be launching a token, BMT, and a new "Intel Desk" that will give holders a voice in driving investigations. Bubblemaps recently introduced the V2 of its platform, which helps crypto sleuths suss out who really owns the supply of a given token. The platform sorts closely related blockchain addresses into clusters, and its easy-to-read visuals have become a common sight on crypto Twitter, where they've been used to demonstrate suspicious supply patterns among popular memecoins and DeFi tokens. Bubblemaps V2, which started rolling out to users in November, added new AI-clustering features and made it easier to examine token distributions over time. Bubblemaps' just-announced token, BMT, will be airdropped to users of the V2 platform. Holders will be given a role in the platform's "Intel Desk," where community members can propose investigations and vote on how Bubblemaps allocates in-house investigators and resources.

區塊鏈分析服務 Bubblemaps 本週在 X 上宣布，將推出代幣 BMT 和新的“Intel Desk”，讓持有者在推動調查中擁有發言權。 Bubblemaps 最近推出了其平台的 V2，該平台可協助加密貨幣偵探找出誰真正擁有給定代幣的供應。該平台將密切相關的區塊鏈地址分類為集群，其易於閱讀的視覺效果已成為加密 Twitter 上的常見景象，它們被用來展示流行的 memecoin 和 DeFi 代幣之間的可疑供應模式。 Bubblemaps V2 於 11 月開始向用戶推出，並添加了新的 AI 叢集功能，並且可以更輕鬆地檢查代幣隨時間的分佈。 Bubblemaps 剛剛宣布的代幣 BMT 將空投給 V2 平台的用戶。持有者將在該平台的「Intel Desk」中發揮作用，社群成員可以在其中提出調查建議，並就 Bubblemaps 如何分配內部調查人員和資源進行投票。

Babylon brings ZK momentum

巴比倫帶來ZK勢頭

Babylon Labs, developer of the largest BTC staking protocol, is building a trust-minimized Bitcoin bridge with the Cosmos network to enhance the world's oldest blockchain's interoperability. In partnership with developers Fiamma, Babylon is using the BitVM2 computing paradigm, which is designed to allow Ethereum-style smart contracts on Bitcoin, which then paves the way for zero-knowledge (ZK) technology. ZK computations allow different parties to verify that information is accurate without actually revealing to each other what the information is. In this sense, it is foundational to bridging digital assets between different blockchains. Developers like Babylon Labs and Fiamma are aiming to unlock the deep wells of value stored in BTC to finance other ecosystems and allow it to be transacted on blockchains that are free of some of Bitcoin's limitations of speed and scale. Read more.

Babylon Labs 是最大的 BTC 質押協議的開發商，正在與 Cosmos 網路建立一座信任最小化的比特幣橋樑，以增強世界上最古老的區塊鏈的互通性。 Babylon 與開發商 Fiamma 合作，使用 BitVM2 計算範式，該範式旨在允許在比特幣上使用以太坊式智慧合約，從而為零知識 (ZK) 技術鋪平道路。 ZK 計算讓各方驗證資訊是否準確，而無需實際向對方透露資訊是什麼。從這個意義上說，它是在不同區塊鏈之間橋接數位資產的基礎。 Babylon Labs 和 Fiamma 等開發人員的目標是釋放 BTC 中儲存的價值深井，為其他生態系統提供資金，並允許在區塊鏈上進行交易，而不受比特幣速度和規模的一些限制。閱讀更多。

Bitfinex: U.S. prosecutors have asked a federal judge to green-light the return of nearly 80% of the 119,754 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex. In a Tuesday court filing, prosecutors said the 94,643 bitcoins recovered by the government from the original wallet used by the hacker, Ilya Lichtenstein, can be paid to Bitfinex as restitution in-kind once the court gives the go-ahead. The Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Satoshi Vision and Bitcoin Gold generated via several hard forks following the hack will also be sent to Bitfinex. Last November, Lichtenstein was sentenced to 5 years in

Bitfinex：美國檢察官已要求聯邦法官批准歸還 2016 年加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 駭客攻擊中被盜的 119,754 枚比特幣中的近 80%。在周二的法庭文件中，檢察官表示，一旦法院批准，政府可以從駭客 Ilya Lichtenstein 使用的原始錢包中收回 94,643 枚比特幣，作為實物賠償支付給 Bitfinex。駭客攻擊後透過幾次硬分叉產生的比特幣現金、比特幣中本聰願景和比特幣黃金也將被發送到 Bitfinex。去年11月，利希滕斯坦被判處5年徒刑