Hasu take on Friendtech.The problem is that a team can launch a token with zero responsibility toward the buyers of those tokens. - 𝕏/@hasufl
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JUST IN: 🇯🇵 Japanese Public company Metaplanet buys another ¥300 million worth of #Bitcoin 🔥
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Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs have launched the T3 Financial Crime Unit, a collaborative initiative combining their expertise to combat illicit activity associated with the use of USDT on the TRON blockchain. - tether.io
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Tron, Tether and TRM Labs start financial crime fighting force — link | tl;dr
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CEX Data in August: The spot trading volume of major exchanges increased by 30% MOM, with Binance +35% and Bybit +41%. The top three exchanges with the highest growth rates were KuCoin (171%), Cryptocom (79%), and Mexc (44%). The bottom three were Gate (-44%), HTX (4%), and Upbit (17%). — link
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Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs have joined forces to form the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) — a strategic alliance focused on curbing illicit activity tied to USDT on the Tron blockchain.
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PSA it seems that dlcBTC Discord has been compromised.
DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS. - 𝕏/@dlcBTC
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SEC crypto enforcement reaches $4.7B in 2024, a 3,000% surge from 2023, driven by a $4.47B settlement with Terraform Labs and Do Kwon. - CoinTelegraph
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Worldcoin is under investigation in Singapore for perpetrating money laundering and terrorism financing: cointelegraph
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Friend.tech creators walk away with $44M as the project shuts down, leaving investors with heavy losses after the FRIEND token plummets 98%. - DL News
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China needs to spend up to $1.4T over two years in stimulus funds to reflate its economy and return it to sustainable growth: FT
*The stimulus, which would be up to 2.5 times the “bazooka” package China enacted after the global financial crisis in 2008.
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According to Lookonchain, Metalpha, a Hong Kong asset management company affiliated with Bitmain, has deposited another 10,000 Ethereum worth about $23.45 million to Binance today. In the past 4d, Metalpha has deposited a total of 33,589 Ethereum worth about $77.55 million to Binance. Currently, Metalpha still holds 51,300 Ethereum worth about $120 million. — link
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Teneo: 3AC Liquidation Address: 0xC7…3741 transferred 2.07 million STRK (about $856k) to Wintermute for OTC sale on September 9. The address also transferred 1.12 million ARB to Binance Deposit on September 10, worth about $583k. — link
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JUST IN: 🟠 A solo miner just mined a block claiming 3.169 #Bitcoin worth $181,143 🙌
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Nansen acquires StakeWithUs to expand into investment services, now offering access to over 20 crypto assets including Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. - The Block
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OKX announced that it will not support the token swap and brand upgrade of Frontier (FRONT). Based on the complaints from users, FRONT/USDT and FRONT/USDC will be delisted. Earlier, Binance announced that it would support the upgrade of FRONT to SELF. However, the community found that the total amount of tokens increased from 90m to 360m, but the exchange of 1 FRONT = 1 SLF was still retained. — link
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Tether, TRON and TRM Labs today announced they have joined forces to establish the T3 Financial Crime Unit to combat illicit activity associated with the use of USDT on the TRON blockchain. In the weeks since launch, the initiative, in collaboration with law enforcement, facilitated the freezing of over USDT 12 million in funds. — link
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TON: DOGS has led to the largest meme TGE in cryptocurrency history, including 53M users engaged with the DOGS Mini App, 42.2M were eligible for the token airdrop, 17M users claimed their airdropped tokens, 4.5M unique holders. We anticipate even larger TGEs for Catizen and Hamster Kombat. The network will undoubtedly face more technical pressures. — link
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QCP: Macro uncertainty dominates the crypto market ahead of the presidential debate, with the 30-day correlation to the MSCI World Equity Index reaching 0.6, near a 2-year high. The desk saw heavy buying in the 11 Sep options, with 400 contracts at the 57.5k strike. — link
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CORRECTION: Worldcoin itself is not under investigation BUT The misuse of Worldcoin is under investigation.
Official Statement: The Police are investigating seven subjects for their suspected involvement in offering the services of buying or selling of Worldcoin accounts and tokens, which constitute offences under Payment Services Act 2019. The Police have also issued a press release on 7 August 2024 to advise members of the public against giving away or selling their Worldcoin accounts, which may then be misused for criminal activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing.
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Coinbase’s Layer-2 Base success highlights the power of marketing, with its "Onchain Summer" promotion attracting over 2 million wallets and generating $5 million in mint revenue. - Coindesk
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Senator Elizabeth Warren rallies donors against crypto bosses like the Winklevoss twins, accusing them of sponsoring attack ads as her Massachusetts Senate race intensifies. - DL News
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On September 9, the Bitcoin spot ETF had a total net inflow of $28.7196m. Grayscale ETF GBTC had an outflow of $22.76m, and Fidelity ETF FBTC had an inflow of $28.5954m. Ethereum spot ETF had a total net outflow of $5.198m, and continued to have a net outflow for 5 days. Grayscale ETF ETHE had an outflow of $22.6426m. — link
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Singapore police are investigating seven individuals suspected of providing Worldcoin accounts and token trading services, and have arrested five people. Three men are suspected of recruiting people to create Worldcoin accounts on behalf of multiple entities, and then controlling these accounts and tokens in exchange for cash. — link
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After Binance announced the launch of RPL contracts yesterday, the price of RPL soared 28%. Investment institution 1kx took this opportunity to sell 203,319 RPLs, worth about $2.38 million. As an investor in Rocket Pool, 1kx has recently sold RPL frequently through Amber Group. — link
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Sony proposes Soneium L2, with Sony Bank operating a Japanese yen stablecoin - 𝕏/@delzennejc
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