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Geoffrey Kendrick, head of foreign exchange business at Standard Chartered Bank, revealed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to approve Ethereum spot ETFs on May 23, which is also the final deadline for the first batch of Ethereum spot ETFs to be approved. The main reason for Geoffrey Kendrick’s judgment is that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not classify Ethereum as a security in its legal proceedings against cryptocurrency companies, while ETH’s listing as a regulated futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange increased this expectation. (TheBlock)
Dmail Season 1 airdrop application is now open
According to official news, applications for the first season of Dmail airdrop are now open. At the same time, Dmail reminds that there is no DMAIL pre-sale and beware of fraudulent airdrop websites. DMAIL will not be listed on any DEX. The token contract address is 0xcC6f1e1B87cfCbe9221808d2d85C501aab0B5192 (BEP 20 and ERC 20 are the same).
BTC fell below 43,000 USDT, down 1.03% in 24 H
OKX market data shows that BTC fell below 43,000 USDT and is now trading at 42,835 USDT, with a 24 H drop of 1.03%.
Market changes
Arkham data shows that the Grayscale holding address transferred 6,227 Bitcoins to Coinbase Prime and two other addresses 25 minutes ago. Among them, 4418.63 Bitcoins were transferred to Coinbase Prime, and 1808.96 Bitcoins were transferred to the two addresses starting with 1 Jx 6 BC and 1 3d EQK.
According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitoring, The Spartan Group transferred $1.3 million worth of PENDLE to Binance within half an hour. It is reported that Spartan Group raised 1,977,862 PENDLE from Binance from July to September 2023. At that time, the price was only US$0.63. Based on the current price of PENDLE of US$2.72, Spartan Group has made a profit of US$4.13 million.
Avalanche on-chain NFT sales exceed $500 million
According to the latest data from Cryptoslam, the total NFT sales on the Avalanche chain have exceeded 500 million US dollars, currently touching US$500, 556, 328. The number of independent sellers on the chain is approximately 153,000, and the number of independent buyers on the chain exceeds 230,000. The transaction volume exceeded 1.828 million.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst @ai_ 9684 xtpa, three addresses (suspected to belong to the same person/entity) spent a total of 9 ETH to buy 88.9 trillion tokens immediately after the PORK/WETH trading pair went online, with an average cost of It is only 2.33 x 10^-9 US dollars, and the floating profit is as high as 1442 times. It is reported that 9 ETH earned 4,328 ETH, and this smart money transaction has made a profit of 9.97 million US dollars. At present, the three opening addresses have distributed tokens to 17 new addresses and have not sold them yet.
Industry news
SEC plans to drop case against DEBT Box, admits making inaccurate statements in court
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to drop a lawsuit against cryptocurrency startup DEBT Box after the agency’s lawyers admitted to making inaccurate statements in court. The agency first sued Digital Licensing Inc., doing business as DEBT Box, in July, telling U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby in Utah that it planned to dismiss the lawsuit without charge, meaning the SEC could still refile the case.
German police temporarily seize 50,000 Bitcoins in anti-piracy enforcement operation
The German police issued a statement stating that they had temporarily seized 50,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately US$2.17 billion, in an anti-piracy law enforcement operation. It is reported that this is the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of relevant law enforcement agencies. In addition, one of the two suspects in the case stated that he voluntarily transferred Bitcoin to the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA), but no formal charges have been filed against the relevant suspects, and the subsequent commercial money laundering investigation is still ongoing. . (CoinDesk)
Banmeet Singh, the British operator of the Silk Road darknet market, has pleaded guilty in the United States. The case involves the largest Bitcoin (BTC) seizure in the history of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), involving approximately 8,100 Bitcoins worth approximately $150 million.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice investigation, customers used Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to purchase drugs on Singhs sellers website. From mid-2012 to July 2017, Singh controlled eight distribution points in the United States that received drug shipments from overseas, repackaged those drugs, and distributed them to all 50 U.S. states, Canada, England, Ireland, Jamaica, Scotland and the U.S. Virgin Islands, among other places.
Hong Kong Enforces 50% Minimum Insurance Requirement for Compliant Crypto Exchanges
To ensure the safety of investors’ funds, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has required licensed cryptocurrency exchanges to provide at least 50% insurance on customer assets. The move is intended to strengthen the cryptocurrency market and protect users from potential security breaches or risks of bankruptcy. Licensed exchanges such as OSL Exchange and HashKey Exchange have taken steps to increase investor confidence in the crypto market by providing insurance coverage beyond requirements. (Cryptopolitan)
According to Paidun statistics, the amount of stolen cryptocurrency laundering in 2023 was approximately US$342 million, a 25% decrease from the previous year (US$460 million).
Binance has begun allowing some larger traders to park their assets with independent banks, including Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank and Flow Bank, according to three people familiar with the matter. Previously, Binance customers could only hold assets on the exchange or through the custodian Ceffu.
Ceffu says on its website that it is the “only institutional custody partner of Binance exchange.” Last year, U.S. regulators described Ceffu as a “mysterious entity associated with Binance.” (FT)
Coinbase to impose fees on USDC redemptions over $75M
Coinbase will begin charging institutional clients a 0.1% fee for USDC redemptions (conversion to USD) over $75 million. This provision applies to conversions within each rolling 30-day period.
Project News
Dencun upgrade on Ethereum Sepolia testnet goes live on Thursday
The Dencun upgrade on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet will take place on Thursday at 22:51 UTC and complete at 23:10 UTC. Sepolia is the second of three testnets run through Dencun simulations. Dencun went live on the Goerli testnet earlier this month, but was initially unable to be finalized.
Nansen: Pantera Capital wallet deposits massive funds into DeFi derivatives protocol Cega vault
According to on-chain analysis platform Nansen, it was discovered that the Pantera Capital wallet had performed some very interesting activities, depositing large amounts of funds in the Cega vault of the DeFi derivatives protocol. Nansen said that Pantera Capital had previously been found to have engaged in similar behavior before the Maverick protocol airdrop. Pantera Capital itself is an investor in Cega Fi, and their activity does not necessarily mean that the protocol is about to undergo an airdrop. It may be that they are tapping various vaults to earn high returns.
Jupiter co-founder Meow said on his social platform that the JUP token release website has been launched, and users can check the airdrop amount on the website. Set up DCA/limit orders in advance and view the airdrop period countdown. JUP tokens will officially open for trading on January 31st at 10am ET. Meow added that there is sufficient supply of JUP tokens for early adopters, subject to eventual demand and orders.
According to official news, Chainlink discussed the demand for Chainlink DeFi Yield Index (CDY Index) in its latest research report. According to reports, this is a new data product under development that uses the industry-standard Chainlink oracle to aggregate market-wide DeFi lending yields. The CDY Index is designed with a focus on accuracy, robustness and market representation to improve the discoverability of online lending opportunities and improve capital efficiency and liquidity.
Circle will launch USDC on Celo Network
Stablecoin issuer Circle will launch USDC on the Celo Network. Shamus Noonan, senior manager of business development at Circle, said in a statement that Circle will promote the Celo ecosystem and that this partnership with Celo will help expand the use cases of USDC and leverage Celo in areas with the highest blockchain adoption rates. of mobile-first user base.
SkyArk Chronicles CEO: Refunds to users have begun and are going very smoothly
SkyArk Chronicles CEO Kelvin responded to recent controversies in todays AMA, saying that SkyArk has more than 100 million US dollars in funds and has always remained firm and reliable. Users began to refund early this morning, which was also very smooth. SkyArk Chronicles will continue to work hard in the bear market. Currently, the total locked value (TVL) of the SKYARK Genesis NFT project has reached 50,000 ETH, which is approximately US$115 million (USDT). In addition, in order to ensure a smooth experience for every user, the refund window is specially set to two months. Currently, more than half of the users have successfully completed the refund, proving the efficiency and user-friendliness of the refund process. We encourage all those who have not received the refund NFT users use this time window to complete the refund steps.
Frame: Reopening airdrop inquiry, mainnet launch time postponed
Layer 2 Network Frame stated on the X platform that it has learned that not everyone can correctly access the airdrop query page. Currently, Frame has reopened airdrop inquiries and will postpone the mainnet launch to give users more time. Mainnet and airdrop inquiry deadlines will be announced soon.
Investment and Financing
Binance Labs announced that it has invested in Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquidity re-hypothecation protocol built on EigenLayer. Brevan Howard Digital, Jump Crypto and Lightspeed Faction participated in the investment. The specific amount has not yet been disclosed. Puffer will use the funds to develop its Layer 2 network. The network will run as an EigenLayer active authentication service. (TheBlock)
Venture capital firm Uncorrelated Ventures announced that its new fund has completed fundraising of US$315 million. The new fund will mainly invest in early-stage projects in traditional basic software (accounting for 80%) and similar start-ups in the encryption industry (accounting for 20%). It is reported that Uncorrelated Ventures It currently manages more than US$700 million in assets, focusing on the US and global markets, especially the Indian market. (Bloomberg)
The cross-chain DEX and wallet Portal based on Bitcoin announced the completion of a $34 million seed round of financing, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and Gate.io Ventures. It is reported that the structure of this round of financing is a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) and convertible notes, but the company declined to disclose related valuation information.
According to official news, Web3 social game Forgotten Playland announced the completion of a $7 million seed round of financing, with participation from Merit Circle, Spartan Group, C 2 Ventures, Paper Ventures and others.
