Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton received 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions. He will forfeit $101 million in bitcoin, ether and three properties.

Pseudonymous Grand Theft Auto VI leaker “Cyberleek” has returned from an online hiatus with 25 minutes of alleged gameplay footage, including provocative character scenes and a reported first-person mode, while continuing to promote their cryptocurrency token, $CYBERLEEK.

Nethermind and ZEUS have applied to Anthropic’s AI security scanner to find software vulnerabilities. The free service aims to help crypto developers fix security flaws faster and prevent attacks.

Google Cloud has launched the Gemini Agent, which can complete tasks across workplace apps and operate as an AI coworker. Pricing and a general release date remain unannounced, while security and spending controls are built in.

Three mathematicians have reportedly solved six long-standing mathematical problems using AI-assisted methods, but the Justin Sun Prize’s headline $1 million reward comes with a significant caveat:

Standard Chartered plans to launch digital asset custody services in Singapore for institutional clients by the end of 2026. The service will let accredited investors store selected cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenised assets under a single regulated banking system.

Hunter Biden has turned one of the most politically charged controversies surrounding his family into a cryptocurrency aimed at the Trump family’s crypto ventures.

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A bipartisan US congressional investigation accused Webull of having deep ties to China that could put American investors’ data and assets at risk, citing its ownership, workforce and technology systems. Webull rejected the claims, saying US customer data is stored domestically, while its shares fell nearly 20% after the report was released.

The US government has secretly moved billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin through a series of recent transactions, including a $770 million transfer to Coinbase Prime and a separate $1.01 billion movement of Bitcoin seized in connection with the Bitfinex hack.

탈중앙화 거래소 프로젝트 방코르(Bancor, BNT)가 공식 블로그를 통해 맨틀(MTL) 네트워크 기반 트레이딩 봇 아브 패스트 레인(Arb Fast Lane)을 출시했다고 밝혔다.

According to Bitget daily contract information, Bitcoin contract open interest fell slightly, but 24-hour trading volume surged. At the same time, the total open interest in Ethereum contracts increased, and trading volume increased significantly. Both have more long-short liquidations than short liquidations, while maintaining a relatively balanced long-short ratio. In terms of BTC contracts, the total BTC holdings are US$31.28 billion (-3.05%), the 24-hour trading volume is US$216.21 billion (+65.87%), and the 24-hour liquidation volume: long orders are US$27.607 million, short orders are US$74.72 million, long/ The short ratio is: 49.36%/50.64%, and the funding rate is: 0.0159%. In terms of ETH contracts, the total ETH holdings are US$12.11 billion (+1.84%), the 24-hour trading volume is US$96.11 billion (+113.01%), and the 24-hour liquidation volume: long orders are US$13.908 million, short orders are US$70.43 million, long/ The short ratio is 50.15%/49.85%, and the funding rate is 0.0185%. The top three tokens with the largest increase in contract holdings are LSK: US$4.177 million (+355.06%), MYRO: US$3.593 million (+127.82%), and MTL: US$3.945 million (+108.25%).

Cryptocurrency payment gateway Alchemy Pay has announced that it has received money transmission license approval from the U.S. state of New Hampshire, following approvals from Arkansas and Iowa, according to official sources. Additionally, Alchemy Pay is actively pursuing MTL licenses in other U.S. jurisdictions as part of its expansion of crypto payment services.

Metal Pay CEO Marshall Hayner posted on the X platform that Metallicus had previously announced that it would enter the Ethereum L2 field, planning to launch the Metal L2 project and use MTL as the governance token. Metallicus has begun the core work of deploying Metal L2 on the testnet and is ready to be deployed on the mainnet. Metal L2 is an L2 scaling solution developed based on the Optimism stack. It is reported that the crypto trading and payment application Metal Pay was launched in 2018 and plans to expand to international markets. In 2023 Metal Pay has transitioned to executing all transactions on the XPR network via the Metal X decentralized exchange.

According to BlockBeats, Metallicus, a blockchain financial company, announced on March 5th that it will enter the Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) field by launching the Metal L2 project and introducing the MTL (Metal DAO) as its governance token. CEO Marshall Hayner made the announcement, signaling the company's expansion into the growing L2 ecosystem. The Ethereum Layer 2 field has been gaining traction as a solution to the network's scalability issues, offering faster and cheaper transactions. Metallicus' entry into this space with the Metal L2 project and MTL governance token demonstrates the company's commitment to staying at the forefront of blockchain technology advancements. Further details about the Metal L2 project and the MTL governance token have yet to be released, but the announcement marks an important milestone for Metallicus as it continues to innovate and expand its offerings in the blockchain financial sector.

According to Foresight News, W. Oliver Segovia, Ripple's Product Marketing Manager, announced on LinkedIn that Ripple Payments will launch a series of product updates involving money transfer licenses (MTL) for most US states. Currently, about 90% of Ripple's business is outside the United States, and these updates indicate plans to re-enter the US market.

진써차이징에 따르면 리플 제품 마케팅 담당 올리버 세고비아(Oliver Segovia)가 최근 링크드인을 통해 "지난 3년 동안 미국 시장에서 비교적 활동하지 않았지만, 향후 미국 대부분 주를 포괄하는 송금 라이선스(MTL)와 관련된 제품을 발표할 예정"이라고 전했다. 그는 "오는 2월 7일(현지시간) 핀테크 종사자를 위한 소모임에서 리플 결제부문 총괄 브렌든 베리(Brendan Berry)와 마케팅 최고 책임자 페가 솔타니(Pegah Soltani)가 참석하는 블록체인 결제 전망 행사를 진행할 것"이라고 덧붙였다.

After three years away from the US market, Ripple Payments plans to launch solutions specifically for the US. W. Oliver Segovia, head of product marketing at Ripple, posted on LinkedIn that Ripple will launch a series of product updates involving money transfer licenses (MTLs) for most states in the United States. Currently, about 90% of Ripple’s business is outside the United States, and the latest move may mark its plan to return to the U.S. market. (CoinGape)

오데일리에 따르면 파산 절차를 진행 중인 셀시우스와 FTX/알라메다가 오늘 5971만 달러 규모의 자산을 거래소로 이체했다. 셀시우스가 약 8시간 전 22,500 ETH를 코인베이스로 이체했다. 셀시우스 월렛에는 약 40,000 ETH가 남아있으며, 자산 이체가 지속될 것으로 예상된다. 이에 따라 셀시우스의 ETH 매도는 곧 마무리 될 것으로 예상된다. FTX/알라메다는 5시간 전 2,150 ETH를 팔콘엑스에, 37,899 OKB를 OKX에, 35,694 MTL을 코인베이스에, 54,575 PROM을 바이낸스에, 3,518,616 ALPHA를 바이낸스에, 90.8 YFII를 OKX에 9,508 CREAM을 바이낸스로 이체했다.

According to Foresight News, Yuga Labs is set to release an open version of Dookey Dash, called Dookey Dash Unclogged, in the first quarter of 2024. The new version of the game will be available for iOS, Android, Mac desktop, and Windows desktop users. Furthermore, all users will be able to participate in Dookey Dash Unclogged, and Yuga Labs NFT holders, including BAYC, MAYC, Kodas, BAKC, and HV-MTL, will be eligible for token benefits.