Shenzhen programmer "Xiao Wang" sentenced to 4 years & fined $2,780 for creating malware used to steal $416K in USDT. He profited $19K & tried to hide it. Authorities say tech skills wonβt shield you from crypto crime. βοΈπ»
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes moved $14.8M USDC to exchanges after announcing renewed ETH buys. He's received ~$6.85M back in ETH, LDO, ETHFI & PENDLE. Hayes recently sold 2,373 ETH at ~$3,507.
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π WORLD3 (WAI) launches on Binance Alpha Aug 12th! π€ This Web3 AI Agent aims to be more than a chatbot β think 24/7 expert agents handling complex on-chain tasks. Backed by Microsoft, Ubisoft & Animoca Brands! π₯ 100k+ Agents & 2M+ transactions already! #Web3 #AI #Binance
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Binance Alpha airdrop claim starts today at 3PM UTC+8! π Phase 1 (18hrs) needs 237 Alpha points. Phase 2 (6hrs) drops to 200, first-come, first-served. Unclaimed? Threshold drops 15 points/hr! #Binance #Airdrop
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Base, an Ethereum scaling solution, hit 1.25M+ active users β a 1,280% YoY increase! Transactions surged 2,050%, TVL nears $4.5B, & fees plummeted 97.7% as it celebrates 2 years. π Data: onbase.
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Binance now features a DeFi data hub! Users can track key metrics (volume, P&L, supply) for projects like Aave via Token Terminal. Plus, see buy/sell signals from KOLs on Binance Square. #DeFi #Binance
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DeFi TVL has climbed past $150B, up ~$35B YTD (via DeFiLlama)! Still below its ~$180B peak in Nov '21, but showing continued growth in the multi-chain DeFi space. π
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Abraxas Capital is down over $190M on crypto short positions (ETH, BTC, SOL, HYPE, SUI), per Lookonchain. Biggest loss: ~$144M on an 113.8k ETH short. #crypto #AbraxasCapital #Ethereum #Bitcoin
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The 2016 DAO hack & Ethereum hard fork is being re-examined by those who were there. Discussion focused on "Code is Law," security lessons learned, community consensus challenges, and the birth of ETH & ETC. A key moment shaping smart contract security & blockchain governance ("fork as freedom").
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AntChain is taking a measured approach to RWA tokenization, passing on ag, wine & art for now. Focusing on viable projects & testing on Jovay blockchain by Sept. HK platform backed by AntChain targets $10B+ assets this year, $1T market by 2026! #RWA #blockchain
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