🇺🇸🕵️ The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it obtained legal title to over $400 million in cryptocurrencies, real estate, and monetary assets related to the darknet mixing service Helix. Operator Larry Dean Harmon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in August 2021 and was sentenced in November 2024 to 36 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and asset forfeiture. Helix processed over $300 million in crypto transactions from 2014 to 2017. link
🤔 Kazakhstan's central bank investment subsidiary NIC plans to enhance national crypto reserves using seized cryptocurrencies, gold, and foreign currency, with an allocation of $350 million. Director Timur Suleimenov mentioned that purchases will occur through five hedge funds. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reported that police have shut down 130 illegal exchanges, generating approximately $124 million in revenue, and seizing assets exceeding $5 million. #regulation link
💰 Andre Cronje-led DeFi project Flying Tulip has raised additional funding through private and public token sales. The private Series A round raised $25.5 million at a $1 billion FDV, bringing total institutional funding to $225.5 million. Additionally, the project has raised $50 million via Impossible Finance's Curated platform and allocated $200 million for the upcoming CoinList public sale. link
🗽 SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated that crypto innovation exemptions, covering tokenized securities and DeFi, may not be released this month or next due to cautious handling. He had previously hoped for a January release. Wall Street giants JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA met with the SEC's crypto task force to express concerns about the exemptions' economic impact. #regulation link
🗽 #BTC SEC Chairman Clayton: It is unlikely that significant "innovation exemptions" will be introduced this month. The SEC is still working out the details and approaching the issue cautiously. #regulation link
📉 Binance announced it will adjust the asset structure of its SAFU Fund by converting the original $1 billion stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin reserves within 30 days. The fund's asset value will be regularly reviewed, and if the market value falls below $800 million due to Bitcoin price fluctuations, Binance will replenish it with additional Bitcoin to restore the fund to $1 billion. #stablecoin link
🐳 After being dormant for 3 months, whale "0x86E" sent 8,491 $ETH, worth $23.31M to Galaxy Digital, incurring a loss of $9.15M.
The whale initially received these $ETH for $32.46M from #OKX at $3,823.
Address: 0x86ed62d90bbd97bfabc1eb74cf1a643081fbcd25
The whale initially received these $ETH for $32.46M from #OKX at $3,823.
Address: 0x86ed62d90bbd97bfabc1eb74cf1a643081fbcd25
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🐳 A whale has spent $6M $USDC to buy 1,108.79 $XAUT at a price of $5,411 and has supplied it for lending on Aave V3.
The whale still holds $12.58M $USDC in lending and is likely to withdraw and buy more $XAUT (#GOLD).
Address: 0xafd850735abcbFc71886b4Bf93995Dc9c04fD27e
The whale still holds $12.58M $USDC in lending and is likely to withdraw and buy more $XAUT (#GOLD).
Address: 0xafd850735abcbFc71886b4Bf93995Dc9c04fD27e
🆕 Escape Velocity Raises $62 Million to Support DePIN Infrastructure Projects - Cointelegraph link
📊 January 30 Options Expiration Data
91,000 BTC options contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.48, maximum pain point at $90,000, and notional value of $7.6 billion.
435,000 ETH options contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.68, maximum pain point at $3,000, and notional value of $1.19 billion. link
91,000 BTC options contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.48, maximum pain point at $90,000, and notional value of $7.6 billion.
435,000 ETH options contracts expired, with a Put-Call Ratio of 0.68, maximum pain point at $3,000, and notional value of $1.19 billion. link