๐ฐ The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) released a report stating that illegally mined gold from the Amazon is increasingly being traded via $USDT in Venezuela. The report highlights that Venezuela has emerged as a major destination for illegal Amazonian gold over the past two years, with a portion of gold sourced from Guyana being settled locally in $USDT. Last year, Venezuela's gold industry generated approximately $2.2 billion in revenue. link
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๐ต๏ธ The person who swapped 50.43M aEthUSDT for only 327 aEthAAVE ($36K) may actually be Garrett Jin (BitcoinOG1011short).
Evidence:
Through on-chain tracing, we found 13 wallets that may belong to him. These wallets:
- All wallets received USDC or USDT from Binance on Feb 16 and Feb 20.
- All wallets became active again today and moved funds to 2 new wallets.
One of these wallets shares the same Binance deposit address as Garrett Jin.
Garrett Jin sold 261,024 $ETH ($543M) and 11,318 $BTC ($761M) on Feb 15 and Feb 20, which is close to the dates when these wallets withdrew stablecoins from Binance. #stablecoin
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Evidence:
Through on-chain tracing, we found 13 wallets that may belong to him. These wallets:
- All wallets received USDC or USDT from Binance on Feb 16 and Feb 20.
- All wallets became active again today and moved funds to 2 new wallets.
One of these wallets shares the same Binance deposit address as Garrett Jin.
Garrett Jin sold 261,024 $ETH ($543M) and 11,318 $BTC ($761M) on Feb 15 and Feb 20, which is close to the dates when these wallets withdrew stablecoins from Binance. #stablecoin
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โ๏ธ The court in Alabama granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in 2024 against Binance, Binance.US, and CZ. The lawsuit alleged that the exchange facilitated the transfer of funds to terrorist groups. #regulation link
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๐ฝ On March 12 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a total net inflow of $53.8681 million, marking the fourth consecutive day of net inflows.
Meanwhile, spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $72.3677 million, marking the third consecutive day of net inflows. link
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Meanwhile, spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $72.3677 million, marking the third consecutive day of net inflows. link
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๐ฝ The SEC Advisory Group supports the initiative to implement tokenized securities and outlines ways to ensure their security. #regulation link
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๐ช๐บ๐ผ Stricter rules under MiCA could lead to a contraction of the cryptocurrency industry in the EU, according to a Swiss asset manager. link
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๐ณ๏ธ The Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that he does not expect the chamber to advance the digital assets market structure bill until April. The chamber will prioritize the SAVE America Act before voting on bipartisan bills. link
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๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฐ MetaComp, a Singapore-based regulated stablecoin cross-border payment firm, announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round, bringing its cumulative Pre-A funding to $35 million within three months. This round was backed by Alibaba, Spark Venture, and existing shareholders. In December last year, MetaComp completed a $22 million Pre-A round with participation from Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, and Sky9 Capital. #stablecoin link
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๐ฑ A hallmark of bear markets: STH Supply in Profit falling below 50%, meaning the majority of recent buyers are underwater.
Demand-side risk appetite tends to remain suppressed until this flips back above 50%.
Watch this level as a precondition for any sustained recovery.
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Demand-side risk appetite tends to remain suppressed until this flips back above 50%.
Watch this level as a precondition for any sustained recovery.
glassno.de/3PyUZRj
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๐ญ๐ฐ๐ HSBC and Standard Chartered will be the first recipients of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong. #stablecoin link
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๐ญ๐ฐ๐ HSBC and Standard Chartered will be the first recipients of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong. #stablecoin link
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๐ฅท Exclusive: The Dubai TOKEN2049 summit, originally scheduled for April 29-30, 2026, has been postponed to April 21-22, 2027. This decision follows attacks on several locations in Dubai by Iranian drones and shrapnel, leading to evacuations within the crypto industry.
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