A Bitcoin address holding 1215 BTC ($77 million), mined in the first two months of the network's launch in 2009, recently transferred 5 BTC to the Kraken exchange. 💰

Some analysts suggest that this address is linked to Hal Finney's family. 🧐

Hal Finney was a key figure in Bitcoin's history, being the recipient of the very first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto. 🥷

There are also theories that he might be the enigmatic creator of the cryptocurrency. 🙀

Caroline Ellison, head of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison. 🚨

This follows her involvement in the FTX scandal, where funds from clients were mismanaged under the direction of Sam Bankman-Fried, who received a 25-year sentence for fraud and misuse of client funds. 💰🥷

In her testimony, Ellison revealed how she prepared misleading reports for investors and highlighted the risky investments made with client money. 🤷

👀 The judge noted he hadn't seen such consistent cooperation from a defendant in 30 years.

Ronin and opBNB continue to lead the blockchains in terms of active players over the past 30 days, significantly outpacing their competitors:

▪️Near: over 9 million
▪️TON: over 8 million
▪️BNB Chain: over 6 million
▪️Base: over 5 million
▪️Wax: over 4 million
▪️Polygon: over 3 million
▪️XAI, Immutable zkEVM, Klyatn: over 2 million
▪️Solana: over 1 million

🥷 The WazirX hacker is nearing the end of laundering the stolen $230 million.

Just an hour ago, they transferred the last 3,792 ETH ($9.93 million) to a new wallet, from which they are now sending coins to the Tornado Cash mixer. 🌪

The laundering process began on September 3, and after 22 days, it’s almost complete. 🤷

The L2 blockchain Celo has surpassed Tron in the number of active daily addresses for stablecoin usage, earning praise from Vitalik Buterin himself:

This is amazing to see. Improving worldwide access to basic payments/finance has always been a key way that ethereum can be good for the world, and it's great to see Celo getting traction.

Celo's price responded with an immediate surge. 📈

It looks like a new pumper has emerged in the market. Elon Musk, move over! 😁

Bitcoin cannot be considered a risky asset, says a top executive at BlackRock.

Robbie Mitchnik, head of digital assets at BlackRock, believes that Bitcoin is shifting towards being a risk-off asset.

“When we think about Bitcoin, we think about primarily as an emerging global monetary alternative. Scarce, global, decentralized, non-sovereign asset. And it’s an asset that has no country-specific risk, that has no counterparty risk.”

- Mitchnick said.

Caroline Ellison has also been ordered to pay a staggering fine of $11,000,000,000! 💰

📈 In the last 30 days, ICP generated 5804% more in fees compared to the previous month, surpassing networks like Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Polygon in revenue! 💰

Renowned trader PlanB has laid out an ambitious long-term growth prediction for Bitcoin that reads like a sci-fi script! 😁

Here's a small nuance: what if Trump loses? 🤔

Binance is introducing pre-market spot trading!

This new service enables users to buy and sell real tokens prior to their official launch. 🚀

While other exchanges provide similar features, they focus on derivatives rather than actual tokens.

Only tokens from Binance Launchpool will be available for pre-market trading.💲

🍌🔫 Banana Gun Telegram Bot to Compensate $3 Million to Hack Victims!

🧑‍💻 The developers announced that the payouts will come from the project's treasury, eliminating the need for additional token sales. An investigation revealed a vulnerability in the Telegram messaging oracle used by Banana Gun.

👀 The attack targeted Smart Money traders and well-known crypto veterans in the community. It affected both EVM and Solana bots, which operate independently with separate codebases.

The Banana Gun team has fixed the issue and reactivated the bots. 🤖 To enhance security, transfers will now have a two-hour delay. Additionally, developers plan to implement two-factor authentication for data transmission and conduct audits of the web applications and Telegram bots.

ETH is currently following the same trend that led to the surge between January 2023 and March 2024. 📈

Will history repeat itself with another rally? 🤔

🚀 Kamala Harris Advocates for Blockchain Leadership

Vice President Kamala Harris has called for the U.S. to lead in blockchain and emerging technologies, emphasizing innovation alongside consumer protection. 🔗

In a recent speech, she highlighted AI and digital assets as key components of her "opportunity economy" vision. 👀

🔎 Analysts believe her presidency could positively influence Bitcoin and the crypto market, addressing structural issues that drive adoption.

This marks a shift in her campaign focus, as she previously remained quiet on cryptocurrency. 🧐

📈 US Bitcoin ETFs Experience Strong Inflows Led by BlackRock

US Bitcoin ETFs have seen a five-day streak of positive inflows, totaling $246 million. Notably, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) stands out, pulling in $184 million on Wednesday alone. 🚀

Despite a tumultuous market, investor confidence in Bitcoin ETFs appears to be growing. While BlackRock dominates the scene, other funds like Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF (BITB) managed to attract only $2 million, with significant outflows from Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund ($33 million) and ARK Invest’s ETF ($47 million). 💰

👀 The shift in investor preferences suggests a move towards larger, more established funds, as seen with IBIT's substantial gains compared to the struggles of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which has lost over $20 billion since converting to an ETF.

🚀 TON Blockchain Set for Historic Onboarding with Hamster Kombat Airdrop

💎 TON is gearing up for the largest crypto onboarding event ever, driven by projects like Hamster Kombat, which will airdrop tokens to over 131 million users (however, most of them are dissatisfied with the size of their reward for the six months they spent on the project. 😁)

This unprecedented launch follows a surge in traffic from new mini apps such as Dogs and Catizen.🐶🐈‍⬛

To tackle the technical challenges of this massive distribution, TON has implemented Mintless Jettons technology for instant token delivery at minimal gas fees. 🧐

Hamster Kombat will list today at 12 p.m. UTC on major exchages.

Of the $172 billion total market cap for stablecoins, $119 billion is represented by USDT (Tether). 💰

D - Dominance. 💪

💲 Breakdown of commission sources collected by Layer 2 over the past 180 days

Only Immutable does not charge gas fees.🧐

🔍 The average monthly inflow to exchanges for 73 cryptocurrencies has dropped 6.2 times compared to the peak when BTC reached $73,000.

This marks the third decrease in exchange inflows during this cycle. In the previous two instances, such drops were followed by a BTC increase. 🚀

Hamster got listed on exchanges

The price has already dropped below 1 cent, and the exchanges are barely handling the load with so many people eager to sell off their half-year’s worth of tapping on the screen.

Have you already cashed out your $2?

👍 - Sold everything

😁 - I'm going to hodl

👀 - What $2? I made more than $100

🔥 - Never played Hamster Combat

The Wallet in Telegram will be temporarily restricted for users from the United Kingdom. 🇬🇧

The wallet will be available again after the app is registered as a digital asset provider. 🧐

Trust Wallet is rolling out a launchpool! 🚀

Most likely, it will be similar to Binance Launchpool — we'll be staking $TWT and earning new coins.

👀 Meanwhile, $TWT has surged on this news and is trading at exactly $1, up 12%. 📈