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The U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Carmine Agnello, the grandson of mob boss John Gotti, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.1 million in COVID relief funds and investing part of the money into cryptocurrency ventures.Prosecutors stated that from April 2020 to November 2021, Agnello obtained multiple relief loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through false declarations, falsely claiming they were for the operation of his auto parts and recycling business, while actually diverting the funds for personal use, including approximately $420,000 invested in cryptocurrency-related investments. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York indicated that this conduct occurred during the peak of the pandemic, representing a serious abuse of government aid funds. Agnello is expected to report to prison on July 1. Additionally, official data shows that fraud related to U.S. pandemic relief funds is severe, with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimating that about $135 billion (approximately 15% of the total) has flowed into fraudulent activities.

According to The Block, Amboss Technologies has announced the launch of the P2P platform RailsX based on the Lightning Network, which is a peer-to-peer trading platform built on native FPGA for Bitcoin and stablecoin trading.RailsX enables atomic cross-asset swaps through self-paying loops on Lightning Network channels, allowing Bitcoin and stablecoin holders to trade directly while retaining custody.In addition, Rails is collaborating with Magnolia and Bringin to support connections with the traditional banking systems in the U.S. and Europe for fiat currency exchange.

ChainCatcher news, Song Shijie, the largest off-market financing boss in Beijing, China, who owes 22 million yuan in penalties to the treasury, has handed over nearly 200 million yuan in asset forfeiture settlement to the UK and the US.The UK's National Crime Agency has seized his mansion, apartment, and bank accounts in London, valued at a total of 16.7 million pounds, approximately 161 million yuan, determining that the funds originated from illegal securities trading within China and money laundering in the UK. Song Shijie is also involved in a cryptocurrency scam, with three of his Binance accounts frozen, containing about 10 million dollars in crypto assets. According to a document from a court in Orlando, Florida, at the end of March, he has opted to forfeit claims to avoid criminal charges.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget on-chain trading has launched the MEME tokens ZYRA, BOSS, BARKcoin, TOM, NEKOGIRL, and SWIF from the Solana and BNB Smart Chain ecosystems. Users can start trading in the on-chain trading section.

ChainCatcher news, a court in the UK has ordered the seizure of approximately $4.3 million worth of Bitcoin from crime boss Alexander Surin (also known as Don Car-Leone) because he failed to prove that these crypto assets were obtained through legal means. This decision was made following an investigation into Surin's financial transactions related to his criminal activities.Surin fled to Dubai after being convicted of drug trafficking in France in 2015, prior to which a significant portion of his wealth, including luxury cars and properties in London, was confiscated by authorities.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the blockchain game Pirate Nation's development studio Proof of Play will launch Boss Chain on August 29, calling it "the next step in the vision of supporting 100 million+ players across multiple chains."The team stated, "Boss Chain is a blockchain based on Arbitrum Orbit that offers seamless scalability and market interoperability. This is crucial for ambitious applications such as new social or consumer dapps that have a large amount of on-chain computation."

According to ChainCatcher news and Cointelegraph, Stéphanie Cabossioras has resigned as the Executive Director of Binance France, becoming at least the 10th executive to leave Binance this year.Cabossioras joined Binance in April 2022 as the Legal Head of the cryptocurrency exchange's French division and was promoted to Executive Director in November of the same year.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Lightning Network data analysis startup Amboss announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led by the Bitcoin-native venture capital firm Stillmark, with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Draper Associates, Fulgur Ventures, and Ride Wave Ventures. The new funds will be used for AI research and product development, driving automation in node and channel management.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Amboss.Space is a website dedicated to providing data, insights, and coordination tools for the Bitcoin Lightning Network. All operations on Amboss can be executed through the Amboss API. (Source link)

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement states that the Web3 game studio RMG Studio will launch the fully on-chain game World Boss on March 30. Players can use USDT as bullets to defeat the Boss within a specific time frame and earn rewards.It is reported that World Boss is a fully on-chain game launched by RMG Studio, which will debut on the BNB chain. After the first round using USDT, the platform will gradually open various different tokens as bullets to attack the Boss. (source link)

According to ChainCatcher news, the web3 game studio RMG Studio will soon launch the game World Boss. World Boss is a fully on-chain game that will be released on the BNB chain. When the World Boss respawns, all players can defeat the Boss within a specific time and share the rewards. The game will open for internal testing on March 16. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, BinaryX has released a response regarding the recent BOSS battle server error event, stating that after a detailed investigation and calculation, the team confirmed that the damage dealt to the level 56 BOSS has overflowed the required damage amount for a kill. The official team has distributed rewards to participants based on the level results.It is reported that the final prize pool is 494,932 BNX. BinaryX has sent a total of 200,000 BNX to players as a recommendation reward. In addition, BinaryX expressed deep apologies for the negative impact caused to affected players due to the server error, and the development team is working hard to optimize server load to effectively handle a higher number of players. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher, as reported by The Block, luxury brand Hugo Boss's brand Hugo is collaborating with the NFT project Imaginary Ones to bring its clothing into the metaverse and launch a "comprehensive, 360-degree metaverse experience."It is reported that the collaborative NFT series will be launched in early November, consisting of 1001 3D animations, and will be named "Embrace Your Emotions" (EYE). The proceeds from the sale will be donated to the charity Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM). (Source link)