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According to Decrypt, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service obtained a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, requiring 44-year-old Paul Chowles, a former officer of the National Crime Agency (NCA) from Bristol, to repay £1,810,678.93, approximately $2.4 million.This amount is related to the 50 bitcoins he stole, which were worth about £60,000, or approximately $77,000, when he took them in 2017. Of the 50 bitcoins, 30 have been recovered, and the Crown Prosecution Service attributes the difference between the two amounts to the appreciation of bitcoin since 2017.Chowles was involved in the NCA's investigation of the dark web market Silk Road 2, responsible for analyzing and extracting cryptocurrency from the devices involved. In May 2017, he transferred 50 bitcoins from Thomas White's reserve wallet over two days, splitting them into smaller amounts and transferring them through the bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog, and cashed out a total of £144,580 through 279 transactions using Cryptopay and Wirex debit cards.For years, this theft was attributed to White, who has always denied it, and by the end of 2021, the missing bitcoins were listed as untraceable. In 2022, devices containing private keys were found during a search of Chowles' residence, and the Merseyside police, with the assistance of Chainalysis, traced the flow of funds.

Binance Wallet announced on X the launch of the Pre-Access event, which is hosted by PancakeSwap, allowing users to participate through Binance Wallet.The event aims to provide users with indirect exposure before the potential listing of popular companies, with the first project to be announced soon.

According to Gate market data, the US dollar is expected to record its best weekly performance in three months, following signals from the Federal Reserve indicating further interest rate hikes. The US Dollar Index (DXY) has risen about 1.1% this week and has slightly surpassed the 200-day moving average.JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, and others believe that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes have removed the biggest obstacle to the strengthening of the US dollar.

The yield on the U.S. two-year Treasury note rose to an intraday high after Federal Reserve Chairman Waller made comments on interest rates.

The UK Home Office announced on Tuesday that it will invest £500 million over three years to recruit 500 officials to track and seize criminal funds as part of a new anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy. The funding comes from an economic crime tax levied on regulated businesses, and the new officials will be distributed across various police forces, the National Crime Agency (NCA), and the Crown Prosecution Service.The NCA estimates that over £100 billion is laundered through the UK or UK corporate structures each year, and the Home Office stated that this threat has "intensified in recent years due to the rise of fintech, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence." The new officials will work based on "Operation Destabilise," which targets Russian-speaking cybercriminal groups that convert street cash into cryptocurrency. The NCA plans to launch a new round of arrests and cash seizures against networks supporting ransomware gangs, hostile nations, and Class A drug trafficking, having already arrested 119 suspected money launderers and seized over £25 million in cash and cryptocurrency in less than a year.The NCA's Economic Crime Centre stated in its annual report last week that criminals are "innovatively using crypto asset products to evade detection and transfer illicit value at scale," hoping to expand this model to other networks and build "more proactive and intelligence-led crypto capabilities." Crypto assets rank third among the nine economic crime priorities agreed upon with the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority. The government stated that nearly £350 million has been recovered from criminals over the past year, over £1 billion has been refused, £26 million has been returned to victims, and nearly 4,000 money laundering convictions have been facilitated.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, in the past 7 days, the balance of the Gate BTC wallet increased the most, reaching 3.43%; the exchange asset transparency proof data shows that the top three net inflows in the past 7 days were Gate (+287 million USD), Binance (+281 million USD), and Bybit (+189 million USD).

ChainCatcher has now reached a strategic cooperation with the high-performance modular enterprise-level Layer1 ENI and has joined the ENI Top 100 Institutions program, serving as an ecological super node.The two parties will subsequently cooperate in areas such as global community expansion, on-chain ecological construction, Web3 infrastructure, industrial resource synergy, and global market expansion, exploring more opportunities for ecological co-construction and application implementation.It is reported that ENI is a modular Layer1 designed for large-scale commercial scenarios. The ENI Top 100 Institutions program mainly targets global institutions, trading platforms, and ecological partners, promoting infrastructure construction, ecological resource connection, and application scenario expansion through the establishment of a super node cooperation network. Through the global super node network, ENI is continuously strengthening infrastructure, expanding commercial landing scenarios, and creating sustainable long-term value for the entire ecosystem.

Chairman of Bitmine, Tom Lee, stated in an interview that AI is approaching the so-called "uncanny valley of wealth." At some point in the future, the income generated by AI entities owned by individuals may exceed their own labor income.Tom Lee believes that when this moment arrives, people may begin to question "whether they are working for AI or AI is working for them." He also predicts that in the future, AI entities may take over bank accounts, replace certain job positions, and even construct independent financial systems, admitting that this trend "may instill fear about the future in people."

According to Specter monitoring, a long-inactive PancakeSwap liquidity provider (LP) lost approximately $2.96 million due to signing a malicious EIP-7702 authorization.It is reported that the attacker removed about $1.48 million in BSC-USD and $1.48 million in BUSD liquidity provided by the victim and exchanged BUSD for ETH. Currently, the attacker has deposited approximately $1.46 million in funds to Tornado Cash, while the remaining approximately $1.48 million in USDT is still held in the attacker's address.

Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato integrates Sygnum's cryptocurrency trading services, allowing customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, and 4 other cryptocurrency assets through the existing banking app.

JoinCare announced the completion of a new round of strategic seed funding, with participation from Titans Ventures, DI Foundation, and Candaq Ventures.This round of financing will be used to upgrade JoinCare's core infrastructure and the CareAgents AI-assisted research system, expand the global early-stage biopharmaceutical projects and the network of scientific and medical advisors, and promote the ecological applications and Launchpad construction of JoinCare.JoinCare is building an open DeSci incubation network aimed at early biopharmaceutical innovation, providing support for projects from discovery and scientific evaluation to collaborative incubation by connecting research teams, scientific and medical experts, ecological builders, and communities. In the future, JoinCare plans to expand this system to global research institutions and innovation teams, creating an AI-driven distributed biopharmaceutical innovation network.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Iasi Open: Ilinca Amariei vs Elsa Jacquemot", the "Over" option in the sub-market "Iasi Open: Ilinca Amariei vs Elsa Jacquemot Match O/U 23.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 6.15% an hour ago to the current 25.65% (a fluctuation of 19.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Iasi Open: Ilinca Amariei vs Elsa Jacquemot", the "Over" option in the sub-market "Iasi Open: Ilinca Amariei vs Elsa Jacquemot Set 2 O/U 8.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 50.4% an hour ago to the current 74.9% (a fluctuation of 24.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

In response to rumors regarding the attack on the BNB Chain OLPC/LABUBU liquidity pool, PancakeSwap's official announcement stated that the platform has noted the news related to this security incident. After preliminary verification, PancakeSwap's own smart contracts do not have security vulnerabilities. The project team is still continuously investigating the complete causes of the incident and will promptly share the latest investigation progress once more clues are obtained. Meanwhile, the official reminds users that all relevant event information should be based on content released through PancakeSwap's official channels.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, the OLPC/LABUBU liquidity pool on PancakeSwap on the BNB Chain was attacked, with the attacker stealing assets worth approximately $1.1 million. After the incident, the attacker transferred the stolen funds across chains to Ethereum and subsequently deposited 633.4 ETH into the mixing protocol Tornado Cash. In addition, the attacker sent 0.0221 BNB and 0.0411 ETH to an abandoned address, and the details of the attack and the flow of funds are still being tracked.

According to Criptovaluta.it, Italy's Banca Sella has announced that it has completed the notification procedure to the Bank of Italy and will become the first bank in Italy to operate cryptocurrency business in compliance with the EU MiCA regulations. The bank plans to launch digital asset custody and transfer services to a specific client group by the end of 2026.Banca Sella is also one of the founding members of the Qivalis alliance, which currently brings together 37 European banks dedicated to launching a stablecoin pegged to the euro.

The brand new version of ChainCatcher's official website is officially launched, with a comprehensive optimization of the homepage information structure. Through clearer content categorization, more reasonable interaction hierarchy, and more intuitive display methods, high-value content can be quickly accessed on the first screen, helping users more efficiently complete information filtering, market judgment, and decision-making.The new official website has simultaneously launched or upgraded several core functions: the homepage has added a panoramic data panel that aggregates macro funds, exchange dynamics, and mainstream Token market trends, helping users quickly establish a macro understanding of the market; in-depth articles are integrated with AI intelligent summarization, significantly reducing the reading cost of long articles; the "Selected Events" calendar has been fully upgraded, supporting large token unlocks and tracking important macro events, assisting users in grasping key nodes in advance.Welcome to experience the new version of ChainCatcher and enjoy a more efficient and clearer information acquisition experience.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "Pistons vs. Cavaliers" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Duncan Robinson: Rebounds O/U 0.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 53% an hour ago to the current 75.5% (a fluctuation of 22.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.