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Согласно отчету CoinDesk, латиноамериканский телекоммуникационный оператор VIVA стал первым оператором, запустившим сеть Iris. Iris — это телекоммуникационная расчетная сеть на базе Avalanche, основанная бывшим партнером IBM по блокчейну Джулсом Миллером, которая помогает операторам интегрировать идентификацию, выставление счетов и системы распределения в финансовые услуги без замены существующих телекоммуникационных систем. VIVA работает в Боливии более 25 лет и недавно расширила свою деятельность на рынок Мексики.VIVA использует долларовый стейблкоин USDi, выпущенный компанией инфраструктуры стейблкоинов Agora, для расчетов и может держать соответствующие операционные резервы в долларах, а не в местной валюте. Iris работает на выделенном Avalanche Layer 1 для контроля расчетов, операций и соблюдения требований. При запуске Iris получила обещанное финансирование в размере 43 миллионов долларов от Balesia Group, семейного офиса, который владеет телекоммуникационным бизнесом в Америке.Коммерческий директор Ava Labs Джон Нахас заявил, что начальная экспансия Iris будет сосредоточена на Латинской Америке, а также на некоторых рынках Африки и Азии. Он отметил, что суперприложение, используемое VIVA, помогло снизить уровень оттока предоплаченных мобильных пользователей на 33%, а ценность жизненного цикла пользователей увеличилась на 35%. В настоящее время Iris ведет переговоры с большим количеством телекоммуникационных операторов по всему миру, чтобы привлечь больше операторов и услуг.

According to Arkham monitoring, Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins purchased $30,000 worth of BTC between 2011 and 2012, which is now worth $400 million, but he lost the private key and is in prison. These BTC were once thought to be lost until a month ago when 500 BTC were transferred for the first time after being dormant for 10 years. Just recently, another 500 bitcoins (worth $38 million) were transferred.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies released strong fundamental signals in "traditional finance entry" and "small and mid-cap dollar-cost averaging":$20 million insurance capital entry: Corebridge Financial (NYSE: $CRBG) disclosed yesterday that the board has approved a $20 million Bitcoin allocation plan. As one of the largest retirement and life insurance providers in the U.S., this move marks the beginning of risk-averse "insurance capital" incorporating BTC into long-term reserves.100% monthly retention: Iris Energy (NASDAQ: $IREN) released its unaudited production report for March yesterday, confirming that its monthly output of 450 BTC has been fully transferred to cold wallets, officially joining the "zero-sale mining company" club.5% cash flow conversion: Beyond Inc. (NYSE: $BYON) (formerly Overstock) updated its corporate treasury guidelines yesterday, announcing that it will convert 5% of its free cash flow at the end of each quarter into Bitcoin, reviving its hard asset strategy as an early crypto payment evangelist in North America.Bond issuance to acquire 50 BTC: Cathedra Bitcoin (TSX-V: $CBIT) announced yesterday the completion of a $4 million priority secured bond issuance, with the raised funds fully used during the trading day to purchase 50 BTC at market price.Century-old institution launches custody: State Street (NYSE: $STT) officially opened its enterprise-level digital asset custody vault to Nasdaq and NYSE listed companies yesterday. The implementation of this compliant infrastructure directly removes the audit barriers for hundreds of conservative companies to purchase cryptocurrency.

According to Cointelegraph, the Criminal Assets Bureau of the Irish National Police has announced that it has successfully cracked one of the 12 Bitcoin wallets associated with a convicted drug dealer, retrieving 500 Bitcoins worth over 35 million dollars.The wallet owner is Clifton Collins, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2017 for cultivating and selling cannabis. Collins purchased 6,000 Bitcoins with drug trade proceeds between 2011 and 2012, storing them across 12 wallets, with the keys printed on an A4 sheet of paper and hidden in a fishing rod case, which were later lost when his landlord cleared the house.Earlier today, it was reported that the Irish drug dealer deposited 500 BTC into Coinbase after nearly 10 years, worth 35.44 million dollars.

Collins purchased approximately 6,000 BTC with proceeds from marijuana sales between 2011 and 2012, and stored them across 12 wallets. His private keys were saved in paper form, hidden in a fishing rod case in a rental property in Galway, Ireland. After Collins was arrested in 2017, the house was cleared out, and his personal belongings were sent to a landfill.Subsequently, both the authorities and Collins believed that the private keys had been permanently lost, and the court ruled that the related assets were to be confiscated as criminal proceeds. The on-chain transfer of 500 BTC indicates that this batch of assets may not have been completely lost.

According to DL News, Thailand's data regulatory agency has ordered the removal of over 1.2 million records collected in Thailand by the iris scanning project World, driven by Sam Altman.Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob stated that the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) also ordered the company to suspend all its operations in Thailand on Monday.In Thailand, a commissioned expert group investigating whether World violated the country's data protection laws concluded that collecting biometric data in exchange for cryptocurrency is illegal. The World company has ceased its iris scanning operations in Thailand.

ChainCatcher news, the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) recently sent a letter to the Irish government, strongly urging the abandonment of the proposed "Communications Interception and Lawful Access Bill." This bill would allow law enforcement to access encrypted messages, and GEC warns that it would severely threaten cybersecurity, increase the risk of cybercrime, and potentially lead to tech companies withdrawing from Ireland.As the European headquarters for many tech giants, Ireland's legislative decisions have far-reaching implications. GEC also urged Ireland to withdraw its support for the EU's "Chat Control" bill, which requires scanning before message encryption and has recently faced opposition from Germany. Experts emphasize that weakening encryption not only jeopardizes personal privacy but also poses a national security risk.

ChainCatcher message, the official account of the Ministry of State Security of China pointed out that there have been public cases showing that a certain foreign company has induced global users to provide iris information by issuing cryptocurrency tokens, and has transferred the relevant data sources, posing a potential threat to personal privacy and national security.

ChainCatcher news, according to Semafor, Reddit is in talks to use the iris scanning device Orb from Sam Altman's Worldcoin for user authentication.According to two insiders, World ID may soon become a way for Reddit users to verify themselves as unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform. The discussions between Reddit and World ID's parent company, Tools for Humanity, highlight the growing market for new authentication technologies, as artificial intelligence fills online platforms with false content, and governments around the world are considering new age verification laws to prevent children and teenagers from accessing social media.If World ID becomes one of Reddit's third-party providers, it will be good news for Tools for Humanity, which was founded six years ago with the noble goal of providing universal basic income to the world through a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin in exchange for using Orb to scan irises.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist founder Yu Xian posted, "Everyone beware of @osiris_guard, this so-called Web3 security plugin, it is a malicious plugin. If installed on Chrome, this malicious plugin will replace links, causing users to download well-known programs that turn into Trojan programs, leading to computer compromise. Ultimately, it results in wallets being stolen and related key accounts being wiped out, with similar outcomes, but with more variations in the scams. Detailed analysis is ongoing."

ChainCatcher news, Wall Street trading firm Jane Street and its subsidiaries have acquired a 6% stake in Bitcoin mining giant Iris Energy.The 13G filing submitted on Friday shows that as of December 31, Jane Street Group holds a total of 11,797,987 shares of Iris Energy, representing a 6% stake. Iris Energy mined 521 BTC in January, with an actual hash rate of 28.93 EH/s, accounting for 3.71% of the Bitcoin mining production market share.Additionally, its holdings in Strategy and Coinbase exceed 5%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will stop trading and delist the following cryptocurrencies on December 10, 2024, at 11:00 (UTC+8): Gifto (GFT), IRISnet (IRIS), SelfKey (KEY), OAX (OAX), Ren (REN).Binance Futures will fully close and automatically settle the KEYUSDT and RENUSDT perpetual contracts on December 3 at 09:00 (UTC), and the contracts will be delisted after the settlement is completed.Binance emphasizes that it will regularly review the digital assets listed to ensure a high standard of cryptocurrency quality. When a token no longer meets the listing standards or there are significant changes in the industry environment, a thorough project review will be conducted, and it may be delisted.

ChainCatcher message: Binance will remove and stop the spot trading pairs DAR/BTC, IRIS/BTC, RARE/BRL, THETA/ETH, and UTK/BTC on November 22 at 03:00 (UTC).

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto-News-Flash, Chile's consumer protection agency SERNAC has issued a notice to World (formerly Worldcoin) and Rappi, demanding that they cease iris scanning activities in the country.It is reported that Rappi has clarified that Rappi and World signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at conducting a pilot test for on-demand human verification services, with the related iris scanning program set to be trialed in Argentina in 2024, rather than in Chile as previously speculated. However, SERNAC claims to have received multiple reports related to World’s operations in the country, including the registration of minors in the system, the operator's failure to disclose data, and the inability to delete data from the system.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) of Ireland has stated that it has been unable to access the Bitcoin seized from drug dealer Clifton Collins since 2020. These Bitcoins are currently worth approximately $378 million and are stored in 12 wallets. Collins claims that the file containing the wallet seed phrases was lost during a burglary. He began investing in Bitcoin in 2011 when the price ranged from $0.30 to $29.The CAB seized these Bitcoins in 2020, when they were valued at around $56 million. The Irish High Court ruled that these assets were derived from criminal activity and ordered their transfer to the CAB. However, due to the inability to access the wallets, these Bitcoins have remained frozen for the past four years. During this time, the price of Bitcoin has risen from about $9,000 to over $62,000, significantly increasing the value of this seized Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. District Court Judge Jamel Semper dismissed a class action lawsuit against the Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy without prejudice, ruling that the investors who brought the lawsuit failed to prove that the company had ever made false statements or intentionally misled investors.The lawsuit accused Iris Energy, its executives, and its underwriters (including JPMorgan and Citigroup Global Markets) of violating the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act during its 2021 IPO. The plaintiffs claimed that there were several key inaccuracies in the documents related to the Australian crypto mining company's IPO in November 2021 and in other statements made in the following months. Additionally, they alleged that Iris concealed risks and failed to disclose information regarding loans for financing mining equipment, making several "false and misleading" statements about the company's overall financial condition, including its profits, losses, and assets on hand.However, Judge Semper found that Iris was not obligated to disclose all details of its loan financing, and the plaintiffs failed to prove that Iris's disclosures were materially misleading.

ChainCatcher news, the Irish police seized approximately $7.1 million (about €6.5 million) worth of cryptocurrency during a raid in North Dublin.This operation is part of a major investigation into money laundering and illegal transactions on the dark web, resulting in the arrest of three individuals, two men suspected of assisting a criminal organization in committing serious crimes, and a woman facing money laundering charges. Superintendent Michael Mullen of the Irish National Cyber Crime Bureau stated, "The arrest of these three individuals and the seizure of assets is the result of a highly complex investigation by the specialized investigators of the Irish National Cyber Crime Bureau into criminal activities on the dark web."

ChainCatcher news, broker Canaccord stated in a report that Iris Energy (IREN) is expected to become one of the most efficient and largest publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies, and will launch its high-performance computing (HPC) pilot project in Childress, Texas, in the second half of this year.Canaccord raised the company's target price from $12 to $15 while maintaining a buy rating. In early trading on Wednesday, Iris Energy's stock price on Nasdaq rose 1.6% to $11.06.