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ChainArgos: Tether Blacklists 8 Tron Wallets Once Again

ChainArgos Report: Tether Blacklists 8 Tron Wallet Addresses Again　　According to ChainArgos monitoring, Tether has once again blacklisted 8 wallet addresses on the Tron blockchain. These wallets appear to be involved in fund transfers primarily between various Asian exchanges and Kraken. There is a possibility (though not confirmed) of interactions with currency service providers, such as Al Mutahadun and Dubai For Exchange, both of which are subject to Israeli sanctions.　　The total amount of USDT received by these wallets is approximately $70 million. Apart from USDT, there seems to be no involvement in the transfer of other tokens. The specific wallet addresses are as follows:　　TAzDmeBWuKiX1HztaxCMfTiwNRZdwNtYhb　　TAnEHuXTnJSm1dJDckTxN9B3PoszcwfrGz　　TY7qUGNPvqy91RoXgQujFPHJ8ocWVCHuaz　　TLzLmTkpzG5zxr8MMDxutZ4aimEwUXwksb　　TBYzzKUK4NU9u7NDN1r9b7546JGtPXzUSX　　TRoAQif6KQAj9ewtAahTqzpUkjpaukFXCr　　TPpv5jxsTso76q5n1jg1qrCNmccbRUVGKP　　TQsx6EpJ2B39thMzsEzpJ2Txq9Rq2wBJNc　　

2023-11-27Deep Dive

Outlook: Potential Bitcoin Surge Beyond $40,000 as USDT Whales Increase Buying Power

Santiment data shows that the price of Bitcoin has reached $38,300 for the first time since May 5, 2022. Among many contributors, the top 100 largest Tether (USDT) addresses have accumulated $1.67 billion in USDT over the past six months, representing a purchasing power growth of 9.7%. If the purchasing power of these large USDT holders continues to increase, there is a possibility that the price of Bitcoin could soon surpass $40,000.　　

2023-11-27Deep Dive

CryptoQuant: Binance's BTC Reserves Drop by 5,000, Coinbase Sees a Surge of 12,000 BTC.

According to on-chain data tracked by CryptoQuant, Bitcoin is flowing from Binance to Coinbase. In the last 24 hours, Coinbases reserves have increased by around 12,000 BTC, while Binances reserves have decreased by 5,000 BTC.　　Web 3 analyst Bradley Park from CryptoQuant reported to CoinDesk that the decrease in Bitcoin reserves on Binance seems to be a result of outflows from retail funds.　　Greta Yuan, Head of Research at digital asset platform VDX, stated that the market is still nervous about the recent legal implications for Binance. In the short term, it is expected that more users will move funds to compliant or licensed exchanges.　　Crypto service provider Matrixport mentioned, “With this plea agreement, expectations for a spot Bitcoin ETF might increase to 100%, as the entire industry will be forced to comply with the rules that traditional financial companies must adhere to.”　　

2023-11-24Deep Dive

GBTC Negative Premium Rate Narrows to 9.78%

Coinglass data indicates that the GBTC (Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) premium has narrowed to 9.78%, marking the first time it has fallen below 10% since July 2021.　　GBTC, or Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, is an investment tool offered by Grayscale. The trust fund allows investors to indirectly invest in Bitcoin by purchasing its shares. Grayscale holds Bitcoin and enables investors to indirectly hold the value of Bitcoin by issuing GBTC shares.　　This structure allows investors who do not wish to directly buy and hold Bitcoin to participate in Bitcoin investment. As GBTC currently does not support redemptions, the premium rate of GBTC can reflect market sentiment towards BTC.　　

2023-11-24Deep Dive

Five Major Hacking Incidents Occurred Since November, Involving a Cumulative Amount Exceeding $290 M

According to Lookonchain statistics, there have been five significant hacking incidents in November, involving funds exceeding $290 million:　　Kronos Research: $25.65 million　　KyberSwap: $46.5 million　　Poloniex: $118 million　　HECO Bridge: $86.6 million　　HTX Exchange: $13.6 million　　

2023-11-24Deep Dive

Grayscale's GBTC to Spot Bitcoin ETF Conversion Application Update

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart posted on the X platform, stating that Grayscale has submitted a new S-3/prospectus for the conversion of GBTC to an ETF. The most significant update is the plan to change the code from GBTC to BTC, confirming that Grayscale is in negotiations with the SEC. The product documents are being updated/changed following discussions and feedback from the SEC. Yesterday, James Seyffart mentioned on the X platform that Grayscale had a meeting with the SECs Trading and Markets division (responsible for approving or disapproving 19b-4 filings). There are rumors that other potential Bitcoin spot ETF issuers have also met with the SEC in the past week.　　

2023-11-24Deep Dive

Ordinals' minting surpasses 43 million coins, with transaction fees exceeding 3,000 BTC

Dune data indicates that the total minted supply of Bitcoin Ordinals has surpassed 43 million, reaching 43,184,547, with the current total transaction fees amounting to 3,020.2689 BTC, approximately 113 million USD.　　

2023-11-23Deep Dive

KyberSwap Faces Attacks Across Multiple Networks, Suffers Losses of $48.3 Million

According to Spot On Chain monitoring, KyberSwap has been attacked on multiple networks, including Arbitrum, Optimism, Ethereum, Polygon, and Base. The total loss amounts to $48.3 million, primarily including 16,217 ETH (valued at $33.5 million), 3,987,332 ARB (valued at $4.06 million), 591,441 OP (valued at $1.03 million), and 1,111,926 DAI.　　

2023-11-23Deep Dive

JPMorgan: Binance's Settlement Mitigates Potential Systemic Risks

JPMorgan states that the resolution reached by cryptocurrency exchange Binance with U.S. prosecutors is positive for both its operations and the crypto industry as a whole. “We see the resolution prospects as positive as it removes uncertainties around Binance itself,” says JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, adding, “Smart chain businesses will benefit. For cryptocurrency investors, the prospect of resolution will remove potential systemic risk stemming from assumed Binance collapse.” This comes after Binance and its co-founder CZ admitted to violating anti-money laundering and U.S. sanctions laws in a comprehensive settlement with U.S. authorities on Tuesday. Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion, marking one of the largest corporate settlement agreements in U.S. history.　　

2023-11-23Deep Dive

Mt. Gox Plans to Commence Debt Repayment in Cash This Year

Mt. Gox is planning to begin cash repayments to creditors in 2023, and the process may extend into 2024. The trustee for the exchange, Nobuaki Kobayashi, stated in an email that due to the large number of creditors, specific repayment timelines have not been determined, and as a result, it is not possible to notify each creditor in advance of the exact repayment timing. Creditors can check the repayment status in the claims filing system. Mt. Gox was established in 2010 and became the worlds largest Bitcoin exchange by 2013 but halted all withdrawals in early 2014 and filed for bankruptcy protection after losing over 800,000 bitcoins.　　

2023-11-23Deep Dive

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