Last night and this morning's important news (July 8-9)

Hackers target Bitcoin wallet worth billions of dollars stolen from Mt. Gox According to Decrypt, hackers have targeted an old Bitcoin address (starting with 1FeexV) containing over $8 billion worth of digital currency stolen from the bankrupt Mt. Gox exchange. According to BitMEX Research, attackers sent a transaction containing a phishing website link to the address using Bitcoin's OP-RETURN function. Although OP-RETURN can store information on the blockchain, it is used to embed malicious text and lure owners to access fake pages. The page falsely claimed that the wallet was "lost or abandoned" and impersonated the closed Wall Street investment bank Solomon Brothers, attempting to obtain the owner's personal information. BitMEX warns on the X platform that this website is illegal and part of a Bitcoin scam, and multiple old addresses from 2011 have become targets of similar attacks. Solana futures trading volume on CME Group has exceeded $4 billion According to Cointelegraph, Solana (SOL) futures trading volume has exceeded $4 billion on one of the world's largest regulated derivatives exchanges, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group). Phantom launches perpetual contract trading function in wallet, supported by Hyperliquid According to The Block, the Web3 wallet Phantom has announced the launch of perpetual contract trading functionality, supported by Hyperliquid's API. The service is initially aimed at EU users and supports up to 40 times leverage and stop loss take profit functions. Users can directly trade in their wallets and maintain their assets in an unmanaged state. This move marks Phantom's transformation from a multi chain wallet to a comprehensive DeFi portal, currently supporting 8 mainstream chains including Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, etc. It is worth noting that Phantom's layout coincides with the accelerated expansion of derivative businesses by exchanges such as Coinbase and Robinhood. A certain whale/institution sold 33582 ETH in the early morning and exchanged it for 85.38 million USDC According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale/institution that previously made a profit of $30 million on ETH sold 33582 ETH at an average price of $2512 in the early morning, exchanged it for 85.38 million USDC, and deposited it into Aave V3. The giant whale currently holds 100000 ETH (worth $261.2 million), which is pledged on the Lido platform. A16z Crypto has cleared its COMP position and today transferred another 400000 COMPs to Coinbase Prime According to on chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, three hours ago, crypto VC a16z Crypto transferred the last 400000 COMPs ($16.48 million) in their address to Coinbase Prime, clearing their COMP holdings. They only transferred 400000 COMPs to Coinbase Prime at the end of last month, and today they transferred another 400000. Within 10 days, 800000 COMPs worth up to 34.81 million US dollars were transferred to Coinbase Prime. When they transferred 400000 COMPs 10 days ago, the COMP price was still $46, and now the COMP price is only $41. It has dropped by 11%. Now another 400000 pieces have been transferred out, which may further lower the COMP price. Analysis: Pump.fun's token sales have "poor prospects" and are currently suspected to be in trouble According to The Block, on Monday, Pump.fun announced plans to sell 150 billion PUMP tokens to raise $600 million, drawing criticism from critics. Additionally, information about the Gate exchange's listing has mysteriously disappeared, and many cryptocurrency advocates believe that the impact of this matter is not good. Steven Zheng, the research director of The Block, said, "Some users were surprised by the token sale of Pump, as they had expected large-scale airdrops like popular apps like Hyperliquid. Although airdrops may still be in preparation, Pump still needs to raise an additional $600 million through token sales, in addition to raising $700 million through other means, which will definitely leave a negative impression. ”Alice Shikova, the marketing director of Space ID, stated that with the fading of the Meme coin craze, the demand for Pump.fun token sales may be lower than expected. Although it has brand advantages, this move carries risks due to insufficient demand and liquidity. Cryptocurrency researcher @ 0xCabana posted: 'Pump.fun issuing tokens is like a corrupt presidential candidate promising not to embezzle this time.'. ”Noones App CEO Ray Youssef posted on X, stating that "unscrupulous exchanges exploit users through perpetual contracts, while Pump.fun drains the vitality of DeFi, which destroys cryptocurrency. Novices are cut into leeks when they enter, and then they never come back. ” Analysis: As the US SEC considers accelerating its approval framework, the "floodgates" of cryptocurrency ETFs are about to open According to The Block, it seems that the US SEC is about to approve multiple spot cryptocurrency ETFs, and key stakeholders are considering a framework that could accelerate the listing process. Sources said that last week, the SEC raised questions about details such as staking in a SOL ETF proposal, but the communication was constructive. According to informed sources, approval is only a matter of time, but the specific time is uncertain. On Tuesday, at the WOLF Trading event, Gregory King, founder of Osprey Funds and Rex Shares, stated that the SEC's attitude has changed, and although it will not act arbitrarily, it supports cryptocurrency. Last week, the SEC approved a hybrid cryptocurrency fund for Grayscale, but the approval was subsequently suspended. According to insiders, the SEC is advancing in stages, starting with Bitcoin and then Ethereum, and now considering hybrid asset ETFs. At present, the SEC is formulating listing standards and plans to shorten the review period. This measure is driven by the exchange and will be in line with traditional ETF practices. 21Shares stated that they have not had direct dialogue with the SEC, but believe that the new framework can reduce the complexity and uncertainty of listing. Bloomberg Industry Research ETF analyst James Seyfart expects the framework draft to be released this month and implemented in September or October, when the floodgates for other asset ETFs will open. Analyst Eric Balchunas recently estimated that the likelihood of SEC approval for ETFs tracking SOL, XRP, and LTC is 95%, and the likelihood of approval for ETF proposals tracking Dogecoin, Cardano, and Polkadot is also high, at around 90%. The US Department of Justice accuses two men of involvement in a $650 million foreign exchange and cryptocurrency fraud case According to The Block, the US Department of Justice has revealed that Georgia resident Michael Shannon Sims (48 years old) and New Jersey resident Juan Carlos Reynoso (57 years old) have been charged with operating the international fraud project OmegaPro, involving a total amount of $650 million. Two men promoted a "forex investment package" to investors through a multi-layered marketing model, promising to receive a 300% return within 16 months and requesting payment in cryptocurrency. The indictment shows that the defendant team created a luxurious image by displaying luxury cars, vacation photos, and projecting company logos at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Later, they froze investor withdrawals on the grounds of "being hacked" and transferred funds to encrypted wallets controlled by executives. Sims is the founder and promoter of OmegaPro, while Reynoso leads the company's business in Latin America and the United States. The two defendants each face two counts of conspiracy, and if convicted, each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Tether holds $8 billion worth of gold in a secret Swiss vault According to Bloomberg, as the world's largest stablecoin issuer, Tether Holdings SA has its own vault in Switzerland, storing $8 billion worth of gold and focusing on expanding its gold reserves. The company stated that it currently holds nearly 80 tons of gold, the vast majority of which is directly held by Tether, making it one of the world's largest gold holders after banks and countries. CEO Paolo Ardoino said, "We have our own vault. I believe it is the safest vault in the world." The facility is located in Switzerland, but for security reasons, the company refused to disclose its specific location and establishment time. Binance Alpha and Binance Contract will be launched on Tanssi Network (TANSSI) According to official announcements, Binance Alpha will launch and open trading on Tanssi Network (TANSSI) on July 9, 2025 at 19:05 (GMT+8). In addition, the Binance contract platform will launch the TANSSIUSDT perpetual contract on July 9, 2025 at 19:30 (GMT+8 time), with a maximum leverage of 50 times. All eligible Binance users will receive exclusive Binance token airdrops. Qualified users need to use Binance Alpha points to claim airdrops through the Binance Alpha activity page between 19:05 on July 9, 2025 (GMT+8 time) and 19:05 on July 10, 2025 (GMT+8 time). Eigen Labs announces restructuring and layoffs, focusing on EigenCloud development Egeram Kannan, CEO of Eigen Labs, announced on X platform today that the company has announced a restructuring plan to streamline operations and focus on building and expanding EigenCloud. This adjustment has resulted in some employees leaving, and the company has stated that it will provide support measures such as severance compensation, accelerated equity redemption, extended medical insurance, and career recommendations. Eigen Labs stated that after the restructuring, the team will focus more on building the "world's first verifiable cloud platform" and call on encryption ecosystem partners to assist departing employees in finding new opportunities. In addition, Kannan added, "Eigencloud includes EigenLayer as the foundation and EigenDA as the data layer. Therefore, we will continue to devote ourselves to this area of work. ”In addition, according to Blockworks, Eigen Labs has laid off approximately 25% of its workforce, resulting in the loss of 29 employees. KULR Technology receives a $20 million credit line from Coinbase According to official news from KULR Technology, KULR Technology Group has reached an initial $20 million credit line agreement with Coinbase Credit to support its strategic Bitcoin reserve target. Bitcoin ETF net inflow of 1869 BTC today, Ethereum ETF net inflow of 23129 ETH According to Lookonchain, 10 Bitcoin ETFs had a net inflow of 1869 BTC (approximately $203 million) today, with iShares (BlackRock) receiving 1388 BTC (approximately $151 million) and currently holding 700307 BTC (approximately $76.2 billion). 9 Ethereum ETFs have a net inflow of 23129 ETH (approximately $59.76 million), iShares has an inflow of 20670 ETH (approximately $53.41 million), and currently holds 1826769 ETH (approximately $4.72 billion). OpenSea acquires Rally Wallet, driving mobile and token trading layout According to The Block, OpenSea has acquired Rally, the developer of Rally Wallet and its mobile first Web3 application. The acquisition aims to strengthen OpenSea's layout in the field of token trading, with its token trading services currently covering 19 blockchains. Vertex will shut down its existing DEX and migrate to Kraken's supported Layer 2 network Ink According to The Block, the decentralized trading platform Vertex will shut down its existing deployment based on Arbitrarum and rebuild DEX on Kraken's Layer 2 network Ink, while the native token VRTX will gradually be phased out. On July 8th, the snapshot will determine the eligibility for INK airdrops, and VRTX holders will receive an initial supply of 1%. The Ink Foundation will receive its order book, perpetual engine, and lending technology to accelerate the construction of on chain capital markets. CoinList announces support for XRP, TON, and TAO token trading CoinList announced that it now supports trading of three new tokens: XRP, TON, and TAO. Users can conveniently purchase through cash or cryptocurrency, and it is currently open to both US and non US users. The official also reminds that the deposit and withdrawal function has not yet been opened, and will be gradually supported in the future. Ego Death Capital completes $100 million Bitcoin company investment fund According to Axios, Ego Death Capital has completed a $100 million second fund focused on driving the development of software companies based on the Bitcoin protocol. The fund mainly invests in companies with annual income between $1 million and $3 million, whose growth is hindered due to limited funds. It focuses on supporting Series A financing and has invested in Bitcoin related companies such as Roxom, Relai, and Breez. Ego Death Capital is committed to investing in Bitcoin companies that truly solve real-world problems, rather than cryptocurrency tokens or hardware and mining fields. World Gold Council: Global gold ETFs increase by $38 billion in the first half of the year, with daily trading volume setting a semi annual record The World Gold Council report shows that global gold ETFs increased by $38 billion in the first half of the year, driven by strong performance in June (+$7.6 billion). In the first half of the year, the total assets under management of these funds surged by 41%, reaching $383 billion, and the total holdings increased by 397 tons, reaching 3616 tons. North America (+21 billion US dollars) was the main region for capital inflows in the first half of the year. Next are Asia (+11 billion US dollars) and Europe (+6 billion US dollars). In the first half of the year, the average trading volume of gold was 329 billion US dollars per day, setting a semi annual record. SharpLink purchased 7689 ETH last week, with a total position exceeding 200000 and receiving 322 Ethereum staking rewards SharpLink Gaming (NASDAQ: SBET) announced that as of July 4, 2025, the company has purchased 7689 new Ethereum (ETH) at an average price of $2501 per coin, increasing its total holdings to 205634. Meanwhile, SharpLink raised $64 million through its ATM financing tool between June 28th and July 4th, of which $37.2 million will be used this week to further purchase ETH. As of now, SharpLink has All ETH has been invested in the staking and re staking agreement, and since the launch of this strategy on June 2nd, a total of 322 ETH staking rewards have been obtained. In addition, the company has launched the "ETH Concentration" indicator, which reflects the amount of ETH per thousand diluted shares. Currently, this indicator has been raised to 2.37. Ethereum execution client supports historical data pruning, significantly saving node storage space According to the official blog of the Ethereum Foundation, all Ethereum execution clients now support pruning of historical data before merging, reducing the disk space required for running nodes on the main network by 300-500 GB. This upgrade does not affect the normal operation of all nodes and validators, but only saves storage space. Archive node users and application developers who need access to complete historical data need to gradually turn to external historical data providers. Relevant resources can be found at https://eth-clients. (GitHub. io)/history endpoints/query. This is the first step for Ethereum to advance the "historical data expiration" mechanism defined in EIP-4444, aimed at optimizing network storage efficiency. For more details, please refer to the relevant EIP instructions. Truth Social Submits S-1 Document to SEC, Intending to Launch Crypto Blue Chip ETF According to the official website of the SEC, Truth Social Crypto Blue Chip ETF, B.T. has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to issue a crypto blue chip ETF. The registered address of the fund is Nevada, and the annual settlement date is September 30th each year. The S-1 document shows plans to issue passive crypto blue chip ETFs with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cronos, and Ripple as the main assets. The trust was initiated by Yorkville America Digital, LLC, with an initial asset allocation ratio of 70% for Bitcoin and 15% for Ethereum Solana 8%、Cronos 5%、 Ripple 2%. The ETF will be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange's Arca, aiming to provide investors with an investment channel for a basket of mainstream cryptocurrency assets. Suspected Arthapala address recharged 6570 ETH to the exchange again within the past 5 hours According to Ai Yi's report, Arthapala, a suspected staking and verification service provider, has recharged 6570 ETH, approximately 16.77 million US dollars, to the exchange in the past 5 hours. Since July 2025, the total number of ETH transferred to the exchange from this address has reached 63689, with a total value exceeding 164 million US dollars. Tether invests in blockchain forensics company Crystal Intelligence to combat cryptocurrency crime According to CoinDesk, stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in blockchain analytics company Crystal Intelligence to enhance its ability to combat USDT related cryptocurrency crimes. According to FBI data, cryptocurrency fraud losses reached $9.3 billion in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 66%. Tether's investment will provide real-time risk monitoring and fraud detection tools, and collaborate with global law enforcement agencies to assist in freezing over $2.7 billion of stablecoins involved in the case. The CEO of Tether stated that this move will strengthen cooperation with law enforcement agencies and send a clear signal that any misuse of USDT will be investigated. ReserveOne plans to merge with M3 Brigade and list on NASDAQ, with a total trading volume of $1 billion According to GlobeNewswire, digital asset management company ReserveOne announced that it has reached a final business merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company M3 Brigade Acquisition V Corp., planning to list on NASDAQ through this merger, with an expected total transaction amount of over $1 billion. ReserveOne will manage a diverse portfolio of cryptocurrency assets, primarily consisting of Bitcoin, and generate profits through institutional level staking and lending. The company will be led by Jaime Leverton, former CEO of Hut 8, and is expected to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2025, further promoting innovation and transparency in the digital asset field. PeckShield: Peapods Finance suspected to have encountered abnormal transactions PeckShield has posted a reminder on X platform to Peapods Finance to be aware of a suspicious transaction, and has attached the relevant Etherscan link. A user commented that there was a rapid transfer worth approximately $175000. Falcon Finance announces 116.98% over collateralization of reserves in response to de anchoring situation Falcon Finance stated in an article on its X account that its reserve funds are currently verified daily by independent institutions, and the current excess collateral ratio is 116.98%. The official statement states that the Excess Collateral Ratio (OCR) calibrates non stablecoin assets based on risk factors, while returns are generated through a delta neutral strategy to reduce market risk. In addition, Falcon Finance is working with Harris& Trotter LLP collaborates to promote quarterly assurance reports and ISAE 3000 highest audit level certification. Earlier today, Falcon USD's stablecoin USDF briefly dropped to $0.9434, but has now rebounded to $0.9924. BioSig raises $1.1 billion in funding to drive blockchain adoption in commodity markets According to The Block, Nasdaq listed company BioSig announced that it has reached up to $1.1 billion in financing agreements with institutional investors after completing its merger with Streamex in the Bahamas, including $100 million in convertible bonds and $1 billion in equity financing to promote commodity tokenization and gold backed treasury management strategies. The first batch of 75 million US dollars will be delivered on October 7, 2025. BioSig plans to blockchain the commodity market, aiming to unlock liquidity and transparency in the $142 trillion market. Binance Alpha has launched BOOM (BOOM) The official app page shows that Binance Alpha has launched BOOM.