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According to Cointelegraph, local police in Spain seized two cryptocurrency cold wallets containing approximately 400,000 euros (about 467,000 dollars) in assets during an operation against illegal comic distribution platforms.The operation was carried out by the Almería police in Spain, who have arrested three suspects and dismantled what is known as the country's largest Spanish-language piracy comic website. It is reported that the platform has been providing free pirated content since 2014, primarily profiting through advertisements, with total revenue exceeding 4 million euros over the past decade. Notably, the cold wallets involved were hidden inside a thermometer in the wall. The police have not yet disclosed whether they have obtained the relevant private keys or access to the funds.

The local police in Spain seized two cryptocurrency cold wallets containing approximately 400,000 euros (about 467,000 dollars) in assets during an operation against illegal comic distribution platforms.The operation was carried out by the Almería police in Spain, who have arrested three suspects and dismantled what is known as the country's largest Spanish-language piracy comic website. It is reported that this platform has been providing free pirated content since 2014, primarily profiting through advertisements, with total revenue exceeding 4 million euros over the past decade. Notably, the cold wallets involved were hidden inside a thermometer in the wall. The police have not yet disclosed whether they have obtained the relevant private keys or access to the funds.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that a cryptocurrency company linked to "Russian gangs and intelligence agencies" is funding political opponents and influencing domestic cryptocurrency regulatory legislation.During a parliamentary vote on Friday, Tusk pointed out that some Polish politicians obstructing cryptocurrency regulatory legislation are serving the interests of a company named Zondacrypto, which is accused of providing "financial support" to political figures and has ties to Russia. Tusk further claimed that the company sponsored the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) event held in Poland last year, during which former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem publicly supported President Karol Nawrocki's campaign. Tusk bluntly stated that the company's funding sources involve not only "money related to the Russian mafia (Bratva)" but may also be connected to Russian intelligence agencies.Meanwhile, President Nawrocki won the election in June last year, with support from former U.S. President Donald Trump. The president's office responded that it does not oppose cryptocurrency regulation itself but opposes the "flawed regulatory model" proposed by the government. This controversy arises amid the political tug-of-war in Poland over the cryptocurrency regulatory bill. The bill aims to align with the EU's MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) framework, but the president previously vetoed the related bill and blocked parliament from overturning the veto in December, hindering the regulatory process.

According to official data, JST has burned 271 million $JST in this single instance, equivalent to a value of approximately 21.3 million USD, accounting for 2.74% of the current total supply. At the same time, the treasury reserves have exceeded the 100 million USD mark, providing a solid guarantee for the continued advancement of the subsequent deflation process. All funds for repurchase and destruction come from the actual income generated by the protocol, thereby establishing an automated deflationary closed loop driven by actual earnings, where repurchase and destruction operate continuously. This marks that $JST is steadily moving towards a sustainable, endogenous, and long-term viable economic model.

According to CoinDesk, Paul Atkins, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced the termination of "enforcement-style regulation" and stated that the seven cases related to cryptocurrency registration initiated by the previous administration were a "misallocation of resources" that did not provide direct benefits to investors.

Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yi Lihua stated on Twitter that wherever there are people, there are grievances, and wherever there are grievances, there is a community. He has heard these community stories from the parties involved multiple times, but we can only be bystanders.Yi Lihua called for the parties involved (CZ, Xu Mingxing, Li Lin, Sun Yuchen, He Yi) to resolve this historical grievance and work together to build the industry and prices. He mentioned that gossip and grievances sound exciting, but wallets are more important to everyone.It is reported that CZ mentioned past interactions with Li Lin, Xu Mingxing, and others in his new book, and discussions about the related events are currently trending on platform X.

ZachXBT stated on platform X that Circle has unfrozen ckUSDC (Dfinity bridge) and two hot wallets, including one starting with the address 0x00e. Currently, 5 out of the 16 wallets that were previously frozen have been unfrozen.It stated that after the confidentiality restrictions related to the civil case in New York are lifted, information about the plaintiffs, expert witnesses, and other relevant parties will be disclosed.

According to market news, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has arrested several suspects related to the cryptocurrency platform ONUS, accusing them of issuing and promoting tokens such as VNDC, ONUS, and HNG through the Onus platform, manipulating supply and demand and prices through false advertising and coordinated trading, thereby illegally appropriating investors' funds.The police stated that the gang exercised highly concentrated control over the relevant token market, raising funds amounting to billions of dollars, but did not disclose specific losses. The named suspects include Vuong Le Vinh Nhan, related to ONUS Pro's Singapore parent company XPLOR, ONUS exchange technical administrator Tran Quang Chien, and Ngo Thi Thao, head of HanaGold Jewelry JSC. The Vietnamese police launched operations in multiple locations, summoning over 140 people and seizing relevant evidence. ONUS and its parent company Vemanti have not yet released detailed statements regarding the case.

According to CoinTelegraph, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security recently arrested several individuals related to the cryptocurrency platform ONUS, accusing them of inducing investors to purchase tokens such as VNDC, ONUS, and HNG through false advertising, coordinating wash trading, and artificially manipulating token prices, with the amount involved reportedly reaching billions of dollars.Those arrested include Vuong Le Vinh Nhan, a person related to ONUS Pro's parent company XPLOR, platform technical administrator Tran Quang Chien, and Ngo Thi Thao, director of HanaGold Jewelry JSC. The investigation spans multiple cities, and the police have summoned over 140 people to cooperate with the investigation and seized relevant evidence. The ONUS platform has not yet made an official response regarding this matter.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Trump stated that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are leading negotiations with Iran and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement. Sources from Iran told CNN that Tehran is willing to consider "sustainable" proposals to end the war.Meanwhile, Israel has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, and Tehran has also attacked Tel Aviv. An Israeli official stated that the agreement "does not seem feasible at the moment." Two regional sources said that Iran has indicated to the Trump administration that it does not wish to restart negotiations with envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, but prefers to engage with Vice President JD Vance.Additionally, about 1,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division are expected to be deployed to the Middle East in the coming days. The Republican side has once again rejected a resolution requiring Trump to seek congressional authorization for future military actions against Iran.

Renowned on-chain investigator ZachXBT released a report today stating that a Russian over-the-counter (OTC) broker named Aleksandr (Aleks) Khinkis is suspected of assisting ransomware groups in laundering over $4.7 million since 2025 through a single cryptocurrency trading platform account.The related funds involve three suspicious ransom payments, totaling approximately 796 bitcoins (BTC). The investigation shows that these funds were transferred in batches to his trading platform's deposit address (0xa756) after being bridged between Bitcoin and Avalanche, completing a total of 75 transactions from 2025 to 2026. Additionally, approximately $16.6 million is currently still held in Aave and is being gradually liquidated.ZachXBT pointed out multiple ransom transactions: a ransom payment of about 72 BTC in September 2025 was bridged to the related address; a ransom of about 164 BTC was also discovered in October 2025 and converted to approximately $3.8 million. Some related addresses were blacklisted by Tether in November 2025, and the subsequently frozen USDT was destroyed three weeks ago, indicating that law enforcement and compliance agencies have intervened.Earlier in 2023, this account was also involved in a ransom transaction of about 560 BTC, which was circulated through multiple intermediary addresses and trading platforms before being bridged back to the Avalanche network in 2024. Furthermore, the investigation pointed out that the source addresses of the related bitcoins have a high correlation with multiple ransomware addresses, suspected of serving as payment transit nodes. Although some funds remain dormant, ZachXBT warned that they may still be laundered in the future and urged victims to report related addresses promptly to freeze the funds.

According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, the Hong Kong police launched an operation codenamed "Thunder Drum," targeting a fraud group that claims to offer low-interest loans and collects deposits in cryptocurrency. Within two days, they arrested 3 men and 3 women (aged between 29 and 63) across various districts in Hong Kong on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud. Some suspects have connections to organized crime, and the operation is still ongoing.Since November 2025, this fraud group has been randomly calling victims, posing as bank employees to promote low-interest loans. They lure victims to a fake office rented under a shell company in Central to sign contracts and require them to pay deposits as proof of assets. The methods of payment include cash, bank transfers to dummy accounts, and cryptocurrency payments, with the latter primarily targeting older individuals or those unfamiliar with technology.A total of 13 victims are involved, with diverse backgrounds, some holding associate or master's degrees, including businessmen and company owners, with total losses amounting to approximately 5 million Hong Kong dollars. The police seized various documents and computers as evidence at the scene.

The Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a defunct cryptocurrency exchange "BITGIN" and the heads of Bijing Technology, Liu Yusen, CEO Zhang Hansen, and COO Zhang Yuting, among a total of 10 people, with the Zhang siblings potentially facing 12 years in prison.Prosecutors allege that the company collaborated with a fraud group, implementing scams and money laundering by providing USDT and coordinating with "fake currency dealers" to exchange cash offline. The case involves 46 victims, with the fraud amount exceeding NT$150 million, and related funds were transferred through cryptocurrency wallets and overseas exchanges to conceal their origins.

According to UDN, the Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a defunct cryptocurrency exchange "BITGIN" and the heads of Bijing Technology, Liu Yusen, CEO Zhang Hansen, and COO Zhang Yuting, among a total of 10 people, with the Zhang siblings potentially facing 12 years in prison.Prosecutors allege that the company collaborated with a fraud group in 2023, implementing fraud and money laundering by providing USDT and facilitating cash transactions with "fake currency dealers" offline. The case involves 46 victims, with the fraud amount exceeding NT$150 million, and the related funds were transferred through cryptocurrency wallets and overseas exchanges to conceal their source.

According to Decrypt, Chinese citizen Zhang Xinghua was sentenced to two years in prison by a Singapore court for conspiring to abuse computer systems and handling criminal proceeds in connection with a theft of approximately $6.9 million at the SafeX cryptocurrency exchange.Prosecutors stated that he conspired with two other accomplices, one of whom, Chen Chong Xin, who is still at large, accessed the SafeX crypto vault without authorization three times between June and August 2025, transferring over $6.9 million to multiple wallets. He then laundered part of the funds through Tornado Cash, depositing over $1.6 million in two transactions, which could have yielded over $886,000 in profits, but police intervened to stop it.The case came to light after the SafeX system triggered a low balance alert. Singapore has frozen or seized approximately $2.1 million in related crypto assets, while about $4.8 million remains unrecoverable in offshore private wallets or with virtual asset service providers. Court hearings revealed that Zhang Xinghua returned approximately $95,000 in Bitcoin through his wife. Another accomplice in the case is still under investigation.

Suspect John Daghita in the $40 million cryptocurrency theft case involving the U.S. government has been arrested by the FBI.On-chain detective ZachXBT previously revealed that John Daghita is the son of the CEO of CMDSS, a company that had contracts with the U.S. government to handle seized cryptocurrency.According to ZachXBT, he exposed in January 2026 that John used his father's company CMDSS (which holds the USMS contract) to access and transfer relevant assets from wallets managed by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Subsequently, John mocked ZachXBT multiple times on a Telegram channel and initiated a "dust attack" by publicly sending part of the involved funds to his wallet address.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes published an analysis stating that since 1985, every U.S. president has initiated military actions against Middle Eastern countries, and Trump has continued this tradition. He uses simple logic to judge Bitcoin's trend: the longer the U.S. is involved in the Iran situation, the more likely the Federal Reserve is to cut interest rates or print money to support war expenditures, which will drive up Bitcoin prices.Regarding trading strategies, Hayes stated: "Currently, we are unclear how long Trump can maintain his involvement, spending billions or even trillions of dollars to reshape Iranian politics according to his wishes, nor do we know how much geopolitical and financial market shock he can withstand before retreating. The wise approach is to wait and see. The real opportunity to buy Bitcoin and quality altcoins like HYPE is after the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates or increases money supply to support the Iranian government’s objectives."