ethereum
* US gov wallet transfers 300 ETH to address ending in “d46” on Aug. 5. * Wallet balance now $0, funds from US government seizure. * ETH price drops post-ETF launch due to lack of demand. * 130,000 ETH sold, causing price to drop to $2,100 on Aug. 5. * Ethereum ETFs see
bitcoin
* The German government received $420 worth of Bitcoin post $3 billion sell-off. * Transactions included messages referencing Adolf Hitler, Elon Musk, and expletives. * German government used OP_Return for symbolic messages, receiving $0.88 from Hitler-themed wallet. * Some transactions used vanity addresses with human-readable words like Elon Musk's name.
bitcoin
* German government sells seized BTC, causing price drop Summary : German authorities have started selling their seized Bitcoin assets, causing concerns about potential impacts on the cryptocurrency market. The government has reportedly sold over $195 million worth of BTC in the past 24 hours and has moved even larger sums between
arrest
New details have emerged regarding the detention of Binance's former financial crime compliance team leader, Tigran Gambaryan, in Nigeria. Binance CEO Richard Teng has accused Nigerian officials of attempting to coerce the company into a secret settlement paid in cryptocurrency. Gambaryan was detained while on a business trip