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The US has proposed a 10% tariffs trade deal to the EU, aiming to ease trade tensions, according to Politico.A New Proposal to Ease Trade TensionsWhat’s at Stake?A Shift in Trade Strategy?
Bitcoin supply on exchanges drops to a record low, signaling strong investor confidence and long-term holding.Investors Pull BTC Off ExchangesHODLing Season in Full SwingA Bullish Setup for BTC?
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- 06:32Statistics: 4 whale addresses manipulated XPL prices and made a total profit of $47.72 millionChainCatcher news, according to statistics from Spot On Chain, four whale addresses that manipulated the price of XPL on the Hyperliquid platform made a total profit of $47.72 million, detailed as follows: 0xb9c (main coordinator): +$15.11 million; 0xe41: +$12.97 million; 0x006: +$10.52 million; 0x894: +$9.07 million. Notable victims' losses: 0xC2Cb: -$4.59 million; 0x64a4: -$2 million.
- 06:32US prosecutors appeal sentences of two HashFlare Ponzi scheme founders, argue for 10-year imprisonmentChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. prosecutors have appealed the sentencing of the co-founders of the crypto mining service company HashFlare. Prosecutors believe that HashFlare founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin should be sentenced to 10 years in prison and have filed an appeal regarding this. HashFlare is a $577 million Ponzi scheme company. On August 12, Seattle federal court judge Robert Lasnik sentenced the two to time served, fined them $25,000, and required them to complete 360 hours of community service during supervised release. It is expected that their sentences will be served in Estonia. The two were arrested in October 2022 and detained in their home country of Estonia for 16 months. In May 2024, they were extradited to the United States, where they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
- 06:32WLFI Lockbox contract has deposited 13.35 billion tokens, valued at $3.5 billion.According to Jinse Finance, on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) has monitored that there are already 13.35 billion tokens in the WLFI Lockbox contract, valued at $3.5 billion. Although WLFI has fallen 52.5% from its peak, based on the current contract price of $0.2615, the first round of public investors still have a book return of 16.43 times, while the second round has 4.23 times. In addition, possibly affected by the XPL hedging sniper incident, Hyperliquid WLFIOI (open interest contracts) has dropped by 49% in the past 24 hours, and even a certain exchange has seen a decrease of 5.75%.