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According to CoinWorld, the NFT project HV-MTL, acquired by Adam Weitsman, is about to launch an exclusive trading platform that supports direct transactions and bundled swaps between HV-MTL assets. This move aims to enhance internal liquidity and transform assets into actively repositionable holdings. Weitsman's ownership is backed by strong financial support and a long-term development strategy. He emphasizes rebuilding the ecosystem from within and plans to integrate it into Yuga Labs' Otherside platform, which remains a viable direction for future development.

BlockBeats News, January 30, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has formally obtained legal ownership of over $400 million in assets related to the dark web cryptocurrency mixing service Helix, including cryptocurrency, real estate, and cash assets. On January 21, District of Columbia District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell signed the final forfeiture order. Helix, operated by Larry Dean Harmon, processed around 354,468 Bitcoin transactions from 2014 to 2017, worth $300 million at the time, primarily catering to money laundering needs of dark web drug dealers. Harmon pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in August 2021 and was sentenced to 36 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and asset forfeiture in November 2024.

BlockBeats News, January 30, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), Trend Research under Yilihua has withdrawn a total of 109 million USDT from a certain exchange over the past 9 hours. These funds have been deposited into Aave to reduce the liquidation risk of their Ethereum holdings. Currently, Trend Research holds 661,272.65 ETH with an unrealized loss of 192 million USD, and the cost price is 3,104.36 USD.