ChainCatcher news, the Brazilian Federal Police launched "Operation Alcacaria" this Wednesday, aimed at combating operators who provide money laundering services using cryptocurrencies. In addition, the police are tracking and investigating exchanges that collaborate with these operators to provide liquidity for their money laundering activities. However, the names of those involved have not yet been released.This operation issued 62 search warrants, 13 arrest warrants, and seized funds from the involved entities' banks.

ChainCatcher news, pharmaceutical company CelaCare is suing stablecoin issuer Circle, seeking the return of 1 million USDC that its CEO Kenneth Yates mistakenly sent to the wrong address and "destroyed."The lawsuit claims that on July 3, 2024, Yates incorrectly entered the letter B as the number "8" when sending USDC from his Coinbase account, resulting in the funds being sent to an unowned and inaccessible wallet address. CelaCare requests the court to confirm that the USDC has been destroyed and seeks $1 million in damages from Circle.However, Circle denied the refund request on September 6.

ChainCatcher news, the digital sovereignty platform Acara announced that its first round of IDO will take place on August 19 at 10 AM Beijing time, with a sales quota of 2% of its total token supply ACR.It is reported that Acara is a digital sovereignty platform that integrates social, prediction, and gaming elements. Through smart contracts and oracle technology, it allows users to make predictions on the most controversial topics in the world (such as politics, economics, current events, entertainment, and sports). Users can initiate multiple gaming projects on-chain as game publishers, publish on-chain social content, and add liquidity mining to obtain stable returns.