ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 8 hours, BlockTower Capital received 15,580 AAVE (worth $2.87 million) and 237,396 UNI (worth $2.11 million) from Wintermute, FalconX, Cumberland, B2C2 Group, and Galaxy Digital.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, BlockTower Capital withdrew 372,578 EIGEN (approximately 1.18 million USD) from FalconX 2 hours ago. Prior to this, they had cumulatively withdrawn 1.026 billion EIGEN (approximately 3.57 million USD) from Wintermute and FalconX at an average price of 3.482 USD.EIGEN is now their third-largest holding, following 7,663 MKR (9.27 million USD, -2 million USD loss) and 213,646 MPL (4.03 million USD, +1.19 million USD profit).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, investment firm BlockTower Capital sold 1,815 MKR through Galaxy Digital, worth approximately $2.48 million.From May to November 2022, BlockTower Capital withdrew 12,502 MKR from CEXs such as Coinbase/FTX/Kraken, with an average price of $1,055. Subsequently, they began selling MKR from last December, and so far have sold a total of 7,664 MKR (approximately $11.62 million) at an average price of $1,516, realizing a profit of $3.53 million.Currently, they still hold 7,662 MKR (approximately $10.37 million).

ChainCatcher news, BlockTower Capital founder and CIO Ari Paul opposes CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju's positive view of Zhao Changpeng, stating, "The crimes committed by Zhao Changpeng are the same as those of SBF. If the federal government is willing, they could sentence Zhao Changpeng to life in prison. Zhao Changpeng stole customer deposits and gambled. He has dozens of charges against him, deceiving retail investors in numerous ways. He deliberately facilitated money laundering for criminal organizations and worse. Why is he only charged with a little? Because the federal government is concerned that he might bribe the Emirati sheik to obtain sovereign immunity and abscond with over $30 billion of retail funds, and because the federal government wants a large amount of evidence to prove the industry's guilt in Binance documents."It is noteworthy that the Reuters report cited by Ari Paul accuses Zhao Changpeng of obtaining approximately $11 billion in customer assets through trading firms. In response, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju referenced the U.S. Department of Justice's statement regarding the charges against Zhao Changpeng, stating that the Reuters report lacks conclusive evidence and only raises indirect suspicions without legal conviction. Furthermore, "the Department of Justice did not accuse Zhao Changpeng of misappropriating customer funds, but rather of conspiring to commit money laundering."Others have also expressed differing opinions on Ari Paul's viewpoint. They argue that it is illogical for someone who has already become a billionaire to choose to steal $30 billion to hold a small country hostage. Additionally, Binance also has clients from the UAE, and "theft" would also face legal repercussions in the UAE.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, it is suspected that BlockTower Capital sold 9,232 ETH (24.8 million USD) a few hours ago through FalconX, Cumberland, Wintermute, and B2C2 Group.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, 2 hours ago, BlockTower Capital transferred 2.02 billion PEPE (approximately $2.79 million) to Cumberland for profit, with its price soaring by 25%, reaching an all-time high. If sold, it would yield a profit of $569,000 (+25.6%) within 7 days.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet related to BlockTower Capital has just seemingly purchased 20 billion PEPE (approximately 2.22 million USD) through Cumberland.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg citing informed sources, BlockTower Capital's main hedge fund has been hacked, and some funds have been depleted.One of the informed sources stated that these funds remain missing, the hackers have not been caught, but BlockTower Capital has hired blockchain forensic analysts to determine the cause of the theft and recently informed its limited partners about the incident.According to data provider PitchBook, the company manages $1.7 billion in assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, two alumni of Goldman Sachs and BlockTower Capital, Michael Bucella and Steve Lee, have founded a new cryptocurrency investment firm, Neoclassic Capital, which focuses on derivatives, real-world asset tokenization, entertainment, gaming, and social sectors.In an interview, they stated that they will invest in both private and public markets for cryptocurrencies. Since the company's establishment in January, it has received investments from venture capitalists Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik. The firm has also attracted investments from global investors such as Zurich-based investment advisor L1 Digital AG and SBI Holdings executive Genki Oda.

ChainCatcher news, FTX US former president Brett Harrison announced on his social media that his founded crypto startup Architect has completed a new round of financing of $12 million, led by BlockTower Capital and Tioga Capital, with participation from CMT Digital, ParaFi Capital, A Capital, Twelve Below, and others. In addition, Brett Harrison also stated that the total financing amount for Architect has now reached $17 million.It is reported that Architect aims to create a trading platform that is easier for institutional and other large investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, in the past 2 days, BlockTower Capital sold 150,304 FXS at an average price of about $10.5, exchanging for 1.51 million USDC. The last time BlockTower Capital sold FXS was 7 hours ago, and it still holds 91,693 FXS (approximately $843,000).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, 6 hours ago, BlockTower Capital transferred 1916 MKR (approximately 2.85 million USD), of which 763 MKR was sent to Wintermute and 1153 MKR was sent to FalconX.Yu Jin stated that BlockTower Capital has transferred a total of 5249 MKR (approximately 7.86 million USD) in 2 days, realizing a profit of 2.32 million USD. Currently, BlockTower Capital still holds 7830 MKR (approximately 11.64 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, 30 minutes ago, BlockTower Capital continued to transfer 1000 MKR (approximately $153) to FalconX.BlockTower Capital has transferred a total of 3333 MKR (approximately $5 million) within 5 hours and currently holds 9745 MKR.

ChainCatcher news, according to Twitter user Yu Jin's monitoring, 4 hours ago, BlockTower Capital transferred 2,333 MKR (approximately 3.53 million USD) to Coinbase.It is reported that BlockTower Capital withdrew 12,502 MKR (approximately 13.2 million USD) from CEXs such as Coinbase/FTX/Kraken between May and November 2022, with an average price of 1,055 USD. BlockTower Capital currently holds 10,745 MKR (approximately 16.3 million USD), with an unrealized profit of 5 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Spot On Chain monitoring shows that 5 hours ago, BlockTower Capital spent 1 million FRAX to buy 174,087 FXS, currently holding a total of 242,000 (worth approximately 1.379 million USD), ranking third in its portfolio.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the crypto lending protocol Maple Finance has completed a $5 million financing round, led by Tioga Capital and Blocktower Capital, with participation from GSR Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Veris Ventures, The Spartan Group, and others.It is reported that the new funding will be used to expand Maple's global services, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Several jurisdictions in the region, particularly Singapore and Hong Kong, will also be used to build its newly launched pure lending division, Maple Direct.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, BlockTower Capital transferred 5,000 ETH to Coinbase this morning, while another 2 whale addresses bought 5,631 ETH.Among them, the whale address starting with 0x4Da2 deposited 3,998 ETH (approximately 6.72 million USD) into Compound and borrowed 5 million USD in stablecoins, then purchased 3,027 ETH (5.09 million USD) at a unit price of 1,652 USD. The whale address starting with 0x8288 deposited 4 million USDC into Binance and withdrew 2,604 ETH (4.4 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized trading platform Ambient Finance has completed a $6.5 million seed round financing, led by BlockTower Capital, with participation from Jane Street, Circle, Tensai Capital, Naval, Yunt Capital, Susa Ventures, Quantstamp, and Hypotenuse Labs. Individual investors include Ribbon Finance co-founder Julian and The Block researcher Steven. The funds from this round of financing will be used for research and development.Ambient Finance is a decentralized trading protocol that allows for the combination of concentrated and constant product liquidity on any pair of blockchain assets through a bilateral AMM.