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ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShield monitoring, a phishing address that stole 55.4 million DAI has transferred 900 ETH (worth about 3.6 million USD) to Tornado cash.

ChainCatcher news, CoinShares' latest research report shows that the average cash mining cost for publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies rose to $55,950 in the third quarter, an increase of 13% from $49,500 in the second quarter. When accounting for non-cash costs such as depreciation and equity incentives, the average mining cost will reach $106,000.The report points out that the rise in mining costs is mainly influenced by three factors: the AI boom has diverted expansion funds for mining companies; some mining companies are focusing on a holding strategy (HODL) rather than expanding their operations; and the increase in electricity costs during the summer in Texas has affected mining production. In terms of specific company performance, Marathon has become the mining company with the lowest cash costs, mainly benefiting from increased Bitcoin production and tax incentives; TeraWulf ranked third due to a significant 92% decrease in debt expenditures and a 20% reduction in costs; Riot, despite improvements in operational efficiency, has dropped to seventh place.

ChainCatcher news, Standard Chartered Bank announced that it will provide cash management, trading, and custody services for the stablecoins issued by Paxos outside the United States.It is reported that Paxos has issued the Lift Dollar (USDL) in Abu Dhabi, with a market capitalization of $54 million, and the Global Dollar (USDG) in Singapore, with a market capitalization of $29 million.John Collura of Standard Chartered Bank stated, "Our partnership with Paxos reflects Standard Chartered's commitment to trust and innovation in the future of digital finance. By providing robust cash management, trading, and custody services, we support the next generation of secure and regulated digital asset solutions in driving global adoption and economic inclusion."

ChainCatcher message, according to MistTrack monitoring, so far, DEXX attackers have transferred over 4700 ETH to Tornado Cash.

ChainCatcher message, SlowMist's Web3 security tool MistTrack has released an update on the DEXX security incident:The DEXX hacker has transferred 1,512.4 ETH to Tornado Cash;A total of 3,149.55 ETH remains in some Ethereum addresses;The main EVM aggregation address (starting with 0xFFB9) currently has a balance of 1,253.83 ETH and other tokens worth $130,000;The Solana address (starting with 4smi8T) has a balance of $96,417, and the Solana address (starting with GPuNX8) has a balance of $2,200.The team will continue to monitor the funds situation.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist's Yuxian posted on X: "This morning, the DEXX hacker transferred another 300 ETH into the Tornado Cash mixing protocol."

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, the stolen funds from DEXX are currently being transferred to Tornado Cash, with approximately 1000 ETH deposited so far.

ChainCatcher news, mining company Greenidge Generation has sold its 152-acre land located in South Carolina.Greenidge announced in a statement on Tuesday that it sold the property in Spartanburg to data center operator Data Journey for $12.1 million in cash, while Greenidge will hold an 8% stake in the future profits of the property after Data Journey develops it into an industrial facility.Greenidge has committed to support Data Journey in developing the Spartanburg asset into its third data center, which has a power capacity of 60 megawatts (MW).

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist's Yu Xian posted on platform X: "Some ETH started to flow into Tornado Cash for mixing early in the morning, which can almost be considered a final signal (the DEXX malicious actors have no intention of turning back, choosing to walk a cruel black path to the end)."Previous news, the EVM (ETH/BSC/BASE) address of the DEXX hacker has continued to show unusual activity, with a significant amount of funds (including many MEME) continuously accumulating into 0xffb9926310b291e17d7df846cded66cda2c68228 since around 7 AM.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Worksport is a small company listed on NASDAQ that is investing a portion of its cash reserves in Bitcoin and XRP. The company announced that it will allocate 10% of its cash reserves (up to $5 million) to cryptocurrencies, but this percentage may change in the future.Worksport CEO Steven Rossi stated in an interview that he has personally invested in XRP for some time and firmly believes in decentralization.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Daily Economic News, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea has announced its "Jeju Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Roadmap," aiming to transform the island into a cashless international city through digital innovation.The plan includes establishing a convenient digital payment system that can be compatible with payment methods from neighboring countries such as China and Japan. In addition, Jeju Island also plans to introduce a system that will convert virtual assets like Bitcoin into Jeju regional currency for local transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced the successful dismantling of a large-scale cryptocurrency money laundering network spanning London, Moscow, and Dubai. The case primarily involves two companies: Smart and TGR, which acted as financial intermediaries, providing cross-border money transfer services for cash-rich criminals and sanctioned individuals worldwide through cryptocurrency.The investigation revealed that this network provided services to criminal organizations, ransomware gangs, and Russian espionage activities, including the Kinahan drug trafficking group, from the end of 2022 to the summer of 2023. Its operation involved couriers collecting cash in the UK and elsewhere, exchanging it for cryptocurrency primarily in USDT, and then laundering the money through a network of companies, providing equivalent funds in other countries.Ekaterina Zhdanova, the 38-year-old owner of Smart, a resident of Moscow, has been accused of transferring over $100 million to an unnamed sanctioned oligarch in the UAE, and is currently under U.S. sanctions and detained in France. The money laundering network collected cash at 55 different locations across England, Scotland, Wales, and the Channel Islands in just four months, serving at least 22 criminal groups.NCA's action director Rob Jones stated that this is the agency's most significant anti-money laundering operation to date. Law enforcement has arrested 84 individuals and seized a total of £20 million in cash and cryptocurrency. The U.S. Treasury has imposed economic sanctions on five individuals and several companies involved. The operation was assisted by the U.S. FBI, DEA, as well as police forces from France and Ireland.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, NYSE-listed company KULR Technology Group (NYSE: KULR) announced that the board has agreed to include Bitcoin as a major asset in its financial plan.The company currently holds over $12 million in cash and is committed to allocating up to 90% of its surplus cash to Bitcoin. KULR CEO Michael Mo stated that the global acceptance of Bitcoin is still in its early stages, and this strategy will strengthen the company's financial position.KULR is a technology company that provides energy management solutions for the aerospace and defense sectors.

ChainCatcher news, after months of investigation by the U.S. federal government into Block's compliance practices, Cash App has decided to terminate the Bitcoin transfer feature via user tags, raising concerns among users about the app's ability to handle risks.Cash App announced on its help page that it will "no longer support sending and receiving Bitcoin between $cashtags starting December 20, 2024." The company noted that users can still send and receive Bitcoin using the Lightning Network or the Bitcoin blockchain.An inspection by the Wayback Machine in October showed no such notification. Furthermore, this change appears to only affect Bitcoin transfers and does not seem to impact other services, such as sending stocks or cash via the unique identifier cashtags.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal posted on X: "Just days before the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the OFAC sanctions on the code were illegal, some in Congress raised a series of questions about how the code was being used despite the sanctions. Now they will turn around and ask an obvious question: How many Americans can legally use Tornado Cash but are deprived of their privacy rights because their own government is violating the law?"Previous news, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the Treasury's sanctions on the Tornado Cash smart contract were illegal.

ChainCatcher message, according to Certik Alert monitoring, multiple deposits have been detected in Tornado.Cash, traceable to the $55 million phishing incident that occurred on August 21.The attacker with the address starting with eth:0x5d4 has exchanged the minted DAI for ETH and dispersed the funds.