US, Australia, and UK Sanction Russia-Based Bulletproof Hosting Provider Zservers for Ties to LockBit Ransomware Gang
Authorities from the US, Australia, and the UK have imposed sanctions on Zservers, a Russia-based provider of bulletproof hosting services, for allegedly supporting the LockBit crypto ransomware gang. The sanctions involve freezing assets of Zservers and its UK-based front company, XHOST internet Solutions LP, as well as imposing asset freezes and travel bans on six individuals, according to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the UK’s Foreign Office on Feb. 11. The US Treasury highlighted that bulletproof hosting service providers offer tools that can conceal locations, identities, and online activities, enabling cybercriminals to target critical infrastructure in the US and internationally. Zservers administrators Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov, along with other individuals, have been sanctioned for their involvement in directing LockBit crypto transactions and supporting the gang's attacks. Chainalysis reported that Zservers received funds from various actors, including ransomware groups and affiliates, and cashed out funds at a sanctioned Russian-based exchange, Garantex.
2025-02-12 13:20:09
F2Pool founder Chun Wang sold 2.5 million LDO in exchange for 4.5 million USDT in the past 14 days
according to Spot On Chain monitoring, F2Pool & Stakefish founder Chun Wang (@satofishi) sold 2.5 million LDO for $4.5 million USDT in the past 14 days. Since returning on November 21, 2024, after a 10.5-month break, he sold 6.1 million LDO at around $1.708 per token, exchanging them for 10.42 million USDT, with selling activity picking up. He was an initial member of Lido DAO, receiving 20 million LDO, but now only holds 2.5 million tokens (worth $3.88 million).
2025-02-12 13:20:07
A whale transferred 25,306 SOL from Coinbase again 3 hours ago, equivalent to about 5 million US dollars
according to Lookonchain monitoring, 3 hours ago, a whale withdrew 25,306 SOL (5 million US dollars) from Coinbase. Yesterday, the whale spent 38,138 SOL (7.8 million US dollars) to buy arc and ai16z.
2025-02-12 13:20:06
Story: Public mainnet and IP airdrop will be launched on February 13
Layer1's intellectual property blockchain Story stated on social media: "The public mainnet will be launched on February 13th, and IP airdrop application and verification will be launched on the same day."
2025-02-11 13:21:29
Walrus launches airdrop qualification verification website for some confirmed qualified users
According to official sources, decentralized storage protocol Walrus Protocol announced that certain members of the Walrus community received a targeted notice this morning about an upcoming Walrus airdrop. The purpose of this is to collect user data from a small subset of users who are eligible for the airdrop but have not yet had their wallet addresses recorded. Users can verify their eligibility by connecting their Discord, Github, email, or Telegram accounts. Walrus reminds users to beware of scams and not to interact with other websites claiming to be related. Walrus Protocol was launched by Sui development company Mysten Labs in June 2024 and became an independent PoS network in September of last year, governed and incentivized by the native token WAL.
2025-02-11 13:21:27
Data: Solana-based application revenue is 10 times that of Ethereum application revenue
in an article published on X platform on February 10th by Aylo, a cryptocurrency research institution, it was pointed out that in network applications, Solana applications have performed more prominently, with their income being more than 10 times higher than that of their competitor Ethereum applications. The researcher pointed out that even when considering Ethereum's Layer-2 scaling solutions (L2), Solana's advantages still exist, as L2 scaling solutions carry most of Ethereum's transaction activities. Even when considering Ethereum's Layer-2 scaling solutions (L2s), which carry most of the network's transaction activities, Solana's advantages still exist, the researcher pointed out.
2025-02-11 13:21:26
A newly created address spent about $800,000 to buy TST
Lookonchain monitoring shows that a newly created address spent 1,291 BNB (worth 800,000 USD) to purchase 4.2 million TST tokens.
2025-02-11 13:21:24
People familiar with the matter: Stripe plans to sell employee shares at a valuation of $85 billion
On February 11th, according to sources cited by The Information, payment service provider Stripe is considering arranging an employee stock sale plan, with a company valuation of $85 billion or higher. This will continue the company's previous stock buybacks, secondary market trades, and financing activities, bringing its valuation close to the historical peak of $95 billion set during its 2021 financing round. These financing activities have allowed the 15-year-old company to postpone its IPO, while providing liquidity opportunities for investors and employees.
2025-02-11 13:21:23
New wallet spends 1,291 BNB to buy 4.2 million TST tokens
Lookonchain monitoring shows that someone has created a new wallet and invested 1291 BNB (about 800,000 US dollars) to purchase 4.2 million TST tokens.
2025-02-11 13:21:21
Santiment: Ethereum’s daily net outflow from exchanges hit a 23-month high, and its trend in 2025 will still largely depend on Bitcoin’s performance
between February 8th and 9th, about 224,400 Ethereum were withdrawn from exchanges, marking the highest daily net outflow in nearly 23 months. Although this is more like a long-term indicator, it is a strong signal for the currently underperforming Ethereum price. When assets are withdrawn from exchanges, it usually indicates that investors have confidence in holding them for the long term. The decrease in the number of tokens available for public trading also means that the possibility of large-scale selling in the future is reduced. It should be noted that Ethereum's performance in 2025 will still depend largely on Bitcoin's ability to maintain stability and attempt to return to its historical high.
2025-02-11 13:21:20
Polymarket predicts that the probability of the United States establishing a national Bitcoin reserve in 2025 is 41%.
the probability of the United States establishing a Bitcoin national reserve by 2025 on Polymarket is 41%. It briefly rose to 65% on January 17th. As of the time of writing, the cumulative trading volume of this prediction has reached $722,000.
2025-02-11 13:21:18
FOX reporter: The Federal Reserve is more open to digital assets
FOX journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on social media that the Federal Reserve's statements about crypto are changing. In two speeches last Friday, Republican Federal Reserve board members Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller expressed a more open attitude towards digital assets and their future in the financial system. Their comments are noteworthy because:
2025-02-11 13:21:16
Trump: Planning to instruct Musk to inspect the Department of Education and the Pentagon within the next 24 hours
US President Trump said he is planning to instruct the head of the "Government Efficiency Department", Musk, to conduct inspections of the Department of Education and the Pentagon within the next 24 hours to expose large-scale fraud and abuse of power worth billions of dollars. (Jinshi)
2025-02-10 11:05:09
Deepfake AI detectors flag Central African Republic President's memecoin announcement video as suspicious
The Central African Republic President's announcement of a newly launched memecoin has been flagged as suspicious by two deepfake AI detectors. The memecoin reached a market capitalization of $530 million on Feb. 9 and was launched on the Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun. Some skeptics have questioned the legitimacy of the token, suggesting it may be the result of a sophisticated hack of Touadera's official account. The official X account dedicated to the memecoin @Carmeme_news has been suspended by X, but the president said he was "working with X" to get the page restored as soon as possible.
2025-02-10 11:05:06
A trader bought $5,000 of CAR tokens and made more than $12 million in profits in 3 hours
Lookonchain monitoring shows that a trader bought 46.57 million CAR tokens for 25 SOL (about $5,000) one second after the president of the Central African Republic released the CAR token contract address. The trader then sold 22.65 million CAR tokens for 8,395 SOL (about $1.67 million), holding 23.92 million CAR tokens (about $10.5 million), and making a profit of over $12 million within three hours, with an investment return rate of 2,450 times.
2025-02-10 11:05:03
Landfill containing $750 million in Bitcoin hard drives to be permanently closed
the Newport City Council in Wales plans to permanently close and seal a landfill site during the 2025-26 period. The landfill contains a hard drive mistakenly discarded by IT engineer James Howells in 2013, which stores 7,500 Bitcoins worth about $750 million at current prices. The council plans to convert part of the site into a solar power generation field to supply power to the municipal electric vehicle fleet.
2025-02-10 11:05:00
France announces investment of over 100 billion euros in artificial intelligence
on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, French President Macron announced that 109 billion euros will be invested in the field of artificial intelligence in the coming years. Macron hopes that France can seize the opportunities of this new era and said that 100,000 young people will receive training in this project. He emphasized that Europe should avoid regulating before innovating when facing the challenges of artificial intelligence, otherwise it will deviate from the track of innovation and fall behind in the competition in this field. The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit is scheduled to be held in Paris, France from February 9th to 12th. (Jinshi)
2025-02-10 11:04:58
Alliance DAO co-founder: The same project was launched on Ethereum L2 but no one is interested, Solana is relatively more effective
On February 10th, Alliance DAO co-founder Qiao Wang stated in his latest podcast video that "a year ago, I thought there was no difference in developing projects on Ethereum L2 or Solana, but after nearly a year of observation and comparison, I found that the same startup projects have no transactions or users on Ethereum L2, while they are more active on Solana." Therefore, Qiao Wang suggests that crypto startups should launch on Solana.
2025-02-10 11:04:56
A smart money spent 200 SOL to buy 14.54 million tokens half an hour after CAR went online and sold them in batches, making a profit of 3.08 million US dollars
According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, Smart Money 7rCbH...s5jt5 spent 200 SOL to buy 14.54 million tokens at a cost as low as $0.002725 per token after half an hour of CAR going live. Subsequently, all the tokens were sold in batches during the rise, with an average selling price of $0.375, resulting in a profit of $3.08 million and a return rate of 7786%.
2025-02-10 11:04:48
Musk once again released the US government efficiency department logo with Shiba Inu DOGE icon
Musk once again released the US Government Efficiency Department LOGO with a Shiba Inu DOGE icon on the X platform. It is reported that at the end of last month, the official website of the US Government Efficiency Department deleted the LOGO containing Shiba Inu elements, and the website has not yet restored the LOGO with the Shiba Inu DOGE icon.
2025-02-10 11:04:45