The US Department of Justice has seized over 1 bitcoin linked to Wei Gong, a Chinese national arrested for importing synthetic drugs into Georgia. The case involved tracing Binance account records, blockchain analysis, and cooperation with Chinese authorities. Undercover DEA bitcoin purchases helped connect the cryptocurrency transactions to drug shipments. The DOJ seeks forfeiture of the seized bitcoin as part of a broader crackdown on digital assets used in drug trafficking and money laundering, with potential prison penalties of up to 20 years if convicted.
Ethereum rose 3.17% to $1,923.53, outperforming Bitcoin's modest 0.18% gain to $64,588.87, signaling an early rotation toward large-cap altcoins. Despite this, overall market activity slowed, with declines in DeFi, stablecoin, and derivatives trading...
Binance has introduced an $800,000 XRP airdrop campaign for holders of Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD, offering weekly XRP rewards until August 14. To qualify, users must hold at least 0.01 RLUSD and meet a daily average trading volume of $500 in Margin o...
BNB Chain completed its 36th quarterly token burn, destroying 1,615,827.795 BNB tokens valued at approximately $931.70 million. This burn reduced the total BNB supply to 133.16 million, part of a long-term plan to lower supply to 100 million. The bur...
BNB Chain completed its 36th quarterly token burn by sending 1,615,827.795 BNB tokens, valued at nearly $932 million, to dead wallets. This burn reduces the total BNB supply to 133,166,127.91 tokens as part of an ongoing auto-burn system aimed at low...
Binance announced an $800,000 XRP airdrop with strict eligibility rules including full KYC verification and regional bans for residents of Canada, Japan, Iran, North Korea, and much of Europe due to regulatory compliance. Participants must hold at le...
