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The city council of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed an ordinance on Wednesday prohibiting the operation of cryptocurrency ATMs (cryptocurrency vending machines) within the city limits, while also banning cashier-assisted virtual currency transactions. The city government will notify known operators and retailers hosting the machines, requiring them to remove the relevant equipment within 45 days.The ordinance was jointly initiated by District 1 Councilor Stephanie Telles and District 7 Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn. Telles stated that 90% of cryptocurrency ATM transactions in Albuquerque are related to fraud, claiming that these machines are primarily exploited by scammers, organized crime, and human traffickers due to the instant, anonymous, and irreversible nature of transactions. Fiebelkorn remarked that we cannot wait for federal regulators to resolve the crisis. The city council emphasized that residents can still freely hold, mine, and transfer cryptocurrencies through online exchanges and personal wallets.In terms of background, Indiana banned such machines statewide in March, Tennessee in July, and Minnesota in August; Delaware has advanced related legislation, New Jersey is considering it, and Texas is also brewing a ban. One of North America's largest operators, Bitcoin Depot, filed for bankruptcy protection in May and removed about 9,700 machines. According to data from the FBI, nearly 11,000 complaints of vending machine fraud were received in 2024, involving amounts exceeding $246 million.

According to Decrypt, Michael Gubbins, the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau in Ireland, revealed to the Sunday Independent that organized crime gangs are renting private vaults to store cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic phrases along with cash, luxury watches, passports, and other valuables. This situation has been reported to the government's Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee, which is preparing to implement new EU anti-money laundering rules in Ireland.The new EU regulations will take effect next summer, prohibiting cash transactions over 10,000 euros and requiring businesses to identify individuals for cash expenditures of 3,000 euros and above. Gubbins stated that crime gangs believe cryptocurrency offers anonymity, but the use of cryptocurrency in Ireland is still quite primitive, with cash remaining the primary form of payment for criminal activities such as drug trafficking.The bureau is handling its largest cryptocurrency seizure in history, involving 6,000 bitcoins confiscated from a cannabis grower in 2019, with the private keys written on paper and hidden in a tackle box, which was later lost. With the assistance of Europol, the bureau has cracked the first of 12 wallets in March, with over 130 million euros already liquidated from assets totaling 360 million euros.

On the 7th, Huawei released the Mate XT 2 foldable phone in Guangzhou, equipped with the latest Kirin 9050 Pro chip, which is the first high-performance chip to use logical folding technology.The Kirin 9050 Pro layers the logical units within a single chip, adding vertical interconnection channels internally, resulting in shorter signal transmission paths, lower latency, and better performance. This is also the first time Huawei has launched a new Kirin chip at a flagship launch event in six years since the global release of the Huawei Mate 40.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, there is a prediction of significant capital movement in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $64,747.27 in the event "Counter-Strike: Spirit vs MOUZ - BLAST Open Porto Playoffs" on the "Match Winner" market. Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 37%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Counter-Strike: Spirit vs Team Falcons - BLAST Open Porto Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Spirit" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 65.5% an hour ago to the current 93.5% (a fluctuation of 28%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Morpho co-founder and CEO Paul Frambot stated in a post on X that over the past six months, the team has received many opportunities to acquire cryptocurrency companies.He mentioned that Morpho rarely acquires companies for intellectual property or technology. If they want to build a certain capability, they prefer to hire the right talent and develop it end-to-end themselves, following their own engineering, auditing, and formal verification processes. Talent acquisition may be attractive, but the valuation will be purely based on a comparison of the cost of the talent acquired versus hiring an equivalent team.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) has officially approved the travel rule for crypto assets, requiring digital asset operators to verify the ownership or control of wallets when customers send or receive crypto assets to self-custody wallets, and to retain transaction-related information for at least five years for regulatory review. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Secretary-General of the Thai SEC, stated that the rule aims to reduce the risk of digital asset operators being used for money laundering and terrorist financing.The new regulations were finalized after two rounds of public consultations this year, with the first round presenting a draft in March and a notification draft released in June. The Thai SEC stated that most stakeholders expressed support. As the travel rule is implemented, Thailand is considering expanding the access to regulated crypto products. On Monday, the Thai SEC proposed allowing intermediaries to offer specific crypto derivatives traded on regulated overseas exchanges to retail investors.In the days prior, regulators also advanced the draft rules for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and simultaneously sought opinions on the foreign digital asset custodians used by funds investing in crypto assets. Thailand's move aligns with global regulatory trends, as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) estimates that by 2026, 83% of surveyed jurisdictions will have enacted travel rule legislation.

The venture capital firm a16z's crypto division, a16z crypto, is hiring a Head of Social Media, with a salary range of $199,000 to $232,000.This position is aimed at candidates who are extremely active online, understand crypto and internet culture, can create and deliver content, and can showcase intelligence in a non-corporate or non-awkward manner. Responsibilities cover podcasts, investments, events, editing, memes, short video editing, and social media strategy. This is a remote position, requiring some travel or attendance at offline events.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its scrutiny of companies behind so-called Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). According to informed sources, SEC examiners have been requesting registered investment advisors to provide evidence that their SPVs actually own or hold shares in the private companies they claim.Some insiders have indicated that, ahead of the highly anticipated initial public offerings of SpaceX and Anthropic's planned listing, such funds have ramped up their marketing efforts, while complaints from investors have also increased, prompting regulators to decide to strengthen their scrutiny. According to one of the insiders, the SEC's current reviews typically include document requests, and some reviews also involve on-site interviews. The review process can last anywhere from several weeks to a year.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the event "Counter-Strike: Spirit vs FURIA - BLAST Open Porto Group A" on the prediction market Polymarket, the win probability for the "Spirit" option in the sub-market "Match Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping from 66.5% an hour ago to the current 50% (a fluctuation of 16.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Before the IPO of SB Energy, supported by SoftBank, the company offered a huge incentive to attract OpenAI as a tenant for its data centers. The IPO draft documents show that OpenAI received warrants worth approximately $5.5 billion from SB Energy, which OpenAI had previously invested in.SB Energy is expected to publicly submit its IPO documents as early as this week, and the company is working with bankers to potentially conduct the IPO next month, aiming to raise between $5 billion and $7 billion. Currently, SB Energy's data center customer base consists of companies that are also investors in the company. The documents indicate that SoftBank and OpenAI plan to become tenants of three data centers of SB Energy. The fourth data center, located in Scurry County, Texas, has a capacity of 900 megawatts and currently does not have confirmed customers.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the 6000 BTC lost by Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins due to a lost private key has been transferred again, with 500 BTC moving to Coinbase Prime, valued at 39.56 million USD.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: G2 vs Spirit - BLAST Open Porto Group A", the "G2" option's winning probability in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced a drastic fluctuation, dropping from 39.5% an hour ago to the current 23% (a fluctuation of 16.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

The Irish National Police (An Garda Síochána) reported that during a special operation against organized crime in the Galway area, police searched two properties and froze two cryptocurrency accounts worth approximately $900,000 in total. In addition, the police also froze a bank account containing €25,000 (approximately $29,100), and seized €9,300 in cash and drugs valued at approximately €18,300 (including amphetamines and cannabis).A man in his 40s involved in the case has been arrested and charged, and the investigation is ongoing.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "FUT Esports vs Spirit World Cup Playoffs," the "FUT Esports" option in the sub-market "Map 1 Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 37.5% an hour ago to the current 58.5% (a fluctuation of 21%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bloomberg, South Korea's financial regulatory authorities plan to strengthen the regulation of structured products such as ELS starting next month. They will require brokerages to warn investors when products approach the principal loss trigger line (Knock-in) and to reassess product design and sales when market conditions lead to a significant increase in risk.It is reported that the South Korean stock market has recently experienced significant fluctuations, but retail investors' enthusiasm for high-risk investments has not noticeably cooled. After regulatory tightening on leveraged ETFs for individual stocks, some investments have shifted to stock-linked securities (ELS) that offer high "coupon" rates. Data released by the Korea Financial Investment Association shows that in July, the sales volume of ELS in South Korea reached 35 trillion won, setting a new high in over three years since April 2023, with ELS products based on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks becoming the main drivers of growth.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the prediction market Polymarket for the event "The International 2026: Winner," the probability of the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Team Spirit" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 44% an hour ago to the current 60% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $76,500 in the "Dota 2: TEAM VISION vs Team Spirit (BO5) - The International Playoffs" event, specifically on the "Match Winner." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding win rate for this subject is 45%.