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According to Arbitrum monitoring, the stablecoin inflow on Mayan is performing well. Previously, Mayan has transferred over 2.5 billion dollars in assets to Arbitrum, including over 2.3 billion dollars in stablecoins; half of which came from transfers of 100,000 dollars or more.

A luxury villa near Pattaya, Thailand, was the scene of an armed robbery, where three armed individuals broke into a gated community, took control of a Chinese national with Turkish citizenship, and forced him to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches. The attackers also threatened the victim at gunpoint to transfer $820,000 worth of cryptocurrency into one of their wallets, which was then immediately sold.After escaping, the victim reported the incident to the police, who have yet to confirm the nationalities of the three suspects. The police's second district has launched an investigation and identified the vehicle used in the crime through surveillance; the vehicle was later abandoned in a remote area. The police are tracking the sold digital assets to identify the related accounts and recover the funds. Chainalysis estimates that such violent robberies have stolen over $30 million in cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Nobel Peace Prize 2026" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya" has experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 0.9% an hour ago to the current 17.05% (a fluctuation of 16.15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

On October 7, Google launched the web platform Playground, where users can describe game ideas in natural language and obtain playable, shareable game versions without writing code. Users can also continue to adjust physical effects, rules, characters, or scenes through dialogue and share their creations via links. This tool is currently open to users over 18 in the United States, with creation permissions tiered according to the user's Google AI subscription level.Games in Playground can run in browsers on mobile phones and laptops. Creators can set their works to private or publish them to the community gallery, and all games must pass a security review, with some categories supporting leaderboards and multiplayer modes. Google refers to it as "an early experiment," and the announcement did not disclose pricing or specify which AI models power the tool.The upgrade path points to Unity Spark, and Google stated that Playground will soon integrate this tool to meet the needs of creators requiring professional-level mechanics and high-fidelity 3D. In a joint statement, Google and Unity announced that Spark will launch later this year, with closed testing starting soon. Previously, DeepMind released the Genie model in 2024, and in January, Google opened Project Genie based on Genie 3 to users of the AI Ultra subscription in the United States.

The AI merger analysis platform Comparables.ai announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, led by Pragmatech and Araya Ventures, with participation from Purple Ventures, Gorilla Capital, hi5 Ventures, Somersault Ventures, and other institutions.

The cross-chain liquidity protocol Maya Protocol was attacked on August 18, with the attacker exploiting six interconnected software vulnerabilities to create false account balances, stealing approximately 20.83 BTC (about $1.34 million) and other assets, resulting in a total direct loss of about $1.65 million. The incident led to the suspension of trading on the MAYAChain network, with its token CACAO plummeting nearly 89% from $0.115 to $0.013, before recovering to around $0.03.Technical reviews show that the attack began when MAYAChain mistakenly judged a transaction to be lost and triggered a compensation mechanism, but the mechanism miscalculated, adding about 49 million CACAO to a small liquidity pool, while the protocol's reserves only held about 168,000 CACAO. After the transfer failed, the system incorrectly saved the new balance, and the attacker subsequently deposited a very small amount into the liquidity pool, acquiring over 99% of the pool's share and immediately withdrawing 48.87 million CACAO, which was then exchanged for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other assets.The incident caused the total value of the Maya Protocol liquidity pool to decrease by about $10.9 million, of which approximately $6.4 million was due to the depreciation of CACAO, and about $2.9 million came from arbitrage trading. The team expressed hope that the attacker would return the funds in the form of a bug bounty; otherwise, they would seek to recover losses through investments in channels like Aztec Chain. Maya Protocol has not yet announced a specific time for resuming trading. This incident once again exposed the security risks within the complex logic of DeFi protocols.

Maya Protocol founder AaluxxMyth disclosed that the protocol was attacked, resulting in approximately 20 BTC (about 1.4 million USD) and other assets (about 300,000 USD) being stolen. The team has suspended global operations to control losses and is working to fix vulnerabilities to restore trading.Most of the losses came from arbitrage and pool fees caused by extreme slippage. The team is communicating with relevant parties and plans to recover funds through investments such as those in Aztec Chain. If 20 BTC is returned to the pool, the price of CACAO tokens will return to 0.115 USD. The team also hopes the attacker will accept the bug bounty and return the funds.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Hamburg European Open: Maya Sherif vs. Paula Badosa," the "over" option for the sub-market "Hamburg European Open: Maya Sherif vs. Paula Badosa total games over 21.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 83% (a fluctuation of 33%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to IBTIMES, Brazilian police announced the launch of "Operation Veil of Maya," executing 9 search and seizure warrants simultaneously in São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Porto Alegre, and Canoas to combat a money laundering network involving 87 shell companies. The operation's name is derived from the philosophical concept of "Maya," which refers to the illusion that hides reality.Investigations show that cryptocurrency primarily plays a role in cross-border fund transfers within this money laundering network, where criminals receive illegal income through shell companies, convert the funds into crypto assets, and then transfer them abroad. Those involved may face charges of money laundering, tax evasion, participation in organized crime, and other related accusations, but the police have not yet disclosed the scale of the funds involved or the quantity of seized assets.

Stablecoin native payment company Daya has completed a $2.4 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Hivemind Capital, with participation from Lattice, Alliance, Globelink, and the Aptos Foundation. Daya was co-founded by Nigerian entrepreneurs Aleph L and Paul Joe, who previously co-founded Helicarrier (an early African crypto exchange and stablecoin remittance platform) and have worked at Circle, Microsoft, and Lyrik Ventures. It is reported that Daya aims to build a financial operating layer for cross-border businesses in Africa, integrating local banks, foreign exchange, crypto withdrawals and deposits, and payment processors through a single dashboard to achieve automated routing of optimal payment paths.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "French Open Women's Singles: Maya Hawrylinska vs. Mira Andrejeva," the sub-market "Match Completion" option "Yes" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 85.5% an hour ago to the current 53% (a fluctuation of 32.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of the SOL ecosystem token PayAI briefly rose above $10 million, currently reported at about $7.6 million, with a daily increase of over 230%.Previously, it was reported that Solana and GoogleCloud launched Pay.sh, supporting AI agents to use stablecoins to call API services.ChainCatcher reminds users that the price of meme coins is highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun stated, "In 2015, I bought an apartment in Naklua, north of Pattaya, for 2,900 bitcoins. This was the first house I owned in my life. While many Chinese miners were still celebrating the early prosperity of the crypto market and had not yet faced the subsequent regulatory crackdown, I had already experienced true freedom for the first time in Pattaya. It was also here that I personally built and launched our Zcash mining pool.Yesterday, I sold this apartment for 7 bitcoins."

According to CriptoNoticias, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat of Paraguay (Senad) held a seminar titled "Dismantling Criminal and Terrorist Financial Networks" at the Sheraton Hotel in Asunción in collaboration with the American Bar Association's Rule of Law Initiative and the Higher Institute of the Prosecutor's Office. The aim was to enhance the technical capabilities of law enforcement personnel in identifying and combating criminal organizations that use Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies for money concealment.The seminar focused on analyzing the trend of transnational criminal networks in the tri-border area moving towards digitalization and involved the "Trapiche Operation" case related to financing networks associated with Hezbollah. General Mirko Sokol, the Commander of the Bolivian Police, revealed at the meeting that after the arrest of Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, no large amounts of cash were found at his residence, and related transactions were primarily conducted through cryptocurrencies.The Paraguayan Tax Authority (DNIT) issued Resolution No. 47/26 on March 11, requiring cryptocurrency trading platforms to report detailed information on each transaction, including wallet addresses, the networks used, and transaction hash values.

According to Decrypt, Philippine digital bank Maya is exploring an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, aiming to raise up to $1 billion. The company is currently working with advisors to advance this deal.Maya holds a digital banking license issued by the Philippine central bank and offers savings accounts, consumer loans, payment, and merchant services through its app. In addition to core banking services, Maya also provides in-app cryptocurrency trading services under a regulated virtual asset service provider framework. Choosing to list in the U.S. market may provide Maya with a deeper capital pool and a broader base of institutional investors.Local observers noted that investors will weigh the company's banking fundamentals against the compliance of its cryptocurrency business.

On December 4, the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies passed two resolutions requiring government departments to submit official information on domestic cryptocurrency mining activities to enhance regulation and transparency.The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is required to clarify the current number of individuals and businesses registered and authorized to engage in virtual asset mining and provide relevant information. The National Electricity Administration is also required to disclose the number of electricity connections specifically approved for cryptocurrency mining, as well as information on responsible parties and installation locations. Both agencies must respond within 15 days.

Migrate.fun officially stated that, in deep cooperation with OKX and PayAI Network, it has successfully completed the migration of PayAI tokens for DEX trading users on the OKX exchange. During this migration process, Migrate.fun focused on enhancing support for AA wallet scenarios, providing standardized migration infrastructure services for PayAI to reduce the migration costs for project parties; on the other hand, it ensured the stability and asset security of OKX users during the token migration process, balancing the experience for both project parties and users.

According to GlobeNewswire, cryptocurrency platform Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD) announced today the acquisition of Uruguayan payment facilitator Grateful. This acquisition aims to enhance Exodus's merchant service capabilities in Latin America, particularly for stablecoin-based payment solutions.Grateful specializes in providing digital payment services for small businesses and freelancers, featuring low fees, instant access to funds, and balance yield capabilities. The company offers a complete suite of merchant tools, including a merchant dashboard, wallet-to-wallet payments, and QR code-based point-of-sale functionality.Exodus plans to seamlessly integrate Grateful's technology into its existing multi-chain wallet, supporting major blockchains such as Polygon, Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, and Solana. Exodus will hold a earnings call today at 8:30 AM Eastern Time, during which it will discuss the acquisition in detail.