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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before Congress that the U.S. government will not "rescue" the asset by requiring private banks to purchase more Bitcoin during market downturns. He emphasized that neither the Treasury nor the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has the authority to do so.Bessent also revealed that the $500 million in Bitcoin obtained by the U.S. government through asset forfeiture has appreciated to over $15 billion. According to an executive order signed by Trump in 2025, the U.S. can only increase its strategic reserves through asset forfeiture or budget-neutral strategies (such as converting oil or precious metals into Bitcoin), and not through open market purchases.Although this move has been criticized by some in the Bitcoin community as insufficient, Bitcoin advocates believe that U.S. government purchases could encourage other countries to establish their own strategic reserves, thereby impacting Bitcoin prices and market demand.

The virtual asset trading platform JPEX is under new developments in a fraud case, where three men involved were granted continued bail after appearing in the Eastern Magistrates' Court today. They are 27-year-old student Yu Kwan-lam, 30-year-old Wong Tsz-kin, and 30-year-old technician Tang Chi-chung. Yu Kwan-lam is charged with two counts of money laundering, involving the laundering of 7.79 million Hong Kong dollars. His case has been approved for referral to the District Court and will be heard on January 8 next year.Wong Tsz-kin is charged with obstructing justice, accused of conspiring with a person known as "Brother Lu" in September 2023 to dispose of items at a location on Cheung Sha Wan's Castle Peak Road to hinder authorities' investigation. Tang Chi-chung faces dual charges of obstructing justice and money laundering, involving the disposal of items and documents at a unit in Starry House, Cheung Sha Wan, on September 28, 2023, as well as handling approximately 880,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash and two Rolex watches valued at around 240,000 Hong Kong dollars. The cases of Wong Tsz-kin and Tang Chi-chung have been adjourned to January 16 next year in the Eastern Court for the prosecution to prepare referral documents.JPEX was revealed to be involved in fraud in 2023, with a total of 16 individuals charged in the entire incident.

ChainCatcher news, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on X that Bitcoin is currently "on sale," and warned that if the turmoil among regional banks in the U.S. escalates into a systemic crisis, the government may implement financial rescue measures similar to those in 2023. He stated that he is ready to "buy the dip" after the rescue and encouraged investors to consider opportunities in the crypto market when they have idle funds.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin holding company Nakamoto CEO David Bailey stated that the price of Bitcoin may only rise to $150,000 after the two major Bitcoin whales complete their sell-off. Bailey posted on the X platform on Tuesday: "The reason Bitcoin hasn't reached $150,000 yet is because of these two whales. Once they finish selling (one has already sold over half, and the other is in the process) ... the price will only continue to rise."Recently, multiple whale transactions have caused turbulence in the Bitcoin market. A certain Bitcoin whale sold 24,000 BTC (approximately $2.7 billion), leading to a flash crash in the Bitcoin market. According to QCP analysis, this crash resulted in about $500 million in leveraged positions being liquidated within minutes. A few days ago, a whale holding Bitcoin for over five years began transferring funds into Ethereum, selling $4 billion worth of Bitcoin through the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. The sentiment in the cryptocurrency market has intensified, with the cryptocurrency fear and greed index dropping to the "fear" range on Saturday. Although it rebounded to a "neutral" level of 49 on Tuesday, it had previously fluctuated between "fear" and "neutral."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data and the Financial Times, Nobel laureate Jean Tirole has warned that current regulation of stablecoins is "insufficient." He stated that if these tokens collapse during a future financial crisis, the government may be forced to inject billions of dollars for a bailout. In an interview, the 2014 Nobel Prize winner in Economics expressed that he is "very, very concerned" about the regulation of stablecoins and the possibility of a bank run if doubts arise about the underlying reserve assets linked to these digital tokens.Tirole noted that while stablecoins may be viewed as "absolutely safe deposits" by ordinary users, they could actually become a source of losses and trigger calls for the government to spend huge amounts on bailouts. He also warned that using U.S. Treasury bonds as backing assets for stablecoins may become unpopular due to the relatively low yields of these underlying assets. As a result, stablecoin issuers may be tempted to invest in "higher-yield but riskier" other assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bitcoin holding company Nakamoto and Utah-based KindlyMD have officially completed their merger and launched a Bitcoin financial strategy. BTC Inc. co-founder David Bailey will serve as the CEO of the new company. The merger aims to increase Bitcoin holdings through equity, debt, and other issuance methods, enhancing the Bitcoin earnings per share. KindlyMD has raised $540 million through a PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) and expects to complete a $200 million convertible bond issuance.

According to ChainCatcher, Protos reports that David Bailey, the head of the Bitcoin Treasury Company Nakamoto, announced plans to establish a new Political Action Committee (PAC) and intends to raise between $100 million and $200 million to promote Bitcoin priorities and become part of the Bitcoin voter platform.Bailey stated that he hopes the PAC will be based on Nakamoto, although Nakamoto currently holds only 21 bitcoins, plans to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoins before August 11. Bailey has already raised about $1 billion for Bitcoin investments, and the funding for this new PAC will be used to influence the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, with a budget potentially approaching 4% of total super PAC expenditures.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by Protos, two suspects, John Woeltz and William Duplessie, accused of kidnapping and torturing a Bitcoin trader to obtain his keys, have been granted bail by a New York court. The two are charged with 12 counts, all of which they plead not guilty. Each was released on a $1 million bond and will be subject to electronic monitoring, while being required to surrender their passports.Suspect Woeltz is referred to as the "Crypto King of Kentucky." They are accused of kidnapping an Italian crypto trader in Woeltz's Soho mansion and subjecting him to torture, including threats with a gun, attacks with a stun gun and chainsaw, and setting him on fire with alcohol. It is alleged that the two also threatened to kill the victim's family.Although the prosecution claims there is evidence showing the two had engaged in similar behavior, Judge Gregory Carro found numerous credibility issues and decided to grant bail while continuing to review the evidence.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, a key strategist behind the lobbying effort that transformed Donald Trump into the most powerful supporter of cryptocurrency is making a big bet in one of the hottest areas of the industry and has achieved astonishing returns.According to insiders, David Bailey's hedge fund 210k Capital achieved a net return of 640% over the 12 months ending in June, far exceeding the rise of Bitcoin itself. The fund has invested in about a dozen companies that have transformed into Bitcoin buyers. As of June 30, 210k Capital's assets under management totaled $433 million.Tyler Evans, the managing partner of 210k Capital, stated in an interview on July 15 that the company is considering an additional 30 investments in existing and potential Bitcoin proxies.

ChainCatcher news, according to X user @chaoge_btc, Huang Tianwei, the founder of the AEX (Anyin) trading platform that collapsed in 2022, was released on bail by his family in Thailand at 19:00 on July 3. Since the platform's collapse, only three original large holders have managed to retrieve some of their assets. The platform has been operating since 2013, with users primarily being old OGs in the crypto space, holding a significant amount of user funds. Currently, Huang Tianwei continues to refuse any user requests to withdraw funds.On June 12, AEX founder Huang Tianwei was arrested at the police station in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.Previously, on July 14, 2022, the crypto trading platform AEX collapsed, shutting down withdrawal functions, citing short-term liquidity issues that prevented it from meeting user withdrawal demands. On July 17, 2022, AEX officially announced, "According to police requirements, we will suspend platform-related services at 15:32 (UTC+8) on July 17, 2022, and fully cooperate with the police investigation. Please wait for further announcements."

ChainCatcher news, according to Digital Asset, former CEO of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Lee Sang-joon, has been released on bail after being detained for six months due to his conviction. Lee Sang-joon was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial for allegedly receiving hundreds of millions of won in bribes to list two cryptocurrencies on Bithumb.He was released after being detained since December 2024. The bail conditions include restrictions on changing residence, prohibition from leaving the country without court approval, a deposit of 50 million won (36,500 USD), and a ban on contacting involved parties.

ChainCatcher news, the main suspect and his accomplice in South Korea's first case of price manipulation prosecuted under the "Virtual Asset User Protection Act" have recently been granted bail by the court. According to the ruling of the Criminal Division of the Southern District Court of Seoul, the court approved the bail applications of the principal suspect A and accomplice B.The prosecution alleges that these suspects manipulated the price of C coin through market buy and sell orders and false buy orders, trading approximately 1.22 million C coins and illegally profiting 7.1 billion won. The case was investigated by the Financial Supervisory Service and was transferred to the prosecution in October last year, with an emergency prosecution initiated by the prosecution on January 3 of this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced the appointment of Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board.

ChainCatcher news, according to 4E monitoring, Powell's latest speech warned that the increase in tariffs far exceeds expectations, which may face a dilemma of inflation and economic challenges, suggesting that the Federal Reserve will prioritize controlling inflation and reiterating a wait-and-see stance, denying that it will cut interest rates to rescue the market during a significant market decline. As a result of this hawkish rhetoric, the three major U.S. stock indexes fell sharply, with the Nasdaq plummeting 3.07%, the S&P 500 dropping 2.24%, and the Dow Jones down 1.73%. The seven tech giants all declined, with Nvidia falling nearly 6.9% and Tesla down nearly 5%.The cryptocurrency market performed relatively independently amid the sharp decline in U.S. stocks. Bitcoin briefly dropped sharply after Powell's speech but quickly regained above $84,000, currently reported at $84,227, up 0.8% in 24 hours. Most altcoins rose, but market sentiment remained cautious, with investors wary of potential impacts from the spread of overall economic risks.The foreign exchange and commodity markets experienced increased volatility, with the dollar index widening its decline after Powell's speech, dropping slightly over 1% for the day; the U.S. announced new sanctions targeting Iranian oil exports, causing crude oil to rebound nearly 2% to a nearly two-week high; gold prices maintained an upward trend throughout the day on Wednesday, with spot gold rising nearly 3.5%, setting a new historical record.During the sharp decline in U.S. stocks, Trump repeatedly called for interest rate cuts, and market expectations for an emergency rate cut by the Federal Reserve increased, but Powell's latest speech doused those hopes. The CME FedWatch tool shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates in May has risen to 83.2%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Yescoin co-founder Zhang Chi, he has been released after being taken away by the police for 37 days and is currently under bail. The four team members involved in the case have all been released without approval for arrest.Zhang Chi stated that during his time in detention, he firmly believed that he and his team were innocent and expressed gratitude for the fair justice of the judicial authorities. After his release, he is accelerating his understanding of the whole incident and thanked those who supported him.Previous news, Yescoin founder Zhang Chi (Zoroo) was taken away by the Shanghai police from Hangzhou due to a dispute with his partner Wang Mouxin, and the case had been escalated to a criminal case. Yescoin is a "sliding earn coin" mini-game based on the Telegram platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to Freepressjournal, the special PMLA court in India has rejected the release request of Hemant Bhope and his wife Lata. The couple is accused of being involved in one of India's largest Bitcoin Ponzi schemes, reportedly involving a Delhi-based company, Variabletech Pvt Ltd (VTPL). The defendants conspired to lure investors into purchasing Bitcoin and encouraged others to invest in the company's fraudulent activities, with the scheme amounting to as much as 66.06 billion rupees.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, Andrew Chesley, the lawyer for Terra co-founder Do Kwon, defended him and stated that he will not seek bail at this time. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lehrburger therefore ordered his detention. When U.S. Marshals escorted Do Kwon out of the courtroom, he took with him a 79-page copy of the indictment, and he is expected to appear in court again on January 8.Previous news, Do Kwon has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in a hearing at the Manhattan federal court.