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According to Jinshi News, Stefan Mellin of Danske Bank stated in a report that after Trump's nomination of Walsh as the Federal Reserve Chairman, the short-term risk balance has shifted in favor of a stronger dollar. This nomination seems to alleviate market concerns about the potential threat to the Federal Reserve's independence and has prompted a partial unwinding of the political risk premium in the dollar. He pointed out that the dollar's sell-off in late January was mainly due to the political risks arising from the unpredictability of U.S. policies, so the easing of short-term political uncertainty may create a tactical window for a dollar rebound.

Ripple announced a partnership with Riyad Bank's innovation department, Jeel, a major financial institution in Saudi Arabia. The two parties will collaborate through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the application scenarios of blockchain technology in the Saudi financial system. The focus of the cooperation includes cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and asset tokenization, with the related exploration aimed at supporting Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030," modernizing financial infrastructure, and reducing reliance on the oil economy.Reece Merrick, Managing Director of Ripple Middle East and Africa, stated that this partnership reflects the institutional-level interest of large financial institutions in Saudi Arabia in blockchain infrastructure. Riyad Bank is one of the largest banks in Saudi Arabia, with assets exceeding $130 billion by mid-2025, playing a significant role in the national financial system.At the same time, the Middle East is gradually becoming an important market for digital asset innovation, with the UAE leading in regulatory clarity and institutional participation. Ripple continues to strengthen its presence in the Middle East, with its institutional-grade stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) having received relevant regulatory approval and being traded on several mainstream platforms.

According to CriptoNoticias, Colombia's second-largest pension fund manager, AFP Protección, plans to launch a Bitcoin exposure fund for long-term asset allocation and diversification, rather than short-term speculation.The product will be available to investors who meet risk assessment criteria through a personalized investment advisory process, allowing them to allocate only a portion of their portfolio to Bitcoin. Protección manages the assets of approximately 8.5 million clients, covering mandatory pensions, voluntary pensions, and severance accounts, with assets under management exceeding 220 trillion Colombian pesos (about 55 billion USD).

The Colombian National Tax Authority DIAN, through Resolution No. 000240, requires local cryptocurrency service providers to collect and submit detailed user and transaction data.The reported information includes account ownership details, transaction volumes, number of transfers, market value, and net balances. This regulation applies to both domestic and foreign exchanges and intermediaries providing services to Colombian residents or taxpayers, aiming to enhance transparency in the digital asset sector and combat tax evasion. The first complete report for the 2026 tax year will be submitted by the last working day of May 2027. Failure to comply with the regulations or submit accurate data may result in fines of up to 1% of the unreported transaction amount.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Director of the Office of the President of Colombia, Angie Rodriguez, announced on the evening of the 3rd that Colombia requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the 5th and proposed to hold a special meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States to address the impact of the changes in the situation in Venezuela on regional stability.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced that "Koinex" and "Globiance X Limited / Globiance HK Limited" have been included in the warning list of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms. The Hong Kong SFC stated that "Koinex" and "Globiance X/Globiance HK" both promote the operation of virtual asset trading platforms and are suspected of conducting unlicensed activities. In addition, some investors have reported difficulties in withdrawing assets from "Globiance X/Globiance HK".

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission announced that "Coco" and "Globiance X Limited / Globiance HK Limited" have been included in the warning list of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms. The Hong Kong SFC stated that "Coco" and "Globiance X/Globiance HK" both promote the operation of virtual asset trading platforms and are suspected of conducting unlicensed activities. In addition, some investors have reported difficulties in withdrawing assets from "Globiance X/Globiance HK".

The 17th major upgrade of Ethereum, "Fusaka," has been successfully launched recently. This upgrade introduces a data sampling technology called "PeerDAS," which will significantly enhance Layer 2 network performance and reduce transaction costs. Consensys stated that Ethereum plans to shift from an annual upgrade to an accelerated development pace of "two hard forks per year."Fusaka also brings improvements such as block capacity expansion, native device signature support, and enhanced zero-knowledge proof efficiency. It is expected that by 2026, Ethereum will launch its next major upgrade named "Glamsterdam."

Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, posted on social media criticizing The New York Times for its reporting on innovation and artificial intelligence, which she claims has a clear ideological bias. Liu stated that The New York Times portrays innovation and wealth creation as "predatory" and "oppressive," while in reality, artificial intelligence is a significant driving force in global capital markets and a key element of national strategy.This statement supports David Sacks' rebuttal of The New York Times' allegations of conflicts of interest during his tenure as the White House's head of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. Several industry insiders have also questioned the credibility of The New York Times' reporting, suggesting that it has become the "left-wing version of Page Six."

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Bitcoin News, today 15,965 bitcoins related to sanctioned wallets were transferred, still controlled by the leader of the criminal group Prince Group, Chen Zhi, marking the first on-chain transfer after three years.It is worth noting that this portion of bitcoins does not belong to the 127,000 BTC that the United States announced last week it had seized from its operations.

According to ChainCatcher's message and monitored by OnchainLens, the stolen mining pool Lubian wallet address has once again made large transfers, sending a total of 15,959 bitcoins to 4 different addresses, worth approximately $1.83 billion.The specific transfers are as follows:Transferred 4,999 BTC (approximately $539.76 million) to address bc1qs8;Transferred 4,999 BTC (approximately $539.76 million) to address 3JX2dH;Transferred 3,424 BTC (approximately $369.7 million) to address 1cpnxU;Transferred 2,535 BTC (approximately $274.36 million) to address 1G9FZS.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, British Columbia, Canada, has announced a permanent ban on new cryptocurrency mining projects connecting to the grid to ensure the power supply for industries that can create jobs and public revenue.As the third-largest province by population in Canada, this measure was included in the comprehensive legislative and regulatory reform plan announced by the provincial government on Monday, which also sets new electricity usage limits for data centers and artificial intelligence companies. The government will implement several regulatory policy adjustments in the fall of 2025, permanently banning new cryptocurrency mining projects from connecting to the British Columbia Hydro grid to maintain the province's power supply and avoid grid overload.The provincial government stated in an announcement on its official website.

ChainCatcher message, encrypted KOL @chaowxyz analyzed how 120,000 BTC from Lubian was stolen. In simple terms, a Bitcoin private key is a combination of 256 bits of 0s and 1s. Generating a private key is easy: flip a coin 256 times, record the heads and tails, where heads is 0 and tails is 1, and that’s a private key. If two people get the exact same results, they will have the same key. The latter person can then directly access the former person's wallet. However, the probability of such "luck" is almost zero. Because the possibility of 2 to the power of 256 is greater than the total number of atoms in the universe. The chance of duplication is extremely low. The security of a private key does not come from luck, but from mathematics. But there is a premise behind this: it must be truly random.So how were the 120,000 BTC lost? The problem lies in the random number generator used by the LuBian mining pool to generate private keys—the machine that was supposed to fairly flip coins was broken. It did not randomly select from nearly infinite possibilities but instead acted like a stuck machine, always picking numbers within a very small, patterned range. Hackers discovered the malfunctioning pattern of this machine and easily replicated the private keys it could generate, emptying all corresponding wallets.

ChainCatcher message, according to PeckShield monitoring, the LuBian marked address has transferred 2,129 BTC to a new address again, worth 238.6 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet (39DUz) from the mining pool LuBian has just been activated after 3 years of silence------transferring all 9,757 BTC (worth 1.1 billion USD) to a new wallet.This move comes just one day after news broke that the U.S. government is seeking to confiscate 127,271 BTC (worth 14.4 billion USD) stolen from the roadside.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain detective ZachXBT's analysis, documents released by the U.S. government show that the wallet addresses associated with the seized $14 billion (127,000 BTC) were named in the Milky Sad report about two years ago, which stated that their private keys were vulnerable. The U.S. government has now indicated that they have custody of these wallet addresses.In response, Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic stated after research, "It currently seems that the likelihood of the U.S. government being behind the theft of the LuBian mining pool is increasing. If true, the U.S. government would be the largest financial hacker in history." Although there is no conclusive evidence to confirm this matter, Emmett Gallic believes that the future movements of the "LuBian hacker" addresses marked on Arkham will be sufficient to serve as a basis for judgment.Previously, the LuBian mining pool, which ranked among the top ten globally, suffered a major security incident in December 2020, resulting in the theft of a total of 127,426 BTC, making it the largest Bitcoin theft in history. Yesterday, the U.S. government announced that the 127,000 BTC they seized originated from this incident.

ChainCatcher news, db's update states that the U.S. government is seeking to confiscate 127,271 bitcoins (approximately $14 billion), which actually come from the LuBian mining operation run by Chen Zhi, and were stolen back in 2020.These bitcoins have remained idle since then. Unless some sort of impersonation hacking incident occurs, they are unlikely to recover these coins.It is reported that LuBian is a bitcoin mining pool with facilities in China and Iran, and the stolen assets were valued at around $3.5 billion at the time of the incident, now worth over $14 billion. Arkham pointed out that neither LuBian nor the hackers have publicly responded to this matter. Analysts believe that the U.S. recovery efforts may target this long-dormant massive wallet, but if the wallet indeed contains stolen assets, there remains a high degree of uncertainty regarding whether the U.S. can actually control the relevant keys.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) has signed a cooperation agreement with Chainlink to utilize Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Chainlink's runtime environment to provide technical support for next-generation on-chain applications.

ChainCatcher news, August 27, according to official news, the Ethereum Foundation's Academic Secretariat has jointly launched a blockchain-themed podcast "From Whiteboard to Mainnet" with Columbia University.The first episode is themed "Optimal Dynamic Fees for Blockchain Resources" and will premiere today.