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The founder of the Solana landing service analysis platform Circular, Ben, stated that he believes the trading terminal Axiom charges traders through misleading "validator bribes" and routes the related funds to the landing service Lunar under HelloMoon. Ben mentioned that since April, the bribes paid by Axiom traders to Lunar amount to approximately $55.7 million, but the latest 30-day analysis shows that only about 1% can be traced back to additional on-chain validator incentives, and he inquired whether Axiom shares in this tip revenue.Circular claims that it reconstructed the activities related to Lunar and Axiom from April 26, 2026, to October 19, based on on-chain payment flows: during this period, Lunar received 530,166 SOL in bribes, valued at approximately $55.67 million based on its quoted price of $105/SOL, corresponding to 189 million successful payments of bribes to Lunar from Axiom transactions. In the last 30 days, 45 million Axiom transactions made payments to Lunar, accounting for 80.6% of successful Axiom transactions; Lunar received 138,964 SOL, approximately $14.59 million, of which about 1,579 SOL was attributed to additional on-chain validator incentives, accounting for 1.14%.Ben also cited on-chain cases from September 26 and October 7, stating that after he paid bribes as suggested by the Axiom interface, the identifiable additional priority fee increase was about 1% of the amount paid to Lunar. He indicated that Axiom controls transaction routing and fee recommendations and has published its associated Lunar address on GitHub for verification. The above content represents Circular's on-chain statistics and personal judgment, and the post also states that the related proportions do not exclude other service costs or off-chain payments, and its estimate of the platform's revenue share is not based on tracked payments to Axiom.

Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng retweeted a post about "The New York Times reporter visiting his home in Abu Dhabi for an interview" and responded that reporter David admitted to having a skeptical attitude towards him, implying that the act of giving Binance merchandise for free was a "bribe." He stated that the merchandise was meant to make people "walking billboards," while still expressing gratitude for the report.The original tweet released by Ram stated, "There are Binance merchandise piled up at Zhao Changpeng's doorstep, and he insisted on letting the reporter choose a gift. The reporter said he could not accept items worth more than $20, to which Zhao Changpeng jokingly replied, 'It's probably worth $19.'"

The non-small number joint D3 Finance is hosting the non-small number × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum. This forum will be held on September 29, 2026, at AT CENTER in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on topics such as stock tokenization, Web3, AI, and RWA.D3 Finance, as a co-organizer, will bring Bribe Finance, ve(3,3), Gauge voting, and on-chain incentive mechanisms to the live event in Seoul. D3 Finance targets the Asian market, connecting the liquidity needs of project parties and user participation through voting rights and on-chain incentives, creating a more transparent on-chain path for emission distribution, funding, and liquidity competition.The GWDC Korea event is expected to attract 5,000 participants, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of South Korea, TRON founder Justin Sun, representatives from Microsoft, Bithumb, Animoca Brands, MetaMask, BNB Chain, and other political, business, technology, and Web3 figures. D3 Finance will leverage this international exchange scenario to further demonstrate the connection between DeFi liquidity mechanisms and RWA asset liquidity.

A former bank executive was recently sentenced for forging documents to fraudulently obtain over 1.6 billion Hong Kong dollars in illegal loans, and using the funds to purchase Bitcoin and conduct cryptocurrency bribery.

Former client manager Lin Junxian of China Construction Bank (Asia) Co., Ltd. admitted to conspiring with an employee of a fintech company and his accomplices to accept bribes, totaling over 470,000 US dollars in cryptocurrency "Tether," to illegally certify multiple false documents without bank authorization, serving as collateral for several insurance-related investment transactions.An internal investigation by China Construction Bank (Asia) uncovered the incident, which subsequently led to a corruption complaint to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and provided full assistance. Judge Lin Jin Hong postponed the sentencing of the case to September 18, during which the defendant remains in custody under the supervision of the Correctional Services Department.

According to a report by Sina Finance, Lin Junxian, a former client manager of China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, admitted to conspiring with an employee of a financial technology company and his accomplices to accept bribes, totaling over 470,000 US dollars in cryptocurrency "Tether." They illegally certified multiple false documents without the bank's authorization to secure several insurance-related investment transactions.An internal investigation by China Construction Bank (Asia) uncovered the incident, which was subsequently reported to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) along with full cooperation. Judge Lin Jianhong has postponed the sentencing of the case to September 18, during which the defendant will remain in custody under the Correctional Services Department.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a "news trader" paid a bribe of 40.8 BNB (31,000 USD) in node bribes and Gas fees to front-run the purchase of Hakimi at the first second of the announcement of the Hakimi contract going live on Binance, subsequently selling for a profit of 378,000 USD.Analysis shows that the announcement of the Hakimi contract going live on Binance was made at 13:55:12. Within the first second, he paid a bribe of 35.3 BNB (26,800 USD) to the node BNB48 Club and used a smuggled RPC channel to front-run and buy 9.89 million Hakimi with 264.7 BNB (200,000 USD) at a price of 0.02 USD. He also paid a high Gas fee of 5.5 BNB (4,200 USD). Of course, the high bribe and Gas fees allowed him to buy at the very front, and then other traders bought after him, pushing up the price.

Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piszczek was arrested on Thursday, suspected of receiving kickbacks from the cryptocurrency platform Zondacrypto during the signing of a sponsorship agreement. Polish Sports Minister Jakub Rudnicki confirmed the arrest on the X platform, stating, "Such a person should not hold the position of President of the Polish Olympic Committee; Piszczek has brought shame to Polish sports." Interior Minister Marcin Kwiatkowski referred to him as "a symbol of extreme corruption plaguing the Olympic movement."According to the investigation, Piszczek facilitated the sponsorship agreement between the Polish Olympic Committee and Zondacrypto in October 2025, which promised cryptocurrency rewards to medalists of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The Polish government accused Zondacrypto of having ties to nationalist opposition groups, organized crime, and Russian intelligence agencies, estimating that the platform's collapse caused losses of about 350 million zlotys (approximately 80 million euros), affecting around 30,000 people. The Interior Minister described Zondacrypto as "essentially a Ponzi scheme."Media investigations also revealed that Piszczek received a Patek Philippe watch worth approximately 40,000 euros from Zondacrypto CEO Przemysław Kral, who claimed the watch was purchased out of his own pocket. Kral is currently cooperating with prosecutors in hopes of a reduced sentence. Zondacrypto was founded by Sylwester Sucheck in 2014, who went missing in 2022, with Kral taking over his position. The Polish prosecutors launched an investigation in April of this year, and most Polish sports federations subsequently called for Piszczek's resignation.

The South Korean police have listed Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as a suspect in a bribery case related to the employment of Kim Byung-kee's son, a member of the National Assembly of South Korea, at Bithumb. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Public Crime Investigation Unit is investigating Lee Jae-won and Bithumb, with the allegations involving Bithumb hiring Kim Byung-kee's son.The police reportedly obtained a statement from Kim's former assistant, stating that Kim requested Lee Jae-won to hire his second son in November 2024. Kim's son subsequently joined Bithumb two months later and worked at the trading platform for six months. Kim also requested Bithumb to hire one of his assistants, who then joined Bithumb in September last year and has been working there since.The South Korean police believe that Kim, as a member of the National Assembly's Financial Affairs Committee, engaged in legislative activities against Bithumb's competitor Upbit and raised concerns about Upbit's market monopoly. This development comes after months of investigation into the relationship between Kim and Bithumb, which included two searches and seizures.

According to The Block, the Public Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in South Korea has identified Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as a suspect in a bribery case, which is related to independent lawmaker Kim Byung-kee.Police received testimony from a former assistant stating that Kim requested Lee to arrange for his second son to work at Bithumb in November 2024, and his son started working there two months later, remaining for about six months; Kim had also previously asked Bithumb to hire one of his assistants, who has been employed by the company since September 2025. The police are investigating whether the aforementioned employment is linked to Kim's legislative actions against Upbit's operator Dunamu during his time on the National Assembly's Financial Committee, including allegations of Upbit monopolizing the market.

Multiple independent sources have confirmed to Caixin that the founding partner and director of a law firm in Chongqing has recently been taken away by relevant authorities. This lawyer is Peng Jing, the founding partner and director of Chongqing Jingsheng Law Firm. There is speculation that she has numerous connections with the officials who have recently fallen from grace.According to analysts, lawyers from law firms are usually not taken away by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, "but Peng Jing has a very large network, and her case involves too many people." On March 20, 2026, Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua was reported to be under investigation, and on April 17, Luo Lin, a member of the Chongqing Municipal Committee and secretary of the Liangjiang New Area Committee, was also announced to have fallen. Reports from the local political and business circles in Chongqing suggest that the downfall of Hu Henghua and Luo Lin is related to bribery and money laundering through stablecoins, and "Peng Jing may be a key figure, helping others launder money under the guise of collecting legal fees." Sources indicate that in the Hu Henghua case, Lin Kechuang, the son-in-law of Lin Xiucheng, gave Hu Henghua 30.8 million USDT (approximately 210 million yuan, of which 10 million was for exchange fees). After Hu Henghua was investigated, the cold wallet was controlled, and authorities traced the funds from six other cold wallets held by Lin Kechuang; among them, a transfer of 15.5 million USDT that occurred simultaneously with Hu Henghua's was claimed by Lin Kechuang to have been sent to Luo Lin. Luo Lin was taken away by relevant authorities on April 14, 2026, and his home was searched on the evening of April 15, but this cold wallet was not found. Subsequently, authorities found Luo Lin's cold wallet at a third party's home.

The Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that an employee of a cryptocurrency trading platform was sentenced to 4 years in prison and banned from engaging in financial-related industries for 4 years for receiving Bitcoin funds provided by North Korea, planning and enticing South Korean officers to sell military secrets.The court found that North Korean hackers paid the trading platform employee approximately $487,000 in Bitcoin to "recruit" active-duty South Korean officers; the involved army captain received about $33,500 in Bitcoin. The judge pointed out that the defendant was aware that the actions involved a hostile country and that the related actions could jeopardize national security, motivated by personal financial gain. The captain had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $35,000 for violating the Military Secrets Protection Act, while the trading platform employee was convicted of violating the National Security Act. The case revealed that the involved individuals had contacted officers through Telegram chat rooms and provided covert cameras disguised as watches and USB intrusion devices, attempting to steal login information for the Korea-U.S. joint command and control system.

According to DL News, Russian prosecutors are seeking to confiscate a large amount of luxury assets belonging to fugitive secret service officer Georgy Satyukov. He is accused of receiving $184 million worth of Bitcoin and $30 million worth of Ethereum as bribes from the operator of the now-defunct WEX cryptocurrency exchange, while investigators have identified assets valued at $29.6 million related to Satyukov's alleged bribery.Prosecutors claim that Satyukov used the illicit funds to purchase 13 apartments in Russia, several non-residential properties in St. Petersburg, a villa in the UAE, and a million-dollar property in Saratov registered in his brother's name.Additionally, the investigation revealed that he owns two Porsche Cayenne Turbos, seven Patek Philippe watches, and other jewelry worth over $1.3 million, with more than $15 million in cash and foreign currency still in his family bank accounts.It is alleged that the bribes originated from Alexey Ivanov, a former system administrator of the WEX exchange, who sought Satyukov's help to evade a criminal investigation. Satyukov and his former colleague Dmitry Sokolov are currently fugitives, and a Moscow court is preparing to conduct a trial in absentia. If convicted, their assets may be nationalized. The WEX exchange took over the trading operations of BTC-e in 2017, which had shut down after its founder Alexander Vinnik was arrested in Greece on fraud and money laundering charges, and WEX also ceased operations in 2018.

ChainCatcher news, recently, several KOLs including Crypto Brave (@cryptobraveHQ) have indicated that Kaito's business head Wen Yue is suspected of accepting bribes. Among them, Crypto Brave stated that Wen Yue charged certain projects excessive listing fees, allegedly collecting about $200,000 in bribes under the guise of a comprehensive fee package, to ensure that the project parties are prioritized for listing on Kaito.Crypto veteran @SEFATUBA3 stated that Wen Yue asked for a $30,000 bridge fee, which could be given as a whitelist or tokens. In response to the above allegations, Wen Yue (@0xWenMoon) claimed that he has never accepted any bribes. Any payments exceeding $150,000 were for more professional analytical add-on services (such as the KaitoPro platform) or to expedite scheduling (for example, project teams needing to go live on the leaderboard faster to align with a certain event). All funds were paid directly to Kaito, not to me or any other individual.

ChainCatcher news, according to official reports, a typical case recently released by the Haidian Court reveals that a user manager of a certain network technology company took advantage of his position to accept bribes and embezzle virtual currency in a virtual currency reward business, with a total amount involved of 9.74 million yuan.The user manager was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the court for the crime of accepting bribes as a non-state worker and for embezzlement. The case shows that from 2014 to 2019, the defendant obtained 6.08 million yuan in bribes by introducing supplier cooperation and profited 3.66 million yuan by cashing out part of the virtual currency through multiple accounts. This case is the longest prison sentence for corruption crimes committed by internal personnel of internet companies in the past five years.

ChainCatcher news, recently, the Haidian Court, in conjunction with the China Internet Association, released the "White Paper on Corruption Crimes by Internal Personnel of Internet Enterprises" and published typical cases.In one case, a user manager of a certain network technology company introduced a supplier to cooperate on virtual currency business, accepted bribes, and embezzled virtual currency for cashing out. Ultimately, the court sentenced him to nine years in prison for bribery and six years for embezzlement, deciding to execute a total of twelve years in prison.

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) responded to a related report from the Wall Street Journal, stating "WSJ is really trying hard to smear me," and mentioned "they seem to have forgotten who went to jail and who didn't." He pointed out that those who become government witnesses will not be sentenced, but rather will be protected. Changpeng Zhao also hinted that someone is paying WSJ employees to publish negative news against him.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Nigerian House of Representatives member Philip Agbese has filed a lawsuit against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan in the Abuja Federal Capital Territory High Court, seeking 1 billion naira (approximately $667,000) in damages for defamation.The lawsuit stems from Gambaryan's claims on social media that Agbese and two other lawmakers attempted to solicit a $150 million cryptocurrency bribe. Agbese's camp stated that he has never owned a cryptocurrency account or engaged in digital currency transactions, demanding that Gambaryan publicly apologize in at least three national newspapers and delete all related social media posts.The Nigerian Minister of Information and National Orientation dismissed Gambaryan's allegations on February 14, stating that the claims lack credible evidence. The court has ordered Gambaryan to respond to the lawsuit within 8 days.Previous news, Binance executives reiterated that Nigerian lawmakers had solicited a $150 million bribe in exchange for dropping the lawsuit against Binance.