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Galaxy Research Research Director Alex Thorn stated that the attack targeting Coldcard wallet address generation is still ongoing. They are currently continuing to collect victim information and adding new victim addresses and attacker addresses to the investigation database.If users are still using affected Coldcard single-signature addresses, they should immediately migrate their funds. According to current investigation results, all single-signature Coldcard addresses generated after the firmware upgrade in March 2021 may ultimately be emptied by attackers; it is just a matter of time.According to Galaxy Research's analysis, the first three confirmed rounds of attacks exhibit highly programmatic characteristics, with similar attack transaction patterns. A large amount of stolen Bitcoin remains in the attackers' addresses and has not yet been transferred.At the same time, some new opportunistic attackers are emerging, transferring and laundering funds through methods such as stripping the funding chain, cross-chain services (like ThorChain), and overseas betting platforms.Additionally, Alex Thorn mentioned the limitations of AI tools in security investigations. Some large language models in the United States have restricted researchers' ability to track stolen funds, and the team has even had to turn to Chinese open-source AI models to assist in protecting user assets and conducting on-chain tracking.He finds this phenomenon "incredible" and plans to promote discussions on related issues at the government and industry levels. Alex Thorn concluded by stating that a large amount of stolen funds remains stagnant, and the team is continuously tracking relevant addresses, having shared information with relevant U.S. agencies and industry partners. He calls on the Bitcoin community to learn from this incident, strengthen self-custody security education, and raise awareness of wallet complexity.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Trump Public Insult Prediction" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Emmanuel Macron" experienced significant fluctuations, rising from 2.1% an hour ago to the current 17.6% (a fluctuation of 15.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to The Block, Mizuho Bank analysts pointed out that Circle has received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank. While this helps enhance its compliance reputation, it is not enough to address the current core pressures—namely, the continuous shrinkage of USDC's market value and the increasingly fierce competition from Open USD, which still poses a significant drag on the $CRCL stock price.

According to a report by the Procuratorial Daily, researchers from the People's Procuratorate of Yuhu District, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, and the Law School of Xiangtan University have jointly written an article proposing a systematic response plan to the regulatory dilemmas of money laundering crimes using virtual currency. The article points out that current judicial practice faces three major dilemmas: first, Article 191 of the Criminal Law limits money laundering crimes to seven types of upstream crimes, resulting in many cases being treated as "concealment crimes"; second, methods such as mixers, privacy coins, and cross-chain transfers lead to fragmented evidence chains, making traditional investigative methods difficult to penetrate; third, conflicts in the legal attributes of virtual currency, a vacuum in procedural rules, and barriers to cross-border cooperation make it difficult to recover assets.In response, the article suggests promoting "dual investigations for one case," establishing the principle of self-authentication of blockchain data, constructing a tiered standard of proof, and establishing a national-level custody and disposal platform for involved virtual currencies, while actively promoting the signing of special agreements for international criminal justice assistance in virtual currency crimes.

According to The Block, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that Circle will not freeze USDC wallets unrelated to legal proceedings.At a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Allaire responded to ongoing online criticism regarding whether the company should freeze USDC funds in light of hacking and vulnerability incidents. The controversy became more pronounced earlier this month when the decentralized finance protocol Drift suffered an attack of approximately $280 million, which is believed to be related to a six-month-long attack carried out through complex social engineering techniques, possibly involving a North Korean-affiliated hacking group.Prominent on-chain analysts, including on-chain investigator ZachXBT, publicly criticized Circle for not freezing approximately $230 million in USDC funds. These funds were reportedly transferred from Solana to Ethereum via Circle's cross-chain transfer protocol.

According to Jin Shi's report, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee expressed that he is concerned that the war in Iran will not only slow down economic growth but also raise inflation rates, putting the Federal Reserve in a tricky situation. Goolsbee stated, "What I am most worried about right now is that we have to deal with the impending oil crisis, which will lead to rising prices in the form of stagflation."

According to Jinshi News, Benjamin Louvet, an analyst at Ophi Investment Asset Management Company, stated in a report that the Federal Reserve may face a dilemma in its dual mandate of employment and inflation: should it raise interest rates to combat inflation, or lower interest rates to support economic growth and employment? He pointed out that raising interest rates cannot alleviate supply shocks without harming economic growth, so it seems unlikely that the Federal Reserve will choose to raise rates. In addition, the decline in income in Gulf countries may weaken U.S. debt financing, forcing the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates or even resume bond purchases to support the economy.

The South China Morning Post published a debate. Gary Liu, co-founder of Terminal 3, pointed out that the GENIUS Act will convert 99% of the over $300 billion stablecoin market into a tool for consolidating dollar hegemony, and the window for countries around the world to establish parallel systems is rapidly closing. Liu Xiaochun, an economist at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, characterized stablecoins as casino chips, criticizing Washington for blocking CBDCs while allowing private stablecoins, arguing that this essentially protects the interests of crypto operators rather than promoting monetary innovation.The demand for stablecoins does indeed exist—people in Turkey, Nigeria, and Argentina use them to hedge against currency depreciation, and the global cross-border remittance market is nearly $1 trillion in size. Previously, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority had reviewed 36 license applications, with a consortium led by HSBC and Standard Chartered, as well as OSL Group, making the cut. However, the peg of the Hong Kong dollar to the US dollar means that a Hong Kong version of stablecoin will ultimately struggle to break free from the US dollar's orbit.

According to a report by Jinshi Data, "Fed mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos stated that the surge in energy prices has made the already tricky power transition at the Federal Reserve even more difficult.This process was already quite complex. Kevin Walsh's appointment has been stalled due to a Department of Justice investigation and obstruction from Tillis. Additionally, unlike previous Federal Reserve chairs since Volcker, Walsh has committed to a complete break from his predecessor's policies rather than continuing them.Currently, the market expects a 50-50 chance of interest rate hikes and cuts this year, which could put Walsh in a dilemma: on one hand, there is the president who nominated him, and on the other, the committee he is about to lead.In 2008, after a period of aggressive rate cuts, oil prices suddenly surged. At that time, Walsh strongly pointed out that the inflation risk "is the main risk" and suggested that the Fed's next move should be to raise interest rates. However, Trump's expectations were exactly the opposite.

Pepperston Senior Research Strategist Michael Brown stated in a report that the recent market trends are exactly opposite to the goals that U.S. President Trump has been pursuing.Brown said, "I think it is important to recognize that almost everything we are seeing in the market right now is contrary to the goals that President Trump has articulated." Brown noted that Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to see lower oil prices, a rising stock market, a weaker dollar, lower interest rates, and a more dovish Federal Reserve. However, what Trump is actually facing now is rising oil prices, a declining stock market, a strengthening dollar, rising interest rates, and a Federal Reserve caught in a "dilemma."

According to Jinshi News, Seema Shah, Chief Global Strategist at Principal Asset Management, has warned that recent employment data is pushing the U.S. economy into the realm of stagflation. A cooling job market signals rising economic risks, but it also opens the door for interest rate cuts, especially in the context of oil price shocks complicating monetary easing expectations. She stated that the emergence of stagflation tendencies is a troubling development for the market.