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Decentralised.co опубликовал, что стоимость перевода 200 долларов США за границу в настоящее время составляет 6,36%, что ниже 9,67% в 2009 году, при этом цель ООН заключается в снижении этой цифры до 3% к 2030 году. Переводы включают три части: получение от отправителя, передача стоимости и выплата получателю, причем только промежуточный этап был медленным и уже является самой дешевой частью. Получение и выплата требуют лицензии, банковского счета, соблюдения норм и платежной сети. Путь из Дубая в Манилу занимает около шести шагов, из которых только один использует блокчейн.Предварительно загруженные агентские счета позволяют распределять оборотный капитал. Токенизированные доллары могут быть сосредоточены в одном пуле средств, расчеты проводятся в воскресенье и сбалансированы за считанные минуты. Трейдеры хранят запасы и несут валютные риски. Félix Pago собрал 200 миллионов долларов для перевода денег из США в Латинскую Америку через WhatsApp, из которых a16z инвестировал 87 миллионов долларов в акционерный капитал, а General Catalyst предоставил кредитный лимит в 113 миллионов долларов. Nium теперь предоставляет финансирование для платежей клиентам в USDC. a16z Crypto возглавил инвестиции в Better Money на сумму 10 миллионов долларов. Conduit собрал 36 миллионов долларов для коридора из Европы в Нигерию и Кению, а Palla собрала 14,5 миллионов долларов для белых марок платежей для тридцати банков.В статье говорится, что стабильные монеты могут исправить проблемы с трубопроводами, но не могут исправить изолированные системы законов или взимания сборов.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, Visa объявила о своем участии в инициативе BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency), возглавляемой Управлением финансовых услуг Сингапура (MAS), целью которой является расширение возможностей расчетов финансовых учреждений и содействие взаимодействию традиционных платежных систем с платежами в стейблкоинах, позволяя учреждениям наслаждаться более быстрыми, программируемыми платежами при сохранении безопасности и соблюдения нормативных требований.В качестве первого партнера в рамках BLOOM, Nium будет совместно с Visa тестировать использование стейблкоинов для расчетов, исследуя более эффективные способы осуществления трансакций через границу с опорой на платежную сеть Visa, а также ее безопасность и соблюдение нормативных требований. Стороны будут изучать возможность осуществления расчетов семь дней в неделю (включая выходные и праздничные дни) с использованием стейблкоинов, чтобы сократить задержки и повысить эффективность. Пилотная программа поддерживается регулируемыми стейблкоинами, обеспеченными основными валютами, включая стейблкоины, номинированные в долларах США и евро.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, согласно официальным данным, глобальная компания по инфраструктуре трансграничных платежей Nium объявила о приобретении крипто-родного некастодиального кошелька и эмитента Cypher. Стороны объединят возможности цифровых активов и глобальной платежной сети для продвижения услуг по оплате фиатной валютой на блокчейне.В то же время существующая платформа Cypher будет постепенно закрыта, охватывающая потребительские приложения, платформу корпоративных карт и экосистему CYPR, и официально прекратит свою работу 6 сентября 2026 года.

According to Jinshi, citing Iranian media Fars News, the United States has made the unfreezing of up to 25% of Iran's frozen assets a condition, and also demands that Iran must hand over 400 kilograms of enriched uranium. Sources say that the United States has set conditions in its response to Iran, requiring Iran to operate only one nuclear facility, and the United States has made it clear that it will not pay any compensation to Iran.

Former Jump Trading senior quantitative researcher Yiming Zhang has received startup funding support from hedge fund giant Millennium Management after leaving the firm and will conduct business as an external manager in the future.Yiming Zhang worked at Jump for 17 years and was one of the key members of the core strategy department. Due to non-compete clauses, his new role is expected to officially start after the restriction period ends. Industry insiders point out that Millennium Management has been expanding its footprint in recent years by providing funding support to external teams, becoming one of the important "incubators" in the hedge fund sector.

According to Jinshi reports, Trump stated that the United States will work closely with Iran, and we have determined that Iran has undergone a highly effective regime change! Uranium enrichment activities will be prohibited, and the United States will cooperate with Iran to excavate and remove all deeply buried nuclear "dust" (dropped by B-2 bombers).Now and always, these areas have been under extremely strict satellite surveillance (the Space Force is responsible for monitoring). Since the day of the attack, everything has remained untouched. We are and will continue to discuss tariff and sanction relief matters with Iran. Many items in the 15 o'clock content have already been agreed upon.

The U.S. prosecution has charged a Maryland man, Jonathan Spalletta, with multiple attacks on the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance since 2021, involving approximately $54 million, and he has now been formally indicted.According to the indictment released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, Spalletta faces two charges of computer fraud and money laundering, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years and 20 years in prison, respectively, with a total maximum sentence of 30 years. The prosecution claims that Spalletta manipulated smart contract trading processes to create false profits, thereby illegally withdrawing more funds than he was entitled to, ultimately causing severe damage to the exchange and even leading to its collapse. Furthermore, the investigation indicated that he used part of the illegal proceeds to purchase collectibles, including a piece of fabric from the Wright brothers' airplane that was taken to the moon by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission. The prosecution emphasized that crypto assets are also protected by law, stating that "the so-called 'cryptocurrency is just virtual assets' cannot be an excuse for theft."

Amazon has launched the next-generation AI chip Trainium 3, which has a training speed four times that of its predecessor, aiming to capture market share from Nvidia. This chip will be offered as a service through AWS, supporting large-scale model training. Meanwhile, several Bitcoin mining companies, such as Core Scientific and IREN, are transforming their data centers into AI infrastructure and have reached billion-dollar partnership agreements with Microsoft, Google, and others. Despite the high enthusiasm for AI infrastructure investment, analysts warn that if demand slows down, related companies may face a funding gap of up to $800 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, Bitcoin mining company MiningStore announced the completion of a $3.4 million strategic loan financing, with participation from the Millennium Infrastructure Fund, a fund company focused on infrastructure investments.It is reported that the new funds will be used for the company's expansion of Bitcoin mining facility construction.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the uranium ore tokenization solution Uranium Digital has completed a $6.1 million seed round financing, led by Framework Ventures.It is reported that this financing will accelerate Uranium Digital's establishment of a uranium spot trading platform using crypto infrastructure as the backend, promoting the development of a "financialized" uranium spot market.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, [Uranium Digital](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Uranium Digital?k=MTU0NDU= "Uranium ore tokenization solution") is a company that tokenizes uranium ore to facilitate trading in this highly regulated metal in a capital-constrained market.

ChainCatcher news, according to the announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), SDNY, in collaboration with the Homeland Security Investigations San Diego (HSI San Diego), has successfully seized cryptocurrency assets related to the April 2021 Uranium Finance hacking incident, with a total value of approximately $31 million.Uranium Finance is a DeFi protocol deployed on the BNB Chain that suffered a hacking attack in 2021, resulting in a loss of about $50 million. SDNY stated that if any users believe they are victims of this hacking incident, they can contact the relevant department via email.

ChainCatcher news, the tokenized uranium mining company Uranium Digital has completed a $1.7 million financing round, led by Portal Ventures.Uranium Digital is a startup that tokenizes uranium ore to facilitate trading in the heavily regulated metal market in new ways.Uranium Digital founder Alex Dolesky stated that during his early years trading commodities, he discovered that uranium, as a commodity, has not developed as much as other metals like gold and silver. Due to strict regulations, uranium is only traded through over-the-counter (OTC) transactions dominated by institutional traders, making the trading process opaque and inaccessible to retail investors. Uranium trading is still in its early stages, and a financialized market needs to be established first.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, securities filing documents show that hedge funds Millennium Management, Capula Management, and Tudor Investment increased their investments in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in the third quarter.Millennium's holdings in iShares Bitcoin Trust more than doubled from the previous quarter to 23.5 million shares, valued at $849 million. It also increased its positions in ARK 21Shares and Bitwise Bitcoin ETFs; London-based macro hedge fund Capula added to its positions in iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, totaling approximately $600 million; Paul Tudor Jones's hedge fund Tudor significantly increased its investment in iShares Bitcoin Trust, raising its share count fivefold to 4.4 million shares.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, former executives from Millennium Management LLC and Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) are starting a consulting business in the digital asset space. Benoit Bosc, who previously served as a portfolio manager at Millennium, and Michael Bressler, who recently held the position of executive vice president at Pimco, left their roles in October and August respectively to establish the digital asset consulting firm x2B. The company is set to launch in November and already has 10 clients, charging based on a mix of future tokens and cash for projects.The firm will provide consulting services for crypto projects, including fundraising, token issuance, financial management, and market-making arrangements. Bosc previously served as the U.S. general manager at digital asset market maker GSR, while Bressler was the global head of sales at the company for a year and a half. In an interview, Bressler stated, "Few people understand the complex dynamics of token issuance at the intersection of high-end traditional finance and digital finance." Bosc noted that the industry will benefit from "more professional and transparent practices," adding that x2B plans to encourage "various market participants and service providers involved in these issuances to take on more responsibility."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times citing informed sources, BlackRock is in preliminary discussions with Millennium Management about a strategic partnership that could allow the world's largest asset management company to acquire a stake in this highly profitable hedge fund management firm.Although any stake may be small, this potential collaboration reflects BlackRock's pursuit of expanding into the alternative investment space, while also showing that Millennium's 76-year-old founder, Izzy Englander, is continuing to grow and diversify his business.Informed sources indicate that negotiations are still in the early stages and may not result in an agreement. If BlackRock does indeed acquire a stake in Millennium, it would mark the first time in 35 years that Englander has accepted external investment into Millennium's management company.

ChainCatcher news, according to the 13-F filing submitted by Millennium Management to the SEC's official website, Millennium held BlackRock's IBIT, Grayscale's GBTC, Bitwise's BITB, Fidelity's FBTC, and ARK's ARKB in the second quarter. The total assets held in Bitcoin spot ETFs were approximately $1.14 billion, compared to about $2 billion in the first quarter, making it the institution with the largest holdings in spot BTC ETFs in the first quarter.Millennium reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings by over 40%, with IBIT down 48%, FBTC down 14%, GBTC down 52%, and BITB up 71%. The largest reduction was in IBIT, which decreased by 9.98 million shares, approximately $470 million (details in the chart below).It is reported that Millennium Management was founded in 1989 and is known for its multi-strategy hedge funds. The total assets in Q1 were $234 billion, slightly decreasing to $215.9 billion in Q2, with its cryptocurrency investments accounting for less than one percent.

ChainCatcher news, according to the 13-F filing submitted by Millennium Management to the SEC for the second quarter, the hedge fund Millennium Management reduced its position in spot Bitcoin ETFs in the second quarter.FBTC: -14%, with $589 million;IBIT: -48%, with $371 million;GBTC: -52%, with $82 million;BITB: +71%, with $65 million;MSTR: +8837%, with $121 million.

ChainCatcher message, Kryptanium Capital founder Daniel Yan stated on X: "After three failed attempts earlier this year, the SOL/ETH trading pair has finally broken through the daily and weekly highs. The implications here are not simple. The resistance for SOL's movement has decreased by one more in the coming months."

ChainCatcher news, Daniel Yan, founder and CIO of Kryptanium Capital and co-founder of Matrixport, stated that the market has recovered from its lows over the past week, with BTC and SOL consolidating at key technical levels. While he believes there is potential for a market breakout, he also cautioned that the current situation is similar to early June, when BTC attempted to break through the critical level of 71500, but strong NFP data led to a significant market decline.Yan is overall bullish for the third quarter, expecting liquidity conditions to improve and the Mt Gox incident to become a thing of the past. However, he remains cautious about the upcoming NFP data, believing that a similar market pattern may emerge. Additionally, the June CPI inflation data will be a key indicator to watch, with the Cleveland Fed expecting the June data to be decent but having a poor outlook for July data. He expressed concerns about seasonal fluctuations in energy prices, believing that rebounds in oil and gas prices will impact inflation data.Yan suggested paying attention to Powell's speech at the European Central Bank tonight to understand his views on the current macroeconomic situation.