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QCP Capital released an analysis article noting that two days have passed since the Bybit hack, with around $1.40 billion in ETH stolen, but cryptocurrency prices and implied volatility have barely responded. The price action highlights the growing maturity of the cryptocurrency landscape since the FTX crash in 2022, especially in the cryptocurrency credit market. From custody and security solutions to corporate governance and transparency, all aspects of cryptocurrencies have been strengthened ...
On February 24th, crypto data analytics company Bitrace issued a warning that after Bybit suffered a $1.50 billion hack, there will be a large-scale freeze for OTC groups and crypto payment companies in the next few months. Bitrace research shows that in addition to using unlicensed industry infrastructure for fund laundering, the hacker group also uses a large number of centralized platforms for dumping, which directly leads to a large number of exchange user accounts that deliberately or unint...
Previously, crypto community analysis found that CZ's first TST purchase transaction was sent through the privacy RPC, but the transaction information was still leaked. CZ's transaction set a minimum purchase amount of 363,225 TST, but due to the slippage of the blockchain, 365,564 TST could actually be received, the difference is about 0.7%. If the transaction does not use the privacy RPC, it may lead to more than $200 worth of profits being earned by the "clip robot". CZ responded: "Not using ...
According to on-chain analyst Ember monitoring, it may be that the address of Bybit or its related party received another 34,743 ETH (97.75 million USD) from Wintermute 20 minutes ago. It is likely that they have accumulated 106,498 ETH (294.93 million USD) in the last day or so: via Galaxy Digital, FalconX, Wintermute. This address first received 100 million USDT from Bybit's cold wallet and transferred to FalconX and Galaxy Digital.
On February 23rd, according to crypto analyst Shoucccc, CZ's first TST purchase transaction was sent through privacy RPC, but the transaction information was still leaked. CZ's transaction set a minimum purchase amount of 363,225 TSTs, but due to the slippage of the blockchain, 365,564 TSTs were actually received, a difference of about 0.7%. If the transaction did not use privacy RPC, it could have resulted in more than $200 worth of profits being earned by the clip robot. An address preempted C...
"Kanye may have transferred (or hosted) its X account to BarkMeta Doginals for $17 million," according to crypto KOL Loki The Bird. The evidence provided by Loki The Bird includes the two's account follow and interaction records, their emoji usage habits, and the lighting and shading settings of Kanye's account.
According to on-chain data analyst Ember, the MEXC hot wallet transferred 12,652 stETH (~ $33.75 million) to the Bybit cold wallet in the past 1 hour. Bybit should currently have received 64,452 ETH (~ $170 million) in loan support. From Bitget, an institution that withdrew money from Binance, and MEXC.
The Beosin security team analyzed that the attack methods of Bybit in this incident were similar to those of WazirX. They were all deceived through the front-end UI, allowing the multi-signature wallet to sign malicious content and tampering with the logical implementation contract of the multi-signature wallet, resulting in the transfer of funds from the multi-signature wallet. Beosin Trace monitored the withdrawal of $1.44 billion worth of Bybit security incidents, including: 401,347 ETH worth...
Slow Mist Cosine published an analysis on the X platform saying that although there is no conclusive evidence yet, the security incident of Bybit is in line with the characteristics of the North Korean hacker gang from the perspective of the attacker's intrusion method against Safe multi-signature and the current way of money laundering. Cosine cited the previous case of Radiant Capital being hacked by North Korea.
According to Glassnode's analysis, Bitcoin's 1-week actual volatility and 1-week option implied volatility (IV) are approaching multi-year lows, with similar IVs appearing in early 2023 and early 2024.
On February 20th, according to data from app analytics platform AppsFlyer, the adoption rate of cryptocurrency apps in the United Arab Emirates will increase dramatically in 2024. Downloads of the top 49 crypto apps in the UAE reached 6.20 million times in 2023, and by 2024, this number jumped to 15 million, an increase of 41%. AppsFlyer said that December saw the largest surge in downloads, reaching 2.80 million times.
The latest analysis by QCP Capital pointed out that as tariff tensions escalate, inflation concerns remain the top concern of the market. A 10% tariff on some Chinese goods has been determined, while a 25% tariff proposal for Canada and Mexico is still under negotiation. The steel and aluminum tariff plan will be increased from 10% to 25% on March 12. However, the market has basically digested this...
According to on-chain analyst Ember monitoring, the EVM address of YZi Labs currently holds a total of 67.78 million US dollars of assets unlocked through investment attribution. The top four assets held are: 75 million 1INCH (20.09 million dollars); 60 million ID ($18.49 million); 1 million AXS ($4.22 million); 48.33 million HOPR (3.35 million USD).
According to on-chain analyst Ember, YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) transferred seven tokens worth $206,000 into Gate 4 hours ago, including: ULTI, OLE, MAVIA, SQR, NLK, PBUX, WNCG. These tokens are all obtained by YZi Labs through investment to unlock attribution. The common denominator is that they all have YZi Labs investment but failed to list Binance (which is why they switched to Gate).