Bitget 成为第一家赞助 2025 年巴西保时捷杯车手的加密货币公司

On May 5, 2025, it was revealed that the DOJ was well-informed that the crypto mixer Samourai Wallet didn’t fit the definition of a money transmitter. However, it didn’t stop the prosecution: Samourai co-founders were arrested anyway. A year later, the case may be dropped by the SEC. Table of ContentsNew details of the caseWhy is Samourai Wallet not acting as a Money Service Business?The backstoryA broader look New details of the case A team of lawyers working for Samourai Wallet made available a letter they sent to the Manhattan federal court on May 5, 2025. The letter reveals that in 2023, the Financial Crime Enforcement Network senior officials informed the Department of Justice that under FinCEN guidance, the crypto mixer Samourai Wallet app doesn’t qualify as a “Money Service Business.” It meant that the app could work without the FinCEN license.  Six months after receiving this notification, prosecutors who got this message criminally charged Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonnergan Hill for operating a money-transmitting service without a license from FinCEN.  Just revealed: FinCEN explicitly told prosecutors Samourai Wallet wasn't a money transmitter due to its non-custodial design; DOJ prosecuted developers anyway, suppressing exculpatory evidence for a year. pic.twitter.com/nxyDrXQGr8— Zack Shapiro (@zackbshapiro) May 5, 2025 According to the letter, prosecutors were covering the fact that they were well aware that Samourai Wallet was not qualified as a money transmitter, prosecuting the service without lawful grounds. The truth was revealed only after a specific request on Apr. 1, 2025. The DOJ didn’t provide the reasoning behind withholding evidence that the department had been advised not to prosecute the co-founders of Samourai Wallet. In the letter, the lawyers quote Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s memorandum introduced on Apr. 7. The memo is called “Ending Regulation by Prosecution.” It aims at terminating such practices. The quote goes: “[t]he Justice Department will no longer pursue litigation or enforcement actions that have the effect of superimposing regulatory frameworks on digital assets, while President Trump’s actual regulators do this work outside the punitive criminal justice framework.” More than that, the memo especially notes that the DOJ will no longer prosecute mixing services for acting without a FinCEN license. Withholding the info about the FinCEN’s consultation with the DOJ for nearly a year was a violation on the Justice Department’s side. Although the Blanche Memo must serve as a solid ground for dismissing the charges against Samourai Wallet, the case is yet to be closed.  On May 6, the Judge ordered prosecutors to respond to the letter. Update: Judge Berman just ordered SDNY to respond to the defense's Brady letter by noon on Friday. https://t.co/GRMivAqC9u— Zack Shapiro (@zackbshapiro) May 6, 2025 Read more:US prosecutors seek more time to decide on dropping Samourai Wallet charges Why is Samourai Wallet not acting as a Money Service Business? Samourai was a non-custodial, open-source platform, meaning that it didn’t deal with users’ money; it only provided them with a tool to obfuscate the transaction data. It never had to hold users’ funds at any stage of the operation. The mixer platform’s staff didn’t benefit from the Samourai Wallet operation. Samourai Wallet lawyers explain why the mixing platform doesn’t qualify as a Money Service Business: “The controversy stems from the fact that FinCEN, the principal regulator in this space, had previously issued guidance indicating that the type of non-custodial software that powered the Defendants’ business would not be considered a “money services business” that required a license and procedures designed to detect and prevent money laundering.” The FinCEN guidance focuses on custody as a factor determining whether the platform can be qualified as an MSB or not. Therefore, Samourai Wallet, as a platform that does not have custody over users’ crypto, does not act as an MSB. The letter contains two quotes from Rodriguez’s speeches given before the prosecution started. The things he said indicate that he has been firmly assured that Samourai Wallet doesn’t break the law, based on the very same logic: non-custody platforms don’t need licenses and AML tools. The backstory Samourai Wallet is a crypto mixer app, meaning it obfuscates the transaction data to facilitate private transactions of crypto. The app is non-custodial, and it was guaranteed that the co-founders of the app would not be prosecuted in the U.S. However, in April 2024, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet, Rodriguez and Hill, were charged as operators of an unlicensed money-transmitting business with a $2 billion volume in transactions. Also, they were accused of laundering $100 million in illicit proceeds. According to the press release, the platform was used to launder money associated with the Hydra and Silk Road marketplaces. FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Smith claimed that Rodriguez and Hill knowingly operated an unlawful service for ten years. IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Thomas Fattorusso stressed that the Samourai Wallet co-founders didn’t care about existing regulations. The latter claim goes against Rodriguez’s statements that if operating a non-custodial crypto mixer was against the law in the U.S., the platform would move jurisdiction. Day 377 since the Samourai Wallet developers were indicted, raided, & arrested.Non-custodial wallets are not money transmitters. CoinJoins are not money laundering. Drop the charges. Stop the lawfare.Details: https://t.co/HKylWyPCWUSupport: https://t.co/vFHTUX9cVi pic.twitter.com/kMRKMvwOMV— burn the bridge (@econoalchemist) May 6, 2025 Both Rodriguez and Hill were arrested and charged in 2024. They face up to 25 years behind bars. A broader look Now, it has become obvious that during the Biden term as the POTUS, the U.S. officials were participating in a stealth crackdown on cryptocurrency.  Aside from the war on crypto mixers, the era was marked by a policy colloquially known as Operation Choke Point 2.0 or the debanking of the crypto business. In short, U.S. officials recommended that banks stop providing services to clients using cryptocurrency. Usually, without explaining the reasons. Currently, the OCP is criticized and fought against by such established people as Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Coinbase CTO Paul Grewal. The Federal Reserve’s chair, Jerome Powell, expressed concerns with debanking, too.  In both the Tornado Cash and Samurai cases, DOJ adopted AML positions that conflicted with FinCEN’s guidance on who actually has AML obligations. This is no way to provide fair notice. https://t.co/GfoxkvG6bH— paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) May 5, 2025 Samourai Wallet’s case is similar to the case of another crypto mixer, Tornado Cash. The latter platform is fighting to terminate prosecution as well. Considering the pro-crypto and privacy-friendly direction of the Trump Administration 2.0, there is hope that the founders of crypto mixers will be acquitted, while people responsible for suppressing crypto and debanking crypto businesses will be held accountable. You might also like:Sen. Lummis warns FDIC staff against destroying OCP 2.0 docs

一个与赌博平台 ZKasino 相关的账户在平仓 Hyperliquid 多头仓位后损失了 2710 万美元，该平台在 2024 年从其用户那里窃取了 3000 多万美元。 根据 Hyperdash 的链上数据，该区块链博彩平台背后的诈骗者地址在 Hyperliquid 上的 20 倍杠杆多头 ETH (ETH) 头寸已被全部清算。结果，该交易员损失了约 2710 万美元。然而，该交易员仍有约 147.38 美元的未实现盈亏。 该地址与区块链赌博平台背后的骗子有关，据报道，该平台去年窃取了约 3200 万美元。在社交媒体平台 X 上，交易员对这一消息反应积极，许多人表示骗子得到了应有的惩罚。 Onchain Lens 在最近一篇关于清算的帖子中写道：“骗子会得到应有的报应。” “因果是真实存在的！”X 上的另一位用户说道。 与此同时，另一名用户通过分享他的全名和护照照片以及他母亲和妹妹的照片来揭穿这名骗子。该用户还标记了唐纳德·特朗普、埃隆·马斯克和联邦调查局等美国政府主要账户，试图提醒他们。 你可能还喜欢：Hyperliquid 的 50 倍 ETH 鲸鱼卷土重来，以新的 20 倍多头仓位重返市场，价值 4762 万美元 What is ZKasino? ZKasino was introduced as a betting and gambling platform a decentralized gambling platform built on the Ethereum-based layer-2 blockchain platform, ZKsync. The platform was powered by its native token ZKAS and has around 75,000 followers on its official X account. 2024 年 4 月，该平台遭到了用户的广泛反对，用户声称该平台在他们首次“注册”存款两个月后仍未归还他们的以太坊资金。当时用户指责该平台是一个骗局，因为它只吞噬了 ZKAS 代币，但没有按照承诺给他们回报。 由于这一争议，ZKasino 背后的团队向用户承诺，在他们启动 ZKasino 主网后将向他们退款。然而，主网从未启动，用户也从未拿回他们的以太坊。这导致用户损失了价值超过 3000 万美元的 ETH。 不仅如此，ZKsync DEX 项目 ZigZag 的创始人 Kedar Iyer 指责 ZKasino 团队欺骗前承包商和员工，没有向他们支付平台建设工作的报酬。 阅读更多：ZKasino 因用户面临提款问题而受到审查

Metaplanet Inc.已完成第九系列普通债券的提前赎回及全额偿还。 该公司于 4 月 7 日宣布，偿还总额为 20 亿日元（1350 万美元）。 该债券原定于 2025 年 9 月到期，于 3 月 18 日无息发行给 EVO FUND。该公司此前已于 3 月 27 日赎回了 15 亿日元的债券，理由是通过第三方配售发行的股票收购权的行使收益。 Metaplanet Inc. 前身为 Red Planet Japan，是一家转型成为比特币财务公司的日本公司。该公司专注于积累和管理比特币 (BTC) 作为其核心资产，并在东京证券交易所上市。 剩余5亿日元余额已于4月4日结清，标志着债券发行全面结束。Metaplanet确认，赎回资金来自EVO FUND在行使公司第13至17期股票认购权时支付的款项。 由于这些债券不带利息，该公司预计其对其 2025 年业绩的财务影响将微乎其微。 你可能还喜欢：Kraken 老将接管 Janover，新重点关注 Solana 资产 Metaplanet 的比特币购买 4 月 2 日，Metaplanet 以平均每 BTC 80,063 美元的价格额外购买了 160 枚比特币。作为其持续财务战略的一部分，此次购买价值约 1,339 万美元，使该公司的总持有量达到 4,206 BTC。 Metaplanet 的长期目标是到 2026 年持有 21,000 个 BTC。它希望到 2025 年底拥有超过 10,000 个 BTC，成为亚洲最大的比特币企业持有者。 你可能还喜欢：这就是为什么比特币和山寨币的价格可能在加密货币黑色星期一之后飙升

Mango Markets exploiter Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg could be facing over six years in prison, as U.S. prosecutors have pushed for a hefty sentence ahead of his May 1 hearing. In an April 22 filing, federal prosecutors told New York district court Judge Arun Subramanian that Eisenberg’s 2022 exploit of the Solana-based DeFi platform was not a clever arbitrage but a premeditated attack that defrauded investors of over $100 million. “Fraud that takes over $100 million from investors and effectively shuts down a business is a shocking violation of criminal law,” the filing stated. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 78 to 97 months, roughly six and a half to eight years, citing both the severity of the fraud and Eisenberg’s separate guilty plea in a child exploitation case. However, they emphasised that the crypto-related offenses alone warrant a substantial prison term. Eisenberg was convicted in April of wire fraud, commodities fraud, and market manipulation for manipulating the price of Mango’s governance token, MNGO, and using inflated collateral to drain the protocol’s treasury. You might also like:Mango Markets announces shutdown after $117M hack, users given January deadline to exit Prosecutors allege that he used false identities and disguised his location, opening an FTX account using a Ukrainian woman’s passport and bypassing KYC checks on AscendEx by selecting a no-verification option and masking his IP as being in Poland. Further, the filing pointed to Discord chats where Eisenberg outlined his plans in advance, describing how he would “buy a ton, massively increase the price, and borrow on lending,” adding that “you don’t need to sell—you can just let the loan stand.” Although Eisenberg returned around $67 million following a DAO vote, the government said it was under the condition that Mango DAO “waive any potential claims” and refrain from pursuing criminal charges.  “This was not returning funds in any genuine sense of the term,” prosecutors said, framing the move as “a ransom note.” The filing also touched upon how Eisenberg researched fraud laws before the attack and fled to Israel hours after being identified online. Later, on social media, he publicly defended his actions, claiming the trade was legal, though prosecutors argue he knew otherwise. “The defendant knew that fraudulent market manipulation is illegal, and that the cryptocurrency space was no exception,” they wrote. In a separate victim impact statement filed the same day, lawyers representing Mango Markets urged the court to order Eisenberg to pay $47 million in restitution, arguing that the return of misappropriated funds is essential to making the platform’s community whole. “Although Eisenberg’s attack cannot be undone, return of the funds he misappropriated is critical to righting his wrong,” the filing stated. Mango Markets shut down in early 2025 following a unanimous community vote, citing the long-term impact of the exploit and ongoing legal fallout.  Read more:Mango Markets settles with SEC, agrees to destroy MNGO tokens

Bitcoin has surged on the back of a textbook short squeeze, but now finds itself at a decisive resistance zone. Will it break out or roll over? Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent price action has caught many off guard, with a powerful bounce emerging from heavily oversold conditions. This rebound appears largely driven by a short squeeze, a phenomenon where overly bearish sentiment leads to a rapid price increase as short positions get liquidated. But now, BTC is trading in a technically sensitive area that could determine whether this bounce has more legs or if a reversal is imminent. Key technical points Resistance Zone:$98,300 level, 0.618 Fibonacci, and descending channel resistance. Volume Profile:Price is challenging the point of control. Trend Context:Current move driven by a short squeeze with no real rejection — yet. BTCUSDT (4H) Chart Source: TradingView The rally began at a time when bearish sentiment was near its peak, with many traders heavily shorting BTC as it approached recent lows. This overcrowded positioning triggered a chain reaction, as price began to bounce, short positions were forced to cover, fueling an exaggerated upside move. This kind of short squeeze is often not sustainable unless it’s accompanied by real demand and fresh spot volume. Now, Bitcoin is testing several key resistance levels in one cluster. The most important of these include the $98,300 level, the descending trendline that has defined recent price action, and the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement from the previous swing high. This confluence zone is also aligned with the daily imbalance area and the point of control, making it a high-risk location for potential reversal. You might also like:PI Network shows bullish divergence: is a reversal to $0.97 in play? A clean rejection here could confirm this rally as simply a short squeeze top, opening the door for another leg lower. However, if Bitcoin consolidates around this resistance zone and breaks above it with sustained volume, then the structure could shift into a genuine bullish continuation. Adding to the concern, this rally has occurred during a period of thin liquidity and limited spot market interest. Without real demand behind the move, the sustainability of higher prices remains questionable. Smart money often fades these types of rallies unless they are confirmed with follow-through volume and clear support reclaim. What to expect in the coming price action All eyes should remain on the $98,300 level. A clear reclaim and close above this zone would flip resistance into support and suggest that bulls are taking control. Until then, traders should remain cautious, as failure here could send Bitcoin back toward lower support levels. Expect volatility and watch closely for a confirmed rejection or breakout. Read more:MOVE drops 20% as Coinbase announces trading suspension on May 15