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ADA 飙升 11%，因为 Grayscale 的现货 Cardano ETF 成为今年第 60 个加密货币 ETF 申请，提高了 SEC 批准的预期。 灰度在加密货币 ETF 竞赛中迈出了雄心勃勃的一步，向美国证券交易委员会提交了现货卡尔达诺 (ADA) ETF 的 19b-4 表格，这是首次尝试将 ADA 引入美国现货 ETF 市场。 Grayscale 为现货 Cardano ETF 提交了 19b-4 申请。这是美国第一只加密货币 ETF，也是今年迄今为止提交申请的第 60 只加密货币 ETF pic.twitter.com/alj7EjtfIS— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) 2025 年 2 月 11 日 此举体现了 Grayscale 致力于扩大机构对比特币 (BTC) 和以太坊 (ETH) 以外数字资产的访问权限。 彭博 ETF 分析师 Eric Balchunas 指出，这大约是今年第 60 份加密 ETF 申请，凸显了资产管理公司在不断变化的监管时代争相获得批准的速度之快。 19b-4 备案是新 ETF 在交易所上市的一项关键要求，本质上是规则变更的正式申请。即使获得批准，现货 ETF 也需要有效的 S-1 注册声明才能开始交易。 自公告发布以来，ADA 在 24 小时内飙升近 11%，截至撰写本文时（2 月 11 日），已达到 0.74 美元。尽管有所上涨，但该代币仍比 2021 年 9 月创下的 3.10 美元的历史高点低 76%。 市场的反应表明人们对山寨币 ETF 的乐观情绪日益高涨，尤其是分析师预计未来几个月将有更多山寨币 ETF 上市。 彭博 ETF 分析师 James Seyffart 和 Balchunas 估计，莱特币 (LTC) ETF 获得批准的可能性为 90%，Solana (SOL) 获得批准的可能性为 70%，这两款 ETF 均已获得 19b-4 批准。 新消息：@EricBalchunas 和我查看了现货加密货币 ETF 的申请。我们全面公布了相对较高的获批几率。目前主要关注莱特币、Solana、XRP 和狗狗币。以下是赔率和其他一些详细信息的表格：pic.twitter.com/xaXaNXLb0M— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) 2025 年 2 月 10 日 对莱特币和 Solana ETF 的最终决定分别定于 10 月 2 日和 10 月 25 日作出。

Donald Trump’s ties to cryptocurrency projects, his holdings and those of Trump-backed World Liberty Financial have raised red flags in the crypto community on several occasions. As the Trump administration changes its stance from the U.S. President’s previous term and turns pro-crypto, several crypto companies with close ties to Trump and his aides have gained or set their sights on gaining from association.  在接下来的研究中，我们揭示了特朗普家族企业、与加密项目的联系、可能在政府执政期间受益的五大加密代币，并解开了围绕这一切的争议。 目录特朗普的加密货币资产和特朗普模因币World Liberty Financial 持有的这五种加密代币可能会在下一步上涨PayPal 黑手党及其与特朗普和加密货币的关系Why Ethereum could rise from the grave Unpacking the story of Trump family’s interest in a stake in Binance  Trump’s crypto holdings and TRUMP meme coin   The 45th and 47th President of the United States broke more than one record when he was sworn in, on January 20, 2025. From being the first head of state to launch an official meme coin three days before joining the Oval Office to his NFT collection and pro-crypto administration, Trump has kept crypto traders on their toes this market cycle.  链上情报追踪器 Arkham Intel 发现了一个与特朗普总统有关的钱包，该地址的资产与特朗普 2024 年 11 月竞选时的财务披露一致。 虽然很明显特朗普在他的加密钱包中持有以太坊（ETH），但购买日期或平均价格仍不清楚，因为当时的总统候选人没有被要求披露这些信息。 阿卡姆情报局确认特朗普钱包地址 | 来源：阿卡姆情报局 在撰写本文时，Arkham Intel 钱包显示钱包中有价值 143.7 万美元的加密货币，其中包括 meme 币以及稳定币、Polygon (MATIC) 等代币以及 World Liberty Financial 的 WFI 代币。 特朗普与加密货币的合作并不新鲜，在他的官方 meme 币 TRUMP 推出之前，总统就推出了一个 NFT 系列，即官方特朗普数字交易卡（TRUMP）。在一次采访中，这位美国总统表示，他对这枚硬币了解不多，但这是他的官方 meme 币，并招致了加密货币分析师和专家的批评。 K33 分析师 David Zimmerman 在评论特朗普代币的代币经济学时表示， “毫无疑问，对于一个模因币来说，这些代币经济学是可怕的。”该项目的代币经济学数据显示，8 亿个 TRUMP 代币（占总供应量的 80%）由特朗普控制的实体拥有。 从 4 月开始，这些实体可以在未来三年内自由出售其持有的代币。平均而言，特朗普的公司每月可以出售 2400 万枚 TRUMP 代币，按当前价格计算，每月的抛售压力为 2.7984 亿美元，或每年 33.58 亿美元。随着 TRUMP 价格波动，这些数据也在不断变化。在撰写本文时，TRUMP 的交易价格为 11.66 USDT。 TRUMP 代币按市值排名前 50 位的加密货币。 World Liberty Financial 持有的这五种加密代币可能会在下一步上涨 特朗普家族持有加密代币，包括第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普、小唐纳德·特朗普、伊万卡·特朗普、埃里克和巴伦·特朗普。从任何链上钱包地址追踪器中都无法查明小唐纳德·特朗普和伊万卡·特朗普的持有情况，但这两人通过 World Liberty Financial 持有加密货币。 在一次采访中，这位美国总统表示，他的小儿子巴伦·特朗普是世界自由金融项目的幕后策划者，并在四个不同的钱包中持有加密代币。然而，目前还没有找到任何主要来源来确定他的持股情况。 据 BBC 报道，梅拉尼娅·特朗普手持模因币“梅拉尼娅”（MELANIA），由她的注册公司 MKT World LLC 推出，该公司为第一夫人提供各种支持，包括在特朗普上一届政府期间出售她的肖像。 关于 MELANIA 代币的细节有限，但官方网站指出，第一夫人的团队已经预留了 35% 的代币供应量，并且在发行后的前 30 天内被锁定。 投资公司 Conotoxia 的市场分析师 Grzegorz Drozdz 在批评特朗普和第一夫人时向 BBC 表示： “在总统就职典礼上发行这些硬币引发了人们对潜在利益冲突的担忧，并可能损害总统和第一夫人的尊严。” 奥巴马政府前道德顾问诺曼艾森告诉《华盛顿邮报》， “这可能是现代总统历史上最严重的利益冲突。”艾森认为，特朗普的加密货币关系意味着总统将从他的亲加密货币政府和监管变化中获益。 根据 Arkham Intel 的链上数据，特朗普家族企业 World Liberty Financial 持有的前五大代币分别是 Ethereum、staked Ether (stETH)、Move (MOVE)、Tron (TRX) 和 WhiteRock (WHITE)。 据报道，World Liberty Financial 钱包持有超过 7780 万美元的加密货币，其最大持股包括 1500 万美元的以太坊（7.931K ETH）、944 万美元的质押以太币（4.976K stETH）、900 万美元的波场币（4017.8 万美元的 TRX）、347 万美元的 Movement（758.1 万 MOVE）和 295.84 万美元的 Ondo Finance（342K ONDO）。 随着特朗普政府的支持加密货币立场、快速的监管变化、行政命令以及白宫加密货币峰会等活动，这些加密货币项目的代币可能会在长期内受益。 值得注意的是，Sui (SUI)、Solana (SOL) 和 Ondo 赞助了特朗普的就职典礼。据 Cointelegraph 报道，埃里克·特朗普 (Eric Trump) 持有比特币、以太坊、Solana 和 Sui。 自特朗普就职以来， Ethereum price dropped by 41% ETH/USDT 1 天价格图表 | 来源：Crypto.news 质押的以太币下跌超过 42% TRX 下跌 7.22% TRX/USDT 1 天价格图表 | 来源：Crypto.news MOVE 下跌 37% MOVE/USDT 1-day price chart | Source: Crypto.news ONDO is down 32% ONDO/USDT 1-day price chart | Source: Crypto.news The top five tokens held by World Liberty Financial are currently down in double-digits since the day of inauguration, except for TRX.  With these tokens in the firm’s wallet there is a likelihood of their recovery and gains in the later part of the market cycle, therefore sidelined traders can do their research and consider taking a position in ETH, TRX, ONDO, MOVE and WHITE or consider adding the cryptos to their portfolio while they trade within the buy zone in the dip.  你可能还喜欢：特朗普支持的世界自由金融以 15 亿美元的预估值获得 5.5 亿美元的代币销售 PayPal 黑手党及其与特朗普和加密货币的关系 即使考虑到政府高管，特朗普与加密货币的联系也越来越深。作家吉米·索尼 (Jimmy Soni) 的书《创始人：PayPal 的故事和塑造硅谷的企业家》探讨了 PayPal 的创始人，索尼就是在这里创造了“PayPal 黑手党”一词。 其中，大卫·萨克斯（特朗普政府的人工智能和加密货币沙皇）、埃隆·马斯克（政府效率部负责人）和彼得·泰尔（特朗普的支持者和副总统 J.D.Vance）是本轮市场周期中的杰出人物。 Trump’s pick for AI & Crypto Czar, Sacks, has been touted as a Solana bull for a long time in the crypto community. On investigating the ties of the executive with the crypto project, it is clear that PayPal wants to make payments on Solana through its PYUSD stablecoin. Solana has found a place in Trump’s executive order for Strategic Crypto Reserve, and the project funded Trump’s inauguration.  PayPal is also associated with Layer Zero and Aptos (APT) for their investment in the projects. Interestingly, Solana is among one of the tokens held by Eric Trump, as mentioned earlier in the story.  风险投资公司 Peter Thiel 的创始人基金投资了 2 亿美元，并在 2024 年夏末至初秋期间购买了比特币和以太坊。虽然很明显这家风险投资公司收购了这两种加密货币，但没有关于平均购买价格的信息。 根据路透社 2024 年 2 月的报道，创始人基金在 BTC 价格为 30,000 美元时开始购买。 自从 PayPal 创始人在乔·罗根播客上表示，他将尽一切努力支持特朗普，除了支持他之外，蒂尔在特朗普政府的亲密助手中受到了特别提及。蒂尔的风险投资公司自那以后投资了近六个加密项目，包括 Solana 上的 Helius DEX 和 Pudgy Penguins NFT 系列等。 自 2019 年以来，马斯克因与狗狗币的关系、对 X 的评论以及与开发团队的联系而与监管机构陷入困境。DOGE 部门是对加密生态系统中最大的模因币的股票代码的致敬。 你可能还喜欢：U.S. Congressman to introduce a bill ensuring the strategic Bitcoin reserve cannot be revoked Why Ethereum could rise from the grave  自从以太坊跌破 1,800 美元的支撑位（这是自 2023 年 11 月以来的最低水平）以来，以太坊就被宣告死亡。2,000 美元的水平被认为是以太币的关键心理支撑位，收于这一水平之下，山寨币粉碎了 2025 年 3 月复苏的希望。 虽然以太坊处于衰退状态，但现在宣布以太币已死可能还不合适。由于以太坊是 WLF 加密钱包中价值最高的资产，因此最大的山寨币很可能即将复苏，即使它落后于比特币一个周期。 为了支持这一论点，值得注意的是 Vitalik Buterin 最近对以太坊基金会内部的变化发表了评论。该实体回应了有关基金会解散的谣言和猜测，而 Buterin 对该项目抱有乐观的看法。 在 Based Rollup 峰会上，Buterin 提醒社区以太坊的核心目标，并表示该项目将继续专注于提供一个以开放性、抗审查性和安全性为优先的去中心化网络。随着以太坊链准备扩大规模以供进一步采用，基本原则将继续指导以太坊的发展。 https://twitter.com/taikoxyz/status/1899431277767332234 Unpacking the story of Trump family’s interest in a stake in Binance  《华尔街日报》周四报道称，特朗普家族正寻求收购全球最大的中心化加密货币交易所币安的股份。该报道解释了创始人兼前首席执行官赵长鹏的角色，并陈述了赵长鹏此后否认的事实。 报道称，随着币安美国子公司股权谈判的推进，赵长鹏因 2023 年认罪而被赦免。赵长鹏将报道的内容视为指控，并在 X 上的一条推文中否认了这一说法，并告诉加密货币交易者社区，其中没有任何部分是真实的。 https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1900194883891322948 在接下来的推文中，CZ 解释了该报道的大部分内容根本不是事实，并表示《华尔街日报》的报道让人想起了前任政府的“加密货币战争”。 披露：本文不代表投资建议。本页内容和材料仅供教育之用。

Singaporean financial authorities have issued a final warning to crypto exchanges operating in the region without a license. Exchanges are expected to cease operations by June 30 at the latest. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has prompted a number of crypto exchanges to reevaluate their operations in the region due to the crackdown. The notice was first issued at the end of May, followed by a clarification on June 6, which urged crypto firms to cease operations by June 30. “This move should also not come as a surprise to the industry as we have consistently communicated our position on such service providers on various occasions,” said a MAS spokesperson to Bloomberg. Despite financial authorities insisting that only a “very small” number of providers will be affected, major crypto firms operating in Singapore from offshore headquarters have begun to make anticipatory changes. According to inside sources, Bitget and Bybit are already planning to reorganize their on-the-ground teams due to the MAS warning. Bitget intends to move their Singapore-based staff to other branches in Dubai or Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Bybit is reportedly considering similar moves. However, representatives of Bitget and Bybit declined to comment on their plans. You might also like:Sony Singapore now accepts USDC payments through Crypto.com Several digital asset firms have warned that hundreds of jobs would be at stake, considering some firms have hundreds of their staff based in Singapore according to data from DeFiance Capital LLC. Blockchain intelligence firm ChainArgos, which remains unaffected by the notice, viewed the recent notice as having a “severe” impact on crypto firms in Singapore, especially the ones operating mainly offshore. “This is almost is as good as an evacuation procedure,” said ChainArgos general counsel Patrick Tan. In the May 30 announcement, MAS informed firms that it will refuse to grant them “transition time” and warned crypto exchanges that license requests leading up to the deadline would only be granted under “extremely limited” circumstances. Even though Singapore has been hailed as one of Asia’s major crypto hubs, hosting the headquarters of leading crypto firms like Coinbase and Crypto.com, crypto asset ownership have been on the decline among citizens lately. Just last year, a recent survey found that nearly 50% of investors sold part or all their holdings in the past year, with 67% making profit Read more:Crypto ownership falls sharply in Singapore as half of holders sell in 2024, data shows

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

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