Australian police recently cracked a theft of cryptocurrency ATMs and collectible card shops. Police arrested four suspects and seized six cryptocurrency ATMs, collectible cards worth about $50,000, firearms, 100 car keys and other stolen goods. According to Coin ATM Radar data, Australia currently operates 1,462 cryptocurrency ATMs, making it the third largest cryptocurrency ATM market in the world.
According to Arkham data, the US government has sold ANT tokens seized from Alameda Research. This is the first transfer of funds from the wallet in nearly two years, with about $974,000 worth of cryptocurrency in the wallet. In November 2023, the Swiss non-profit organization Aragon Association voted to dissolve and sell 86,343ETH (then worth $155 million) in exchange for ANT tokens. Users have until November 2, 2024 to exchange their ANT tokens. After redemption, all ANT tokens will be destroy...
On July 13, the German state of Saxony completed the sale of 50,000 BTC seized from the movie piracy site movie2k, generating around $2.87 billion. Compared to the acquisition cost of $2.13 billion in January, they made a profit of over $740 million. However, driven by the assassination of former US President Donald Trump, the price of Bitcoin soared by 16.55% immediately after the sale, which also improved his chances of re-election in November. Theoretically, the sale of 50,000 BTC in March co...