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The ancient whale/institution that obtained 1 million ETH in ICO woke up after 4 years of dormancy and transferred 150,000 ETH for staking

`` an ancient whale/institution that obtained 1 million ETH through Ethereum ICO woke up today after a 4-year dormancy and deposited 150,000 ETH (646 million USD) into Ethereum staking.

· They initially obtained 1 million ETH through Ethereum ICO in 2015 with 3 addresses, and the most recent operation was 4 years ago (2021/7), transferring 55,000 ETH to Gemini when the price of ETH was $2,462.

· Now they should still hold about 250,000 ETH (1.1 billion USD): 150,000 ETH deposited in staking + 100,000 ETH still in the address.

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Galaxy Research: In addition to BTC and ETH, there are currently 10 tokens that meet the ETF fast listing standards.

G Galaxy Research stated that they have currently reviewed the top 100 tokens by market value to determine which tokens meet the above criteria or are about to meet the conditions for rapid ETF listing (BTC and ETH have been excluded from the analysis below because they already have ETFs). A total of 10 tokens meet the criteria for rapid listing: DOGE, BCH, LTC, LINK, XLM, AVAX, SHIB, DOT, SOL, and HBAR.

In addition, ADA and XRP will also soon meet the criteria as they must trade on the designated contract market (DCM) for at least six months after their initial listing.

About 1.82 million USDC was stolen from a certain address due to a phishing attack

according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, address 0xa4C1...683f lost about 1.82 million USDC due to a phishing attack.

SlowMist: Social engineering attacks using malicious video call links are on the rise again, users should be vigilant about security

the SlowMist security team issued a warning that social engineering attacks using malicious software are once again on the rise. Hackers are luring victims into downloading malicious scripts by sending fake video call links. In a recent case, attackers invaded a victim's friend's Telegram account and used it to initiate a call invitation. The SlowMist team reminds users that if they detect an attack, they should take the following measures immediately:

1. Protect asset security - If wallet private keys or mnemonic backups are stored on a computer, transfer funds immediately;

2. Change passwords and enable two-factor authentication - Update passwords for Telegram, X, email, and exchange accounts, and check for any unknown logins;

3. Run a full antivirus scan - Use well-known security software such as AVG, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, etc.;

4. If there are still concerns, back up important files, reset the system, and scan all content before restoring.

Security Agency: A user lost $1.82 million in cUSDCv3 due to phishing transaction signature

according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a victim lost $1.82 million worth of cUSDCv3 in a phishing transaction signature an hour ago.

CertiK: Arbitrum detects arbitrary call vulnerability, hackers have stolen about $140,000

CertiK, a blockchain security company, issued a warning. Its security team detected multiple suspicious transactions on the Arbitrum network. An attacker with the address 0x97d8170e04771826a31c4c9b81e9f9191a1c8613 may have exploited a vulnerability to bypass signature verification and stole approximately $140,000 from multiple unverified exchange adapter contracts.

Odin.fun is suspected to be hacked, users should pay attention to asset security

On March 7th, according to community members' feedback, a deposit of 74 BTC was not recorded with the corresponding transaction hash on the mainnet yesterday. Currently, only 88 BTC of existing deposits remain on the Odin platform, indicating that the platform may have been hacked. In addition, crypto influencer Yuyue mentioned that the platform funds are temporarily unable to be withdrawn.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee's X account is suspected to be stolen, and he published content related to tokens

Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, X account is suspected of being stolen and released token-related content. Users should be aware of the risks.

Bitrace: Loopring hackers begin to transfer funds, 30 ETH have been transferred to Thorchain

The Bitrace on-chain security analysis team revealed that the Loopring hacker has started transferring the stolen funds, with 30 ETH already transferred to the cross-chain protocol Thorchain. Bitrace team issued a warning on social media, reminding the Loopring community to stay vigilant.

SlowMist: A critical vulnerability was found in the elliptic encryption library, which may lead to private key leakage

SlowMist security team revealed a critical vulnerability in the widely used elliptic encryption library (GHSA-vjh7-7g9h-fjfh). Attackers can extract private keys with just one signature by constructing specific inputs, which could lead to the theft of digital assets or identity credentials. This vulnerability may affect blockchain applications and digital identity systems that rely on this encryption library.