Data: Ethereum Stablecoin Transfer Volume Surpasses $8 Trillion Last Quarter, Setting New All-Time High

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès revealed in a post that a Ledger hardware wallet he received is suspected to have an implanted spy module. The device originated from Malaysia; its outer packaging’s heat-shrink film was intact, and anomalies were not immediately noticeable upon opening. The implant was hidden in the position of the screen’s original buffer pad. Karpelès further detailed that the module contains LTE communication components, an antenna, eSIM, and a microcontroller connected to Ledger’s SPI bus. It can analyze characters displayed on the device to users and exfiltrate relevant data after the mnemonic phrase is configured. Attackers may subsequently monitor the victim’s wallet address and transfer assets at an opportune moment. He urged users to inspect their devices in accordance with Ledger’s official guidance.

According to HTX market data, MAGIC has surged over 60% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.0992, with its market cap rising to $33 million.

According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, a user purchased 80 BTC for approximately $65,000 around four months ago, with a total investment of about $5.2 million. The user once recorded an unrealized profit of roughly $1.38 million. However, the user bought a Ledger hardware wallet from third-party dealer CryptoBillis a week ago and transferred all 80 BTC into it, only to have the entire funds stolen now. This incident is linked to recent fund thefts involving multiple CryptoBillis clients, though whether the devices were tampered with, the specific attack method, and the attacker’s identity remain unconfirmed.

Poor guy! 4 months ago, he bought 80 $BTC ($5.2M) at a low price of ~$65,000 and was sitting on a $1.38M profit. But a week ago, he bought a Ledger device from reseller CryptoBillis and deposited all 80 $BTC into it. Now he's lost everything.

Multiple users who purchased Ledger hardware wallets from dealer CryptoBillis have suffered fund theft, with total losses approaching $90 million. According to monitoring by on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain, a user with address TY24Ya bought a Ledger device from CryptoBillis three weeks ago, deposited 7 million USDT into it, and roughly 10 hours ago, the entire sum was stolen—marking one of the largest individual losses in this incident. To date, whether the devices were tampered with, the specific technical root cause of the theft, and the attacker’s identity remain unconfirmed. The public is advised to exercise vigilance and approach hardware wallets from unvetted sources and third-party distribution channels with caution.

Nasdaq-listed BTQ Technologies announced a strategic partnership with MoonPay Korea to provide post-quantum cryptography (PQC) security solutions for its KRW-supported stablecoin infrastructure. The two parties will jointly develop a quantum migration roadmap and conduct a proof-of-concept (PoC) for BTQ’s Quantum-Secured Stablecoin Network (QSSN) with South Korean banking institutions, exploring quantum-resistant security mechanisms covering stablecoin issuance, distribution, wallets, and settlement. MoonPay Korea is building infrastructure connecting South Korea’s emerging stablecoin market to MoonPay’s global network, which spans approximately 180 countries and regions, boasts over 35 million individual customers, and counts more than 1,500 enterprise clients. The partnership also extends BTQ’s existing collaborations with South Korean financial institutions, as well as its prior commercial agreements with LINE NEXT and the Kaia DLT Foundation—an initiative aimed at deploying QSSN to the Kaia ecosystem.