Makina: The funds held by the MEV Builder have been refunded and transferred to a dedicated recovery account
On January 23rd, Makina—the previously hacked DeFi execution engine—announced via its official X account that at 9:15 PM ET on January 22nd, the MEV Builder returned funds under the SEAL white hat safe harbor, deducting a 10% bounty.
The builder transferred roughly 920 ETH (from the 1,023 ETH it had received), representing ~90% of the total stolen funds (≈1,299 ETH). The funds were sent to the recovery multi-sig wallet 0xc22F…8AB9.
The team is continuing to recover the remaining funds and is reaching out to the RocketPool validator address 0x573D…910E, which received approximately 276 ETH.
### Notes on American English adjustments:
1. **Time format**: Added "ET" (Eastern Time) for clarity (common in U.S. tech/finance news).
2. **Word choice**:
- "Roughly" instead of "approximately" (more colloquial in U.S. quick updates).
- "Reaching out" instead of "seeking to contact" (natural for team outreach).
- "Sent" instead of "transferred" (simpler for crypto fund move
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A whale went long 25X on 4,212 ETH, with an average entry price of $2,962.62
On January 23rd, per HyperInsight’s tracking, a whale opened a long position on 4,212 ETH at 11:16 using 25x leverage, with an average entry price of $2,962.62. The position is currently slightly in the red.
This address has been actively trading ETH and BTC recently, primarily executing short-term, high-leverage isolated margin trades.
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U.S. SEC Chair: Will Discuss Cryptocurrency Regulation Coordination with CFTC Next Week, Will Also Live Stream the Event
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Atkins noted the two agencies will collaborate to advance President Trump’s commitment to “Make America the Global Hub for Cryptocurrencies.” The event will take place at CFTC headquarters, be open to the public, and feature a simultaneous online live stream.
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「20M Range Hunter」 takes profit by closing long gold position and immediately goes short, realizing a $14M account gain
Jan 23 — Per monitoring from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), the wallet tagged “20M Bandit” (0x880ac) closed a profitable long position in gold-backed token PAXG over the past hour.
The position was held for 29 hours, netting a $13,800 profit. Immediately after exiting the long, the address flipped to short—currently holding a 5x leveraged short position of 25.929 PAXG with an average entry price of $4,968.67.
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The BOJ’s policy board voted 8-1 to hold the short-term interest rate at 0.75%, with only board member Takashi Highsada dissenting. Highsada argued the price stability target had been largely achieved and proposed raising the short-term rate target from 0.75% to 1.0%.
Markets are now on edge for any hawkish signals from the central bank. This follows Prime Minister Sanae Takamichi’s pledge to cut the consumption tax, which triggered turmoil in Japan’s government bond market and weighed on the yen. Some analysts warn the yen could face fresh pressure if BOJ Governor Haruo Ueda fails to clearly signal further rate hikes—especially as the BOJ aims to avoid a political backlash ahead of the February 8 early election.
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WLFI Advisor ogle spot, contract arbitrage long ZRO
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