The United Arab Emirates has spearheaded a cross-border anti-fraud operation involving 30 countries, identifying over $39 billion in fraud-related funds and arresting more than 960 individuals.
According to an announcement from the UAE Ministry of Interior, the United Arab Emirates has led a multinational anti-fraud operation codenamed "Confrontation Ghost" from July 1 to September 30, in collaboration with 30 countries, Interpol, and 13 private sector entities including Crypto.com, Mastercard, and Meta. The operation targeted AI fraud, digital financial fraud, and cyber extortion crimes. It identified more than $39 billion in fraud-related funds and cryptocurrency, involving over 15,500 victims and 3,500 suspects, with over 960 arrests made, 29 fraud centers raided, and more than 4,100 fraud-linked bank accounts identified. Participating parties are currently advancing efforts to recover the relevant assets.
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Hunan police in China have dismantled a criminal ring that used malicious links to steal virtual currency, and three people have been taken into criminal detention.
The Qingshanqiao Police Station of Xiangtan County Public Security Bureau in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China, recently traveled to Loudi with support from the county bureau, successfully dismantling a fraud den that used malicious links to steal virtual currency and arresting three suspects.
According to investigations, on September 4, local resident Cao reported to police that after clicking an unfamiliar link in a QQ virtual currency group, his USDT worth 6,814 yuan was stolen from his account. Since August, Zhou, Chen, and Liang have been obtaining malicious virus links via the Telegram app, targeting virtual currency exchange groups on QQ and WeChat, and sending malicious links in the groups to steal virtual currency from the accounts of clickers for illegal profits.
All three suspects have been lawfully detained on suspicion of theft, and the case is under further processing. (Source: Xiangtan Public Security Online)
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NFT project Ptah has launched, with its trading volume exceeding $900,000 in just half a day; its minting mechanism mandates the use of a Binance Agent ID.
NFT project Ptah launched its public mint last night, with a total supply of 100,000 units, and sold out completely this morning. As of press time, the NFT’s floor price stands at $23, with cumulative trading volume reaching $928,000. According to public information, the project’s unique feature is that users must mint using a Binance Agent ID / Agentic Wallet (.ai Agent ID). Regular wallets cannot mint directly, but operations such as trading, combining, and claiming are open to all wallets. Each Agent ID can mint a maximum of 4 Relics (calculated cumulatively across USDT and BNB payment methods). The total supply of Relics is 100,000: 95,000 available for public mint, and 5,000 reserved by the team (for tutorials, demos, rewards, giveaways, etc.). Additionally, users can burn 10 Relics to craft a Loom (a mining machine). BlockBeats reminds users that related projects are still in their early stages, with high uncertainty and significant price volatility, so users should exercise caution when investing.
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Maji sells NFTs for cash again, just offloading 2 Mutant Apes for 1 ETH.
According to Lookonchain's monitoring, Maji just sold 2 Mutant Apes NFTs each for 1 ETH. He originally paid 6.13 ETH and 7.5 ETH for the two NFTs respectively, incurring a total loss of 11.28 ETH, a decline of 85%.
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JPMorgan Asset Management expands its tokenized money market fund to Solana.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced that its tokenized money market funds, the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) and JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity–Token Money Market Fund (JLTXX), are now open to eligible U.S. investors on the Solana blockchain. Investors can subscribe to and redeem the funds via the liquidity management platform Morgan Money, and receive their token balances on-chain. MONY is a 506(c) private fund designed to deliver U.S. dollar yields for eligible investors, while JLTXX is a U.S.-registered government money market fund that aims to support stablecoin issuers compliant with the GENIUS Act.
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Brent Crude Oil tops $110 per barrel, spot gold falls below the $4000 mark.
According to Bitget market data, Brent crude oil climbed above $110 per barrel, marking its first time since May 5, with an intraday gain of 0.84%. WTI crude oil broke through the $100 per barrel mark, rising 1.35% on the day. Additionally, spot gold fell below the $4,000 per ounce threshold, its first occurrence since July, with an intraday decline of 0.6%.
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