1. Ripple Reaches Settlement with SEC, Drops Appeal, Ending Legal Dispute

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that Ripple and the SEC have agreed to drop their appeal, concluding the legal dispute. "We will completely end this phase and focus on what matters most: building the value internet. Stay on target." -Original

2. TRM Labs Report: Hacker Losses Reach $2.1 Billion in First Half of 2025

According to a report released by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs on Thursday, hackers stole $2.1 billion from the cryptocurrency industry in the first half of 2025, with over 80% of the losses stemming from infrastructure attacks. TRM noted that attacks such as private key theft, mnemonic phrase vulnerabilities, and front-end hijacking typically exploit social engineering or insider privilege leaks, resulting in losses that are on average 10 times greater than other types of attacks. Meanwhile, vulnerabilities in DeFi (decentralized finance) systems remain a concern. Flash loans and smart contract reentrancy attacks accounted for another 12% of the losses, indicating that security risks are still prevalent in on-chain protocols. This six-month data nearly matches the total hacker losses for the entire year of 2024 and is about 10% higher than the historical record set in the first half of 2022. Notably, a significant incident in February significantly inflated the overall figures: Bybit suffered a $1.5 billion hack, which TRM attributed to North Korea. This single incident pushed the average loss per hack to $30 million, nearly double that of last year. TRM estimates that North Korean-related organizations stole $1.6 billion, accounting for 70% of the total for the first half of the year. -Original

3. BlackRock Increases Bitcoin Holdings by $1.15 Billion This Week, Setting New Record

Arkham reported that BlackRock has purchased $1.15 billion worth of Bitcoin this week, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to a historic high of $77.7 billion. -Original

4. U.S. Congress Pauses Cryptocurrency Legislation, Prioritizes Market Structure and Stablecoin Bills

Odaily Planet Daily reported that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that the U.S. Congress has paused cryptocurrency legislation, with Senate Republican leadership and the White House seemingly agreeing to take a new approach by advancing market structure and stablecoin legislation as separate bills. -Original

5. Bitcoin Treasury Capital Increases Holdings by 81 BTC, Continues to Expand Position

Canadian-listed company Bitcoin Treasury Capital spent $8.7 million to acquire 81 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 147 BTC. -Original

6. Federal Reserve Core Inflation Rate Forecast Remains Low for Three Consecutive Months, Possibly at 2.6%

Nick Timiraos, a journalist known as the "voice of the Federal Reserve" at The Wall Street Journal, stated that economists projecting CPI and PPI mapped to PCE expect the core inflation rate in May to remain low for the third consecutive month. Core PCE estimate: +0.15% (even lower in May 2024, thus year-on-year growth will rise to 2.6%); overall personal consumption expenditures (PCE): +0.12% (affected by base effects, year-on-year increase to 2.3%). The U.S. May core PCE price index year-on-year will be announced tonight at 20:30, with many institutions generally expecting a value of +2.6%. -Original

7. FATF Warns of Insufficient Cross-Border Regulation of Virtual Assets, Calls for Global Cooperation

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering body, recently released its sixth update report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures for virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASP). The report noted that while there has been progress in relevant legislation and regulation globally, challenges remain in the licensing, registration, and identification and regulation of offshore VASP risks. The report also revealed that North Korean hackers stole $1.46 billion from ByBit this year, with only 3.8% recovered, highlighting the urgency of asset recovery and international cooperation. Additionally, the volume of on-chain illegal transactions related to fraud reached $51 billion in 2024. The FATF calls for enhanced regulatory cooperation globally to prevent the misuse of virtual assets by criminals, threatening the security of the international financial system. -Original

8. Trader AguilaTrades Increases BTC Short Position to Over $100 Million

Trader AguilaTrades has increased its BTC short position to over $100 million, with the current position being: 20x short on 931 BTC, valued at $100 million, opening price at $106,779, liquidation price at $112,640. -Original

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