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What happened last night on the crypto market?
• The Ethereum validator exit queue has reached an all-time high of 910,461 ETH (approximately 3.91 billion dollars)
• The FBI reported $5.8 billion in losses related to crypto fraud in 2024, but the actual figure could be twice as high.
• The South Korean city of Jeju has begun seizing the crypto assets of nearly 3,000 tax evaders for a total of 14.2 million dollars.
• Goldman Sachs expects three rate cuts by the Fed by the end of 2025 due to a weakened labor market.
• Over 83 million dollars were liquidated in one hour, including 81.53 million on long positions.
• The U.S. Treasury has launched a public consultation until October 17 on the GENIUS Act aimed at better detecting illicit activities related to digital assets.
• The OCC has allowed community banks to collaborate with stablecoin issuing companies to innovate in local financial services.
• Strategy (ex MicroStrategy) plans to sell its shares at a discounted price to buy Bitcoin and cover its operating expenses.
• VanEck maintains its forecast: Bitcoin could reach 180,000 dollars by the end of 2025 according to its latest report.
• Chamath Palihapitiya has filed for a $250 million SPAC targeting energy, AI, DeFi, and defense.
• ETHZilla is now listed on NASDAQ under the ticker $ETHZ: it holds 94,675 ETH and 187 million dollars in cash.
• BTCS announces an exceptional dividend in ETH (0.40 dollars per share ) and a loyalty payment to counter short sellers.
• An early Ethereum investor moved his 334.7 ETH purchased in 2014 for just 104 dollars — now valued at around 1.48 million dollars.
• Wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC have accumulated over 20,000 BTC since the recent pullback — totaling over 225,000 BTC since March.
• The SEC has postponed its decision regarding the proposed Dogecoin spot ETF by Grayscale.
• According to Tom Lee, Ethereum would be the intersection between Wall Street and artificial intelligence according to his recent statements.
• Figure Technology announces a revenue increase of (+22 %) in the first half in its IPO filing in the United States.
• It has been exactly seventeen years since Satoshi Nakamoto launched the site