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Bitcoin dey steady near $108K don prepare ground for plenty altcoin trading strategies. Early July analysis highlight say Solana (SOL) dey test support around $150–$146, fit move go $160–165; Ethereum (ETH) still dey hold above im 200-day moving average near $2,490; XRP dey bounce around $2.31–2.295; plus short-term plays for SUI (support $2.60–2.78), memecoins Bonk (BONK) and Popcat (POPCAT), plus gaming token Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL). For the latest update, Solana real-world adoption dey grow as Japan Minna Bank start to use SOL for stablecoin payments, and talk dey about one US SOL-staking ETF. SOL floor for $148 fit trigger rally go $160–170 if volume increase. XRP dey trade near $2.22 inside multi-month wedge before spot ETF decision; sharp close above $2.30 fit make am move go $3. Newbie YETIO, for Stage 4 presale at $0.041, don raise $4.49 million, mix meme branding with Unreal Engine 5 GameFi utility, audited by SolidProof and dey offer token bonuses plus scheduled burns. These developments show new catalysts for altcoin trading as market dey steady, combining technical supports, on-chain metrics, real-world adoption, clearer regulation and early-stage innovation.

Since January launch, institutional Bitcoin ETF dey flow over 700,000 BTC—about 3.7% of the circulating supply. Big asset managers like BlackRock, Fidelity, and JP Morgan don invest billions inside spot Bitcoin ETFs, lock millions BTC for custody and reduce open market supply. This steady accumulation dey support short-term price, making Bitcoin ETF inflows important for market sentiment. The rise in spot Bitcoin ETF adoption show say e legit and demand dey grow on-chain. But if big BTC holdings dey concentrated for few ETFs, e fit cause market centralization wahala and fit affect Bitcoin decentralized nature. Traders need check daily Bitcoin ETF flow data and regulatory updates to sabi ongoing supply pressure and possible volatility. For long-term, steady ETF accumulation fit stabilize price but fit also make ownership concentrate for institutional players. Monitoring ETF inflows, regulatory decisions, and on-chain supply metrics go help traders predict Bitcoin next price moves and market structure changes.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin don announce say dem go shift from permissive open-source license go copyleft license for one blog post wey e write on July 7. E talk say unrestricted license don dey spoil community innovation because e dey allow closed-source forks when projects dey commercialize. The copyleft license mean say anytime people modify or do derivative work, dem go release under the same open-source terms. Buterin talk say sometimes people fit use code inside without public distribution and dis fit make enforcement hard, but e propose EIP-7983 to make conditional access and enforce reciprocity possible. Industry people like crypto VC Adam Cochran like the idea. For traders, dis license change fit help Ethereum development, dApp innovation and long-term network health by aligning developer incentives, reducing fragmentation and protecting public code collaboration.

Cardano (ADA) don drop from e November peak as e fall over 55% reach about $0.587 cos ecosystem metrics dey weak. DeFi TVL drop 15% inside 30 days reach $324 million, only eight dApps get more than $10 million each. Stablecoin supply for Cardano stop for $30 million, plus native stablecoins Moneta, Anzens and Djed small time de-pegged to $0.98. Big stablecoins like USDT, USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD no use Cardano network, and DEX volume only hit $99 million for 30 days. Dem still dey develop Leios (parallel processing) and Midnight (ZK-proof privacy layer-2), but traction no too strong as new chains like Sui (SUI), Sei (SEI) and Berachain don pass Cardano’s DeFi TVL. Since 2022 low, ADA don rally 267%, break above $0.90 resistance and reclaim key moving averages. Technical indicators, including finish Elliott Wave corrective pattern and move pass 50- and 100-day MAs, dey show say bullish reversal dey come. Rising trading volumes confirm market participation dey grow. Past cycles show ADA performance follow Bitcoin (BTC) closely, meaning Bitcoin strength fit help carry price go higher. Analysts talk say ADA fit gain 383% reach all-time high of $3.10 if momentum hold. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain metrics and Bitcoin trend, use better risk management like stop-loss and correct position sizing, and dey alert for bigger market swings or regulation changes.

Russia Ministry of Energy, Federal Tax Service, and Ministry of Digital Development don launch one national crypto mining registry to stop illegal mining and reduce di pressure wey dey for power grid. Under this system, operators gats register each rig with serial number and device model. The registry go help authorities identify unlicensed farms wey dey use illegal or subsidized electricity and make dem collect 15% tax on mining revenue. Legal miners gats report their earnings and power use through one online tax platform wey dem integrate. Private people wey dey use under 6,000 kWh per month go only need declare income. By making energy use and tax clear, the crypto mining registry go support grid stability, make the sector proper, and make regulatory supervision strong.

Bitcoin dey trade near im record high, e dey hold around $109,000, na strong ETF inflows plus better macro signs dey push am. Spot Bitcoin ETFs gatz net inflow of $667 million last week, wey show say big institutions still wan buy despite say volume low this season. U.S. Treasury delay new import tariffs till August and Fed talk say dem fit cut rates as early as September, e make risk appetite high. Goldman Sachs now dey predict say Fed go cut rates three times before year end, e shift market chances to say dem fit cut two times in 2025. On-chain data show big whale move: 80,000 BTC from 2011 UTXOs move from P2PKH to better Bech32 addresses, e fit be for inheritance planning, security upgrade or quantum resistance. Big things wey dey come na June CPI and PPI inflation data, next Fed meeting, plus "Crypto Week" for Capitol Hill wey dem go vote on Digital Asset Markets Clarity Act and GENIUS stablecoin bill. Bitcoin strong even with big whale action show say e dey mature well well. Traders suppose watch macro developments and whale flow as dem fit trigger short term price movement and long-term trend change.

US Secret Service Global Investigative Operations Center don don seize almost $400 million for cryptocurrency within di past ten years, including record $225 million for USDT wey relate to romance scams and fake investment schemes. Investigators use open-source intelligence, blockchain forensics, domain registry research plus VPN slip-ups to trace illegal funds. One big case na for Idaho wey involve sextortion plot with minor and 6,000 transactions. Even though dem don make enforcement gains, crypto crime still dey rise: Americans lose $9.3 billion to scams for 2024 and $2.47 billion to hacks, scams plus exploits for first half of 2025. Security company CertiK talk say dem lose $1.7 billion in 34 wallet hacks, $410 million from 132 phishing attacks plus big breaches like the $1.5 billion Bybit hack and $225 million Cetus Protocol exploit. Ethereum na top target with $1.6 billion stolen across 175 incidents. As regulators dey tighten watch, demand for cold storage and non-custodial wallets with biometric 2FA plus advanced cryptography dey grow to secure assets against fraud and big hacks.

On-chain data show say one big whale don dey liquidate im Bitcoin short position multiple times, reducing im exposure from over $43M before e start open high-leverage short positions again. The whale later increase im Bitcoin short position by $26M, bring total BTC shorts to $118M with 40x leverage. Dis dey show say bearish sentiment dey increase and e dey raise risk of forced liquidation, wey fit make market get more wahala (volatility). Traders suppose dey watch open interest, funding rates, and liquidation levels well well and dem for use strong risk management strategies as price fit still swing.

Binance big wallet dem carry out two major transactions for early July, movin 2,750 BTC enter di exchange for July 5 and 8, and dem withdraw 440.8M USDC go unknown wallet on July 7. Dis BTC inflow wey Lookonchain flag, dey boost exchange liquidity but e fit show say beta sell pressure dey come for BTC. Di 440M USDC wey dem comot highlight say dem dey move capital strategically, fit be OTC trade, or say big investors dey do better security moves. Traders suppose dey watch Binance reserve and on-chain flows well for any changes wey fit happen for USDC liquidity and market feeling. As big whales dey move plenty, e fit cause short-term wahala and help inform long-term position dem.

Strategy, wey Michael Saylor dey lead am, don launch $4.2 billion at-the-market offering of Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock (STRD) at market price. The STRD preferred stock dey give 10% dividend and e no get fixed maturity. Dem go use the money buy more Bitcoin, pay dividends, and cover operational costs. The company stop weekly Bitcoin purchases from June 30 to July 9 after dem do $980 million underwritten offering early July. Strategy hold 597,325 BTC (about 3% of supply), worth $64.4 billion wit $22 billion unrealized gains. Dem plan to sell shares gradually to avoid supply shocks and limit stock wahala. Analysts talk say demand for Bitcoin dey strong but warn say leverage and equity dilution fit make market wahala worse if price drop.

Mercado Bitcoin don tokenise about 1 billion Brazilian reais (wey pass $200 million) for real-world assets for XRP Ledger, dem start one big real-world asset tokenisation initiative. Di project dey convert stocks, bonds, and real estate into blockchain tokens, wey dem go fit share, trade any time global-wide and reduce middleman cost. With XRP Ledger quick 3–5 second settlement, small fees and built-in decentralized exchange, Mercado Bitcoin wan make beta liquidity and give more people chance to dey invest wetin get high value. Di exchange dey follow Brazil KYC/AML protocols well well and get securities license to make sure regulation dey on point. As tokenized market grow, traders suppose look out for new ways to diversify and expect say demand for XRP go increase to help liquidity. For future, blockchain companies and regulators go need work together well to make issuance, trading and tax matter clear for tokenized securities. This move put XRP Ledger as one big scalable system wey connect traditional finance and blockchain, e mark big step for more big institutions to start use asset-backed tokens.

Hong Kong Stablecoin Regulate go start work on August 1, e dey make beta competition for license as di Financial Services and di Treasury Bureau wan give di first stablecoin license before di year finish. Di HKMA go drop AML and risk management guideline for July. At least nine institution—dem include Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, HKT, JD.com crypto side and RoundCoin Innovation—dem dey prepare application, with three don dey HKMA sandbox for HKD stablecoins. InvestHK Director-General Alpha Lau talk how stablecoins dey help make cross-border payment, trade and investment market easier. Sinolink Securities HK plan to apply for digital asset trading license based on their SFC approval wey dem get before. Big players like JD.com and Ant Group dey lobby PBOC for offshore RMB stablecoin issuance, but dem get to check how e fit affect exchange rate and jurisdiction risk first. Licensed institution dem suppose lead di first use through regulated channel. Hong Kong Stablecoin Regulation go set di city as regional hub for regulated digital assets, e go boost trader confidence and market stability.

Di Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) don sentence Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga to total 12 years plus 10 months for prison for one UK crypto scam wey cost £1.5 million. Dis crypto fraud operation dey use unsolicited cold calls take trap 65 investors from February 2017 go June 2019. Dem direct victims go fake consultancy sites like Astaria Group LLP and CCX Capital. Both defendants admit say dem conspire to defraud, do money laundering and break financial regulations. Dis case show di risk wey dey for unsolicited crypto scam offers and e highlight how e dey important to check investment platforms well. Meanwhile, for Brazil, insiders sell central bank credentials for $2,700, allow hackers steal 800 million reais ($140 million). Blockchain investigators report say $30–40 million don launder through BTC, ETH and USDT via Latin American exchanges and OTC platforms. For Sweden, law wey go start November 2024 allow authorities take assets including crypto without formal conviction. More than $8.3 million in suspected criminal assets don get confiscate under dis law.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and developer Toni Wahrstätter don propose EIP-7983, wey go put fixed 16.77 million gas cap per transaction. Dis new gas cap na for stop denial-of-service mata and high transaction fees, so e no go make one transaction use too much resources. Under EIP-7983, blocks go still remain the same, but any transaction wey pass 16.77 million gas limit, dem go reject am during validation. Dis change go help make fees more predictable and spread gas usage well well across blocks. EIP-7983 still make am easy to work with zero-knowledge virtual machines (zkVMs) by making big transactions break down into smaller parts. Ethereum Foundation dey support dis proposal, and community feedback for Discord and Reddit don mostly positive. Some developers warn say smart contract compatibility fit get wahala. Traders fit benefit from lower fees and better transaction processing. Overall, EIP-7983 gas cap fit make network security strong, boost scalability, and guide future upgrades.

Eight dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets don move total 80,000 BTC go new SegWit addresses—na be di first activity since 2011. According to Lookonchain, di coins bypass exchanges, meaning say na long-term repositioning dem dey do, no be selling. For regulatory side, FTX Recovery Trust file to distribute assets to creditors for 49 restricted areas, including China and Russia. For Brazil, hackers take $140 million from central bank service provider, den wash $30–40 million through regional OTC desks and exchanges, convert the money to Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT. DeFi Development Corp increase im Solana treasury by 17,760 SOL, bring total to 640,585 SOL. IMF reject Pakistan plan to subsidize power for Bitcoin mining, warn about market distortion. US SEC pause Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund conversion one day after approval. Ripple team up with OpenPayd to build stablecoin rails and chase national banking license, while Deutsche Bank pick Bitpanda to launch crypto custody next year. Iran’s Nobitex exchange start operations again after $90 million hack. Robinhood announce plans for im own Arbitrum-based blockchain and tokenized stocks. Institutional Bitcoin buyers dey active: MicroStrategy add 4,980 BTC worth $532.6 million, bring total to 597,325 BTC; Metaplanet get 1,005 BTC, bring their holding to 13,350 BTC.

Glassnode lead analyst James Check dey warn say di Bitcoin treasury strategy dey near market saturation as corporate adoption dey mature, wit 21 new entrants plus limited speculative capital. Early movers like MicroStrategy, wey dey hold close to 600,000 BTC, dey get reputational advantages, but new people dey under pressure to show sustainable difference. According to Check, di sector dey enter ‘show me’ phase weh only companies wit clear niche go survive. Market data show say 24-hour Bitcoin trading volume don drop by 17.2%, but price gain don rise 3.9% in 30 days, push di market cap to $2.15 trillion, show say institutional interest dey still dey. Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wizardheimer criticize say some treasury companies no get long-term conviction. Venture firm Breed warn of possible “death spirals” if stock prices match net asset values, and VanEck’s Matthew Sigel point out dilution risks from at-the-market issuances. Meanwhile, Pomerantz LLP lawsuit against MicroStrategy for alleged investor misrepresentation dey add legal challenges. Traders suppose watch market consolidation trends and key indicators like NAV premiums, issuance strategies, plus regulatory or legal developments since dem go shape the future viability of Bitcoin treasury strategy and influence price movements.

Neo Pepe Coin, na utility-backed meme coin, don raise pass $2 million for imstructured presale wey get four tiers. E get tokenomics wey include transparent treasury, auto-liquidity with 2.5% burn fee plus decentralized DAO governance via NEOPGovernor. CertiK audit confirm say the contract secure. The project don enter Stage 4 for im roadmap, wey cause price rally of 120% reach new all-time high. Dis stage open wider marketing campaigns, listings for centralized exchange, and yield-farming plans, dem don grow the holder base to pass 500,000 addresses. The Neo Pepe Coin rally dey remind dogoin and Shiba Inu past surges, e dey pull fresh trader interest but e fit raise how e dey volatile and regulatory watch. Short-term trading chances fit show as dem dey continue pump liquidity and community dey drive hype. Long-term stability go depend on steady adoption, partnerships with exchange and how the meme coin market dey behave overall.

Bitcoin price don try many times but e nor fit break key resistance levels for recent sessions, first near $110,000 and more recently around $30,000. Technical indicators like RSI and MACD still dey neutral, e mean say momentum no too strong. On-chain metrics show say miner dem dey sell small more, but funding rates and implied volatility still low. Short-term holders wey dey track by 1-week to 1-month UTXO age bands dey continue to defend support zones for $105,799 and $28,500. Na solid close above these resistance points wey dem need to confirm bullish breakout. For long term, the coming halving, rising institutional interest, and possible ETF flows fit be catalyst for Bitcoin price. Traders suppose keep eye for order-book depth and key levels to see if rally go start again or if consolidation go continue.

RWA tokenization dey gain momentum as Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital launch one $250 million Catalyst fund to support DeFi protocols, custody solutions, compliance and interoperability for institutional-scale on-chain markets. Dis initiative coincide as First Abu Dhabi Bank issue di UAE’s first blockchain bond for HSBC’s Orion platform and di UK–Singapore Project Guardian dey pilot cross-border tokenized asset trading. Meanwhile, token performance dey show market reactions: Ondo’s ONDO don fall over 50% for six months but e dey rebound 5.5% weekly, e dey trade between $0.62 and $0.92 (resistance $1.07, support $0.47). Polymesh’s POLYX don drop 55%, with 4.8% weekly gain inside $0.10–0.15 range (resistance $0.17, support $0.08). These RWA tokenization initiatives show say market dey shift from pilot programs to institutional-grade solutions and e dey present range-bound trading chances, wey suggest say RWA tokenization fit bridge traditional finance and DeFi with 24/7 liquidity and programmable assets.

Bitcoin price jump pass $108,000 on July 4 as market start to bounce back, make e small say e drop for 24 hours to 1.73% and show say investors dey confident and momentum strong. History from 2010 to 2024 show how Bitcoin price dey increase for Independence Day—from $0.01 in 2010 to $58,660 in 2024—wey show say Bitcoin value dey go up steady. Traders suppose dey reason key support for about $105,000 and resistance near $110,000 as Bitcoin dey look to hit about $108,100 by July 4, 2025. This ten years Independence Day pattern give clue for how price dey waka and growth, also confirm say Bitcoin na core digital asset for diverse portfolio.

On June 17, di U.S. Senate don pass di GENIUS Act, wey introduce di first federal stablecoin regulation framework. According to di rules, issuers mus hold 1:1 liquid reserves, follow di Bank Secrecy Act plus separate customer assets. Bo Hines from di President’s Digital Asset Advisory Committee talk say dis stablecoin regulation fit push di global digital asset market from $3–4 trillion go $15–$20 trillion, make di U.S. dollar still big for on-chain. Di legislation also show how tokenized stocks like Apple and Tesla dey expand, dey trade 24/7 through DeFi staking and lending. Meanwhile, di House don set July 14 week as Crypto Week to push di CLARITY Act—wey go clear di SEC and CFTC jurisdiction—and di Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, wey go ban any Fed-issued CBDC cos of privacy palava. Traders see these moves as boost for institutional adoption, better market liquidity, and long-term market depth.

Bitcoin small time reach $110,000 and now e dey trade near $109,000, e happen because big whale dem dey collect plenty and exchange dem dey release plenty crypto. CryptoQuant data show say from April, whale dem and US institutional wallet dem stop to sell, begin buy, plus plus more than 10,000 BTC don comot for exchange for the highest days and miners them dey mostly no active to sell. Binance share for global spot volume jump from 41% to 56%, plus USDC and USDT balance for exchange dem dey continue to reduce, mean say the capital wey dey lie down ready to enter back. These on-chain trend dem plus rearrangement before US jobs data mean say structurally e get bullish change wey fit push Bitcoin cross the highest price wey e get before.

XRP dey ready for possible 40% rally as key things dey drive new momentum. Ripple application for US bank license go boost XRP regulatory legitimacy and fit enable new services like lending and custody. Meanwhile, hope for Grayscale XRP spot ETF, after Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF dem win, fit unlock serious institutional capital. Data show say open interest for XRP futures jump 30% over ten days, with $4.75 billion in OI plus 11% rise in 24 hours. 68% long-to-short ratio dey hammer bullish trader sentiment. Technical analysis dey back dis view. XRP don break out from symmetrical pennant pattern for weekly chart. Dis technical breakout dey target around $3.20, which be 40% gain from current levels, e also align with past trends wey open interest spikes lead to strong rallies. Traders suppose watch price action and open interest to confirm breakout. Risks include SEC lawsuit against Ripple, market volatility, and competition for digital payments. To manage risk, traders fit diversify, set stop losses, and dey updated on regulatory and ETF developments.

Pomerantz LLP don file class action lawsuit for Eastern District of Virginia against Strategy wey dem use to dey call MicroStrategy, dem dey claim say the company mislead investors about how dem dey take do aggressive Bitcoin plan. The suit concern shareholders wey buy Strategy shares between April 30, 2024 and April 4, 2025. The plaintiffs talk say Strategy break federal securities laws by play down Bitcoin wahala and big up profit metrics like BTC Yield and BTC Gain. For October 2023, Strategy change name to “Bitcoin Treasury Company,” promise to put all equity and debt money for Bitcoin. According to the complaint, the use of BTC Yield and BTC Gain hide one unrealized loss of $5.9 billion for Q1 2025 and make people think say returns dey steady. Strategy get 597,325 BTC wey worth over $63 billion, and dem report 7.8% yield for Q2 2025. Plaintiffs talk say the company no talk risk well, so investors fit suffer sudden loss. CEO Michael Saylor na one of them wey shout say Bitcoin better as reserve asset. This lawsuit dey show say clear Bitcoin risk talk and fair value report na must. Strategy never talk anything publicly yet. Traders go keep eye for this Bitcoin case to see how e go affect corporate reserve plans and market feelings.

Ripple don apply for US national bank charter from Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to put its RLUSD stablecoin under federal control. The company also dey find Federal Reserve master account through its Standard Custody branch, make dem fit hold RLUSD reserves directly for Fed. CEO Brad Garlinghouse talk say dis setup go set new compliance and institutional trust standard for stablecoins. This move come after USDC issuer Circle apply for similar OCC-chartered trust bank. Both efforts dey follow the newly passed GENIUS Act wey require full dollar backing and transparency for stablecoins. If dem approve am, e go allow direct Fed custody and better reserve security. The news make XRP jump almost 3% for market. Other similar moves include Peter Thiel-backed Erebor Bank wey dey target crypto startups and Belgium’s KBC Bank wey dey plan Bitcoin and Ethereum investments through their Bolero platform.

Bitcoin bounce pass $109,000 afta e hol’ strong support close to $105,200, close for within 2% of e all-time high. Big macro drivers dem include 2.7% year-on-year rise for Eurozone M2 money supply and 33,000 contraction for US private payrolls, which dey beef up demand for risk assets. But pros dey show cautious vibes: the one-month futures premium remain under 5% bullish level at 4.2%, and options delta skew na 0%, meaning say call and put positions balance. Spot Bitcoin ETFs experience net outflows of $342 million as investors collect profits amid trade tensions and US-Japan tariff threats. For China, Tether (USDT) dey trade at 1% discount to yuan, the biggest since mid-May, showing weak stablecoin demand. These mixed signals — strong macro support but lukewarm derivative signals and ETF outflows — suggest traders fit wait for clear catalysts before dem commit to sustained breakout.

Bitcoin Cash don rally 27% for six weeks, e no follow how Bitcoin small small dey fall, e don make BCH be altcoin safe haven. For weekly chart, Bitcoin Cash dey trade between $272 and $624, the $448 midpoint dey act as dynamic support and resistance. When e break pass $420, wey on-balance volume (OBV) and RSI pass over 50 confirm, e push the recent gain go $530, plus open interest wey dey rise show say e fit push to $640 high. Meanwhile, Bitcoin dey trade for clear descending channel since im May 22 $112,000 peak, each lower high around $110,000 dey trigger about 10% pullbacks wey shallow pass. For the recent drop, Bitcoin fill CME gap near $106,000, go down to $105,000 before e bounce back. Glassnode on-chain data show say BTC still dey above im one-month realized price, short-term holders still dey make profit—this one mean say market momentum still steady, but if people continue to take profit, e fit delay breakout to new highs.

Circle don apply for US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to form national trust bank wey dem call First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A. The bank go dey oversee how dem dey manage USDC stablecoin reserve plus confirm issuance. If dem approve the charter, e go mean say dem go move USDC reserve management from BlackRock and BNY Mellon inside their own hand, still dem go continue with custodian partnerships, plus e go help follow US stablecoin law dem wey Genius Act go bring, make things clear and build trust with consumers. The bank go also provide digital banking plus custody service for big investors and e go quicken money movement across border. This application come after Circle do IPO on June 5, wey CRCL shares jump well and value the company over $40 billion. Meanwhile, JPMorgan begin to dey cover CRCL with underweight rating and $80 price target by Dec 2026 because valuation risk and competition. Traders need to dey watch OCC decision well-well because if dem approve, e fit boost market confidence and liquidity for USDC. The main gbege include controlling reserve inside, better regulatory compliance, and stronger competition against other stablecoins.

Di US Department of Justice (DoJ) don charge four people dem for one North Korean crypto hack wey dem carry about $1 million take from US and Serbian blockchain companies. Dem use stolen identity dem pose as remote IT staff from 2019 go 2022 make dem fit break system. Dem change Ethereum and Polygon smart contracts to carry about 60 ETH and $740,000 comot, den dem wash the asset dem using Tornado Cash mixers and fake exchange accounts. Dis North Korean crypto hack show say state-sponsored threat dey grow and e show the kind gap wey dey for remote hiring control for blockchain projects. Nationwide raids hold 29 financial accounts, 20 scam websites, and 200 computers wey relate to dis operation. Traders suppose dey monitor smart-contract audits and improve onboarding policies as market defence dey improve.