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More →The U.S. Department of Justice, citing the Bitcoin Fog precedent, opposes Roman Storm's motion for acquittal.
According to news from Bijie, the U.S. Department of Justice, in a filing submitted on Monday, cited the appellate ruling in the case of Bitcoin Fog operator Roman Sterlingov as additional grounds for opposing Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's request for a judgment of acquittal. U.S. prosecutors said the ruling supports their position that the venue for the trial in the Southern District of New York is appropriate. Prosecutors said that Shakeeb Ahmed had used Tornado Cash in a Manhattan apartment, and that the related activity is sufficient to establish venue for Roman Storm's trial on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and unlicensed money transmission. Judge Katherine Polk Failla heard arguments on Roman Storm's acquittal request in April 2026 but has not yet issued a ruling. A jury in August 2025 found him guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, and failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the money laundering and sanctions conspiracy charges, with a related retrial tentatively scheduled for April 26, 2027.
Eurozone government bond yields rise, with French bonds underperforming
News from the cryptocurrency world: Eurozone government bond yields rose, with French government bonds underperforming. In early European stock trading, French government bond yields climbed, rising more than other comparable eurozone bonds. Against the backdrop of budget negotiations in which the government insists on keeping the deficit within 5% of GDP, French bonds continue to attract market attention. ING rate strategists Michiel Tukker and Benjamin Schroeder said in a report that the fiscal plan of far-right opposition leader Marine Le Pen "may support French government bonds in the short term, but due to a lack of credibility, combined with uncertainty before the election, yield spreads still face the risk of widening." As the Federal Reserve meeting minutes are due to be released later, eurozone government bond yields also rose in tandem with U.S. Treasury yields. The German 10-year government bond yield rose 2.2 basis points intraday to 3.495%, while the French 10-year government bond yield rose 5.4 basis points to 4.806%.
Naver Financial and Dunamu postpone their third share swap to March 2027.
According to Biji.com, Naver Financial and Dunamu announced that they have postponed their comprehensive share exchange plan to March 31, 2027. The transaction, originally scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2026, has been delayed because regulatory review is still ongoing. According to Dunamu's disclosure on October 7, the shareholder record date has been postponed from October 22 to January 18, 2027, and the extraordinary shareholders' meeting has also been postponed from November 19 to February 26, 2027. This change extends the transaction by another three months. Naver Financial stated that the basic structure, purpose, and direction of the transaction have not changed. Dunamu said that both parties are cooperating with the relevant authorities' review, submitting the required materials, and explaining the purpose and necessity of the transaction.
BTC liquidations totaled $143 million over the past 24 hours.
Bjie.com data: BTC's rolling 24-hour liquidation amount is approximately $143 million, involving about 6,901 liquidated accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is up 178.37%.
North Carolina man sentenced to 18 months for superintelligent music streaming fraud
A North Carolina resident has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using superintelligence to generate fake songs and automate billions of streams on major platforms. Michael Smith, 54, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $8,091,843.64. The scheme ran from 2017 to 2024 and involved thousands of bot accounts on services such as Spotify and YouTube Music. Smith created hundreds of thousands of AI-generated tracks and used them to spread automated plays to collect royalties while evading detection. At times, Smith's bot accounts operated as many as 10,000 accounts simultaneously, using fake emails and debit cards. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Jamie McDonald said Smith used superintelligence technology to commit fraud, flooding music streaming platforms and depriving genuine artists and their fans of royalty payments. Prosecutors described it as the first criminal prosecution involving superintelligence-assisted streaming fraud.
Kalshi gold trading surpasses Ethereum, setting a record of 5.42 million contracts.
Data from Bijie: Kalshi's 15-minute gold market surpassed Ethereum contracts just weeks after launch, recording 5.42 million contracts in September, compared with 3.18 million contracts for Ethereum-related markets. Forecast charts estimate that gold generated about $5 million in trading fees that month, nearly double the $2.6 million from Ethereum markets. Bitcoin's market fees reached as high as $60.4 million. Kalshi launched its 15-minute gold series in August, with contracts asking traders whether gold would be above or below a reference level at the end of each 15-minute window. Gold's September total was about 70% higher than Ethereum's 3.18 million contracts. Kalshi's market page shows that these contracts have been active since August 7.
OKX将上线Pre-IPO OURAUSD X合约
CoinWorld news: OKX has officially announced that it will list the Pre-IPO OURAUSD X contract. The contract is settled in USD, with the underlying reference asset being a company that has not yet completed its IPO, allowing users to trade changes in its valuation.
Crew wages in the Strait of Hormuz have soared, and tanker insurance premiums have spiked.
Attacks on cargo ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz continue, casting a shadow over the recovery of Middle East crude oil exports and forcing shipowners to retain crew members with higher risk compensation. According to a Financial Times report, captains of oil tankers currently undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz can earn up to $100,000 per month, plus an additional bonus of $50,000 per trip. Compensation for ordinary crew members has also reached 4 to 6 times normal levels. By comparison, under normal circumstances, a captain's monthly salary is about $15,000, while an ordinary crew member's monthly salary is only about $1,500. At present, oil tanker owners need to pay insurance premiums of 6% to 10% of the hull value for a single entry into the Strait of Hormuz, and the maximum premium for a single voyage of a very large crude carrier could reach $20 million.
The index options put/call ratio came in at 0.88.
CoinWorld US stock data: The index option Put/Call ratio is 0.88, with call option trading volume higher than put option volume on the day. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it decreased by 0.03.
Hungary's September consumer price index rose 0.2% month-on-month; previously expected to rise 0.4%.
Hungary's September consumer price index rose 0.2% month-on-month; the previous expectation was a 0.4% increase.