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Tornado Cash developer arrested. He is suspected of having ties with Russian security services

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Tornado Cash developer arrested. Alleged Tornado Cash mixer developer Alexey Pertsev, who was detained by Dutchauthorities earlier in August, may be linked to the FSB. That’s the conclusion reached by the research firm Kharon.

As the analysts found out, Pertsev worked for the Russian information security firm Digital Security before setting up the consulting firm PepperSec. The editorial board confirms that Pertsev did indeed work at Digital Security as a security analysis department specialist.

Tornado Cash sanctions

In 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Digital Security for providing “logistical support to the FSB.” The U.S. claims that, as of 2015, Digital Security was working on a project that was supposed to increase the offensive cyber capabilities of the Russian Federation for intelligence services, including the FSB. It remains unclear, however, whether Pertsev’s arrest is related to his work for Digital Security. Kharon did not clarify whether Pertsev is connected with Russian special services.

Recall that the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FDIO) detained Pertsev on suspicion of “involvement in concealing” criminal financial flows and “facilitating money laundering” by mixing cryptocurrency transactions through Tornado Cash. A Dutch court has decided to keep Pertsev in pre-trial detention for at least three months.

In early August, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Tornado Cash mixers. The regulator estimated that the service had helped launder more than $7 billion in assets since its launch in 2019.

Shortly after the announcement of the sanctions, Circle, the issuer of one of the most capitalized Stablecoins, USD Coin (USDC), froze 75,000 USDC of Tornado cryptomixer users and 149 USDC that the project received in donations.

Previously, we reported that the USDT issuer refuses to block addresses associated with Tornado Cash without requests from authorities.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Here’s Why BTC Jumped by 5% Today

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Bitcoin has recently experienced an uptick in demand near the crucial support region of the 100-day moving average, leading to a notable rebound.

This price action underscores a bullish sentiment in the market with the potential for a continued rally toward a new all-time high.

Technical Analysis

By Shayan

The Daily Chart

A detailed analysis of Bitcoin’s daily chart reveals that following a resurgence of demand near the critical $53K support area, the cryptocurrency initiated an impulsive bullish rally, surpassing several key resistance levels and introducing a bullish sentiment into the market.

These zones include the 200-day moving average at $60.5K, the 100-day moving average at $64.4K, and the static resistance at $61K. After breaking above the 100-day MA, the price recently exhibited a corrective retracement, completing a pullback to the broken level and validating the breakout.

Currently, Bitcoin has faced heightened buying pressure near the 100-day MA and experienced a bullish rebound toward the $67K threshold. If conditions remain stable, there is potential for the bullish trend toward the significant resistance region of $70K in the mid-term to continue.

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Source: TradingView

The 4-Hour Chart

On the 4-hour chart, after receiving sufficient support near the lower boundary of the multi-month wedge at $54K, the price initiated an impulsive bullish rally, reaching the wedge’s upper trendline at $68K.

This price action clearly indicates that buyers are eager to push above the $70K resistance and set a new ATH for Bitcoin in the mid-term. During the recent rally, the price has formed an ascending short-term trendline, serving as the main support for BTC in the short term.

However, Bitcoin faced increased selling pressure near the wedge’s upper boundary, leading to a notable rejection toward the upslope trendline and the $64K support region.

Yet, the cryptocurrency was supported by the trendline and the $64K threshold, initiating a new surge toward the wedge’s upper boundary. Currently, the price is confined by the dynamic support of the ascending trendline and the dynamic resistance of the wedge’s upper boundary, roughly forming a triangle pattern.

A break above the wedge’s upper trendline will pave the way for a renewed bullish surge toward the $70K threshold. Conversely, a break below the ascending trendline could lead to a retracement toward the $64K mark.

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Source: TradingView

On-chain Analysis

By Shayan

While Bitcoin’s price has experienced a notable bullish reversal, a closer examination is essential to determine if this trend will persist.

The Taker Buy/Sell Ratio, a crucial metric for evaluating futures market sentiment, provides valuable insights into the market dynamics. Values above 1 indicate aggressive buying by bulls, while values below 1 suggest bearish selling pressure.

The chart highlights the Taker Buy/Sell Ratio, which has experienced an impulsive surge above the “1” threshold concurrently with Bitcoin’s bullish revival. This surge signifies strong buying interest in the perpetual market, indicating a notable bullish sentiment and significant buying activity. If the upward trend in the Taker Buy/Sell Ratio continues, it confirms a potential mid-term bullish trend, with the price likely rallying toward the $70K mark.

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source: CryptoQuant
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MEET48 “2024 GIPR2” Voting Event Final Results on August 3rd, Ranking Top on DappBay and DappRadar

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[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, July 26th, 2024]

Recently, the “2024 GIPR2” voting event Dapp of MEET48, a metaverse virtual community based on an AI and WEB3.0 diversified UGC entertainment content ecosystem, has rapidly risen in the rankings on DappBay and DappRadar, attracting widespread attention.

The MEET48 “2024 GIPR2” voting event (https://gipr.meet48.xyz/#/gipr) is divided into the Idol Group, Sprout Group, and Virtual Idol Group. Users can log into the MEET48 official website and app, complete tasks and watch contestant videos to earn points, mint NFTs, and use points to buy voting tickets to vote for idols. The final voting rankings will determine the metaverse and overseas offline performance resources that participants will receive. Users who participate in voting interactions will also be whitelisted for future airdrop eligibility.

As of 12PM on July 26, 2024, the MEET48 event Dapp has become the number one social category Dapp on DappBay and ranked fifth in the social category on DappRadar.

According to DappRadar data, MEET48’s event Dapp recorded 25.25 million on-chain transactions in the past 30 days, with 669.98K active user addresses (UAW). In DappBay’s statistics, MEET48’s event Dapp also performed excellently, with 25.62 million on-chain transactions and 647K users in the past 30 days.

Currently, the MEET48 “2024 GIPR2” voting event Dapp has over 3 million registered users, and the total accumulated votes in the event have exceeded 10 million. These users, who joined through the airdrop, will eventually be integrated into MEET48’s intelligent social metaverse community through the MEET48 content ecosystem matrix products.

With the final results of the “2024 GIPR2” voting airdrop event set to be announced on August 3rd, MEET48’s popularity is expected to continue rising. For those who have not yet participated, there is still an opportunity to complete tasks and earn points to join the airdrop event:

https://gipr.meet48.xyz/#/gipr.

About MEET48

MEET48 currently boasts a technical and R&D team of 500 people, covering regional operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, and Dubai. This makes it one of the largest Web3 application project teams globally. MEET48 aims to achieve the mass adoption of Web3 technology by focusing on an AI UGC content ecosystem centered on AIGC (Animation, IDOL, GAME, and Comics) Gen Z trend entertainment content and a graphical, intelligent metaverse social base.

For more information users can visit MEET48’s: Official Website | Twitter (X) | Telegram | Discord

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Ripple Price Analysis: Is XRP Ready to Finally Explode Above $0.60?

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Ripple’s price is finally gaining some bullish momentum following months of downtrend and consolidation.

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The USDT Paired Chart

Analyzing the XRP/USDT pair, it is evident that the price has demonstrated a rapid recovery from the $0.43 support level. It broke above both the $0.5 level and the 200-day moving average, located around the $0.55 mark.

The price is currently on the verge of breaking above the $0.59 resistance zone and if it succeeds, a rally higher toward the key $0.72 resistance level would be probable in the coming weeks.

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Source: TradingView

The BTC Paired Chart

The BTC paired chart also displays a similar behavior. The market has rebounded and broken above the 800 SAT level. Yet, the price has yet to break through the 200-day moving average, located around the 900 SAT mark.

Typically, a rise above the 200-day moving average indicates the beginning of a new uptrend. Therefore, if a breakout occurs, XRP will likely significantly appreciate against BTC in the short term.

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