According to PANews, former professional skier Ryan James Wedding and 15 others have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly operating a drug trafficking organization that transported cocaine from Colombia through Mexico to the United States and Canada. The group is accused of committing multiple murders and using cryptocurrency to evade law enforcement. The indictment states that defendant Bonilla used Tether cryptocurrency to pay Wedding and Clark for two kilograms of cocaine. They sent a QR code to the drug dealers to receive payment in USDT. During the investigation, authorities seized over $3.2 million worth of cryptocurrency, more than a ton of cocaine, three firearms, dozens of rounds of ammunition, and $255,400 in cash. Authorities report that Wedding is currently on the run. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and extradition. Wedding, 47, represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics and has recently been residing in Mexico.

According to Odaily, analyst Bob Loukas stated on the X platform that gold mining stocks have surged by 70% this year and have finally started to outperform the rise in gold prices, similar to the trend seen after a bull market confirmation. However, their prices remain below the highs of 2020. While gold's performance remains volatile, there is still significant room for growth.

Analyst Bob Loukas wrote on the X platform that gold mining stocks have risen 70% this year and are finally starting to outperform gold, just as they do after a bull market is confirmed. However, their prices are still below their 2020 highs. Gold performance is still very volatile, but there is still a lot of room for growth.

A crypto analyst opined that XRP’s price "is likely to fluctuate between $0.50 and $0.80" for the rest of 2024 with strong emphasis on regulatory developments. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-sec-lawsuit-xrp-price-volatility-bitget-research-ryan-lee?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Blockchain infrastructure startup Hyve has been working in stealth mode for over a year before revealing its new data availability protocol, HyveDA.  According to a press release, the business claims HyveDA can achieve a throughput of 1 gigabyte per second, a speed that is 100 times faster than current data availability solutions on the market. […] source: https://coinscreed.com/hyve-launches-da-protocol-with-latency.html

U.S. securities regulators have "accelerated approval" for 11 exchange-traded funds to list and trade options tied to the spot price of bitcoin on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a regulatory filing. [Reuters]

Tapioca DAO suffered a major security breach, with attackers stealing about $4.4 million in cryptocurrency and the price of TAP tokens plummeting by more than 95%. The attackers obtained the relevant private keys through social engineering attacks, resulting in a large amount of funds being transferred. Despite this, the project team worked with security agency SEAL911 to successfully transfer 1,000 ETH (about $2.7 million) to a safe location to avoid greater losses. At present, the hacker still holds some of the stolen assets, and the team is continuing to work hard to recover the rest of the funds. The Tapioca Foundation stated on X: "All current Tapioca DAO platform users are advised to revoke their approval of our contract until the recent compromise is resolved. If any issues with revoking approval arise, please contact website support." In addition, chain detective ZachXBT mentioned that the "contagious interview" scam is a common and growing problem in the cryptocurrency field. (TheBlock)

Aptos officially posted on the X platform that "On the 2nd anniversary of the project's launch, we celebrate this commemorative node with the community. In just two years, the following are our achievements together: - 27.7 million historical active addresses; - $1.7 billion in historical transaction volume; - Up to 326 million transactions completed in a single day; - 250 #builtdifferent innovative projects in the ecosystem.

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi are unloading billions of dollars in bad debt that they’ve given up on recovering. New earnings data shows the four largest banks in the country collectively recorded $6.9 billion in net charge-offs in Q3 of this year, primarily driven by credit card delinquencies and soured consumer […] source: https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/18/jpmorgan-wells-fargo-citi-bank-of-america-see-losses-over-6900000000-from-soured-loans-as-credit-card-rates-jump-to-record-high/

A crypto whale is looking at a massive multi-million dollar gain on a Solana (SOL)-based memecoin after just five days. According to on-chain data tracker Lookonchain, a deep-pocketed investor turned $727 worth of Goatseus Maximus (GOAT) into $2.44 million. “This guy sold all 15.15 million GOAT [October 15th], turned five SOL ($727) into 15,883 SOL […] source: https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/18/crypto-trader-nets-over-335000-profits-on-new-solana-based-memecoin-in-just-five-days-lookonchain/

Sony is actively moving into Web3 by acquiring centralized exchanges, launching the Soneium blockchain mainnet, and developing stablecoins, aiming to build a comprehensive ecosystem and accelerate digital transformation.

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recovered $4 billion in fraudulent payments in fiscal 2024, a significant increase from the previous year's $652.7 million, thanks to its use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. As online payment fraud is expected to exceed $362 billion by 2028, the Treasury and other agencies are intensifying their AI efforts to combat fraud and protect taxpayer money.