Garrett's ZEC short position resulted in a floating loss of $19.03 million, while BTC long position resulted in a floating gain of $5.38 million

The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released a report linking $12.7 billion in suspicious financial activities to cryptocurrency investment scams in Southeast Asia. About 1300 institutions submitted 33904 suspicious activity reports, with currency service companies involved in $5.5 billion, banks involved in $6.4 billion, and securities institutions involved in $784.5 million. Scammers mainly use Ethereum, USDT, and USDC, with funds often exchanged for USDT and transferred through DeFi protocols or exchanges outside the United States. The report shows that about 25% of cases involve elderly people, and the FBI estimates that in 2024, the US population aged 60 and above will lose $4.8 billion due to fraud. The relevant fraud zones are located in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, and US authorities have seized $25 million in related funds this year.

According to on chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, MARSCOIN has launched Binance spot trading, with a cumulative profit of 2.31 million US dollars from the first address on the profit list. The average cost of buying MARSCOIN at this address is 0.00133 US dollars, and the current price is about 0.1805 US dollars. After the announcement of Binance's spot launch, MARSCOIN rose by 80% in the short term, and the address began to sell in small batches. Currently, it still holds 10.44 million pieces worth approximately 1.92 million US dollars.

Morgan Stanley expects that despite hawkish signals from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh at the Jackson Hole annual meeting, the Fed will maintain interest rates unchanged. The current inflation data provides a basis for the Federal Reserve to maintain patience. Morgan Stanley expects the US core CPI to rise by 0.23% month on month in August, and the core PCE to rise by 0.20% month on month. The correction of PCE data may cause the year-on-year growth rate of core PCE to decrease from 3.3% to approximately 3.1%. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh's hawkish rhetoric aims to preserve policy flexibility.

Binance has announced the addition of MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) to multiple services, including spot trading, officially launching on 2026-09-04 at 21:00 (UTC+8). Important Notes: - MARSCOIN is labeled as a Seed Tag project, characterized by high volatility and high risk. Users must complete a risk assessment before trading. - MARSCOIN will be delisted from Binance Alpha, and assets will be automatically migrated to spot accounts within 24 hours. Users are advised to perform manual operations in advance. - Due to regional compliance restrictions, users from certain countries or regions, including Canada, the United States, and the Netherlands, are unable to participate in trading this token.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that discussing, advocating, or publicly recommending holding Bitcoin in the United States does not require a license, as Bitcoin is considered a commodity rather than a security, but fraud and manipulation remain illegal. Michael Saylor emphasized that Bitcoin advocates for freedom of speech, and regulatory focus should be on combating fraud and market manipulation, rather than restricting public discussions about Bitcoin.