Strategy discloses increase of 810 BTC, total holdings reach 849,327 BTC

Odaily Report: Arkham previously posted that the Binance hacker deposited approximately $4 million into 3 Binance deposit addresses, and speculated that these addresses may belong to third-party trading platforms that use Binance's liquidity and custody services.In response, SomaXBT stated that Arkham misidentified the THORCHAIN Asgard Vault addresses as Binance hacker addresses. The Binance deposits were actually paid by THORCHAIN accounts, and it was not the Binance hacker depositing funds into Binance. In addition, SomaXBT also disclosed two related THORCHAIN account addresses.

Odaily reports: London-based high-frequency trading and market maker LO:TECH has completed a $12 million Series A funding round, led by MMC, with participation from Faction, 13 Books Capital, and new investor Atka. The company plans to use the funding to expand into the New York and Singapore markets, and to further build out its trade execution services across traditional finance, digital assets, and prediction markets.LO:TECH was founded by Tim Meggs, Marcus Horsley, and Alex Williams, and focuses on high-frequency trading and liquidity provision, capable of executing tens of thousands of trades per second. The company's business covers proprietary trading, market data distribution, and trading technology services, and it has obtained a Kalshi data distributor license. (TFN)

Odaily — Tokenized securities platform tZERO has announced plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company FG Imperii Acquisition Corp. (FGII), in a deal that values tZERO at $350 million. The transaction is expected to provide the combined company with up to $231 million in SPAC trust account funds, subject to shareholder redemptions and related fees.The combined company plans to list on the NYSE American in early 2027 under the ticker symbol TZRO. The deal is expected to close in early 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, and tZERO's current CEO Alan Konevsky is expected to remain in his role. (CoinDesk)

Odaily reports: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said on the 2nd that if the United States agrees to fulfill Iran's demands, the relevant plan could be launched within as little as two days, security in the Strait of Hormuz would be restored, and the Iran-US negotiation process would then begin. Baghaei said that any indirect contact between Iran and the United States through intermediaries would be based on Iran's proposed "seven-day plan." Iran "compressed the implementation timeline of the plan in good faith," and whether the plan can be realized "depends on the will and decision of the United States." (Xinhua News Agency)

Odaily: Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has confirmed a security incident and temporarily suspended user deposit and withdrawal services, while stating that customer assets were not affected.Previously, blockchain security firm Hypernative detected over $40 million in suspicious transfers across multiple blockchain networks. According to local media outlet BitNotícias, the abnormal fund flows may be related to this security incident. (The Block)

Odaily: Lookonchain posted that BlackRock has experienced continuous ETH outflows over the past month, totaling 580,145 ETH, valued at $1.32 billion.