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Monero is an open-source, privacy-oriented cryptocurrency that was launched in 2014. Its blockchain is intentionally configured to be opaque, making transaction details such as the identity of senders and recipients and the amount of each transaction anonymous by disguising the addresses used by participants.
Tether Freezes $72 Million USDT Amid Suspected Large-Scale Money Laundering Operation
According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, on June 11, the TRON chain address TA6YHq...zCoQ received 120.2 million USDT and subsequently initiated multiple rapid transfers: over $12 million was sent to KuCoin’s deposit address; approximately $8 million was transferred to several instant-exchange platforms; and more than $8 million was bridged to the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks via the Near Intents cross-chain bridge. Additionally, this address placed a large number of Monero (XMR) buy orders, causing XMR’s price to spike briefly from $330 to $420. Minutes ago, Tether blacklisted and froze 72 million USDT in the address TBzrPE...Ak9W, which is directly linked to TA6YHq.
Whale Loracle's long positions suffer total loss of $6.65 million, with ZEC long position losing over $3.2 million
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as ZEC and HYPE continue to decline, whale Loracle's 10x leveraged long position in ZEC has suffered losses exceeding $3.2 million, and the 2x leveraged long position in HYPE has lost $1.567 million. The whale also holds long positions in NEAR, TON, ASTER, and XMR, with total losses amounting to $6.65 million.
Approximately $29.3 million in suspected hacker funds flowed into XMR, driving its price up nearly 15% at one point.
On-chain monitoring shows that a batch of funds suspected to be linked to hackers or phishing activities has recently been continuously purchasing Monero (XMR), with total purchases amounting to approximately $23 million, significantly impacting the market price.
PeckShield: RetoSwap was hacked via a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of 7,000 XMR.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), RetoSwap—a peer-to-peer, decentralized exchange for Monero (XMR)—was exploited by hackers leveraging a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of users’ funds totaling 7,000 XMR (approximately $2.7 million). Following the incident, the RetoSwap team responded swiftly, blacklisting the attacker’s onion address at 02:33 UTC and pausing all platform trading by enforcing an upgrade to client version 2.0.0. The attack has now been contained.
Chainalysis Tracks THORChain Attack Source: Proficient Money Laundering Skills, Cross-Chain Fund Transfer Weeks Before Attack
Odaily Chainalysis posted on X platform, stating that prior to the THORChain theft, wallets suspected to be linked to the attacker had been transferring funds through Monero, Hyperliquid, and THORChain for several consecutive weeks. As early as late April, the attacker-associated wallets deposited funds into Hyperliquid positions via Hyperliquid and the Monero privacy bridge. These funds were subsequently converted to USDC and transferred to Arbitrum, then bridged to Ethereum. Some of the ETH was then moved to THORChain to stake as RUNE for a newly joined node, which is believed to be the source of the attack.Subsequently, the attacker bridged a portion of the RUNE back to Ethereum and split it into four chains. One chain went directly to the attacker, passing through intermediate wallets before transferring 8 ETH to the wallet that would ultimately receive the stolen funds, just 43 minutes before the attack. The funds from the other three chains flowed in reverse. Between May 14 and 15, these wallets bridged the ETH back to Arbitrum again, deposited it into Hyperliquid, and transferred it into Monero via the same privacy bridge, with the final transaction occurring less than 5 hours before the attack commenced. As of Friday afternoon, the stolen funds remain untouched, but the attacker has demonstrated sophisticated cross-chain money laundering capabilities. The Hyperliquid to Monero path may be the next move.
A whale has gone long on altcoins including NEAR, STRK, XMR, TON, with total position value exceeding $16 million<odaiy-translate-split><p>Odaily Planet Daily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale has taken long positions on several popular al
据 Lookonchain 监测，某巨鲸做多多个热门山寨币，包括 NEAR、STRK、XMR、TON、AZTEC、PUMP。当前持仓包括：308 万枚 NEAR（483 万美元）、7555 万枚 STRK（430 万美元）、9561 枚 XMR（380 万美元）、128 万枚 TON（333 万美元）、1486 万枚 AZTEC（35.7 万美元）、7199 万枚 PUMP（14.7 万美元）。
THORChain: ZEC Listing Delayed Due to Recent Zcash Vulnerability Disclosure
According to the THORChain blog, ZEC is in the queue for launch on THORChain. However, due to a recent vulnerability disclosed in Zcash—whose existing patch impacts integrators’ normal operations—THORChain must first complete a minor code modification to its Bifrost module before proceeding. The development team stated that the change is minimal but must be completed prior to ZEC’s launch. Monero (XMR) is currently expected to launch by the end of this month, with ZEC scheduled to follow.
Approximately $29.3 million in suspected hacker funds flowed into XMR, driving its price up nearly 15% at one point.
On-chain monitoring shows that a batch of funds suspected to be linked to hackers or phishing activities has recently been continuously purchasing Monero (XMR), with total purchases amounting to approximately $23 million, significantly impacting the market price.
PeckShield: RetoSwap was hacked via a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of 7,000 XMR.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), RetoSwap—a peer-to-peer, decentralized exchange for Monero (XMR)—was exploited by hackers leveraging a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of users’ funds totaling 7,000 XMR (approximately $2.7 million). Following the incident, the RetoSwap team responded swiftly, blacklisting the attacker’s onion address at 02:33 UTC and pausing all platform trading by enforcing an upgrade to client version 2.0.0. The attack has now been contained.
Chainalysis Tracks THORChain Attack Source: Proficient Money Laundering Skills, Cross-Chain Fund Transfer Weeks Before Attack
Odaily Chainalysis posted on X platform, stating that prior to the THORChain theft, wallets suspected to be linked to the attacker had been transferring funds through Monero, Hyperliquid, and THORChain for several consecutive weeks. As early as late April, the attacker-associated wallets deposited funds into Hyperliquid positions via Hyperliquid and the Monero privacy bridge. These funds were subsequently converted to USDC and transferred to Arbitrum, then bridged to Ethereum. Some of the ETH was then moved to THORChain to stake as RUNE for a newly joined node, which is believed to be the source of the attack.Subsequently, the attacker bridged a portion of the RUNE back to Ethereum and split it into four chains. One chain went directly to the attacker, passing through intermediate wallets before transferring 8 ETH to the wallet that would ultimately receive the stolen funds, just 43 minutes before the attack. The funds from the other three chains flowed in reverse. Between May 14 and 15, these wallets bridged the ETH back to Arbitrum again, deposited it into Hyperliquid, and transferred it into Monero via the same privacy bridge, with the final transaction occurring less than 5 hours before the attack commenced. As of Friday afternoon, the stolen funds remain untouched, but the attacker has demonstrated sophisticated cross-chain money laundering capabilities. The Hyperliquid to Monero path may be the next move.
Monero GUI 0.18.5.0 "Fluorine Fermi" Released, Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities and Upgrades P2Pool Component
privacy project Monero has released the graphical wallet software GUI version 0.18.5.0 "Fluorine Fermi". This update is a recommended upgrade version, primarily including numerous bug fixes and feature optimizations. Key highlights of this release include:Migration of the P2Pool installation path to LocalAppData on Windows systemsFix for an edge case in URI parsingProhibition of creating offline transactions in scenarios involving long payment IDsEscaping untrusted text during QR code scanning to enhance securityUpgrade of P2Pool to v4.15Numerous detail bug fixes and stability improvementsMonero officials stated that this version has been open-sourced on GitHub. Users can download and upgrade through official channels to obtain the latest security fixes and stability improvements.
THORChain: ZEC Listing Delayed Due to Recent Zcash Vulnerability Disclosure
According to the THORChain blog, ZEC is in the queue for launch on THORChain. However, due to a recent vulnerability disclosed in Zcash—whose existing patch impacts integrators’ normal operations—THORChain must first complete a minor code modification to its Bifrost module before proceeding. The development team stated that the change is minimal but must be completed prior to ZEC’s launch. Monero (XMR) is currently expected to launch by the end of this month, with ZEC scheduled to follow.
PeckShield: RetoSwap was hacked via a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of 7,000 XMR.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), RetoSwap—a peer-to-peer, decentralized exchange for Monero (XMR)—was exploited by hackers leveraging a vulnerability in the Haveno trading protocol, resulting in the theft of users’ funds totaling 7,000 XMR (approximately $2.7 million). Following the incident, the RetoSwap team responded swiftly, blacklisting the attacker’s onion address at 02:33 UTC and pausing all platform trading by enforcing an upgrade to client version 2.0.0. The attack has now been contained.
Monero GUI 0.18.5.0 "Fluorine Fermi" Released, Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities and Upgrades P2Pool Component
privacy project Monero has released the graphical wallet software GUI version 0.18.5.0 "Fluorine Fermi". This update is a recommended upgrade version, primarily including numerous bug fixes and feature optimizations. Key highlights of this release include:Migration of the P2Pool installation path to LocalAppData on Windows systemsFix for an edge case in URI parsingProhibition of creating offline transactions in scenarios involving long payment IDsEscaping untrusted text during QR code scanning to enhance securityUpgrade of P2Pool to v4.15Numerous detail bug fixes and stability improvementsMonero officials stated that this version has been open-sourced on GitHub. Users can download and upgrade through official channels to obtain the latest security fixes and stability improvements.
HTX Launches “Spring Travel Season” Trading Contest—Trade Designated Hot Tokens to Share a $50,000 Prize Pool
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched the “Spring Travel Season” trading competition. From now until May 9 at 18:00 (UTC+8), users who register and participate in spot trading of BTC, ETH, SOL, XMR, or LTC—or USDT-denominated perpetual contracts of DOGE, PEPE, XAG, TRUMP, or XMR—and complete designated tasks will accumulate “Miles.” Prizes totaling $50,000 will be distributed among participants based on their Mile rankings. Additionally, users who fulfill both the spot holding requirements and complete daily contract trading check-ins for the entire duration will qualify for a lottery draw, sharing an extra $1,500 prize pool.
Foundry, a leading Bitcoin mining pool, has officially launched its Zcash mining pool, already accounting for nearly one-third of newly minted ZEC.
According to Fortune, Foundry, a leading Bitcoin mining pool, officially launched a new mining pool for the privacy coin Zcash on April 13. Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry, stated that this move aims to address growing institutional demand for privacy coins. The pool has already attracted several institutional miners, and its output now accounts for nearly one-third of all newly minted Zcash globally. Zcash implements transaction privacy via zero-knowledge proof technology while supporting selective disclosure to meet regulatory compliance requirements—making it more appealing to institutions than its competitor Monero. Fueled by this news, Zcash’s price has surged over 75% in the past 30 days, with its current market capitalization standing at approximately $6.3 billion. Foundry currently controls about 31% of the global Bitcoin hash rate, making it the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool operator.
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Loracle ZEC 10x Long Position Floating Profit Reaches $4.5 Million
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the ZEC price rises again, Loracle's ZEC 10x long position currently has a floating profit of approximately $4.5 million. The address has increased its NEAR 10x long position to 4.23 million NEAR, while still holding long positions in HYPE, WLD, TON, ASTER, XMR, and TSLA, with total floating profits of $3.48 million.
Tether Freezes $72 Million USDT Amid Suspected Large-Scale Money Laundering Operation
According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, on June 11, the TRON chain address TA6YHq...zCoQ received 120.2 million USDT and subsequently initiated multiple rapid transfers: over $12 million was sent to KuCoin’s deposit address; approximately $8 million was transferred to several instant-exchange platforms; and more than $8 million was bridged to the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks via the Near Intents cross-chain bridge. Additionally, this address placed a large number of Monero (XMR) buy orders, causing XMR’s price to spike briefly from $330 to $420. Minutes ago, Tether blacklisted and froze 72 million USDT in the address TBzrPE...Ak9W, which is directly linked to TA6YHq.
THORChain: ZEC Listing Delayed Due to Recent Zcash Vulnerability Disclosure
According to the THORChain blog, ZEC is in the queue for launch on THORChain. However, due to a recent vulnerability disclosed in Zcash—whose existing patch impacts integrators’ normal operations—THORChain must first complete a minor code modification to its Bifrost module before proceeding. The development team stated that the change is minimal but must be completed prior to ZEC’s launch. Monero (XMR) is currently expected to launch by the end of this month, with ZEC scheduled to follow.
Whale Loracle's long positions suffer total loss of $6.65 million, with ZEC long position losing over $3.2 million
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as ZEC and HYPE continue to decline, whale Loracle's 10x leveraged long position in ZEC has suffered losses exceeding $3.2 million, and the 2x leveraged long position in HYPE has lost $1.567 million. The whale also holds long positions in NEAR, TON, ASTER, and XMR, with total losses amounting to $6.65 million.
Loss exceeds $46 million, Loracle fully closes HYPE short position
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Loracle (@loraclexyz) has fully closed its HYPE short position, with losses exceeding $46 million. Currently, it holds a 10x long on ZEC, a 5x long on TON, a 5x long on ASTER, a 5x long on XMR, and a 5x short on TSLA.
Approximately $29.3 million in suspected hacker funds flowed into XMR, driving its price up nearly 15% at one point.
On-chain monitoring shows that a batch of funds suspected to be linked to hackers or phishing activities has recently been continuously purchasing Monero (XMR), with total purchases amounting to approximately $23 million, significantly impacting the market price.