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PANews February 3 News, according to French media reports, three men in their twenties were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and torturing a 74-year-old man. The incident occurred on the morning of January 25th in Voiron, Isère Province, southeastern France. The kidnappers attempted to extort $3.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from the victim's son but ultimately discovered that his son was not a cryptocurrency billionaire but an ordinary web developer.
Police stated that after the victim was kidnapped, he was subjected to nearly 16 hours of torture, including finger amputation and facial injuries. The kidnappers also took the victim to a back room of a bar to film abuse videos and sent them via encrypted messages to his son to demand ransom. After confirming the target was mistaken, the kidnappers released the victim that evening.
In recent years, France has seen an upward trend in kidnapping and violence related to cryptocurrencies. According to statistics, last year France reported 19 similar cases, including Ledger joint

Abraxas Capital reduced its holdings by 62,511.35 HYPE through its main address, realizing a profit of approximately $2.14 million. The current short position in HYPE is valued at $6.79 million, with floating profits of about $1.64 million, and an average holding price of $42. Since May, this address has been establishing large short positions, and the position size has been significantly reduced.

The United States and India have reached a trade agreement. Trump announced that tariffs on Indian goods will be reduced from 50% to 18% in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and stopping the purchase of Russian oil. The agreement will promote India's economic development, but the specific details have not been fully disclosed yet.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC drops below $74,955, the total long liquidation strength on mainstream CEXs will reach $1.302 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $82,757, the total short liquidation strength on mainstream CEXs will reach $886 million.

Foresight News reports that, according to Alternative.me data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index rose to 17 today (yesterday the index was 14 "Extreme Fear"), indicating that the market is in a state of "Extreme Fear."

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Gate Data, spot gold has retaken the $4800/oz level, rising $130 within the day; spot silver is up 5.11%, trading at $83.3/oz.

PANews February 3 News, according to SolanaFloor, former President Trump stated that he was not aware of the reports that Abu Dhabi invested $500 million in the crypto project World Liberty Financial supported by his family. "I don't know about this. My sons are handling it."

Gate News bot message, an OTC whale continues purchasing digital assets during the market dip. According to Lookonchain, the whale acquired 33,000 ETH worth $76.6 million and 250 CBBTC valued at $18.95 million today. This follows a previous purchase of 30,392 ETH ($70.12 million) and 500 CBBTC ($30.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 07:43, 25,588.86 BNB (worth approximately $19.84 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0xC45F...) to another anonymous address (starting with 0x6fB3...).

Gate News bot message, vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) sold 493 ETH valued at $1.16 million over the past 8 hours. According to Lookonchain, vitalik.eth sold 211.84 ETH for 500,000 USDC approximately 20 minutes prior and transferred the 500,000 USDC to Kanro.

Gate News bot message, Whale address "0xFB7" acquired an additional 13,000 $ETH valued at $30.93M from CEX during a period of market panic selling.
The whale now holds a total of 173,582 $ETH worth $407.62M and 750 $cbBTC valued at $59M.

Gate News bot message, Arthur Hayes(@CryptoHayes) deposited 2.31 million LDO tokens valued at $980,000 to a centralized exchange 40 minutes ago.

ChainCatcher message: According to Arkham data, at 07:05, a total of 350 WBTC (worth approximately $27.49 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0xd674...) to Galaxy Digital.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, CME "Federal Reserve Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged until March is 91.1%, and the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 8.9%. By April, the probability of a total 25 basis point rate cut is 22.5%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 76%, and the probability of a total 50 basis point cut is 1.5%. By June, the probability of a total 25 basis point rate cut is 45.9%.

Trump offended some congressional allies by filing criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, leading key Republican Senator Tillis to threaten to block the Fed's nominations. Trump said he is willing to wait until Tillis retires before pushing forward with the nominations.

Trump stated that he will work with House Speaker Johnson to push for the funding agreement to pass the House, hoping for bipartisan support to prevent a government shutdown and avoid damage to the country.

Elon Musk plans to merge SpaceX with xAI, aiming to integrate their strategic布局 in artificial intelligence and space exploration. The company is expected to reach a valuation of $1.25 trillion. The merger will allocate resources to support goals in artificial intelligence and cosmic exploration, while also applying for permission to launch up to 1 million satellites into Earth's orbit.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James and four local prosecutors sent a letter criticizing the "GENIUS Stablecoin Act" for its shortcomings in consumer protection, particularly for not requiring stablecoin issuers to return stolen funds in theft cases. The letter pointed out that although the bill enhances the legitimacy of stablecoins, it does not strengthen anti-money laundering and other regulatory requirements, and called for increased regulation to protect consumers.

ChainCatcher message: According to Arkham data, at 04:58, 100.2 BTC (worth approximately $7.81 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 168Bveij...) to Cumberland DRW.