Fold partners with Steak ’n Shake for new Bitcoin Burger rewards program

PANews reported on November 4th that Aerodrome Finance announced the listing of CHECK, a strategy token issued by Anichess (from Animoca Brands). This token will serve its "Checkmate" ecosystem. The listing will be conducted via the "Aero Ignition" model, where users holding veAERO voting rights will be able to receive CHECK tokens in advance through a pilot release two days later. Last year, Web3 game project Anichess completed a $1.8 million funding round, led by Sfermion and Amber Group .

PANews reported on November 4th that, according to Decrypt, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York stated in a sentencing memo that Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill recruited criminal users on the dark web, describing "mixing" as "Bitcoin money laundering." The two have pleaded guilty to "operating an unauthorized money transfer business involving criminal funds," and prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence of five years in prison under 18 USC §371. Authorities claim the service laundered at least $237 million between 2015 and 2024, with the two receiving approximately 246.3 BTC (worth approximately $269 million today) in fees. Rodriguez will be sentenced on November 6th, and Hill the following day.

PANews reported on November 4th that, according to Ember, StakeWise recovered 5,041 osETH, worth approximately $19.3 million, from the Balancer hackers through contract calls , reducing the stolen assets from approximately $117 million to approximately $98 million. The hackers are currently exchanging a large amount of LST (liquidity staking tokens) for ETH, and have already converted more than half of the stolen assets back to ETH.