EP 16
Turkish Authorities Arrest Hex Founder Richard Heart
In this episode
Crypto markets experienced a mild pullback across major assets over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin dipping 0.62% to $81,176 and BNB easing 1.04% to $714.41. BNB Chain's DeFi ecosystem showed counter-trend strength, posting a 2.21% 24-hour gain to reach $5.45B in TVL, propelled by a 47.99% surge in PancakeSwap AMM V3 liquidity. Regulatory and legal headlines dominated general crypto news, led by Turkish authorities confirming the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart alongside the seizure of $7.15M in cash.
- BNB Chain (BSC) TVL increased by 2.21% over the past 24 hours to reach $5.45B.
- PancakeSwap AMM V3 registered a 47.99% single-day TVL surge to $424.12M.
- BNB slipped 1.04% over the last 24 hours to trade at $714.41 with $54.04M in quote volume.
- Bitcoin fell 0.62% to $81,176, while the Fear & Greed Index cooled from 63 to 55.
- CZ highlighted mainstream recognition of BNB by reacting with eyes and clapping emojis to a post showing BNB featured alongside BTC and ETH on Vietnam national television.
- Turkish authorities confirmed the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart, seizing $7.15M in cash, six cold wallets, seven firearms, and 1,400 rounds of ammunition across 15 addresses.
- Nine corporations including CoreWeave, Broadcom, and Verizon objected to tokenized trading of their shares on OKXICE.
- Crypto PAC affiliate Defend American Jobs poured roughly $7M more into campaign ads against Senator Sherrod Brown, bringing its total to over $46M.