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Topics Covered:

• 👿 U.S. Treasury Department Hacked
• 🟢 Tether Adds Bitcoin to its Reserves
• 🚨 Russia Uses Bitcoin for International Trade
• 🟢 Argentine Authorities Freeze $3.5 Million in USDT

• Date of Breach: December 8, 2024.
• Perpetrators: Chinese state-sponsored hackers.
• Method: Exploited BeyondTrust security keys, accessing employee workstations and unclassified documents.
  Analysis in This Episode:
• U.S. response to the attack.
• Denials by China.
• Broader geopolitical implications.
• Impact on Bitcoin price and market sentiment.
• Exploring Bitcoin’s nature in a trustless, decentralized world.

• Transaction Details: $700 million worth of Bitcoin added on December 30, per Arkham on-chain data.
• Significance: Reflects Tether's growing reliance on Bitcoin for corporate reserves.
• Net Profit: Tether.io is closing the year with over $10 billion in net profits.
  Read more: Fortune article.

• Why Bitcoin? To bypass Western sanctions and SWIFT removal.
• Key Updates:

• Case: Tied to Rainbowex, an alleged pyramid scheme.
• Key Findings:
• Supporters in Investigation: Lemon, Chainalysis, and other firms.
  Read more: Bitcoin.com article.

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