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[Thai Police Seize Over 2.2 Billion Yuan in Assets from Transnational Fraud Syndicate and Arrest 29 People] Thai police seized assets worth over 10 billion baht (approximately 2.2 billion yuan) from four transnational fraud syndicates during a raid, including luxury cars, yachts, bank accounts, and land. The operation was launched following a joint investigation by Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office and related agencies. Arrest warrants were issued for 42 suspects, with 29 individuals already apprehended, accused of organized crime, fraud, and money laundering. Additionally, police confiscated around 100 items belonging to "Prince Group" founder Chen Zhi. In October of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice sanctioned Chen Zhi and his 146 associates, along with over 100 companies, on charges of telecom fraud and conspiracy to launder money, designating the "Prince Group" as a transnational criminal organization. They also seized approximately $15 billion worth of Bitcoin.

[A Whale Address Transfers Altcoins to Binance, Accumulating Losses Exceeding $4 Million] On December 5, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a whale address transferred multiple assets to Binance after holding them for over a year, accumulating losses exceeding $4 million. Specifically, the transfers included: - 3,430,000 ONDO (valued at $1.69 million, with a loss of $1.03 million), - 621,914 WLD (valued at $387,000, with a loss of $1.11 million), - 967,558 FET (valued at $243,000, with a loss of $1.07 million), - 623,055 ARKM (valued at $146,000, with a loss of $1 million).

[Spot gold fell in the Asian morning session, impacted by strong employment data and reduced risk aversion] On December 5, spot gold declined during the Asian morning trading session. The ANZ research team stated that the latest U.S. employment data has limited impact on expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, as initial jobless claims dropped to the lowest level in over three years. Meanwhile, easing geopolitical tensions led to a reduction in safe-haven buying.

[The People's Bank of China Conducts 1,398 Billion Yuan 7-Day Reverse Repo Operation] The People's Bank of China conducted a 1,398 billion yuan 7-day reverse repo operation today, with a bidding amount of 1,398 billion yuan, a successful bid amount of 1,398 billion yuan, and an operating interest rate of 1.40%, unchanged from the previous rate.

Bitmine purchased 41946 ETH worth approximately $131 million (Lookonchain) 5 hours ago.