SPAR Supermarket: Integrating Bitcoin Lightning Network into Swiss App

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Aztec Network has launched a token auction pre-sale phase, with over 10000 addresses participating and raising 6271 ETH (approximately $17.78 million). The auction adopts a continuous settlement auction (CCA) method, and the fully diluted valuation corresponding to the reserve price is $300 million, far lower than the valuation of $1.2 billion when a16z led the B round in 2022. The auction will end on February 6th and the token will be unlocked 100% after TGE, but it cannot be transferred or traded in the initial stage and can participate in staking. (Ashes)

[Germany and Switzerland Jointly Shut Down Cryptomixer Platform Operating for Nearly 9 Years] Germany and Switzerland jointly enforced the shutdown of the money laundering platform Cryptomixer, which had been operating for nearly 9 years and had laundered $1.4 billion worth of Bitcoin since 2016. The enforcement action in Zurich seized 3 servers, 12TB of data, and over $27 million in crypto assets, and the platform's domain name was also confiscated. Authorities stated that Cryptomixer was a key money laundering hub for ransomware groups, dark web markets, and fraud organizations.

A sharp sell-off following the CME bitcoin futures open, compounded by hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan, dragged the CoinDesk 20 down nearly 6% on Monday.