According to Huoxun Finance, Binance Wallet tweeted that the Genius Foundation (GENIUS) airdrop, originally scheduled for 19:00, will be delayed, and the specific collection time will be announced separately.

Huoxun Finance reports that Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea on Monday that Circle will not freeze USDC wallets unrelated to legal proceedings. His statement responds to ongoing online criticism regarding whether the company should freeze USDC funds in connection with hacking and vulnerability incidents—a controversy that gained more attention earlier this month following the attack on the decentralized finance protocol Drift, involving approximately $280 million and believed to be linked to a six-month-long attack employing sophisticated social engineering, potentially involving North Korean-related hacking groups. On-chain analysts, including prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT, publicly criticized Circle for failing to freeze approximately $230 million in USDC funds, which were allegedly transferred from the Solana blockchain to the Ethereum blockchain via Circle's cross-chain transfer protocol.

Huoxun Finance reports that Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire recently responded to online criticism at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, clarifying that Circle will not freeze USDC wallets unrelated to legal proceedings. This controversy was exacerbated by the attack on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Drift earlier this month: Drift suffered a $280 million attack, believed to be a six-month-long attack using sophisticated social engineering and potentially linked to North Korean hacking groups. Several on-chain analysts, including prominent on-chain investigator ZachXBT, publicly criticized Circle for failing to freeze approximately $230 million in USDC funds—funds allegedly transferred from the Solana blockchain to the Ethereum blockchain via Circle's cross-chain transfer protocol.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that the company will not freeze wallet assets unrelated to legal proceedings in response to recent controversy surrounding the Drift attack. Previously, the DeFi protocol Drift suffered an attack of approximately $280 million, with some funds allegedly transferred as approximately $230 million USDC via cross-chain methods, sparking debate about whether these assets should be frozen. Allaire pointed out that such operations involve a "moral dilemma," but in the absence of legal basis, Circle will not proactively freeze the funds. This incident drew criticism from industry insiders, including on-chain analyst ZachXBT, who argued that the platform should adopt more proactive fund control measures. (The Block)

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