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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda: Interest Rates Will Be Raised if Economic Outlook Meets Expectations Bank of Japan Governor Ueda stated that if economic and price trends align with their forecasts, the Bank of Japan expects to continue its pace of interest rate hikes. Bitcoin Mining Company MARA Transfers 288 BTC to Windemute On-chain data shows that Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) transferred 288 BTC to market maker Windemute 9 hours ago, equivalent to approximately $26.3 million at the time. Polymarket Suspected Insider Trading in Venezuelan Maduro Incident, May Involve WLFI Co-founder Addresses According to on-chain analysis by Andrey_10gwei, a suspected insider placed a bet of approximately $32,000 on Polymarket several hours before the Maduro incident, subsequently winning $400,000. On-chain data shows that the account was funded by two wallets that only interacted with Coinbase. The fund flow of one address traced back to addresses with ENS names “STVLU.sol” and “StCharles.sol”, which deposited 252.91 SOL to Coinbase, a timing highly consistent with the insider account's receipt of funds. Furthermore, another associated wallet had $11 million in transactions with an address named “StevenCharles.sol”, suspected to be the address of Steven Charles Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Finance. Notably, the Polymarket account withdrew approximately $440,000 in bonuses to Coinbase 18 hours prior, and then within the next 14 hours, $170,000 worth of Fartcoin was transferred from Coinbase to the aforementioned wallet “STVLU.sol”, sparking speculation that insider profits were used to purchase Fartcoin. While the on-chain evidence doesn't directly prove a crime, the high degree of overlap in multiple ENS names, fund flows, and timing raises questions about potential insider trading. "1st Day Deposit Whale" Adds to Long Positions, Profits Exceed $3.4 Million According to Onchain Lens, the on-chain address "1st Day Deposit Whale" recently added long positions, totaling $32.62 million, with current unrealized profits exceeding $3.4 million. It currently holds 17 positions, including: $BTC, $STBL, $IP, $HYPE, $XPL, $MON, $PUMP, $TRUMP, $GRIFFAIN, $VVV, $HMSTR, $FARTCOIN, $HEMI, $MAVIA, $LIT, $STABLE, and $AIXBT. Spot Gold Returns Above $4400, Silver Breaks $76/oz Spot gold has returned above the $4400 mark, with intraday gains expanding to 1.6%. Spot silver broke through $76/oz, rising 4.47% on the day. Analysts: The depreciation of the yen gives Metaplanet a larger competitive advantage compared to its US counterparts.