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On August 24, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Arthur Hayes repurchased 1.9 million ETHFI at a unit price of $0.62, totaling approximately $1.17 million, four hours ago. Four months ago, Arthur Hayes sold 265,461 ETHFI at a loss for $0.44 each, amounting to approximately $118,000.

On August 24, The New York Times reported on August 23 that the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto is in serious crisis, with its founder Sylwester Suszek missing since 2022 and currently untraceable. The lawyer Przemyslaw Kral, who succeeded him as CEO, also disappeared in April this year and has not been seen publicly for four months. Zondacrypto, originally BitBay, was established in Poland in 2014 and later relocated its registration to Estonia, claiming to have around 1.3 million customers and assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In April this year, the Zondacrypto website suddenly shut down, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers unable to withdraw or trade, and the price of its issued ZND token has plummeted by over 99.9%. On June 29, the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit revoked the operating license of its parent company. Before his disappearance, Kral informed customers that Zondacrypto held approximately 4,500 BTC, valued at over $330 million, but these assets require time to unlock as only the missing former CEO Suszek possesses the relevant private keys. Industry insiders have questioned this claim, noting that the wallet Kral referred to has been inactive for nearly a decade. Suszek went missing in 2022 at a gas station in southern Poland, after sending voice messages and texts to his sister claiming he had been kidnapped and demanding a BTC ransom. The Polish prosecutor subsequently charged his business partner Marian Wszolek with involvement in organized crime, VAT fraud, money laundering, and illegal deprivation of Suszek's personal freedom; Wszolek has also since disappeared. Suszek remains unfound. Reports indicate that Zondacrypto has sponsored several football clubs in Poland, Italy, and Estonia, as well as the Polish Olympic Committee in recent years, but auditors have previously raised doubts about the authenticity of its assets. Customers have been reporting withdrawal delays since December last year, and in April this year, the platform ultimately froze all withdrawals. The Katowice prosecutor's office in Poland has launched an investigation into the establishment and operations of Zondacrypto. Polish politicians and media are also investigating whether the exchange collapsed due to risks in the cryptocurrency market or if it was involved in criminal activities such as money laundering from the start.

On August 24, the New York Times reported on August 23 that the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto is in serious crisis. Its founder, Sylwester Suszek, has been missing since 2022, and the lawyer who succeeded him as CEO, Przemyslaw Kral, also disappeared in April this year, having not made a public appearance for four consecutive months. Zondacrypto, formerly known as BitBay, was established in Poland in 2014 and later relocated its registration to Estonia, claiming to have around 1.3 million customers and assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In April this year, the Zondacrypto website suddenly shut down, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers unable to withdraw or trade, and the price of its issued ZND token has plummeted by over 99.9%. On June 29, the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit revoked the operating license of its parent company. Before his disappearance, Kral informed customers that Zondacrypto held approximately 4,500 BTC, valued at over $330 million, but these assets needed time to unlock as only the missing former CEO Suszek possessed the relevant private keys. Industry insiders have questioned this claim, stating that the wallet Kral referred to has not been active for nearly a decade. Suszek went missing in 2022 at a gas station in southern Poland, having previously sent voice messages and texts to his sister claiming he was kidnapped and demanding a ransom in BTC. The Polish prosecutor's office subsequently charged his business partner, Marian Wszolek, with involvement in organized crime, VAT fraud, money laundering, and illegally depriving Suszek of his freedom; Wszolek also subsequently disappeared. Suszek has yet to be found. Reports indicate that Zondacrypto has sponsored several football clubs in Poland, Italy, and Estonia, as well as the Polish Olympic Committee in recent years, but auditors had previously raised questions about the authenticity of its assets. Customers began reporting withdrawal delays since December last year, and in April this year, the platform ultimately froze all withdrawals. The Katowice prosecutor's office in Poland has launched an investigation into the establishment and operation of Zondacrypto. Polish politicians and media are also investigating whether the exchange collapsed due to risks in the cryptocurrency market or if it was involved in money laundering and other criminal activities from the outset.