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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of Bitcoin mining company VBit, accusing him of embezzling $48.5 million, with some of the funds used for gambling and buying gifts for family members. According to the complaint filed by the SEC on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 37-year-old Vo and VBit Technologies Corp. raised over $95.6 million from approximately 6,400 investors. The SEC alleges that Vo lied to investors about how his Bitcoin mining business operated and how the funds were used. The SEC stated that the number of custodial agreements VBit sold to investors far exceeded the number of mining machines it actually operated. Vo transferred $5 million to family members and his ex-wife, who are also named as defendants. In November 2021, Vo filed for divorce and left the United States with the remaining embezzled funds. VBit was acquired by Advanced Mining Group in 2022.

BlockBeats News, December 18th, According to official sources, Aster announced that the fourth phase of the airdrop event will end at 7:59 on December 22, 2025 (UTC+8). The eligibility check open time will be on January 14, 2026, and the claim window will open on January 28, 2026. The allocation for the fourth phase airdrop (1.5% of the total token supply) will have a 3-month vesting period. If claimed immediately on January 28th, 50% can be obtained, and the remaining 50% will be confiscated and burned; if claimed after 3 months (late April), the full 100% allocation can be received.

According to Odaily, Onchain Lens monitoring shows that a newly created wallet (0x1138...31C9) received 30,075 ETH, worth 88.31 millions USD, from FalconX. This wallet most likely belongs to Bitmine.