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US Special Forces Capture Maduro; Bitcoin Holds $89k Level
Bitcoin shrugs off geopolitical chaos as US Delta Force extracts Maduro, ending a years-long manhunt.
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Mysterious EVM Drainer Targets Small Wallets; Connection to ‘Shai-Hulud’ Attack Suspected
A coordinated draining campaign linked to the Trust Wallet 'Shai-Hulud' attacker is siphoning small amounts from hundreds of EVM wallets, bypassing typical security alerts.
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BitMine Locks $259M ETH; Validator Queue Swells to 17-Day Wait
BitMine Immersion Technologies deposits 82,560 ETH into staking contracts, pushing the validator queue to a 17-day wait and signaling a massive institutional bet on yield.
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Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early; Credits Trump’s First Step Act
The architect of the $10B Bitfinex hack walks free after 4 years in total custody, citing the Trump-era First Step Act for his sentence reduction.
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SEC’s Last Crypto Skeptic Exits; Agency Hits Historic 3-0 Republican Split
Caroline Crenshaw departs Jan 3, leaving Chair Paul Atkins with a 3-0 Republican majority and an open lane for aggressive deregulation.
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Tether’s Profit Engine Roars: 8,888 BTC Added to $8.4B Hoard
Tether acquired 8,888 BTC in Q4, cementing its status as the 5th largest holder globally while maintaining its 15% profit-allocation strategy.
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Active EVM Drainer Sweeps $107K in ‘Dust’ Attack; Links to Trust Wallet Exploit Surface
A low-value 'dust' sweeping campaign is actively draining EVM wallets, with on-chain data linking the $107K theft to the recent Trust Wallet supply chain compromise.
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New ‘Micro-Drain’ Attack Hits EVM Chains; $107K Siphoned from Small Wallets
A stealthy new exploit is targeting the 'long tail' of crypto users, draining under $2,000 per wallet to avoid detection.
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Fed’s $40B “Stealth Liquidity” Operation Live; Bitcoin Bulls Front-Run 2026 Reset
New York Fed operationalizes $40B monthly Treasury buy-backs to combat reserve scarcity, signaling a 'QE Light' regime that analysts predict will drive Bitcoin past $145k.
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Institutional Exodus: Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1.3B in Holiday ‘Stress Test’ Failure
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged $1.29 billion in 12 days, with BlackRock's IBIT driving half the sell-off as institutions de-risk ahead of Q1 2026.