Cryptocurrencies
Ether.fi CEO: Neobanks, Not ETFs, Will Drive Ethereum’s 2026
Mike Silagadze bets on consumer-facing 'crypto neobanks' to outpace ETFs as the primary driver of Ethereum adoption in 2026.
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Cryptocurrencies
Wrench Attacks Hit Record Highs: 70+ Incidents Logged in 2025
Physical assaults on crypto holders surged to record levels in 2025, with data showing a direct correlation between market capitalization and violent crime.
Cryptocurrencies
Wintermute Offloads $107M Bitcoin on Binance in NYE Liquidity Vacuum
Wintermute moved a net 1,213 BTC to Binance on December 31, pressuring prices in a thin holiday market before reversing flows days later.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitfarms Completes LatAm Exit with $30M Sale; Stock Surges 11% on AI Pivot
Bitfarms sells its final Paraguay site for $30M to fund a transition to U.S.-based AI infrastructure, sending BITF shares up 11%.
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Torres Moves to Ban Prediction Market Insider Trading After Prescient $400K Maduro Bet
Rep. Ritchie Torres targets prediction market 'insiders' with new legislation after a suspicious Polymarket account netted 1,200% on Maduro's capture hours before the news broke.
Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Venezuela Raid Spooks Macro; Bitcoin Holds $91K as ETFs Absorb $646M
Institutional inflows topped $646M ahead of the weekend raid, as Bitcoin decouples from macro affordability fears.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released; ‘First Step Act’ Cuts Sentence by 75%
Ilya Lichtenstein serves only 14 months of his 5-year sentence, leveraging Trump's First Step Act credits in a move that questions the deterrents for crypto…
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Coinbase Ventures’ 2026 Thesis: The ‘Perpification’ of Assets and AI Agents
Coinbase Ventures pivots its 2026 roadmap toward RWA perpetuals, unsecured credit, and AI agents to drive the next cycle of institutional adoption.
Cryptocurrencies
On-Chain Data Eclipsed Technical Analysis in 2025 Bitcoin Market
Retrospective analysis confirms on-chain metrics like MVRV and ETF flows outperformed traditional technical analysis for predicting Bitcoin's 2025 price action.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Volatility Sinks Below Nvidia as Institutional Rails Absorb $570B in Swings
Bitcoin's daily volatility compressed to a record low of 2.24% in 2025, flipping Nvidia as institutional liquidity absorbed $570B in market cap swings.