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Altcoin ‘Fringe’ Bleeds $40B as Speculative Window Shrinks to 20 Days

Liquidity clusters in Bitcoin as the median altcoin rally duration collapses by 66% year-over-year, leaving the crypto fringe starved for bids.

January 13, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Token Crashes 80% Amid $2.4M ‘Rug Pull’ Allegations

The "Bitcoin Mayor" faces scrutiny after a deployer wallet drained $2.43 million in liquidity minutes after the token's valuation hit $730 million.

January 13, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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AI-Industrialized Fraud: Scammers Netted $14B in 2025

Chainalysis reveals AI-driven tactics pushed 2025 scam revenue to $14 billion as average victim losses tripled.

January 13, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Kraken-Backed SPAC Files $250M Nasdaq IPO; Santander Leads Bookrunning

KRAKacquisition Corp targets a $250M raise on Nasdaq with Santander as sole bookrunner, creating a strategic acquisition vessel alongside Kraken's own IPO push.

January 13, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Polygon Seals $250M Coinme & Sequence Deal; POL Surges 15%

Polygon Labs acquires Coinme and Sequence for $250M, launching its 'Open Money Stack' as POL token jumps 15% despite Coinme's recent regulatory hurdles.

January 13, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Truebit Protocol Drained of $26M in ‘Archeological’ Smart Contract Exploit

A legacy integer overflow bug in Solidity 0.6.10 allowed an attacker to mint free tokens and drain 8,535 ETH, sending TRU to zero.

January 13, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Iran Activates ‘Kill Switch’ as Rial Hits 1.47M/USD; Starlink Jammed

Tehran jams Starlink signals as the Rial loses 95% of its value, severing the last lifeline for digital capital flight.

January 13, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Hoskinson to Crypto Czar David Sacks: Pass the Bill or Resign

Cardano's founder warns the window for the CLARITY Act is closing, citing the 2026 midterms and a 'catastrophic' failure of leadership in the White House.

January 13, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments