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Vitalik Buterin: Web2 Fragility Risks 5x Greater Than Regulatory Shocks

Buterin warns that Web2 dependencies like Cloudflare pose a 5.7x greater volatility risk to Ethereum than the SEC, urging a pivot back to technical resilience.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Tether Fragmentizes Gold With ‘Scudo’ Unit to Rival Fiat Payments

Tether launches 'Scudo', a fractional unit representing 0.001 oz of gold, to make XAUT practical for daily payments as gold prices hit record highs.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Bank of America Greenlights 15,000 Advisers to Push 4% Crypto Allocation

Merrill Lynch and BofA advisers can now actively pitch up to 4% Bitcoin exposure, effective immediately.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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DeFi’s Equity Moment: Uniswap & Aave Toggle the Value Switch; BTC Stalls at $94K

Uniswap proposes a 100% fee burn and Aave moves to share revenue, signaling a structural shift in DeFi value accrual while Bitcoin consolidates under $94,000.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Rial Collapse Forces 10 Million Iranians Into Bitcoin Lifeboat

With the Rial trading at 1.45 million to the dollar and inflation topping 40%, 10 million Iranians have turned to crypto as the state cracks…

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ethereum Exit Queue Hits Zero; Bitmine Floods Staking Contract with $2.4B

Ethereum's validator exit queue clears completely as Bitmine deposits 768,000 ETH and Grayscale issues the first US ETF staking dividend.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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PumpSwap Hits $1.28B Volume Record as Solana Memecoin Frenzy Returns

Pump.fun's native DEX processes $1.28B in 24 hours, but low fee generation ($2.98M) exposes the retail-driven, high-churn nature of the rally.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ledger Users Exposed in Global-e Breach; ‘Wrench Attack’ Fears Resurface

A hack at payment processor Global-e exposes Ledger customer names and addresses, reviving physical security concerns one year after a co-founder's violent kidnapping.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Bitcoin Core Pulls v30 Binaries After ‘Fund Deletion’ Bug Discovered

A critical cleanup flaw in Bitcoin Core v30.0 and v30.1 can wipe legacy wallet files on pruned nodes, forcing developers to pull the release.

January 6, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Morgan Stanley Files for Spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs; SOL Staking Included

Morgan Stanley files S-1s for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, with the latter offering staking rewards, as spot Bitcoin ETFs see nearly $700M in daily inflows.

January 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments