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XRP Reclaims $2 Level as ETF Assets Cross $1 Billion Milestone

XRP breaks $2 resistance on Saturday as spot ETF inflows top $1 billion, signaling institutional confidence despite lagging on-chain metrics.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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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.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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BitMine Stakes $259M Ether; Validator Queue Jams as Institutions Hunt Yield

BitMine deposits 82,560 ETH into the Beacon Chain, jamming the validator queue to 17 days as Bitcoin reclaims $90,000.

January 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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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.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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XRP ETFs Hit $1B AUM, But The ‘Vanity Metric’ Hides A $1.88 Price Ceiling

XRP ETFs crossed $1 billion in assets, but with price stuck at $1.88 (-49% from ATH), the data exposes a critical gap between AUM headlines…

January 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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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.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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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.

January 3, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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PEPE Ignites 2026: Memecoin Surges 38% as ‘Whale God’ Wynn Calls $69B Target

PEPE leads a sector-wide breakout with $1.8B in volume as legendary trader James Wynn targets a $69B valuation for the memecoin.

January 3, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Binance Drops FLOW/BTC Pair, Tags Token ‘High Risk’ Amid $3.9M Exploit Fallout

Binance cuts the FLOW/BTC pair and tags the token for 'monitoring' days after Flow blamed an unnamed exchange for facilitating a $3.9M hacker cash-out.

January 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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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.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments