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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

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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.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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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.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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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.

January 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments