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NFT Paris Canceled: Organizers Cite ‘Market Collapse’ Amid Violent Kidnapping Spree

NFT Paris 2026 is canceled officially due to market conditions, but a wave of 20+ kidnappings and a government tax data leak reveal a severe…

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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DOJ Subpoenas Fed Chair Powell; Institutional Independence Crisis Deepens

DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to Jerome Powell over building renovations; Powell calls it a 'pretext' for political pressure on rates.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

NFT Paris 2026 Cancelled: ‘Market Collapse’ Cited, but Violent ‘Wrench Attacks’ Loom Large

Organizers blame a 95% volume crash for cancelling Europe's largest NFT event, but a backdrop of 18 violent home invasions in France suggests a darker…

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

BTQ Launches ‘Quantum Canary’ Testnet; 6M BTC at Risk in Post-Quantum Shift

BTQ Technologies deploys the first NIST-standardized quantum-safe Bitcoin fork, targeting the $560B vulnerability in exposed public keys.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Tether Freezes $182M on Tron; South Korea Ends 9-Year Corporate Ban

Tether blocks $182M in USDT linked to Tron wallets while South Korea allows corporations to hold crypto assets for the first time in nine years.

January 12, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Illicit Crypto Flows Hit Record $158B as Russia’s ‘Shadow Ruble’ Scales

Illicit crypto volume surged nearly 145% to $158 billion in 2025, driven by a $72 billion Russian stablecoin network and professionalized money laundering rings.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Iran’s Kill Switch Fails: Protesters Bypass Blackout With Dorsey’s ‘Bitchat’ Mesh

Iranian protesters are bypassing a state-imposed internet blackout using Bitchat, a Bluetooth mesh protocol that enables offline communication and Bitcoin settlements.

January 12, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Monero Pierces $500 as Zcash Collapses on Dev Exodus

XMR hits a 5-year high of $508 while Zcash sheds 20% following a mass resignation of its core development team.

January 11, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Vitalik Pivots Ethereum to ‘Distributed Building’ as Glamsterdam Fork Targets 200M Gas

Vitalik Buterin targets 'builder oligopolies' with distributed block building as the network prepares for a 200M gas limit in the 2026 Glamsterdam fork.

January 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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French Tax Database Sold to Criminals: Transparency Laws Create Honeypot for Home Invasions

A French tax agent sold crypto investor addresses to criminals for €800, fueling a surge in physical 'wrench attacks' and exposing the dangers of centralized…

January 11, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments