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Satoshi-Era ‘Tariff Whale’ Faces Liquidation Cliff on $100M Trade

The mystery trader who banked $200M shorting Trump's October tariff news is now flashing distress signals amid the Greenland trade dispute.

January 22, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

A7A5 Stablecoin Processed $100B in Sanctions Evasion Before Volume Halved

The ruble-pegged token funneled $100B through Kyrgyzstan before US and EU sanctions slashed daily volume by 66%.

January 22, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Jefferies Abandons Bitcoin for Gold; Cites ‘Existential’ Quantum Threat

Jefferies' Christopher Wood dumps his 10% Bitcoin allocation for Gold, citing quantum computing risks as the crypto asset slides 6.5% YTD.

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

regulations

Senate Deal Implodes: Grassley & Durbin Axe Developer Protections

Senate Judiciary leaders Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin have blocked the inclusion of key developer protections in the market structure bill, citing money laundering concerns…

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Saga Protocol Halts SagaEVM After $7M Stablecoin Exploit; SAGA Slides 14%

The layer-1 protocol froze its EVM chainlet after an attacker minted unbacked stablecoins and drained $7 million in liquidity.

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

BitGo Prices IPO at $18, Crushing Range in $2B Institutional Signal

BitGo prices its IPO at $18/share, beating the $15-$17 target and valuing the custody firm at over $2B ahead of its NYSE debut.

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Iran’s Central Bank Hoards $507M USDT to Build ‘Shadow’ Dollar Standard

Elliptic analysis reveals Tehran’s pivot to "synthetic dollars" for open market operations, bypassing US banking rails.

January 21, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Snap Store Compromised: ‘Domain Resurrection’ Attack Pushes Malware to Linux Crypto Wallets

Attackers are buying expired developer domains to hijack trusted Linux Snap Store accounts and push auto-updates containing wallet-draining malware.

January 21, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum Fights ‘Midlife Crisis’ With $167M DeFi Injection and Structural Overhaul

The Ethereum Foundation pivots from passive selling to active DeFi participation with a $167M deployment, countering a 'midlife crisis' narrative and SEC headwinds.

January 21, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Security

Strategy Crosses 700k BTC; ‘Circular’ Yield Loop Sparks Credit Risk Fears

Strategy Inc. holds $64B in Bitcoin but faces solvency questions over its reliance on new debt to pay 11% yields to investors like BlackRock.

January 20, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments