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Capital One Acquires Brex for $5.15B; Absorb’s Fintech’s Stablecoin Payment Rails

Capital One's $5.15 billion acquisition of Brex signals a major TradFi consolidation of crypto-adjacent payment rails and a steep valuation reset for fintech unicorns.

January 23, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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South Korean Prosecutors Lose $48M in Seized Bitcoin to Phishing Scam

A routine inspection turned fatal when Gwangju officials accessed a fake website, draining 70 billion won from a simple USB drive.

January 23, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Ethereum’s “Record” Traffic Is a Mirage: Address Poisoning Epidemic Explained

Citi analysts warn that Ethereum's record 2.88M daily transactions are driven by 'address poisoning' scams, not genuine adoption.

January 22, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Citi: Ethereum’s Record Transaction Surge is ‘Fake’ — Scams Drive Activity

Citi analysts report that Ethereum's new all-time high in daily transactions is 80% driven by 'address poisoning' scams rather than organic adoption.

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Trove Markets ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Torches $11M; Token Crashes 98% Amid Casino Allegations

Trove Markets abandons Hyperliquid for Solana in a surprise move that wiped out 98% of its token value, as ZachXBT links project funds to casino…

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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QumulusAI Secures $500M Onchain Credit Facility; DePIN Sector Heats Up

The GPU cloud provider bypasses Wall Street with a $500M facility backed by tokenized hardware, sparking a rally in DePIN assets.

January 22, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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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

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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

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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

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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