regulations
$282M Hack Update: $63M Laundered via Tornado Cash
CertiK Pulse flags $63M moving to Tornado Cash as the perpetrator of the Jan 10 whale hack begins active laundering.
Security
Cryptocurrencies
Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threat Sparks $680M Crypto Liquidation; Bitcoin Breaches $93K
Bitcoin tumbles below $92,000 as President Trump demands Greenland purchase under threat of 25% tariffs on NATO allies, triggering a $680M leverage flush.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Miners Face 230 GW Queue as AI Power War Escalates in Texas
ERCOT's interconnection queue explodes to 230 GW as AI data centers crowd out Bitcoin miners, forcing a re-evaluation of grid assets.
Cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Declares 2026 ‘Year of No Compromise’; Unveils Kohaku Wallet to Kill Centralized RPCs
Vitalik Buterin unveils the Kohaku wallet and Helios integration to eliminate reliance on centralized RPCs, framing 2026 as the year Ethereum reclaims its trustless roots.
Cryptocurrencies
GameStop Shifts 100 BTC to Coinbase Prime; On-Chain Sleuths Flag $9.5M Move
GameStop moved $9.5 million in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, sparking discussions on treasury management as the retailer's crypto holdings exceed $500 million.
Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum Staking Hits $118B Record; BitMine ‘Whale’ Play Skews Decentralization Metrics
BitMine Immersion stakes another $514M, pushing ETH staked supply to 30% and raising centralization fears despite the $118B milestone.
Cryptocurrencies
Immunefi: 80% of Hacked Crypto Projects Never Recover; Truebit Crash Signals New ‘Zombie Protocol’ Era
Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador reveals that 80% of hacked projects become 'zombie protocols' as operational paralysis, not just lost funds, destroys trust.
Cryptocurrencies
Monero Hits $797 ATH Amid Fallout of Record $282M Whale Heist
Monero prints a new all-time high of $797 as hackers launder $282M from a single victim, exposing the liquidity limits of privacy coins and the…
regulations
Lummis, Wyden File ‘Code Is Not Crime’ Bill to Shield Non-Controlling Devs
The bipartisan proposal aims to codify that writing open-source software does not make you a money transmitter, directly challenging the DOJ's post-Tornado Cash legal theories.
Cryptocurrencies
CZ-Backed ‘Genius Trading’ Hits $2B Volume Amid Airdrop Frenzy
Driven by a confirmed investment from CZ's YZi Labs, the new terminal processed $2B in days as traders farm the 'Genius Points' program.