Cryptocurrencies
Crypto.com CEO Pivots to Agents With Record $70M ‘AI.com’ Buy
Kris Marszalek drops $70 million on ai.com to launch an autonomous agent network during Super Bowl LX, shattering domain market records.
Security
Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum Whales Lose $62M to Address Poisoning as ‘Fusaka’ Upgrade Cuts Spam Costs
Scam Sniffer reports $62M lost to address poisoning in two months, with analysts blaming the 'Fusaka' upgrade for making wallet spam economically viable.
Cryptocurrencies
Block to Cut 10% of Staff in ‘Performance Based’ Stealth Layoffs
Jack Dorsey's fintech giant uses performance reviews to execute a 10% staff cut, pivoting resources to Bitcoin mining unit 'Proto' and AI project 'Goose'.
Cryptocurrencies
Bithumb Pledges 110% Payout After $44B ‘Phantom Bitcoin’ Glitch
South Korea's second-largest exchange attempts to buy back trust with a 110% refund policy after a data entry error flooded its books with $44 billion…
Cryptocurrencies
Bithumb’s $44B “Fat Finger”: 2,000 BTC Error Triggers 17% Flash Crash
Bithumb mistakenly credited $44B in Bitcoin to users instead of $1.40 rewards, causing a 17% local flash crash before recovering 99.7% of the funds.
Cryptocurrencies
Bullish CEO: ‘Massive Consolidation’ Imminent as Bitcoin Bleeds 45%
Former NYSE President Tom Farley warns the 45% market drawdown will force a wave of M&A, crushing projects that are 'features, not businesses.'
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Difficulty Collapses 11% in Deepest Reset Since 2021
Network difficulty slid 11.16% to 125.86 T as 'Winter Storm Fern' and sub-$70k BTC prices forced a mass miner capitulation.
regulations
CFTC ‘Glitch’ Fix Opens Derivatives Market to Bank-Issued Stablecoins
A quiet Friday update from the CFTC aligns derivatives rules with the GENIUS Act, allowing national trust banks to serve as collateral issuers.
Cryptocurrencies
Bithumb’s ‘Fat Finger’ Nightmare: $40B Glitch Triggers FSS Probe
A data entry error credited users with 2,000 BTC instead of 2,000 won, sparking a 17% flash crash and an immediate investigation by South Korean…
Cryptocurrencies
Tether Freezes €460M for Turkey in Illegal Betting Crackdown
Tether confirms it executed the freeze of $550M in USDT linked to Turkish betting baron Veysel Şahin, signaling a new era of aggressive state-level compliance.