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Polymarket ‘Maduro’ Insider Bet Nets 1,200%; Congress Moves to Ban Federal Trading

A $32k bet on Maduro's capture yielded a $400k profit hours before the raid, prompting Rep. Ritchie Torres to propose a ban on federal employee…

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Venezuela’s $60B Bitcoin ‘Shadow Reserve’ Emerges Following Maduro Capture

Intelligence reports reveal a 600,000 BTC regime stockpile following Maduro's capture, threatening a supply shock 12x larger than Germany's 2024 sell-off.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Starknet Mainnet Halted: Block Production Freezes in Second Major Outage Since ‘Grinta’

Block production has stopped for over four hours due to a prover mismatch, marking Starknet's second major failure since September 2025.

January 5, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Starknet Mainnet Halts; Sequencer Failure Freezes Network for 2+ Hours

Starknet mainnet suffers another major outage on Jan 5, 2026, halting transactions for over two hours as sequencer struggles persist.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Ledger Users Exposed in Global-e Data Breach; Phishing Risk Spikes

Ledger users face renewed phishing risks after payment partner Global-e suffers a data breach exposing names and contact info.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum ‘Solves’ Trilemma: Buterin Declares PeerDAS & ZK-EVMs Production-Ready

Vitalik Buterin asserts the blockchain trilemma is solved via live PeerDAS and ZK-EVM code, as BlackRock's ETH holdings top $10 billion.

January 5, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Operation Absolute Resolve: Trump Captures Maduro; Bitcoin Defies ‘Risk-Off’ Panic at $91K

Bitcoin holds $91k as U.S. Special Forces capture Maduro in 'Operation Absolute Resolve,' defying typical geopolitical risk-off mechanics.

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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CLARITY Act Heads to Senate Markup Jan 15; State Powers on Chopping Block

Senate Banking Committee sets January 15 markup date for the CLARITY Act, igniting a battle over state preemption and DeFi exemptions as Bitcoin hovers near…

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Torres Files ‘Public Integrity’ Bill After Polymarket Trader Nets 1,200% on Maduro Raid

A suspicious 13x return on Maduro's capture prompts Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce legislation extending STOCK Act bans to prediction markets.

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Polymarket Whales Front-Run Maduro Capture; Torres Drafts ‘Insider’ Ban

Three fresh wallets netted $630,000 on Polymarket hours before Maduro's arrest, prompting Rep. Ritchie Torres to propose a ban on federal officials trading event contracts.

January 4, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments