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Crypto Crime Hits $154B as State Actors Weaponize Stablecoins
Illicit crypto volume surged 162% to $154 billion in 2025, driven by Russia's $93B A7A5 stablecoin and a record $1.5B hack of Bybit.
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Solana Mobile Sets Jan 21 for SKR Launch; Saga Owners Excluded from Airdrop
Seeker users secure 20% of the supply while Saga owners are cut loose, as Solana pivots to a 'Guardian' governance model involving Jito and Anza.
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Morgan Stanley Files for Solana ETF; Visa and J.P. Morgan Activate Solana Settlement Rails
J.P. Morgan issues $50M in commercial paper on Solana and Morgan Stanley files for an ETF, signaling the network's transition to institutional settlement infrastructure.
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Prince Group’s Chen Zhi Extradited to China; US Controls $15B in Seized Bitcoin
Cambodia hands over the billionaire scam architect to Beijing, while the US DOJ sits on a record-breaking 127,000 BTC seizure from his network.
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Rumble Deploys First Tether WDK Wallet; RUM Jumps 4%
Rumble shares rose 4% as the video platform became the first to integrate Tether's WDK, enabling non-custodial Bitcoin and USDT tipping.
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Zcash Devs Rage Quit: ECC Team Resigns En Masse Over ‘Malicious Governance’
ZEC slides 7% as the entire Electric Coin Company team resigns, accusing the Bootstrap board of 'malicious' obstruction.
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Wyoming’s Sovereign Stablecoin FRNT Opens for Public Trading
Wyoming's FRNT stablecoin is finally tradable on Kraken and Rain, featuring a 102% statutory reserve backing managed by Franklin Templeton.
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Trust Wallet Expedites Reimbursements for Binance Users Following $7M Extension Breach
Trust Wallet leverages Binance infrastructure to fast-track claims for victims of the v2.68 Chrome extension hack as TWT holds steady at $0.93.
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Ledger Users Exposed in Global-e Breach; Physical Security Fears Resurface
Global-e data breach exposes Ledger customer postal addresses and phone numbers, reigniting fears of targeted physical attacks one year after co-founder's kidnapping.
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Bitcoin Surrenders $92K as Arbitrum Vault Exploit Rattles DeFi Confidence
Bitcoin slides 2% to $91,631 as a security incident involving an Arbitrum USDC vault and capital rotation into soaring tech stocks dampen crypto market sentiment.