Cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Declares L2 Roadmap ‘Obsolete’; ARB & OP Slide
Vitalik Buterin says the 'rollup-centric' vision is dead as L1 scaling accelerates, sending Arbitrum and Optimism tokens tumbling.
Web3
Cryptocurrencies
UBS Confirms ‘Fast Follower’ Crypto Pivot as Bitcoin Bleeds
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti confirms a 'fast follower' strategy to offer crypto trading to wealthy clients, defying the worst market downturn since 2024.
Cryptocurrencies
Tether Slashes $20B Funding Goal After Investors Reject $500B Valuation
Investors balked at a $500 billion valuation for the stablecoin giant, forcing a retreat from a planned $20 billion raise down to ~$5 billion.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin ETF Assets Pierce $100B Floor; Institutional Capital Rotates to ETH, XRP
Bitcoin ETFs suffer $272M daily outflow as assets dip below $100B for the first time in 10 months, while capital strangely rotates into Ethereum and…
Cryptocurrencies
Burry Flags ‘Death Spiral’: Bitcoin Contagion Hits Gold & Silver
Michael Burry warns of a $1B liquidation cascade as Bitcoin's drop below $73k forces treasuries to dump tokenized gold and silver.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Surrenders Post-Election Gains; $73K Support Shattered
Bitcoin flushes to $72,863 as mechanical liquidations and macro fears erase 15 months of gains.
regulations
Coinbase Compliance Nightmare: DOJ Docs Confirm Epstein Stake; Nevada Sues Over Betting
DOJ files reveal Fred Ehrsam was open to meeting Jeffrey Epstein regarding a $3M investment, while Nevada regulators sue to block Coinbase's prediction markets.
Security
Bitcoin Miners Capitulate: $12.5B in AI Deals Signals Permanent Hashrate Exodus
Cipher Mining and Hut 8 abandon pure-play mining strategies for $12.5B in AI contracts as Bitcoin struggles at $78k.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Breaches $74K as Warsh Nomination Triggers $2.5B Liquidation Cascade
A $2.5 billion leverage flush sends Bitcoin to levels unseen since November 2024 as markets price in a hawkish Fed under Kevin Warsh.
Cryptocurrencies
Buterin Scraps ‘Rollup-Centric’ Roadmap; L2s on Notice
Vitalik Buterin declares the original Layer-2 scaling roadmap obsolete, citing persistent centralization and improved L1 capacity.