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Bitmine buys 28k ETH, completes 97% of treasury accumulation goal
While Bitmine’s completed 97% of its goal to acquire 5% of Ether’s supply, Tom Lee’s team faces a $5.1 billion unrealized loss on its main treasury asset.
Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?
Bitcoin believers see it as an almost certain long-term investment, but retirement demands a different approach. How much crypto exposure is too much for your retirement account?
Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says
Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation.
Strategy skips Bitcoin buy to repurchase $176M of STRC preferred shares
Strategy repurchased $176 million worth of its STRC preferred stock and doubled the size of its digital securities repurchase program to $2 billion, while pausing on new Bitcoin buys.
Mexico quadruple homicide tied to alleged Bitcoin robbery attempt
Two suspects face a Wednesday hearing over four killings allegedly linked to a crypto wallet believed to hold millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin’s complexity paradox: How layer-2 scalers became AI's main target
A string of incidents involving Coldcard, Lightning and Liquid highlights how AI is changing the economics of finding bugs in bitcoin infrastructure.
Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments
Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach.
Cronos executes controversial blockchain rollback to recover crypto worth $111 million
Validators rolled back nearly two hours of blockchain history to recover user assets. But the attackers still managed to get away with $9.19 million before Cronos halted the network.
Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot
Humo Digital will test HUMO payments with more than 20 merchants under a sandbox jointly overseen by NAPP and Uzbekistan’s central bank.
Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says
South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs during mass redemptions.
New Bitcoin whales spark sell-side risk as unrealized gains hit $9B
Unrealized gains by whale speculators hit their highest levels on record last week, per data going back to 2016.
Cronos confirms $9.2M slipped away before Tectonic exploit rollback
Cronos’s post-mortem put the Tectonic exploit’s affected borrowing at $120.4 million, with 7.6% transferred off-network before validators intervened.
Bit2Me sets up specialized unit to help law enforcement track down crypto assets
The unit formalizes past operations, building on 1.5 million euros in seized crypto the exchange processed in 2025 for agencies including Interpol and Europol.
Bitcoin’s golden cross is here
A golden cross has triggered on bitcoin's daily price chart, indicating a potential long-term bullish trend ahead.
Liquid Network gets back 3,400 bitcoin from whitehat hackers; talks underway for the rest
Supposed whitehat hackers behind Sunday’s Liquid Network breach have returned 3,400 of the 4,000 BTC they took, but nearly $47 million in bitcoin is still outstanding.
Bitcoin slips under $79,000, Zcash leads losses as Fed hike odds hold near 60%
Every major token fell on Tuesday, though most keep weekly gains, with traders pricing a 60% chance of a Fed hike next week.
Liquid ‘white hats’ return $270M in Bitcoin as network prepares restart
The actors returned 85% of the Bitcoin withdrawn from Liquid’s federation wallet following the security incident.
Metaplanet CEO breaks silence but shareholders say the hard questions remain unanswered
Simon Gerovich said Metaplanet had not adequately explained the structure, and denied involvement in MMXX Ventures’ trading decisions.
OpenAI Chief Scientist Warns AI Labs May Need to Slow Down
Jakub Pachocki is calling for mandatory safety standards as OpenAI finds it harder to monitor advanced AI models’ reasoning.
Will the Crypto Trenches Show Up for Hunter Biden's Meme Coin?
Biden's LAPTOP meme coin drops this week. Most crypto traders out there so far don't seem too enthused.
Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million
Nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding after Blockstream told the actors in an on-chain message that Liquid’s bridge nodes had been patched.
Joe Biden’s son to launch memecoin, will send to TRUMP holders: WSJ
Hunter Biden will reportedly distribute 200 million of the LAPTOP token to his substack subscribers, members of a mailing list and investors in President Donald Trump’s memecoin.
Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350 Billion Amid Ongoing Conflict, Report Finds
The Iran conflict has increased demand for digital assets to preserve and transfer wealth, while Gulf crypto businesses have kept operating through disruption, the Bitcoin Policy Institute says.
Polish prosecutors charge suspect in Zondacrypto probe, seek pretrial detention
Polish prosecutors charged Romana Ż. with organized crime and misappropriation offenses involving $2.1 million in Zondacrypto user funds.