Key Takeaways Crypto markets experienced over $864 million in liquidations within 24 hours, affecting more than 241,000 traders. Bitcoin and Ethereum were heavily impacted, with $229 million and $153 million in liquidations, respectively. Share this article Crypto markets experienced sharp volatility in the last 24 hours, with liquidations exceeding $864 million, according to CoinGlass. The…
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has challenged Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s vision for blockchain protocol development. Summary Yakovenko says Solana must keep iterating and warns stagnation kills protocols. Vitalik argues Ethereum should function long-term without mandatory upgrades. The debate contrasts perpetual innovation with resilience through ossification. Yakovenko argues that Solana must continue iterating indefinitely, warning that…
Cyvers found that pig butchering schemes were the most organized and persistent threat, while access control attacks caused the most security incidents. Recent findings from blockchain security experts have revealed that fraudulent activity in the crypto space is maturing into an industrial scale. This means that bad actors, hackers, and fraudsters are increasingly executing…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure House Democrats have accused the SEC of abandoning many high-profile investigations, including its legal battle with Ripple, which has brought attention back to the agency’s handling of crypto enforcement. The claims, which were outlined in a January 15 letter to SEC Chair…
The expanded prohibition on stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act makes the US dollar less competitive than the Digital Yuan, Scaramucci said. The prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins in the CLARITY Act puts the US dollar at a competitive disadvantage to China’s Digital Yuan, a yield-bearing central bank digital currency, according to Anthony Scaramucci, founder of…
Key Takeaways A victim lost more than $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin in a hardware wallet social engineering attack. The stolen funds were laundered via Monero, which reached a new all time high near $800 during the week, a few days after the incident. Share this article A victim lost more than $282 million…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.42 billion in net inflows during the trading week of January 12-16, 2026. Summary Bitcoin spot ETFs attracted $1.42B in weekly inflows, reversing prior losses. BlackRock’s IBIT captured 73% of Bitcoin ETF inflows during the week. Ethereum ETFs added $479M, led by ETHA with nearly half of flows. BlackRock’s IBIT…
Crypto card payments jumped from $100M to $1.5B in 2025, surpassing P2P stablecoin transfers as the main on-chain activity driver. Crypto-linked card payments have surpassed peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers as the leading driver of on-chain stablecoin activity. A new study by blockchain analytics firm Artemis revealed that these transactions have quietly grown into an…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure 2026 got off to a disastrous start for one crypto user, who fell victim to one of the largest social engineering attacks in digital asset history, losing over $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin. How Crypto User Fell Victim To $282M Theft …
Overregulation of the crypto industry would negatively impact markets and gut decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Michaël van de Poppe. The failure of the CLARITY crypto market structure bill to advance in the United States Congress is positive for crypto markets and the industry, according to market analyst Michaël van de Poppe. Van De Poppe…
