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Binance confirms employee targeted as three arrested in France break-in

French police arrested three suspects after a break-in targeting a Binance France executive, RTL reported. Binance has confirmed a home invasion involving an employee.

Are quantum-proof Bitcoin wallets insurance or a fear tax?

Post-quantum Bitcoin wallets are already on sale, leaving investors to decide whether they’re buying insurance or paying up fear tax.

Crypto CEO gets 20 years for $200M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

A federal judge sentenced PGI founder Ramil Palafox to 20 years in prison for running a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that raised over $200 million from customers between 2019 and 2021.

22 Bitcoin worth $1.5M vanish from Seoul police custody

The loss was uncovered during an audit launched after a separate 320 Bitcoin custody failure, raising fresh concerns over digital asset management by authorities.

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias agree merger to build European crypto hub

Boerse Stuttgart will merge its crypto arm with Tradias, creating a regulated European crypto unit providing services in trading, custody, staking and tokenized assets.

Aave Labs seeks $50M grant to redirect product revenue to DAO

Some community members questioned the size of the $50 million package and warned that the proposed AAVE token grant could concentrate voting power.

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $410M as Standard Chartered slashes BTC target

US spot Bitcoin ETFs are on track for a fourth consecutive week of losses as Standard Chartered cut its 2026 Bitcoin target to $100,000.

ETHZilla offers token tied to jet engine leases amid tokenization pivot

Crypto treasury firm ETHZilla recently sold some of its crypto to begin a tokenization push by buying two jet plane engines leased to a US airline carrier.

Crypto use in human trafficking networks surged in 2025: Chainalysis

Chainalysis says that despite the rising use of crypto in trafficking networks, the transparency of blockchain may give visibility into the operations, aiding law enforcement.

Israel arrests two over Polymarket trades on military operations

Israeli authorities said a military reservist and a civilian were arrested after allegedly using classified information to place bets related to military strikes on Iran.

Bitcoin open interest hits lows not seen since 2024: Is TradFi abandoning BTC?

Bitcoin open interest falls to $34 billion as investor demand dries up and traders’ concerns shift to worrying US macroeconomic data. Is TradFi exiting BTC?

Bitcoin loses $2.3B in biggest crash since 2021 as capitulation intensifies: Analyst

Bitcoin has seen record realized losses in one of the cryptocurrency’s largest-ever capitulation events as short-term holders sold at steep losses amid its decline.

Crypto super PAC earmarks $1.5M to unseat Al Green in Texas

Al Green is running against Christian Menefee in the Democratic Party primary elections next month, with Texas one of the first states to vote.

CFTC adds Coinbase, Ripple execs to 35-member advisory committee

CFTC chair Mike Selig launched the Innovation Advisory Committee in January, nominating 12 members as charter members before expanding the final list to 35 on Thursday.

Coinbase misses Q4 earnings with $667M loss as crypto markets fell

Coinbase’s fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations, with the crypto exchange reporting its first net loss since the third quarter of 2023.

Bitcoin in ‘capitulation zone’ as traders debate when BTC price will bottom

Bitcoin appears trapped within a capitulation zone where long-term holders continue to sell, and bearish onchain metrics tease further downside. Will $40,000 mark the final price bottom?

Fed paper proposes initial margin weights for crypto-linked derivatives

Traditional risk-weightings and models cannot account for crypto's high volatility or market behavior, according to a Federal Reserve paper.

Aptos-incubated Decibel to launch protocol-native stablecoin ahead of mainnet

The dollar-backed token, USDCBL, will serve as collateral for onchain perps, with cash and Treasury reserves generating yield retained within the protocol.

Multi-day negative Bitcoin funding signals ‘overcrowded’ short trade: Reversal coming?

Bitcoin’s daily funding rate has been deeply negative for days, reflecting heavy short positioning, but historical data also suggests that a squeeze on bears could be brewing.

TradFi giant Fiserv builds real-time dollar rails for crypto companies

Fiserv launches a 24/7/365 settlement platform for digital asset companies, aiming to reduce banking friction and improve liquidity in the US dollar.

21Shares taps BitGo for expanded regulated staking, custody support across US, Europe

The move strengthens institutional support for 21Shares’ multibillion dollar digital asset investment platform and broadens its regulated staking capabilities.

Ether’s hidden strength: Why institutional demand points to $2.4K

While ETH’s price action remains weak, rising institutional investor inflows and surging network activity suggest that Ether is building a base for a possible rally to $2,400.

Cango raises $75.5M as Bitcoin miner makes AI infrastructure pivot

The funding follows a $305 million Bitcoin sale and increases a key investor’s voting power to nearly 50%, as the company restructures its balance sheet amid sector volatility.

ETH ETF holders in ‘worse position’ than BTC ETF peers as crypto market looks for bottom

Bitcoin and Ether spot ETF holders are nursing steep losses as the market continues to search for a local bottom, but data from Bloomberg suggests neither cohort is capitulating.

Bitcoin analysts predict ‘prolonged’ consolidation phase for BTC price

Glassnode analysts said Bitcoin remains stuck between “key cost-basis levels,” and a prolonged consolidation period may lie ahead even if traders are actively buying dips to the range lows.

Trump family's WLFI plans FX and remittance platform: Report

The platform hopes to capture a fraction of the more than $9.6 trillion in daily trading volume in the foreign currency exchange market.

The real ‘supercycle’ isn’t crypto, it’s AI infrastructure: Analyst

AI data center spending is eclipsing crypto’s hoped-for supercycle as Bitcoin miners shift capital toward high-performance computing infrastructure.

Bitcoin must close week at $68.3K to avoid 'bearish acceleration': Analyst

Bitcoin may continue to copy its 2022 bear market if bulls fail to reclaim the 200-week exponential moving average by the end of the week, new analysis said.

How a Bitcoin promotion error triggered a regulatory reckoning in South Korea

A mistaken Bitcoin payout revealed how exchange ledgers work and why South Korea is rethinking internal controls for crypto platforms.

Binance teases Bitcoin bullish 'shift' as crypto sentiment hits record low

Bitcoin net taker volume flipped positive after a month of "aggressive" selling, but sentiment crashed to its lowest levels in crypto market history.

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