Quick Breakdown A long-dormant Ethereum address has reactivated after nine years of silence, transferring 50,000 $ETH worth roughly $145 million to the Gemini exchange. The whale originally acquired 135,000 $ETH from Bitfinex in 2017 at an average price...
Quick Breakdown Foundry USA slashes hashrate 60% from 340 EH/s to 198 EH/s during US winter storm Fern. Luxor drops from 45 EH/s to 21.9 EH/s; total network pullback hits 260 EH/s with block times at 12 minutes....
Quick Breakdown A major smart contract exploit targeting the SwapNet aggregator has resulted in the theft of approximately $16.8 million in cryptocurrency assets. The attack primarily affected Matcha Meta users who had manually disabled the "One-Time Approval" security...
Quick Breakdown SEC and CFTC leaders will hold a joint event to align crypto oversight and reduce regulatory fragmentation. Lawmakers remain divided over a bill to define the structure of the crypto market and clarify agency jurisdiction. Industry...
Quick Breakdown Binance submitted MiCA application to Greece's HCMC, confirmed on 23 January 2026, creating Binary Greece with €25,000 capital for long-term presence. Move targets July 2026 deadline as France warns unlicensed firms like Binance to halt operations...
Quick Breakdown Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero has dismissed shutdown rumours, confirming the protocol will continue under its new owner, Neynar. Merkle Manufactory, the parent company of Farcaster, intends to fully return $180 million in venture capital to its...
Quick Breakdown Garanti BBVA Kripto renews custody pact with Ripple to safeguard BTC, ETH, XRP using Metaco tech and IBM LinuxONE security. Deal scales from 14,000 early users in 2024 to mass adoption, boosting compliant crypto services in...
Quick Breakdown Solana co-founder Anatoly "Toly" Yakovenko has outlined a new capital formation model for early-stage Web3 projects to ensure long-term sustainability. The framework advocates for releasing over 20% of tokens at the Token Generation Event (TGE) while...
Quick Breakdown Bitwise Asset Management reports that Q4 2025 likely marked a bear market bottom due to a sharp divergence between falling prices and rising network fundamentals. Ethereum transaction volumes reached all-time highs during the quarter despite a...
Quick Breakdown ARK Invest’s Big Ideas 2026 report forecasts the global crypto market capitalization will surge to $28 trillion by 2030. Bitcoin is expected to lead this expansion, with a projected market cap of $16 trillion, potentially reaching...
