BERA jumps 150% after Berachain pivots to a revenue-focused strategy. A $25M refund clause expired & a token unlock passed without heavy selling, triggering a relief rally & short squeeze.
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Crypto hackers now move stolen funds in ~2 seconds, often before victims even disclose the breach. 76% of hacks see pre-disclosure transfers. Nearly half flow through bridges.
Stellar expands in Asia with TopNod wallet integration & targets Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam. CBO admits 2026 challenge is distribution, not tech. XLM down 64% from 2025 high.
Strategy plans to issue more perpetual preferred stock as MSTR trades below asset value. Shift from equity to preferred capital aims to reduce dilution, but adds fixed dividend obligations.
Nasdaq-listed Hyperliquid Strategies posts $317.9M net loss from token volatility but buys $129.5M more HYPE. Firm holds $125M cash & a $1B credit line, betting big on ecosystem growth.
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Goldman Sachs discloses over $2.3B in crypto holdings via ETFs: ~$1.1B in Bitcoin, $1B in Ethereum, $153M in XRP. A cautious but clear shift from past skepticism.
Robinhood launches public testnet for its Ethereum L2 chain, built on Arbitrum. It embeds compliance for tokenized stocks, aims at 24/7 trading, & offers $1M in hackathon prizes.
ZRO jumps 22% amid market slide after LayerZero unveils "Zero" blockchain backed by Citadel Securities & ARK Invest. The new zk-based chain aims for 2M TPS.
Robinhood’s Q4 revenue missed, stock down 8%. But prediction markets dominated the earnings call, signaling a major growth shift. AI now handles 75% of support cases, driving $100M+ savings.
Jan Nonfarm Payrolls expected up 70K, unemployment steady at 4.4%. A weak report could pressure USD & support dovish Fed bets, influencing crypto & risk assets.
Ethereum's 30% slide leaves major holders underwater: trading below whale & ETF avg cost. Yet, on-chain data shows continued accumulation as BitMine's losses top $7B & stakes more ETH.
Jailed FTX founder SBF posts claims on X seeking a new trial, alleging political persecution & judicial bias. Many claims conflict with court records as he aligns with Trump-era "lawfare" narratives.
Bitcoin is stable at ~$70k. Whales are accumulating, but structural selling pressure remains. ETF flows have stabilized, pointing to a range-bound market, not a clear pump or dump yet.
Jailed FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame is posting pro-Trump, anti-Democrat tweets via third parties, appearing to campaign for a presidential pardon amid Trump's recent crypto-friendly clemency spree.
AI-generated deepfake videos of Binance's CZ & Yi He go viral on Crypto Twitter. Satirical "drama" clips highlight the growing risk of impersonation scams in crypto.
Ripple partners with Figment & Securosys to boost institutional custody & staking, but XRP is still down 32% this month as on-chain activity cools.
Hyperliquid posts $2.6T in notional trading volume, nearly double Coinbase's $1.4T, signaling a shift toward high-performance on-chain derivatives.
Bitcoin's 52% crash aligns with historical 4-year halving cycles, not a break. Kaiko says the market is in the expected post-peak corrective phase, which could last 6-12 months.
ETH, DOGE, & ZEC face major short liquidation risks this week. Low exchange supply, bullish patterns, and Vitalik's Zcash backing could spark sharp recoveries against bearish bets.