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Crypto Treasury Purchases Surge, Outpacing Bitcoin Supply by Threefold

Corporate Bitcoin treasuries expanded by 260,000 BTC in six months, three times the amount mined, with Strategy holding 60% of all corporate holdings.

2026-01-14T04:45:43Z•Jose Moringa
Bitcoin

Truebit Exploit Uncovers Critical Smart Contract Vulnerability Leading to $26 Million Token Minting Incident

Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%.

2026-01-14T03:45:16Z•Mike Rose
Bitcoin

Retail Investors Turn to Bitcoin and Ether Following October Market Crash

Retail traders fled to Bitcoin and Ether after the October crypto crash last year, adding to an already tough year for altcoins.

2026-01-14T03:44:55Z•Mike Rose
Markets

Russia Moves to Open Cryptocurrency Market to All Traders, New Bill Enacted

Anatoly Aksakov, chair of State Duma's Financial Markets Committee, said a draft bill is ready to let non-qualified investors trade crypto.

2026-01-14T03:44:31Z•Jose Moringa
Markets

Bitpanda, Backed by Peter Thiel, Plans IPO for First Half of 2026 According to Bloomberg

Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda is reportedly seeking to go public in Germany at a valuation of roughly $4.6 billion to $5.8 billion.

2026-01-14T03:44:07Z•Jose Moringa
News

Warren Requests Postponement of World Liberty Bank Acquisition Until Trump Severed Connections

“We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren on US President Donald Trump's links to World Liberty Financial.

2026-01-14T02:43:36Z•Mike Rose
Markets

Revolut's Stablecoin Payment Volumes Experience Remarkable 156% Growth in 2025, According to New Research

The most common stablecoin transfer amounts are in the $100 to $500 range, showing Revolut customers are actively using stablecoins for everyday medium-sized payments.

2026-01-14T02:43:08Z•Jose Moringa
Bitcoin

Surge in Spot Flows Fuels Bitcoin Rally with Analysts Predicting Momentum Towards $100K

“Retail FOMO” may ramp up in the coming days if Bitcoin returns to $100,000, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.

2026-01-14T02:42:46Z•Mike Rose
Bitcoin

21Shares Launches BOLD Fund in London, Blending Bitcoin and Gold Investments

The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and trades in pounds sterling and dollars on the London Stock Exchange.

2026-01-14T01:42:15Z•Jose Moringa
Technology

BNB Chain Aims for Near-Instant Transaction Finality with Upcoming Fermi Hard Fork

BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork goes live on Wednesday, cutting BSC block times from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and tightening fast-finality rules.

2026-01-14T01:41:51Z•Mike Rose
Markets

Unprecedented Surge in New Ethereum Wallets Driven by Thriving Activity Environment

An average of 327,000 wallets were created each day on average over the past week, likely pushed by a flurry of financial activity combined with recent network upgrades.

2026-01-14T01:41:28Z•Jose Moringa
Technology

ZKsync Unveils Ambitious 2026 Roadmap Prioritizing Privacy and Institutional Adoption

ZKsync’s 2026 plan shifts focus from experimentation to production-ready infrastructure designed for banks, enterprises and regulated financial systems.

2026-01-14T00:41:04Z•Mike Rose