Onchain Lens data shows BitMine has further increased its Ethereum holdings, recently staking an additional 109,504 ETH valued at $344.4 million. The firm now holds a total of 908,192 ETH in stake, representing a total value of $2.95 billion.
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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour backs a bill to ban insider trading in prediction markets, noting his platform already follows NYSE/Nasdaq rules. Controversy recently flared with Polymarket & a $400k bet on Venezuela. He points to “offshore, unregulated” platforms as the main issue. (The Block)
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Zcash's core dev team, Electric Coin Company (ECC), is splitting from the Bootstrap foundation due to governance disagreements. ECC says recent board decisions diverged from Zcash’s original vision. No impact to the Zcash protocol itself. New company will continue privacy currency mission.
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Hyperliquid is gaining on dYdX due to liquidity strategies, says Jarsy CEO Han Qin. dYdX’s “no backstop” DeFi model struggles in volatility, while Hyperliquid’s centralized approach & treasury provide stability for high-leverage trading, attracting users & MMs. - via Wu Blockchain
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Sotheby’s report: Crypto is increasingly impacting luxury real estate (Dubai, NYC, CA). More crypto transactions & potential for crypto-backed mortgages are on the horizon. #luxuryrealestate #crypto
⚠️ Crypto users: Beware of increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks! Stay cautious of links & suspicious transactions. 🔗
Also, a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-64755) exists in Anthropic’s Claude Code, with a public exploit available. Similar issue to Cursor. #security #crypto #AI
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has partnered with video platform Rumble to launch Rumble Wallet, a self-custodial cryptocurrency payment service for creators and users on the platform.
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Burwick Law filed a RICO lawsuit against PumpFun (Baton Corp), the Solana Foundation, Solana Labs & execs, alleging unlawful activity related to the platform’s operations. #crypto #lawsuit #RICO
Brazilian presidential candidate Renan Santos proposes a national Bitcoin reserve, inspired by El Salvador. He also champions blockchain for anti-corruption efforts. The “Mission Party” founder sees the proposal as “feasible” & it’s part of his platform. (DL News) #Bitcoin #Brazil
Onchain Lens data shows BitMine has further increased its Ethereum staking holdings, adding 19,200 ETH valued at $60.85 million. The firm now holds a total of 827,008 ETH in stake, representing a value of $2.62 billion.
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A prediction market Telegram bot project, Polycule, has been hacked, resulting in a loss of $230,000 in user funds. This marks the first reported instance of a significant theft targeting a prominent prediction market bot. Polycule was launched by PMX Trade and received investment from AllianceDAO.
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XRP now trades directly on Hyperliquid via the new FXRP token & FXRP/USDC pair! 🎉 Built on Flare’s FAssets & LayerZero, FXRP allows bridging back to the XRP Ledger. This boosts XRP’s DeFi utility & on-chain liquidity. 🚀 (CoinDesk) #XRP #DeFi #FlareNetwork
US Senate Banking & Ag Committees vote Jan 15 on crypto market legislation—a big step after a year of talks. If passed, it merges with the House’s “Digital Asset Market Clarity Act” & goes to Trump. (The Block)
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JPMorgan’s JPM Coin (JPMD) is coming to Canton Network, a privacy-focused blockchain, starting in 2026! Collaboration with Digital Asset will enable faster issuance, transfer & redemption. Follows DTCC’s choice of Canton for asset tokenization. #JPMCoin #blockchain #DeFi
Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is now available for public purchase through Kraken, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission announced. Currently issued on the Solana blockchain, FRNT can also be transferred to blockchains including Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Base via Stargate Finance.
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Revolut is reportedly in talks to buy Turkish digital bank FUPS, potentially opening the door to the Turkish market. Deal isn’t final & needs Turkish regulator (BDDK) approval. (Bloomberg)
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BitFuFu mined 188 BTC in Dec '25 (151 cloud, 37 self-operated), bringing total holdings to 1,780 (+16 MoM). Reduced staked BTC from 620 to 274 for improved liquidity. #Bitcoin #mining
According to a report from Beijing Daily, Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of Prince Group, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China for investigation by relevant authorities.
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CleanSpark reports >10% YoY increase in Bitcoin production, mining 7,746 BTC in 2025 (622 BTC in Dec). Holdings totaled 13,099 BTC as of Dec 31, 2025. #Bitcoin #mining $CLSK
