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A dramatic scene showing a fiery castle tower, a protective Bitcoin shield, multiple Bitcoin coins, a red unicorn, and an Ethereum shield—illustrating Citadel’s demand that DeFi protocols register as exchanges and Uniswap’s founder pushing back.

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Citadel's Dec. 2 filing urges the SEC not to grant broad exemptions for tokenized-equity trading on DeFi, Hayden Adams says TradFi is coming for open-source builders.

1 month ago

A dramatic scene showing an eagle symbolizing the SEC looming over Zcash as storm clouds gather, highlighting the high-stakes meeting that could determine personal liability for privacy-protocol developers.

Privacy

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

With Samourai’s November sentencing and Tornado Cash’s mixed verdict, the SEC’s Dec. 15 privacy roundtable lands in a new phase for wallet privacy and exchange compliance.

1 month ago

DeFi

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Base’s new CCIP bridge drew fire from Solana voices claiming it siphons capital, while Jesse Pollak argues it’s what builders want in a connected DeFi future.

1 month ago

A surveillance drone uses a thermal camera to track human heat signatures over farmland as a glowing Bitcoin symbol hovers in the stormy sky, illustrating Malaysia’s aerial hunt for crypto thieves who stole $1.1B using fake bird sounds.

Crypto

Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky

Authorities have flagged 13,827 illicit sites since 2020. We chart the losses and explain how tighter enforcement could shift hashrate and miner margins.

1 month ago

A roaring bear lunges through a stormy forest toward a large Bitcoin coin, symbolizing rising bearish pressure and weakening on-chain liquidity signals hinting at a potential Bitcoin bear cycle.

Bear Market

Bitcoin on-chain data just flashed critical bearish signal that CryptoQuant warns marks a verified cycle top

The bull run has stalled, but the difference between a reset and a crash now hinges entirely on a global macro trend that has been quietly deteriorating for months.

1 month ago

A large gold Bitcoin coin leans against a barbed-wire fence at sunrise with the Vanguard headquarters visible in the background, symbolizing regulatory “soft barriers” despite Bitcoin moving past outright bans.

ETF

Every major firm now finally allows Bitcoin, yet an “invisible” compliance layer is quietly blocking your access

Risk-tier gates, robo defaults and product menus keep mainstream money at arm’s length from Bitcoin ETFs.

1 month ago

A masked attacker confronts a crypto holder with a wrench in front of a Bitcoin symbol, illustrating rising 2025 crypto kidnappings and “$5-wrench” attacks targeting doxxed investors.

Crime

Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes

Criminals are bypassing encryption by exploiting a single overlooked privacy gap that instantly exposes your home address.

1 month ago

A dramatic scene showing a rising Bitcoin coin against falling ABTC token charts, illustrating Bitcoin’s 7% rebound as ABTC crashes 50% and the breakdown of the crypto proxy trade.

Mining

American Bitcoin plunged 50% during a crypto rally, exposing a fatal flaw in the “Trump proxy” trade

BTC sits above $93,000, but Trump-linked miner ABTC plunged on a share unlock. Here’s the mechanics behind the divergence.

1 month ago

A hooded hacker uses a laptop surrounded by glowing AI and blockchain graphics, illustrating rising AI-driven cyberattacks and why auditors and crypto builders must upgrade security now.

AI agents spend just $1.22 to shatter smart contract security exposing a terrifying economic reality

Automated exploit discovery is becoming cheaper than a coffee, forcing a total rethink of how digital assets are secured.

1 month ago

Underwater scene showing massive whale figures swimming alongside large Ethereum and XRP logos, symbolizing long-term crypto whales moving decade-old ETH and XRP holdings in a potential market rotation or distribution trend.

Analysis

While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag

We quantify how much old supply just moved and why now.

1 month ago

A large golden Bitcoin coin glows on a city street as a malfunctioning money-printing machine explodes with $100 bills, illustrating Bitcoin’s 11% surge after the Federal Reserve quietly restarted a $38 billion liquidity mechanism.

Analysis

Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism

Bitcoin reverted from Dec. 1 lows below $84,000 to break above $93,000 again.

1 month ago

Macro

Everything you need to know for Bitcoin and crypto ahead of Jerome Powell’s upcoming FOMC meeting

A trader’s map from Powell’s signal to rates, ETF flows, and BTC’s next move.

1 month ago

Gino Matos

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky

Bitcoin on-chain data just flashed critical bearish signal that CryptoQuant warns marks a verified cycle top

Every major firm now finally allows Bitcoin, yet an “invisible” compliance layer is quietly blocking your access

Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes

American Bitcoin plunged 50% during a crypto rally, exposing a fatal flaw in the “Trump proxy” trade

AI agents spend just $1.22 to shatter smart contract security exposing a terrifying economic reality

While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag

Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism

Everything you need to know for Bitcoin and crypto ahead of Jerome Powell’s upcoming FOMC meeting

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Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Recent Bitcoin crashes cry “manipulation” as on-chain data catches market maker dumping

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Gino Matos

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky

Bitcoin on-chain data just flashed critical bearish signal that CryptoQuant warns marks a verified cycle top

Every major firm now finally allows Bitcoin, yet an “invisible” compliance layer is quietly blocking your access

Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes

American Bitcoin plunged 50% during a crypto rally, exposing a fatal flaw in the “Trump proxy” trade

AI agents spend just $1.22 to shatter smart contract security exposing a terrifying economic reality

While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag

Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism

Everything you need to know for Bitcoin and crypto ahead of Jerome Powell’s upcoming FOMC meeting

Major market maker secretly offloaded 1,213 BTC onto Binance during New Year’s Eve thin liquidity

Bitcoin is trapped in a $54 billion Nvidia gamble that could trigger a sudden institutional sell-off

Recent Bitcoin crashes cry “manipulation” as on-chain data catches market maker dumping

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