China labels RWA tokenization illegal, targeting onshore and Hong Kong Web3 service chains. Summary Seven top Chinese finance associations classify RWA tokenization with crypto and stablecoins as illegal, calling it high-risk and fraudulent. Notice extends liability to overseas projects with mainland staff and service providers, effectively dismantling China’s domestic RWA/Web3 support stack. Move contrasts with…
Bitcoin consolidates with mixed demand, strong ETFs, weak new inflows, and muted options positioning, signaling a hesitant market between breakout and breakdown. Summary Bitcoin has shifted from correction to consolidation, with short-term momentum stabilizing but underlying demand still uneven. On-chain activity and profit/loss metrics are improving, while spot, futures, and ETF flows are moderately rising, showing…
Bubblemaps dismissed claims tying a Polymarket bet on Maduro’s removal to a WLFI cofounder, calling the on-chain logic misleading. Summary Bubblemaps said exchange timing and value matching alone cannot prove wallet ownership or coordination. The firm identified multiple alternative wallet matches using the same assumptions. No evidence currently links the Polymarket trader to WLFI or…
BNB Chain’s 2026 roadmap targets 20,000 TPS, sub-second finality and lower fees with parallel execution and a Rust client to stay competitive in Layer 1. Summary BNB Chain’s 2026 roadmap targets up to 20,000 TPS and sub-second finality via parallel execution and a Rust-based client. The upgrades aim to cut latency and fees, attracting DeFi…
Bitcoin hits $93k after a falling wedge breakout, testing major horizontal resistance as overbought signals, bear flag risk and moving averages clash. Summary Bitcoin price has broken out of a falling wedge and climbed to $93k, colliding with a key horizontal resistance zone on the 4-hour and daily charts. Price trades inside a potential bear…
ETF inflows into BTC, ETH, XRP, Solana and Dogecoin rebound after year-end tax selling, signaling renewed institutional demand for crypto funds. Summary U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $355M in net inflows after seven days of withdrawals, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with support from Ark, 21Shares and Fidelity products. Ether, XRP, Solana and Dogecoin spot ETFs…
Bitcoin lost 7,485 millionaire addresses in 2025 even as $10m+ wallets grew, signaling sharper wealth concentration despite strong ETF inflows and early‑year gains. Summary Bitcoin millionaire addresses fell from 155,569 to 148,084 in 2025, erasing earlier gains and averaging a net loss of about 21 such wallets per day. Addresses with $10m+ in BTC rose…
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein, jailed for laundering Bitcoin from the 2016 breach, has been released early from prison under Trump’s First Step Act reforms. Summary Ilya Lichtenstein, who laundered Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released from prison earlier than scheduled. He said the First Step Act enabled his early release and plans…
AI-assisted bot scans Polymarket wallets and bet sizes to flag possible insider-style trades on political markets, helping its creator net $75k on a Maduro arrest bet. Summary Custom alert bot monitors Polymarket’s API for new wallets, oversized wagers and repeated Venezuela-focused positions that hint at informational edge. System relies on AI coding tools Claude and…
Summary FBI data show Bitcoin ATM scams in the U.S. jumped to more than $333m in losses between January and November 2025, up from roughly $250m in 2024. Scammers impersonate officials or banks, pressure victims into feeding cash into Bitcoin ATMs, then route funds to crypto wallets that are extremely hard to recover from. With…
