Our saga begins with the keen eye of ZachXBT, an observer renowned for peering into the chains of the blockchain with the precision of a watchmaker. This shrewd investigator brought to light the plight of several users, whose resources vanished as though absorbed by an unseen abyss within mere hours. It was whispered among the digital citizenry that a recent update to the Trust Wallet Chrome extension bore the venomous seed of this misfortune.
In a move that suggests they’ve finally realized the internet isn’t just a playground for teenagers, Russian financial bigwigs are pondering loans secured by that shiny digital stuff-cryptocurrencies. Anatoly Popov, the deputy bigshot at Sberbank, spilled the beans to TASS, claiming they’re ready to take crypto as collateral faster than you can say “blockchain.”
This divergence? A parable of our times. When scarcity gnaws at the throat and geopolitics stirs the pot, capital flees to hard assets-those with weight, not just wallet addresses. Bitcoin, once the savior of the liquidity-starved, now sits on the sidelines, sipping eggnog and wondering where the party went. 🐴
Behold, the 13F filing-a ledger of despair and hope-reveals Duquesne Family Office’s purchase of 4,619 shares of MercadoLibre (MELI). A mere $11.09 million, a drop in the ocean of their $4.06 billion portfolio. Yet, the siren song of growth lures them deeper. 📈
Now, let’s get down to brass tacks. Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are taking a nosedive, thanks to some hefty selling from the BTC and ETH ETFs. According to some fancy data from Arkham, BlackRock-yes, that giant behemoth of an asset manager-decided to deposit a staggering 2,292 BTC (worth about $200 million) and 9,976 ETH (a mere $29 million) into Coinbase yesterday. Why, you ask? Well, it seems they’re looking to part ways with these shiny coins. This marks the second time this week they’ve sent such riches to Coinbase, presumably to lighten their load. 💰
In his fervent missive, aptly titled “Let’s Eradicate the Poison Scams,” Zhao proposes that wallets don their armor against deceit. He envisions a world where blacklists reign supreme, where users are notified or halted in their tracks before they unwittingly become the stars of their own financial misadventure. And lo, the Binance Wallet already takes such noble measures!
And even the fortunate few who dared to briefly graze the heavens soon found themselves plummeting, tumbling into a melancholy red, despite the general air of… well, let us call it ‘optimism’ elsewhere. Such is the cruel irony of the market – a fleeting dance of illusion.
Tether froze $3.3B in crypto assets, 30x more than Circle’s $109M, using proactive methods like freeze, burn, and reissue. 🐐💸
Exodus Movement, that self-proclaimed guardian of self-custody, joins hands with MoonPay and M0 to birth a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin in the early days of 2026. A triumvirate of ambition, if not audacity. 🌍💼
They launched with a fanfare that would make a royal wedding look understated. There was a token sale, an airdrop (which caused a bit of a digital dust-up, apparently), and lots and lots of excited chatter. Nearly 150,000 people were poking around in the early days, processing transactions, and generally kicking the tires. Problem is, like a New Year’s resolution, the enthusiasm didn’t last. 🗓️
