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The suspected scammers are using leaked order data to personalize messages, making the emails much harder to dismiss. Cybercriminals have reportedly launched a targeted phishing campaign using a fake merger between cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturers Ledger and Trezor. This follows a recent data leak at Ledger’s third-party e-commerce partner, Global-e. Details of the Phishing Scam On January 5, Ledger disclosed to its customers via email that Global-e had suffered a data breach, exposing customer information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and order details. Shortly after the incident was made public, affected users began receiving phishing emails falsely claiming that…

In brief Bitcoin has pulled back from a local high near $94,400 after a burst of selling triggered $440 million in liquidations, unwinding much of its early-2026 gains. The rally had been driven by easing year-end liquidity strains and growing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, lifting the broader crypto market by about $250 billion. Analysts said low leverage left the move fragile, though MSCI’s decision not to exclude crypto treasury stocks reduced a potential source of institutional selling pressure. Bitcoin’s run was cut short on Tuesday as a spike in selling pressure undid most of the new year’s gains.…

It seems that the U.S. Marshall Service (USMS) has sold the $6.3 million worth of bitcoin that Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill paid the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a fee that was part of their guilty plea. In doing so, it has potentially violated Executive Order (EO) 14233, which mandates that bitcoin acquired via criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings should be held as part of the United States’ Strategy Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). If the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the federal judicial district in which the Samourai case was to be tried,…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s a massive race for AI computing power, which could raise questions about how much will be left for crypto mining. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for computing resources is “skyrocketing” due to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence models, calling it an “intense race” to the next frontier of the tech.  In a Monday Nvidia live event in Las Vegas, Huang discussed a host of developments for the company ahead of 2026, as he pointed to the strong competition in the artificial intelligence sector. Commenting on the growth of AI since it first hit the market,…

President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut Democrats out of U.S. regulatory work has set up an unusual situation at the two agencies that will have the most say over how the federal government handles crypto: A handful of Republican crypto advocates are entirely in charge of both.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just said farewell to its only Democratic commissioner, Caroline Crenshaw, last week, removing routine opposition to its current policy drives. Crenshaw had often cautioned the agency about its shift toward a digital asset embrace, including opposing bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) as a danger to investors. She took a…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced Monday that its Ethereum holdings have reached 4.14 million ETH, valued at approximately $13.2 billion. The company now owns 3.43% of the total Ethereum supply, with 779,000 ETH already generating staking yield.The aggressive accumulation contrasts sharply with Strategy Inc. (MSTR), which disclosed a $17.44 billion unrealized loss in the fourth quarter on the same day.Sponsored SponsoredBitmine Bets On Staking YieldBitmine Chairman Tom Lee said the company acquired 32,977 ETH in the final week of 2025, maintaining its status as the largest “fresh money” buyer of Ethereum globally. The company aims to accumulate 5% of the…

Short-position liquidations in the cryptocurrency market surged to $322 million over 24 hours, the highest level since Black Friday on October 10, triggering a broad rally across major digital assets.The data underscores a dramatic shift in market sentiment as traders who had bet against prices were caught off guard by the sudden surge.Sponsored SponsoredETF Inflows Fuel Institutional MomentumAccording to Coinglass data as of 2:00 am UTC on Tuesday, short liquidations accounted for 77.67% of total liquidations, which reached $414.65 million. Approximately 109,672 traders were liquidated during this period. The largest single order occurred on HTX, where a BTC-USDT position worth…

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…

Bitcoin BTC$93,798.32 rose to its highest level since mid-November, gaining more than 3% to $94,400 during Monday’s trading session, the largest percentage advance in more than a month.The rally, which brought the asset closer to $95,000 — seen by some analysts as a key level to gain further momentum — was led, though, by XRP$2.3767. After breaking key resistance overnight, XRP added to its move during the U.S. trading day, rising 9% to just shy of $2.32, also the strongest since mid-November.Crypto-related stocks — many of which saw unrelenting selling late in 2025 — were sharply higher across the board.Coinbase (COIN),…

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the big four accounting firms, is moving to deepen its engagement with crypto clients, citing a shift in U.S. regulation that is making the sector easier to serve at scale, the Financial Times reported.Paul Griggs, PwC’s U.S. senior partner and CEO, said the firm plans to “lean in” to crypto-related work as stablecoin legislation and more constructive rule-making provide a clearer framework for institutions to adopt digital assets.Griggs pointed to the passage of the GENIUS Act, describing stablecoin regulation as a key catalyst for the firm’s next phase of expansion.”The GENIUS Act and the regulatory rule…