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The total crypto market cap (TOTAL) and Bitcoin (BTC) continued their climb over the last 24 hours. As the first Monday of 2026 begins, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) noted a 20.5% rise, crossing the $1 mark.In the news today:-Sponsored Sponsored UK prosecutors moved to seize cryptocurrency and assets from Craig Costello, linked to a £1.6 million drug trafficking operation involving cocaine smuggling. Investigators traced Ethereum Classic holdings and banking activity allegedly funded through drug sales. PwC is expanding its involvement in cryptocurrency after years of caution, citing a more favorable US regulatory environment. The move follows the passage of the GENIUS…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has “solved” one of the biggest challenges in crypto: the blockchain trilemma.In a X post on Saturday, Buterin emphasized the potential of peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (ZK-EVMs), noting that these two upgrades are making Ethereum “a fundamentally new and more powerful kind of decentralized network.”“Now, Ethereum with PeerDAS (2025) and ZK-EVMs (expect small portions of the network using it in 2026), we get: decentralized, consensus and high bandwidth,” he said, adding: “The trilemma has been solved — not on paper, but with live running code, of which one half…

The proposal is framed as a structural move to preserve flexibility, not an immediate plan to issue new shares. BitMine Immersion Technologies is asking shareholders to approve a massive increase in its authorized shares. The company’s leadership, led by Chairman Tom Lee, has explained that this strategic move is designed to enable future stock splits, a necessity they believe will arise as the firm’s share price climbs in tandem with its primary treasury asset: Ethereum (ETH). Shareholder Vote Focuses on Future Flexibility In a series of posts on January 2, Lee directly addressed investor questions regarding Proposal 2, which seeks…

TRM’s report shows crypto is now embedded in state economic and security planning, not treated as a fringe asset. A new report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has revealed that governments around the world are no longer standing on the sidelines of crypto markets, with states from North Korea to Singapore actively putting blockchain networks to work as part of their national financial strategies. However, there’s a divide between how authoritarian and democratic governments use digital assets, and this, per the report, is turning crypto into a quiet but powerful force in global finance and geopolitics. Crypto Moves From…

In brief Meme coins Pepe, Bonk, and Shiba Inu led a speculative charge, with double-digit gains, as Bitcoin pushed above $90,000. Macro factors like rate cuts could fuel a “risk-on” 2026, but some have warned meme coin rallies are poor signals due to low liquidity. Market sentiment remains split, with prediction market optimism at a 2026 high while the broader Crypto Fear & Greed Index stays in “Fear.” Meme coins are surging amid renewed interest in the sector, as Bitcoin continues to grind higher for the start of the year.Leading the charge are Bonk, Pepe, and Shiba Inu, posting 24-hour…

Stablecoin transfer volume on Ethereum surpassed $8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new all-time high, reported Token Terminal on Monday.The $8 trillion milestone is almost double the transfer volume figure for the second quarter, which was just over $4 trillion, according to the chart.Stablecoin issuance on Ethereum increased by around 43% in 2025 from $127 billion to $181 billion by year’s end, according to BlockWorks.  “This isn’t speculation. This is global payments happening on-chain,” commented “BMNR Bullz” on X. This is before SWIFT-style integrations, full RWA tokenization, and institutional rails going live. “The rails are already built.…

US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs began 2026 on a strong note, posting a combined net inflow of around $646 million on the first trading day, despite mixed sentiment across the broader crypto market.On Friday, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw net inflows of $471.3 million, while spot Ether (ETH) ETFs added $174.5 million, bringing total inflows across the two ETF types to $645.8 million, according to Farside data.US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest net inflow in 35 trading days since Nov. 11, when the eleven US-based ETFs collectively saw $524 million in a single day.Meanwhile, spot Ether ETFs posted…

Cardano’s native token was among the biggest beneficiaries after Trump’s landslide victory in the US elections at the end of 2024. It rocketed from just over $0.30 to a multi-year peak of $1.30 within the first month, especially since Charles Hoskinson hinted that he would work with the Trump administration in 2025. After a brief correction, it entered 2025 at around $0.85 and experienced enhanced volatility in the first few months. It reclaimed the $1.00 level almost immediately, then dumped below $0.55, and surged back up to almost $1.20 by March. What followed, though, was a prolonged correction with a…

The on-chain sleuth said that a total of roughly $100,000 had been drained across hundreds of wallets in a yet-to-be resolved exploit. Less than 24 hours into the new year, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT has reported what appears to be the year’s first crypto exploit, affecting hundreds of wallets.ZachXBT shared the findings yesterday evening via Telegram, reporting that a total of $107,000 had been drained from across 20 different Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks, with each exploited wallet holding less than $2,000. According to deBank, the exploiters’ receiving address peaked at $109,000 before funds were transferred again.Exploiter wallet balance: Source: deBankA…

In brief The amount of documented wrench attacks has increased in 2025 amid Bitcoin’s price rise. At least 65 have been tracked in a public database, with many more expected to be unreported. Some of the most grisly crimes include murder, severed fingers, and sexual assaults. Crypto’s growing mainstream presence has not been all good news for investors. Alongside Bitcoin’s price rise, a growing list of wrench attacks—that is, physical attacks meant to coerce a victim to hand over access to their crypto holdings—have taken place over the course of 2025. According to a publicly available database of wrench attacks from Jameson…