// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (361 posts)
French Police Arrest 6 in Kidnapping of Magistrate Linked to Crypto Exec
Six suspects were arrested after a French magistrate and her mother escaped a 30-hour kidnapping ordeal intended to extort a crypto executive.
Ethereum Foundation Backs SEAL as Address Poisoning Costs User $12M
A single user lost $12.2M to address poisoning in January, prompting the Ethereum Foundation to fund a dedicated security engineer with the Security Alliance (SEAL).
Polymarket Sues Massachusetts; Asserts CFTC “Exclusive Authority” to Halt State Bans
Polymarket files a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts, arguing CFTC preemption to stop state regulators from blocking its prediction markets.
Jump Trading Backs Kalshi, Polymarket as Super Bowl Volume Hits $1.5B
Prediction markets processed $1.5 billion on Super Bowl LX as Jump Trading moves to acquire equity in Kalshi and Polymarket via liquidity provision deals.
Farcaster Founders Pivot to Stablecoins, Join Stripe-Backed Tempo
Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan leave Farcaster for the $5B stablecoin network Tempo as Merkle Manufactory returns $180M to VCs.
Beijing’s Quiet $298B Treasury Directive Flashes Bitcoin Liquidity Warning
Chinese regulators advise banks to cut $298B in US Treasury exposure, spiking yields to 4.25% and threatening a liquidity crunch for Bitcoin.
MegaETH Mainnet Goes Live; Token Launch Halted for Usage Metrics
The Vitalik-backed “real-time” blockchain enters the L2 wars with a new frontend and a controversial decision to delay its token generation event until adoption targets are hit.
South Korea Launches ‘AI-Powered’ Crypto Dragnet After Bithumb’s $44B Blunder
Regulators activate a unified probe team after a Bithumb employee mistakenly credited users with 620,000 BTC, causing a flash crash on the platform.
Bitcoin Whales Trigger ‘FTX-Scale’ Panic as Price Dives Toward $60K
Liquidity evaporates as whales offload billions, sparking fears of a miner capitulation cycle.
Ethereum Surrenders $2,000 Support as Vitalik Buterin Liquidates $6.6M
ETH breaks critical $2,000 support as Vitalik Buterin offloads $6.6M in ETH, triggering $210M in liquidations.