Amir Rocha

Hudson Rock’s InfoStealers unit published a forensic report on December 3 that details a LummaC2 infostealer infection on a North Korean APT developer workstation they link directly to the February 21 Bybit hack that drained roughly $1.4–$1.5 billion in crypto. Bitcoin trades near $93,400 today, up about 1% on the day, with BTC holding a […]

Ledger’s security team disclosed a hardware-level attack on MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 system-on-chip, used in Solana Mobile’s Seeker phone, that let researchers gain “full and absolute control” of a test handset during its earliest boot phase. The company detailed the work in a Donjon research blog titled “Is Your Smartphone’s Hardware Safe?” and confirmed the target […]

A sudden market surge liquidated over 122,000 traders in the past 24 hours, with short-sellers absorbing the vast majority of a $482 million wipeout. Data from Coinglass shows that of the total liquidations, $406 million were from short positions. The bulk of the liquidations occurred on Binance, totaling $178.2 million, followed by OKX with $159.8 […]

Coinbase Stock Jumps on Institutional Pilot Programs Coinbase (COIN) is actively developing crypto-focused pilot programs with several large U.S. banks, a move that signals deepening ties between Wall Street and the digital asset sector. The initiatives are centered on stablecoins, custody, and trading services. The collaboration was confirmed by CEO Brian Armstrong during the New […]

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will publish its first regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers this month, implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The proposal will outline an application process for issuers and establish rules for capital, liquidity, and reserve assets for FDIC-supervised institutions. FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill […]

Vanguard surrendered to market pressure Tuesday, announcing it will allow its 50 million clients to trade third-party crypto ETFs after years of hostility toward the asset class. The reversal unlocks the platform for spot Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Solana products starting immediately. The decision marks the fall of the last major Wall Street holdout, effectively […]

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino launched a scathing attack on S&P Global Ratings Wednesday after the agency downgraded the USDT stablecoin to its lowest possible stability score. S&P cut Tether’s rating from “4 (constrained)” to “5 (weak),” citing rising risk in its reserves. Ardoino fired back on X, dismissing the assessment as a desperate move by […]

Institutional capital is aggressively rotating into high-cap altcoins as Bitcoin consolidates below $90,000. Analysts point to a surge in spot ETF inflows for XRP and Solana as the primary catalyst, signaling that traders are front-running a potential “Altcoin Season” while Bitcoin struggles with a $2 billion options overhang. Bitcoin has remained pinned between $87,000 and […]

Whale Slams $84M Long on Bitcoin as Texas “Buys the Dip” A mystery whale just opened a massive $84.19 million long position on Hyperliquid, signaling extreme conviction that Bitcoin’s chop is over. On-chain analyst The Data Nerd flagged the trade Friday. The wallet, which recently realized over $10 million in profits, entered the 3x leveraged […]

For the first time in this cycle, Wall Street is valuing Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (MSTR) at less than the Bitcoin it holds. The stock slipped to a discount relative to its Net Asset Value (NAV) Thursday, signaling a potential end to the “infinite money” arbitrage that defined its 2024 rally. While Bitcoin reclaimed $92,000 on […]