// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (361 posts)
Commodities Rout Spills On-Chain: Tokenized Metals Face $120M Liquidation Event
A strengthening dollar fueled by Fed chair speculation triggered $120M in liquidations across tokenized gold, silver, and copper markets Friday.
El Salvador Doubles Down on Hard Assets: Buys $50M Gold, Accumulates Bitcoin
President Bukele confirms the purchase of 9,298 oz of gold, signaling a ‘dual-track’ reserve strategy alongside daily Bitcoin buys.
TheDAO Resurrected: ‘Zombie’ ETH Returns as $220M Security War Chest
Dormant for 10 years, 75,000 ETH from the infamous 2016 hack are being repurposed into a perpetual security endowment.
SEC and CFTC End Crypto Freeze; Atkins Targets $12T Pension Market
SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC’s Mike Selig signal a coordinated regulatory pivot, endorsing crypto in 401(k)s and advancing market structure legislation.
Russia Caps Retail Crypto at 300,000 Rubles Under Strict 2027 Framework
New legislation set for a 2026 vote will limit non-accredited Russian investors to just ~$3,200 in annual crypto purchases starting July 2027.
Standard Chartered Signals $500B Liquidity Drain as Stablecoins Bypass Banks
Geoff Kendrick predicts a massive liquidity drain from regional banks as stablecoin market cap targets $2 trillion by 2028.
OpenAI ‘Bot-Killer’ Social Network Reports Send Worldcoin (WLD) Up 27%
WLD jumps 27% as reports surface that Sam Altman’s OpenAI is building a social platform that may use Worldcoin’s Orb for identity verification.
US Marshals Probe $40M Theft: Contractor’s Son Allegedly Drains Gov Wallets
The US Marshals Service investigates a $40M crypto theft linked to the son of a federal contractor, exposing critical flaws in government asset custody.
US Storm Knocks 40% of Bitcoin Mining Offline; Hashrate Plummets to 663 EH/s
A severe US winter storm forced a 40% drop in Bitcoin’s global hashrate, pushing the network down to 663 EH/s and triggering a projected 16% difficulty reduction.
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Covered Call ETF; Volatility ‘Cannibalization’ Fears Mount
BlackRock’s new ETF strategy trades Bitcoin’s upside for fixed income, a move critics warn could suppress volatility and leave retail investors behind during rallies.