// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (361 posts)
Foundry USA Hashrate Plummets 60% as Winter Storm ‘Fern’ Batters US Grid
The world’s largest mining pool took 200 EH/s offline to stabilize the US power grid during Winter Storm Fern, pushing Bitcoin block times to 12 minutes.
420,000 Binance Logins Exposed in 149M Record ‘Infostealer’ Dump
A 96 GB database discovered by Jeremiah Fowler exposes 149 million credentials, including 420,000 Binance logins harvested by infostealer malware.
Capital Flees to Prediction Markets as Bitcoin Bleeds $150B
As Bitcoin stumbles below $88k, speculative capital is rotating from order books to event contracts in a hunt for uncorrelated returns.
Matcha Meta Users Lose $16.8M in SwapNet Exploit; Circle Under Fire
A vulnerability in SwapNet’s router drained $16.8M from Matcha Meta users on Base, sparking backlash against Circle for failing to freeze $3M in stolen USDC.
Coinbase Activates Full In-App Solana Trading via Jupiter Integration
Coinbase users in the US and Brazil can now trade millions of Solana tokens directly via Jupiter, bypassing traditional listing waits.
a16z-Backed Entropy Shuts Down, Returning $25M Capital to Investors
The decentralized custody startup, backed by a16z and Coinbase Ventures, failed to find product-market fit after pivoting from custody to automation.
India Bans Privacy Coins: Monero Crashes 40% as FIU Orders Immediate Delistings
India’s FIU orders exchanges to delist Monero and Zcash by Jan 30, triggering a 40% crash as liquidity exits the regulated market.
Ethereum Foundation Declares Quantum Resistance ‘Strategic Priority’; Commits $2M to Security Overhaul
The Ethereum Foundation moves post-quantum security to an active engineering phase with a new team and $2 million in funding.
Bitcoin Surrenders $88K Support; $300M in Longs Vaporized Ahead of Fed Decision
Bitcoin breaks $88k support as traders de-risk ahead of Tuesday’s FOMC meeting and critical tech earnings, triggering a $300M liquidation cascade.
CLARITY Act Stalls: Coinbase Revolt Derails Senate Markup
The Senate Banking Committee postponed the CLARITY Act markup after Coinbase withdrew support over stablecoin yield bans, fracturing the industry’s lobbying front.