// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (347 posts)
LMAX Breaks the Weekend Barrier: ‘Universal Exchange’ Merges Crypto & FX 24/7
LMAX Group operationalizes its ‘always-on’ vision, launching a unified venue that forces FX and Crypto into a single 24/7 liquidity pool.
Fed’s Waller: Crypto ‘Euphoria’ Dead as TradFi Reality Sets In
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller attributes the crypto market cooling to stalled legislation and institutional risk management, signaling the end of the post-election “euphoria.”
Address Poisoning Exploits Surge: $62M Lost as ‘Fusaka’ Upgrade Inadvertently Lowers Attack Costs
Address poisoning scams claim another $12M victim as lower network fees post-Fusaka upgrade fuel a surge in dust attacks and signature phishing.
Japan Election: Takaichi Supermajority Signals End of 55% Crypto Tax
LDP secures 316 seats, clearing the path for a flat 20% crypto tax rate and reclassification of digital assets as financial products.
Cango Liquidates $305M Bitcoin for AI Pivot; Appoints Ex-Zoom Exec
Bitcoin miner Cango sells 4,451 BTC to clear debt and fund a modular GPU strategy, tapping former Zoom engineer Jack Jin to lead the AI division.
Bitmine Buys the Blood: Adds 40K ETH as Paper Losses Hit $8B
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion ignores the carnage, adding 40,613 ETH to a treasury now sitting on $8 billion in unrealized losses.
Binance Rotates $300M Into Bitcoin; SAFU Holdings Breach 10,000 BTC
Binance converts $300M of stablecoin reserves into 4,225 BTC, bringing its emergency fund total to 10,455 BTC as part of a $1B allocation strategy.
French Police Arrest 6 in Crypto-Ransom Kidnapping of Magistrate
A 35-year-old magistrate and her mother were held for 30 hours in a plot to extort crypto from a startup executive.
South Korea Raids Bithumb After $44B ‘Ghost Bitcoin’ Error
Regulators launch emergency audit after a ‘fat finger’ promo error distributed 15x the exchange’s actual reserves, crashing local prices.
BlackRock’s IBIT Options Market Implodes: $10B Volume, Hedge Fund Blowup Fears Mount
BlackRock’s IBIT ETF saw a record $10 billion in volume and a $900 million options premium spike as rumors of a hedge fund liquidation swirl.