// RECENT_TRANSMISSIONS (347 posts)
Russia Moves to Criminalize ‘Grey’ Mining; 5-Year Jail Terms Proposed
New amendments to Russia’s Criminal Code propose Article 171.6, threatening unregistered miners with 5-year prison terms to secure the legalized tax base.
Unleash Protocol Exploited for $3.9M; Funds Vanish Into Tornado Cash
Attackers hijacked Unleash Protocol’s multisig governance to drain $3.9 million, bridging funds to Ethereum and washing them via Tornado Cash.
$11B Bitcoin Whale Dumps $330M ETH, Loads Up $748M Longs
The $11B Bitcoin whale that front-ran October’s crash just flipped again, unloading $330M in spot ETH to stack $748M in BTC, ETH and SOL longs into year end.
Reports of $675M Silver Margin Shock at Major US Bank Spark Liquidity Fears
Unverified reports suggest a massive silver trade has gone awry for an unnamed institution, triggering a $675M liquidity drain and fears of market contagion.
Sberbank Issues Russia’s First Crypto-Backed Loan to Intelion Data
Russia’s largest bank just ran a pilot corporate loan backed by a miner’s own bitcoin, pulling crypto collateral inside its state-controlled credit system while the central bank writes the rules.
MicroStrategy Deploys $109M for 1,229 Bitcoin; Cost Basis hits $88,690
MicroStrategy adds 1,229 BTC to its balance sheet at an average price of $88,690, deploying $109 million in fresh capital.
Silver Rally Hits Regulatory Wall: CME Hikes Margins, Tokenized Volume Soars
CME Group intervenes in the silver market with margin hikes, triggering a capital flight to on-chain tokenized alternatives.
China Will Pay Interest on Digital Yuan From 2026 as e-CNY Becomes Deposit Money
China will require banks to pay interest on digital yuan wallets from January 2026, turning e-CNY into deposit money and breaking with the interest-free CBDC model favored in Europe.
Ubisoft Pulls Rainbow Six Siege Offline After $13.3M Credit Flood
Attackers hijacked Rainbow Six Siege’s backend, dropped 2 billion R6 Credits per account, and forced Ubisoft into a full rollback that mirrors this week’s Flow chain reset.
Bloomberg’s ‘Big Trades of 2025’ Files Crypto Under Bubble Risk
Bloomberg’s 2025 “Big Trades” list gives crypto a single line, filing it under leverage and fragile narratives after a year that took Bitcoin above $120K and back to roughly flat.