It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol.
X rolls out smart cashtags in US, Canada in step toward ‘everything app’
Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat Pay citing its recent moves to scrub crypto bots.
Crypto users targeted in ‘elaborate’ scam using popular notes app
Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software.
Apple removes fake Ledger app that stole $9.5M from crypto investors
Apple told Cointelegraph that the fake Ledger Live app was removed and that the developer was terminated from its app store.
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley funding rose 37% in 2025 as TON led deals
Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals.
Bitcoiners propose freezing quantum-vulnerable coins in BIP-361
The authors described it as a “private incentive to upgrade” because lost or frozen coins will make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more.
Iran conflict hints Bitcoin’s addressable market could exceed gold: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan previously estimated that if Bitcoin captures 17% of the store-of-value market over the next decade, it could be worth $1 million a coin.
Kraken boss signals IPO still in play despite reports of pause
Kraken’s market valuation has dropped from $20 billion to $13.3 billion since the company confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC in November.
Crypto, banks continue Senate bill spat with new proposal concerns: Report
Senator Thom Tillis will publicly share an agreement to end a crypto and banking clash over stablecoin yields, but both sides are resisting the proposal, Politico reports.
Bitcoin shows ‘bull market behavior’ as chart pattern targets $90K
Bitcoin rallied to $76,000 on Tuesday as a bullish chart breakout and increasing onchain activity hint at an extended rally to $90,000.