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Strategy bought 1,283 BTC for $116 million, lifting holdings above 673,000 BTC, while reporting a $17.4 billion unrealized Q4 loss in an SEC filing Monday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-2026-116m-bitcoin-buy-17b-loss-q4?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Global-e, a payment platform integrated by Ledger in 2023, suffered a data breach affecting some of the wallet’s customers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-data-incident-global-e-not-platform-breach?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

How an onchain investigator linked a Coinbase impersonation scam to $2 million in losses and why social engineering remains the real risk. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-zachxbt-exposed-a-coinbase-impersonation-scam-using-onchain-clues?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

XRP price gained in the first five days of 2026 as chart breakouts and steady ETF inflows produced targets near $3, with longer-term projections as high as $7-$8. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/three-bullish-xrp-charts-watch-price-gains-18-percent?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Starknet, an Ethereum ZK‑rollup network used for decentralized finance and gaming, is facing fresh mainnet downtime following previous outages in 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/starknet-hit-by-fresh-downtime-team-probes-cause?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Japan’s finance minister signaled that crypto’s future lies inside regulated exchanges as Japan advances tax, disclosure, and market reforms. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-crypto-securities-framework-exchange-led-access-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

According to SlowMist, attackers are impersonating Metamask, aiming to steal users’ secret recovery phrases. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fake-metamask-2fa-security-checks-lure-users-into-sharing-recovery-phrases?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bank of America will enable advisers across Merrill and its private bank to recommend four spot Bitcoin ETFs, expanding beyond client-led access. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-america-recommend-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Altcoins, led by Ether, XRP and Solana, drove crypto ETP growth in 2025, while Bitcoin fund inflows fell 35%. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-funds-2025-47-billion-inflows-altcoin-surge?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin hit $93,000 for the first time in nearly a month on Venezuela volatility, but BTC price forecasts include a sweep of $80,000 lows. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/can-btc-avoid-bull-trap-93k-5-things-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound