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• Crypto Money On The Move: $110 Billion Flees South Korea In 2025
  According to joint research cited in news reports, about $110 billion — roughly ₩160 trillion — left South Korean crypto platforms during 2025. Trading activity did not stop. Instead, much of the money moved to foreign exchanges where more products and tools are available to ordinary investors. Related Reading: Bitcoiners Celebrate ‘Genesis Day’ As US […]
• Crypto Derivatives Shakeout: Market Records Lowest Trading Volume In December 2025
  The crypto market produced one of its most disappointing performances in the final quarter of 2025, with most large-cap assets ending the year in the red. While prices struggled to make any mark in the last few months of the year, liquidity also continued to seep out of the market.  According to the latest on-chain […]
• Notorious Bitcoin Hacker Released Years Early, Credits Trump
  Ilya Lichtenstein, the man at the center of the 2016 Bitfinex theft, has been released from federal custody after serving roughly 14 months of a five-year sentence, according to reports. He had been sentenced in November 2024 for a money-laundering conspiracy tied to the theft of about 120,000 bitcoin, one of the largest crypto thefts […]
• Bitcoin STH Unrealized Losses Hit 15%: Is This Where The Bleeding Stops?
  The positive start of the Bitcoin price to the new year was threatened on Saturday, January 3, as the cryptocurrency market reacted negatively to the recent United States military action in Venezuela. The flagship cryptocurrency briefly lost its hold above the $90,000 mark after US President Donald Trump announced the capture of the Venezuelan leader, […]
• Crypto Phishing Losses Crash By 83% In 2025 – Details
  Phishing losses fell drastically in 2025 by over 83% compared to the previous year. However, the underlying data show that reduced figures do not translate to a decline in security threats. Related Reading: Bitfinex Hack Mastermind Released Early From Prison, Credits 2018 Trump Law – Details Crypto Phishing Losses Down From $494M To $84M In […]
• Bitcoiners Celebrate ‘Genesis Day’ As US Debt Swells Past $38 Trillion
  The US federal debt passed $38 trillion on January 3, 2026, according to Treasury tracking. That new milestone was reached as some in the cryptocurrency community observed Genesis Day, the anniversary of Bitcoin’s first block. Reports note the timing drew attention because it highlighted contrasts between public borrowing and Bitcoin’s fixed supply. Related Reading: Crypto […]
• Venezuela Attack: US Lawmaker To Introduce Prediction Market Bill Targeting Insider Trading
  The US strike on Venezuela represents the largest headline event of the new year so far. In several developments spinning off this incident, Representative Ritchie Torres is reportedly moving to introduce a bill targeting insider trading on prediction markets amid traders’ netting heavy profits on forecasted capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Related Reading: Crypto Could […]