CRYPTO
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès Reveals Details of 2014 Collapse and Japanese Detention
In late 2025, Mark Karpelès, ex CEO of Mt. Gox, lives a quieter life in Japan, building a VPN and an AI automation platform. As Chief Protocol Officer at vp.net—a VPN that uses Intel’s SGX technology to let users verify exactly what code runs on servers—he works alongside Roger Ver […]
Crypto user loses $50 million in ‘address poisoning’ scam
The scammer sent a small “dust” amount to the victim’s transaction history, causing the victim to copy the address and send $50M to the scammer’s address. What to know: A crypto user lost $50 million in USDT after falling for an address poisoning scam in a massive onchain exploit. The […]
‘Pay 13 Bitcoin or We Blow It Up’: Hyundai Bomb Threat Shakes South Korean Offices
Hyundai Group evacuated staff from two Seoul offices after receiving a bomb threat email demanding bitcoin. Hyundai Group evacuated employees from two major offices in Seoul today after receiving a bomb threat email demanding payment in bitcoin, police said. Authorities later confirmed the threat was a hoax, but the incident […]
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Now Accounts for 3.2% of BTC Supply
Strategy owns 3.2% of all Bitcoin, spending nearly $2 billion in the past two weeks to grow its BTC treasury to 671,268 BTC. Over the last two months, the broader bitcoin market has bled to semi-surprising lows and it seems like fear has crept into the forefront of market sentiment. But Strategy’s Michael Saylor, […]
Cathie Wood’s Ark goes on massive $59 million stock buying spree amid crypto carnage
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added to Coinbase, Bullish, Circle, and crypto miners during a continued drawdown that pushed listed crypto equities deeper into the red. What to know: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest went bargain hunting on Monday, as some of the biggest listed names in the crypto sector, including Coinbase […]
Vanguard Exec Likens Bitcoin to ‘Digital Labubu’ Even as Firm Opens ETF Trading Access
Executive John Ameriks emphasized Vanguard’s core view of the crypto sector hasn’t changed, seeing the asset class as highly speculative. What to know: Vanguard’s global head of quantitative equity, John Ameriks, said bitcoin still resembles a speculative collectible more than an asset meant to build long-term wealth, comparing it to […]
YouTube Now Allows U.S. Content Creators to Get Paid in PayPal’s Stablecoin: Fortune
YouTube has added PayPal’s dollar-pegged stablecoin as a payout option for U.S. content creators, marking one of PYUSD’s most high-profile use cases yet. What to know: YouTube enabled U.S. content creators to receive their earnings in PayPal’s (PYPL) stablecoin PYUSD, according to a report by Fortune, which cited PayPal’s head of crypto, […]
Why Trump Should Pardon The Developers of Bitcoins Non Custodial Samourai Wallet
On December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William […]
The Great Digital Dollar Switcheroo
U.S. government finances are failing. But instead of allowing things to continue to their inevitable demise, the central planners are looking to pull off another switcheroo. Like the issuance of Greenbacks during the Civil War or FDR’s gold confiscation in 1933, the U.S. government is scheming to radically change the […]
Brazil’s Largest Asset Manager Recommends Investors Put Up to 3% of their Money in Bitcoin to Hedge Against FX, Market Shocks
The recommendation is in line with other global asset managers like BlackRock and Bank of America suggesting small portfolio allocations to the largest cryptocurrency. What to know: Brazil’s largest privately-owned asset manager, Itáu Asset Management, has recommended investors allocate 1% to 3% of their portfolios to bitcoin. In a year-end note, […]
