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Why crypto should have listened to Dilbert 14.01.2026 3:25
The author of the Dilbert comics had wise lessons for the crypto industry as early as 2013, if anyone would have listened.
Strategy director Carl Rickertsen is buying MSTR after years of selling 14.01.2026 5:12
Carl Rickertsen, on the board of directors for Strategy, has filed his first insider purchase of MSTR in over three years.
Eric Adams was accused of bribery, now he’s rug-pulled NYC Token 14.01.2026 3:06
Eric Adams, the former mayor of New York City, announced his support for NYC Token, and minutes later the token was rug-pulled.
Crypto Twitter says Nikita Bier killed X — and ‘gm’ 14.01.2026 3:11
Nikita Bier, Elon Musk’s head of product at X, is taking heat for changing the recommendation algorithm of Crypto Twitter.
Michael Saylor is running out of ways to boost Strategy’s BTC per share 14.01.2026 4:59
Strategy bought a lot of BTC last week, but shareholders still have less per share now than a couple of months ago.
Legacy DeFi platforms lose $27M as hacking spree continues into 2026 14.01.2026 3:40
An ongoing hacking spree targeting legacy DeFi projects has claimed a further $27M, with Truebit and Futureswap the latest victims.
Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ assault on the Federal Reserve 14.01.2026 4:29
The Donald Trump administration has escalated its assault on the Federal Reserve to an “unprecedented” level, sending grand jury subpoenas.
Crypto Twitter melts down after algorithm change triggers X bot flood 12.01.2026 2:40
Following an apparent bot takeover, influencers dived into a thread with X Head of Product Nikita Bier to complain about the torrent of spam.
Bitcoin Core promotes first Trusted Keys maintainer in three years 12.01.2026 3:33
Senior Bitcoin developers have promoted TheCharlatan, aka “sedited,” to Trusted Key holder with GitHub Commit access to Core’s master branch.
Does Cuba have any state bitcoin that the US could seize? 12.01.2026 4:44
With the US seizure of Venezuelan oil and possible BTC holdings, speculation about an overthrow of Cuba is next.
Trump claims Sam Bankman-Fried is not getting a pardon 12.01.2026 2:18
Donald Trump has claimed in an interview that he has no intention of pardoning convicted cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.
No release for French tax agent who gave crypto investor details to gangs 09.01.2026 3:10
The French civil servant was found using tax software to snoop on crypto investors, French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, and prison guards.
Crypto scammer linked to world’s largest seizure of weight loss drugs 09.01.2026 3:26
Fasial Tariq, who founded the Paradox crypto game, has now been linked to $335K worth of the so-called “Godzilla” of weight loss jabs.
Crypto influencer Scooter explores defamation claim against Burwick Law 08.01.2026 2:51
Scooter is exploring defamation remedies after Burwick Law claimed crypto influencer Scooter threatened “livelihood-destroying campaigns.”
Zcash core team quits over restructuring conflict, ZEC down 20% 08.01.2026 4:14
A group of major Zcash developers has resigned over a restructuring dispute that sought to attract external investment for the Zashi wallet.
Crypto gold promoters claim 80% APR amid speculative mania 08.01.2026 3:20
Crypto promoters are trying to lure precious metal speculators with dubious claims of ultra-high yield farms in tokenized gold.
Strategy’s bitcoin premium vanishes as mNAV crashes to 1x 07.01.2026 4:44
The colloquial metric of investor confidence in Strategy, its multiple-to-Net Asset Value or mNAV, has fallen to 1x its BTC holdings.
CHART: Every crypto sponsor in this year’s Premier League 07.01.2026 3:00
The number of Premier League football teams entering into partnerships with crypto sponsors fell this year from 14 to 13.
Billion-dollar scammer Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China 07.01.2026 3:39
Chen Zhi is head of the Prince Group and had previously laundered around $15B in BTC, revealed to have been seized in October.
Venezuela-focused neobank Kontigo pays back users after $340K USDC hack 07.01.2026 3:07
Kontigo, which allows Latin American users to dodge inflation by using “digital dollars” has been forced to reimburse over 1,000 accounts.
Hyperliquid unlocks 12M HYPE tokens, dilutes holders by $330M 07.01.2026 3:25
A token unlock for Core Contributors increased the supply of Hyperliquid by 5.5% overnight, diluting all other investors.
Uganda threatens to block Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat ahead of elections 06.01.2026 4:08
Uganda’s director of government communications threatened to block messaging service Bitchat ahead of next week’s elections.
Bitcoin Core pulls v30 downloads over bug that can scrub Satoshi-era wallets 06.01.2026 3:45
Bitcoin developers overlooked a major bug in Core v30 that could have led to catastrophic loss of BTC for full node wallet users.
Kraken customer data allegedly for sale on dark web 06.01.2026 5:47
A dark web monitoring service has flagged a disturbing listing by someone who claims to be able to access Kraken customer details.
Maduro Polymarket bet raises insider trading concerns 05.01.2026 4:11
A Polymarket trader made $437K betting on the exit of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro in the hours leading up to his capture.
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