Tether Scales Back Fundraising Plan to $5B Amid Investors Hesitation
Key Highlights Tether trims fundraising plans after investor pushback, now eyeing $5 billion instead of a $500 billion valuation. USDT stays dominant with $187 billion circulating, while Tether projects 2026…
Aave DAO Moves to Freeze V3 on Low-Revenue Chains
Key Highlights Aave DAO plans to freeze low-earning V3 chains, focusing on profitable networks and smarter multichain growth. Future V3 deployments must generate at least $2M annually, ensuring Aave benefits…
What Tom Lee Really Meant by Calling BitMine’s ETH Losses “a Feature”
Key Highlights BitMine is facing nearly $6.6B in unrealized losses on its Ethereum holdings amid recent price weakness. Tom Lee said the losses are expected in a long-term Ethereum treasury…
Senate Democrats to Discuss Crypto Market Structure on February 4
Key Highlights Senate Democrats are gathering for a private session to discuss their position on digital asset oversight. The meeting marks the first member-level discussion for the caucus since the…
Ethereum Layer-2 Vision No Longer Makes Sense: Vitalik Buterin
Key Highlights Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum now scales on its own, so Layer-2 networks are no longer needed as main extensions. The Ethereum co-founder noted that many Layer-2s haven’t become…
Who Bought 49% of Trump-Linked Crypto Platform for $500M?
Key Highlights A 49% stake in World Liberty Financial was sold for $500 million just days before the inauguration. President Donald Trump said he had no knowledge of the deal…
Crypto Users on MacOS Targeted in Sneaky Token Vesting Malware Scam
Key Highlights Mac users face new phishing risks; fake audit emails can steal passwords and install hidden malware. Hackers use disguised AppleScript files and backdoors to control Macs and bypass…
Korea’s FSS Launches VISTA to Combat Crypto Price Rigging
Key Highlights A custom-built algorithm now scans trading data at sub-second intervals to uncover manipulation previously invisible to the untrained eye. The system surpassed human performance in pilot tests by…
DOJ Emails Reveal Jeffrey Epstein Invested $3M in Coinbase in 2014
Key Highlights Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million in Coinbase in 2014 after working with Brock Pierce and Blockchain Capital. Epstein sold half of his Coinbase stake in 2018, receiving nearly…
90% of Merchants Ready for Crypto Payments: PayPal
Key Highlights The primary obstacle to universal crypto adoption is technical complexity rather than a lack of merchant interest. Nearly 40% of U.S. retailers have already integrated digital assets to…