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BNB Chain's 2026 roadmap aims for 20,000 TPS and sub-second finality using parallel execution and a Rust client. The upgrades target reduced latency and fees to attract DeFi and AI developers amid intensifying Layer 1 competition.

A cryptocurrency trader opened $32.6 million in long positions across 17 assets, with $3.4 million in unrealized gains and no shorts. The strategy involved high leverage and diversification to manage risk and attract market attention.

Bitcoin hits $93k after a falling wedge breakout, testing major horizontal resistance as overbought signals, bear flag risk and moving averages clash.
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Bitcoin price has broken out of a falling wedge and climbed to $93k, colliding with a key horizontal resistance zone on the 4-hour and d

In 2025, Bitcoin millionaire addresses fell by 7,485, highlighting wealth concentration with an increase in wallets holding over $10M. Despite strong ETF inflows, Bitcoin ended the year lower, marking a significant shift in on-chain wealth dynamics.

ETF inflows into BTC, ETH, XRP, Solana and Dogecoin rebound after year-end tax selling, signaling renewed institutional demand for crypto funds.
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U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $355M in net inflows after seven days of withdrawals, led by BlackRock's IBIT with support from Ark, 21Shares an

Institutional demand for crypto funds surged with significant inflows into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after year-end tax selling. Meanwhile, geopolitical events in Venezuela and key labor market data are poised to impact cryptocurrency markets in early 2024.

AI-assisted bot scans Polymarket wallets and bet sizes to flag possible insider-style trades on political markets, helping its creator net $75k on a Maduro arrest bet.
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Custom alert bot monitors Polymarket's API for new wallets, oversized wagers and repeated Venezuela-focused

XRP defends key support inside a downward channel as ETF inflows absorb close to 1% of supply, with analysts assigning higher odds to an upside breakout in 2026.
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XRP trades above recent support within a defined five-day downward channel, with one analyst calling the move a controlled c

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FBI data show Bitcoin ATM scams in the U.S. jumped to more than $333m in losses between January and November 2025, up from roughly $250m in 2024.
Scammers impersonate officials or banks, pressure victims into feeding cash into Bitcoin ATMs, then route funds to crypto wallets that are

MetaMask users are at risk of a new "2FA verification" phishing scam that steals their seed phrase under the guise of improving security.
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MetaMask users are being targeted by a phishing campaign involving a fake 2FA verification process.
The new campaign comes on the heels of a large-s

PwC is embracing the crypto sector, advising clients on stablecoins and tokenization, driven by favorable US policies under Trump. This shift is supported by clearer regulations, encouraging more companies to engage with digital assets.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared that the blockchain has solved the trilemma through a combination of ZK-EVMs reaching production-grade performance and PeerDAS running live on mainnet.
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Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum now achieves bandwidth, consensus, and decentralization.
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A phishing campaign is targeting Cardano users through fake emails promoting a fraudulent Eternl Desktop application download.
The attack leverages professionally crafted messages referencing NIGHT and ATMA token rewards through the Diffusion Staking Basket program to establish

On January 2, Ethereum ETFs saw $174M in inflows, marking a shift from December's trend of redemptions. Bitcoin ETFs experienced similar strength with $471M in inflows, indicating renewed investor interest.

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has skyrocketed by 37.41% to $88.29 million, up from last week's $65.58 million.
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NFT sales jumped 37% to $88.3M with buyers and sellers rising sharply.
$X@AI BRC-20 NFTs led the market with a $17.1M record-breaking sale.
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