How Fast Are Crypto Wrench Attacks Rising? Crypto-related wrench attacks are rising sharply in 2026, with victims losing about $101 million in the first 4 months of the year, according to CertiK. The firm said it has verified 34 incidents globally so far this year, a 41% increase from the same period in 2025. Wrench
How Strong Is the Latest Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak? US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded 6 straight weeks of net inflows, the longest weekly run since August 2025, as institutional demand for bitcoin exposure continues despite late-week volatility. The current streak runs from the week of April 2 through Friday and has brought in
Why Does Jack Mallers Reject Fears About Wall Street’s Bitcoin Influence? Strike CEO Jack Mallers said Wall Street’s growing involvement in Bitcoin does not threaten the asset’s long-term viability or its underlying principles. “My one-word answer to that is no,” Mallers said on the What Bitcoin Did podcast when asked whether institutional participation conflicts with
Why Did Estonia’s Financial Regulator Issue a Warning? Estonia’s Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority issued an investor warning against BB Trade Estonia OÜ, the company operating the Zondacrypto exchange, over an alleged breach of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. The regulator said the exchange failed to publish a required white paper for the
What Did CZ Say About the Pardon Process? Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said he was not highly confident he would receive a pardon from US President Donald Trump after serving a 4-month prison sentence in 2024 for violating US anti-money-laundering laws. “You never know because we actually had very strong anti-lobbying from some of
Why Did South Korean Crypto Holdings Fall So Sharply? The value of cryptocurrency held by South Korean investors has more than halved over the past year, falling from 121.8 trillion won, or $83.3 billion, at the end of January 2025 to 60.6 trillion won, or $41.4 billion, by the end of February 2026. Trading activity
Why Is Senator Warren Challenging Meta’s Stablecoin Strategy? Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested detailed disclosures from Meta regarding its reported plans to integrate a third-party stablecoin into its platforms by the second half of 2026. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, she raised concerns about the potential impact on financial stability, competition, and user
What Happened in the Darknet Crypto Seizure? Australian cybercrime investigators have seized 52 Bitcoin valued at 5.7 million Australian dollars, or about $4.1 million, in what authorities described as one of the country’s largest actions targeting a darknet marketplace using cryptocurrency. Strike Force Andalusia, part of the State Crime Command’s Cyber Crime Squad, carried out
Why Is Solv Moving Away From LayerZero? Solv Protocol will migrate its Bitcoin-focused DeFi infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, citing security as the main reason for the move. The platform said it will phase out LayerZero bridging support for SolvBTC and xSolvBTC across Corn, Berachain, Rootstock, and TAC. Chainlink CCIP will become
What Drove Hyperliquid Strategies’ Losses? Hyperliquid Strategies reported a $165.4 million net loss for the nine months ended March 31, driven by unrealized losses on its token holdings and costs tied to its corporate restructuring. The filing shows $64 million in net unrealized losses on its HYPE treasury, alongside a one-time $35.6 million write-off linked