How crypto investor lost over $280 million to hackers within hours

A major cryptocurrency theft on January 10, 2026, resulted in losses exceeding $280 million after an investor fell victim to a hardware wallet social engineering scam. The incident occurred at around 23:00 UTC and was first detailed by on-chain investigator ZachXBT , who traced the movement of the stolen funds across multiple blockchains....

Three reasons why Bitcoin's 'real breakout' toward $107K has begun

Bitcoin entered a decisive breakout phase, targeting $107,000 as long-term holder selling fades and BTC continues to leave exchanges, tightening supply....

XRP Price Surges as Golden Cross Signals Potential Rally

XRP is spotlighted in 2026's dynamic crypto market with notable technical movements. A "golden cross" suggests possible medium-term increases, indicating positive price action....

Shiba Inu Hourly Death Cross in 2026 Completed, but It’s Not All That Bad

Shiba Inu has completed a mini death cross, but it might not be all as bad as it seems....

Jake Claver: Think of XRP Like the Protocol Layer for Payments

Global finance continues to struggle with a problem the internet solved decades ago. Information moves instantly across platforms, yet money still travels through fragmented systems burdened by intermediaries, delays, and high costs....

Elon Musk backed $10B for-profit OpenAI ICO in early 2018, internal notes reveal

OpenAI’s recently surfaced internal call notes reveal Elon Musk’s previous backing for a $10 billion for-profit arm ICO in early 2018 to fund the nonprofit’s projects. Musk’s decision to abandon the ICO and later exit from the AI startup set the company on its current path, combining a controlling nonprofit with a public benefit corporation (PBC)....

Russia's President Putin calls for urgency in developing self-driving cars

Russia is lagging behind in the development of autonomous transportation, and Putin wants it to quickly catch up with the leaders in this space. Impressed by some of the driverless systems demonstrated ahead of a meeting on the matter, the leader of the Kremlin urged Russian authorities to speed up their implementation....

Bitmine Backs MrBeast’s Beast Industries With $200 Million Investment

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has announced a $200 million equity investment in MrBeast-backed Beast Industries. The deal signals growing crossover between crypto-focused firms and mainstream digital entertainment platforms....

Indian fraudsters scale up schemes targeting elderly victims

Indian fraudsters have now increased their activities by targeting retirees using different fake crypto trading applications. According to authorities, the scammers now see them as the prime age bracket, noting that they were targeted because of their age and limited knowledge of how cryptocurrencies worked....

Analyst to XRP Investors: We Are Closer to Major Breakout. Here’s the Signal

Long-term market structures often become clearer only after extended consolidation. That is the setting Amonyx (@amonyx) points to in his latest XRP analysis. The analyst shared a multi-year XRP chart that maps a repeating cycle, broken into clearly labeled phases. He believes it is closer to a major breakout....

Missed XRP’s 1000% Run? Experts Highlight a New Crypto With 10x Potential

Each crypto cycle makes winners out of those projects that appeared in the right stage of the market development. Ripple XRP was one of the largest surprises to the early holders in the previous cycle....

XRP Ledger Dead Man Switch Amendment Resurfaces, Community Weighs In

The dead man's switch amendment aims to prevent asset losses on XRP Ledger....

ChatGPT sets XRP price for February 1, 2026

ChatGPT has outlined its price expectations for XRP heading into February 1, 2026, projecting a moderately bullish outlook while highlighting clear upside and downside risks tied to market conditions and regulation. According to ChatGPT’s assessment, the most likely trading range for XRP by that date is between $2.25 and $2.60....

Pundit: Institutions Will Flip the Switch, and XRP Will Become the Bridge Once This Happens

The debate around XRP has entered a more mature phase. Market participants no longer argue only about charts or short-term volatility. Instead, attention has shifted toward infrastructure readiness, regulatory resolution, and the role digital assets may play inside real financial systems....

DoubleZero: Will 2Z target $0.15 after its 10% breakout?

DoubleZero surged to a monthly high ,as demand recovered incentivized by Grayscale's 2026 watchlist addition...

XRP OI Jumps 12%, Will Price Follow?

XRP price rebounds from the Friday's low as Open Interest shows a substantial growth....

Uniswap On-Chain Signals Turn Bullish Amid Soft Spot Demand

The Uniswap price correction is poised for a 7% drop before retesting the key support trendline at $5…...

Lightning Struck Twice This Week For Two Bitcoin Miners, With Each Scoring Rare $300,000 BTC Jackpot

Two solo Bitcoin miners independently processed full blocks and pocketed sweet payouts of around $300,000 each....

DTCC backs interoperability approach for tokenized markets

Global Head of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Nadine Chakar stated that the company will prioritize seamless interoperability across blockchains rather than building closed ecosystems for tokenized securities....

Two solo bitcoin miners hit rare $300,000 jackpots in the same week

Two independent miners mined full blocks and collected roughly 3.15 BTC each, an uncommon outcome in a network dominated by large pools....

BitMine pulls $65M in ETH from Kraken in latest accumulation move

Lookonchain data revealed hours ago that a Bitmine wallet has accumulated approximately $65.4 million in ETH. The transaction involved a withdrawal from the Kraken exchange, showing 20,000 ETH moved to the firm’s wallet....

Ethereum Faces Challenges: Market Trends and Investor Insights

Ethereum's futures market shows a cautious investor sentiment with a neutral to negative stance. Declining DApp interest and network fees pressure Ethereum's price and economic activity....

xAI posts job for accounting tutor to train Grok on tax issues

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is advertising an accounting role to train its chatbot Grok on tax filings and corporate accounting, as it looks to expand its technical workforce and the AI outputs....

Crypto Fraud Hits $15.8B in 2025, Far Outpacing Losses from Hacks and Exploits

In 2025, Web3 fraud surged to $15.87 billion, far surpassing the $2.5 billion plus lost to traditional hacks. Unlike isolated breaches, losses were spread across millions of transactions, reflecting the rise of “industrialized” crime networks that use address clusters and cross‑platform flows....

XRPL Validator: Owning XRP Will Be a Dream to Many. Time Is Running Out

XRP often appears widely distributed on paper. Wallet counts suggest millions of holders. However, a closer look tells a different story. Recent data shared by an XRP Ledger validator, 24HrsCrypto (@24hrscrypto1), challenges mass ownership and shifts attention to where meaningful XRP supply sits....

Scam Alert: $282 Million in Bitcoin and Litecoin Lost

Monero is well-featured after a hacker stole $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin and converted to XMR among others....

Pi token price muted despite ESMA regulatory nod on white paper

Pi Network has formally set foot in the EU. According to reports, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has registered the Pi Network white paper under entry number 549, filed by PiBit Ltd. ESMA is a government agency that keeps an eye on the EU’s financial markets and investment products....

This 8-Year Technical Pattern Could Send XRP to $58.9

XRP has spent most of the past decade moving through distinct phases of expansion, correction, and stabilization. That long history now forms the basis of a technical outlook shared by analyst Leb Crypto (@leb_crypto). The analyst published a monthly XRP chart highlighting a large-scale structure that has been building since 2016....

Cardano (ADA) Breaks Below Key Support, Triggering Stop-Loss Cascades

Cardano is facing renewed downside pressure after breaking below key technical levels, shifting short-term structure firmly in favor of sellers. The move has triggered algorithmic selling and stop-loss cascades, increasing the risk of a deeper correction if nearby support fails....

Elon Musk demands $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in OpenAI challenge

Elon Musk is demanding that OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft pay him between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages, claiming the artificial intelligence company deceived him by moving away from its original nonprofit mission and forming a partnership with the tech corporation....

Dogecoin RSI Just Entered Historical Oversold Levels Again, Will It Repeat 2021?

The Dogecoin Relative Strength Index (RSI) is said to have entered historical oversold levels. This has raised the possibility that the foremost meme coin could repeat its parabolic rally in the 2021 bull cycle....

Crypto Whale’s Shocking $40M Windfall from Leveraged Positions Amid Insider Trading Allegations

BitcoinWorld Crypto Whale’s Shocking $40M Windfall from Leveraged Positions Amid Insider Trading Allegations In a stunning development that has captured the attention of the global cryptocurrency community, a single digital wallet address on the Hyperliquid perpetual futures exchange now holds approximately $40 million in unrealized profits from hi...

Ethereum Pulls Back Rejecting Key Resistance: ETH Key Levels to Watch

Ethereum has entered a short-term cooling phase after failing to break through a key resistance zone. The pullback comes amid broader market consolidation and follows a strong weekly rally, suggesting profit-taking rather than a decisive trend reversal....

Ethereum Staking Queue Surges to Staggering 2.5-Year High, Signaling Unwavering Network Confidence

BitcoinWorld Ethereum Staking Queue Surges to Staggering 2.5-Year High, Signaling Unwavering Network Confidence In a powerful demonstration of sustained confidence, the Ethereum staking queue has swelled to a monumental 2.5-year peak, holding nearly 2.6 million ETH as validators rush to secure the world’s leading smart contract platform....

Why Is Pi Network’s Price Stuck? AI Reveals the 3 Things PI Needs for a Rally

The cryptocurrency markets experienced a wild start to the new year, with BTC surging by almost ten grand to a two-month peak of $98,000 before it was stopped. Many altcoins posted even more impressive gains mid-week but have failed to double down. Pi Network’s native token, though, cannot say the same....

Ripple Labs execs, escrow among top 50 addresses holding about 45% of XRP supply

Market data shows that the top 10 addresses control about 18.56% of the total XRP supply. Addresses numbered 10 to 50 control 24.85% more, and the rest, 56.59%, is spread out among millions of smaller wallets. Ripple Labs remains the single largest owner of XRP when all company-linked wallets are added together....

Spot Bitcoin ETFs attract $1.42B in strongest week since early October

Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their strongest week since October as institutional investors returned via regulated products, helped by reduced whale selling and tightening effective supply....

South Korean, Taiwanese chipmakers without American factories face 100% tariffs

The United States government has escalated its campaign to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing by threatening to impose tariffs of up to 100% on imported chips from foreign producers that do not build significant production capacity on American soil....

China weigh pros and cons as crypto-linked corruption, fraud enter headline

China might not warm up to digital currencies, especially after the discovery and seizure of crypto holdings from corruption and fraud cases....

Tim Scott’s crypto bill faces criticism wave from US Senators

Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott has seen his push to pass sweeping new cryptocurrency regulations hit a stumbling block. The bill has faced criticism from Senate Judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley, who has raised concerns alongside ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) about a section of the crypto bill....

US Official Says Seized Bitcoin From Samourai Case Was Not Sold

According to a senior White House crypto adviser, the Bitcoin tied to the Samourai Wallet forfeiture was not liquidated by federal authorities. The assets will remain held by the government under its strategic reserve plan, the adviser said on social media....

“Firing on All Cylinders”: Ripple CEO’s Bold 2026 Vision Defies Weakening XRP ETF Inflows

Spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted their lowest inflows last week following a bearish performance across the crypto market....

China’s chip curbs force Nvidia suppliers to stop H200 production

Nvidia Corp.’s suppliers have halted production of the company’s H200 artificial intelligence accelerator after China moved to block shipments of advanced chips, dealing another blow to the U.S. chipmaker’s access to one of its largest markets....

Silver Price Rally: Search Interest Doubles After $90 Breakout

Silver trades at $90.05 as of writing , posting gains of 8% over both the past seven and 30 days. The metal briefly climbed above record highs at $93 earlier in the week before pulling back. That move marked a historic breakout that pushed silver into price discovery. Market participants now focus on whether the $90 level can act as support....

NVDA Price Forecast Jumps After Jefferies Raises Nvidia Target to $275

Nvidia shares drew fresh attention after Jefferies raised its price target to $275, citing an extended accelerator and model roadmap through 2028 highlighted around CES. At the same time, market charts show mixed short-term forecasts for NVDA and renewed focus on the Ethereum–Nvidia ratio as traders assess shifting relative momentum....

Bitcoin Price To $100K: Why All Eyes Are On The Short-Term Holders

The Bitcoin price resumed its hot start to the new year this week, jumping above the $97,000 mark for the first time since November 2025. The flagship cryptocurrency reignited debates about the current phase of the market in its latest attempt to reclaim its six-figure valuation....

Ripple CEO Reacts to Coinbase Drama

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has publicly commented on a growing rift within the digital asset sector following Coinbase’s unexpected decision to withdraw its support for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act . His remarks come at a time when the U.S....

Ripple CTO Emeritus Issues Scam Alert on Copy Trading, What’s Real Risk?

Former Ripple CTO warns of hidden risks of copy trading as holders seek to profit from the markets....

Monero (XMR) Plunges 12% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Stands Calm at $95K: Market Watch

Bitcoin’s price has remained expectedly calm over the past 12 hours or so as the weekend began, without any major moves at just over $95,000. Most larger-cap alts are sluggish as well, with little to no movement from ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, and ADA. XMR, though, has plunged hard after its recent rally....

Germany flags risks of AI-made Holocaust images on social media

Germany has warned social media platforms over the spread of false AI holocaust images. The government and Holocaust memorial institutions have asked social media platforms to stop the spread of fake images, which they claim are distorting and trivializing history....