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Do Kwon Seeks Reduced Sentence Amid Terra Collapse Do Kwon asked a U.S. judge to limit his sentence to five years , while South Korean charges carry up to 40 years . Legal situation He has appealed in the United States for a shorter prison term, citing factors he considers mitigating in his defense …

Buyer Acquired NEAR Token at $3 Price An investor purchased the NEAR token at an exact price of $3 , reflecting a single recorded trade on a public market. The transaction does not identify the buyer and provides no information about the purchase method or custody of the acquired tokens. Transaction…

Private ZK Secret Santa Protocol Launched on Ethereum A private zero-knowledge protocol named ZK Secret Santa has been introduced for Ethereum, enabling anonymous, trustless execution of a gift exchange. The system was developed by Artem Chistyakov, head of Solidity at Distributed Lab and author of …

Anthropic Trains Models to Detect Smart Contract Vulnerabilities Anthropic trained its AI models to detect vulnerabilities in smart contracts and reported they identified flaws enabling approximately $4.6 mln in potential theft. Testing and results The company tested models on actual buggy contracts…

Bitcoin May Retrace to $50,000, Bloomberg Strategist Says According to Bloomberg strategist Mike McGlone, Bitcoin appears overvalued versus gold, and a correction toward $50,000 is possible. Valuation gap versus gold McGlone highlights that the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio has risen to about 20x , exceedin…

a16z: Only 40–70 Million Active Crypto Users Worldwide a16z reports that, out of the total number of crypto owners, only a small portion perform regular on‑chain transactions. Reported figures According to a16z, about 716 million people own cryptocurrencies, while only 40–70 million of them make on‑…

Analysts Call Zcash Rally Most Successful Scam Crypto analysts criticised the recent surge in Zcash price and described the episode as a coordinated market event, not organic adoption. Allegations and price dynamics According to crypto analysts, Zcash reached a peak of $723 before the token lost mor…

Peter Schiff claims the collapse of Strategy may begin Investor Peter Schiff stated that the collapse of Strategy begins, arguing Michael Saylor sold shares to raise dollars for interest obligations rather than to buy more bitcoin. Schiff’s assertion on recent sales According to Schiff, the sale of …

MicroStrategy Shares Drop 12% After Schiff Comment MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares fell by 12% in intraday trading after public comments by Peter Schiff that questioned the company's outlook. Market reaction Shares of MicroStrategy dropped sharply, erasing a portion of recent gains as investors adjusted…

Peter Brandt warns of possible Bitcoin pullback Trader Peter Brandt presented updated logarithmic curves for Bitcoin and suggested the current price reached the model’s upper boundary. Model indicates resistance and historical corrective behavior Brandt showed revised logarithmic modeling for BTC an…

AI trading agents remain below initial $10,000 capital All AI models in the AI Trading Showdown started with a $10,000 deposit and remain below break-even on the leaderboard. Current standings The published leaderboard shows none of the participating systems have recovered their starting capital as …

Bitcoin Hits $85,000 Amid Market Movement Bitcoin price reached $85 000 , according to current market quotes, reflecting a notable level in recent cryptocurrency pricing. Price update The cryptocurrency traded at $85 000 , marking a clear reference point for market participants and portfolio valuati…

Freeze functions in blockchains challenge decentralization ideal Some blockchains have built administrative freeze mechanisms into their protocols, raising questions about immutability versus protection from large-scale theft. Scope and adoption According to available reports, 16 blockchains already…

Ukraine selects Google Gemma 3 for national LLM Ukraine has selected Google Gemma 3 as the foundational model for its national large language model initiative, the Ministry and Kyivstar announced. Compute resources will be provided via Google Vertex AI to support model training and deployment within…

Key crypto and economic events to watch this week This weekly calendar summarizes the most significant crypto and macroeconomic events scheduled for the coming days across major markets and networks. Purpose and scope The calendar aggregates known events and time windows without forecasting outcomes…

Brief update issued with no added details A concise update titled 'updated' was issued with no substantive details, attribution, or timeline provided in the communication at all. Available information The public text leaves open basic questions about scope, affected systems, and the rationale for th…

Sony plans a dollar stablecoin launch in 2026 Sony Financial Group's Sony Bank plans to launch a dollar-denominated stablecoin in 2026 to facilitate payments across its entertainment ecosystem. The token is intended primarily for purchases of games and anime, with the aim of lowering transaction fee…

Strategy, Distance and Psychology for Crypto Investors Three guiding principles for long-term crypto investors — strategy , distance and psychology — are presented to improve systematic performance. Strategy Attention must focus on leverage and position sizing, especially around futures with 50–100x…

Anonymity Token ZEC Falls 50% After One-Month Rally ZEC, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency commonly known as Zcash, rallied during a one-month hype cycle and then lost 50% of its value in two weeks. Price dynamics The token’s rapid ascent over a month attracted speculative interest and short-term t…

Spot Ethereum ETFs Recorded Largest Monthly Outflow Ever Spot Ethereum ETFs registered their largest monthly outflow on record, while spot bitcoin ETFs experienced the second-largest monthly withdrawal since launch. Monthly flows In November investors withdrew $3.48 billion from spot bitcoin ETFs, m…