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In brief The amount of documented wrench attacks has increased in 2025 amid Bitcoin’s price rise. At least 65 have been tracked in a public database, with many more expected to be unreported. Some of the most grisly crimes include murder, severed fingers, and sexual assaults. Crypto’s growing mainstream presence has not been all good news for investors. Alongside Bitcoin’s price rise, a growing list of wrench attacks—that is, physical attacks meant to coerce a victim to hand over access to their crypto holdings—have taken place over the course of 2025. According to a publicly available database of wrench attacks from Jameson…

Fedi will release its full software stack as open source on Jan. 3, completing a pledge made at launch in 2024. The company said all Fedi software has now transitioned to the Affero General Public License (AGPL), following an interim period under a business source license.  The change makes Fedi’s codebase publicly available under a copyleft license that requires derivative works to remain open, according to a spokesperson from Fedi.  The date carries weight in Bitcoin history. Jan. 3 marks the anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, mined in 2009. Fedi said the timing reflects its focus on community ownership…

A cluster of suspicious wagers netted more than $630,000 on Polymarket after betting on the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.The activity triggered a swift legislative response in Washington, with lawmakers moving to ban federal officials from trading on prediction markets.Sponsored SponsoredLawmakers Move to Bar Officials From Prediction MarketsOn January 4, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain identified three digital wallets that netted a combined profit of $630,484 on Polymarket by betting on the removal of Maduro. Three insider wallets on #Polymarket bet on Venezuelan President Maduro being out of office just hours before his arrest, netting a total profit of $630,484!The…

Semilore Faleti is a cryptocurrency writer specialized in the field of journalism and content creation. While he started out writing on several subjects, Semilore soon found a knack for cracking down on the complexities and intricacies in the intriguing world of blockchains and cryptocurrency. Semilore is drawn to the efficiency of digital assets in terms of storing, and transferring value. He is a staunch advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrency as he believes it can improve the digitalization and transparency of the existing financial systems. In two years of active crypto writing, Semilore has covered multiple aspects of the digital…

Recent on-chain data revealed a major shift in Ethereum net flow to the Binance exchange during December 2024. This eye-catching event could imply several market developments, especially following the asset’s bearish struggles in Q4 2025. Meanwhile, Ethereum has notably opened 2026 on a positive note, climbing to above $3,100 for the first time since mid-December. Ethereum Sees $960M Inflows As Investor Sentiment Shifts In a QuickTake post on December 3, the analysis page CryptoOnChain reports an important change in Ethereum investors’ activity. Notably, the Ethereum net inflow in December reached $960 million on Binance, the world’s largest exchange by trading…

BMNR shareholders are encouraged to review the Chairman’s message and vote on the 4 proposals prior to the January 14, 2026 deadline Bitmine will hold its Annual Stockholder Meeting at the Wynn Las Vegas on January 15, 2026 Bitmine remains supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK’s Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and personal investor Thomas “Tom” Lee to support Bitmine’s goal of acquiring 5% of ETH LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMNR) today announced the release of a new Chairman’s message…

Bitcoin Adoption Is No Longer About Discovery Bitcoin no longer needs to be explained. Its existence is widely acknowledged, its relevance debated, and its future actively shaped by regulators, institutions, and everyday users. The real question today is not whether people can buy Bitcoin, but how they do so. As Bitcoin moves deeper into mainstream financial conversations, the quality of access matters more than access itself. Trust, security, and compliance have become decisive factors in determining which platforms users rely on, especially during moments of market stress. This is where regulated, Bitcoin-focused exchanges play a critical role in shaping long-term…

Zcash price enters 2026 after one of the strongest rallies in the market, still up about 53% in the past 30 days and more than 780% year-on-year. The trend remains inside an ascending channel, but a small pullback recently tested bulls. That dip came from profit booking, not trend failure. New buying interest, improving flows, and a key support zone are now keeping the breakout structure alive.Sponsored SponsoredDip Buyers Absorb Sell Pressure Despite Failed Trendline TestZcash trades inside an ascending channel, where higher highs and higher lows define the uptrend. The upper trendline rejected price on December 29, causing a…

Strategy (MSTR) shares have declined for six consecutive months for the first time since the firm adopted bitcoin as a treasury asset in August 2020, according to a performance table shared Thursday by crypto analyst Chris Millas.In a Jan. 1 post on X, Millas highlighted the rare streak and attached a chart showing Strategy’s monthly returns since 2020. The data show the stock posted uninterrupted losses from July through December 2025, including declines of 16.78% in August, 16.36% in October, 34.26% in November and a further 14.24% drop in December.Strategy (MSTR) monthly performance since January 2020 (Chris Millas / X)…

Even as ETH struggles below $3,000, developers surge as record contract deployments indicate organic growth driven by rollups, stablecoins, RWAs, and wallets. Ethereum has recorded a major rebound in developer activity, despite a stunted performance on the price side of things. The network deployed a record 8.7 million smart contracts in a single quarter, according to a Token Terminal chart shared by Ethereum analyst Joseph Young. The figure is an all-time high and breaks the previous quarterly record of around 6 million contracts set in the second quarter of 2021. Developer Revival In his latest post on X, Young said…