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Bitmine has significantly increased its Ethereum holdings, acquiring over 71,000 ETH in the past week alone. This purchase marks the firm's largest weekly acquisition this year, reflecting strong institutional demand for ETH despite short-term market fluctuations.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has extended its Ether buying streak into its fifth week, scooping up 71,179 Ether in its largest weekly purchase of 2026 so far.  The roughly $147 million Ether (ETH) buy represents a jump from Bitmine’s previous weekly average of $93 million to $103 million, the

Dubai has officially established regulations for cryptocurrency derivatives, aimed at enhancing the legal framework for digital assets. The new rules, issued by VARA, allow individual investors to participate while enforcing strict suitability assessments, margin controls, and leverage limits to mitigate risks. This move reinforces Dubai's position as a crypto hub, balancing financial innovation and investor protection. The actual market impact will depend on effective implementation of these regulations.

The market cap of tokenized assets reached $24.6B in January, led by tokenized treasuries and commodities. Treasuries made up 39% of this, while commodities surged due to rising gold prices. Stablecoins contributed to liquidity, with a market cap of $308B.

BitGo and ZKsync are developing a tokenized deposit framework to help banks adopt blockchain while adhering to regulations. This system focuses on integrating bank deposits on-chain, enabling programmable payments and more efficient settlement infrastructure, steering the onchain banking conversation towards compliance and real financial operations.

The Ethereum Foundation staked $46.2 million in ETH, its largest staking event to date, reflecting a strategic shift from passive reserves to active staking for yield generation and network security, signaling confidence in its treasury management.

Trust Wallet has launched the Trust Wallet Agent Kit (TWAK), enabling AI agents to execute real crypto transactions across 25+ blockchains. These agents operate under user-defined rules and focus on tasks like cross-chain swaps and recurring buys, enhancing wallet functionality beyond mere storage.

Recently, the npm core package axios was hit by a supply-chain attack. The attacker compromised the lead maintainer’s account and published a malicious version that injects cross-platform malware. The attack process was carefully planned, including the release of bait versions. Affected users should check their lockfile and downgrade to a safer version, and rebuild their systems to prevent resource leakage. It is recommended that cryptocurrency and Web3 developers check and update sensitive credentials and take measures to protect against future attacks.

The essay discusses how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are addressing quantum risk in varying degrees. While Bitcoin remains cautious and divided over the threat, Ethereum is proactively planning upgrades, and Solana is testing modular solutions. Overall, the crypto community is beginning to take quantum risks seriously, with ongoing research and proposals emerging.

Bitcoin remains stable around $67,500 as speculation grows about Donald Trump's potential to de-escalate tensions with Iran. This stability reflects a cautious investor sentiment amid broader market volatility driven by geopolitical concerns.

Bitcoin's recent decline to its lowest level since March has negatively impacted related equities, including Strategy, BitMine, and Robinhood, all dropping to monthly lows as traders de-risk the sector.

A Maryland man, Jonathan Spalletta, has been charged with hacking decentralized exchange Uranium Finance in 2021, stealing over $50 million. He faces counts of computer fraud and money laundering, allegedly using proceeds for high-end collectibles.

A European Central Bank paper reveals that governance in major DeFi protocols is concentrated among a small number of wallets, with many voters being unidentified. This raises concerns about regulatory oversight and questions the true decentralization of these systems.

In brief The proposal implements President Trump's order last year to expand 401(k) access to alternative assets. Few retirement plans offer alternatives, and even fewer hold them, the Labor Department said. The rule clears a legal path but leaves operational hurdles and unresolved

CoinDesk's November 2025 Exchange Benchmark evaluates 81 digital asset exchanges, ranking them based on risk and transparency using over 200 metrics. Exchanges receiving grades AA–BB are deemed Top-Tier for their compliance and governance.

Maryland resident Jonathan Spaletta was arrested for two hacking incidents against Uranium Finance in 2021, with losses exceeding $54 million. Spaletta faces charges of computer fraud and money laundering, with a maximum sentence of 30 years. The stolen funds were converted into collectibles such as Pokémon cards and Ancient Roman coins, showing his money-laundering method. Victims have not been compensated to date, and the case is still ongoing.

Nakamoto Inc. (Nasdaq: NAKA), the Bitcoin treasury firm chaired by David Bailey, sold approximately 284 Bitcoin for $20 million in March 2026, realizing an average price of $70,422 per BTC compared to its average acquisition cost of $118,171, representing a 40% loss on the sale.

SWIFT, the global messaging network connecting over 11,000 financial institutions across more than 200 countries, has confirmed that its blockchain-based shared ledger is progressing into a minimum viable product (MVP) phase, with real-world transactions planned for later in 2026.

KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited has been permanently barred from allowing U.S. users on its platform following a federal court ruling. The company faces a $500,000 penalty and an indefinite ban, concluding a series of legal actions against it for operating without proper licenses and compliance violations.

Google’s quantum AI team published a white paper stating that future quantum computers could crack the ECDLP-256 elliptic curve cryptography with fewer resources, posing a threat to cryptocurrency security. It recommends immediately initiating a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, avoiding the reuse of wallet addresses, and paying attention to policy choices for abandoned addresses. Google proposed a zero-knowledge proof to securely disclose the vulnerability, and set 2029 as the deadline for quantum-resistant migration to ensure the industry is sufficiently prepared.