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Today’s Top Caps
BTC $103K (+1.8%)
ETH $3516 (+3.7%)
USDT $1
XRP $2.31 (+2.3%)
BNB $995 (+0.4%)
Source: Coingecko
Today's Top Gainers
XMR, UNI, ZEC, ASTER, SKY
Source: Coingecko 24HR Top100
Today's Top Headlines
Michael Saylor, CEO of Strategy, has posted a picture of the ‘Strategy Purchase Tracker’ for the fifth week in a row.
This week's message to go along with the tracker is “Best Continue”. Strategy will most likely announce tomorrow that they have bought more Bitcoin.
Source: Saylor X
Coinbase to unveil its rumored new Launchpad platform tomorrow.
Source: Coinbureau X
FTX creditor representative Sunil said the exchange has completed three payout rounds totaling around $7.1 billion.
$454 million on Feb 18, $5 billion on May 30, and $1.6 billion on Sep 30. FTX’s total assets are estimated at $16–17 billion, with the next payout round expected in January 2026, following a record date confirmation in December
Source: Sunil_trades x
Crypto fraudster Roman Novak and his wife found dismembered in UAE after ransom plot implodes - ex-Russian cop arrested in grisly double murder.
Novak, a convicted crypto fraudster who allegedly siphoned more than $300 million through his fintech platform Fintopio, was lured with his wife to a fake investor meeting near Hatta, where they were abducted in a scheme to force access to his crypto wallets. When the ransom effort failed, the couple were killed and dismembered, with multiple suspects - including ex-police officer Konstantin Shakht now in custody.
Source: Magageddon X
The Winklevoss Twins yesterday sent 250 Bitcoins to the Gemini Hot Wallet.
Assuming these transfers are sales, they have sold over 9,000 $BTC ($900M) from their Gemini custody wallets this year to date.
Source: Emmettgallic X
Bitcoin OG, Owen Gunden, seems ready to sell his entire stack of Bitcoin, totalling around $1.12B.
Yesterday, he moved his remaining 3549 Bitcoins to Kraken. This is the final of a series of deposits totalling around 11K Bitcoin.
Source: Lookonchain X
Massive overstep’: mistrial declared for ‘MEV Brothers’ accused of $25 million fraud on Ethereum.
The trial of two MIT-educated brothers accused of orchestrating a $25 million fraud on Ethereum by allegedly exploiting a flaw in MEV-Boost ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked in Manhattan federal court. Coin Center executive director Peter Van Valkenburgh, who wrote an amicus brief in favor of brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, called the case a “massive overstep” by prosecutors in an interview with The Block. The deadlocked jury had complained that deliberations led some jurors to tears and sleepless nights, Business Insider reported.
Source: TheBlock
Hardware wallet provider Ledger has announced that its revenue for 2025 has reached hundreds of millions of dollars, marking the best performance in the company's history.
CEO Pascal Gauthier stated that by the end of 2025, revenue had grown to this scale, with Ledger currently holding approximately $100 billion in Bitcoin for clients. Gauthier also mentioned that the company may pursue a public listing in New York or a new round of private fundraising, with plans to expand its team in the city.
Source: WuBlockchain X
The EU just banned cash payments over €10,000 and will require ID for every Bitcoin transaction starting 2027.
Source: SimplyBitcoin X
Until Next Time, Stay Frosty!
