Hyundai Group Faces BTC Ransom Demand As Crypto Extortion Turns Violent
TL;DR: Hyundai got an email demanding 13 BTC, threatening 11:30 AM blasts at Yeonji-dong and Yangjae-dong; police searches found no devices. Samsung, KT, Kakao and Naver
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Hyperliquid sees $430M weekly outflows as rivals gain
Hyperliquid recorded more than $430 million in net outflows over the past seven days, marking its third-largest weekly outflow event, according to Dune dashboard data compiled
Arthur Hayes Turns to “High-Quality Shitcoins” With Maelstrom Fund Strategy
TL;DR: Hayes said Maelstrom is buying “high-quality shitcoins,” framing it as a bet on improving Fed-driven liquidity after altcoins lagged Bitcoin recently. His thesis: altcoins respond
Ethereum devs name Hegota upgrade, key EIP due Feb 2026
Ethereum core developers said in an All Core Devs meeting that the post-Glamsterdam upgrade has been named “Hegota” and that the lead Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)
Coinbase Sues Three States, Says Local Rules Undermine CFTC Authority on Prediction Markets
TL;DR: Coinbase sued Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, arguing prediction markets are federally regulated derivatives and that states cannot apply gambling rules. In an Illinois federal filing,
Binance XRP reserves hit multi-month low
InvestWithD said today that Binance’s XRP exchange reserves dropped to a multi-month low, signaling XRP is leaving the venue quickly.
Kraken-Linked Research Firm Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $1.4M by 2035
TL;DR: CF Benchmarks, backed by Kraken, models Bitcoin reaching $1.4 million by 2035 by capturing one-third of the global store-of-value market. The analysts argue 2% to
Crypto Clash: Terraform Labs Plan Administrator Sues Jump Trading for $4B
TL;DR: Terraform Labs’ estate, led by plan administrator Todd Snyder, sues Jump Trading and two executives in Illinois court, seeking $4 billion for creditors. The complaint
Crypto Traders Brace for $2.7B Bitcoin Options Expiry Today
TL;DR: About 31,000 Bitcoin options worth roughly $2.7B expire at 08:00 UTC on Dec. 19 today, a smaller event that still signals positioning. Max pain is
Coinbase Gains Regulatory Nod in India to Back CoinDCX
TL;DR: India’s competition regulator cleared Coinbase’s minority investment in CoinDCX parent DCX Global, pegging the deal at a $2.45 billion valuation after months of review. Coinbase
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