South Korean prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of approximately $48 million in seized Bitcoin following a suspected phishing attack, according to local media reports. Summary Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office found roughly 70 billion won (about $48m) in seized Bitcoin missing during a routine audit of confiscated assets. Local reports say an employee accessed a fake
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. During this year’s flagship robotics conference, six of the field’s most influential researchers gathered to debate a simple, but loaded question: Will data solve robotics and automation? Summary Scale vs. theory misses
Tether led crypto protocol revenue in 2025 with approximately $5.2 billion, accounting for 41.9% of total revenue across 168 revenue-generating protocols, according to CoinGecko Research. Summary Tether led all crypto protocols in 2025 with $5.2B, or 41.9% of total revenue. Four stablecoin issuers generated nearly $8.3B, dominating protocol earnings. Trading platform revenue proved volatile, while
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.33 billion in net outflows during the week ending January 23 and had the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Summary Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.33B in outflows, the second-largest weekly redemption on record. Ethereum ETFs followed with $611M in withdrawals, led by BlackRock’s ETHA. Solana ETFs stayed positive with inflows, while XRP saw
The XRP price continues to trend lower despite Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s growing optimism about the crypto market’s long-term trajectory. Although sentiment across the market remains fragile, both on-chain data and technical indicators hint that this weakness could be temporary. Summary XRP price is under pressure, trading near $1.91, despite Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s optimism
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For more than a decade, crypto has sold itself as a technology of inclusion. Permissionless finance. Open rails. Global access. Anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection. Yet today, one of the industry’s
Rick Rieder, a senior BlackRock executive overseeing over $2.4 trillion in assets, has become the front-runner to become the next head of the Federal Reserve after impressing Donald Trump in his recent interview. Summary Rick Rieder has emerged as the front-runner for the Fed Chair position. His odds have jumped to over 50% on Polymarket
Washington’s long-promised crypto market structure deal is headed for a partisan test, with Senate Republicans poised to advance their bill next week after talks with Democrats broke down—assuming lawmakers can even make it back to town through a looming snowstorm. Summary Republicans released a revised crypto market structure bill after talks with Democrats collapsed. Legislators
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, GameStop transferred its entire 4,710 Bitcoin holdings worth $420 million to Coinbase Prime. Summary GameStop transferred 4,710 BTC worth $420M to Coinbase Prime, raising treasury questions. Senate Democrats filed amendments to reshape Republican-led crypto legislation. UK FCA entered final consultation stages for nationwide crypto firm regulation. Additionally,
Solana’s recent bounce from the value area low is fading fast as bullish volume declines. If support fails, a deeper pullback toward the $117 range-low support may follow. Summary SOL is stalling near the value area low with weak bounce momentum Bullish volume is declining, reducing reversal probability Bearish structure keeps downside rotation toward $117 support in focus Solana
