Empery Digital liquidates 60 BTC for $4M to fund stock buybacks amid 41% losses and activist investor revolt, while Strategy and ProCap buy more.
Chainlink enables $5B+ in cbBTC transfers from Base to Monad blockchain via CCIP, expanding Bitcoin-backed DeFi liquidity across high-throughput networks.
Core Scientific misses Q4 revenue targets by $42M while Riot Platforms surpasses estimates with $647.4M. CORZ pivots to AI hosting amid mining pressures.
US authorities seek to recover $327K in Tether stablecoins linked to romance scam, as DOJ intensifies crackdown on crypto-enabled fraud schemes.
Ethereum plans Glamsterdam and Hegota upgrades for 2025-2026 to combat MEV and censorship, while Cardano develops competing Midnight sidechain solution.
Bitcoin rebounds after geopolitical tensions triggered a short squeeze, flushing leverage and reclaiming key technical levels. Market structure improves as Coinbase premium signals U.S. demand.
Grayscale raises Cardano allocation to 20.2%, making ADA its third-largest holding despite market weakness following Trump tariff announcements.