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'Major Wake-Up Call': How $400M Coinbase Breach Exposes Crypto's Dark Side

Coinbase said 69,461 customers were initially impacted by the breach, but fears remain over the threat of real-world robberies.

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Policy

Democrats Threaten Lawsuits, Join Protests Ahead of Trump Memecoin Dinner

Democratic lawmakers went through a flurry of actions to highlight concerns that Donald Trump's memecoin dinner is "corrupt."

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Markets

Sui's Biggest Liquidity Provider Hacked for $223M, Causing Sui-Based Tokens to Plummet

Cetus is Sui’s biggest liquidity provider and decentralized exchange.

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Markets

Crypto Trader Opens $1.1B Long Bitcoin Bet on Hyperliquid Using 40X Leverage

The trade marks a new phase of capital migration from centralized finance to DeFi — one where whales, not just retail, are willing to place big bets outside the traditional system.

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Bitcoin Pizza Day Is Now a $1.1B Celebration

An order for two pizzas was paid with 10,000 BTC fifteen years ago. Today, that same order is worth over $1.1 billion — just as BTC just hit fresh record highs.

The actual pizzas (Credit: Laszlo Hanyecz)

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Bitcoin Smashes Past $111K, Setting New Record Highs, on Institutional Fervor

Large institutions — not just retail hype — are driving this cycle’s rally, traders say, as bitcoin pushes deeper into price discovery.

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Finance

'Hawk Tuah Girl' Hailey Welch Claims SEC, FBI Cleared Her for the HAWK Memecoin Disaster

Haliey Welch says she “didn’t know enough about crypto” — despite previously claiming she’d “learned so much” ahead of her failed token launch.

Haliey Welch issues statement on HAWK memecoin (Hawk Token Page/Overhere)

Markets

These Six Charts Explain Why Bitcoin's Recent Move to Over $100K May Be More Durable Than January's Run

Financial conditions, stablecoin flows and other key metrics point to stronger foundation compared to the December-January twin peaks.

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CME's XRP Futures Have Pulled In Nearly $30M Since Debut, Fueling XRP ETF Hopes

Strong institutional interest in CME’s new XRP futures contracts is reviving hopes for a U.S.-listed spot XRP ETF, as the token gains traction in regulated markets.

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Policy

Why Can't India Draft a Clear Cut Crypto Policy? Country's Supreme Court Raps Government

Supreme court justice Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said that there is "parallel under-market" for crypto that can affect the economy.

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