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Infamous ‘Hyperunit whale’ exits entire ETH position for $250 million loss, left with $53 in account: Arkham
The "Hyperunit Whale" first rose to notoriety after profiting off a massive short position shortly before President Trump's October tariff announcement. ...

BTC drops below $80,000 following $1.6 billion in monthly ETF outflows, third-worst month on record
The price of Bitcoin briefly traded below Microstrategy's cost basis for the first time since October of 2023 as top cryptocurrencies dropped on Saturday. ...

Solana DeFi platform Step Finance investigating $29 million treasury wallet compromise
The attack sent Step Finance's native STEP token plummeting more than 60% as the protocol enlists security firms to investigate the incident. ...

Tether rakes in over $10 billion net profit in 2025 as excess reserves top $6.3 billion
2025 marked Tether’s “second-largest annual issuance in its history,” with over $50 billion new USDT added to the circulating supply. ...

Coinbase, crypto and bank organizations set to hash out stablecoin rewards at White House summit on Monday
Representatives from Coinbase, crypto trade groups and banking organizations are expected to meet next week to discuss the treatment of stablecoin rewards....

JPMorgan says bitcoin futures oversold as silver flips overbought, sees $8,500 gold long term
Indeed, since the JPMorgan report was published on Wednesday, both silver and gold have pulled back from recent highs....

WisdomTree reports $2.24 billion crypto AUM as CEO says tokenization adds ‘momentum today while still early’
WisdomTree's year-end financial statement recorded $2.24 billion worth of crypto assets under management, up from $1.9 billion in Q4 2024....

Anthony Pompliano: Forget inflation, bitcoin’s price action is explained by deflation and de-dollarization
Anthony Pompliano argues that deflation, not inflation, is Bitcoin’s real headwind and explains why institutions are racing to absorb crypto into legacy finance....

NinjaTrader launches in Europe as retail futures ‘become a global expectation’
NinjaTrader’s European launch builds on Kraken’s broader expansion into regulated derivatives infrastructure across the region....