Stablecoins boom in 2025 — USDT, USDC and USD1 dominate
2025 has been a great year for stablecoins; we’re seeing new regulatory frameworks, and the president of the United States has launched one. Source link
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WOO X continues to freeze withdrawals as hack details emerge
The Taiwan-based crypto exchange WOO X still hasn’t lifted its withdrawal freeze after $14 million in crypto was stolen in a phishing attack. Source link
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Was the largest BTC sale in history linked to a 2011 exchange hack?
MyBitcoin, an early exchange that went into receivership in 2011, splashed back into markets after a whale sold 80,000 of its BTC. Source link
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Tornado Cash user hacks SuperRare staking contract, steals $730K in RARE
SlowMist claims the SuperRare exploit was caused by a faulty permission check in the “updateMerkleRoot function.” Source link
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‘Please, do not resist’: Qubic hash grab worries Monero maxis
In what’s being called an “economic attack,” Qubic is offering higher rates, paid in its own token, to XMR miners willing to join its pool. Source link
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Do Kwon and US gov’t ask to delay legal filings for a third time
Both parties have already delayed the pre-trial motion submission date twice and have now asked a judge to grant another two-week extension. Source link
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Did BSTR get its bitcoin from Tether?
Adam Back’s BSTR Inc. is the fourth largest publicly traded BTC treasury company, yet questions about the source of its coins linger. Source link
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DeFi is paying big to accumulate USDC
The GENIUS Act forbids any interest payments by Circle to USDC holders, causing them to venture elsewhere for APRs of 59% or beyond. Source link
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Is the Tesla Diner rigging reviews?
A day after opening, 23 Tesla Diner reviews had disappeared from Yelp, leaving it with just 14 write-ups, and only a single one-star review. Source link
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Could a Tether collapse destabilize the US Treasury market?
Bank of International Settlements researchers have quantified a few basis points of measurable impact from stablecoins on US Treasuries. Source link