According to PANews, TRM Labs has successfully traced the stolen crypto assets from the 2022 LastPass security breach. The investigation reveals that a Russian cybercriminal group is involved in laundering the funds. Despite the hackers employing mixing tools like CoinJoin, TRM Labs managed to link the flow of funds to the same group of attackers through demixing and behavioral continuity analysis. The stolen assets eventually ended up in high-risk Russian exchanges, Cryptex and Audi6, with the total amount involved estimated to exceed $28 million.

According to Foresight News, monitoring by Lookonchain reveals that Tom Lee's BitMine has been actively staking Ethereum. Over the past two days, BitMine has staked 342,560 ETH.

According to Foresight News, Flow has announced the deployment of a protocol fix to address a recent exploit. Node operators are coordinating the upgrade to revert the network to a checkpoint prior to the attack, removing unauthorized transactions from the ledger. Flow emphasized that this rollback is essential to mitigate the impact of the attack. Users are advised to resubmit transactions made during the network interruption from December 27, 15:25 to December 27, 21:30 UTC+8 once the network is restored. The foundation will confirm these transactions upon the network's official relaunch. Flow reported that attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Flow execution layer on December 27, transferring approximately $3.9 million before the network shutdown. The attack did not compromise existing user balances, ensuring the safety of all deposits. The funds were primarily moved through bridges like Celer, Debridge, Relay, and Stargate. The attacker’s wallet has been identified and flagged, with laundering activities via Thorchain and Chainflip being actively monitored. Flow Foundation has also requested asset freezes from Circle, Tether, and major exchanges.

1. A whale sold another 5,000 ETH, bringing the total sales to 40,600 ETH, worth $118.5 million; 2. Uniswap burned 100 million UNI, worth $596 million; 3. A newly created wallet received 24,000 ZEC from Binance, worth $12.3 million; 4. Trust Wallet initiated a $7 million compensation process for victims of a hack; 5. Flow: An attack on the execution layer resulted in the outflow of approximately $3.9 million in assets, but user funds are safe; 6. Bitmine has staked a total of 257,000 ETH, worth $750 million; 7. Analyst: Andrew Tate is suspected of money laundering, with his associated wallet depositing $30 million into Railgun; 8. ZEC rose above 500 USDT, a 24-hour increase of 14.3%.

According to PANews, despite the Christmas holiday affecting global markets, gold, silver, and platinum prices have reached historic highs, continuing their year-end rally. Looking ahead to next week, with New Year's approaching, there are no major macroeconomic data releases expected, and global financial markets are anticipated to remain in a state of low liquidity, with trading volumes significantly below normal levels. The true start of the 2026 market may not occur until the second week of January. Key events to watch in the upcoming week include the Federal Reserve's release of its monetary policy meeting minutes on Tuesday at 03:00 UTC+8, the U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27 on Wednesday at 21:30 UTC+8, and the final reading of the U.S. December S&P Global Manufacturing PMI on Friday at 22:45 UTC+8. Due to the consecutive holidays of Christmas and New Year's, no Federal Reserve officials or major central banks are scheduled to speak next week. However, the release of the Federal Reserve's December meeting minutes will be closely monitored by investors seeking clues about the timing of the next interest rate cut and the level of concern among policymakers who voted to keep rates unchanged regarding inflation. Selecting a candidate who can achieve consensus within the deeply divided Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is crucial. Regardless of U.S. President Donald Trump's choice, the new Federal Reserve Chair is likely to be more dovish than Powell, suggesting that this announcement may pose lower risks to the market.

According to Odaily, Bitfinex's Head of Operations, Jesse Knutson, has indicated that the market for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) is set to expand by 2026, driven by emerging market economies. Knutson explained that tokenizing real-world assets, which involves representing physical or traditional assets on blockchain networks, can facilitate on-chain capital formation and bypass traditional financial intermediaries. He projected that within the next decade, the total market value of tokenized RWAs could reach several trillion dollars. However, this growth is contingent upon major issuers transitioning from pilot projects and sandboxes to actual commercial products.

According to Foresight News, Lookonchain monitoring revealed that Uniswap's treasury has burned 100 million UNI tokens. This action took place four hours after the approval of a proposal to destroy transaction fees. The burned tokens are valued at approximately $591 million.

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Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, has been praised by Vitalik Buterin for giving unpredictable responses that challenge users’ political biases and promote more truthful interactions.

A massive hack has struck Trust Wallet, one of the most widely used crypto wallets, resulting in estimated losses exceeding $6 million.

Italy’s competition authority has ordered Meta to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp while investigating possible abuse of its dominant position. Meta plans to appeal, saying the policy protects its systems, but regulators worry it could limit competition and innovation in the AI market.

Nvidia has announced a $20 billion acquisition of Groq’s core assets, a landmark move that strengthens its already commanding position in the artificial intelligence chip market and reshapes the competitive landscape for AI infrastructure.

Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, began serving a five-year federal prison sentence and shared a personal account of his first days, describing the intake process and adjusting to prison life just before Christmas.

The Philippines has escalated its crackdown on unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms, with internet service providers beginning to block access to major global exchanges, signaling a decisive shift toward stricter enforcement of local crypto regulations.

Pudgy Penguins projected its animated characters on the Las Vegas Sphere for a week-long holiday campaign, promoting its physical products rather than NFTs. The display helped the crypto-born brand reach mainstream audiences, supporting merchandise sales and boosting recognition despite a struggling NFT market.

Kraken has officially launched the Krak Card, a Mastercard crypto debit card for residents living in the EU countries and the United Kingdom. The Krak card would allow users to spend more than 400 cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies seamlessly.

Trust Wallet confirmed a security incident affecting version 2.68 of its Chrome extension after users reported unauthorised wallet drains following a recent update. The company told users to disable the extension and upgrade immediately, saying its mobile app and other versions were not affected while the investigation continues.

Kyrgyzstan has taken another step toward embedding digital assets into its financial system after cryptocurrency exchange Binance listed the country’s first som-pegged stablecoin, a move that signals growing state-level confidence in blockchain-based payments and infrastructure.