Over $35 million in cryptocurrency stolen from LastPass users since 2022 has been traced to Russian cybercriminals using weak master passwords and laundering funds through mixers and Russian exchanges. TRM Labs found the thefts continued for years, showing that even encrypted vaults can be compromised if security practices are weak.

Yi Lihua stated in a post: "We have consistently increased our ETH holdings in line with our words and actions. Since the drop to around $3,000 following the 10/11 event, we have been the largest ETH bull in the industry (BNNR is a dollar-cost averaging strategy). Firstly, we are bullish on the 2026 bull market, especially in the first quarter. It's difficult to concentrate large positions at the lowest point, so we are not worried about fluctuations of several hundred dollars. Secondly, the industry's short sellers are excessively aggressive; ETH futures open interest continues to reach new highs, becoming a dominant price factor. On some platforms, futures open interest is several times the spot market volume. Finally, 2026 is also a year of comprehensive positive environment including the financial blockchain, stablecoins, interest rate cuts, and crypto policies. We will continue to buy until the bull market arrives, with our largest position in ETH, a heavy position in WLFI, and a holding of BTC/BCH/BNB." (Previous news: Yi Lihua's Trend Research purchased another 11,520 ETH today, worth $34.93 million.)

Flow announced on the X platform that Flow network validators have accepted the proposed software upgrade, and the network has reached consensus and entered the repair and testing phase. Currently, the network is in read-only mode; although blocks are being produced normally, ordinary transaction ingestion remains suspended. The Flow network plans to begin the first phase of recovery at 22:00 today, at which time the Cadence environment will resume operation, and over 99.9% of Cadence accounts will regain full functionality. Accounts and EVM environments affected by the poisoning attack will be temporarily restricted or placed in read-only mode. The Flow Foundation will provide further updates as the first phase begins.

Onchain Lens posted on the X platform that in the past two days, a whale (fx4E7...qxnk) spent 2.66 million USDC and USDT to buy 8.58 million FARTCOIN.

Coinbase has finally made its first arrest of one of the masterminds behind the exchange's customer data breach that exposed nearly 70,000 user accounts.

Declining mining activity and sustained institutional purchases suggest conditions that historically favor positive bitcoin returns, presenting potential opportunities for longer-term holders. source: https://catenaa.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin-mining-drop-signals-possible-price-upswing-vaneck-reports/

As spot silver prices have continued to rise recently, CoinGecko data shows that the market capitalization of the tokenized silver sector broke through $300 million today, setting a new record. It is currently down slightly to $296,468,235, with a gain of about 15% over the past 7 days.

According to BlockBeats, monitoring by Lookonchain revealed that the Ethereum whale known as 'pension-usdt.eth' closed its short position on ETH approximately one hour ago, incurring a loss of around $3.4 million. This address has completed about 70 transactions in total, with overall profits amounting to $21.84 million.

In 2025, Gate continued to advance its new asset discovery (CA) business system, gradually forming a diversified structure covering on-chain asset discovery, early-stage project distribution, and user incentives, encompassing multiple modules such as Gate Alpha, Launchpool, Launchpad, HODLer Airdrop, and CandyDrop, as well as the contract points system. Gate Alpha, with its high-frequency on-chain asset access as its core, maintained a monthly addition of hundreds of tokens throughout the year, with the highest single-account airdrop reward exceeding $7,200. Gate's original contract points platform held 52 events throughout the year, attracting over 200,000 participants and generating airdrop rewards worth over $2.6 million, with the highest single-account return exceeding $2,400. Regarding new asset discovery, Gate Launchpool launched 200 projects throughout the year, attracting over 310,000 participants, with a total staking volume exceeding $29 billion; Launchpad launched 4 projects throughout the year, with a total subscription volume exceeding $2.1 billion. Meanwhile, HODLer Airdrop launched 206 new projects throughout the year, distributing over $8.5 million in airdrop rewards; CandyDrop saw nearly 6 million participants and a prize pool of nearly $16 million. Overall, in 2025, Gate, through the coordinated operation of multiple platforms, provided a more sustainable path for platform users to participate in new on-chain assets, and also offered a valuable model for the evolution of new asset subscription models in the industry.

According to PANews, a flash loan attack on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) has resulted in an estimated loss of $130,000. The incident involved an unknown smart contract named MSCST, which was exploited due to a missing access control in the releaseReward() function. This vulnerability allowed the attacker to manipulate the price of GPC tokens within the PancakeSwap liquidity pool (0x12da).

Brevis announced on the X platform that the BREV airdrop registration and eligibility check page is now live. Eligible addresses must complete the relevant steps between December 29th and January 3rd at 6:00 AM (UTC time). The token allocation amount will be announced when the claiming period begins.

China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/383824/china-interest-digital-yuan?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Global online interest in cryptocurrencies has fallen to its lowest levels as we approach the new year, with Google search data signaling a sharp pullback in retail attention as the market heads into 2026.

The Atlas memecoin, themed around US Vice President JD Vance’s pet dog, has nearly half of its supply controlled by 68 wallets showing signs of coordinated buying and potential insider activity. The token was heavily promoted by the influencer Whale Insider, raising concerns that retail investors could be at risk from price manipulation.

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.