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The investigator said the attacker swapped funds into Monero and moved BTC across chains using Thorchain.Onchain investigator ZachXBT said a victim lost more than $282 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) in a scam involving a hardware wallet earlier this month.In a post on X, ZachXBT said the theft happened on Jan. 10, 2026, around 11 p.m. UTC, and involved about 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 BTC. He said the victim was tricked in a social engineering scam.The theft was reported as major crypto prices were slightly higher on the day. Litecoin (LTC) was trading around $74.57, up…

In brief Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin now trades above $4 with a $991 million market cap, making it the sixth-largest meme coin. The Trump family has generated over $1 billion in profits from crypto ventures, including TRUMP, World Liberty Financial, and the MELANIA token. Rep. Maxine Waters introduced the “Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025” to block the president and family members from owning crypto assets while in office. It was a Friday night bombshell that nobody saw coming. Three days before his second inauguration last January, President Donald Trump’s social media accounts lit up with news of the…

Iris Coleman Jan 19, 2026 06:01 Dogecoin shows mixed signals as analysts target $0.16-$0.175 range despite recent 7% decline. Technical indicators suggest consolidation phase before potential breakout. DOGE Price Prediction Summ… Dogecoin shows mixed signals as analysts target $0.16-$0.175 range despite recent 7% decline. Technical indicators suggest consolidation phase before potential breakout. DOGE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.14-$0.15 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.16-$0.175 range• Bullish breakout level: $0.15 • Critical support: $0.12 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Dogecoin Recent analyst forecasts from the past week present a cautiously optimistic outlook for Dogecoin despite current…

Bitcoin price has pulled back, but the bigger structure has not broken. After the first peak of 2026 on January 14, BTC corrected by nearly 6%, briefly dipping toward the $92,000 area. Since then, the BTC price has stabilized, even though it still shows a roughly 2.6% drop over the past 24 hours.At first glance, the move looks weak. But when you step back, both the chart structure and on-chain data suggest this dip may be controlled profit booking rather than the start of a deeper breakdown. The key question now is simple: is this just a pause, or is…

Cardano price dropped to $0.37 after another rejection around $0.40. The technical picture points to a potential downside continuation to $0.32. The ADA price was down 4% in the past 24 hours. Cardano’s ADA token is down and faces a brutal supply wall near $0.40, where relentless selling pressure threatens to derail bulls’ hopes of an extended upside. The token changed hands nearly 4% in the red on Friday, hovering around $0.38 as short-term downside risks persist for top coins. As the chart below shows, ADA traded to a daily low of $0.379. Cardano price hits supply wall near $0.40…

Nearly $3 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options are set to expire on January 16. This puts derivatives markets in focus just as crypto prices test the strength of a recent rally.While Bitcoin has pushed decisively above a key technical resistance level, options positioning and volatility metrics suggest traders remain cautious about declaring the move a confirmed bull breakout.Sponsored Options Expiry Puts Bitcoin’s Breakout to the TestAccording to Deribit data, the total notional value of options expiring today is roughly $2.84 billion. Bitcoin dominates the expiry, accounting for approximately $2.4 billion, while Ethereum contributes around $437 million.Bitcoin Expiring Options.…

Crypto yield farming is currently a trending topic among investors in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. It is attracting both new and experienced users with substantial returns. By delivering liquidity to DeFi platforms and liquidity pools, participants can leverage the process. In doing so, they earn passive income from their otherwise idle crypto assets.While crypto farming presents immense opportunities for participants to earn substantial rewards, it is also accompanied by certain risks. So, what is yield farming? This article explores the subject of yield farming to help you discover this lucrative investment strategy, how it works, its benefits, and its…

Solana’s verified X account fired a shot on Jan. 14: “Starknet has 8 daily active users, 10 daily transactions, and still somehow has a 1b MC and 15b FDV[…] Send it straight to 0.”The data used in the ‘sh*tpost’ appears to trace back to an April 2024 snapshot, as the FDV figure was wrong. Current CryptoSlate data shows Starknet’s fully diluted valuation around $900 million, not $15 billion.While overshooting the valuation is one thing, the fact that Solana’s official account called for users to “send [Starknet] straight to 0” really highlights where the industry is in 2026. A project that…

CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, plans to list futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM). Trading is scheduled to begin on February 9, pending regulatory approval.This move brings regulated crypto derivatives to major altcoins, expanding institutional access. Still, the announcement did not have a major impact on the prices of ADA, LINK, or XLM.Sponsored SponsoredCME Group Expands Crypto Product SuiteCME Group announced the development in an official post on X (formerly Twitter). These new products will be available in both standard and micro contract sizes, targeting institutional clients and retail traders alike.Standard contracts contain 100,000…

Institutional investment managers increased their allocations to US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the fourth quarter of 2025, despite the asset suffering a sharp price correction that shaved nearly a quarter off its market value.The divergence between rising share counts and falling asset values presents a complex picture of institutional behavior during a period of extreme volatility.According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin’s price began the last three months of last year on a strong footing, reaching a new all-time high of more than $126,000 in October.However, that rally proved unsustainable and gave way to a tumultuous period sparked by a massive…