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In 2025, several gruesome cases showed that crypto crime has crossed from screens to streets. Private keys, wallet access, and large OTC deals triggered violence that left bodies, burnt metal, and empty balances behind.These stories shook the digital assets space, and each revealed a terrifying reality that crypto crime now comes with guns, warehouses, and fire.Sponsored SponsoredThe Vienna Crypto Killing: Tortured for Wallet PasswordsEarlier in November, Vienna woke to a burning Mercedes under a rail bridge. Inside was 21-year-old Danylo K., charred beyond recognition, slumped on the back seat.Vienna Site Where Danylo Was Burnt Alive in His Car. Source: OE24Police…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Ethereum price has surged more than 8% in the past 24 hours to trade at $3,070.40 as of 8:08 a.m. EST on trading volume that has spiked 16% to $29.81 billion.  That pump by the ETH price comes ahead of the highly-anticipated Fusaka upgrade that will go live later today. Set to activate at the start of epoch 411,392, the upgrade will bring a batch of powerful improvements to the network that are aimed at increasing the scalability, security, and usability of the blockchain. Tomorrow: Fusaka…

With tokenized event contracts now live on Solana, Kalshi is stepping directly into territory dominated by Polymarket and other decentralized platforms. The race just got a lot more interesting.The federally-regulated prediction market is rolling out tokenized versions of its event contracts on Solana, enabling traders to buy and sell their Kalshi positions – just like any other on-chain asset. The move looks like a direct swing at Polymarket, which until now has owned the lion’s share of on-chain prediction market traffic.Why this mattersThese tokens mirror the exact same payouts as the regular, off-chain contracts on Kalshi – the key difference is…

Bitcoin’s recent rebound came as traders raised the probability of a December Federal Reserve rate cut, the dollar eased, and attention turned to who will lead the central bank after Jerome Powell’s term ends in 2026. Futures markets moved the odds of a 25-basis-point cut this month into the mid-to-high 80% range, a shift that loosened financial conditions and coincided with a ninth straight daily decline in the dollar.The move helped pull BTC out of the $84,000–$87,000 range back toward $93,000 after a volatile November that saw leveraged crypto products and proxy equities whipsawed.Spot levels hovered near $92,300 in mid-week…

The state of Connecticut fired a legal volley against sports events contracts with a trio of cease-and-desist orders sent on Wednesday to major prediction-market operations — Robinhood, Kalshi and Crypto.com.The state’s Department of Consumer Protection accused the companies of “conducting unlicensed online gambling, more specifically sports wagering.”Each of the companies are “hereby ordered to immediately cease and desist advertising, offering, promoting, or otherwise making available Contracts or any other form of unlicensed online gambling to Connecticut residents,” according to the state notices.Robinhood argued on Wednesday that it’s regulated by the federal government.”As we’ve previously shared, Robinhood’s event contracts are federally…

The bitcoin price is trading near $93,000, with roughly $81 billion changing hands in the past 24 hours. The price is up 3% on the day, holding just 1% below today’s high of $93,929 and about 3% above the weekly low near $90,837.  Nearly 19.96 million BTC are in circulation, inching toward the fixed 21 million cap. The move pushed Bitcoin’s global market value to $1.86 trillion, also up 3% over the same period. According to analysts, the Bitcoin price briefly dipped under its Metcalfe-based fair value for the first time since 2023, signaling what analysts say is a classic…

Crypto merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025 reached $8.6 billion as of November, with companies closing a record 133 deals, marking an all-time high in both deal count and total value.The total dollar amount of business deals exceeded the combined total of the previous four years, according to Bloomberg, citing Pitchbook data.Coinbase led the M&A activity, with six acquisition deals completed in 2025, including the $2.9 billion purchase of Deribit, one of the largest crypto derivatives marketplaces. Total amount of capital invested in crypto deals every year since 2020. Source: BloombergOther Coinbase deals included the purchase of blockchain-based advertising…

Key Takeaways Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and Mark Newton remain bullish on Bitcoin and Ethereum despite recent sharp declines. Ethereum and Bitcoin face near-term volatility. Both analysts still expect upside into early 2026, with Lee predicting Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high by the end of January. As Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) continue to post steep losses, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and Mark Newton have remained bullish on accumulation. The two analysts argued that the recent pullback has improved risk-reward conditions for long-term investors, even as the short-term setup looks volatile. This latest commentary follows Lee’s prediction of a bullish…

Sonnet BioTherapeutics will merge with Rorschach LLC to launch the first major HYPE treasury company.Biotech company Sonnet BioTherapeutics announced that its shareholders have approved a merger with Rorschach LLC to launch the first major Hyperliquid digital asset treasury (DAT).The vote was passed on Dec. 2, nearly five months after the company agreed to combine with Rorschach to form Hyperliquid Strategies, which aims to hold $583 million worth of HYPE tokens and at least $305 million in cash, for an anticipated total value of $888 million. HYPE is up 8% today, driven by the overall market’s bounce, and anticipated inflows into…

Key takeaways:The ETH futures premium and the put options skew indicate that traders are hedging aggressively despite an 8% price rebound.Ethereum’s weekly fees slid 49% amid weakened DEX activity, while Tron and Solana fees rose 9%.Ether (ETH) gained 8% on Tuesday but stalled near $3,000 as derivatives markets signaled doubt about further upside. The move tracked the broader cryptocurrency rally as traders priced in better odds of new economic stimulus, especially after stress in Japan’s government-bond market on Monday. ETH/USD (left) vs. Total crypto capitalization/USD (right). Source: TradingView / CointelegraphSentiment improved as investors grew more confident that US monetary policy…