Murtuza Merchant

A victim lost over $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin in a hardware wallet social engineering scam, with stolen funds laundered via Monero and cross-chain routes.

Chainalysis reports Iran’s crypto economy reached $7.8 billion in 2025, with IRGC-linked wallets accounting for nearly half of activity as civilians turn to Bitcoin during unrest.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns that monetary policy cannot fix rising U.S. deficits, signaling deeper risks beyond interest rates as political pressure on the Fed intensifies.

Crypto card payments have grown to more than $18 billion annually, rivaling peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers. An Artemis report explains why cards, not native stablecoin checkout, are driving real-world adoption.

A Finery Markets report shows crypto OTC trading surged in 2025 as institutions moved off exchanges, reshaping how systemic risk forms during volatility.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the firm has a big internal team spending significant time evaluating crypto, tokenization and prediction markets.

Binance Research says crypto’s next expansion will be driven by fiscal stimulus, monetary easing, and regulatory clarity, with stablecoins and institutions replacing retail speculation.

Crypto user growth in 2025 was driven by payments and stablecoins, with Tron and BSC overtaking Solana in daily active users, according to new research.

Coinbase has withdrawn support for a Senate crypto market structure draft, with CEO Brian Armstrong warning the bill would be worse than existing regulatory uncertainty.

Glassnode says Bitcoin’s move toward $96,000 is being driven by derivatives positioning rather than sustained spot demand, leaving volatility risk deferred and unresolved.