Category: crypto

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko challenges Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s vision for blockchain protocol development. Yakovenko believes that Solana must continue to iterate indefinitely to meet the needs of developers and users, warning that stagnation will lead to the death of the protocol. In contrast, Buterin advocates for Ethereum to reach a state of ossification where…

Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $1.42 billion in net inflows for the week of January 12-16, 2026, reversing previous losses. BlackRock’s IBIT led with 73% of Bitcoin ETF inflows. Ethereum ETFs added $479 million, with ETHA capturing nearly half of the flows. Total net assets for Bitcoin ETFs reached $124.56 billion.

Hyperliquid Foundation donated 10,000 HYPE tokens valued at $254,000 to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, making it his second-largest single contribution. ZachXBT confirmed the donation and updated his list of top contributors. The donation came after his investigation of a $282 million hardware wallet theft. ZachXBT thanked Hyperliquid for the donation, which supports his work in tracking…

Pi Network price has stagnated over the past four weeks due to weak demand and increasing supply. The price remains at $0.2050, down over 90% from its highest point. The token’s volume has decreased to $7 million, with ongoing unlockings of tokens. Technical analysis suggests a bearish breakdown is likely.

Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of $394.68 million on January 16, ending a streak of four days of inflows totaling $1.81 billion. Ethereum ETFs saw a net inflow of $4.64 million, extending a positive trend over five days. Institutional investors favored Ethereum over Bitcoin during this period.

A crypto holder lost $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin in a hardware wallet scam. The stolen funds were laundered through Thorchain and converted into Monero, causing a spike in XMR price. The theft is part of a broader wallet-draining campaign targeting multiple chains. Users are advised to be cautious of social engineering scams.

Last week, crypto funding totaled $513.4M, with Alpaca and LMAX each receiving $150M. Infrastructure, exchanges, and payments were popular among the 15 funded projects. Alpaca raised $150M in a Series D round, while LMAX Group secured the same amount. Other projects received varying amounts of funding, with some below $15M.

The NFT market saw $61.5 million in sales with a 1.52% increase over the past week. Ethereum led with $29 million in sales. Bitcoin also had high sales. YES BOND on BNB Chain topped collection rankings. High-value sales were dominated by Bitcoin NFTs. CryptoPunks had top individual sales.

Interactive Brokers has introduced 24/7 USDC deposits, with Ripple USD and PYUSD coming soon, that automatically convert to USD, reducing cross-border wire delays from days to minutes. The move addresses market demand for faster capital movement as stablecoin adoption increases globally, with USDC leading in transaction volume.

A Bitcoin user lost 0.84 BTC after sending it to a compromised wallet with a private key derived from a block reward transaction identifier. Automated bots in the mempool detected the deposit and competed for the funds through replace-by-fee transactions, highlighting the importance of true entropy in key generation to prevent theft.