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Celestia Foundation announces Mammothon hackathon with a $250,000 prize pool for developers from January 20 to February 28, 2025, supporting blockchain innovation and collaboration. #Update #Crypto @CelestiaFoundation ↗ (+6)
In 2024, the Web3 industry suffered $2.9 billion in losses from hacking, with @Hacken reporting that 78% were due to access control exploits; CeFi faced doubled financial damage while DeFi losses dropped 40%. #Breaking #Cybersecurity @Hacken ↘ (-8)
MERGE will occur in Buenos Aires from March 24-26, 2025, marking its first international expansion and featuring over 200 speakers on finance and crypto convergence. #Update #Crypto @MergeEvent ↗ (+7)
Montenegro’s Constitutional Court rejected Do Kwon’s extradition appeal, leaving the decision to Montenegro’s Minister of Justice; implications arise for @TerraformLabs’ ongoing legal challenges. #Update #Legal @TerraformLabs ↘ (-4)
A cyber attack compromised 15 @X platform accounts, promoting fake tokens and stealing over $500,000 through phishing emails impersonating the X team; notable victims include @RuneMine and @GameSwift. #Breaking #Crypto @X ↘ (-7)
CoinGecko reveals meme coins, AI-based solutions, and tokenized real-world assets as the top crypto narratives for 2024, reflecting evolving community interests. #Update #Crypto @CoinGecko ↗ (+6)
Ethereum spot ETFs experienced a $130.76M inflow on Dec 23, 2024, contrasting with Bitcoin ETFs’ $226.56M outflow; @Grayscale’s ETH fund saw a $6M withdrawal. #Update #ETF @Ethereum ↗ (+3)
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev confirms no immediate Bitcoin investments despite ongoing discussions and stock correlation with $BTC. #Update #Crypto @Robinhood ↘ (-2)
@CryptoCom launches Sports Event Trading, a CFTC-regulated platform for sports betting in the U.S., offering $100 payouts for correct predictions in USD and 350+ cryptocurrencies. #Update #Crypto @CryptoCom ↗ (+7)
@MicroStrategy acquired 5,262 $BTC for $561M, increasing holdings to 444,262 BTC valued at $42.7B (Dec 2024). #Breaking #Crypto @MicroStrategy ↗ (+9)
Elon Musk speculates on a potential pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried, ex-FTX CEO, amid discussions of preventive pardons; Polymarket assigns a 12% chance before January 2025. #Update #Legal @elonmusk → (0)
@Binance and @Kraken lead $10M Series A for @Usual’s stablecoin, $USD0, now with a market cap of $1.5B and real asset backing. #Update #Crypto @Usual ↗ (+6)
Mt. Gox moved 3,631 $BTC worth $364M to @B2C2 after $BTC surpassed $100K, highlighting strategic liquidation amid market highs and potential end of Mt. Gox saga. #Breaking #Crypto @B2C2 ↗ (+8)
@MoonwellFi suffers a $320,000 exploit through a flash loan attack on its smart contracts linked to lending pools on the Optimism network. This breach highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi and echoes a 21% increase in crypto thefts totaling $2.2 billion in 2024. #Crypto @MoonwellFi ↘ (-3)
