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In brief Gold futures climbed above $4,200 per ounce Tuesday, setting a new all-time high. CoinGlass tracked more than $21 billion in crypto outflows from Binance over the past week. Analysts told Decrypt the divergence marks a short-term flight to safety, with capital temporarily shifting from crypto to gold ahead of key Fed signals. Gold…
In brief Coinbase is making a fresh investment in CoinDCX, building on prior investments through Coinbase Ventures, with the deal subject to regulatory approvals. The deal comes months after CoinDCX weathered a $44.2 million hack in July, which the exchange absorbed from its treasury reserves while dismissing acquisition rumors at the time. Industry experts view…
In brief Kenyan parliament enacted the Virtual Asset Services Providers Bill, which seeks to establish regulatory bodies and crypto frameworks in the country. The bill identifies Kenya’s Central Bank and the Capital Markets Authority as regulatory bodies that will oversee brokers, investment advisors, and others. Sub-Saharan Africa ranked third in Chainalysis’ geographic crypto adoption report,…
In brief Bitcoin tested the key support level of $112,500 Tuesday morning, as ETF flows reversed with $326M in outflows. Analysts warned that a break of support could send Bitcoin down toward $103,500. Ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions are compounding market fragility and fear. The cryptocurrency market is facing a broad pullback, with Bitcoin testing a…
In brief Options data indicate limited Bitcoin upside, as implied volatility drops following the Black Friday crash. Market makers’ long gamma positioning is suppressing rallies and stabilizing prices. Analysts see a potential drop to $100,000 in the near term but remain bullish long-term. Bitcoin is sailing into calmer waters following last week’s tumultuous event, which…
In brief Bitcoin dropped from $121,000 to $106,000 on Friday after Trump announced 100% tariffs on China, triggering $19 billion in liquidations within 24 hours. The crash hit leveraged traders on centralized exchanges hardest, with 1.6 million positions liquidated as the timing—after market close—left crypto as the only outlet for investor reaction. Leverage amplifies both…
In brief Bitcoin bounces back to $115K, but the technical picture suggests traders lack conviction. Ethereum shows the weakest trend strength among the three majors, despite reclaiming $4,200. Solana faces conflicting signals with bearish short-term momentum fighting bullish long-term structure. The crypto market just lived through another violent reminder that leverage is a double-edged sword.…
In brief Attack success depended on sample count, not dataset percentage. Larger models were no harder to poison than smaller ones. Clean retraining reduced, but did not always remove, backdoors. It turns out poisoning an AI doesn’t take an army of hackers—just a few hundred well-placed documents.A new study found that poisoning an AI model’s…
In brief The Singapore High Court has approved WazirX’s debt restructuring scheme with modifications. The platform will resume operations within 10 business days once the scheme becomes legally effective. 95.7% of voting creditors backed the amended plan in the August 2025 revote. Embattled crypto exchange WazirX secured court approval for its debt restructuring plan on…
In brief Larry Fink said he had to “relook at [his] assumptions” about Bitcoin. BlackRock now manages several crypto-linked ETFs amid growing investor interest. Some firms, including Hargreaves Lansdown, remain wary despite offering crypto products. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has once again reiterated cautious approval of crypto investments and walked back previous comments he made…
