🇺🇸 JUST IN: US initial jobless claims came in at 199K, below expectations of 219K and also down from the previous 215K reading.

LATEST: South Korean exchange Bithumb has identified over $200M in crypto sitting dormant across 2.6M inactive accounts, with some balances untouched for nearly 12 years and posting returns exceeding 61,000%.

Losses from crypto hacks down 60% in December: PeckShield

‘A record year for wrench attacks’: How crypto holders can maintain physical security amid rising risks

Significant Bitcoin Transfer Observed Between Anonymous Addresses

Flow advances recovery plan, raises exchange concerns after $3.9M exploit

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 NovaDius Wealth Management President Nate Geraci says 2025 started with an active SEC lawsuit against Ripple, and ended with Spot $XRP ETFs trading and crypto index ETFs holding $ADA among other top altcoins. Nate predicts crypto will "truly go mainstream in 2026."

️ LATEST: @VitalikButerin starts 2026 saying Ethereum’s focus shouldn’t be “winning the next meta” but building apps that run without fraud, censorship, or intermediaries.

$BTC A new monthly & yearly candle has begun. You can assume that this candle will at least extend a bit further in both directions throughout the month. Generally that first week especially does tend to give some fakeouts. All in all, still in the ~$84K-$94K range for the time

TODAY: Vitalik Buterin kicked off 2026 urging Ethereum to refocus on decentralization and its mission as a “world computer,” saying last year’s progress is not enough to meet the challenges ahead.