Ethereum ICO investor resurfaces with $4.3B bag, dump incoming?

Crypto Crime Explodes in 2025 as Losses Top $4 Billion

Crypto whales are aggressively buying low-priced tokens across BSC and SOL

Key Takeaways: Crypto shows relative strength even as global tension rises. XMR drives privacy coin resurgence. Regulation shifts: South Korea opens up, Dubai tightens. Stablecoin rails keep scaling, Visa Direct plus BVNK is another big step. Data as of

DeFi Brief: Lighter announces LIT staking for Liquidity Pool deposits, 1 LIT unlocks 10 USDC of deposit capacity, takes effect in 2 weeks. World Liberty Financial launches World Liberty Markets on Dolomite, enabling supply and borrow across WLFI, ETH, cbBTC, USDC,

️ Major Project Updates: Kaito sunsets Yaps after X cuts API access to InfoFi platforms, pivots to Kaito Studio. Optimism proposes an OP buyback using 50% of incoming Superchain revenue on a monthly basis. Celestia introduces Fibre Blockspace, targeting 1Tb/s across

Narrative of the Week: Privacy Tokens Take Over Monero breaks its 5-year all-time high, clearing $700 for the first time. Ex-Zcash core dev team unveils cashZ, a new Zcash wallet, days after leaving ECC. Dubai allegedly bans privacy tokens and tightens stablecoin

Market Overview: Crypto mcap up 3.86% to $3.23T. BTC +5.15%, ETH +6.25%. Markets grind higher toward $100K again. Short liquidations spike past $500M on Jan 13, then normalize. Funding rates rise with risk appetite, still at healthy levels. South Korea

Moldova plans to roll out a MiCA-aligned crypto regulatory framework in 2026. Finance Minister Andrian Gavriliță said the rules would allow citizens to hold and trade crypto assets but not recognize them as legal tender, highlighting high volatility and AML risks.

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