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Bitfinex Hacker Out of Prison After a Year Due to President Trump’s First Step Act
- Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was released after about one year under the First Step Act.
- He planned and carried out the 2016 hack, stealing nearly 120,000 BTC.
- The move adds to concerns that crypto crime faces weaker deterrence.
Toobit Teams Up with LALIGA as Official Regional Partner
Toobit, the award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange, today announces its partnership with LALIGA, Spain’s premier professional football league and home to some of the biggest clubs in world football. This collaboration designates Toobit as the Official Regional Partner of LALIGA, bridging elite global sports and the dynamic digital asset economy in the MENA region. Driven by
Will 2026 Deliver an Extreme Crypto Bear Market? Experts Weigh In
- Bitcoin ended 2025 down 5.7%, raising concerns about a 2026 bear market.
- Experts argue traditional four-year cycles may no longer define market behavior.
- Extreme downside hinges on liquidity shocks, leverage failures, or stalled institutional flows.
Gate CEO Dr. Han on Perpetual Trading, CeDeFi, and Crypto’s Shift in 2025
In 2025, competition among centralized crypto exchanges (CEXs) began to change. Speed and liquidity still mattered, but they were no longer enough. Regulators drew firmer lines in major markets. Professional traders leaned further into derivatives. At the same time, decentralized platforms pulled attention, volume, and experimentation on-chain. For Gate, one of the oldest exchanges still
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Before the Breakout: How Capital Repriced Crypto for 2026 — From Winter to Infrastructure
2025 wasn’t a “bull-market reset”—it was a quality-driven recapitalization. Funding surged to $30B+ YTD by Q4(with ~$13B in Q3) after the 2024 trough (~$9B), but deal count didn’t expand meaningfully, implying larger, more selective checks and a fat-tail headline. Investors crowded into compliance-ready rails—payments/stablecoins/RWA, infrastructure, regulated trading, and info markets—while consumer narratives stayed lighter. Geography
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Zcash Price’s Long-Awaited Breakout May Be Off the Table — Here’s Why
- Zcash prints higher highs, but CMF divergence signals weakening capital inflows.
- Deeply negative funding rates show traders positioning heavily for downside risk.
- ZEC trades near $522, with breakdown risk toward $448 if demand fades.
Supply Shock Narrative Faces Doubt As XRP Exchange Reserves Hit 8-Year Lows
- XRP exchange balances fell to lowest levels since 2018, sparking 2026 supply shock speculation.
- Analysts warn reserve data is incomplete and does not guarantee bullish price impact.
- Liquidity, demand catalysts, and XRP ETF developments matter more than exchange balances alone.
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$1 for the Keys? Dark Web Post Claims Kraken Admin Access for Sale
- Dark web post claims read-only access to Kraken’s internal admin panel for sale.
- Alleged access could expose KYC data and enable targeted phishing attacks.
- Security experts warn even read-only admin access poses serious risks.
ViaBTC CEO Haipo Yang: From Nof1 to x402 — A Look at AI Agent Applications and What’s Next
With Nof1’s live AI trading competition and Coinbase’s newly launched x402 protocol becoming major industry talking points, AI Agents are rapidly expanding their use cases across finance and payments. As a representative protocol for AI payments, how does x402 differ from traditional payment systems? What scenarios does it serve? And as AI payments mature, what