How a Third-Party Leak Fueled Phishing Against Ledger Users

Key takeaways A breach at a commerce partner can expose customer order data even if wallet systems remain secure. Real order context, such as product, price and contact or shipping details, can make phishing attempts appear legitimate and harder to detect. Treat inbound “support” messages as untrusted until they are verified through official Ledger resources. … Read more

Bitcoin Enters Delaware Life’s Retirement Annuity Portfolio

Delaware Life Insurance Company is adding limited Bitcoin-linked exposure to its retirement annuity portfolio through an index developed by BlackRock. The insurer will offer an index that blends US stocks with a small, risk-managed allocation to Bitcoin (BTC). The Bitcoin exposure comes through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, meaning investors do not hold Bitcoin directly. … Read more

Bitcoin Sell-off Risk Rises As New Whales Control The Price Action

Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to regain momentum after the price dipped below $90,000 on Tuesday, with multiple analysts pointing to continued selling pressure in the short term. Key takeaways: New BTC whales with a holding period of less than 155 days now control more realized capital than the “OG” long-term holders. Whale-dominated exchange inflows signal … Read more

Hong Kong Highlights Balanced Digital Asset Regulation at Davos

Hong Kong Finance Secretary Paul Chan defended the city’s “same activity, same risk, same regulation” framework for digital assets while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to the South China Morning Post. Speaking at a closed-door workshop in Switzerland on Tuesday, Chan said finance and technology were increasingly intertwined but required a … Read more

Massachusetts Judge Bars Kalshi from Offering Sports Bets: Report

The preliminary injunction against the predictions market platform came at the request of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. Prediction markets platform Kalshi could face legal complications operating in the US state of Massachusetts after a judge reportedly ruled that residents could not use the website for sports betting. According to a Tuesday Reuters report, … Read more

US CFTC Chair Names Crypto Lawyer as Senior Adviser

Michael Selig named two people as senior advisers, one of whom helped with a law firm‘s letter that led to an SEC no-action letter on crypto custodians. Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced the appointment of a senior adviser with experience in litigating crypto and blockchain cases.  In a … Read more

Will Traders Buy The Dip?

ETH sold off at the weekly open, but its net taker volume metric turned positive for the first time in years. Will bulls take notice of the signal and attempt to press Ether price higher? Ether (ETH) derivatives data has begun to highlight a structural shift. After nearly three years of sell-side dominance, ETH’s net … Read more

RedStone Expands Oracle Business with RWA Data and TokenizeThis Acquisition

Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business. According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along … Read more