Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks

Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that uses similar addresses from a victim’s transaction history to fool them into sending funds to the malicious address. According to Lopp’s Feb 6 article, the threat actors generate BTC addresses … Read more

Bitcoin Struggles Below $80K as Weekend Sell-Off Wipes Out $160B in Value 

While bitcoin maintained its footing on Friday, hovering above the $84,000 threshold, the digital currency descended below the $80,000 mark by Sunday, erasing $4,600 in value over the course of the weekend. Bitcoin’s Sunday Decline Triggers Deep Losses Across Digital Assets By Sunday evening, just before 5 p.m. ET, bitcoin ( BTC) was changing hands … Read more

IMX Price Surge Triggers Whale Activity: $9.67M Sold in 8 Days

The native token of the Immutable X platform, Immutable (IMX), has recently seen a significant rise in price following the resolution of a pivotal investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The price increase has drawn considerable attention from both individual investors and institutions, with one whale apparently profiting nicely from the movement. … Read more

Solana Faces Heavy Sell-Off: Is a Drop Below $100 Imminent?

The pressure on Solana (SOL) is intensifying as large holders, or whales, continue to unstake and offload their positions. With significant sell-offs in recent days, the cryptocurrency market is now wondering if Solana’s price could dip below the $100 mark. At the time of writing, Solana is trading at $114.97, but the aggressive selling activity … Read more

Corporate Bitcoin Purchases Surge in Q1 2025, But Price Takes a Hit — What’s Driving the Drop?

Public companies purchased substantially more Bitcoin (BTC) during the first quarter of 2025 than we had previously thought, as they added 91,781 BTC in total to their balance sheets. Nevertheless, the price of Bitcoin fell quite a bit in this same timeframe, dropping from $94.4K to $82.5K (down 12% in our first look at this … Read more

XRP Surges as Retail Interest Soars: Diverging Paths from Bitcoin’s Institutional Rally

In this cycle, the behavior of investors in the cryptocurrency market has significantly shifted, with one clear trend being the emergence of XRP as a standout favorite among retail investors. Despite the rallying that Bitcoin (BTC) has seen—largely driven by institutional demand—XRP has been moving in an altogether different direction, seeing a retail interest in … Read more

S&P 500 Drops Amid Trump’s Tariff Announcement, But Bitcoin Remains Resilient

The S&P 500 suffered a major blow on Thursday, dropping 4.02% in the wake of President Trump’s declaration of fresh tariffs. This sharp downturn is now among the index’s most substantial declines in recent times. Indeed, during the still-young 2020s, no fewer than five days have marked worse performances than this one. The most significant … Read more