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Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi have placed BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder as the clear frontrunner to become the next Chair of the Federal Reserve, assigning him a 43-45% probability following explicit praise from President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
This surge displaces former favorite Kevin Hassett, whose odds collapsed to 8% after Trump signaled a preference to keep him in his current White House role. Rieder’s potential nomination r
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the NYSE-listed firm chaired by Wall Street veteran Tom Lee, has cemented its position as the world's largest institutional holder of Ethereum. In its largest purchase of 2026, the company added 40,302 ETH last week, bringing its staggering treasury to 4,243,338 ETH—approximately 3.52% of the entire circulating supply, valued at \$12.33 billion.
Beyond mere accumulation, BitMine has transformed nearly half of its holdings into a powerful revenue engine, st
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Attackers have used a fake video call and a Zoom “audio fix” to deliver macOS malware.
The method matches a previously documented intrusion method tied to North Korea’s BlueNoroff, a Lazarus sub-group.
The incident comes as AI-driven impersonation scams pushed crypto losses to a
Strategy has executed its fourth Bitcoin acquisition of January 2026, purchasing 2,932 BTC for approximately \$264.1 million. While this reinforces the company's unwavering commitment to its Bitcoin treasury strategy, a deeper analysis reveals growing structural cracks.
The purchase was funded entirely by selling new shares while the company's stock trades at a discount to its Bitcoin-backed net asset value (mNAV). This critical shift means the once-accretive model of issuing equity to b
In one of the most explosive rallies of the year, the RIVER token, native to the River stablecoin abstraction protocol, has skyrocketed over 1,900% in the past month, catapulting it into the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
This parabolic move, pushing the token from around \$5 in late December to recent highs above \$87, has been significantly amplified by vocal endorsements from crypto heavyweights Arthur Hayes and Justin Sun, the latter making an \$8 million strategic
In a bold move underscoring unwavering conviction, Michael Saylor's enterprise software company, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has purchased an additional 2,932 Bitcoin for approximately \$264 million.
This acquisition, executed between January 20th and 25th at an average price of \$90,061 per BTC, brings the firm's colossal treasury holdings to 712,647 Bitcoin, worth over \$54 billion at cost. The purchase is notably strategic, funded entirely through proceeds from share sales and o