Author: Isabella Taylor
Coinbase Commerce’s seed phrase withdrawal page is drawing fierce criticism from security researchers, who warn it normalizes typing 12-word recovery phrases into a website just days before the March 31 shutdown deadline. Summary A Coinbase Commerce subdomain at withdraw.commerce.coinbase.com/seed-phrase asks merchants to type 12-word seed phrases into a plain-text web form to recover funds. SlowMist’s Cos, CISO 23pds and on-chain sleuth ZachXBT say the page and its cloneable front end create a powerful phishing template, especially as Commerce is wound down into Coinbase Business by March 31, 2026. Critics argue the flow trains users to ignore the industry rule to…
The dollar index fell below 100 as traders sold the greenback after the Fed meeting, with USD/JPY sliding on rising BOJ hike and intervention risks and mixed signals for emerging markets and Bitcoin. Summary DXY slid 0.5% to 99.79 and USD/JPY dropped 1% to 158.22 as traders unwound crowded dollar longs after the Fed flagged sticky inflation but acknowledged rising macro uncertainty. Markets now eye a possible BOJ move toward 1% and FX intervention if USD/JPY threatens 160, shifting rate divergence away from a one-way dollar trade. A weaker dollar gives only limited relief to crypto, with Bitcoin still down…
Summary BTQ’s Bitcoin Quantum Testnet v0.3.0 now supports BIP 360’s Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) outputs, which remove Taproot’s key path spending and force all UTXOs through hash-based script paths to reduce long-exposure quantum risk. The testnet validates the full P2MR lifecycle — from address creation and funding to signing, mempool acceptance and confirmation — while preserving compatibility with Lightning, BitVM, Ark, multisig and timelocks. BTQ’s release, with one-minute blocks, restored SegWit discount and Dilithium-focused sigop hardening, tackles today’s “harvest-now, decrypt-later” public key exposure but leaves short-exposure quantum attacks to future signature-level upgrades. BTQ Technologies Corp. announced Thursday the completion of the first…
Immunefi’s 2024 report finds $1.5b lost across 232 incidents, with CeFi key compromises driving a handful of mega-hacks while early 2025 losses already race past last year. Summary Web3 lost $1,495,487,055 across 232 incidents in 2024, with hacks responsible for 98.1% of losses and fraud, scams and rugs just 1.9%. Two CeFi private key breaches — DMM Bitcoin’s $305m hack and WazirX’s $235m exploit — accounted for about 36% of losses as CeFi losses surged 77.5% to $726.2m, while DeFi losses fell 44.8% to $769.3m. Q2 2024 was the worst quarter at $572.7m, Ethereum and BNB Chain stayed top targets,…
JPMorgan cuts its S&P 500 target and warns investors are dangerously complacent about Iran war risks, oil above $110, and the hit to growth, earnings, and stocks. Summary JPMorgan trims its year-end S&P 500 target from 7,500 to 7,200, arguing markets are making a high-risk bet on a quick Middle East resolution. With Brent crude above $110 and shut-ins near record levels, the bank warns each sustained 10% oil rise can shave 15–20 bps from GDP and cut S&P earnings 2–5%. Strategists say a deeper selloff could push the S&P 500 below its 200-day moving average toward 6,000–6,200 as demand destruction and…
DDC Enterprise bought 200 BTC at $79,969 each, lifting its 2,383 BTC treasury above its $66m market cap as it leans harder into a high‑beta Bitcoin proxy strategy. Summary DDC Enterprise added 200 BTC at an average $79,969, taking its corporate stash to 2,383 BTC worth about $165m and ranking 32nd among public Bitcoin holders. The New York-listed Asian food platform now has a $66.43m market cap, meaning its Bitcoin holdings alone materially exceed the company’s equity value. Armed with up to $528m in structured financing and a 5,000–10,000 BTC reserve target, DDC is executing a MicroStrategy-style playbook of aggressive,…
Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to slash rates to 1% even as the Fed holds at 3.50%–3.75%, lifts inflation forecasts, and warns the Iran oil shock risks stagflation. Summary Trump renews attacks on Powell, demanding immediate cuts and even 1% rates despite Brent above $110 and inflation expectations rising with the Iran war energy shock. The Fed leaves rates at 3.50%–3.75% and signals only one 2026 cut, with officials warning that oil-driven inflation could keep PCE near 3% and delay any easing. Economists say the U.S. now faces a classic stagflation trap, as cutting to appease Trump risks entrenching inflation while…
Crypto saw $458m in liquidations in 24 hours as Iran’s Gulf strikes and $110 oil triggered a brutal flush of overleveraged BTC and ETH longs led by a Hyperliquid whale. Summary Total crypto liquidations hit $458 million in 24 hours, with $357 million of that from long positions and just $101 million from shorts, as 128,087 traders were wiped out. Bitcoin longs lost $138 million versus $24.3 million for shorts after BTC broke below $69,000, while Ethereum longs saw $82.6 million in liquidations as ETH briefly slipped under $2,100. A $10.8 million BTC-USD long on Hyperliquid was the day’s largest…
Iran’s IRGC pounds Gulf energy hubs after Israel’s South Pars attack, torching Qatar’s LNG lifeline, affecting crypto markets, and dragging the global economy toward recession. Summary Iran’s IRGC hits Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub and refineries in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, forcing major output shutdowns and stoking supply fears. Brent crude rips above $110 and European gas jumps over 25% as markets price in lasting damage to Gulf energy capacity and rising global recession risk. Trump pivots from threatening to “blow up” South Pars to urging de-escalation as energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf becomes a primary war…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Crypto investors shift focus beyond majors, seeking early-stage gems across emerging blockchain ecosystems. Summary Investors in 2026 are shifting focus to early-stage “crypto gems,” seeking high-growth tokens before mainstream adoption. Home of crypto gems platforms help users discover low-cap tokens early through listings, launchpads, and communities. Finding crypto gems requires strong research, on-chain analysis, and risk management due to high volatility. The crypto market has evolved far beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. In 2026, investors are no longer just chasing…