SlowMist: Liquid Network Exploit Minted 3,998 L-BTC
Blockchain security firm SlowMist has reported a Liquid Network exploit in which an attacker minted 3,998 L-BTC, a claim that lands as Blockstream confirms roughly 4,000 BTC left the Liquid F
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Crypto Bull Run Signs Are Stacking Fast and Pepeto Is the One Presale That Could Turn $500 Into Real Money
Three things just happened at the same time, and that almost never occurs. The Senate is about to vote on the first real legal framework for crypto in America. Bitcoin just printed a golden c
Michael Saylor Reaffirms Institutional Conviction With "Just Buy Bitcoin" Mandate
Saylor's Simple Message to Corporate Boards @Saylor is not known for mixed signals. His latest reiteration of the "just buy Bitcoin" directive strips the institutional investment thesis down
Bitcoin: Exchange balances keep shrinking as large holders keep buying
Bitcoin held on exchanges has fallen to its lowest level in roughly seven years, based on on-chain reserve data. Large wallets have added tens of thousands of BTC over recent weeks even as sp
Grayscale: “Mining This Altcoin Has Become More Profitable Than Even Bitcoin; This Could Create a Positive Cycle”
Grayscale Research Head Zach Pandl stated that Zcash (ZEC) mining offers significantly higher profitability compared to Bitcoin mining under current market conditions, and that mining activit
Bitcoin: Blockstream Maintains Its Refusal to Pay Liquid Hackers
The Liquid network is going through a stage of its security incident. After the withdrawal of thousands of bitcoins, Blockstream now refuses all ransom demands. The company states it wants to
Zcash Mining Profitability Surges as ZEC Rewards Outpace Bitcoin
TLDR: Zcash mining rewards are roughly twice Bitcoin’s per rig, according to Grayscale Research estimates. Zcash miners earn about four times more per MWh than Bitcoin miners under current co
Litecoin Network Keeps Seeing Strong Address Activity
Daily Active Addresses Hold Well Above Quarter-Million Mark Litecoin ($LTC) is averaging more than 281,000 active addresses per day so far in 2026, according to data shared by the Litecoin te
Strategy Has a New Argument Against Its Junk Rating
Strategy, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, is building a formal case to escape its junk credit rating from S&P Global, pointing to a dramatic improvement in its balance s
Michael Saylor Reaffirms Institutional Conviction With "Just Buy Bitcoin" Mandate
Saylor's Simple Message to Corporate Boards @Saylor is not known for mixed signals. His latest reiteration of the "just buy Bitcoin" directive strips the institutional investment thesis down
Grayscale touts Zcash mining as 2-4X more profitable than struggling BTC mining
Block-reward miners are pivoting from Bitcoin to Zcash, where the top mining rig now earns around four times more per megawatt-hour than the best Bitcoin machine, after ZEC’s rally pushed the
Litecoin Network Keeps Seeing Strong Address Activity
Daily Active Addresses Hold Well Above Quarter-Million Mark Litecoin ($LTC) is averaging more than 281,000 active addresses per day so far in 2026, according to data shared by the Litecoin te