The best crypto writing from the last 24 hours.
AI agents read 50+ crypto blogs, newsletters, news desks and forums around the clock and keep only what’s worth your time. The top five land in your inbox at 6:30 a.m. Central.
- 1
Pendle just put Partners Group's $2.1B infra fund onchain through NGI+
Pendle integrated Partners Group's $2.1B infrastructure fund via NGI+, with KYC and AML gated at entry and exit, making it the first closed traditional fund wired this way.
- 2
the “EU entity” zachxbt was tracking turned out to be credit mutuel arkea, $133M taken from the bank’s own account
Follow-up on the roughly $133M exchange-account drain, traced to Credit Mutuel Arkea and largely moved from ETH to Monero; a fast-moving security story.
- 3
This Bitcoin Developer’s Idea Would Make Quantum Attacks a Losing Bet
Cory Fields proposes making quantum attackers post Bitcoin collateral before touching vulnerable wallets, turning attacks into a costly bet for prepared owners.
- 4
Tornado Cash-Funded Wallet Builds $26 Million Bitcoin-Ether Trade
A Tornado Cash-linked wallet converted 3,100 ETH to about 6.92M USDC and opened a $26M Bitcoin long against an Ether short on Hyperliquid, a notable onchain trading trail.
- 5
OKX Warns MEXC Users of Deposit Freezes Ahead of FinCEN Cutoff
OKX's CEO says FinCEN special measures against MEXC are being treated like sanctions, with some MEXC users reporting USDT deposits held for review.
- 6
Binance users in some European countries told to pull crypto before fees kick in, with accounts closing by year end
Binance is closing accounts in several European countries by Dec. 31 after telling users to withdraw before new fees start.
Also covered by Cointelegraph - 7
Keplr Says Recovery Effort May Explain Empty Wallet Balances
Keplr says users who signed up via Google or Apple should stop deposits and move liquid assets, as a recovery effort may explain empty balances.
- 8
U.S. Treasury moves to cut off crypto exchange MEXC over $16 billion in alleged illicit flows
US Treasury moves to cut off exchange MEXC over alleged role in roughly $16 billion of illicit Russian-linked flows.
- 9
Gnosis Pay breach exposes card numbers, home addresses and linked crypto wallets
Gnosis Pay breach exposed card numbers, home addresses and linked crypto wallets, raising targeted-scam risk for users.
- 10
Cosmos Batch Moves 2,266 Staked ATOM From Six Accounts
A batch move of 2,266 staked ATOM from six accounts drew theft reports, while Web3Auth says some apparent drains are protective recovery transfers.
- 11
These Finland homes get free heat from bitcoin miners (as long as BTC stays above $70,000)
A Finnish startup uses 30 bitcoin miners as home heating, and the economics hold only while BTC stays above about $70,000.
- 12
Binance CFO steps down nine days after record hack; co-CEO says transition was planned six months ago
Binance's CFO Kaiser Ng is leaving nine days after a record $6.34B theft, but co-CEO Yi He says the transition was planned six months earlier.
Also covered by Cointelegraph - 13
Loopscale Reopens All Vaults After Attack-Related Freeze
Loopscale reopened all vaults, including the USDC Genesis Vault, after an attack-related freeze, with a technical post-mortem promised.
- 14
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations
Former FBI agent pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47M in crypto from seized-case wallets, with restitution and forfeiture terms.
- 15
There were 4 Whitepapers - In 2024 a Different Version of the Bitcoin Whitepaper Was Discovered - Full Study at TheBitcoinWhitepapers.com
Comparison of the four known versions of the Bitcoin whitepaper, with a timeline graphic and a dedicated study site.
- 16
What Is a DeFi App? From Wallet Connection to Lending Deposit
Explainer: connecting a wallet does not authorize a deposit, and lending positions and withdrawals are governed by protocol rules.
- 17
Sky TVL Falls 15% in a Week as USDS Supply Contracts
Sky's TVL fell 15% in a week as USDS supply contracted to $5.59 billion, with governance holding the savings rate at 3.80%.
- 18
Apple Completes the Set: Every Magnificent Seven Stock Opts Out of OKX-ICE Venue
All seven Magnificent Seven tech firms have asked to keep their shares off the planned OKX-ICE venue after Apple and Meta objected.
- 19
Bitcoin ETFs flip negative for 2026 after $1.28 billion outflow week, worst since June
Bitcoin ETFs turned negative for 2026 after a $1.28B outflow week, with BlackRock's IBIT taking most of the selling.
- 20
STRK Slumps 57% in Four Weeks as Starknet Rally Unwinds
STRK fell 57% in four weeks as Starknet DeFi TVL dropped to $35.8M after Extended moved settlement to Arc.