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Satya Nadella has reorganized Microsoft’s leadership to accelerate AI development amid rising competition from Google and Amazon. Key actions include hiring Meta’s former engineering head Jay Parikh and promoting internal leaders like Judson Althoff and Ryan Roslansky, fostering urgency through weekly meetings and ‘founder mode’ approach. (52 words) Nadella adopts ‘founder mode’ for hands-on leadership, […]

South Korea’s Digital Asset Basic Act is delayed due to ongoing disputes between the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Bank of Korea over stablecoin issuance rules, governance structures, and reserve requirements. Officials expect submission after the new year, postponing key investor protections like 100% asset backing and strict liability for operators. Stablecoin oversight divides […]

Bitmine Immersion Technologies holds 4.11 million ETH, representing 3.41% of the total Ethereum supply after adding over 44,000 ETH recently. The company aims to control 5% or 6.03 million ETH through its Alchemy of 5% strategy, potentially by late 2026. Bitmine’s $13.2 billion balance sheet is dominated by Ethereum holdings, plus $1 billion in cash […]

Privacy coins surged significantly in Q4 2025, dominating top performers despite broader market downturns, with Zcash briefly surpassing Monero in market cap. Grayscale data shows privacy assets like Zcash, Monero, Dash, Decred, BAT, and Beldex leading gains amid rising demand for privacy tools. Privacy coins outperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum in Q4 2025, defying negative sector […]

The Unleash Protocol hack on December 30, 2025, led to $3.9 million in losses from unauthorized smart contract withdrawals. An attacker exploited the multisig governance to force a contract update, draining liquidity and bridging over 1,300 ETH to Tornado Cash. Unleash Protocol detected unauthorized activity in its smart contracts, confirming losses from a governance exploit. […]

A Canadian scammer known as Haby, or Havard, stole over $2 million in cryptocurrency from Coinbase users in 2025 through impersonation attacks. Posing as support staff, he tricked victims into transferring funds. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT exposed him via on-chain analysis and social media leaks. ZachXBT linked Haby to a 21,000 XRP theft ($44,000) from a […]

Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, recently purchased 1,229 BTC for $108.85 million at an average price of $88,568 per coin amid Bitcoin market volatility. This boosts its holdings to 672,497 BTC with $8.31 billion in unrealized gains, underscoring long-term confidence in Bitcoin despite short-term dips. Strategy Bitcoin purchase: Acquired 1,229 BTC last week, increasing total […]

Ethereum Q4 2025 metrics reveal record developer activity with 8.7 million smart contracts deployed, $330 billion on-chain economic value aligning closely with $350 billion market cap, and sustained institutional accumulation. These indicators underscore strengthened network fundamentals amid cautious markets. Ethereum hit historic developer highs in Q4 2025, deploying 8.7 million smart contracts. On-chain activity reached […]

Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin holdings to 35,102 BTC as of December 30, 2025, after purchasing 4,279 BTC for $451.06 million at an average price of $105,412 per coin in Q4 2025. This acquisition boosted its BTC yield to 568.2% year-to-date. Metaplanet holds 35,102 BTC valued at approximately $3.78 billion. Company achieved a BTC yield of […]