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🔎 RESEARCH: Sandwich attacks on Ethereum drained nearly $40M from users in 2025, yet extraction has fallen sharply even as DEX volumes surged from $65B to over $100B monthly, per EigenPhi data.Monthly sandwich extraction dropped from ~$10M in late 2024 to just $2.5M by October 2025, while attack frequency remained high at 60K-90K per month.Most concerning: 38% of attacks targeted low-volatility pools including stablecoins and wrapped assets, with 12% hitting stable swaps where slippage is unexpected and esp ...

🚨 NEW: XRP hit its highest fear levels since October, when similar bearish sentiment preceded a 22% rally in Nov, suggesting another buying opportunity, per Santiment. https://t.co/iN875Leym9 ...

Regulatory Developments - CFTC now permits spot crypto trading on its registered exchanges, marking a major regulatory shift [2] - SEC has approved the first-ever 2x leveraged SUI ETF TXXS [5] Institutional Adoption & Investment - BlackRock's Larry Fink says several sovereign funds are quietly accumulating Bitcoin, increasing their buys when $BTC dipped into the $80K zone [4] - Kraken and Deutsche Börse Group are partnering to bridge traditional markets and crypto [5] Market Trends & Partnerships - CNBC and Kalshi announced an exclusive multi-year partnership that will integrate Kalshi's real-time prediction market data across CNBC's platforms starting in 2026 [2] - Base launched its Solana bridge on mainnet, secured by Chainlink CCIP and Coinbase, enabling cross-chain asset trading and liquidity access between both networks [1] Technology & Infrastructure - Polymarket announced the launch of the MetaMask mobile app, introducing prediction market app built with Polymarket's infrastructure [3] - Aster has unveiled its 2026 H1 roadmap featuring the Aster Chain L1 launch and upcoming staking [4] Opinions & Debates - Schiff called Bitcoin pure speculation, while CZ argued it is a real monetary network with global utility [2] Stablecoins - IMF report highlights stablecoins' potential for faster payments and financial inclusion while warning of currency substitution and capital flow risks requiring global cooperation [1]

🔥 BUILDERS: N3XT launched the first blockchain-powered bank under Wyoming charter for instant, programmable B2B payments 24/7. https://t.co/rzjTybbflf ...

🚨 LATEST: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan dismisses concerns Strategy will be forced to sell its Bitcoin, citing strong cash reserves and no debt due until 2027. https://t.co/czItMtDZvU ...

🚨 NOW: Aster burned 77,860,328 $ASTER tokens from its buyback wallet. https://t.co/3vNCsrihUD ...

⚡️ NEW: The IMF latest report highlights stablecoins' potential for faster payments and financial inclusion.It also warns of currency substitution and capital flow risks requiring global cooperation. https://t.co/FETnWv5XRC ...

🚨 UPDATE: Base launched its Solana bridge on mainnet, secured by Chainlink CCIP and Coinbase, enabling cross-chain asset trading and liquidity access between both networks. https://t.co/l3V6JNeVLO ...

🚨 ALERT: Over the past 24 hours, $352.42M in crypto positions were liquidated, including $183.34M in longs and $169.08M in shorts. https://t.co/LDlc5H0DUT ...