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🎰 Polymarket refused to pay out bets on a “U.S. invasion of Venezuela.” The platform stated that the market referred specifically to the U.S. taking control over part of Venezuelan territory — not to capturing or abducting the president. Such events do not fall under the market’s terms.

📈 The Venezuelan stock exchange has risen 75% since the U.S. captured President Maduro.

🔹 Ethereum validator exit queue is now empty (for the first time since July 2025) Validator exits now take only minutes. At the same time, more than 1.3 million ETH are waiting in the staking queue - the highest level since mid-November. Bullish factor for ETH 🚀

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$92,756 ETH ≈$3,254 SOL ≈$138,77 BNB ≈$915,69 XRP ≈$2,26 Market cap ≈$3,27T Fear & Greed Index: 42 ("fear") Altseason Index: 26

⚠️ According to Bitcoin Magazine, on November 3, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), acting on instructions from the Department of Justice, sold approximately 57.55 BTC confiscated in the Samourai Wallet case via Coinbase Prime. This action may have violated Executive Order EO 14233, signed by President Donald Trump, which requires that bitcoins obtained through criminal or civil forfeiture be retained and transferred to the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, rather than sold. 💡 The BTC were transferred to custody at Coinbase Prime, but on-chain data does not show clear signs of an external sale. The funds were moved and consolidated into addresses controlled by Coinbase, which typically corresponds to standard custodial operations. Although the USMS received court approval to dispose of the assets at its discretion, current blockchain data does not confirm whether an actual liquidation sale took place. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, stated on X that the council is reviewing the matter. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis also questioned why the U.S. government continues to liquidate bitcoin, saying the United States cannot afford to “waste” these strategic assets while other countries continue accumulating BTC. She added that she is “deeply concerned” by these reports.

⚠️ A critical bug has been found in Bitcoin Core In versions 30.0 and 30.1, migrating an old BDB wallet can result in the entire wallet directory being deleted on the node, potentially leading to a loss of all funds. A fix will be released in Bitcoin Core 30.2.

🤔 Solscan: Circle has minted $1,000,000,000 worth of USDC over the past 24 hours.

🚧 Morgan Stanley has filed an application with the SEC to register a Bitcoin trust

🔓About $500 million of Telegram’s bond proceeds have been frozen due to sanctions against Moscow, according to the Financial Times. In May 2025, Telegram raised $1.7 billion through a bond offering, but $500 million of that amount was blocked under the sanctions regime.

😁Polymarket is already taking bets on whether the U.S. will capture at least one more world leader this year Kim Jong-un was chosen as the reference

🛠 Bitcoin Core 30.1 Released The update includes new features, bug fixes, performance improvements, and updated translations.

🧊 BitMine has already purchased 4,143,502 ETH ($13B) ▪️ Average purchase price: $3,196 ▪️ Available cash to increase reserves: $915M ▪️ Bought last week: 32,977 ETH ($103M) ▪️ Currently staked: 659,219 ETH ($2B)

🤯 Venezuela’s alleged $60,000,000,000 Bitcoin stash… The U.S. has detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. But what’s even more intriguing are the rumors spreading online that Venezuela has been accumulating Bitcoin for years to bypass U.S. sanctions. ➠ Since 2018, the country allegedly sold gold to Turkey and the UAE, with the proceeds reportedly used to buy BTC. ➠ Starting in 2023, the state oil company PDVSA began accepting payments for oil in Tether (USDT), later converting them into Bitcoin. Some analysts believe Venezuela’s “shadow reserve” could hold around 600,000–660,000 BTC ($60–70 billion). However, only 240 BTC have been officially confirmed. The base-case scenario, if such a shadow reserve действительно exists: U.S. authorities will dig deeper and freeze the assets. The Bitcoin could then either be tied up in court proceedings for years or added by the U.S. Treasury to the U.S. strategic reserve.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$93,803 ETH ≈$3,239 SOL ≈$138,90 BNB ≈$907,21 XRP ≈$2,38 Market cap ≈$3,29T Fear & Greed Index: 44 ("fear") Altseason Index: 26

💸Strategy reports another $116.3 million in Bitcoin purchases Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, ticker MSTR) reported purchasing 1,287 bitcoins worth $116.3 million between December 29 and January 5. As of January 5, Strategy holds 673,783 bitcoins (more than 3% of total supply). Since 2020, the company has spent about $50.5 billion acquiring them, at an average purchase price of around $75,000 per BTC. The purchase was fully financed through the issuance and sale of MSTR shares. Since the beginning of January, MSTR stock has risen about 3%, after having fallen more than 60% over the previous five months. Strategy founder Michael Saylor also said they added another $62 million to the company’s reserve, bringing it to $2.25 billion.

Ledger faces another data breach The company behind the popular crypto wallet Ledger has experienced yet another user data breach through the Global-e payment system. According to crypto investigator ZachXBT, the incident exposed customers’ personal information, including names and contact details. As stated on the hardware wallet manufacturer’s website, Global-e provides e-commerce solutions designed to simplify and optimize the online shopping experience. Since October 9, 2023, Ledger has used the Global-e platform to sell Ledger products through its official website. For several years following the breach, Ledger users continued receiving phishing messages — both by email and even in physical mail. These messages aimed to obtain additional information that could ultimately lead to cryptocurrency theft.

💻 The number of Bitcoin Core contributors has been growing for the third year in a row: in 2025, 135 different people contributed to the codebase.

🇯🇵 Japan plans to make cryptocurrency part of the stock market. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has spoken in favor of integrating crypto assets into the infrastructure of stock and commodity exchanges. Details: ⊹ Exchanges are described as the key channel for mass access to digital assets. ⊹ The U.S. is cited as an example thanks to the success of crypto ETFs as a hedge against inflation. ⊹ 2026 has been declared the “digital year” for Japan’s financial system. Regulatory context: ⊹ 105 cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH, are planned to be reclassified as financial products. ⊹ The crypto tax may be reduced from 55% to 20%. ⊹ Banks may be allowed to store and trade crypto assets on par with stocks and bonds.

⚠️ Scammers have launched a new wave of phishing attacks targeting MetaMask users. ➥ Attackers create a fake “security warning” page. ➥ Users are prompted to complete a supposedly mandatory 2FA check. ➥ During the process, victims are tricked into entering their seed phrase. ➥ Result: full control of the wallet is transferred to the scammers.

🇻🇪 MN Trading founder Michaël van de Poppe believes that the likelihood of a deep correction in the crypto market amid the US–Venezuela conflict is extremely low. “This is a planned and coordinated attack on [Venezuelan President] Nicolás Maduro, and it has been in the works for a long time,” he added. Crypto analyst Shagun Makhi also emphasized that Bitcoin’s ability to remain stable amid “geopolitical noise” is more likely to strengthen demand above $90,000 rather than undermine it. At the same time, suspicious activity was detected on Polymarket. Several hours before Maduro’s arrest, three insider wallets placed bets that the Venezuelan president would leave office. Their combined profit from these trades exceeded $630,000.