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ZachXBT: Circle Failed on $420M in Illicit USDC Transactions
On-chain investigator ZachXBT claims Circle failed to freeze over $420 million in USDC linked to hacks and scams since 2022 — and suggests the real figure could be far higher.
North Korean Hackers Suspected Behind $285 Million DeFi Heist in 12 Minutes
Drift Protocol on Solana was drained of approximately $285 million on April 1 this year. Both Elliptic and TRM Labs point to North Korean state-sponsored hackers as responsible.
ZachXBT: Circle Let Criminals Keep $420 Million
Renowned on-chain investigator ZachXBT claims that USDC issuer Circle has repeatedly failed to freeze stolen funds since 2022 — at a total cost of over $420 million to the crypto ecosystem.
XRP down 29.6% YTD to $1.31 — while competitors build the infrastructure Ripple promised
XRP trades at $1.31 after a brutal first quarter, as the Fear & Greed Index crashes to 9/100. XRPL developers are working on six parallel infrastructure workstreams — but Stellar, Hedera, and JPMorgan are building faster. Here's what the numbers actually say.
ZachXBT Accuses Circle: Slept During $280M Hack While Legitimate Accounts Were Frozen
Renowned blockchain investigator ZachXBT claims Circle allowed over $420 million in stolen USDC to pass unhindered since 2022 – while simultaneously freezing 16 legitimate business accounts without sufficient justification.
Drift Protocol Hacked for $285 Million – North Korea Suspected
Drift Protocol on the Solana blockchain was drained of approximately $285 million on the night of April 2. Blockchain investigators point to North Korea as a possible perpetrator.
ETH Plunges Towards 2026 Low — If $2,400 Fails as Support, $1,736 Could Be the Next Stop
Ethereum is trading below critical support while the Fear & Greed Index sits at an extreme 12/100. If bulls fail to defend $2,400, technical analysis points to a test of $1,736 — the lowest level since April 2025. Institutional AUM in spot ETH ETFs has already collapsed 65% since October 2025.
CFTC Sues Three States in Battle Over Prediction Markets
The U.S. commodity regulator CFTC has sued Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut to prevent them from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction markets. The conflict is escalating rapidly and could end up in the Supreme Court.
Drift Protocol Hacked: Over $285 Million Vanished in One Day
The Solana-based Drift Protocol confirmed an active attack on April 1, 2026, which sent over $285 million out of the platform — more than half of the protocol's total value locked.
Bitcoin at $68,391 with Fear & Greed at 8/100 — Market Prices in Full Panic While Technical Analysis Points to Reversal
BTC trades at $68,391 with the Fear & Greed Index at an extreme 8/100 — a historically low level that has typically marked local bottoms. Technical analysis from Cointelegraph points to a bullish trend reversal, but $69,000 acts as strong resistance and could stifle momentum.
Meme-coin SIREN collapses 85% – Binance blamed for lack of oversight
The SIREN token plummeted 85 percent in a single trading day after its launch on Binance, and analysts are now sharply criticizing the exchange for possible market manipulation.
Moody's Rates Historic Bitcoin Bond — Ba2 and Zero Taxpayer Risk
New Hampshire issues the world's first bitcoin-backed municipal bond with an official credit rating. Moody's assigns it a Ba2 rating — speculative grade, but with no taxpayer exposure.
Bitcoin Chases $68K as Traders Price in Fall to $60K — Fear & Greed Crashes to 11/100
BTC trades at $68,225 with extreme sentiment at 11/100 — traders are split between a short-squeeze to $82K and a retest of the $60K support. Over 40% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows.
TRX Holds $0.322 as Market Eases — But Fear & Greed at 8/100 Reveals Extreme Risk Aversion
Tron (TRX) rises 2.2% to $0.3221 as Tron Inc. accumulates 680 million tokens and Bitcoin holds $66,758. The Fear & Greed Index at 8/100 signals that the market is still deep in 'extreme fear' territory — far from a confirmed bottom reversal.
Ripple connects to DTCC — Wall Street's heart opens to crypto
Ripple integrates with DTCC, the very backbone of US financial market infrastructure, in a move that could reshape how securities settlement works in the USA.
US Could Close Bitcoin Tax Loophole, Favoring Stablecoins
A new bill in the US Congress aims to introduce the wash sale rule for cryptocurrencies while exempting regulated stablecoins from ongoing taxation.
Bitcoin squeezed under $67,000 — adjusted realized price blocks the way up
BTC trades around $66,674 with Fear & Greed at a catastrophic 9/100. On-chain data from Glassnode shows that the Short-Term Holder Realized Price acts as a ceiling the market cannot break — and history is not encouraging.
Senator Defends CLARITY Act: Aims to Protect Crypto Developers
The conviction of a crypto developer has accelerated the debate in Washington on how decentralized finance should be regulated. Now, U.S. senators are defending the CLARITY Act as the most important tool to protect developers from criminalization.