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☠️ In 2025, identity-impersonation crimes in the crypto industry surged by 1,400%, while average losses per victim rose by over 600%. Attackers are posing as exchanges and well-known public figures, combining social engineering with technical exploits. The rise of AI has made these schemes far more convincing, scalable, and profitable. 👉 Security takeaway: If a message creates urgency, asks for private keys, or offers “exclusive recovery/support” — assume it’s a scam. Always verify through official channels. #News Alpha | Chat

🪒 Reports claim the former New York City mayor drained liquidity from his newly launched meme token — allegedly scamming traders for $3.43M. According to circulating on-chain data shared by crypto investigators, a wallet linked to Eric Adams’ token project removed the entire liquidity pool shortly after launch, leaving buyers with worthless tokens. 👀 These claims are currently unverified and based on community blockchain analysis. No official legal ruling or confirmed statement has been issued so far. #News Alpha | Chat

🪙 17 years ago, on January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent the first-ever Bitcoin transaction to Hal Finney. Finney later said that Satoshi’s identity was a mystery to him — he imagined “a young man of Japanese origin, very intelligent and sincere.” 👉 Looking back in 2014, Finney admitted he regretted his early lack of interest in Bitcoin — not realizing at the time that he was witnessing the birth of a financial revolution. #News Alpha | Chat

📊Spot trading volumes are drying up BTC spot trading volumes and aggregate altcoin turnover have fallen to their lowest levels since November 2023 — Glassnode. At the same time, prices remain elevated, pointing to weakening real demand and deteriorating market liquidity. 🫡The market appears to be running on inertia rather than fresh capital — a potentially fragile setup. #News Alpha | Chat

🪙 Reports suggest Venezuela may have accumulated a large “shadow” crypto reserve — potentially up to 600,000 BTC. According to circulating claims, the regime sold around 73 tons of gold in 2018 and allegedly converted part of the proceeds into Bitcoin to avoid asset freezes by the U.S. Treasury. 👉So far, this remains unconfirmed, but if true, it would rank among the largest state-level BTC holdings ever rumored. #News Alpha | Chat

🪙 In 2025, spot DEX trading volume on Solana reached $1.6 trillion, surpassing every centralized exchange except Binance. #News Alpha | Chat

📉 In 2025, almost all major L1 assets are down — only BNB and TRX are in the green. #News Alpha | Chat

🚀 Blockchain Forum 2026 — the global crypto industry returns to Moscow 📅 April 14–15 Blockchain Forum 2026 is the only international crypto event in Moscow bringing together leading global companies, top speakers, and investors in one place. The event is organized by the team behind Blockchain Life — a flagship crypto forum that has been gathering tens of thousands of attendees in major crypto capitals worldwide since 2017. Traditionally, the forum brings together founders and top executives from: Tether, Binance, Tron, Ripple, Bybit, Animoca Brands, Circle, OKX, KuCoin, Telegram, Cardano, Mastercard, Bitmain, DWF Labs, Consensys, BNB Chain, and many more. 🔥 Three stages 🏢 250+ companies 🔜 20,000+ attendees All international talks will feature simultaneous translation into Russian. 💡 For the first time: AI Future — a “forum within a forum” dedicated to the intersection of AI and blockchain, bringing together industry leaders, developers, investors, and researchers. 🎟 Promo code Alpha Get 10% off all ticket types 👉blockchain.forum — join Blockchain Forum 👉ai-future.com — join AI Future Forum #Partnership Alpha | Chat

🪙 A video is circulating online in which a man claims he found a flash drive from 2009 holding 100 BTC. #News Alpha | Chat

🤖 Robots are now being used as backup dancers at concerts in China. #News Alpha | Chat

💰Crypto losses to hacks hit $3.4B in 2025 — nearly 70% of all stolen funds came from just three major incidents, including the $1.5B Bybit hack. The biggest threat remains North Korean hackers, who stole around $2B in 2025 alone. Since 2022, their total crypto haul has reached an estimated $6.75B. 👉 Security risks remain one of the largest systemic threats to the crypto industry. #News Alpha | Chat

💶 Since the start of this year, the supply of euro-backed stablecoins has surged to €425,000,000 — a 168% increase. The rapid growth reflects rising adoption of euro-denominated digital assets in DeFi, payments, and cross-border transfers. #News Alpha | Chat