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🤩 Bhutan launches crypto visa Invest $10k in TER + pay $2.8k fee. Get up to 36 months stay. Backed by Solana Visa by staking… Web3 citizenship arc begins 💃

🇰🇷 Dispute over $816k in BTC ends in poisoning attempt A South Korean man allegedly tried to poison his business partner with pesticide after losses from Bitcoin investments, the victim survived after three days unconscious. Trial is set for March 10 in Seoul Stop losses exist for a reason 🪄

🥇 Top Crypto Gainers & Losers, Wednesday February 25 📈 Top Gainers Cognify (SN115) +1230.1% Power Protocol (POWER) +105.0% Dent (DENT) +75.0% 📉 Top Losers Espresso (ESP) −20.4% Seeker (SKR) −17.4% Enso (ENSO) −16.6%

🥇 Top Crypto Gainers & Losers, Tuesday February 24 📈 Top Gainers Espresso (ESP) +104.9% Seeker (SKR) +45.8% Collect on Fanable (COLLECT) +24.9% 📉 Top Losers MYX Finance (MYX) −34.8% Punch (PUNCH) −32.7% Rei (REI) −22.9%

😵‍💫 Trump and his family reportedly extracted $1.3B from crypto in just 13 months Politics might be the biggest whale of all 🚬

🐸 Vitalik Buterin placed a $148,000 bet on Polymarket that the US won’t confirm aliens exist before 2027 Even in crypto, fundamentals matter 😄

🙂 IoTeX cross-chain bridge hacked Attackers reportedly exploited leaked private keys and drained the project’s vault. The team estimates losses at ~$2m, while PeckShield puts potential damage above $8m. Affected assets include USDC, USDT, IOTX and WBTC Network operations and deposits are paused, with recovery expected within 24–48 hours after security updates 🔐

🐈 AI agent sends $250,000 by mistake Crypto enabled AI agent Lobstar reportedly tried to donate $4 to a stranger but accidentally transferred its entire balance of around $250,000 😁 😱 The recipient claimed his uncle needed urgent treatment and shared a wallet address. The AI later wrote that it meant to send $4 but sent everything instead, calling it the biggest laugh of its three day existence When self custody meets self sabotage 🤖

🇺🇸 Trump says he solved the affordability crisis President Trump claimed that “everything is down,” suggesting prices across the board have eased under his watch Inflation apparently fixed with one sentence 📉

🤷‍♂️ Croatia gives long term crypto holders a tax break After updated tax guidance, investors who hold crypto for more than 2 years are exempt from capital gains tax when converting to fiat. That effectively means 0% for long term holders instead of the standard 12% rate applied to sales within two years Patience now comes with a receipt 🧾

📸 Photo of the day: Donald Trump dozes off at the first “Peace Council” meeting Social media lit up after cameras caught the US president sitting with his eyes closed during other delegates’ speeches. Memes quickly followed, from sleep masks to edited snoring audio Diplomacy hits REM stage 😴

👀 Wall Street loads up on BitMine Major banks and asset managers are sharply increasing exposure to BitMine, the largest corporate holder of ETH with 4,371,497 ETH on its balance sheet worth about $8.7B 🚽 😎 In total, 457 institutional holders control 136.7M shares valued at $2.86B. Notable increases include Morgan Stanley +26%, ARK +27%, BlackRock +166%, Goldman +588%, Vanguard +66%, Bank of America +1668%, Charles Schwab +60%, RBC +121%, Citi +542%, and BNY Mellon +498% ETH exposure through equities is getting crowded 🙂

🚶 Lightning Network processes over $1B monthly Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is now handling more than $1B in monthly transaction volume, with a noticeable acceleration starting in 2025 Still called “dead” by some, quietly moving real money ⚡

🪙 Stablecoins move into payroll BVNK reports rising adoption of stablecoins for salaries and daily spending as companies seek faster settlements and lower cross border costs From bank transfer to blockchain transfer 💳

😊 Steak ’n Shake says sales “rose dramatically” after starting to accept Bitcoin payments Real-world adoption hits different when it shows up in the cash register 😄

☠️ Scammers are now targeting Trezor and Ledger users with phishing paper letters They include a QR code asking for an “urgent verification” Enter your seed phrase and your wallet is gone 😉

🚶‍♀ JPEG rock sold for $132,000 EtherRock #71 was bought for 63.3 ETH (~$132K).One of only 100 “rocks” - no utility, no roadmap, just a stone on Ethereum.The top sale was back in Nov 2021: 2,650 ETH (~$7.7M) NFT mania was truly something else 🧑‍⚕️

😎 In Seoul, crypto trading turns into esports At Korea Blockchain Week, events like Perp-DEX Day put traders on stage competing live with charts on big screens, commentators breaking down every move, and a full tournament atmosphere Fastest liquidation award goes to… who’s brave enough 😅

☺️ Korbit raised $92.27 million in an M&A round led by Mirae Asset Global Investments to support its centralized cryptocurrency exchange registered in South Korea. The platform enables trading of digital assets, primarily against the South Korean won (KRW)

🏆 Logan Paul just set a record by selling a rare Pokémon card for $16.5M Perfect timing - as people keep roasting him over his NFT bag collapsing 4,000x since purchase Sell a collectible for a 3x… and suddenly the internet forgets everything