Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas

Articles by Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas

How a single copy-paste mistake cost a user $50M in USDt

CryptoDecember 21, 2025

A single transaction error led to one of the largest onchain losses seen this year, after a user mistakenly sent nearly $50 million in USDt to a scam address in a classic address poisoning attack. A...

Fundstrat’s circulating 2026 crypto outlook warns of pullback, contrasting Tom Lee

CryptoDecember 21, 2025

A circulating report attributed to Fundstrat Global Advisors has outlined a bearish outlook for cryptocurrencies that appears to clash with Tom Lees recent public comments. According to screenshots ...

Attacker takes over multisig minutes after creation, drains up to $40M slowly

CryptoDecember 19, 2025

A crypto attacker apparently took over a whales multisig wallet minutes after it was created 44 days ago, and has been draining and laundering funds in stages since. In a Thursday post on X, blockch...

Spot Bitcoin ETFs record $450M inflows in ‘early positioning’ push

CryptoDecember 19, 2025

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $457 million in net inflows on Wednesday, marking their strongest single-day intake in more than a month as institutional demand showed signs of re-...

CAR’s crypto push fueled ‘state capture’ by elites, criminal networks: Report

CryptoDecember 18, 2025

The Central African Republics push into crypto has deepened elite control and exposed the country to foreign criminal organizations, according to a recent report by the Global Initiative Against Tran...

SEC lawsuit puts Shima Capital’s future in question as wind-down message surfaces

CryptoDecember 18, 2025

Screenshots of an internal email outlining plans to wind down Shima Capital have surfaced online, days after the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued the crypto venture firm and its founder ove...

Singapore-licensed StraitsX to bring its SGD, USD stablecoins to Solana in 2026

CryptoDecember 17, 2025

Singapore-based StraitsX plans to bring its Singapore dollar-backed XSGD and US dollar-backed XUSD to the Solana blockchain by early 2026. The rollout, announced in collaboration with the Solana Fo...

Bitcoin’s four-year cycle is intact, but driven by politics and liquidity: Analyst

CryptoDecember 15, 2025

Bitcoins long-debated four-year cycle is still playing out, but the forces behind it have shifted away from the halving toward politics and liquidity, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at...

Standard Chartered, Coinbase deepen alliance to build institutional crypto infrastructure

CryptoDecember 15, 2025

Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to build crypto infrastructure for institutional clients. As part of the partnership, the duo will explore offerings across trading, ...

Strategy survives first Nasdaq 100 shakeup since entering the index

CryptoDecember 14, 2025

Strategy held on to its place in the Nasdaq 100 during this years rebalancing, securing its first successful test in the benchmark since joining the index in December last year. The company, previo...