The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia accepted a class-action lawsuit on December 31, 2025, accusing renowned rapper Drake of violating the Ransomware and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in promoting and using the cryptocurrency casino Stake.us. The lawsuit also names popular streamer Adin Ross and an Australian citizen accused of assisting in inflated streaming numbers as defendants. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants used Stake.us's tipping feature to transfer funds and conceal financial flows related to inflated music streaming numbers. The platform is accused of circumventing U.S. gambling regulations by operating as a "social casino." The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million in damages and requests a jury trial. This is not the first time Drake and Ross have faced legal risks for promoting Stake.us. (Decrypt)

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According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, a major cryptocurrency holder, previously known for selling 255 Bitcoin, is currently experiencing substantial losses due to the market's rebound. The whale holds short positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui, valued at approximately $225.8 million, with unrealized losses exceeding $6 million. The individual's profit and loss statement has shifted from a profit of $7.7 million to a loss of $1.7 million, reflecting the volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market.

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US data centers added $6. 5 billion to electricity costs, raising concerns about energy inflation. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/us-data-centers-add-6-5b-to-power-costs/

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham indicates that at 09:29, 35 BTC were transferred from Cumberland DRW to an anonymous address starting with 361kEg.

According to ChainCatcher, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted approval to the licensed virtual asset trading platform EX.IO to conduct over-the-counter (OTC) trading of virtual assets. This service is currently available only to eligible investors. The initial batch of supported cryptocurrencies includes BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, and USDTTRC20, along with fiat currencies such as the U.S. dollar and Hong Kong dollar.

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1. Strategy increased its holdings by 1286 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 673,783 BTC; 2. BitMine bought 32,977 ETH last week, currently holding ETH worth approximately $13.08 billion; 3. The US Department of Justice is accused of violating an executive order by selling Bitcoin paid to the developers of Samourai Wallet; 4. TD Cowen stated that the US Crypto Market Structure Act may be delayed until 2027, with implementation as early as 2029; 5. Polymarket will launch a real estate prediction market, allowing users to bet on housing price trends; 6. The Ethereum staking exit queue has been cleared, with over 1.18 million ETH waiting to be staked; 7. The Swiss government announced the freezing of assets in Switzerland belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro and his associates; 8. US Vice President Vance's residence was attacked, and police have arrested one suspect; 9. Global listed companies net bought approximately $567 million worth of Bitcoin last week, with Metaplanet buying BTC again after three months; 10. YZi Labs condemns CEA Industries' board for using a poison pill plan and stripping shareholders of their rights; 11. Lighter initiates a protocol fee buyback mechanism, having already repurchased approximately 180,000 LIT; 12. Infinex adjusts its public offering rules, removing the single-account subscription limit but retaining the lock-up requirement; 13. Tom Lee states that Ethereum's long-term target price could reach $250,000; 14. Peter Schiff believes that the claim that rising gold prices are beneficial to Bitcoin is a misleading narrative; 15. ZachXBT discloses a data breach at Ledger payment processor Global-e; 16. Goldman Sachs upgrades Coinbase stock to "Buy" after 12 consecutive months of decline; 17. Starknet states that its network experienced an outage, and the team is investigating and working to resolve it.

Bitcoin mining electricity costs could fall if Venezuelan oil production increases, though it may take several years before the benefits are fully realized, Bitfinex analysts say. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuelan-oil-extraction-could-make-btc-mining-cheaper?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Taiwanese prosecutors on Monday filed new indictments against Tokyo Electron Taiwan and three people in a growing legal case tied to alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets, according to information released by prosecutors. The defendants include one former TSMC employee surnamed Chen who was already charged last year, a second former TSMC employee also surnamed […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/tokyo-electron-new-indictment-tsmc-scandal/

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