Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky
Authorities have flagged 13,827 illicit sites since 2020. We chart the losses and explain how tighter enforcement could shift hashrate and miner margins.
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Bitcoin thieves quietly stole $1.1 billion using fake bird noises, prompting Malaysian authorities to track heat signatures from the sky as part of a wider crackdown that has flagged over 13,800 illicit mining sites since 2020. Meanwhile, XRP sentiment has collapsed amid retail panic, but on-chain momentum hints at growing institutional confidence, even as Bitcoin treasury stocks face pressure with a high cost basis trapping late entrants underwater. Get the latest crypto news highlights below.
The global crypto market cap is $3.06 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $109.83 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $89,962.85, and BTC market dominance is 58.6%. The price of Ethereum is $3,051.31, and ETH market dominance is 12.0%. The best-performing sector is Terra, which gained 49%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Extreme Fear (23).
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Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky
Authorities have flagged 13,827 illicit sites since 2020. We chart the losses and explain how tighter enforcement could shift hashrate and miner margins.
XRP sentiment has collapsed, but a “Fear Zone” signal hints that retail sellers are making a costly error
Despite retail panic, XRP’s on-chain momentum signals growing institutional confidence in the digital asset.
Bitcoin treasury stocks are becoming “distressed assets” as a $107,000 cost basis traps late entrants underwater
Bitcoin treasury companies need a blend of price stability, strategic governance, and revived leverage demand.
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