📊 Highlights from the Weekend's Top 10:

▫️ Solana's market cap reached $100 billion;
▫️ Dogecoin moved USDC out of the sixth spot in the rankings;
▫️ Cardano and SHIBA returned to the top 10, taking the 9th and 10th spots respectively, with TRON and TON yielding these positions to them.

⚠️ Alameda Sues Waves Founder for $90 Million

Alameda Research has filed a lawsuit against Waves founder Sasha Ivanov and associated parties to reclaim $90 million.

In March 2022, Alameda deposited around $80 million in USDT and USDC on Waves' Vires platform, which were ultimately converted into the native stablecoin USDN.

🔒 This Week, Several Projects Will Undergo Major Unlocks Totaling $746 Million

The largest single unlock will involve APT ($128.37 million).

Additional tokens like ARB, AVAX, STRK, ZKJ, CKB, CYBER, ADA, ENA, and PRIME may also enter the market.

Linear unlocks for SOL, WLD, TIA, TAO, AVAX, DOGE, SEI, NEAR, DOT, SUI, FIL, and ARKM will continue as well.

💸Overnight, Bitcoin surged to nearly $90,000, falling just $400 short. Ether climbed to around $3,400.

📈 Leading gains in the top 10 is DOGE, up 33% in the past day. Among the top 100: CRO +52%, AIOZ +40%, and BTT +20%.
📉 Meanwhile, RAY dropped by 16%, NEIRO by 10%, and KAS by 5%.

The Fear and Greed Index has risen to 80.

🔗 The Near Protocol network is now fully compatible with Metamask, Trust Wallet, and other EVM wallets.

🔼 Bitcoin set another all-time high above $88,000, surpassing silver in market capitalization.

Just imagine—within 24 hours, the market cap of the leading cryptocurrency increased by $157 billion.

🔥 Trump Appoints Musk as Head of DOGE

Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as heads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The department's mission will be to optimize the government’s budget and operations.

🔼Over the past week, Dogecoin (DOGE) has risen in value by 100%.

Additionally, Musk pumped the meme token PNUT more than twofold, stating that "America was saved by a squirrel and a meme coin."

💲 Tether Introduces Its Own AI Agent

It operates locally, processing payments in BTC and USDT.

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US inflation rises to 2.6%.

⚠️ The FBI searched the home of Polymarket's CEO.

The FBI seized a phone and other electronic devices from Polymarket CEO Shane Coplan during a search of his home.

His company is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly allowing American users to place bets on the platform.

Polymarket described these events as "political retaliation" from the outgoing Biden administration.

👀 After the report about the seizure of the Polymarket CEO's phone and computer equipment, bets on his arrest spiked sharply on the platform—well before Trump officially takes office.

💵 Tether has issued another 2 billion USDT on the Ethereum and Tron networks.

In the last 8 days alone, Tether has issued a total of 8 billion USDT.

💸 Miners have begun actively selling Bitcoin—just yesterday, 25,000 BTC were transferred to crypto exchanges.

Such activity hasn’t been seen in over a year.

⚠️ SEC Chief Hints at Impending Departure

18 U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against the SEC and its members, including the agency's chair, Gary Gensler.

The states accuse the SEC of unconstitutional overreach and unfair targeting of the crypto industry under Gensler's leadership.

The official issued a statement thanking all Commission employees, subtly hinting at his imminent resignation.

❌ Ilya Lichtenstein Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bitfinex Hack

Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to five years in prison for hacking and stealing approximately 119,754 BTC (worth around $71 million at the time) from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, as well as conspiring to launder the stolen funds.

The incident occurred back in 2016.

✔️ Bitwise has filed an application with NYSE Arca to list the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (ticker: BITW).

This ETP will be the first and largest cryptocurrency index fund in the world.

🕯 Crypto scams have drained over $800 million in 2024, with phishing tactics becoming more sophisticated and attacks rising, according to CertiK Alert.

⚠️ CFTC has issued a notice clearing the way for spot Bitcoin ETF options to be listed.

BIG NEWS: Crypto Streamer Loses $100K Live on Stream 🤦‍♀️

🔹 A crypto streamer accidentally showed his seed phrase on a sticky note during a live stream.
🔹 Viewers noticed it and quickly emptied his wallet, stealing $100,000 in real time.

Lessons to Learn:
1️⃣ Never save your seed phrase on your computer or anywhere easy to access.
2️⃣ Keep your seed phrase offline and in a safe place.
3️⃣ Protect your private keys to keep your crypto safe.

Stay Safe: Your seed phrase is the key to your crypto. Once it’s exposed, your funds are at risk. Don’t make the same mistake.

💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 1,000,000,000 #USDT (999,560,000 USD) minted at Tether Treasury
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🚀 SpaceX launches its sixth Starship rocket from Texas, with US President-elect Donald Trump attending the event.