Midweek appetite for crypto exposure gleamed like a polished monocle as ETF aficionados doubled down with the glee of squirrels in a nut factory. Spot bitcoin ETFs gulped a cool $461.77 million, not to mention spreading it generously across all ten funds, proving once again that the herd has a taste for digital breadcrumbs.
Currently, Solana is hanging around $90.76, up 5.07% today, adding to its 3% weekly gains. Not bad, right? It’s like the crypto equivalent of your friend telling you they ‘just need to check their email’ and then disappearing for half an hour. Meanwhile, institutional investors are stepping in, like the responsible adults, trying to soak up the pressure.
This all came to light thanks to ZachXBT, the crypto detective who doesn’t wear a cape but probably should. Zach’s January investigation into shady online crypto happenings led to the discovery of this high-profile heist.
Coruna targets Apple devices running iOS 13.0 through iOS 17.2.1, which, let’s face it, is a wide range. And it doesn’t come empty-handed; oh no, it bundles a delightful package of five full exploit chains and 23 exploits. How generous. GTIG says they tracked the kit’s evolution over 2025, from its humble beginnings as a tool for a commercial surveillance company to its more ambitious later use, where it employed “watering hole” attacks on compromised Ukrainian websites. Finally, it blossomed into full-scale distribution via Chinese-language scam sites tied to a financially motivated actor they charmingly refer to as UNC6691. Such whimsy in nomenclature.
This shift is happening as stock markets generally fall, and with the conflict in Iran showing no immediate signs of resolution, oil prices have jumped 5.3% to $78.70 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped 1.4%, and the S&P 500 is down 0.7%.
But, you know, when you sort of actually dive into the on‑chain data, the story suddenly looks… less like a global financial apocalypse and more like a mildly disappointing dinner.
According to the ever-watchful Lookonchain, an OG wallet-dusting off its digital monocle after eight months of inactivity-transferred 500 BTC, a sum worth approximately $36.39M, to Binance. The market, ever so prone to gossip, immediately took notice, its collective eyebrow arching with curiosity. Another luminary followed suit, depositing 275 BTC, bringing the total whale inflow to a staggering 775 BTC, valued near $56.3M within a mere three hours. One can only imagine the whispers in the digital salons: “Liquidity preparation, darling?” or “Strategic repositioning, perhaps?”
Apparently, 80% of XYO’s nodes operate outside the traditional Web3 ecosystem, which is like saying 80% of their nodes are living in the real world while the rest are still stuck in the Metaverse. The partnership aims to make environmental observations and geospatial data as reliable as a Babel Fish translation-though hopefully with fewer misunderstandings.
The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2064.51, down 1.6% (-33.92) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Institutional investors slightly decreased their investments overall, but mostly held onto their existing positions from the previous year. Financial advisors reduced their investments, and hedge funds also scaled back, influenced by a general decrease in borrowing and more attractive opportunities in other markets, according to a report released Tuesday by the crypto investment manager.