The Verus-Ethereum bridge was drained of approximately $11.5 million in a coordinated exploit, with analytics confirming that the attacker extracted 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC from the bridge before converting all stolen assets into approximately 5,402 ETH (worth roughly $11.4 million) held at wallet address 0x65Cb25F9.
KULR deposited 300 BTC ($24.36M) into Coinbase Prime on May 13, 2026. KULR's 1,021 BTC position, bought at a $98,627 average, carries roughly $17.8M in unrealized losses. The move aligns with a 99% drop in non-Strategy corporate BTC buying in 2026, per Cryptoquant.
Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform tracking metrics across Bitcoin's layer-2 and scaling ecosystem, as the company expands beyond journalism into data and intelligence products. The acquisition brings Bitcoin Layers' research and on-chain analytics directly into Blockspace's content and product suite, including a forthcoming data dashboard designed to track adoption, total value locked (TVL), and activity across Bitcoin L2s and other scaling platforms, the company wrote to Bitcoin Magazine.
Unlike Bitcoin, many altcoins have low liquidity and limited oversight, making them prone to price manipulation and insider exploitation. Sudden spikes in trading volume, large whale transfers to exchanges, token unlocks or social media hype often precede sharp declines. Platforms such as Nansen, DEXTools and LunarCrush help detect abnormal wallet activity, fake liquidity and sentiment manipulation. Researching fundamentals, diversifying portfolios, setting stop-losses and avoiding hype-driven channels are key to protecting your funds.
