Can Bitcoin recover as gold plunges from record highs? Analysts weigh in

North Korea’s Lazarus Group has been linked to two crypto exploits this month: the $285 million Drift Protocol attack and the $292 million KelpDAO breach, which together account for 75% of all crypto thefts in 2026 so far. The market predicting another $100M+ hack by December 31 sits at 100% YES. Market reaction Trading volume…

Australia sanctioned four North Korean cyber units, including Lazarus Group, over an estimated A$1.9 billion crypto theft spree in 2024 to disrupt weapons funding. The sanctions target groups linked to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, noting that the value stolen this year is 50% higher than in 2023. Separately, ASIC expanded oversight of “digital assets,” and…

Pepe is currently sitting inside a technical pressure cooker. After a blistering run earlier in the cycle, the price has compressed into a tight range near $0.0000042, leaving traders staring at a binary outcome that defines the current PEPE price prediction. The market is holding its breath for a decisive move: either a liquidity flush…

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas has asserted that BlackRock and the Bitcoin ETFs saved the BTC from massive decline. The analyst’s statement related to rumors that the world’s largest asset manager receives Bitcoin IOUs from the Coinbase crypto exchange. A popular crypto analyst has outlined a theory suggesting that the asset manager may be shorting BTC…

Over 50% of all cryptocurrencies ever launched since 2021 are now defunct. An even more alarming trend is emerging in 2025, where the percentage of failed tokens launched this year has reached the same level in just the first five months. That percentage will naturally rise with more than half of the year left. Representatives…