🚨 BREAKING: Aikido Security has flagged what may be the largest npm supply chain hack ever targeting crypto holders. A long-trusted maintainer (“qix”) was phished, and 18 popular packages, including chalk, debug, and ansi-styles (2B+ weekly downloads), were injected with wallet-draining code. The malware silently swaps crypto addresses in MetaMask, Phantom, and other software wallets. Users see the correct recipient, but funds are rerouted to attacker-controlled addresses. The compromised packages have already been downloaded over 1B times, putting the entire JavaScript ecosystem at risk. 🔒 Hardware wallet users: verify every transaction before signing. ⚠️ Software wallet users: avoid on-chain transactions for now.

JUST IN: 🇫🇷 Macron loses his 2nd government in under a year as PM François Bayrou is ousted by a no-confidence vote. The collapse deepens France’s political paralysis and fuels investor doubts over its swelling deficit.

JUST IN: Benchmark reiterates Buy rating on Strategy with a $705 price target. Benchmark calls MSTR the “industry standard” in Bitcoin strategy for both its holdings and financial architecture.

NEW: 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan President Tokayev has called for a state-run Digital Asset Fund under the National Bank to build a strategic crypto reserve, accumulating assets he says are “most promising” for the new financial system.

NEW: 🇷🇺 Russia slams 🇺🇸 US stablecoin push. Special adviser to Putin, Anton Kobyakov, says it’s a scheme to shove $35T debt into crypto, devalue it, and reset the system.

"If Bitcoin is going to take on nation states, you better believe that it can handle an ETF." - @Roberto Rios (Peruvian Bull) gives his take on institutional Bitcoin adoption.

The future of France? #bitcoin

NEW: A new SEC report reveals that nearly a year’s worth of text messages from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s government-issued phone were permanently lost due to avoidable tech failures. The missing messages coincided with the collapse of FTX and other major crypto events. 🤔

"Bitcoin is doing nothing. Priced in gold, it's down 15% from its 2021 high. If you picked Bitcoin, you bet on the wrong horse!" Says Peter Schiff.

NEW: GFO-X Group has received in-principle approval from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to launch a digital asset exchange and clearing house, targeting a 2026 launch. The approval allows GFO-X to operate as a Recognized Investment Exchange and Clearing House.