BTC falls below the $88000 mark

[Loss of 50 Million USDT to Phishing: Whale's Bounty Unsuccessful and Funds Laundered via Tornado] On-chain monitoring shows that the whale or institution that lost 50 million USDT to a phishing attack sent a message to the attacker on-chain, promising a $1 million white-hat bounty. However, as of now, there has been no response, and the funds have been converted to ETH and laundered through Tornado.

Adam Back publicly criticized Nic Carter, accusing him of amplifying the fear of Bitcoin facing the threat of quantum computing. （Cointelegraph）

[SlowMist CISO Warning: Malicious Code in a Polymarket Copy-Trading Program Stealing Private Keys] SlowMist Technology Chief Information Security Officer 23pds shared a community user's tweet to issue a security warning. A developer of a Polymarket copy-trading bot program has hidden malicious code in the GitHub repository. When the program is launched, it automatically reads the user's '.env' file (containing wallet private keys), leading to fund theft. The program's author repeatedly modified and submitted code on GitHub multiple times to deliberately conceal the malicious package.

[Tom Lee Responds to Contradictions Between His Views and Fundstrat Report: Short-Term Defense and Long-Term Bullishness Can Coexist] BitMine Chairman Tom Lee responded to the contradiction between his personal views and the Fundstrat report, stating that Fundstrat is not a one-voice institution. Previously, Tom Lee predicted that Bitcoin might reach a new all-time high by the end of January 2026, while Fundstrat analyst Sean Farrell forecasted that Bitcoin might drop to $60,000–$65,000 and Ethereum to $1,800–$2,000 in the first half of 2026. Tom Lee explained that he focuses on macro cycles and liquidity, while Sean Farrell specializes in modeling and risk control. Short-term defense and long-term bullishness can coexist based on differing responsibilities.

[Dragonfly Capital Deposited 6 Million MNT to Bybit in the Past 7 Days] Dragonfly Capital has been continuously depositing MNT to Bybit, with a total of 6 million MNT deposited over the past 7 days, approximately $6.95 million. Dragonfly Capital currently holds 9.15 million tokens across multiple wallets, valued at approximately $10.76 million.