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Ethereum is displaying a recovery trend above $1,880, facing resistance at $2,110. Key support levels are at $2,040 and $2,000, with further declines possible if these levels are breached. Bullish momentum could push prices toward $2,240 or higher.
Gerald Cotten, QuadrigaCX founder, died at 30 in India on December 8, 2018, allegedly taking passwords to $169M in customer crypto. Netflix's "Trust No One" explores whether Gerald Cotten faked death. The 76,000 customers lost fortunes as cold wallets were empty. Gerald Cotten operated Ponzi scheme gambling customer funds. His widow inherited $9M estate 12 days after his will.
French authorities arrested six suspects after a magistrate and her mother were kidnapped and held in a garage, with captors demanding a cryptocurrency ransom. The incident is part of a alarming 75% surge in violent "crypto wrench attacks" in 2025, with over \$41 million lost and France emerging as a global hotspot. This trend underscores the critical and growing physical security risks associated with digital asset ownership as adoption increases.
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The FDIC agreed to pay Coinbase $188,440 in legal fees and overhaul FOIA policies following a court ruling that found the agency violated federal disclosure law.
The settlement concludes a multi-year legal battle that exposed dozens of "pause letters" the FDIC sent to banks