USA Crypto

Hackers working for the North Korean government have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto so far this year, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic.

On Tuesday, Elliptic published a blog post with this new estimate, which the company says is the largest annual total on record, with three months still to go, and is based on more than 30 hacks this year.

• Solana price prediction remains in a corrective daily structure below short- and medium-term MAs, signaling the dominant trend still leans bearish despite slowing downside.
• MACD stays negative and RSI mid-range, showing sellers are losing intensity but not gone, with no clear confirmation yet of a bullish trend reversal.
• Order books show thick bid walls below and ask walls above, trapping SOL in a transition phase where a break of support or resistance will dictate the next leg.

EMJ Capital CEO Eric Jackson has projected that bitcoin could reach $50 million per coin by 2041, according to a recent interview, positioning the forecast among the most aggressive long-term price targets in the cryptocurrency sector.

Jackson’s projection centers on a thesis that BTC Bitcoin btc 3.05% Bitcoin will transition from functioning as “digital gold” into serving as the primary collateral layer underpinning the global financial system, according to statements made during the interview.

• FSOC’s 2025 report moves digital assets from “vulnerabilities” to “significant market developments,” citing institutional adoption via spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and tokenization.​
• Trump’s Executive Order 14178, the GENIUS Act, SAB 121’s rescission, and OCC guidance together promote fully backed dollar stablecoins, block a U.S. CBDC, and give banks clearer paths to custody and crypto intermediation.​
• Global bodies like the FSB and FATF still warn of fragmented rules, illicit flows, and stablecoin risks even as FSOC’s shift eases macroprudential stigma for U.S. banks, ETFs, and lending markets.