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Bitget Wallet taps Hyperliquid with 0.06%–0.09% fees and 150x leverage

On December 23, 2025, Bitget Wallet announced a full integration with Hyperliquid to broaden its onchain perpetuals offering. The company said users can access fees between 0.06% and 0.09%, more than 300 trading pairs plus equity-linked contracts, and up to 150x leverage within a self-custodial interface.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright

Solana Mobile ends Saga security updates; Seeker ships Aug. 4, 2025, SKR in Jan 2026

Solana Mobile has ended software update and security patch support for the Saga phone, warning that app compatibility "cannot be guaranteed" and limiting Saga-specific customer service. Seeker devices remain supported and are slated to ship worldwide on Aug. 4, 2025, with SKR incentives planned for January 2026. The shift raises practical risks for wallets on unpatched Saga devices.

Steven Walgenbach

Tether Plans Self-Custodial AI Mobile Wallet Focused on BTC, USDT, USAT and XAUT

On December 20, 2025, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino outlined plans to hire a lead engineer to develop a self-custodial mobile wallet that integrates the firm's on-device AI stack. The product is designed to support only Bitcoin via Lightning, USDT, USAT, and the gold-backed XAUT token, emphasizing payments and value preservation. Built on Tether's WDK and QVAC platforms, the wallet would give users local AI-assisted features without relying on cloud-based data processing.

Cointelegraph by Martin Young

Kaspersky: 'Stealka' game-mod infostealer threatens over 100 browsers, 80 wallets

Kaspersky reported on Thursday that a Windows-targeting infostealer dubbed 'Stealka' is spreading via video game cheats, mods, and pirated software. Distributed through GitHub, SourceForge, and Google Sites, it harvests autofill and extension data from over 100 Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers and threatens 115 extensions and 80 crypto wallets.

Gem Wallet unveils cross-chain USDT support across 10+ networks on December 21, 2025

On December 21, 2025 in San Francisco, Gem Wallet announced a unified USDT infrastructure across 10+ chains, adding integrated swaps, bridges, and anti-scam protections. The self-custody, open-source app supports Tron, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and TON, with biometric security and address-poisoning alerts. Availability spans iOS, Android, and web, with fiat on/off-ramps via MoonPay, Paybis, and Transak.

SantaStealer pushes wallet-stealing MaaS; $175–$300 plans, December 21, 2025

On December 21, 2025, SantaStealer was detailed as a malware-as-a-service that prioritizes crypto wallets. It is promoted on Telegram and hacker forums with monthly plans at $175 (Basic) and $300 (Premium). Rapid7 links it to BluelineStealer and notes weak evasion, while data is exfiltrated in 10MB chunks over port 6767.

Address poisoning reportedly causes $50M USDT loss; tweet dated December 20, 2025

A crypto trader reportedly lost $50,000,000 in USDT after an address‑poisoning scam led to a mistaken copy‑paste. Stablecoins remained pegged, so broader markets saw little reaction, highlighting the finality risk in self‑custody. The incident shows how spoofed look‑alike addresses can appear in wallet history and mislead hurried senders.

Alexander Zdravkov

Address Poisoning Scam Sends Nearly $50 Million in USDT to Fraudulent Wallet on 20 December 2025

On 20 December 2025, a crypto user mistakenly transferred nearly $50 million in USDT to a scam-controlled wallet by copying a spoofed address from their transaction history. Investigators describe this as an address poisoning attack, where the malicious address closely mimicked a legitimate one, leading the victim to send a successful test payment before moving the full amount. Analysts note that the incident is part of a wider rise in onchain losses and highlights how behavioral exploits can bypass technical safeguards.

Cointelegraph by Vince Quill

AI no-code on blockchains to challenge AWS in 2025, says crypto exec after April and Oct 20 outages

In 2025, Dfinity Foundation vice president Lomesh Dutta told Cointelegraph that AI-powered no-code apps on decentralized blockchains could weaken AWS cloud dominance and cut dependence on centralized servers. AWS outages in April and on Oct. 20 disrupted Binance, KuCoin, MEXC and Coinbase for about 15 hours, highlighting the gap between crypto’s decentralization narrative and its underlying infrastructure.

Collins J. Okoth

Investor loses $50M USDT to poisoned address; 16,680 ETH routed via Tornado Cash

On December 20, 2025, a crypto investor mistakenly sent $50 million in USDT to a poisoned address. Within 30 minutes, the funds were swapped to DAI and then 16,690 ETH, with 16,680 ETH routed through Tornado Cash; on-chain timestamps show a 0.005 USDT test and the large transfer minutes apart.