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A $50 test transfer was followed by a $50M mistake It started with a small test transfer A victim sent $50 to a familiar address Everything looked correct Nothing appeared wrong This is not a protocol failure This is not a smart contract exploit This is about how one transaction changed the outcome The setup Shortly after the test A 0005 USDC dust payment arrived The sender address looked almost identical Same prefix Same ending characters The wallet UI placed it next to the original address No warnings appeared The mistake The victim copied the address from the dust payment Not the original destination The second transaction followed The full balance was sent $49999950 moved in a single transfer The address was wrong But it looked right What actually happened This pattern matches address poisoning behavior Attackers send small dust transfers They rely on human pattern recognition They wait for copy paste behavior Nothing was hacked No keys were compromised The chain did exactly what it was told to do Why this keeps working Wallets optimize for speed Humans optimize for familiarity Visual similarity replaces verification History replaces confirmation The test transfer created confidence The dust transfer exploited it What remains unresolved No exploit was triggered No rule was broken The funds moved correctly Just not where the victim intended How many similar cases go unnoticed And how many safeguards still rely on human attention alone. $XRP $USDC

Crypto Market Overview (December 14-21, 2025) 📉 The global cryptocurrency market continued to experience significant volatility, with Bitcoin dropping below $90,000 on December 14 and further declining to $86,000 by December 18. This decline was driven by fading expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts and weakening U.S. macroeconomic data. Ethereum fluctuated between $2,900–$3,100, while altcoins like Solana and XRP saw weekly losses exceeding 5%. The total market capitalization dropped 2% week-on-week, reaching approximately $3.06–$3.08 trillion, marking an eight-month low by December 19. 📊 Positive regulatory signals emerged, with the U.S. SEC removing cryptocurrency from its 2026 priority list and confirming pro-crypto nominees for leadership positions at CFTC and FDIC. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is slated for Senate markup in January 2026, offering hope for clearer market frameworks. However, Senator Cynthia Lummis, a strong crypto advocate, announced her retirement. 💸 China injected ¥1.05 trillion (approximately $1.4 trillion) into the market, echoing past events that triggered parabolic crypto rallies. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised rates to a 30-year high, creating risks for Bitcoin. However, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw strong inflows of $457 million, indicating sustained institutional interest despite price slumps. 🛡️ A major phishing attack resulted in a $50 million USDT loss, with victims offering a $1 million reward for recovery. Quantum computing threats resurfaced in discussions, although experts like Adam Back dismissed them as market manipulation. Memecoins and small-cap tokens hit multi-year lows, highlighting broader weakness in altcoins. 🚀 Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin reached a market cap of $1.26 billion, becoming the third-largest U.S.-regulated stablecoin. TRON integrated with Kalshi for deposits and withdrawals, and Polkadot gained native USDC access via Coinbase. Prediction markets like Kalshi surged in popularity, climbing to #3 on the App Store. #CryptoInsights #MarketTrends

📊🤔 #USDT and #USDC now average $192 billion per day in transfers, nearly 2x the top five crypto assets combined. On-chain liquidity is increasingly driven by stablecoins, not native tokens. #stablecoin

according to Lookonchain monitoring, Vitalik has sold 114,500 KNC (22,300 USD), 30.57 million STRAYDOG (10,300 USD), and 1.05 billion MUZZ (5,600 USD) in the past two days. Vitalik obtained 32,560 USDC and 1.89 ETH (5,600 USD) through the sale of these tokens.