The Federal Security Service of Russia arrested three Telegram investment channel admins for manipulating stock prices through a "Pump&Dump" strategy, involving more than 55k trades across 19 large companies. Research shows that 11% of Telegram investment signals can affect stock returns, and more than 60% of investors rely on such signals. The central bank warned that it will monitor unusual transactions.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT exposed an account named "Rashid bin Saeed" that attracted attention through false geopolitical information and is suspected of manipulating crypto assets. The account promoted a meme coin called CHIBI and was consistent with high volatility cases, reminding investors to be vigilant about information sources to prevent market manipulation.

The U.S. House of Representatives is investigating several Wall Street underwriters, focusing on their market manipulation related to IPOs of Chinese companies. Among them, Dominari Securities is linked to the Trump family, and lawmakers are requesting relevant information, pointing out that these companies coordinated trades to inflate stock prices, which were then followed by sharp declines.

Gate News bot message, several crypto assets recently experienced dramatic price movements with gains of approximately 20-60% within 24 hours, only to see those gains completely erased. Some tokens are now trading below their pre-pump levels. $UNI surged following BlackRock investment news, while $

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea has issued a risk alert regarding extreme fluctuations in the price of ZK tokens and has initiated real-time monitoring and investigation procedures. The token experienced a sharp surge in a short period without warning and then quickly fell back, causing significant market sentiment volatility and once again drawing attention to the stability of South Korea's cryptocurrency market. According to disclosures from regulatory authorities, ZK initially traded around 33 Korean won, then was rapidly pushed up to nearly 350 won in less than three hours, with a maximum increase of nearly 1000%. During the same period, trading volume also expanded. Notably, this surge occurred during a system maintenance window, when market depth was clearly insufficient, and a small amount of capital could cause large price jumps. As maintenance concluded, the price quickly fell back, forming a typical "rise—dump" pattern.

Cere Network co-founder Fred Jin and his family are accused of implementing a "pump and dump" scheme, illegally embezzling $100 million from investors. The complaint states that Jin secretly sold over $41 million worth of tokens after the token launch and collaborated with convicted market makers to conceal the fraud. Cere is facing its second lawsuit this month, and the token price has dropped by 99.9%.

On January 6, 2026, the Render Network token RENDER surged strongly, becoming one of the most outstanding cryptocurrencies in the AI track. According to CoinMarketCap data, RENDER's price increased by over 21% on that day, approaching $2.53, significantly outperforming other AI-related assets like Chainlink (LINK) and Bittensor (TAO), which only rose by about 2% and 5%, respectively. This price gap quickly drew market attention and made RENDER's price movement a focal point in the AI token sector. In terms of trading volume, this rally was not a "pump-and-dump" fluctuation. Data shows that RENDER's 24-hour trading volume also expanded, with a single-day increase of approximately 71%, reaching $248.8 million. This simultaneous rise in price and volume is generally seen as a sign of significantly increased market participation, indicating that more funds are actively entering the market rather than a short-term spike caused by low liquidity.

Odaily News Anthony Pompliano stated in an interview with CNBC that the lack of a crazy price surge for Bitcoin by the end of the year could serve as a catalyst to prevent a significant crash in the first quarter of next year. He pointed out that given the current drastic compression in Bitcoin's volatility, the likelihood of a 70% or 80% retracement is extremely low. Anthony Pompliano mentioned that although Bitcoin has not reached the $250,000 target anticipated by some investors, it has risen 100% in two years and nearly 300% in three years, continuing to perform strongly in the financial markets. He added that the drop in volatility, while disappointing for holders who value upward potential, also provides safety for the downside, reducing the probability of large-scale retracements. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $87,436, down 7.39% from the beginning of the year. Furthermore,

PANews, December 23 news, according to a report by 10x Research, the synthetic stablecoin USDe of Ethena has seen its market capitalization evaporate by about $8.3 billion since the market crash on October 10, dropping from $14.7 billion on October 9 to about $6.4 billion currently, nearly Halving. This big dump reflects a sharp decline in investor confidence in leverage and synthetic collateral models. The market crash on October 10 was the largest liquidation event in the history of the crypto market, resulting in over $19 billion worth of crypto positions being liquidated, with a total market capitalization evaporating by approximately $1.3 trillion, accounting for nearly 30% of the total market capitalization at the time. During this period, the USDe briefly de-pegged to around $0.65, but Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs, stated that this brief de-pegging was due to an issue with the internal oracle of the exchange, and not a problem with the protocol or collateral assets. Currently, the price of USDe has recovered.