The weekend didn't have much to offer in the way of Bitcoin price action until late last night, when we saw such rapid gains that it liquidated over $100M in short positions. Outside of Bitcoin, BNB onchain activity tanks 37% in a week, scientists breach crypto algorithms with quantum computers, an AI bot causes a memecoin to go parabolic and a man who lost half a billion dollars of BTC in a landfill is suing the council for $647M in damages!

Further reading:

• Crypto short liquidations breach $100M as Bitcoin reclaims $64K
• BNB DApp volumes down 25% in a week — Will BNB price follow?
• Scientists breach cryptographic algorithms with quantum computer: SCMP
• An AI bot didn’t create the GOAT crypto token — But did shill it
• British man sues council for $647M over lost Bitcoin in landfill

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