On December 19, 2025, credit reporting firm 700Credit disclosed a data breach that may have exposed personal information belonging to 5,836,521 individuals in the United States. The company reported that names, Social Security numbers, financial account details and other sensitive data could be compromised following unauthorized access to its systems. Affected consumers are being urged to monitor their credit activity and consider fraud alerts or credit freezes while regulators continue to investigate the incident.

Owen Gunden, an early Bitcoin investor from the Satoshi era, transferred over 2,587.6 BTC worth approximately $290 million to Kraken in under ten days, data show. Gunden began selling coins in January and still holds around $785 million in BTC. He was previously ranked the third richest crypto holder globally.