Russian crypto exchange Grinex abruptly paused all trading operations following a brutal $13 million exploit, with executives pointing fingers at "foreign special services" in a high-stakes blame game that reeks of geopolitical tension. This hack lands amid a string of crypto exchange hacks over the past year, rattling investor confidence and pressuring platforms handling Bitcoin (BTC) to beef up defenses, while analysts eye potential ripples in crypto market crash scenarios and None price prediction forecasts.