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President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after speaking at a private event for top investors in his $TRUMP memecoin while standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the official presidential seal — a move that may violate federal law. The event took place Thursday at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, where Trump addressed 220 investors … Read more
Federal agents just seized $868K in crypto after busting a slick romance-fueled scam that funneled victims into fake digital asset platforms promising sky-high returns. Crypto Sting Unveiled: DOJ Seizes $868K After Web of Romance Turns Dark The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 23 that federal authorities have confiscated over $868K in cryptocurrency … Read more
A class-action lawsuit against Coinbase has raised concerns about biometric data collection and storage practices by technology companies. Nanak Nihal Khalsa argues argues that relying on immutable biometric identifiers poses permanent risks, as they cannot be reset once compromised. Patchwork of State-Level Privacy Regulations A class-action suit recently filed against the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has … Read more
Moon Inc. head of Bitcoin strategy Jesse Myers says that Bitcoin holders are underestimating the significant amount of Bitcoin that corporations will accumulate by 2045. “Bitcoin Treasury Companies will hold 50% of all BTC, way more than most Bitcoiners are prepared for,” Jesse Myers said in a May 23 X thread. Strategy will own $70T … Read more
A US federal judge has vacated key fraud and manipulation convictions against Avraham Eisenberg, the trader at the center of the case involving a $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. On Friday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that the evidence presented at trial failed to support the jury’s conclusion that Eisenberg … Read more
The quick climb of USD1 in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is most certainly grabbing attention. Several important partnerships and integrations have now occurred in association with the asset, and this seems to be driving the price of the asset ever higher. It is also pushing more and more people toward the asset, which is … Read more
In one of the most epic trading episodes of the month, a trader with deep pockets and a wide following across DeFi analytics platforms now appears to be nearly $19 million underwater after having placed a huge leveraged short on $HYPE. Despite this trader’s having made multiple margin top-ups to avoid liquidation, the token’s unceasing … Read more
In a breach that some are saying is the most embarrassing and costly breach in crypto history, Coinbase has confirmed a major security incident that has exposed the sensitive data of hundreds of thousands of users. The company’s own contract employees were bribed by the hackers who then demanded a $20 million ransom to delete … Read more
A fresh surge of activity on the blockchain has been capturing the attention of the crypto community, as hackers keep targeting decentralized protocols to wash their stolen gains. In an apparent coordinated effort, they moved 17,778.7 ETH today across THORChain and exchanged it for DAI before you could say “cross-chain platform,” raising new questions about … Read more
On the 15th anniversary of this legendary moment, we look back at one of the most defining stories in Bitcoin’s history: Paying for pizza with Cryptocurrency: Laszlo Hanyecz and the 10,000 Bitcoin Pizza Purchase. Of course, it didn’t seem like a defining moment in history back then, but with a few years of hindsight, we’re … Read more
