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Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been granted final court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit for $11 million with Astrals non-fungible token (NFT) buyers. Florida federal court judge Federico Moreno granted approval of the settlement between O’Neal and the class group led by Daniel Harper in an April 1 order made available on April … Read more
Ripple is sounding the alarm for immediate UK regulatory action to capture a multi-trillion-dollar digital asset opportunity and lead the future of global crypto finance. Ripple Calls for Urgent UK Action on Crypto Regulation At a recent summit hosted by Ripple in London, policymakers and industry experts assembled to explore how the United Kingdom can … Read more
The team behind US first lady Melania Trump’s memecoin, Melania Meme (MELANIA), has moved $30 million worth of the token out of the project’s community funds and has begun selling them, says blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps. Bubblemaps said in an April 7 X post that 50 million MELANIA tokens worth around $30 million “was moved … Read more
A significant change is affecting crypto markets as Binance removes 14 tokens in its first community-driven delisting, marking a shift toward user-influenced oversight. Massive Delisting Rocks 14 Tokens as Binance Concludes First Vote to Delist Crypto exchange Binance announced on April 8 that it has concluded the first batch of Vote to Delist and will … Read more
Malicious actors are attempting to steal crypto with malware embedded in fake Microsoft Office extensions uploaded to the software hosting site SourceForge, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. One of the malicious listings, called “officepackage,” has real Microsoft Office add-ins but hides a malware called ClipBanker that replaces a coped crypto wallet address on a computer’s … Read more
The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud. “As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest … Read more
Tim Draper is all in on Trump’s trade offensive, calling it a powerful reset to end global freeloading, crush weak leadership, and spark massive U.S. innovation. Tim Draper Endorses Trump’s Trade Offense, Calls Xi a ‘Weak Leader’ in Global Face-off Venture capitalist Tim Draper expressed strong support for Donald Trump’s economic and trade initiatives in … Read more
Trump’s tariff agenda could gut U.S. retail, crush jobs, and ignite a recession deeper than any since the Great Depression, economist Peter Schiff warns. Peter Schiff: Tariffs Will Gut Retail, Slam Banks, and Spark 50% Market Drawdown Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff raised alarm on April 8 through social media platform X, predicting that … Read more
Arthur Hayes is calling it: China’s yuan devaluation is setting the stage for a tidal wave of capital to rocket into bitcoin and ignite a historic bull run. Arthur Hayes: Chinese Capital Flight May Flood Into Bitcoin as Yuan Slides Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex and now head of … Read more
Ehrsam’s neuroscience startup, dubbed “Nudge,” says it’s on a mission to “develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people’s lives.” From Bitcoin to Brains: Coinbase Founder’s Next Frontier Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong started Coinbase in a two-bedroom apartment thirteen years ago. Both men are now billionaires, but Ehrsam has quietly … Read more