RiskOnBlast suspected to be first rug pull on Blast after $1M presaleThe GambleFi platform raised 420 ETH for a presale token, but those funds have now disappeared.Feb 26, 2024Martin Young
Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong fight causes wild swings in memecoin pricesBitBoy’s opponent, “More Light,” told Cointelegraph after the fight he didn’t expect Armstrong to be so “amped up” during their match.Feb 26, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Crypto exchange user goes AWOL after being sent $650K by mistake: ReportOTCPro user Kow Seng Chai reportedly hasn’t responded to emails, calls or appeared in court since the exchange mistakenly sent him hundreds of thousands of dollars.Feb 26, 2024Jesse Coghlan
MicroStrategy’s X account hacked, shilling Ethereum token phishing scamHackers took over the official MicroStrategy X account, posting a series of malicious links to a fake airdrop for a so-called Ethereum-based MSTR token.Feb 26, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF records lowest outflows since conversionGrayscale’s GBTC posted $44.2 million in withdrawals on Feb. 23, marking its lowest daily volume since transitioning to an ETF.Feb 25, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
ETH, UNI, FIL and GRT turn bullish as Bitcoin price hovers above $51KBitcoin price begins a slow recovery, boosting the bullish momentum in ETH, UNI, FIL and GRT.Feb 25, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Privacy-focused Aleo users concerned after KYC documents leakTo claim a reward on Aleo, users must complete KYC/AML and pass the Office of Foreign Assets Control screening in accordance with Aleo’s internal policies.Feb 25, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Blockchain cybercrimes trigger action from China’s national prosecutorZhang Xiaojin, the director of the Fourth Procuratorate of the SPP, also reportedly warned citizens and digital asset participants about investment scams in the local crypto economy.Feb 25, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
ZachXBT recovers majority of $177K stolen NFT proceeds after 9-month probeBlockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that after a “lengthy process,” he has retrieved the majority of the proceeds from a stolen DeGods NFT sold in May 2023.Feb 25, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Texas Blockchain Council and Riot secure win against US energy officialsAccording to the court filing, the temporary restraining order granted aims to “preserve the status quo” and will expire before March 25.Feb 25, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Carlson Group adds 4 Bitcoin ETFs to financial advisersThe $30 billion advisory firm prioritized trading volume, asset growth and low fees when picking four Bitcoin ETFs for listing.Feb 24, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
FTX settles dispute, sells European arm for $33MFTX Europe will be sold back to its founders for $32.7 million, roughly three years after being acquired by Sam Bankman-Fried for $323 million.Feb 24, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Crypto access issues raise questions about Nigeria’s regulatory intentionsFlincap co-founder Nathaniel Luz suggests the Nigerian government address licensing issues for local exchanges instead of blaming the crypto ecosystem for forex challenges.Feb 24, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Google seals AI training deal with RedditThe partnership with Google marks Reddit’s first known agreement with a major company building AI.Feb 24, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
46% of largest crypto airdrops peaked within 14 days — CoinGeckoAccording to CoinGecko, among the 50 largest crypto airdrops since 2020, almost half of them reached all-time high prices within two weeks of the token being publicly listed.Feb 24, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Riot Platforms boosted BTC output by 19% in 2023, mines 6,626 BitcoinWhile several of Riot Platform’s competitors mined more Bitcoin in 2023, Riot is preparing for 2024’s Bitcoin halving after acquiring 66,560 mining rigs from MicroBT.Feb 24, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Bitcoin halving ‘blood bath’ could push US miners offshoreHashlabs Mining co-founder and chief mining strategist Jaran Mellerud said Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Argentina and Paraguay could pick up more hash rate in the coming years.Feb 23, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Prosecutors request Changpeng Zhao surrender all passports ahead of sentencingThe government asked CZ to surrender his Canadian passport and “all other current and expired passports and travel documents” to his counsel, who was expected to oppose the motion.Feb 23, 2024Turner Wright
Crypto Biz: Can Yuga Labs’ new CEO make Otherside a success?This week’s Crypto Biz features Yuga Labs’ new CEO and the challenges facing its Otherside metaverse, Binance’s decision to shut down leveraged tokens, and more.Feb 23, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin’s funding rate turns negative, but have traders turned bearish?Bitcoin price continues to soften, but $251 million in inflows to the spot Bitcoin ETFs is a show of the markets’ strength.Feb 23, 2024Marcel Pechman
SEC seeks comments on Bitwise, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF optionsThe U.S. SEC is seeking comments on a proposed rule change that would allow investors to trade options on Bitwise and Grayscale Bitcoin ETFs.Feb 23, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Uniswap (UNI) price gains 50% after fee-sharing governance proposalUNI went on a 50%+ run after a proposal from the Uniswap Foundation suggested “rewarding UNI holders who have staked and delegated their tokens.”Feb 23, 2024Nancy Lubale
Thai SEC proposes to revoke license of troubled exchange Zipmex The Asian digital asset exchange was hit hard by the crypto winter and is finding recovery difficult.Feb 23, 2024Derek Andersen
ERC-20 wallet drainer gets a business license, Aave deploys on BNB: Finance RedefinedThe creators of a wallet drainer application have registered their business in the United Kingdom.Feb 23, 2024Prashant Jha
Newly released Satoshi emails reveal a treasure trove of early Bitcoin loreSatoshi didn’t come up with the term “cryptocurrency” and wanted to downplay Bitcoin’s “anonymity.”Feb 23, 2024Tristan Greene
Price analysis 2/23: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, LINK, DOT Bitcoin is trading sideways with a negative bias, increasing the possibility of a short-term correction that could pull altcoins lower.Feb 23, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Former FTX exec Ryan Salame to be sentenced on May 1Out of all the individuals charged related to fraud at FTX and Alameda, Ryan Salame was the only former executive who didn’t testify at Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial.Feb 23, 2024Turner Wright
Metaverse for healthcare market expected to reach almost $500B by 2033Telemedicine and new surgical methods and training paradigms are driving growth.Feb 23, 2024Tristan Greene
3AC’s creditors must file dividend claims by March, says TeneoThree Arrows Capital’s liquidators intend to pay interim dividends to creditors on or around March 31, 2024. Claims must be submitted by March 14.Feb 23, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platforms sue energy officials over crypto mining dataPlaintiffs in the lawsuit suggested that a mandatory Energy Information Administration survey for crypto miners was politically motivated and an overreach of government authority.Feb 23, 2024Turner Wright