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Report: Block Bits Founder Guilty After $960K Crypto Bot Pitch Implodes
24.8.2026
A federal jury convicted Block Bits co-founder Japheth Dillman on five fraud-related counts after prosecutors showed how nearly $1 million flowed from investors into a cryptocurrency trading operation built around an automated system that never existed. Law360 reporter Bonnie Eslinger reported...
Researcher Cracks 9-Year-Old Bug, Frees $2M in Ethereum Locked Since 2016 ICO
1.6.2026
A security researcher known as 0xflorent recovered roughly 1,003.62 ETH, worth approximately $2 million, that had been trapped inside a failed 2016 Ethereum ICO smart contract for nearly nine years. A 2016 ICO That Never Paid Back The funds originated from Hongcoin, also referred to as “The HONG,”...
Genesis Wallet Dormant Since 2015 Transfers 790 ETH Worth $1.78 Million
14.5.2026
A dormant ethereum genesis address holding 790 ETH since block zero was activated on Wednesday, moving roughly $1.78 million after more than a decade of complete inactivity. Dormant Ethereum Genesis Address Moves 790 ETH Worth $1.78M After 10.8 Years of Inactivity The address, labeled on Etherscan...
Pump.fun Burns $370 Million in PUMP Tokens and Locks 50% of Revenue Into Buybacks
29.4.2026
Pump.fun burned approximately $370 million worth of PUMP tokens on April 29, reducing circulating supply by 36%, and committed 50% of all net platform revenue to an irreversible smart contract that will continue buying back and burning PUMP for the next 12 months. Key Takeaways: Pump.fun burned...
Ethereum ICO Participant Moves $22.88 Million in ETH After 11 Years of Dormancy
29.4.2026
An Ethereum initial coin offering ( ICO) participant transferred 10,000 ETH worth $22.88 million to a new wallet on Wednesday after the address sat dormant for over a decade, converting a $3,100 investment into a 7,381x return. Key Takeaways: Wallet 0xCD59 transferred 10,000 ETH worth $22.88...
PUMP Ignites: Meme Coin Exchange Token Rockets 87% After Solana-Based ICO
13.7.2025
After the initial coin offering (ICO) of Pump.fun’s token PUMP, crypto market trackers like coinmarketcap.com (CMC) show the coin has climbed more than 87% above its debut price. PUMP Token Frenzy: From Mint to Billions in 48 Hours Pump.fun, the decentralized platform built on the Solana blockchain...
Solana’s Pump.fun Nets $500M as PUMP Token ICO Sells out in 12 Minutes
12.7.2025
Pump.fun’s public token sale for its PUMP cryptocurrency raised $500 million after selling out rapidly in roughly 12 minutes. PUMP Token Sale Sells out, Raising $500 Million for Platform Expansion The initial coin offering (ICO) — a crowdfunding method for new digital tokens — launched July 12 at...
Ethereum ICO Time Capsule Cracks Open: Dormant Wallet Awakens After Nearly 10 Years
13.6.2025
According to data tracked by Whale Alert, a long-dormant Genesis pre-mined ethereum wallet just stirred to life, moving 230 ETH for the first time in nearly a decade. From $71 to $590K: Forgotten Ethereum Wallet Wakes Up in 2025 Back in July 2015, roughly 8,893 distinct wallets were directly...
Coinbase Ventures Debuts Base Ecosystem Group on Echo Platform
15.3.2025
Base has become Ethereum’s top layer two (L2) across several metrics and Base projects will now have access to onchain startup capital on Echo. Echo Hosts Coinbase Ventures’ New Base Ecosystem Group to Expand Crypto Development Projects building on Ethereum’s largest L2 network Base will...
Balaji Srinivasan Predicts Shift From IPOs and M&As to Crypto Era
19.2.2025
In a recent social media post, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan highlighted a potential shift in the tech landscape, suggesting that the era of traditional Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) may be coming to an end, while the crypto era could be just...
US Court Sentences Another Centra Tech Co-Founder to 8 Years in Jail
8.3.2021
Sohrab Sharma, a co-founder with the now-defunct Florida cryptocurrency firm, Centra Tech, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of duping investors via a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). Additionally, the court has ordered Sharma to forfeit...
US Court Sentences ICO Fraudster to 6 Months in Jail: Orders the Accused to Pay Over $4 Million in Restitution
29.1.2021
A U.S. court has sentenced Jerry Ji Guo, a resident of San Francisco, to an effective six months in prison for his role in a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). In addition to the prison term, the court ordered Guo to pay over $4 million in restitution. Further, Guo will also cooperate with...
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
SEC Seeks Early Judgement in Lawsuit Over Kik’s $100M ICO
21.3.2020
Claiming to have “undisputed evidence” that Kik’s ICO was an unregistered securities offering, the SEC is seeking an early judgment