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Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa; Ugandan Founder Targeted
20.5.2025
The founder of the Ugandan blockchain and crypto education institution Mitroplus Labs was abducted by armed criminals posing as law enforcement. The criminals demanded $500,000 and access to the founder’s cryptocurrency wallets. Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa On May 17, Festo...
Coinbase data leak could put users in physical danger: TechCrunch founder
20.5.2025
A recent data breach at crypto exchange Coinbase has raised concerns about user safety after hackers gained access to sensitive information, including home addresses.Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed that less than 1% of its transacting monthly users were...
‘Before Bitcoin, my most successful investment was shorting the Bolivar’ — Ledn co-founder
19.5.2025
Before discovering Bitcoin (BTC), Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo found success shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar as it rapidly lost value against the stronger US dollar. Now, with the US dollar depreciating against Bitcoin, borrowing against Bitcoin instead of selling it has become a more...
Binance's Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case
19.5.2025
Smerkis worked for Binance from 2022 for just under two years
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Design to Make Running Nodes Easier
19.5.2025
A new proposal from Ethereum’s co-founder would let users run lightweight nodes without storing the entire blockchain, trimming costs for node operators
Russian Court Orders Detention of Crypto Game Co-Founder on Fraud Charges
19.5.2025
Russian law enforcement has arrested the co-founder of the crypto game Blum in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation into large-scale fraud. Smerkis Steps Down as Blum CMO Russian law enforcement arrested Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the crypto game Blum, in Moscow as part of a criminal...
Russia arrests Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis on fraud charges
19.5.2025
Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has reportedly been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, amid Blum confirming he is no longer affiliated with the project.The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow approved a request from investigators to keep...
Russia arrests Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis on fraud charges
19.5.2025
Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has reportedly been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, amid Blum confirming he is no longer affiliated with the project.The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow approved a request from investigators to keep...
Dave Portnoy Says Meme Coins Are 'Gambling' and Not Built to Last
15.5.2025
The Barstool founder opened up about the risks and rush of meme coins at a fireside chat with Bullish CEO Tom Farley
Ethereum Meant To Be Alternative, Not Rival to Bitcoin: ETH Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio
15.5.2025
At Consensus 2025, Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio reflects on the blockchain’s early days
NFT founder stole millions from Bitcoin project, investors allege
15.5.2025
Several investors of a non-fungible token (NFT) project, Hashling NFT, have accused its founder of misappropriating millions of dollars in profits from the project and a closely tied Bitcoin mining operation.According to the May 14 court filing in Illinois, the plaintiffs allege that their former...
Pantera's Dan Morehead Sees Decades of Bitcoin Upside Ahead
14.5.2025
The CEO and founder of the crypto VC firm advised investing in a wide spectrum of tokens and venture equity
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Floats Meta-Blockchain Proposal
14.5.2025
Yakovenko stated that this meta-blockchain could improve the state of data availability in the digital space, opening the possibility of posting data wherever and whenever it is cheaper in any of the available chains part of this structure. Solana Co-Founder Calls for the Creation of...
Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation
13.5.2025
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a new data availability solution aimed at tackling persistent fragmentation and lack of interoperability across blockchain networks.In a May 12 post on X, Yakovenko proposed a “meta blockchain,” that could aggregate and order data posted...
Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation
13.5.2025
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a new data availability (DA) solution to improve persistent fragmentation and lack of interoperability across blockchain networks.In a May 12 post on X, Yakovenko proposed a “meta blockchain” to aggregate and order data posted across...
Leemon Baird on Hedera's Technical Gambit and AI’s Future
12.5.2025
The co-founder of Hedera, a speaker at Consensus 2025, says today’s technological advances “will make the Industrial Revolution look minor in comparison.” Interview with Afra Wang
DeGods NFT founder steps down as collection gains traction
12.5.2025
The creator of the non-fungible token (NFT) collection DeGods announced that he has stepped down as the CEO of the project amid an uptick in sales for the collection. Rohun Vora, known online as “Frank DeGods” on X, said he has stepped down as the project’s CEO, concluding...
EVM on TON: TAC Founder Marco Monaco and the Future of Interoperability
9.5.2025
TAC is a purpose-built blockchain for EVM dApps to access TON and Telegram Ecosystem’s 1B+ user base. TAC makes it seamless for Ethereum dApps to be deployed on TON. EVM functionality and liquidity brought to the TON ecosystem enable builders to focus on consumer use cases. Marco Monaco, Co-Founder...
Anna Kazlauskas: Data Ownership in the Age of AI
8.5.2025
The co-founder of Vana is building data DAOs and decentralized marketplaces to create an ecosystem of user-owned data. She will give the keynote at the AI Summit at Consensus May 16
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud
8.5.2025
Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December