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Moonpay Donates $1 Million to Stand With Crypto
15.5.2024
Moonpay, one of the largest cryptocurrency onramp and offramp providers, has donated $1 million to Stand With Crypto, a nonprofit that seeks to rally American voters around the cryptocurrency cause. Moonpay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that the donation made would contribute to creating...
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Venture Capital Firm Leads Polymarket’s $45 Million Series B Funding Round
15.5.2024
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million. The latest round valued Polymarket lower than the $1 billion it had anticipated before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
Top 10 US Pension Fund Invests $162 Million In Bitcoin ETFs
14.5.2024
Wisconsin's leading pension fund bought shares in both BlackRock and Grayscale's Bitcoin ETFs.
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Tether Takes Action: $5.2M in USDT Frozen Due to Phishing Links
14.5.2024
Tether is still keeping an eye out for illegal activity taking place on its blockchain. Tether detected and blocked USDT worth $5.2 million on May 14 as part of its efforts to impose stringent network controls and stop money laundering.
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Unofficial GameStop memecoin surpasses $100M in market cap
14.5.2024
The Solana memecoin has soared more than 2,000% in the past week following the surge in GameStop's stock
Rain crypto exchange loses $14.1 million in hack
14.5.2024
Rain, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange in Bahrain, fell victim to a hacking incident. The exchange is basically a user-oriented link, adhering to Islamic finance-related fundamentals. Rain provides trading pairs for multiple cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many more. It...
MtGox set to distribute $500 million in assets to creditors by October 2024
14.5.2024
MtGox is on the way to deliver 142,000 Bitcoin (BTC) and 143,000 Bitcoin Cash (BCH), along with 69 billion yen, to creditors by October 31, 2024. For some time now, the company has put investors in an absolute quandary regarding its actual status. The company was officially established in 2010...
Newest dog meme coin Dogeverse raises over $15 million in crypto presale
14.5.2024
The crypto market has witnessed a resurgence of meme coin activity, and this new entrant, Dogeverse, is taking the lead. This new meme coin has surpassed the $15 million mark in its current presale in a display of savvy investor backing. This remarkable feat signals a potential boom for Dogeverse...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Two Mysterious Whales Start Transferring Funds After 10 Years – What’s Going On?
14.5.2024
Two dormant Bitcoin wallets moved 1,000 BTC, worth $60.9 million, raising speculation about market impacts and future Bitcoin price predictions.
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Tether freezes $5.2 million in USDT linked to phishing scams
14.5.2024
Since its inception, Tether has frozen over $1 billion worth of assets linked to illicit activities on demand from law enforcement agencies
Proactive Detection by Certik Saves Wormhole Bridge From Potential $5 Million Hack
14.5.2024
Certik, a security firm, prevented a potentially disastrous $5 million exploit in the Wormhole cross-chain bridge by identifying a critical bug, showcasing the importance of proactive security practices and the benefits of open-source software in enhancing Web3 security standards. Wormhole,...
VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Gains $109 Million Net Asset, Holds $619 Million Bitcoin in Q1
14.5.2024
VanEck's spot Bitcoin ETF HODL reports substantial asset growth in the first quarter of 2024, with total holdings reaching approximately $619 million in Bitcoin and a net realized gain of $6 million.
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Security Firm CertiK Detects $5M Security Flaw in Cross-Chain Bridge Wormhole
14.5.2024
Security firm CertiK said it has detected a flaw in the cross-chain bridge Wormhole which could have resulted in $5 million worth of losses.
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Rain Exchange Likely Exploited of $14.1 Million in Crypto 2 weeks ago: ZachXBT
14.5.2024
Rain cryptocurrency exchange experienced a potential exploit on April 29, resulting in the transfer of approximately $14.1 million worth of various cryptocurrencies to a new wallet under suspicious circumstances.
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Middle East-Focused Crypto Exchange, Rain, ‘Likely Exploited’ for $14.8 Million, Says Zachxbt
13.5.2024
The cryptocurrency exchange Rain, which focuses on the Middle East, was likely exploited for $14.8 million on April 29, according to online crypto investigator Zachxbt. Zachxbt says he traced the stolen funds to a bitcoin address with 137.9 bitcoins and an ethereum address holding 1,881 ether....
CertiK discovered $5M security flaw in Wormhole bridge on Aptos
13.5.2024
A flaw in the bridge could have allowed an attacker to produce fake token transfers, but it was discovered and patched before anyone could take advantage of it
Bitfarms Fires CEO Geoffrey Morphy Following $27 Million Lawsuit
13.5.2024
Bitfarms has ousted its CEO Geoffrey Morphy after he filed a $27 million lawsuit against the Bitcoin miner, the Toronto-based firm announced Monday. News of Morphy's ousting comes amidst decreased Bitcoin production values for public crypto mining companies following last month's halving event.
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Rain exchange suffered $14.1M in suspicious outflows 2 weeks ago — ZachXBT
13.5.2024
Several wallets reportedly belonging to Rain sent suspicious token transfers to a new address
MoonPay Donates $1 Million To Stand With Crypto Ahead Of 2024 Elections
13.5.2024
MoonPay is donating $1 million to digital advocacy group Stand With Crypto ahead of the 2024 elections, the company confirmed to Crypto News Monday. The crypto payment service provider's donation comes on the heels of news that Stand With Crypto has launched a PAC to dunk pro-crypto candidates...
Pudgy Penguins successfully sells over 1 million plush toys
13.5.2024
The CEO of Pudgy Penguins, Lucas Netz, informs the public that the company has managed to sell more than 1 million plush toys via multiple retailers. Netz, known to have studied till the tenth standard, took over the project in 2024, following its deliverance, and sold an enormous volume of Pudgy...