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Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Issues $1.9 Million Exploit Postmortem, Discloses Former Employee Involvement
17.5.2024
Pump.fun, a leading Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, issued a postmortem on the exploit that occurred on May 16. The team stated that a former employee took advantage of its position to misappropriate 12.3K SOL, worth $1.9 million. An X user nicknamed Staccoverflow...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Bulls Eye $68K After Surpassing Key $66K Resistance
17.5.2024
As of May 17, 2024, bitcoin’s price stands at $66,303 with a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $28.43 billion. Technical indicators from multiple time frames suggest a potential continuation of the bullish trend, albeit amidst notable market volatility....
Legendary Investor Tim Draper Leads Bitcoin Lending Protocol Zest’s $3.5 Million Seed Round
17.5.2024
Draper Associates, the VC firm led by the legendary investor Tim Draper, has led the $3.5 million seed round of Zest Protocol, a Stacks-based Bitcoin lending market. The round, which also had the participation of Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Trust Machines, and others, seeks to allow bitcoin holders...
DOJ’s Unlawful Interpretation Threatens Bitcoin and Crypto Innovation, Lawmakers Warn
17.5.2024
Two U.S. senators have criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new interpretation of “money transmission,” which extends requirements to non-custodial software, citing concerns over its impact on crypto networks and financial innovation. “I’m concerned the DOJ’s...
Andrew Tate Plans to Invest Big in Bitcoin, Leaving Fiat Completely
16.5.2024
Andrew Tate, a British-American social media personality and former professional kickboxer, has announced a plan to invest significantly in bitcoin, expressing frustration with banks and their scams. “I’m about to leave fiat completely,” he stressed. “I’m done...
Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Suffers $80 Million Exploit
16.5.2024
Pump.fun, a Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, has acknowledged suffering an exploit dealing with the bonding curve contracts in its platform. While the protocol is still investigating the matter, it reported that “the TVL in the protocol right now is safe,”...
As TRUMP Coin Surges Over 100% in a Month, Trump’s Crypto Wallet Swells in Value
16.5.2024
Over the past week, the meme coin known as maga (TRUMP) has increased by more than 45% against the U.S. dollar, and over the past day, the TRUMP token has climbed more than 7%. Statistics reveal that this rise in value has boosted former U.S. President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings...
Bitcoin Magazine CEO: A Trump Victory Will Trigger a Bitcoin ‘Space Race’
16.5.2024
David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and crypto aide for the Trump campaign, believes that Trump’s victory in the upcoming election could trigger a bitcoin ‘space race,’ as countries rush to accommodate their policies to align with the U.S. Bailey also stated that they have...
El Salvador Reportedly Mined Nearly 474 BTC Using Geothermal Energy
16.5.2024
El Salvador, the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has reportedly added 473.5 BTC to its treasury using geothermal energy. According to reports, official data released by The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) disclosed that this number of bitcoin was mined since 2021 using 1.5...
Former Alameda Research Boss Sam Trabucco Reemerges to Defend Ryan Salame Before Sentencing
16.5.2024
Reports indicate that Sam Trabucco, the former co-CEO of the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, penned a letter to the judge set to sentence Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets. Trabucco’s letter emerged amidst numerous inquiries about his whereabouts throughout the ongoing...
Millennium Management and Morgan Stanley Report Significant Spot Bitcoin ETF Holdings
16.5.2024
According to 13F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Millennium Management, a highly successful hedge fund, holds nearly $2 billion in spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares. This week, it was further revealed that Morgan Stanley, a giant multinational investment...
US Bitcoin ETFs Achieve 3-Day Inflow Streak, Netting $303M on Wednesday
16.5.2024
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) performed well on Wednesday, completing a three-day streak of inflows and accumulating $303 million in gains on May 15. Data indicates Blackrock’s IBIT inflows have been minimal, recording zero inflows over the past few trading sessions....
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Considers Moving Legal Home From Ireland to US
16.5.2024
Circle, a stablecoin issuer based in the Republic of Ireland, has reportedly announced plans to relocate its legal domicile to the United States. The decision is believed to be a response to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) proposal for a minimum tax of 15% on...
Bitcoin Miners Face Significantly Reduced Earnings in May Despite Bitcoin Price Rise
16.5.2024
According to the seven-day simple moving average (SMA) statistics regarding Bitcoin’s hashrate, the network hashrate has stayed below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark for approximately one week. The recent rise in bitcoin’s price has positively influenced the overall hashprice...
Oasys Partners With SBI Group’s SBINFT Market to Boost Crypto Gaming in Japan
16.5.2024
Oasys, a blockchain network focused on gaming, has partnered with SBINFT Market, an NFT platform operated by a subsidiary of the Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, to expand the crypto gaming sector in Japan. The collaboration will allow developers on the Oasys platform to sell NFTs through...
Robinhood Launches Its First Crypto Staking Product
16.5.2024
Robinhood has introduced its first-ever crypto staking product, which will be available to European customers. The company has also launched several other new features for European users. “Robinhood Crypto customers can now stake their solana (SOL) holdings directly through the app, allowing them...
Over 50,000 Traders Liquidated as Bitcoin Price Surges Past $66,000 Amid Bullish Run-Up
15.5.2024
On Wednesday, the price of bitcoin demonstrated strong growth, escalating by more than $4,200 from its daily low. This 7.1% increase against the U.S. dollar propelled bitcoin past the $66,000 threshold, reaching a peak of $66,461 per coin on Bitstamp. Consequently, the entire cryptocurrency market...
Shibaswap Migrates to Shibarium Network, Expanding Access to 2 Chains
15.5.2024
On May 15, the development team for the meme token project SHIB announced that the decentralized exchange (dex) Shibaswap has been ported to the Shibarium blockchain. SHIB’s lead developer detailed that Shibaswap’s trading platform is now accessible to users of both the Ethereum and Shibarium...
Gamestop, AMC Shares Plunge as ‘Roaring Kitty’ Keeps Posting Video Clips and Memes
15.5.2024
On Wednesday, while equity markets experienced a rise following the release of the consumer price index (CPI) report, Gamestop’s stock GME tumbled 34%, and AMC’s shares fell more than 25%. Concurrently, the well-known ‘Roaring Kitty’ continued to share video clips of classic...
US Inflation Data Indicates Slight Cooling in April; Gold, Silver, and Cryptos Climb
15.5.2024
The latest report from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the consumer price index (CPI) for April climbed by 0.3%. Over the last 12 months, the CPI increased by 3.4%, primarily driven by higher costs for shelter and gasoline. Relief Rally in Financial...