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Gamestop Whale Roaring Kitty Sued for Securities Fraud
1.7.2024
Keith Patrick Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty,” an investor in Gamestop stock, has been sued in the Eastern District of New York for allegedly committing securities fraud. The lawsuit alleges that Gill, using social media posts on X and Reddit, orchestrated a pump-and-dump scheme...
Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading in Chilean Stock Exchange
1.7.2024
Last week, the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) arrived at the Santiago Stock Exchange, the main financial market of Chile. The leading spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) instrument, which was approved this year by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now allow Chilean investors...
Solana Introduces Blinks, Brings Blockchain to the Web2 Space
28.6.2024
Solana recently introduced new functionality to its network, bringing Blinks (blockchain links) to the Web2 space. Now, users and developers can take wallet actions, like making a transaction, a donation, or a vote using a wallet address, wherever a URL can be shared, enhancing the user experience...
Bank of America Forecasts Gold Reaching $3,000 in the Next 18 Months
28.6.2024
Earlier this week, Bank of America analysts revealed that gold might reach $3,000 in the next 18 months, pushed by central bank demand and a Federal Reserve dovish turn. “Achieving this would require non-commercial demand to pick up from current levels, which in turn needs a Fed rate cut...
Former Soccer Star Ronaldinho: Time for Crypto to Go Mainstream
25.6.2024
In a now-deleted message posted on June 23 on X, former Brazilian soccer superstar Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, known as Ronaldinho, declared his support for crypto, stressing that it was time for this industry to reach more people. Ronaldinho stated: “Time for crypto to go mainstream, who’s...
User Games Zksync Airdrop, Receives Over $1.1 Million in 350 Wallets
24.6.2024
K1z4, an X user, recently revealed that they had farmed the Zksync airdrop, receiving over 6.6 million ZK tokens, valued at over $1.1 million. K1z4 specified that they had used an elaborate setup of 350 wallets with different IPs and various tools to make the bots used in this task seem more human...
Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Surpassing Openai’s Chatgpt
21.6.2024
Anthropic, one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the market, has released the latest iteration of its in-house large language model (LLM) Claude, identified as 3.5 Sonnet. Anthropic claims this new assistant competes with Openai’s GPT-4o, surpassing the latter...
Javier Milei Reiterates Several Currencies, Including Bitcoin, Will Compete in Argentina
21.6.2024
President Javier Milei took to social media to re-explain the currency plans for Argentina. Answering a post mentioning bitcoin, Milei stated that anyone wishing to use bitcoin will be able to do so, given that there will be currency competition in the country. “You can also use other units...
Arkham Offers a $150,000 Bounty for the Identity of Alleged Donald Trump’s DJT Token Creator
19.6.2024
Arkham, a cryptocurrency analytics platform, has put a bounty of 100,000 ARKM, valued at $150,000, for information leading to the reveal of the creator of DJT, a Solana token linked to the former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. While the token was issued with...
Stand With Crypto Endorses 18 New House and Senate Candidates
19.6.2024
Stand With Crypto, a crypto and blockchain-focused political action committee (PAC), has decided to endorse 18 additional House and Senate candidates from both parties to get crypto-friendly allies to achieve positive results in the upcoming elections. Among the favored are Kirsten Gillibrand, Rick...
Openai Reportedly Mulling For-Profit Shift
16.6.2024
Openai, the artificial intelligence (AI) company, is considering shifting to a for-profit model, according to The Information. Sam Altman, CEO of the company, is said to be contemplating this decision and taking Openai’s non-profit board out of the picture, given that it would not have...
Rapper Lil Pump Gets Dual Solana-Themed Tattoos
15.6.2024
Gazzy Garcia, also known as Lil Pump, his professional rapper name, surprised his over 15 million followers on Instagram and X by posting pictures showing two new Solana-themed tattoos. The first featured the stylized name of the Solana blockchain on his forehead, while the second depicted the logo...
Moscow Exchange Stops Trading in Dollar and Euro Due to US Sanctions
14.6.2024
On Wednesday, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced new restrictions on its trading activities. The exchange revealed that, due to the enactment of U.S. sanctions against its platform, it would stop activity in all trading pairs involving the U.S. dollar and the euro. These measures came into effect...
Uniswap Labs Acquires Onchain Survival Experience Crypto: The Game
11.6.2024
Uniswap Labs has announced the acquisition of Crypto: The Game (CTG), an onchain experience mimicking mainstream TV shows like Survivor with a crypto element. The experience involves the participation of several contestants in a series of challenges to gain immunity and avoid being voted out. With...
Solana Launches Mainnet Beta v1.18.15 Upgrade to Address Network Stability
11.6.2024
Solana has recommended validators in the network upgrade to the latest Mainnet Beta 1.18.15, which includes several fixes to address network performance and stability. The release includes a central scheduler functionality that can be turned on optionally, focused on solving performance issues...
Andrew Tate Burns Over $10 Million Received in Meme Coin TOPG
9.6.2024
Known lifestyle influencer and former kickboxer Andrew Tate has burned TOPG tokens valued at over $10 million after announcing it on social media. Tate received over 580 million TOPG tokens as a donation from an unnamed party, and announced that he would burn it so “everyone else makes...
Mother Token Celebrity Iggy Azalea Mocks Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin in Breastfeeding Meme
7.6.2024
Iggy Azalea, the female rapper and composer behind the MOTHER token issued on Solana, mocked Vitalik Buterin, an Ethereum co-founder, using a meme that shows her carrying a baby with Buterin’s face after being breastfed. Besides posting the described meme, Azalea stated that “he...
Argentina Officially Launches Virtual Assets Service Providers Registry
5.6.2024
The Argentine securities watchdog (CNV) announced the official launch of Argentina’s Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Registry, allowing almost 100 companies and individuals to apply to be authorized to offer digital assets linked services in the country. The registry will remain open...
Blockchain Sleuth Zackxbt Called out Floyd Mayweather on Token Scams
3.6.2024
Blockchain sleuth Zackxbt called out former boxing world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather about his fraudulent token activities. Answering a now-deleted post on X where Mayweather promoted a Solana address for his token, Zackxbt asked if the boxer deserved a 13th chance, given...
Worldcoin Officially Launches in Colombia
1.6.2024
Worldcoin, the iris-scanning biometric proof-of-personhood project, announced on Thursday the launch of its operations in Colombia. Via social media, the project reported that eye-scanning operations were already available in Bogota and Medellin, for World ID users. Currently, only ten locations...