Nazi memecoin? Rapper Kanye West launches Swasticoin
The American rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West, known as Ye, has previously announced the release of his own token. The coin was to be called YZY and serve as a means of payment in the Ye online store. The launch was supposedly planned for Thursday or Friday, but the plans were undermined by the recent the scandal surrounding the LIBRA token.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the anniversary of the russian invasion: «Ukraine — this is all and more»
February 24, 2025 marks 3 years since the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin (originally from russia, now living in Singapore) published an emotional post in support of Ukraine. He emphasized the strength of the Ukrainian people’s spirit and their centuries-long struggle for…
Bybit Exchange Manages to Recover from the Largest Theft in Cryptocurrency History
Bybit has successfully eliminated the Ethereum (ETH) shortage after the largest theft in the history of cryptocurrencies CEO of Bybit Ben Zhou wroteThe ETH reserve gap is now fully closed. In the near future, a new Proof of Reserves (POR) report will be published, which will demonstrate that customer assets are once again backed by a 1:1 ratio…
AI chatbot test: Gemini hates insects, Grok is a good joker, and ChatGPT can’t do math
We decided to test popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for performing fairly simple and common tasks. For this purpose, we chose Claude 3.5 Sonnet by Anthropic, DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek, ChatGPT 4o by OpenAI, Grok 3 beta by xAI, Gemini 2.0 Flash by Google, and Le Chat by Mistral AI. Although the tasks were not […]
Michael Saylor, co-founder of MicroStrategy: The US can buy 20% of bitcoins to get rid of the national debt
Co-founder and Executive Chairman Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) Michael Saylor said that only one nation is capable of buying up 20% of the world’s bitcoin supply, and in his opinion, it would be the United States of America. Thus, owning 4-6 million BTC could help the United States pay off its national debt, which exceeds $34 trillion.
Nazi rapper Kanye West to launch his own tokens, and will keep 70% for himself
American rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West, known as Ye, who has recently been openly calling himself a Nazi, is planning to launch his own YZY token. The crypto coin will be created so that Ye can bypass traditional platforms such as Shopify, which have stopped cooperating with him because of his hateful statements.
Co-founder of Trump’s crypto project World Liberty Financial wants to make ICOs great again
It looks like Trump’s crypto team has come up with another way to make money. They didn’t have time to TRUMP token buyers to calculate losses when it was time for a new project. Co-founder of World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Zack Folkman has announced that he wants to revive initial coin offerings (ICOs). This topic has already been…
Luxury memecoin Dior collapsed by 99% in less than a day
It looks like, fraudsters switched to presidential coins on the brand. The official Instagram account of Dior, which has 46.8 million followers, suddenly advertised its own «luxury» memecoin on the Solana blockchain called Dior Official Coin. In just a few minutes, hundreds of people bought the token, and its value rose to $0.00099. The trading…
Presidential memecoins: how cryptocurrency becomes a tool for manipulation, fraud, and billions of dollars in losses
The crypto market is constantly stormy, but lately the waves have been mighty. Donald Trump’s return to the White House was a real test, as his attitude toward the industry not only changed from skeptical to positive, but also influenced trends. A few days before his inauguration, he appeared TRUMP memcoin, which gained a market […]
Abstract exploit: hackers stole $400K from Cardex players via «lost» key
The second-level (L2) blockchain Abstract reported a security breach that caused more than 9 thousand wallets to lose approximately $400 thousand in Ethereum. The incident is related to the Cardex blockchain card game.
Google integrates access to bitcoin wallets
Google plans to provide users with the ability to access their bitcoin wallets through Google accounts. The main goal is to make Web3 transactions as convenient and simple as traditional Web2 payment systems. Kyle Song, Google’s Web3 specialist for Asia Pacific, told this during Bitcoin Tech Carnival in Hong Kong. According to him, the tech…
American art collective Kanbas made the most expensive NFT purchase in the last 3 years
American art collective Kanbas made the most expensive purchase NFT over the past three years: a unique digital work of art called X.Masquerade by artist Sam Spratt for $3 million.
Tether Data announces BrainOS — a competitor to Neuralink, but with open source
Tether Company, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, wants to make advanced neurotechnology accessible to everyone. That’s why Tether Data announced BrainOS, an open platform for improving human intelligence through brain-computer interfaces (BCI). This project is part of Tether’s strategy for ethical innovation and…
LIBRA and MELANIA turned out to be a scam by the same team
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) supported the initiative of a college student named EnHeng, who announced his intention to donate $50 thousand and raise additional funds to help to those affected by the collapse of the LIBRA memo.
Altcoins continue to weaken. What’s the reason?
The cryptocurrency market continues to fluctuate, and BTC’s dominance has grown to about 60%, close to a 4-year-high. Meanwhile, Ethereum and other altcoins show weak dynamics. The alts market was hit hard by scam associated with the LIBRA token and Argentine President Javier Millais.
GameStop shares soar by 20% after rumors of large investments in cryptocurrency
American video game retailer GameStop is exploring the possibility of investing in bitcoin and other crypto assets. According to sources familiar with the situation, the company is paying special attention to alternative assets in search of new areas for growth. It is not yet known officially whether the company will implement this plan.
Telegram’s limited edition gifts for February 14 were sold out in a matter of hours for $5 million. Who bought them and why?
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Telegram launched a Valentine’s collection of 9 gifts, 3 of which can then be converted into NFTs, which caused a real stir. Who bought them? No, these are not romantic and head-over-heels in love messenger users.
Inflationary shock: crypto market continues to fall, and the Fed postpones rate cuts
US inflation has once again become an unpleasant surprise for investors: the consumer price index (CPI) came in higher than expected (3% instead of the 2.9% forecast). This instantly changed market expectations, and now the Federal Reserve is likely to postpone the first rate cut until December. This triggered a massive sell-off in assets. Bitcoin…
Bitcoin faces a fall, – CEO of Foundation Devices
Bitcoin has been trading in the range of $94 thousand – $104 thousand According to CEO Foundation Devices Zach Herbert, digital gold traditionally goes through the same cycles approximately every 4 years that depend on halving. This means that we should expect a further decline.
Will there be an alt-season in 2025? All arguments «for» and «against»
The cryptocurrency market lives in cycles, and one of the most anticipated moments for investors is the alt-season. This is the period when alternative cryptocurrencies outpace bitcoin in terms of growth and bring huge profits to enthusiasts. This time, the alt-season was predicted to end in late 2024. But we saw only a short-term growth.…
The US received a crypto reserve, but there is a nuance: what is known about Macro Strategy
Crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI)backed by the Trump family and the 47th President of the United States personally, has launched a token reserve called Macro Strategy. It will help WLFI support Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as control market risks, the official statement. Since its launch in October 2024, WLFI has already invested in…
Presidential memecoins: SEC is in no hurry to regulate TRUMP and MELANIA
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Pierce, known in the crypto community as «Cryptomama», has stated that most memcoinsprobably do not fall under the agency’s jurisdiction. About this she said in an interview with Bloomberg Crypto on Thursday, noting that the agency evaluates each case individually.
Hackers advertise fake cryptocurrency on Kenyan police social media
Over the past few days, African countries have been in the spotlight. After the Central African Republic and Congo, it was Kenya’s turn. As it turned out, hackers gained access to the Kenya Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) social media accounts on X (Twitter) and Facebook. And they used this to post information about a fake…
Is the golden age of memecoins coming to an end?
The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a shift in priorities and memecoins are no longer receiving the attention they used to. Although many analysts predicted a boom in 2025. Traders’ interest is shifting towards bitcoin and the leading Layer 1 blockchain assets, such as Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Toncoin (TON), and Cardano (ADA).…
The Central African Republic suddenly launched a national memcoin that surprised everyone
After TRUMP and MELANIA tokens, it seemed that it was difficult to surprise anyone. But then the president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin Archange Touadera, announced the launch of the Central African Republic Meme token with the $CAR ticker. About this national cryptocurrency project, he said wrote February 9 on the X platform…
The 2025 altseason is in question: why do experts doubt it?
When last fall Bitcoin’s value exceeded $68 thousand. everyone started talking about the approaching altcoin season, or altseason. However, ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cohen and other analysts have warned about the likely negative scenario and collapse of the crypto market. At the moment, alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) continue to…
There is no MicroStrategy anymore. What happened?
MicroStrategy has announced a high-profile rebranding for the first time in 35 years of its existence. It will operate under the name Strategy. In addition, the logo has also changed — it is now a bitcoin symbol. In this way, the company wanted to emphasize that it has come a long way: from microprocessors to corporate analytics, bitcoin, and AI…
Nobel Prize winner predicts complete depreciation of bitcoin in 10 years
While US President Donald Trump promotes crypto-positive policy in Washington, a leading American economist and 2013 Nobel Prize winner, predicts that bitcoin will lose all its value over the next 10 years.
Satoshi Nakamoto turned out to be richer than Bill Gates
Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator or group of creators of the Bitcoin blockchain network, is richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. About reported Conor Grogan, Director of Product Strategy and Business Operations at Coinbase. According to his estimates, the total assets of the wallets associated with Nakamoto exceed 1.096 million BTC.…
Popular memecoin platform Pump.fun could face shutdown
A platform for launching and trading memecoins on the Solana blockchain called Pump.fun has found itself at the center of a legal scandal and now faces closure. On February 5, the American law firms Burwick Law and Wolf Popper LLP sent Pump.fun has received an official notice demanding the immediate removal of more than 200 memecoins, including…
The stunning collapse of the crypto market: liquidations eclipsed even the times of COVID and FTX. What’s next?
This week, the crypto market was hit by a crazy financial tsunami. The massive liquidation caused by the 47th US President Donald Trump’s unexpected statement on tariffs broke the anti-record of the COVID-19 and FTX crash. These are not just numbers: in just one day, the positions of more than 730,000 traders were liquidated. The […]
Stablecoins overtook Visa and Mastercard in 2024, — ARK Invest
The volume of transactions using of stablecoins in 2024 reached a record $15.6 trillion (it was $7 trillion in 2023), exceeding Visa’s by 119% and Mastercard’s by 200%. This is what the reports Big Ideas 2025 by ARK Invest.
Trump’s Cryptoczar: «The Golden Age» of cryptocurrencies is coming. But within an hour, BTC dropped below $100K
David Sacks, appointed by President Donald Trump as an advisor on cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, on February 4, held press conference in Washington, D.C., where he outlined future plans for the development of digital assets in the United States. The so-called crypto czar emphasized the importance of ensuring America’s dominance…
Why did Trump’s crypto project World Liberty Financial transfer $316M in tokens to the Coinbase Prime platform?
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a financial crypto project associated with US President Donald Trump, has transferred a large number of cryptocurrency assets worth $316 million to the Coinbase Prime platform, which allows storing, buying, and investing assets. Among the cryptocurrencies: 73,783 Ethereum (ETH) worth $212 million and 552 Wrapped…
In 2025, AI tokens are ready to dethrone memecoins: Binance study
In 2024, the cryptocurrency market continued to grow, increasing its total market capitalization by 96.2% year-on-year to $3.9 trillion, which stood at $3.4 trillion at the end of the year: 40.7% and 59.5% respectively. Among the key events of the year were approval of spot ETFs on bitcoin in the USwhich attracted about $35 billion […]
Most new tokens on Binance lost 80% of their value in a matter of days
Fresh analytics Presto Research indicates that the fresh tokens listed on Binance in 2025 have experienced a catastrophic drop. A study of 18 cryptocurrencies showed that they lost between 74% and 94% of their initial price.
The bull market has been canceled: MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor is on the cover of Forbes. What is the connection?
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine with the inscription «The Bitcoin Alchemist». Thus, the publication emphasized his significant impact on the introduction of bitcoin in the corporate sector and its popularization as a strategic asset.
Let’s look at DeepSeek: a free ChatGPT analogue, but it answers like a Chinese communist and doesn’t protect data
DeepSeek-R1 is a new generative artificial intelligence model developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek. It has caused a considerable stir as it is positioned as a competitor to leading models such as OpenAI o1. At the same time, DeepSeek-R1 is open source and more cost-effective than most AI models on the market. Let’s figure out […]
Four russians kidnapped Ukrainian in Bali and tortured him into handing over $214k in crypto
In Indonesia, a citizen of Ukraine became a victim of kidnapping and robbery, as a result of which he was forced to transfer about $214 thousand in cryptocurrency to the criminals. About said Head of the Public Relations Department of the Bali Police, Senior Commissioner Ariasandi.
By the end of 2025, SUI will cost $16, APT — $22: VanEck forecast
Investment company VanEck has published a detailed analysis of two blockchain platforms — Sui and Aptos. Both networks were created by former developers of of the Diem project by Facebook, which aimed to create a stablecoin for the social network.
Ukrainian crypto exchange Kuna ceased to exist
The oldest Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a disastrous fate after the news of sudden blocking of operations by order of the State Special Communications Service. After 11 years of operation, Kuna is forced to close. About reportedits founder Mykhailo Chobanyan on his Telegram channel.
The best cryptocurrency exchanges of 2025 according to Forbes
Thanks to record-breaking ETF launches by BlackRock and Fidelity, which accumulated $112 billion in bitcoin, as well as Donald Trump’s re-election in November, BTC crossed the $100 thousand mark. However, hype cycles create unreasonable optimism and the FOMO effect, so investors should be careful. This applies not only to the choice of tokens…
DeepSeek: Chinese AI has turned the crypto market upside down, but is it really such a villain?
The launch of generative artificial intelligence DeepSeek became the main event of the week. It would seem that news about affordable and useful technologies is positive. However, the DeepSeek R1 model not only undermined the positions of the leading American AI companies, among which OpenAI is the leader with its ChatGPT, but also caused the…
Czech Republic wants to buy billions of euros worth of bitcoins
The Czech National Bank (CNB) is considering adding bitcoin to its foreign exchange reserves. This was stated by ČNB Chairman Aleš Michl, who took over the agency in 2022 and is currently actively working to diversify the bank’s reserves by increasing the share of gold and equities in the portfolio. One of the possible areas of…
XRP may be included in the US crypto reserve
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse spoke in favour of creation of the US national digital reserve, which would include not only Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP, but also other cryptocurrencies. He discussed this idea with President Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of creating a diversified portfolio to ensure the stability of the financial system. This was…
AI agents — work, think, play, and love instead of you. We analyze the main trend of 2025 in detail
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long ceased to be a topic of science fiction. Our lives were divided into before and after when OpenAI introduced ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) at the end of November 2022. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, is capable of creating any text, photo, video, audio, and other types of data based on […]
Why did China’s AI breakthrough crash the crypto market and cause panic on Wall Street?
Throughout the week, everyone is talking about DeepSeek, a generative artificial intelligence originally from China. Its appearance on everyone’s lips coincided with the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, who promised to make the United States a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrencies.
French prosecutors take on Binance
French authorities have opened a judicial investigation against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. The investigation is being conducted by the economic and financial division of the Paris prosecutor’s office (JUNALCO). The charges include money laundering related to drug trafficking and tax violations, writes Reuters.
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