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…
7500 bitcoins in a landfill: the city eliminates the dump, the owner of the HDD with the wallet wants to buy it back
If you thought that the story of 7,500 bitcoins in a landfill was over, it’s not. Now, the city of Newport in Wales wants to build a solar power plant there, and the owner of HDD — wants to buy the landfill.
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…
Odesa resident pretended to be an IT and crypto specialist — defrauded 14 acquaintances of UAH 760 thousand
A resident of Odesa district introduced himself as head of an IT company, a cryptocurrency specialist and other experienced professionals, and demanded money for services that he was not going to perform.
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.
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…
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.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kuna is officially blocked in Ukraine
The Kuna cryptocurrency exchange has been officially blocked in Ukraine by the order of the State Special Communications Service. Providers have already started blocking, and users have received emails about the blockage.
Your crypto is in danger: AdsPower browser users should urgently check their wallets
The team of the anti-detect browser AdsPower reported a massive cyber attack. On January 24, during a security system check, it was discovered that hackers had altered some extensions (for example, MetaMask) into phishing versions. The developers immediately took measures and started an investigation, which is still ongoing.
The crypto storm came from China: 330k traders liquidated for $941.63M
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a significant decline: the total capitalization has dropped to $3.47 trillion (-3.76% over 24 hours). According to data from CoinGlass, the total amount of liquidations in the crypto market reached $941.63 million. 330,767 traders were liquidated. The largest single liquidation order occurred on the HTX…
A crypto reserve instead of a CBDC, but this is not certain. What is Trump up to?
47th President of the USA Donald Trump on January 23 ordered the creation of a digital assets task force, which among other things will investigate the possibility of creating a strategic cryptocurrency reserve in the USA. It must provide a report with criteria for such a reserve by July of this year. Trump’s decree does not contain specifics…
Ledger co-founder and his wife kidnapped in France: they were rescued by 230 gendarmes and GIGN commandos
On the evening of January 23, the special operation of law enforcement to rescue the co-founder of the French cryptocurrency company Ledger, David Balland, and his wife concluded. The police arrested 10 people: nine men and one woman aged between 20 and 40 years, most of whom were already known to the police. They are accused of demanding ransom,…
US lifts sanctions against crypto mixer Tornado Cash: TORN token triples
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas overturned the sanctions against the decentralized cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, which had been on the “blacklist” of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2022. The sanctions were imposed due to accusations of Tornado Cash…
Memecoin on Wall Street: Bitwise prepares Dogecoin ETF
Bitwise Company has officially filed for registration of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on Dogecoin (DOGE), as demand for meme coins is rapidly increasing. The application for the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF appeared in the Delaware Department of Corporations in the evening of January 22. And this is no joke: Bitwise confirmed the registration to The…
«The Hunger Games» Trump: Will Washington become an arena for crypto giants and corporations?
Leading cryptocurrency companies have invested $131 million in the US congressional race, and individual cryptocurrency-interested billionaires have spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House. According to a tracker called Stand with Crypto, as of November 2024, 274 pro-crypto candidates have been elected to the House of…
AI tokens soar after Stargate project announcement
President of the USA Donald Trump announced a $500 billion investment from the private sector in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the USA. As part of this project, companies OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle will create a joint venture named Stargate.
The SEC has started creating a «cryptocurrency working group»
The administration of President Donald Trump announced the first significant step towards reducing regulatory pressure on the cryptocurrency industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a “cryptocurrency working group” that will develop a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework regarding…
Crypto market after the inauguration: total trading volume fell by 41%, while TRUMP and MELANIA depreciate
Launched on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration TRUMP tokens and MELANIA caused a frenzy in the crypto market, but then the coins experienced a sharp drop in value. According to CoinMarketCap data, the price of TRUMP fell by 60% in the first 24 hours after the inauguration, and MELANIA lost half of its value. Currently, the market…
Crypto-ETF frenzy hits SEC
Several days before Gary Gensler’s last working day as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a wave of applications for the creation of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was directed to the regulator. The applications were submitted on January 17 amidst expectations that with Donald Trump coming to…
Donald Trump opens Pandora’s crypto box
Launched on January 17 token TRUMP became the 18th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The new US President Donald Trump positions the coin as part of his initiative “America — first”, in which 80% of the tokens belong to his companies CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC.
The memecoin era will last until 2028, — CryptoQuant founder
Meme culture has completely taken over the financial markets, and Donald Trump has become the symbol of a new era of investing. The meme coin $TRUMP created by him $TRUMP demonstrated how retail investors, who follow trends and influencers, are changing the market. And this wave cannot be stopped at least until 2028, believes Ki Young Ju, founder…
Donald Trump launches cryptocurrency TRUMP — it grew by 253% and earned $27 billion in a day
The newly elected US President has officially launched the TRUMPMEME coin, which in just over a day from the start has raised $27 billion and currently has a capitalization of $68 billion.
Affected Ukrainian users of the FTX crypto exchange will not receive compensation
One of the FTX creditors under the nickname Sunil revealed on the platform X that the clients from Ukraine, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia of the bankrupt exchange FTX are not eligible for compensations through the current fund distribution providers — companies BitGo and Kraken.
Tether has launched «universal» stablecoin USDT0: what it is and how it works
Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, announced the launch of a new omnichain stablecoin USDT0 on the Kraken platform. Access to deposits and withdrawals of tokens has been available since January 16.
Trump wants to change the composition of the US national crypto reserve: goodbye, BTC?
According to information from the New York Post, President-elect of the USA Donald Trump is considering a strategy to create a crypto reserve based on the “America First” principle. The plan includes the incorporation of US-based digital assets such as Solana (SOL), USD Coin (USDC), and Ripple (XRP) into the national reserve.…
Launch of USDD 2.0 stablecoin on Tron with a 20% annualized yield: should we laugh or cry?
Tron network founder Justin Sun (the one with the $6.24 million banana) officially announced the debut of the updated stablecoin USDD. According to him, coin holders will receive a yield of up to 20% per annum (APY), which will be fully subsidized by Tron DAO. All payments will be transferred in advance to a transparent crypto wallet to ensure…
Trump’s Return to the White House: What to Expect from the Inauguration of the First Pro-Cryptocurrency President of the United States
On January 20, the 47th President of the United States of America — Donald Trump is expected to be inaugurated. His return to the White House caused a wave of discussions in the crypto community, as well as significant price fluctuations. A loyal approach to the regulation of digital assets and potential changes in the […]
Bitcoin at $300k and 9 more forecasts for 2025 from HashKey
Hong Kong company HashKey Group introduced 10 predictions for the cryptocurrency market in 2025, including: Bitcoin value increasing to $300k, Ether — to $8k, and the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies rising to $10 trillion.
Telegram blockchain TON aims to expand in the US under Trump’s leadership
TON Foundation, associated with the Telegram messenger, announced plans for active expansion into the American market. This decision is driven by the anticipated favorable regulatory environment under the leadership of the newly elected US President Donald Trump. TON Blockchain plans to use this opportunity for the integration of its solutions.…
Results of 2024: Binance loses leadership, Ethereum cuts fees by 99%, AI integrates into Web3
In December 2024, major cryptocurrency exchanges recorded an increase in trading volumes: spot trading increased by 14%. Interestingly, Bitget led this indicator with a growth of 102%, while derivative trading volumes grew by 6%, where Gate showed a record increase of 111%.
A pastor sold his own cryptocurrency Solano Fi to his congregation and defrauded them of $5.9 million
The US Department of Justice accused a pastor from Washington state of fraud. He was selling his own cryptocurrency, Solano Fi, to parishioners promising 34.9% annual profit “with no risk.”
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