A trader shoots himself on live TV after losing his last $500: «Make me a meme»
A gruesome incident has shaken the cryptocurrency community after 23-year-old trader Arnold Robert Haro accidentally shot himself during a live broadcast on the X platform. The incident happened on February 22 when the young man decided to promote own token using Russian roulette. It is not known whether all the details that are written online are…
Anatomy of the largest crypto theft in history: analyzing the $1.5 billion Bybit hack
On February 21, an unprecedented event took place: a sophisticated cyberattack on the Bybit exchange led to the theft of approximately $1.46 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and related tokens. This incident was the largest digital heist in history. It also exposed the vulnerabilities of even the most reputable platforms and caused turmoil in the crypto…
Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest since October 2024, «death cross» on Ethereum: what’s next?
Recently, cryptocurrencies have been going through a rough patch. Even bitcoin is going through a difficult period: On February 25, its price dropped from $89 thousand to its lowest level since October 2024. Approximately 12% of all bitcoin addresses have suffered losses.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Argentina’s president faces impeachment over LIBRA cryptocurrency — Javier Milei supported it in X before the collapse
Every reckless post on social media can cost politicians their careers (unless they are Elon Musk). Argentina’s president supported the cryptocurrency LIBRA, which collapsed.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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