James Wynn Loses $15.8 Million in Hours After Risking His Entire Wallet on a Bitcoin Short
TL;DR James Wynn lost $15.86 million in less than a day after closing a $1 billion short position on Bitcoin using 40x leverage. The trade was executed on…
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Tower Research Capital Ventures into the Crypto Industry with Limestone Trading
TL;DR Tower Research Capital strengthened its commitment to cryptocurrencies through Limestone Trading, increasing capital and improving its quantitative trading infrastructure. Institutional presence in the…
PepeX: The New Memecoin Platform on Solana Raises $1.83 Million in Its Presale
TL;DR PepeX raised over $1.83 million in its presale since March 24, capitalizing on the growth of memecoins in Solana. The platform offers a…
MELANIA: The Team Behind the Token Liquidates $1.5M Without Triggering Market Panic
TL;DR The team behind the Melania memecoin liquidated over $1.5 million in tokens using a DCA strategy, avoiding large-scale instant sales. In two moves,…
Bitwise Registers NEAR ETF in Delaware
TL;DR Bitwise has registered an ETF for the NEAR protocol in Delaware, a key step in its goal of offering financial products for the…
XRP Ledger Blocks Attempted Attack on Its Infrastructure
TL;DR A hacker attempted to attack the XRP Ledger infrastructure by compromising an NPM token and distributing malicious versions of xrpl.js. Aikido Security detected…
Zora to Launch Its Token Amid Controversy Over the “Content Coins” Campaign
TL;DR Zora will launch its own token on April 23, amid a sudden spike in activity linked to a campaign promoting rewards for creators.…
Crypto Scam: Braiscompany Leaders Sentenced to 171 Years in Prison in Brazil
TL;DR Three Braiscompany executives were sentenced to a total of 171 years in prison for leading a crypto scam that affected over 20,000 people.…
Resolv Labs Closes $10 Million Seed Round
TL;DR Resolv Labs raised $10 million to scale its yield-bearing stablecoin protocol, aiming to minimize exposure to crypto market volatility. The USR token applies…
Aztec Launches ‘StealthNote’ to Protect Anonymous Whistleblowers
TL;DR Aztec Network, well-known for prioritizing privacy in the Ethereum ecosystem, has officially launched “StealthNote”, a groundbreaking tool aimed at empowering whistleblowers to speak…
$TRUMP: Between Speculation and the Risk of Another Crash
TL;DR The $TRUMP token peaked at $75.35 after its launch, but it’s currently trading at $8, reflecting an 83% drop. More than 800,000 wallets…