It’s not just Ye: Racist meme coins promoting extremist ideologies proliferate
The cryptocurrency sector is a breeding ground for viral, community-driven projects, but the rise of racist meme coins has ignited debates about the limits of decentralization. This issue is gaining renewed attention after rapper Kanye West, who now goes by…...
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Standard Chartered, Animoca, and HKT to Develop HKD-Pegged Stablecoin
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong (SCBHK), Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) have partnered to establish a joint venture (JV) focused on issuing a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. The JV intends to apply for a license under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) new regulatory framework. HKD-Backed Stablecoin...
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Spot Solana ETF Race Intensifies As Franklin Templeton Submits Application
Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s largest asset management firms, has submitted a proposal to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a spot Solana ETF (exchange-traded fund). The asset manager joins several other applicants in the race to offer a SOL-based investment product to US...
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Bybit Turns To Bitget And Binance For $239 Million ETH Loan Amid Withdrawal Spike
Bybit, a popular crypto exchange, is reeling from the massive hack worth $1.5 billion in digital assets. According to reports, the hackers targeted the crypto exchange’s cold wallet, an offline storage system, to steal the exchange’s assets, primarily Ether. On-chain data reveals that the stolen funds were quickly transferred...
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Bitcoin On-Chain Metric Resets To 1.01 — Here’s Why It Could Spark A Rally
Following a brief ascent above $99,000 on Friday, the Bitcoin market experienced a negative end to the past trading week as prices crashed below $96,000 in a sharp descent. Based on these happenings, the premier cryptocurrency remains in consolidation with little indication of its long-term price movement. Notably, blockchain...
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Ethereum Taker Buy Sell Ratio Shows Bullish Divergence – Time For A New Trend?
Ethereum is trading below the $2,700 mark after days of struggling to reclaim it and push above $2,800. Bulls have been unable to gain momentum, and selling pressure has kept ETH below key resistance levels. On Friday, the market was hit with negative news as Bybit, one of the...
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Binance Pay Transactions Hit $72.4 Billion as Crypto Adoption Accelerates
The use of cryptocurrency for payments has seen significant growth, as evidenced by Binance Pay’s expanding user base and transaction volume in 2024. According to data provided by Binance and analyzed by CryptoQuant, the number of Binance Pay users tripled from the previous year, reaching 41.7 million. This rapid...
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Can Bitcoin Erase US Debt By 2049? VanEck Research Weighs In
VanEck has announced a bold prediction that Bitcoin will play a critical role in managing the United States’ rising national debt. The study, based on Senator Cynthia Lummis’ proposed Bitcoin Act, shows that a strategic Bitcoin reserve may partially balance the country’s debt by 2049. But how feasible is...
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Ethereum ‘Roll Back’ Suggestion Has Sparked Criticism. Here’s Why It Won’t Happen
On Friday, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit was allegedly hacked by North Korea’s Lazarus group, which drained nearly $1.4 billion in ether (ETH) from the exchange. Following the hack, Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder and claiming to be a major ether (ETH) holder, wrote a post on X to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...
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Bybit Sees 2K Bitcoin Outflow Following ETH Hack – Metrics Reveal Strong BTC Reserves
Bitcoin has experienced a quiet week, with price action stuck in a narrow range between $95K and $100K. Bulls have struggled to reclaim the $100K mark, while bears have failed to break the $95K support, leading to uncertainty about the next major move. However, fear and volatility spiked on...
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