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Ethereum’s team lead Péter Szilágyi has criticized Farcaster for alleged bot manipulation, raising concerns about the platform’s transparency. Ethereum‘s core developer Péter Szilágyi appears to be not a big fan of Farcaster, an open-source decentralized social network, implying the platform…

Authorities in the UK have arrested two men for stealing £5.7m (approximately $7.125 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from victims all across the globe. According to a recent report, James Heppel, 42, from Staverton in Wiltshire, and Jake Lee, 38, from…

The United States States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  has filed its final response to its ongoing lawsuit against Ripple. According to the filing, the commission has refuted Ripple’s claims that it acted without recklessness in handling the XRP cryptocurrency.…

Authorities in Austria, along with counterparts in three other nations, have taken decisive action against an online scam masquerading as a new cryptocurrency venture.  In a press release on May 8, the European Justice for Criminal Justice Corporation disclosed the…

NFT marketplace OpenSea is seeing user activity drop on its platform to its lowest level since 2021. The NFT platform, once hailed as the leading NFT marketplace, is now struggling to hold its dominance as newer platforms like Magic Eden…

ChatGPT’s security audit shows major centralization flaws in the Tomwifhat (TWIF) — a memecoin on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and Ethereum smart contract. With the rise of dogwifhat (WIF) in late December 2023, the number of fraudulent memecoins with…

Bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies may be showing bearish trends, but Solana meme coin Catwifhat (CWIF) is bucking that pattern. Catwifhat, a feline-themed counterpart to Soalna memecoin Dogwifhat, is back on an upward trajectory. The coin has surged by 42% today,…

On the heels of news that FTX customers may reimbursed in full, FTX Token (FTT) registered an impressive run over the past day. FTT is up by 35.6% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $2.16 at the…

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has amassed billions in extra money to fully repay its 2 million customers, marking a new twist in bankruptcy proceedings. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX which went bankrupt in late 2022 has accumulated billions more than it needs…

Speaking to crypto.news in an interview, Sebastien Borget, co-founder & COO of The Sandbox, discussed the hurdles that web3 gaming faces on the path to mainstream adoption. Web3 is transforming the gaming sector. In what can be seen as a…

Australia’s tax office is targeting up to 1.2 million users, seeking their personal data and transaction details from crypto exchange. Australia appears to be targeting over a million crypto investors, seeking their personal data and transaction details from crypto exchanges,…

Asset management firm Franklin Templeton sees growing potential in Solana to cement itself as the third-largest cryptocurrency in the market. The asset manager with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) took to X on May 2 to praise…

Ethereum (ETH) liquidations surpass Bitcoin’s (BTC) for the second time over the past seven days. According to data provided by Coinglass, global crypto liquidations reached $195.11 million in the past 24 hours. ETH is currently sitting on top with a…

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) experienced a second consecutive day of net inflows, marking a notable turnaround from the outflows exceeding $17.5 billion since the introduction of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs in January.  According to data provided by Farside Investors, GBTC,…

The Digital Chamber, a digital asset sector trade association, has slammed the SEC for issuing a Wells notice to Robinhood Crypto. On May 6, the group issued a statement in which it expressed “profound disappointment and concern” about the latest notice. The…

Digital fintech app Revolut has reportedly started onboarding experienced traders on its cryptocurrency exchange dubbed Revolut X. British fintech company Revolut has started what appears to be a phased introduction of its crypto exchange, Revolut X, as part of its…