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Banned by Telegram in May, the Huione and Xinbi Market channels have resurfaced under new names, TRM Labs said in a recent update. Despite Telegram’s May 13 ban on the notorious Huione Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee crypto marketplaces, both appear…
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Today’s edition of the weekly recap covers a variety of topics including Strategy and GameStop each revealing major Bitcoin acquisitions totaling over $900 million. Meanwhile, El Salvador and Pakistan expanded their sovereign crypto reserves—despite global pressure from institutions like the…
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Telegram’s proposed partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI is facing uncertainty after Musk publicly denied that any agreement has been finalized. This comes just hours after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced what appeared to be a $300 million deal to integrate…
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The digital token linked to Telegram gained traction as rumors swirled that Wall Street titans are circling the company’s lucrative 9% yield bond deal. The price of Toncoin (TON) soared by more than 6% on Wednesday as reports emerged that…
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A French judicial authority has rejected Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s application to travel to Norway for participation in the Oslo Freedom Forum scheduled for Tuesday, May 27. The decision prevents Durov from delivering a planned address on digital surveillance, free…
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New revelations suggest that the arrest of Vladimir Smerkis, former Binance Russia chief and co-founder of crypto app Blum, may be linked to his involvement in earlier collapsed crypto ventures that left investors empty-handed. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court ordered Smerkis’s…
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Today’s edition of the weekly recap covers the arrest of Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis, progress on U.S. stablecoin legislation, and World Liberty Financial’s blockchain integration. Russian authorities arrest former Binance exec Alabama man sentenced for SEC social media hack Stablecoin…
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Haowang Guarantee, a massive crypto-powered black market that moved over $27 billion in illicit funds, has been shut down following a Telegram crackdown triggered by new investigative findings. As originally reported by WIRED, Haowang Guarantee, the internet’s largest crypto-fueled black…
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Telegram has cracked down on Xinbi Guarantee, a USDT-powered marketplace linked to crypto pig butchering scams and money laundering, after Elliptic had exposed $8.4B in illicit transactions. On May 13, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, reported that Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram-based…
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Non-custodial crypto wallet Coinbase Wallet is about to launch a new feature that some crypto security experts warn could become a new tool for scammers to target users. Coinbase Wallet, the cryptocurrency wallet developed by the Coinbase exchange, appears to…
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Ethena will integrate its sUSDe stablecoin into the TON blockchain under the name tsUSDe, making it available for Telegram’s one billion users. Announced during the Token2049 on May 1, Ethena (ENA) Labs founder Guy Young and The Open Platform CSO…
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New trends like tap-to-earn apps are turning airdrops into a primary path into crypto, beyond just financial inclusion, a MEXC survey shows. Airdrops are back in the spotlight, and they’ve evolved. Once just a tool to grow mailing lists or…
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Bybit is reversing and reissuing all PAWS tokens after botching the airdrop, leaving users angry and waiting for answers. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is reversing its April 15 airdrop of PAWS tokens and plans to redistribute them again after a flawed…
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Cybercriminals are abusing SourceForge’s project domains to spread trojanized Office installers embedded with cryptocurrency mining tools and clipboard hijackers. A newly uncovered malware campaign is turning SourceForge’s infrastructure into a launchpad for infection, leveraging the platform’s developer-friendly tools to trick…
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Litecoin is now available in Wallet in Telegram, the crypto wallet that lets users buy, sell, and transfer crypto on Telegram. The Litecoin Foundation announced on March 24, 2025, that Litecoin (LTC), currently the world’s 24th largest cryptocurrency with a…
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TON Foundation has secured over $400 million in token-based investments from some of the most reputable venture capital firms. Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that the $400 million figure represents a token-based investment in Toncoin, not…
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