Pump Fun ICO raises $600M as PUMP traders dodge sale restrictions
Despite the ICO requiring buyers to go through a KYC process, analysis suggests that some wallets used dozens, if not hundreds, of addresses.
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Coinbase spends $17k per day to protect Brian Armstrong from tequila
Since 2020, Coinbase has spent over $20M on Brian Armstrong’s personal security, which called a bomb squad over a bottle of tequila.
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Binance’s $1B BTC buy fails to win back trust after Oct. 10
Skepticism about Binance and CZ continues to fester since October 10, and the company’s $1B BTC buy isn’t helping.
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Bitcoin fell below Strategy average buy price overnight
The price of BTC fell below $74,600 last night which was less than Strategy’s average buy price of $76,052.
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New Epstein files reveal contact with Bitcoin dev Andresen before CIA briefing
Two days before Gavin Andresen’s controversial decision to discuss Bitcoin at the CIA, Jeffrey Epstein spoke with him on the phone.
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China executes four more in pig butchering scam crackdown
China executed four members of the Bai crime family which operated a Myanmar scam compound enterprise that made over $4B.
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Former Mt Gox CEO’s cat memecoin has already crashed 90%
The $ChiefPussy memecoin promoted by MtGox’s Mark Karpelès is themed around his cat Tibane and has already plummeted in value.
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New MSTR ETF offers weekly payouts — until BTC market turns
A new ETF manager wants to leverage MicroStrategy with swaps to amplify risks and payout frequency.
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Bitcoin’s minimum transaction fee just got cut by 90%
Yesterday, the BTC mining network began adopting a new, much lower threshold for minimum transaction fees: 0.1 sat/vByte.
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BigONE: hacked for $27M and still open for business
Crypto exchange BigONE revealed a $27M hack today, but crypto sleuths noted that it’s still accepting millions in scam funds.
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