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EXCLUSIVE: Ex-SafeMoon CTO admits rug pull, details insider exemptions 08.05.2025 3:12
According to former SafeMoon CTO Thomas “Papa” Smith, “As soon as I start asking you to trust me, you shouldn’t.”
The fine print on the crypto ‘reserves’ of New Hampshire and Arizona 08.05.2025 3:01
Two state governors signed crypto reserve funds into law. However, the fine print is significantly different from the headlines about them.
USD1 is a top stablecoin with no attestation and no transparency 08.05.2025 2:11
Donald Trump-endorsed USD1 stablecoin has grown to over $2 billion in market capitalization but provides no transparency.
Cobie says UpOnly will return if someone buys this $20M NFT 08.05.2025 2:43
The NFT’s fine print doesn’t include any sponsorship rights, and Cobie warns, “We are allowed to call you idiots for buying it.”
Careful when signing messages in Ethereum Pectra 07.05.2025 3:20
Security researchers flagged Ethereum’s Pectra update for heightened risk of theft from malicious smart contracts.
CZ called pardon reports false, now he’s applying for one 07.05.2025 2:16
According to CZ, he only applied for a pardon two weeks ago, after Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal wrote about a potential deal.
Bitcoin nodes protesting OP_RETURN change hit all-time high 07.05.2025 4:13
Knots, an alternative client for Bitcoin full nodes, has grown in popularity as Core developers appease corporate interests in OP_RETURN.
John Karony trial starts with a confused witness and SafeMoon merch 07.05.2025 12:34
The trial of former SafeMoon CEO John Karony saw testimony from a victim who lost $20K and a SafeMoon die-hard in a branded hoodie.
Samson Mow claims Peter Todd was ‘paid’ for OP_RETURN PR 06.05.2025 5:10
Samson Mow has accused someone of paying a senior Bitcoin developer to push through a controversial change to Bitcoin Core’s OP_RETURN.
Ripple to stop XRP reports after SEC ‘used transparency against it’ 06.05.2025 2:39
Ripple claims its reports have not had the intended effect and that they were used against the company by former SEC leadership.
CZ called a ‘liar’ over Binance insider trading accusation 06.05.2025 2:15
Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao has been branded “problematic” after he was accused of spreading lies about Boop Fun founder Dingaling.
Zerebro’s ‘dead’ founder Jeffy Yu is still dumping tokens 06.05.2025 2:44
According to X user RepeatAfterVee, Jeffy Yu’s address is still “dumping $ZEREBRO, then sending USDC to the HTX exchange.”
Bitcoin devs in OP_RETURN war motivated by ‘harm reduction’ 05.05.2025 6:02
Bitcoin developers’ war over the data storage limits of OP_RETURN was about UTXO bloat and harm reduction, according to one side.
El Salvador prepares to arrest El Faro journalists, report 05.05.2025 2:17
El Faro’s editor-in-chief and director have claimed that the Salvadoran Attorney General has prepared arrest warrants for journalists.
The corporate interests taking over Bitcoin development 05.05.2025 8:45
Disagreement over a seemingly minor change to OP_RETURN unearthed hidden corporate interests influencing Bitcoin development.
Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base are fighting over $52 billion DeFi pie 02.05.2025 4:21
Ethereum layer 2s are battling for dominance of a market they believe could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Craig Wright website still shows Satoshi notice despite court order expiring 02.05.2025 1:52
Craig Wright seems to have forgotten to take down the Satoshi notice, which only needed to be displayed until January this year.
Cash is 0.04% of Tether’s assets 01.05.2025 4:19
Tether’s most recent attestation claims approximately $120 billion in exposure to US Treasuries, but a paltry $64 million in cash.
Moderators censor Bitcoin devs as OP_RETURN war rages on 01.05.2025 2:54
Bitcoin Core moderators are using GitHub repository controls to mute and ban contributors to a viral debate about OP_RETURN data storage.
Max Keiser thinks bitcoin will stop Israel displacing Palestinians 01.05.2025 2:59
Bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser claims BTC can “orange pill” Israeli settlers and deter them from chasing Palestinians out of the West Bank.
MicroStrategy wannabes and the return of mNAV mania 01.05.2025 4:27
Crypto traders invented the term ‘mNAV,’ a simplistic ratio to explain how much they overpay for crypto holdings. It can exceed 8X.
Circle wants its USDC payments network to be the Ripple killer 30.04.2025 3:39
Crypto exchanges report around $55M in RLUSD volume over the last 24 hours — 99.4% less than Circle’s $9.8B for its much larger USDC.
DOGE aide in charge of layoffs could be breaking law by holding BTC, report 30.04.2025 2:43
The DOGE aide and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official is reportedly involved in layoffs that may boost his BTC and Tesla holdings.
FixTheFilters: Bitcoin arguments go viral over relaxing Core data storage 30.04.2025 5:29
Bitcoin developers are arguing furiously about setting standards for the use of OP_Return for non-financial data storage.
The Ethereum Foundation won’t disclose Vitalik Buterin’s voting power 30.04.2025 3:03
Although the Ethereum Foundation emphasizes its board of directors and shared oversight, Vitalik Buterin’s voting power remains a mystery.
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