A new report from Solidus Labs has exposed a huge amount of what it calls “fraudulent” activity on the Solana blockchain. The findings revealed that 98.6% of tokens launched on Pump.fun could be classified as either rug pulls or pump-and-dump schemes. Solana: A Hotbed for Meme Coin Scams? In its report, the crypto surveillance firm […]
In a research note out on Tuesday, the British banking giant’s head of digital, Geoff Kendrick, said: “BNB has traded almost exactly in line with an unweighted basket of bitcoin and ether since May 2021 in terms of both returns and volatility.” That’s good news for the Binance exchange and smart chain token. Bitcoin’s price […]
Bitcoin’s recent price ascent took the asset to a new multi-month peak of over $104,000 where it faced some resistance and now sits above $103,000. Many altcoins continue to post impressive gains, with ETH standing well above $2,300, while DOGE has soared past $0.21. BTC’s Impressive Week If we roll back the clock to May […]
TL;DR A wallet linked to the Official Trump team has deposited another big chunk of tokens into crypto exchanges, with the most likely intention of taking advantage of the recent price surges. At the same time, other whales continue to accumulate the asset, perhaps to secure a place in the upcoming dinner with the President. […]
TL;DR Bitcoin’s recent outflows from exchanges and other vital factors support the case for a push toward a new all-time high. However, the rising RSI suggests the asset may be overbought and vulnerable to a short-term pullback. New Peak on the Way? The price of the leading cryptocurrency has been booming lately, briefly climbing above […]
Former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Thursday. The decision follows his December guilty plea to organizing a fraudulent scheme that misled investors and manipulated the market value of Celsius’s native token, CEL. Sentencing Details The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, announced Mashinsky’s prison […]
Ethereum prices have skyrocketed almost 20% over the past 24 hours to reclaim $2,200 in a two-month high. ETH tapped $2,234 during Friday morning trading in Asia as it climbed from below $1,900 on Thursday. The asset has now gained 26% over the past fortnight and more than 50% over the past month, recovering from […]
TL;DR After a prolonged time spent in a relatively tight trading range, XRP soared above a key resistance, which can take it higher to $2.6, according to a popular crypto analyst. The latest price surge came amid the market-wide surge, but also after the US SEC filed to settle the lawsuit against Ripple Labs. XRP […]
Around 26,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, May 9, and they have a notional value of roughly $2.57 billion. This week’s event is virtually identical to last week’s expiry event, as derivatives crypto trading has remained muted. This may change now, though, as spot markets are ripping higher. Bitcoin Options Expiry This week’s […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 9th, 2025] Launching Summer 2025, T-Rex’s built-in distribution engine introduces a radically simple idea: rewarding people seamlessly for doing what they already love online. T-Rex, a purpose-built blockchain for entertainment, content, and cultural virality, today announced a $17 million fundraise and Incubation Fund to revolutionize online content publishing […]