MEV Bots On Friend.tech Have Made Over $2 Million By Sniping Keys
MEV bots on friend.tech have made a profit of over $2 million since the platform’s launch. BOT contracts have sniped more than 20,000 keys on the web3 social platform. MEV…
Arthur Hayes Says BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Would Harm Decentralization
Arthur Hayes believes that Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, Fidelity, etc. would harm decentralization. Hayes recently stated that ETFs from TradFi giants could interfere with crypto mining firms. The crypto entrepreneur…
Tornado Cash Founders “Knowingly Facilitated” Money Laundering Says Federal Prosecutor
Tornado Cash founders Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were charged with money laundering and sanctions violations. U.S. Attorney Damien Williams said developers knew their technology was used to launder at…
USDC To Launch On 6 New Blockchains Including Polygon, Optimism And Base
USDC is launching on six new blockchains including Polygon, Optimism, Polkadot, and Base. The new additions would make the stablecoin available on 15 blockchains in total. The decision comes a…
Lazarus Could Dump $41 Million In Stolen Bitcoin, FBI Says
Six addresses hold 1,580 Bitcoin (BTC) stolen by the North Korean-backed hacker group Lazarus. The FBI said the assets originated from attacks on crypto entities like Alphapo, CoinsPaid, and Atomic…
BlockFi Pushes Back On Repayment Sought By FTX & Three Arrows Capital
BlockFi has filed objections to repayment sought by fellow bankrupt firms FTX and 3AC. The bankrupt crypto lender has claimed that its clients and creditors are FTX’s ultimate victims. As…
Former OpenSea Executive Sentenced To 3 Months In NFT Insider Trading
A former OpenSea executive has been sentenced to three months in prison for insider trading. The executive, Nathaniel Chastain, reportedly made over $50,000 in 2021 from his NFT insider trading…
Binance US Partners With MoonPay Amid Debanking In The U.S
Binance US recently partnered with crypto startup MoonPay to enable crypto purchases via fiat. The crypto exchange has been a “crypto-only” exchange since June 2023 after losing banking partners. The…
Blur solidifies reign in NFT space with 60% trading volume market share
OpenSea remains on the sidelines as Blur dominates NFTs trading volume on Ethereum. Although the general drop in interest has affected activity on Blur, its daily sales volume puts it…
Binance Says EUR Withdrawals Through SEPA Will Continue For 1 Month
Binance has confirmed that Euro withdrawals through the SEPA system will continue till September 25. The crypto exchange previously stated that it had temporarily suspended Euro withdrawals and deposits via…
Friend.tech Calls Out Incorrect Reports Alleging Data Leak
Friend.tech has called out a crypto news website that alleged that the platform’s database was leaked. The Block previously reported that the details of over 100,000 friend.tech users had been…
Wrapper Versions Of Friend.Tech Shares Added To Coingecko Categories
Friend.tech’s revenue buoyed over the weekend to over $1 million, competing with top-ranked DeFi platforms like Uniswap and Lido Finance. The social tokenization app also contributed to activity on Base,…
OpenSea Shuts Down Royalty Enforcement, Makes Creator Fees Optional
OpenSea is set to disable the royalty enforcement function on its platform starting next month. The NFT marketplace will remove its Operator Filter, making royalties optional for new collections. Royalties…
Coinbase Set To Suspend USDT Trading In Canada This Month
Coinbase is set to suspend trading of USDT, DAI, and RAI in Canada at the end of the month. The exchange stated that the decision was based on recent reviews…
SEC vs Ripple: Judge Torres Allows Interloctury Appeal From Securities Watchdog
The SEC has until August 18 to file its motion and Ripple must submit opposition papers by September 1. On August 16, the XRP issuer with co-founders Brad Garlinghouse and…