The native token of the now-defunct Celsius Network, CEL, has recorded an impressive price surge following its massive token burn. On-chain data shows that Celsius burned over 94% of its total supply on April 30 — plunging from 695.65 million CEL to 40.55 million CEL. The tokens were sent to a null address, marking the third-largest transaction in the Celsius...
Emart24, a prominent South Korean convenience store chain, is set to introduce a Bitcoin-themed meal box as an in-store item. According to a May 9 announcement, the company has joined hands with local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to bring the Bitcoin delicacy to life. The partnership will make 30,000 of these meal boxes available by the end of the...
Dragonfly Capital has passed on investing in Eclipse as sexual harassment allegations against its CEO, Neel Somani, have come to light. In a May 10 X post, Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner of crypto VC firm Dragonfly Capital, said that his firm declined to invest in Eclipse while completing due diligence on the L2 solution. During the process, Dragonfly discovered...
Roger Ver spoke at Token2049 in Dubai last month — weeks prior to his arrest — about his commitment to cryptocurrency freedom as a bulwark against tyranny. Ver’s speech at TOKEN2049 in Dubai showcased his commitment to cryptocurrency as a tool for financial freedom and privacy. While he has been a vocal proponent of privacy and control over personal financial...
The cryptocurrency market has witnessed over $210 million worth of liquidations across the board, with long positions accounting for 85% of this bloodbath amid the latest market turmoil. Data from crypto analytics resource Coinglass confirms that market participants have suffered a blow from the recent turbulence, which has triggered a 4% drop in the price of...
a16z crypto’s CTO, Eddy Lazzarin, warns that memecoins are reshaping perceptions of the market, likening their resemblance to a risky casino. Memecoins are more akin to a “risky casino” than to a useful product, as they badly affect the crypto market by making a series of “false promises,” according to a16z crypto’s CTO, Eddy Lazzarin, who shared his thoughts...
Banking giant Morgan Stanley could soon allow its 15,000 brokers to pitch Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) to their customers. According to an AdvisorHub report citing executive sources, the bank has only offered these options on an unsolicited basis, meaning that brokers do not explicitly advise investing in Bitcoin ETF. Customers would have to reach out to their advisors...
YIEDL, an AI-based crypto trading platform, is the latest target of a security breach, with hackers leveraging the opportunity to steal $157,000 worth of several crypto assets across multiple transactions. According to blockchain security platform Cyvers, the attackers exploited a flaw in the YIEDL contract’s “redeem function.” For context, this function facilitates the management of asset...
Regulators in the United States are seeking $5.3 billion in fines from Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, following a verdict in its civil case. According to an April 19 filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked Kwon and Terraform Labs to pay...
Two sources familiar with the matter say that the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX is looking to auction off the remainder of its Solana (SOL) token holdings. Speaking to Bloomberg, the sources revealed that a “blind auction” is set to be held this week with an April 24 deadline. The result is slated to be announced the following day. The...
