Ben Chow, co-founder of DeFi and meme coin platform Meteora, resigned on Monday after being accused of financial misconduct and insider trading tied to the controversial LIBRA meme coin. This development came after growing concerns over his involvement in the project. Chow Denies Involvement in Controversy Meow, the pseudonymous co-founder of Jupiter, a decentralized exchange...Read More
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has denied speculation that the cryptocurrency exchange is up for sale. The former CEO has dismissed the claims as misinformation spread by competitors. Competitor Misinformation “Some lowly self-perceived competitor in Asia fudding about Binance (CEX) for sale,” Zhao stated on February 17 in a post on X. “As a shareholder,...Read More
The race to launch another crypto-based exchange-traded fund in the US continues in full force and XRP has reached another milestone as Bitwise’s filing has been officially acknowledged by the SEC. The 19b-4 filing, published in the Federal Register, means that the agency’s approval process has begun, while the interested parties have 21 days to...Read More
In a latest update, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). The crypto community is celebrating the move, viewing it as a positive signal for XRP’s price. The SEC has invited comments on the proposal, with a deadline 21 days after it is published in the Federal Register....Read More
Over the past few weeks, the crypto community has witnessed the unveiling of several events and incidents; however, only a select few have dominated the discussions across social media. The market intelligence platform Santiment has outlined cryptocurrencies that are seeing the highest rises in social media discussions compared to their normal average rates, and they...Read More
Non-fungible token (NFT) giant OpenSea has halted its newly introduced airdrop reward system following widespread criticism from its user base. The move comes after concerns were raised regarding the platform’s experience points (XP) system, which users claimed encouraged wash trading, prioritized fee generation, and failed to support builders within the ecosystem. XP System Paused OpenSea...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, USA, February 18th, 2025] Urge Shareholders NOT to Return any Proxy Card or Materials Received from the Company Comment on their Pending Litigation against Ionic Digital in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware Three shareholders of Ionic Digital Inc. (“Ionic Digital” or the “Company”), Tony Vejseli, Chris...Read More
Cloris Chen – CEO of Singularity Finance – participated in a roundtable to discuss the future of cryptocurrency regulation, taxation on digital assets, and AI-driven financial innovation. US Senators Cynthia Lummis, Tim Scott, Bernie Moreno, Bill Hagerty, and Marsha Blackburn also attended the meeting. The Event’s Goal According to a document shared with CryptoPotato, Senator...Read More
Based on past market data, the altcoin season starts when Bitcoin’s dominance begins to drop. This shows that crypto traders have begun withdrawing their capital from BTC and investing in other digital assets. The past few months have seen investors anticipate a significant decline in Bitcoin’s dominance to signal the onset of the next altseason;...Read More
Alon Cohen, co-founder of popular meme coin creation platform Pump.fun, has condemned the controversy surrounding the Javier Milei-endorsed LIBRA token and called for reforms. The situation escalated as the Argentine President denied promoting the meme coin, despite his now-deleted post triggering its meteoric rise, while trader Hayden Davis admitted to holding $100 million from the...Read More
Hyper Foundation, the entity behind the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, Hyperliquid, has announced the launch of HyperEVM, in a significant step toward integrating general-purpose programmability into its financial system. The initial mainnet release includes HyperEVM blocks built as part of Layer 1 execution, inheriting security from HyperBFT consensus. It also enables spot transfers between...Read More
Solana (SOL) has been downtrending and retracing heavily over the past month. The asset has declined 40% since its Jan. 19 all-time high of $293, and the trend seems set to continue as meme coin mania fades. Moreover, SOL is down a further 8% on the day, falling below $170 for the first time since...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Community-driven IP platform “Xross Road” and advanced AI technology provider “Allora Network” have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate business growth and success in the IP industry. Through this collaboration, the two companies will jointly develop next-generation AI x IP solutions leveraging AI technology to create a new dynamic...Read More
