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🔔 Two Estonian Men Accused of $500M Fraud Targeting U.S. Investors !
The DOJ charged Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 39, from Estonia with a $575 million cryptocurrency mining fraud. The duo allegedly offered fake virtual currency mining rights, relying on sham invoices and fabricated documents. They used the funds for real estate, luxury cars, and lavish gifts.
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https://fortune.com/2024/05/30/estonian-men-kingpins-half-billion-crypto-investors-alleged/
⚡️ News Flash - 30 May 2024 !
1️⃣ Robinhood Close to Settling GameStop and Meme Stocks Lawsuit
Robinhood is finalizing a settlement with investors who sued over the 2021 trading halt of meme stocks like GameStop. In a May 28 court filing, Robinhood’s lawyers expect the settlement and dismissal within two weeks. Details were not disclosed, and no parties have commented.
2️⃣ iMe Smart Platform (LIME) listed on Changelly and Bitmart Today
iMe Smart Platform native token $LIME is now listed on Changelly and Bitmart. $LIME is now available on Changelly, Bitmart, Tapbit, Bitget, Gate.io, MEXC, BingX, Poloniex, AscendEx, Coinstore, CoinW, and XT.com. $LIME is currently Trading at $0.0829.
3️⃣ Alex Labs Announces Roadmap to Restore Community Trust after Breach
Alex Labs, a Bitcoin layer-2 developer, is recovering from a recent breach and working to restore community trust. They're conducting governance votes on reopening pools and migrating their native token and AMM.
4️⃣ Telegram Wallet Implements New KYC Rules, Changes Provider
Wallet, a Telegram cryptocurrency wallet bot, is updating its KYC system to require more personal information for most features, except withdrawals, starting June 3.
5️⃣ U.S. DOJ Arrests Botnet Boss for $130M Cyber Scam
Yune Wang, a Chinese national and St. Kitts and Nevis citizen, was arrested by the DOJ for allegedly creating malware to compromise millions of computers worldwide through the 911 S5 botnet. Wang is accused of selling hijacked IP addresses to cybercriminals for cryptocurrencies, facilitating crimes like fraud and child exploitation.
🔔 Vitalik Buterin Donates 30 ETH to Juicebox: Free Alexey & Roman Today !
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 30 ETH (approximately $113,000) to Juicebox: Free Alexey & Roman to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm. The fund has raised around 559.81 ETH in total.
▶️ Ethereum Transaction:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x424872acdc3f28523b444a3e855f94fb82c9c45aff2888eb57bae04a230962c8
▶️ Juicebox Link:
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🔔 Hashdex Pulls Application for Spot Ether ETF !
Hashdex has withdrawn its application for a spot Ether ETF, according to a May 28 SEC filing. The proposal for the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF was pulled on May 24, just a day after eight similar products were approved. The reasons for the withdrawal are unclear, and it's uncertain if Hashdex will resubmit the proposal.
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https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nasdaq/2024/34-100234.pdf
🔔 Ripple Contributes Another $25 Million to Pro-Crypto Political Group Fairshake !
Ripple announced a $25 million contribution to the federal super PAC Fairshake, supporting pro-crypto political candidates for the 2024 U.S. elections. This follows a similar $25 million contribution made last year. Ripple criticized the SEC's enforcement-based approach to crypto regulation and emphasized the need for positive regulatory changes in the U.S.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/297258/ripple-25-million-to-fairshake
⚡️ News Flash - 28 May 2024 !
1️⃣ Robinhood Announces $1 Billion Stock Buyback Program
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program, set to begin in Q3 2024 and span two to three years. The pace will vary based on market conditions and share price.
2️⃣ Riot Platforms Offers to Buy Bitfarms for $950M Amid CEO Dispute
Riot Platforms has offered to buy Bitfarms, its Canadian competitor, at a 24% premium. The deal, a mix of cash and stock, values Bitfarms at about $950 million, with Bitfarms shareholders owning 17% of the combined entity.
3️⃣ Ryan Salame, Former FTX Executive, Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges. Salame, who was previously co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, worked with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
4️⃣ Memecoin Coded by ChatGPT Hits $638M Market Cap
A memecoin created with OpenAI's ChatGPT, starting with a $69 budget, has reached a valuation of $638 million. Its price surged to an all-time high of $0.009675 on May 28, resulting in a market capitalization of about $638 million, according to CoinGecko.
5️⃣ Notcoin Hits $1 Billion Market Cap After Launch of 'Earnings Missions'
Notcoin's NOT token has surged by 50% following the launch of "earnings missions" in its Telegram-based game, allowing players to passively earn crypto rewards. NOT is currently trading at $0.00971, up 52% over the past day and 76.3% over the past week, with a market cap of nearly $1 billion.
🔔 Researchers Recover $3M in Bitcoin from 2013 Wallet by Retrieving Lost Password !
Two researchers successfully recovered a lost password for a 2013 crypto wallet containing 43.6 BTC, worth nearly $3 million. The owner had originally used RoboForm to generate the password. The researchers utilized a known vulnerability in RoboForm’s random number generator to identify the correct password.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5IySpAkThg
🔔 KuCoin Partners with A&O Shearman Law Firm to Address DOJ and CFTC Lawsuits !
KuCoin has partnered with A&O Shearman law firm to address lawsuits from the DOJ and CFTC. CEO Johnny mentioned that they have had multiple communications with both agencies and highlighted that KuCoin has restructured its organization, upgraded its systems, and invested in security and compliance.
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https://www.wublock123.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=7&id=27644
⚡️ News Flash - 27 May 2024 !
1️⃣ Blockchain Developer Sphere Launches Bank-to-Wallet Telegram Extension
Sphere Labs, a blockchain developer specializing in stablecoin services for businesses, has unveiled a new bank-to-wallet extension for Telegram.
2️⃣ Solana Community Votes to Allocate All Priority Fees to Validators
Solana's community voted to give network validators 100% of priority fees, reversing the previous split with the token-burning mechanism. The vote passed with a 77% majority.
3️⃣ Roxo: 'Hacker' Identified in Celebrity Memecoin Scams
A member of the X crypto community, identified as Roxo, claimed that a person involved in Caitlyn Jenner's JENNER coin launch rugged five other prominent figures but not Jenner herself.
4️⃣ Binance-Backed GOPAX Sells Genesis Claims at Half Value
According to a May 27 report by local news agency Hankyung, In August 2023, Gopax, a cryptocurrency exchange backed by Binance, reportedly sold its users' deposit claims for half of their face value.
5️⃣ Zesh Launches Task On & Galxe Campaign on Saturday
Zesh has launched the Task On and Galxe campaign on 25 May, which will run until 10 June. Participants have the opportunity to participate and potentially earn up to $1,000 USDT.
🔔 Donald Trump-Linked Crypto Wallet Reaches $10 Million in Value: Arkham !
A crypto wallet linked to former President Donald Trump holds approximately $10 million in assets. This includes $7.12 million worth of MAGA tokens (TRUMP), 463.441 ETH valued at $1.84 million, and 1 million MAGA VP tokens worth around $509,000, according to Arkham Intelligence. The MAGA tokens were purchased with wrapped ether on Uniswap.
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https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1795085557715861918
🔔 Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $6B Funding from Valor, a16z, and Sequoia !
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round, valuing the company at $18 billion pre-money. The round included investors like Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, and Kingdom Holding.
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https://x.ai/blog/series-b
🔔 Former Head of Google China: AI Will Replace 50% of Global Workforce by 2027 !
Computer scientist and venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee has reiterated his prediction that AI will replace at least half of the global human workforce by 2027. Lee first made this forecast in 2017 and has consistently maintained it, noting in a 2018 interview that despite human talents and skills, AI will still take over around 50% of jobs.
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/former-google-china-head-foresees-ai-crisis
🔔 Aptos Daily Transactions Reach 115.45 Million on May 25: Aptoscan !
On May 25, Aptos user transactions hit a record 115.45 million in a single day, surpassing the previous L1 record of over 65 million set by Sui. Aptos User TPS reached 32,000, also a record high, largely due to the game Tapos, which rewards users for tapping the screen.
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https://aptoscan.com/analytics
🔔 TD Cowen: Ethereum ETFs Pave the Way for More Crypto Funds !
TD Cowen's research group saw the Ethereum ETF approval as inevitable following Bitcoin ETFs' approval. Jaret Seiberg noted it came six months earlier than expected. The next step could be an ETF with a "basket of crypto tokens." However, SEC Chair Gary Gensler remains critical of crypto legislation that could reduce the agency's power.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/296769/td-cowen-says-ethereum-etfs-clear-the-way-for-more-crypto-funds
🔔 Bitcoin Whitepaper Re-uploaded to Bitcoin.org After Craig Wright's Court Loss !
The Bitcoin white paper is back on Bitcoin.org after Craig Wright's failed attempt to prove he's Satoshi Nakamoto. However, UK users still face access restrictions due to legal constraints. Instead, they see a quote from Satoshi Nakamoto: “It takes advantage of the nature of information being easy to spread but hard to stifle.”
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https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper
🚨 NY Judge Finds Donald Trump Guilty in hush-money Trial , Will be sentenced on 11 July !
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🔔 Nansen Flags Singapore's DBS Bank Holding $650M in Ether !
According to Nansen, DBS, Singapore's largest bank, holds 173,753 ETH, worth $647 million. The blockchain address supposedly owned by DBS has made over $200 million from its ether holdings. CoinDesk has reached out to DBS for confirmation. Ether, the native token of Ethereum, is widely used by investment banks to tokenize capital markets.
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https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/1796087551486554590
🔔 Top U.S. Treasury Official Says They’re Not Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers !
The U.S. Treasury is not attempting to ban cryptocurrency mixing services, said Brian Nelson at CoinDesk’s Consensus conference. FinCEN's 2023 proposal aims to classify mixers as a “primary money laundering concern” and require VASPs to report any mixing transactions.
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https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/29/us-treasury-isnt-trying-to-ban-crypto-mixers-top-official-says/
🔔 Former OpenAI Board Member Alleges Sam Altman Was Fired for 'Lying to Board' !
Sam Altman was reportedly dismissed from OpenAI for withholding information from the board, according to former board member Helen Toner. On a Ted AI podcast, Toner stated that Altman had made it difficult for the board by misrepresenting company activities and sometimes lying to them.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4r127XapFv7JZr0OPzRDaI?si=KyTEonBbRQGN0YnEH7sCpQ&nd=1&dlsi=b2e871fb7ea843ad
🔔 ZKasino Offers Investors 72-Hour Window to Retrieve Deposited ETH !
ZKasino has initiated a 72-hour "2-step bridge back process" to return funds to investors after allegations of a $33 million "rug pull." Investors can sign up to bridge back their ETH at a 1:1 ratio.
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https://zkasino.medium.com/bridge-back-eth-at-1-1-ratio-92f01f3ee3f0
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🔔 Switchboard, an Oracle Developer, Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Funding !
On-chain oracle startup Switchboard raised $7.5 million in Series A funding, co-led by Tribe Capital and RockawayX. The Solana Foundation, Aptos, and StarkWare also supported the round. Other backers include Sui developer Mysten Labs, InfStones Global, OtterSec, and Lemniscap, as announced on the social media platform X.
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https://x.com/switchboardxyz/status/1795441142240063564
🔔 Mt. Gox Transfers $7B in Bitcoin for Repayments, Leading to BTC Price Decline !
Over 107,000 BTC, valued at around $7 billion, were moved from Mt. Gox wallets to an unknown address in thirteen transactions, possibly to repay creditors by October 31, 2024. The market reacted bearishly, causing Bitcoin to drop by 1.4% to $67,680, after peaking at over $70,000 on Monday.
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https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/address/1JbezDVd9VsK9o1Ga9UqLydeuEvhKLAPs6
🔔 EarnM Announces IDO on Ordify Launchpad !
EarnM is set to launch its native token, $EARNM, with an Initial DEX Offering (IDO) on Ordify. The date for the IDO has yet to be announced. The IDO price will be $0.01 per $EARNM, with an allocation of 10 million $EARNM tokens. The total supply of $EARNM is 5 billion.
$EARNM is a deflationary mobile rewards currency that transforms smartphones into EarnPhones using the Fractal Box Protocol. Mode Mobile, the ecosystem's creator and a leading play-to-earn platform, has distributed over 17 million web3 Mystery Box Assets and generated over $250 million in earnings and savings for millions of consumers.
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https://x.com/EARNMrewards/status/1795169469796384900
▶️ Project Socials:
Website | X | Telegram
🔔 Trader Earns $2.7M in 3 Days with Trump-Themed MAGA Memecoin !
A trader made a $2.7 million profit in three days by investing in the Donald Trump-themed MAGA (TRUMP) meme token. The trader spent $535,000 to buy six billion MAGA tokens and sold part of his holdings for a significant profit, according to Lookonchain. He still holds $2.51 million worth of MAGA tokens.
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https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1794985187597603120
🔔 Despite $1B Lawsuit, Cristiano Ronaldo Launches 4th NFT Collection with Binance !
Cristiano Ronaldo is launching his fourth NFT collection with Binance on May 29, celebrating his career highlights. The number and pricing of NFTs are yet to be revealed, but "Normal NFTs" will have a uniform price. Previous collections offered perks like playing football with Ronaldo. He is currently facing a class action lawsuit in Florida over alleged promotion of unregistered securities with Binance.
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https://x.com/Cristiano/status/1794014395460202897/
🔔 Michael Saylor: Spot Ethereum ETF Approval 'May Be Better for Bitcoin' !
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor now views the approval of spot Ether ETFs as positive for Bitcoin. In a recent podcast, Saylor stated, "I think it’s good for Bitcoin, in fact, it may be better for Bitcoin because we are politically much more powerful supported by the entire crypto industry."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwmyaxpJwoc
🔔 Donald Trump bullish on crypto, post on Truth app !
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🔔 Olive Chain Announces Collaboration With Puffer Finance !
Olive Chain has partnered with Puffer Finance to offer rewards for depositing pufETH. Users can earn Puffer Points and Olive Points, with a 20K Olive Points bonus for new depositors. Additionally, an NFT airdrop will be distributed to pufETH holders and stakers. One percent of the airdrop goes to the Puffer community, with 20% allocated to pufETH holders and 80% to pufETH stakers on Olive. Deposits start on 15 May.
Olive Network, an Ethereum layer-3 chain, offers EVM compatibility and native ETH staking. Utilizing Arbitrum's tech stack and EigenDA, it enables cost-free transactions.
Puffer is a decentralized native liquid restaking protocol (nLRP) on Eigenlayer, simplifying Ethereum Proof of Stake (PoS) validation for increased rewards.
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https://x.com/0xOlive/status/1793257998862938311
▶️ Project Socials:
Website | X | Telegram
🔔 US ETH ETF Approval Puts Pressure on Korean Regulators !
Korean regulators face increasing pressure to approve cryptocurrency ETFs after the U.S. SEC's approval of spot Ethereum ETFs. The SEC's decision is expected to influence Seoul's financial regulators to reconsider their stance on digital assets.
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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/05/602_375299.html