Hayden Davies continues launching memecoins plagued with insider trading activity despite being wanted by Interpol for previous crypto scams. The creator of the Libra (LIBRA) token has launched another memecoin with some of the same concerning onchain patterns that pointed…
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Trump’s second ex-wife calls for end of prosecution against Roger Ver
Marla Maples, Donald Trump’s second ex-wife, is the latest high-profile figure supporting early Bitcoin advocate Roger Ver. US President Donald Trump’s second ex-wife, Marla Maples, has shown support for ending the country’s case against early Bitcoin advocate Roger Ver, known…
Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries
A new bill in Brazil offers to regulate voluntary salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, requiring employers to pay at least 50% of the pay in the Brazilian real. Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers…
Bank of Korea to take ‘cautious approach’ to Bitcoin reserve
South Korea’s central bank says it has yet to discuss or review a potential Bitcoin reserve, despite recent calls from some lawmakers and crypto lobbyists for the country to do so. The Bank of Korea says it is taking a…
OKX suspends DEX aggregator to stop ‘further misuse’ by Lazarus
OKX says it has decided to pause its DEX aggregator service after consulting with regulators. Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group. “Recently, we detected a…
Crypto users report new scam emails spoofing Coinbase, Gemini
The phony email says crypto exchange users have until April 1 to transfer their crypto into self-custody wallets — but it’s a big scam. Crypto users have reported a rise in scam emails made to look like they’re from crypto…
Free speech and online privacy: Pavel Durov’s rise to the top
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is known for his focus on free speech and privacy-focused technology. Telegram founder and free speech advocate Pavel Durov was born on Oct. 10, 1984, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and demonstrated an early knack for computer…
Bitcoin landfill man loses appeal, says he has one ‘last legal option’
The man who has been trying to recover a hard drive containing the private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin from a UK landfill site now plans to file an international human rights case. A UK man’s bid to obtain a permit…
‘Very possible’ Bitcoin consolidates for 8 months again: 10x Research
A crypto researcher says that Bitcoin’s price chart shows “little evidence to support a strong price recovery” in the near term. 10x Research’s head crypto researcher isn’t ruling out Bitcoin repeating its 2024 price action, where it spent the majority…
Burning quantum-vulnerable BTC is the best option — Jameson Lopp
The Bitcoin community continues to debate whether allowing the recovery of lost BTC by hackers using quantum computers would be ethical. Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, recently argued against allowing quantum recovery of…