Republican Bernie Moreno unseated the incumbent Democrat in Ohio’s senate race, a major win for crypto companies that had funneled millions of dollars into his campaign. Moreno, a car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur, defeated Sherrod Brown late on Tuesday, putting the GOP on track for a Senate majority. Brown, a crypto skeptic and the chairman […]
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Bitcoin Tops $71,000
Bitcoin rose past $71,000 for the first time since June, bolstered by inflows into dedicated exchange-traded funds as well as speculation about potential outcomes from next week’s US election. The largest digital asset climbed more than 2%, changing hands at $71,310 as of 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday in Singapore. Second-ranked Ether and meme-crowd favorite Dogecoin […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Nears $70K
Bitcoin Nears $70K Amid Record Open Interest at $40B as Trump-Harris Election Nears Bitcoin’s price rose by 1.5% in 24 hours, with significant increases in futures open interest, indicating continued money flow into the market. The crypto market saw broad gains with Solana (SOL) and other major cryptocurrencies rising, fueled by speculative trading and thematic […]
Continue ReadingFBI Arrests Alabama Man in Hack of SEC’s X Account
FBI officials arrested an Alabama man Thursday for allegedly hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account this year as part of an attempt to promote bitcoin. Eric Council Jr., 25, was slated to appear Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s Crypto Coin
Former president and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is launching a crypto coin tomorrow, but the cryptocurrency is significantly different from many others in the crypto market. Trump will be offering a token for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), which is a decentralized finance platform. The waitlist opens tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET in what Trump has […]
Continue Reading$230 Million Cryptocurrency Theft and Laundering Scam
A Miami man is facing charges after authorities said he teamed up with a California man in a scam to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency. Malone Lam, 20, and 21-year-old Jeandiel Serrano, of Los Angeles, were arrested by the FBI Wednesday night, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said […]
Continue ReadingCrypto Scams Stole $5.6 Billion From Americans Last Year
Americans reported losing $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, with older Americans hit the hardest, according to the FBI. The FBI’s first annual Cryptocurrency Fraud Report, published Monday, shows that Americans reported more than 69,000 complaints last year saying they had been scammed into sending cryptocurrency to criminals, often by using commonly available crypto […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin Climbs to More Than One-Week High
Bitcoin touched $61,000 after Donald Trump’s defiant response to an assassination attempt spurred speculation that the pro-crypto former president’s chances of winning reelection have climbed. The largest digital asset rose as much as 2.2% on Monday and changed hands at $60,850 as of 7:03 a.m. in Singapore, the highest level in more than a week. […]
Continue ReadingTrump To Address Bitcoin Conference
Former U.S. president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, the organizers of the conference said on Wednesday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump, who is running against Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s U.S. election, presented himself during a San Francisco fundraiser in June as […]
Continue ReadingKabosu, The Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Internet Meme, Has Died
Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose quizzical expression starred in an array of “doge” internet memes, has died, its owner said Friday. A picture of Kabosu with a slight side-eyed look went viral around 2013 on Tumblr and various online chatrooms, before it became known as “doge,” one of the most iconic and recognized images […]
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