Bitcoin short-seller staged a $6 million liquidation
An influencer staged a $6 million bitcoin short liquidation amidst a crypto bull run before they were exposed as a pretender.
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Crypto Twitter is back
Nikita Bier shipped a modest X algorithm improvement and let Crypto Twitter influencers turn it into a full-blown resurrection story.
Was X shadow ban holding the price of BTC back?
BTC resumed its rally, extending gains another 6% after X reverted a shadow ban that had deprioritized crypto tweets.
Lightning Network gets ‘real bitcoin’ reality check
In a recent online poll, more than 80% of respondents said they don't think that Lightning counts as "real" BTC.
Who really controls Lava’s bitcoin collateral?
Lava claimed to be a BTC-focused lender with competitive interest rates, but it's facing a flurry of social media backlash.
Bitcoin dev Gloria Zhao deletes X account over OP_RETURN drama
Bitcoin developer Zhao has had enough of the ongoing OP_RETURN drama on X and has deleted her account entirely.
Elon Musk blames X outage on ‘massive cyberattack’ as bitcoin dips to $78K
Hacking group Dark Storm has claimed responsibility for the attack on X. The group has warned it would target countries that support Israel.
Bit on that thang! Michael Saylor ‘orange pills’ the Hawk Tuah girl
Bitcoiners applauded a post by Marty Bent’s TFTC that claimed Michael Saylor convinced the Hawk Tuah girl to buy bitcoin.
Coinbase accused of celebrating ‘Shitcoin Pizza Day’ with USDC promo
Coinbase's USDC pizza truck stunt on Bitcoin Pizza Day got a mixed reaction with some calling it a "cultural misappropriation of bitcoin."
University speaker booed for shilling bitcoin in ayahuasca-fuelled speech
Chris Pan's ayahuasca-inspired talk included a magic trick to explain bitcoin ETFs and claims that students could fight depression by singing.