Circle’s new USDC ambassador? DJ Khaled
Circle has posted a promo photo of DJ Khaled via its USDC X account, despite the musician’s previous charges for shilling 2018’s Centra ICO.
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Wintermute, Blast, and rug pull rumors hit Plasma’s XPL launch
Exuberant traders who bought Plasma’s new XPL token at a $3B market cap last week are looking for someone to blame after a 40% retracement.
Pump Fun ICO raises $600M as PUMP traders dodge sale restrictions
Despite the ICO requiring buyers to go through a KYC process, analysis suggests that some wallets used dozens, if not hundreds, of addresses.
Bankera founders blew ICO funds on luxury real estate, report
Bankera's founders raised €100M from more than 100,000 investors during a 2017 ICO, promising to create “a bank for the blockchain era.”
Pump Fun co-founder Dylan Kerler linked to 2017 ICO scams, report
Dylan Kerler, the Pump Fun co-founder, has been linked to a shitcoin that rugpulled in 2017 when he was just 16-years-old.
Meme coins add 2017 ICO-style ‘utility’ to offerings
Although early meme coins promised no utility, hundreds of newcomers are adding 2017 ICO-style utility as a way to attract attention.
Abolish the SEC! A decade of battling crypto’s top regulator
The SEC is responsible for overseeing, regulating, and enforcing compliance on US securities offerings, but following its rules can be tough.
Crypto CEO pleads guilty to ICO fraud, claimed Disney, Apple partnerships
To help make the ICO seem legit, TBIS's whitepaper claimed that the company had entered into partnerships with 25 big-name companies.
Are NFTs just ICOs in disguise? SEC finally subpoenas to find out
The SEC wants to stop NFT projects mimicking the initial coin offering boom of 2018, which saw countless illegal securities sales.
Don’t celebrate RadioShack’s crypto pivot — it’s just a Tai Lopez scheme
While pandering to the DeFi crowd, self-help goon Tai Lopez is leveraging RadioShack's brand as a smokescreen to sell substandard crypto.