Ethereum since Shanghai is worse on at least a half dozen benchmarks
Since Shanghai activated in April, Ethereum’s market capitalization, daily transactions, active addresses, and TVL have all declined.
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Bitcoin ordinals creator causes outcry for wanting to enforce renumbering
Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor swore, “the ordinals project commits to immutability of inscription numbers.” Now, he wants to renumber them.
Lawyer Pavel Pogodin, known for targeting crypto’s bigwigs, rumored to be dead
One of the most outspoken litigants suing crypto companies, Pavel Pogodin, apparently died last year in the Dominican Republic.
Why is PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD struggling a month after launch?
Real-world adoption of PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD has been sluggish with just $45M in reserves reported so far.
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Explained: How JaredFromSubway.eth still sandwich attacks victims
Exploitive trading bot JaredFromSubway.eth takes its name from pedophile Jared Fogle, who featured in Subway ads in the early 2000s.
Explained: Interlinking CBDCs and their potential impact
Banks experimenting with SWIFT’s interlinking CBDCs include the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
Tether executives have brushed shoulders with crime since its inception
Despite no Tether execs being officially implicated in any crimes, their proximity to various illegal activities is still noteworthy.
Swan Bitcoin’s custodian now owned by Ripple — but execs have major beef
According to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, Ripple perpetrated “a criminal game of securities fraud.” Then Ripple bought Swan’s custodian.
X keeps 99% of ad revenue from most creator payouts
Elon Musk promised to share ad revenue when he purchased Twitter. Turns out, he’s probably withholding 99% of revenue from X creators.
David Bailey accuses Barry Silbert of using customer funds to pump GBTC
The CEO of the world’s largest Bitcoin conference claims that DCG chief Barry Silbert engaged in criminal misconduct with GBTC.