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.
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Hayden Davis hit with asset freeze as LIBRA investigation deepens in Argentina
The asset freeze facing Hayden Davis and two other crypto "intermediaries” is the latest in the Argentinian case probing the LIBRA scandal.
How Jim Chanos outplayed Michael Saylor: short MSTR, long BTC
Jim Chanos doubled his money shorting MSTR from its exuberant peak in November 2024. He also profited from BTC's rally.
Garden hacker begins laundering $11M loot through Tornado Cash
A total of over $6M worth of ETH and BNB has been deposited into Tornado Cash from the Garden hacker's Ethereum and BNB Chain addresses.
Mastermind behind $300M crypto pyramid scheme arrested in Spain
Álvaro Romillo Castillo reportedly confessed to funding a Spanish right-wing MEP and now faces court over his alleged crypto pyramid scheme.
— Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy
Strategy’s preferred shares spell out an unfortunate acronym: FCKD
Several people have cheered on the FCKD joke, encouraging Saylor to issue a preferred stock with the ticker symbol STRU.
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.
Justin Sun’s Poloniex and HTX withdraw huge amounts from AAVE
Justin Sun-owned HTX and Poloniex have both used exchange wallets to withdraw hundreds of millions from AAVE.
Stream Finance meltdown: winners and losers in DeFi ‘risk curator’ reckoning
The recent depeg of Stream Finance's xUSD has led to concerns over the health of an interwoven ecosystem of similar high-yield vaults.
— HEX, PulseChain
Richard Heart allegedly funnels $500M in ETH through Tornado Cash
It's alleged that wallets benefiting from the launch of Heart's HEX, Pulsechain, and/or PulseX are mixing over $500M dollars worth of ETH.