An investigation by ZachXBT has linked addresses associated with a former professional Fortnite player and cybersecurity analyst with several high-profile account takeovers.  Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges a former professional Fortnite player from Australia and blockchain security analyst has been involved in memecoin scams that have resulted in an estimated $3.5 million stolen.  In a Nov....Continue Reading

Pantera is now up more than 130,000% from its first Bitcoin purchase back in July 2013. Dan Morehead, founder and managing partner of Pantera Capital — the first cryptocurrency fund in the United States — once told a skeptical investor that buying Bitcoin is like buying gold during the Iron Age.  His fund is now...Continue Reading

Uniswap has hit record monthly volume across Ethereum L2s and one analyst says it’s an early sign of Ethereum ecosystem outperformance.  Uniswap has smashed its record for monthly volume across Ethereum layer 2s as decentralized finance buffs flooded back into the ecosystem.  According to data from Dune Analytics, Uniswap generated a record $38 billion in...Continue Reading

China-based SOS, which operates a US-based Bitcoin mine, plans to buy $50 million worth of Bitcoin.  Shares in the China-based financial services conglomerate SOS Ltd jumped over 40% after pledging to buy $50 million worth of Bitcoin — the latest in a string of firms to buy up the rallying cryptocurrency. The company, which operates...Continue Reading

Pump Science partially blamed Solana-based software firm BuilderZ for leaving the private key to the dev wallet address on GitHub for the public to see. Decentralized science platform Pump Science has apologized to its users after its private key was leaked on GitHub — allowing a “known attacker” to create fraudulent tokens using its Pump.fun...Continue Reading

Solana’s onchain and derivatives data suggest that SOL could make a run back toward its all-time high in the short term.  Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), has surged 8% since falling to $222 on Nov. 26. Despite this recovery, some investors remain skeptical, citing the sharp correction from its all-time high of $263.80 on Nov....Continue Reading