MA court: Santander not liable for $751K crypto scam loss. Customer wired funds to fraudulent platform Coinegg. Court: customer authorized transactions; Santander "may block" suspicious activity but wasn't obligated to intervene. (277/280)
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Five wallets may have made $8.9M profit (784% return) on SKYAI after investing 1,920 BNB at launch, per @ai_9684xtpa. SKYAI's market cap is ~$65.47M. Devs plan to airdrop tokens based on presale BNB transfer order.
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Crypto VC aspirations from Will Wang: 1) Transparent, efficient lottery systems via blockchain. 2) Non-profit public goods platform w/ its own token. 3) Securing accounting rights to unlock crypto finance potential. 4) User privacy crucial; cryptography to address AI conflicts. More in full article!
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Binance Futures will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for the VOXEL U-margined perpetual contract to once per hour, effective April 20, 2025, at 14:00 (UTC+8), according to an official announcement.
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Spot ETF applications filed for altcoins like SOL, XRP, LTC, ADA, AVAX, APT, SUI, MOVE, TRX & memecoins DOGE, TRUMP, BONK, PENGU! SOL & XRP lead in institutional interest. SOL, XRP, LTC, ADA, SUI are "American coins." AVAX, APT, MOVE, TRX linked to WLFI investments. #ETF #crypto
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Ethereum's Pectra upgrade is LIVE May 7th, 10:05 UTC! 🚀 Expect improvements to staking, Layer 2 costs, & user experience via 11 EIPs. Account abstraction, scaling, & performance get a boost! ✨ #Ethereum #Pectra #Crypto
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Wu Blockchain's March report: Bitcoin eyes quantum resistance & BIP updates. Ethereum's Pectra upgrade nears (tentatively April 30). Solana's SIMD-0228 fails, SIMD-0257 drafted. Plus: Base, BNB Chain, Sui, NEAR, Avalanche, Sonic Labs, Hyperliquid, & Berachain updates.
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Semler Scientific faced a $41.8M unrealized loss in Q1 2025 due to Bitcoin's price drop. They hold 3,182 BTC (12th largest corporate holder) and plan to use it as collateral for a Coinbase loan to cover a $29.75M DOJ settlement. (via CryptoPotato)
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Base protocol lead Jesse Pollak apologized for an offensive tweet. He clarified the post was by another artist & reiterated support for Base artists. Pollak said he'll be more careful about shared info in the future. #Base #crypto
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Sen. Lummis suggests using gold certificates (valued at 1974 prices) to buy Bitcoin, potentially halving the national debt in 20 years. No new taxpayer funds needed, per CoinDesk.
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Uniswap's Hayden Adams thinks Solana's roadmap might be better if Ethereum focuses DeFi on mainnet. After 5 years, he urges Ethereum to stick to Layer 2 rollups and criticizes the community's shifting scaling plans. "Pick a direction!" he says.
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Whale alert! 🐳 Five hours ago, a swing trader sold 85.7 WBTC at $84,997 each for 7.29M USDC. Bought on April 7th for $76,522 (6.56M USDC), netting a ~$727K profit. Via @EmberCN.
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Class action lawsuit filed in SDNY against Ben Chow (Meteora founder), Meteora, Hayden Davis, Gideon & CT Davis (Kelsier Ventures execs), & Kelsier. Burwick Law & Hoppin Grinsell allege fraud, securities fraud, & unlawful conduct related to the M3M3 crypto token launch.
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According to Lookonchain, an Ethereum whale has purchased another 2,400 ETH (worth $3.85 million) in the last six hours. Over the past 10 days, this whale has accumulated 12,010 ETH (worth $18.39 million) at an average purchase price of $1,531.
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Charles Schwab aims to launch spot Bitcoin trading by April 17, 2026, per CEO Rick Wurster. Regulatory shifts & a new SEC Chairman are key. Schwab sees a 400% surge in crypto website traffic, mostly from potential clients. They'll offer trusted services & access to crypto ETFs.
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London's Abraxas Capital bought $250M+ in Bitcoin in early April, per Cointelegraph. Like Strategy's $285M purchase, institutions keep accumulating BTC despite uncertainties. Analysts predict calmer markets over Easter, but 170K BTC movement by mid-term holders could signal volatility.
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Binance Futures will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for the VOXELUSDT perpetual contract on April 20, 2025, at 00:00 (UTC+8). According to Wu Blockchain, the settlement frequency will change from every four hours to every two hours.
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Whale alert! 🐳 @EmberCN reports "silentraven" (DeBank) using 7.5M USDC margin on Hyperliquid with 3x leverage to long 851k HYPE tokens since Apr 8. Avg entry: $11.93. With HYPE at $17.9, unrealized profit is now $5.07M! 🤑
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Xiamen: Chen stole crypto from Hong after being entrusted to manage it. He tricked Hong into providing verification codes, transferred the funds, and sold them for over 1.6M yuan to pay off debt. Sentence: 11 years for theft.
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Bybit CEO met with Vietnamese officials to discuss crypto regulation. Vietnam's new framework prioritizes user protection & blockchain adoption. Officials praised Bybit's transparency. Bybit will help develop Vietnam's regulatory sandbox. #crypto #regulation #vietnam #bybit
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