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Crypto scams driven by social engineering soared in 2024, with analysts warning that scammers are increasingly targeting celebrities and tech leaders. In a Feb. 11 research report, analysts at blockchain forensic firm Merkle Science revealed that in 2024, scammers targeted high-profile figures by hacking their accounts. After gaining access, they quickly promoted fake token launches created on Pump.fun, a platform for minting tokens on Solana. One such incident was the Aug. 29 hack of soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s X account. The attacker promoted a fake MBAPPE meme coin on Solana, which quickly hit a $460 million market cap before collapsing…

For years, meme coins have dominated the crypto space, with Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Pepe Coin and Bonk Coin rallying to multi-billion-dollar market caps. However, as the market matures, investors are questioning whether these hype-driven tokens have any real future—or if they’ll be replaced by projects offering actual utility. With the next bull run approaching, the focus is shifting toward high-growth crypto projects that provide more than just speculation. One project, The Last Dwarfs ($TLD), is emerging as a serious contender that could disrupt the meme coin space entirely. The Rise and Fall of Meme Coins Meme coins have always been…

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea denied reports that users claiming a potential airdrop will be forced to complete detailed identification, or know-your-customer (KYC), checks.”This is all completely false,” OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer wrote on X in response to a post that referred to the terms and conditions on the OpenSea Foundation website.The terms and conditions also said users would be restricted from using VPNs and users in the U.S. would not be able to claim. The page contained “boilerplate language” and was “on a test website for a short period of time,” Finzer said.Speculation over an OpenSea airdrop has been…

Binance and SEC submitted a joint request to hold the ongoing case. The crypto community wants to drop the case instead of delaying it. Binance and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly filed a motion to put their lawsuit on hold. This step is taken due to the SEC’s cryptocurrency working group potentially intervening in the lawsuit process.According to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, this was the first request to pause a crypto lawsuit in the court since Mark Uyeda was appointed as acting chair.  In December 2024, Binance and its founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao requested the…

More than $500 million was lost to memecoin rug pulls and scams in 2024, according to a report by crypto intelligence platform Merkle Science.The most prolific scams involved social engineering, which is a technique that relies on impersonation and manipulation to gain access to someone’s personal data – often in this case celebrities or well-known tech figures.One of these cases saw scammers compromise French footballer Kylian Mbappe’s X account. Once they gained access, a link was posted to a nefarious memecoin which rose to a $460 million market cap before being rug pulled.There was also a case involving music artist…

A new crypto is going viral, with analysts predicting it could leave Shiba Inu (SHIB) behind with an explosive 21,344% run in 2025—Lightchain AI. With its blockchain and AI integration, Lightchain AI is gaining massive investor interest as a high-growth alternative to meme coins like SHIB. The Lightchain AI Presale has surpassed $15.4 million at a presale price of $0.006, showcasing significant investor confidence in its potential. With growing excitement and a surge of early adopters, Lightchain AI is emerging as a top contender for substantial growth in the upcoming bull market. New Crypto Predicted to Outperform Shiba Inu (SHIB)…

Solana is on track to extend its four-month run over Ethereum and other smart-contract blockchains in decentralized-exchange (DEX) volume even as the rangebound crypto market struggles to capture trader enthusiasm.Solana-based DEXs have posted total trading volume of just over $60 million this month, nearly double the $34 million on Ethereum, the biggest smart-contract blockchain, according to data source DeFiLlama.”Solana’s lower fees and higher throughput continue to attract developers and users, highlighting its growing role in decentralized finance,” Tagus Capital said.Solana has held its pole position since October. Notably, in January, Solana-based DEXs achieved trading volume of $258 billion with Ethereum…

What if you could spot the next big crypto breakout before the masses? With the market shifting daily, investors are hunting for the best cryptos to invest in this week. Two major contenders have surfaced—AAVE and Stacks, both making waves with bullish momentum. AAVE’s latest price action suggests a potential surge toward $450-$600, while Stacks’ founder just made a $10 million investment into STX tokens, signaling strong confidence in the project. But while these projects are attracting attention, Qubetics ($TICS) is pioneering something bigger. Unlike traditional cryptos focused only on price action, Qubetics is building a Non-Custodial Multi-Chain Wallet that…

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Ether (ETH) has underperformed year-to-date, declining over 20%, but fundamentals are improving and total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum blockchain has risen dramatically, Wall Street bank Citi (C) said in a research report Monday.”While user activity has been volatile in recent weeks, the fundamental backdrop is not all that murky,” analysts led by Alex Saunders wrote.Citi noted that TVL on the Ethereum network has risen sharply, while ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still seeing inflows, and search interest is rising.Following the U.S. election in November, ether ETF flows turned positive, the report noted, with total inflows of $3.2 billion…