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A widespread outage hit X on Monday which affected users across the world. Many experienced connectivity problems early in the day, with error messages appearing on their screens. Downdetector tracked a peak of 40,000 complaints as the service remained unstable for several hours. A hacker group with...

FTT, a token linked to the now-defunct FTX crypto exchange, briefly went past $2 after Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, broke his two-year silence on X. The disgraced former CEO, currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, sparked debate when he shared a ten-part thread on layoffs and employme...

Data from Santiment shows that Kaito (KAITO), Sei (SEI), YAP (YAP), and Grok (GROK) are leading the discussions on platforms such as X, Reddit, Telegram, 4Chan, Farcaster, and Bitcointalk. This heightened enthusiasm coincides with steady growth in overall crypto market capitalization. KAITO, SEI, an...

A new study from the University of Georgia (UGA) has found that social media users are more likely to invest in crypto. The research concluded that engagement on platforms like YouTube, Reddit, and X increases the likelihood of investing in digital currencies. Social Media’s Influence on Crypto Inve...

Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator, had its X account briefly compromised, with the attacker using it to promote scam tokens, leading to market turbulence. The team has since regained control of the page, confirming that no funds or customer data were affected. Hack Leads to T...

As 2025 trading began, Bitcoin emerged as one of the top-performing assets, alongside gold, uranium, and hallucinogens, according to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. In a post on X, Balchunas highlighted these assets’ early success, contrasting them with laggards like China equities, U.S...

The cryptocurrency world was abuzz on December 9, 2024, when Changpeng Zhao (CZ) , former CEO of Binance, made a bold declaration about Bitcoin. Speaking through a report shared by Bitcoin Magazine on X (formerly Twitter), CZ expressed his belief that Bitcoin’s price is set to “go to the moon.” This...

In a landmark case within the cryptocurrency industry, Polish authorities have arrested Dmitry V., the former CEO of the Russia-based crypto exchange WEX , following an extradition request from the U.S. Department of Justice. This arrest underscores the escalating efforts by international law enforc...

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers criticized the proposal for a national Bitcoin reserve. Read original article on coincu.com

Gary Wang, a former FTX executive, is developing software to help the U.S. government detect fraud in the stock market. Read original article on coincu.com