Meme Coins PEPE and BONK See Significant Surge in 2026’s First Week.
PEPE and BONK led the meme coin sector with explosive gains in the opening week of the year — PEPE up 78% and BONK up 92% since January 1 —…
Kontigo to Repay Customers After Stablecoin Hack
Kontigo, the algorithmic stablecoin protocol behind KONT (a USD-pegged asset backed by crypto collateral), announced it will fully repay all affected customers following a sophisticated exploit on January 2 that…
DOJ Allegedly Sold Seized Bitcoin Despite Trump’s Executive Order.
On-chain analysts and crypto investigators accused the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of quietly selling approximately 12,500 BTC (worth over $1.2 billion at current prices) from long-held seized wallets —…
Trump-Linked Crypto Assets Explode After US Attacks as Impeachment Odds Go Wild
Trump-linked crypto assets — including meme tokens like MAGA, TRUMP2024, and the newly launched AmericaFirst Coin — exploded over 180% in combined market cap within hours of unconfirmed reports detailing…
XRP Breaks $2 Amid ETF Inflows and Shifting Regulatory Focus.
XRP shattered the $2 barrier for the first time since 2018, surging over 28% in 24 hours as massive inflows into newly approved spot XRP ETFs combined with a dramatic…
Fake ‘2FA Security Check’ Targets MetaMask Wallets in Phishing Scam.
A sophisticated new phishing campaign is actively draining MetaMask wallets by impersonating an urgent “2FA Security Check” required by the official extension — tricking users into approving malicious transactions that…
CZ Draws Fresh Backlash as Memecoin Losses Resurface.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), former CEO of Binance and one of crypto’s most influential figures, found himself at the center of renewed controversy after old screenshots and on-chain records of massive…
Drake Named in Lawsuit Tied to Crypto Casino Stake – Rapper Faces Allegations in Gambling Platform Dispute
Canadian rapper and global superstar Drake (real name Aubrey Graham) was named in a high-profile civil lawsuit filed in New York, accusing him of misleading promotion and involvement with Stake.com…
Trust Wallet Warns 36K Users Over Compromised Browser Wallets – Urgent Security Alert Issued.
Trust Wallet — the popular non-custodial wallet owned by Binance — issued an urgent security warning to approximately 36,000 users whose browser extension wallets (Chrome/Edge versions) may have been compromised…
Tether Supports SQRIL’s Push for Global QR Payment Interoperability – Major Step Toward Stablecoin Mainstream Adoption.
Tether announced its official support for the SQRIL initiative — a collaborative global effort to create a unified, open standard for QR code-based payments that enables seamless cross-border and cross-network…