In brief Bitcoin miner MARA posted a less than stellar quarterly report this week. Coinbase likewise swung and missed on earnings. The good news? Meta might be back in the stablecoin game. Public Keys is a weekly roundup from Decrypt that tracks the key publicly traded crypto companies. This week: Bitcoin miners wrangle with malaise, […]
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Crypto-stealing malware Inferno Drainer remains in operation despite publicly shutting down—and has has been used to snatch over $9 million from crypto wallets over the past six months. According to cybersecurity firm Check Point Research, over 30,000 crypto wallets have been drained by the resurgent malware campaign, whose developers claimed to have ceased operations in
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A slew of tech bros—including the richest man in the world, Elon Musk—have adopted Mog Coin’s crypto-famous branding, apparently leading the Ethereum and Base token to pump 51% on the week, per data from CoinGecko. Mog Coin (MOG) is a meme coin referencing the slang phrase “mogging” or “to mog,” a term that originated on
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In brief Bhutan has partnered with Binance Pay to allow tourists to pay with cryptocurrency. Tourists will able to buy goods and services such as hotel stays and tour guides with 100 different cryptocurrencies. Supported cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB) and USD Coin (USDC). The Himalayan country of Bhutan has partnered with Binance
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In brief eToro has launched its U.S. IPO roadshow, offering 10 million Class A shares at $46-50 each, targeting a valuation between $3.7-4 billion. The trading platform emphasizes its early adoption of cryptocurrency, with CEO Yoni Assia highlighting the company’s pioneering role in making crypto accessible to investors. Cryptocurrencies account for 37% of eToro’s trading
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Bitcoin enthusiast Charlie Shrem just announced the launch of 21million.com, a Bitcoin faucet designed to distribute small amounts of the crypto to users who complete simple CAPTCHA tasks. The concept isn’t new. Back in 2010, early Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen created the original Bitcoin faucet, which handed out five whole bitcoins at a time to
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In brief The initiative is being spearheaded by the family office of a Qatari royal. The $8.8b investment is more than the Maldives’ annual GDP of $7 billion. The Maldives has little in the way of a crypto industry at present. A Dubai family office managing assets for Qatari royal Sheikh Nayef bin Eid Al
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Actor and noted crypto critic Ben McKenzie is set to make his directorial debut at SXSW London with the June premiere of his documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” according to a report by Deadline. The documentary follows McKenzie—best known for roles on “The O.C.” and “Gotham”—as he investigates the cryptocurrency world and
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In brief 21Shares filed for a Sui ETF in the U.S. 21Shares announced a “strategic partnership” with Sui. The token’s price jumped 9% to $3.69. Crypto asset manager 21Shares applied for an exchange-traded fund tracking the price of Sui, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The 21Shares Sui
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New CertiK estimates suggest about $364 million was lost through crypto hacks, scams and exploits in April alone. The cybersecurity firm says the vast majority of this total, $337 million, is related to phishing attacks. #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$364M lost to exploits, hacks and scams after ~$18.2m was
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