Popular crypto influencer Jaypeg faces accusations of a promotional scam involving the Uptober memecoin. Onchain sleuth ZackXBT uncovers evidence linking Jaypeg to the token dump, as the influencer issues a public apology.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin identifies the risks of staking centralization as a major threat to Ethereum and proposes innovative solutions ahead of the Scourge upgrade
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People, proposes slashing crypto taxes to 20% and eliminating taxes on crypto-to-crypto exchanges if elected, aiming to strengthen Japan’s Web3 leadership.
WazirX reportedly moved $73.63 million worth of crypto assets to Bybit and KuCoin post-hack. CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal reveals insights into the transfer.
Capitec Bank blocks EFT and real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges as an anti-fraud measure, prompting criticism from the crypto industry in South Africa.
A 72-year-old Taranaki pensioner was scammed out of $224,000 in an AI deepfake video scam, using a fake endorsement by New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, to promote cryptocurrency investments.