The Czech Republic’s main opposition party has called for a no-confidence vote in the government on Thursday, accusing it of corruption over a $45 million Bitcoin payment from a convicted criminal.Alena Schillerova, vice chair of the right-wing ANO p
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal probed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on what they described as "troubling reports" that the Facebook parent may be renewing its stablecoin plans."Big Tech companies' issuing or controlling their
Argentine President Javier Milei did not breach any of his presidential duties when he promoted the Libra memecoin, the country’s Anti-Corruption Office said in a recent decision.In a June 5 resolution, the Anti-Corruption Office said Milei was actin
Argentine President Javier Milei has dissolved a task force established to investigate the fallout from LIBRA, the scandalous cryptocurrency project the head of state promoted on his social media channel before it crashed to zero. The Investigative T
Conor McGregor’s meme coin REAL has failed to launch, collecting only $392,000 in presales within the 28-hour bidding period. The listed minimum sale for the presales period was $1 million. McGregor and the Real World Gaming DAO (RWG) aimed to collec
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies voted to advance three draft resolutions to investigate government officials connected to the Libra memecoin scandal earlier this year, widely known for the country's president Javier Milei's involvement.The draft reso
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs) continue to challenge the dominance of centralized platforms, even as a recent $6.2 million exploit on Hyperliquid highlights risks in DEX infrastructure.A cryptocurrency whale made at least $6.26 million
The social media buzz around Solana (SOL) has reportedly reached a fever pitch, buoyed by GameStop’s $1.3 billion Bitcoin (BTC) play and BlackRock’s recent expansion onto the blockchain.This surge in institutional interest has fueled overwhelmingly p
An Argentine prosecutor has requested a judge to issue an Interpol “Red Notice” for Hayden Davis, an American citizen allegedly involved in the launch of the controversial LIBRA memecoin that has entangled Argentine President Javier Milei in a dramat
Today in crypto, Binance allegedly reached out to US President Donald Trump’s family in 2024, proposing a business deal to help relaunch Binance.US operations — a claim later denied by former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in an X post. Meanwhile, a
The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance a monumental stablecoin bill, advancing it to the full Senate and gaining support from Democrats along the way. Introduced in February by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., the "GENIUS Act" (Guiding and Establis
Argentine lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has reportedly asked for a global arrest warrant to be issued for Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the LIBRA token that caused a political scandal in the country.Dalbon submitted a request to prosecutor Eduardo Taiano
Eduardo Taiano, Argentine Federal prosecutor, is investigating the $LIBRA scandal, focusing on President Javier Milei and other people associated with the token. During the scandal, around $110 million was accumulated. Authorities seek international
Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) will introduce Thursday a bill that would block the president, members of Congress and other senior officials, as well as their spouses and children, from issuing or sponsoring securities and cryptocurrencies like memecoi
The LIBRA memecoin scandal has raised doubts about the future of memecoins.On Feb. 14, Argentine President Javier Milei promoted LIBRA on his official social media accounts, sending its price soaring. Soon after, the token crashed, wiping out 95% of
CryptoQuant CEO and analyst Ki Young Ju recently said, "Memecoins are archetypes of the collective unconscious" — a concept coined by 20th-century psychologist Carl Jung to describe shared memories and symbols passed down through generations that und
Bitcoin quickly bounced back from the Tuesday dip to $93,000, but downside pressure still persists risking a deeper pullback to $86,000, CryptoQuant analysts said. Waning demand, faltering blockchain activity and lack of liquidity inflows to crypto
Ethereum’s native token, Ether , is beginning to receive a fair bit of positive mindshare with the recent outrage against Solana following its LIBRA memecoin incident lining up with a downturn in activity on the Solana network. With sentiment turnin
Bitcoin (BTC) quickly bounced back from the Tuesday dip to $93,000, but downside pressure still persists risking a deeper pullback to $86,000, CryptoQuant analysts said. Waning demand, faltering blockchain activity and lack of liquidity inflows to cr
Not surprisingly, nearly everyone who traded the LIBRA token associated with Argentine President Javier Milei lost money, according to Nansen Research.Citing onchain data, the firm found that through Tuesday, 86% of traders had lost a total of $251 m