Category : Rumours

Three top AI projects surge over 30% following rumors of token merge – report

UPDATE: The merger has been confirmed via email. Full details can be found here: Fetch, Ocean, SingularityNET tokens merge into single ASI token with $7.6 billion market cap Three blockchain-based artificial intelligence companies are in discussions...

3 top AI projects surge over 30% following rumors of token merge – report

Three blockchain-based artificial intelligence companies are in discussions to merge their crypto tokens to develop a decentralized AI platform, according to a report by Bloomberg. The companies involved in the potential merger are SingularityNET, Fe...

Iranian crypto exchange Bit24 disputes claims of KYC data leak incident

Bit24.cash, an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, denied claims that it exposed the personal information of its platform users due to a misconfigured storage system. Alleged KYC data exposure Earlier today, Cybernews researchers reported that a securit...

Coinbase users informed of subpoena by CFTC in suspected connection with Bybit inquiry

Coinbase has revealed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) subpoenaed it in an unknown matter through an email sent to its users this week and obtained by CryptoSlate. The email does not provide extensive information about what the fi...

Uniswap discredits $2 million exploit rumors as phishing scam

Hayden Adams, the Uniswap founder, has refuted rumors of a $2 million exploit on the decentralized exchange (DEX), attributing the misinformation to phishing scammers. Fake Uniswap exploit In a Nov. 10 post on X, Adams shared screenshots exposing the...

Crypto community questions Strike’s reported denial of alleged security breach

Cryptocurrency investigator ZachXBT and numerous members of the crypto community have raised concerns about the potential breach of Strike, a Bitcoin Lightning-based payment platform, despite its assurances to the contrary. On Oct. 30, crypto-focused...

Hardware wallet users rattled by rise in phishing emails pointing to fake Tezor website

UPDATE: Oct. 27, 10:46 GMT Hardware wallet service provider Trezor confirmed to CryptoSlate that it is aware of this phishing campaign. “We are aware of this recent phishing campaign, and we are actively looking into it. We continuously report...

Ripple job posting stirs new rumors about company’s IPO plans

A recent job posting for a Shareholders Communication Senior Manager at Ripple has led to increased speculation about the cryptocurrency firm’s plans to go public. The job Ripple (XRP) is seeking candidates for Shareholders Communication Senio...

Allegations of running pump and dump schemes surface against former head of OpenSea Ventures

Grave allegations of involvement in pump and dump schemes are gathering steam against the former head of OpenSea Ventures, Kevin Pawlak. According to NFT Ethics, a non-fungible token (NFT) related investigative news account on X, Pawlak has mastermin...

JPEX converts user stablecoins to native token without notice: Report

JPEX has begun to restrict withdrawals by converting user balances to a non-withdrawable cryptocurrency, according to reporting from The South China Morning Post on Oct. 4. The publication referenced statements from an unidentified user who claimed t...

BitBoy removes host Ben Armstrong amid meme coin controversy – reports

Ben Armstrong, the influential figure behind BitBoy Crypto, has reportedly left the company, leaving the crypto community in speculation. According to a screenshot shared by Bitcoin author Jason A. Williams on X, Armstrong’s exit from “Hi...

Huobi insolvency rumors denied as USDT reserves decline on all exchanges except Binance

Claims about crypto exchange Huobi’s financial health and its executives’ legal entanglements have fueled market speculation over the weekend. Huobi has been witnessing continued outflows from its total locked-up value (TVL), dropping to...

BALD token surge sparks rumors of ties to Alameda Research

The BALD token, which experienced an explosive surge of over 10,000% on the Coinbase-backed Base network before plummeting, triggered a storm of investigations on Twitter, with some analysts linking BALD to Alameda Research. Igor Igamberdiev, Head of...

Sequoia Capital scales back crypto fund by $350M amid industry challenges – reports

Sequoia Capital, a renowned venture firm, has significantly scaled back its cryptocurrency fund in response to a considerable shift in the startup ecosystem. According to individuals familiar with the matter, the fund has been cut from $585 million t...

$125M CoinDesk deal may be in final stages

A partial sale of the crypto news site CoinDesk valued at $125 million could soon be completed, the Wall Street Journal reported on July 20. The investor group reportedly involved in the sale is said to be headed by Peter Vessenes of Capital6 and Mat...