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Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun announced that a former employee used their “privileged position” to access “withdraw authority” and misappropriated around 12,300 SOL, worth approximately $1.9 million at the time. To prevent further damage, Pump.fun halted trading and updated the contracts. Flash Loan Exploit Addressing the exploit, Pump.fun said in an X post that a former employee misused their access to the withdrawal authority, which they had obtained through...

The United States Senate passed a resolution on Tuesday to scrap a de facto ban preventing the nation’s banks from offering crypto custody services. The vote drew cautious optimism from Bitcoin’s most fervent supporters online and in Congress, who are still wary of a likely veto by the presidential office. Will Crypto Banking Be Possible In The US? As voted on Thursday afternoon, H.J.Res.109 certifies congressional disapproval of Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121), which...

Decentralized blockchain network Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has released a new roadmap for driving decentralized artificial intelligence (DeAI) and chain fusion in the web3 space. According to an official statement sent to CryptoPotato, ICP is unveiling the Year 4 Internet Computer Roadmap to celebrate the third anniversary of its mainnet launch. ICP Releases New Roadmap The new roadmap summarizes three years of progress on ICP’s mainnet and outlines major development...

The first month after the Bitcoin halving last month has been uneventful. However, this might change soon as CryptoQuant observed a serious spike in the volume of stablecoins entering the market. Interestingly, there are significant jumps in stablecoin inflows at various points, often corresponding with movements in bitcoin’s price. Surge in Liquidity Signals Strong Bullish Trend Bitcoin witnessed a significant increase in value after the historic approval of US spot...

More than 19 months after Ethereum’s historic Merge upgrade, the data is clear: the network’s native asset, Ether (ETH), is not keeping up with Bitcoin (BTC). The ETH/BTC price ratio tapped another three-year low on Thursday at 0.044, with Ether last experiencing less market dominance against Bitcoin in May of 2021. Why Does ETH Keep Dumping Against BTC? The trend has been offputting and confusing for Ethereum bulls, of whom many assumed ETH would become a more appetizing...

Alongside the rest of the cryptocurrency market, Cardano also witnessed a lackluster month. But certain cohorts of high-profile investors have been slowly amassing significant amounts of ADA tokens. Cardano whales – those holding between 100 million and 1 billion ADA – have added 11% to their balances in the past month, according to ITB’s latest findings. ADA Whales Adds More Tokens The latest surge indicates a growing confidence or strategic positioning among large ADA...

QCP Capital has forecasted a bullish momentum that could see bitcoin reach its previous highs of $74,000 in the next few months. This follows a surge in BTC’s price on May 15th, fueled by growing ETF inflows and the April Consumer Price Index (CPI), which indicated a slight decrease in inflation from the previous month. Institutional Adoption and Bullish Momentum According to insights provided by QCP Capital, the U.S. CPI figures caused a breakout across various risk assets,...

The lawyers of Ryan Salame, a former executive of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who pleaded guilty to his role in the firm’s collapse, have requested that a court sentence their client to 18 months in prison in an upcoming hearing scheduled for May 28. According to a sentencing memorandum seen by Inner City Press, Salame’s attorneys are asking the court for leniency in the form of the recommended jail term in addition to the restitution and forfeiture obligations...

AI and big data crypto projects and tokens are suffering losses, reflecting a market lacking a clear direction. As a result, the broader altcoin sector is in turmoil as traders eagerly await signals from Bitcoin. A new analysis suggests that the dominance of the world’s largest cryptocurrency is increasing, which is holding back altcoin profits. A decrease in its dominance may come as a huge relief for the alts. Altcoin Rally Ahead? Glassnode founders ‘Negentropic’ observed...

The Shiba Inu ecosystem is migrating its native decentralized exchange to Shibarium in the form of ShibaSwap 2.0. The DEX will now be usable on both Ethereum and Shibarium – the layer 2 blockchain of the SHIB ecosystem focused on scalable, fast, and cheap transactions. Per a press release shared with CryptoPotato, ShibaSwap 2.0 will include new features like improved user processes for adding and reducing liquidity, staking and trend analysis. It will also feature discovery...