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Meme Coin TROG Boosts Donald Trump’s Crypto Holdings to $31M

After less than a week, the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump has seen his cryptocurrency portfolio double in value. As the 2024 presidential candidate, he now holds $31.23 million in assets, thanks to a wave of donations. Trump’s Crypto Portfolio Doubles Donald Trump’s crypto wallet has grown significantly over the past five days, and data…
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Blockchain Sleuth Warns About Unrevealed ‘Critical Flaws’ in Ethena

Tardfiwhale, a pseudonymous blockchain sleuth who predicted the fall of Luna and UST, has warned about critical flaws in Ethena, a rising blockchain synthetic dollar stablecoin protocol. Tardfiwhale is asking for donations to certain entities before revealing these alleged flaws, as Ethena has no bug bounty program. ‘Critical Flaws’ Present in Ethena According to Pseudonymous…
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Coinbase Lobbying Strategy Faces Hurdles Following Hamas Crypto Use: Berenberg

Financial analysts at Berenberg view recent reports of Hamas crypto donations as a major stumbling block to the pace of positive crypto regulations globally. In an Oct 18 research document, the wealth manager stated that Coinbase’s intense digital asset lobbying efforts in the United States might be impacted by Hamas’ use of the asset to…
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Russian Crypto Exchange Moves Money for Gaza Groups, Report

Palestinian militant organizations, including a Hamas-linked Islamist group, have been using a Moscow-based crypto exchange to transfer millions, a press report revealed. The U.S.-sanctioned platform, which allows customers to convert Russian cash to crypto and then withdraw fiat abroad, has been also serving criminal gangs and rich Russians, sources claim. Russian Exchange Allegedly Transfers Millions…
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Oprah and The Rock collect crypto donations for Maui wildfire victims

The Rock and Oprah Winfrey launched the People’s Fund of Maui to provide direct financial support to those affected by the calamity. The crypto community joins in to support the Maui community as a relief fund championed by A-list celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson accepts donations in cryptocurrencies. In early August 2023,…
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Bankman-Fried Donated $100 Million of FTX Money to Politicians, Prosecutors Claim

Crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) spent more than $100 million of customer funds on political donations, according to an amended indictment. On Monday, U.S. federal prosecutors also alleged that he used two FTX executives as “straw donors” to evade contribution limits. Sam Bankman-Fried Gave Money to Both Democrats and Republicans to Ensure FTX…
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US authorities are investigating former FTX exec for potential campaign finance violations: Report

FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame was the individual who first reported FTX to Bahmanian authorities, but he reportedly may face charges of his own in the United States. Prosecutors in New York are reportedly looking into former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame for potential violations of campaign finance law in the United States.…
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Metropolitan Museum of Art to Refund $550K in Donations from FTX

The New York-based Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than half a million dollars in donations it received from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX. The popular US museum, known as the Met, is set to refund $550,000 to FTX debtors, according to a filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.  The filing…
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US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to accept Bitcoin for campaign donations

Ramaswamy stated, “Let’s make the 2024 election a referendum on fiat currency.” Vivek Ramaswamy becomes the second 2024 presidential candidate in the United States to officially accept Bitcoin (BTC) donations for his campaign. “Give $1,” said Ramaswamy while announcing that he accepts Bitcoin donations. The revelation came just two days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…
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Marathon and Brink Join Forces to Raise $1 Million for Bitcoin Core Developers

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings and Brink, a nonprofit striving to support open-source Bitcoin development, recently revealed their collaboration to generate up to $1 million in funding for Bitcoin Core developers. Marathon pledged to match all contributions toward this cause, totaling a maximum of $500,000 through 2023. Bitcoin Mining Firm Marathon Partners with Brink…
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