Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Hijacking SEC X Account to Pump Bitcoin
Eric Council admitted guilt in helping to hack the SEC’s X account and trying to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF approvals. Source
Eric Council admitted guilt in helping to hack the SEC’s X account and trying to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF approvals. Source
The 15-gram "lollipop" uses food-grade chemicals and electrical currents to simulate nine different flavors, bringing a sense of taste to VR and AR environments. Source
A South Korea judge acquitted an elected official of all charges for not disclosing the full extent of his $6.8 million crypto holdings. Source
The newly rebranded company is back to buying the cryptocurrency after a $742 million purchase last week. Source
President Trump's Solana meme coin hit a low price not seen since just after launch, while other top assets remain relatively steady. Source
The president’s Super Bowl pregame ultimatum hardly dented Bitcoin’s price. Source
The President of the Central African Republic took it one step further than Donald Trump, by creating a Pump.fun token for his nation. Source
Binance’s former CEO has denied buying meme coins or NFTs, attributing their rise to speculation and regulatory scrutiny of utility tokens. Source
Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup. Source
Humanoid robotics company Figure AI promised to show "something no one has ever seen" within 30 days, after breaking from OpenAI. Source
Idle Mine, from the makers of Bitcoin Miner and SpaceY, pays out real BTC rewards for playing a simple iOS and Android game. Source
Phantom offers seamless access to DeFi, NFTs, and multi-chain swaps in one easy-to-use app. Here's how it works. Source
The Christie's auction kicks off on February 20 and features works from artists including Refik Anadol, Pinar Van Arman, and Claire Silver. Source
Shatterline has solid fundamentals for a first-person hero shooter, but this crypto-infused game is overshadowed by genre giants. Source
Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg said his firm has no plans to offer a Dogecoin ETF, despite expectations of potential approvals this year. Source
And does Kraken know who Satoshi Nakamoto is? A look back at another very busy week for Bitcoin and the markets. Source
Story Protocol's new framework lets AI agents autonomously buy and sell IP, in what could be the first working example of an AI-to-AI economy. Source
Trump’s Truth.Fi plans to launch ‘BTC PLUS’ ETF. SEC acknowledges Grayscale LTC, SOL, XRP ETFs. SOL could hit $520 by year-end: VanEck. Several issuers file for spot XRP ETFs. Franklin…
The family of Suchir Balaji say he was murdered and didn’t kill himself. Now they've sued San Francisco and its police department. Source
Maryland and Kentucky this week joined a growing list of U.S. states mulling Bitcoin as a way to strengthen their reserves. Source