Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
AI tokens surge ahead of ‘Super Bowl’ Nvidia earnings report
Artificial intelligence-based crypto assets have surged as much as 70% in the past seven days as all eyes fall on Nvidia’s incoming earnings report.
Polygon Discord compromise hits Avalanche, ZKsync hours later
The Discord servers of several high-profile blockchain projects were all hit with similar attacks over the weekend — all sharing links to sham token distribution schemes.
ETH once pumped 6x after a big Ethereum Foundation sale — Arkham
In 2020, the Ethereum Foundation sold 100,000 ETH, and the price surged over 500% in the months that followed — there’s no telling what will happen this time.
Mac users warned over malware ‘Cthulhu’ that steals crypto wallets
The malware targets popular crypto wallets frm the likes of MetaMask, Coinbase, and Binance, on macOS operating systems.
Rumble boss ‘departed’ from Europe after Telegram CEO arrest
Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski said he “departed from Europe” after French police arrested Telegram’s CEO and the country “threatened” the video-sharing site.
Memecoin Shiba Inu unveils plans to launch DAO
Shiba Inu’s marketing head has shared plans for a DAO that will allow SHIB holders to have a say in the future direction of the memecoin project.
Telegram issues official statement on Pavel Durov detention
The Telegram team said, “Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe.”
French authorities to issue statement on Pavel Durov’s detention
It remains unclear if Durov has been officially arrested or charged.
Bitcoin bulls run risk of ‘Bart Simpson’ BTC price dip to $62K
Bitcoin held its latest advances over the weekend, but there are plenty of arguments calling for a snap BTC price retracement.