Police have seized £28 million (US$34 million) in assets from an international Bitcoin fraud gang that exploited a glitch in an Australian cryptocurrency trading website.

As per the report by the Lancashire Telegraph, the investigation centered around James Parker from Blackpool, who identified the vulnerability in 2017.

Over three months, Parker and his associates stole more than £20 million in credits through the security flaw. The scheme’s proceeds were laundered with help from Stephen Boys

Toncoin price remained under pressure as cryptocurrencies rebounded and as its on-chain data improved. 

Toncoin (TON) was trading at $5.35 on Saturday, down by more than 35% from its highest level last year. It has lagged behind other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) which have jumped to a record high this year. 

On-chain data shows that the TON Blockchain was doing relatively well. According to Ton Stat, the number of daily on-chain wallet activations rose to 185,395 on Fr

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Lightchain AI and LandWolf SOL shine in 2025, with experts predicting 10-20x growth, outpacing PEPE.

The cryptocurrency market continues to offer opportunities for exponential growth, with experts spotlighting Lightchain AI and LandWolf SOL (WOLF) as standout performers in 2025.

While meme coin PEPE is predicted to see respectable growth of 3-5x, it

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Shiba Inu investors eye a rising Solana-based coin, buzzing with growth potential and aiming for meme coin dominance.

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Catzilla: A meme coin changing the horizon with massive profit potential

Dogecoin set to soar: Bullish momentum builds for DOGE

Shiba Inu on the verge of a breakout

PEPE eyes breakout amid rising market optimism

Bitcoin price resumed its bullish trend and neared its all-time high of $108,200 ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration and after the encouraging U.S. inflation data.

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a high of $105,847, its highest level since Dec. 18, and significantly higher than this week’s low of $82,055.

Crypto investors are likely cheering the upcoming Trump inauguration and the potential regulatory changes that could follow. Trump has pledged to be a crypto-friendly president and seeks to make the U

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Solana surges past $200, while analysts predict Ripple, Cardano, and Rollblock could outperform, with RBLK eyeing 50x gains.

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Rollblock leads the way in casino innovation

Ripple takes on its all-time high after seven years

Cardano makes inroads into Argentinian infrastructure

Rollblock will change the massive GambleFi sector this

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Dogecoin and Pepe hit ATHs in 2024 but now lose steam as investors shift to PayFi project Remittix for profits.

The meme coin sector was at its best in 2024, as several tokens rose to new heights among the top meme coins. Following the rise in Bitcoin, the prices of the Dogecoin and Pepe currency skyrocketed to their ATHs in November, hence fueling t

Solana price has regained momentum and jumped for five consecutive days and reached its highest point since Dec.6.

Solana (SOL) rose to a high of $245 on Saturday, up by 42% from its lowest point this month, bringing its valuation to $117 billion. It has become the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Tether.

Source: CoinGecko

Here are some top reasons why SOL spiked and why that rally will likely continue. 

Solana’s ecosystem growth

Solana has jumped because o

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Ethereum, XRP, and Yeti Ouro lead with adoption, surges, and presale milestones ahead of a bull run.

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Ethereum news: PostFinance launches ETH staking service

Ripple news: XRP’s 7-year high

Yeti Ouro’s presale 

Conclusion

From institutional adoption to astronomical price surges and impressive presale milestones, the crypto market

Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla on YouTube, took a critical look at Donald Trump’s recent launch of a meme coin, which he dubbed a “historic grift.”

Indeed, President-elect Trump published a Truth Social post about the meme coin. He also issued a statement on X, formerly Twitter.

Phantom, the non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet backed by Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz, verified that it’s real. Still, Findeisen wishes it weren’t true.

“I hope to everything that I will wake up a

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Earlier this week, the SEC postponed its decision on whether to approve Bitwise’s crypto index ETF until March 3. Bitwise, a leading asset manager for crypto-backed investment funds, seeks to have its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW) on the NYSE Arca. The fund tracks the performance of the 10 largest digital assets based on market capitalization

A surge in DEX token prices coincided with the launch of the so-called “official” Trump meme coin on Solana.

Solana DEX tokens like Raydium, Jupiter, and Orca prices were among the top gainers in the hours that followed.

Raydium (RAY), the biggest decentralized exchange on Solana (SOL), rose to $6.95, its highest level since Dec. 31 and 5,730% from its lowest point in 2023. Its rally pushed its market cap to almost $2 billion. 

Jupiter (JUP), the largest perpetual exchange on the chain, rose

NFT market momentum was evident this week alongside broader crypto gains, as Bitcoin surpassed $103,000.

Source: CoinGecko

CoinMarketCap data shows that the overall crypto market cap has grown to $3.6 trillion from last week’s $3.3 trillion.

Bitcoin (BTC) NFTs, meanwhile, fell 10.9% to $27.5 million, though buyer participation soared 174.98% to 23,827.

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume reached $164.3 million, up 5.8% from last week. The market saw a strong return of traders, wi

The crypto VC funding sector touted a $150 million Series C round this past week, bringing total weekly investments to over $700 million.

Payment solutions, wallet infrastructure, and financial services drew the most capital, according to Crypto Fundraising data.

Let’s dive deeper into the key crypto VC funding efforts and which firms were involved.

Helio, $175 million

MoonPay acquired the startup for $175 million.

Helio, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, is backed by Pantera Capit

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Solana, Uniswap, and Elluminex remain undervalued, with Elluminex poised to tap into a 1 billion-user market.

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Solana consolidates, forming a bullish cup-and-handle pattern

Uniswap is ready to retest its all-time high

Elluminex looks set for an explosive 2025 rally

In Conclusion

While many top crypto coins have skyrocketed in va

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Crypto market cap breaks resistance, boosting altcoins like Lightchain AI, a Floki rival poised for an 8000x rally.

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Floki phenomenon and rising competitors

Lightchain AI redefining blockchain utility

Why Lightchain AI could lead the next altcoin rally

The cryptocurrency market is buzzing with excitement as the total market cap b

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Discover 5 low-cost cryptocurrencies under $0.05 with high growth potential for extraordinary returns by 2025.

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From sports fans to crypto champions: Inside the XYZVerse movement 

Unbeatable early-stage opportunity

Built for the long haul: Solid tokenomics and deflationary strategy

Bridging sports and crypto with star power

BONK

Ethereum holds steady above $3,300, as crypto traders gear up for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Derivatives traders are bullish on Ethereum, and open interest in Ether’s derivatives contracts crossed $30 billion as of Friday.

Ethereum’s large wallet investors continue accumulating the token despite its lacklustre price performance in 2024. The altcoin enjoys a high correlation with Bitcoin, and the recent market movers are conducive to gains in Ether. 

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We gained access to BreachForums, a closed online forum with a thriving cybercrime community, to get a sense of the products and services being sold on the digital black market of the dark web.

Here’s what we found.

This article is written for educational purposes, and doesn’t encourage the use of the darkweb.

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What is the dark web?

What is BreachForums?

What we found on the dark web crime hub BreachForums

Services found on BreachForums

What do dark web criminals do with

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Analyzing 5 altcoins with the potential to outshine Bitcoin’s recent rally.

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XYZ to take the meme coin championship

Cardano

BNB

Ethereum

XRP

Conclusion

Bitcoin’s recent surge is capturing attention, but other cryptocurrencies might offer even greater rewards. Five altcoins are poised to outperform Bitcoin’s rally, and this art