DeFi

Meme Coin Modeled on Baby Shark Creator Collapses

In brief A meme coin modeled on Baby Shark’s creator collapsed. Pinkfong said the token created using Story Protocol was unaffiliated. Story Protocol deleted posts, but sleuth ZachXBT saved some receipts. A meme coin touting Pinkfong’s name collapsed on Thursday after the entertainment company behind YouTube hit Baby Shark said that it was unaffiliated with…

Markets

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Dive as Crypto Liquidations Near $1 Billion

Major digital coins including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin plunged on Thursday, with liquidations over a 24-hour period closing in on $1 billion. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, was recently down by nearly 4%, trading for under $109,700, CoinGecko data shows. While Ethereum, the second biggest digital coin, dropped further—by 7.5%—and was trading for $3,879 Thursday afternoon New York…