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In brief Solana meme coin Chill House surged to a new high after its X account insulted Vitalik Buterin and other crypto founders. The chaos helped pump the token, which briefly hit a new peak above a $30 million market cap. While the daily gains have cooled, Chill House is still up more than 500%…
In brief Crypto exchange Gate is adopting an “All in Web3” strategy to position itself as a “full Web3 operating system,” CEO Dr. Han told Decrypt. The platform has launched a suite of products designed to form a “cohesive, secure, and high-performance Web3 stack.” Gate has added a Perp DEX, tokenized stocks, on-chain token launchpad…
In brief Argentines swapped pesos for dollar stablecoins on Sunday, as locals expeted ARS to plummet during the midterm elections. President Javier Milei faced a make-or-break election amid declining approval ratings tied to corruption scandals. As the results became clear, a LATAM crypto app recorded its highest-ever volume in a single hour as the peso…
In brief A gold statue of Binance’s Changpeng Zhao will be unveiled Tuesday in Washington D.C., the creators claim. It will be shown outside the U.S. Capitol for a handful of hours, much like a recent statue of President Trump holding a Bitcoin. The statue’s makers want to give it to Binance’s former CEO, who…
In brief Shares of ETHZilla (ETHZ) jumped 14% on Monday after Beyond Meat investor and influencer Dimitri “Capybara Stocks” Semenikhin got behind the firm. Semenikhin claims to have purchased more than 2% of shares due to the steep discount between its trading market cap and the net value of assets. The company said Monday that…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors surge 3-5% on trade deal hopes; BTC at $115,500 Rumble partners with Tether to accept crypto tips for creators Pump…
In brief Dimitri “Capybara Stocks” Semenikhin has emerged as the leader of the Beyond Meat meme stock movement, akin to Roaring Kitty during the GameStop craze. Semenikhin is a 28-year-old Russian man living in Dubai and working for his family real estate development company. He started posting on Reddit under the Capybara Stocks pseudonym as…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebound another 1-2%; BTC at $111,000 Trump pardons CZ; brief bounce in BNB eco tokens JPMorgan to allow spot crypto…
In brief Meteora debuted its token on Thursday, airdropping MET to users. The project says it worked to blacklist “malicious bad actors” from receiving tokens. Two wallets tied to the controversial Melania Trump meme coin were airdropped $1.2 million worth of MET, raising concerns among crypto market observers. Three wallets linked to the President Trump’s…
In brief President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao on Thursday. Digital coins linked with both the president and Zhao rose as a result. Zhao backed the crypto project linked to President Trump, World Liberty Financial, ahead of the pardon. Digital assets related to Binance and President Donald Trump surged on Thursday following news that…
