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What the Iran Conflict Means for Bitcoin's Price
Bitcoin has so far absorbed the latest escalation in the Middle East, following a spike in volatility in U.S. futures on Sunday, as traders continue to parse the impact on global energy markets. U.S.-led strikes on Iranian targets have prompted retaliatory missile and drone attacks, raising fears of a wider regional conflict after reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 36-year rule as Iran’s supreme leader had ended. Iran has warned of further retaliation, while shipping and aviation disruptions...
Jan 19, 2025
Markets
Official Trump Solana Meme Coin Falls as Melania Drops Token of Her Own
Donald Trump's official meme coin, TRUMP, fell sharply late Sunday evening following a post from Melania Trump’s social media accounts promoting what appears to be a crypto tied to her name. “The Official Melania Meme is live,” a post on Melania Trump’s X account, that Donald Trump has since retweeted, reads. The post was also shared via the incoming First Lady’s Truth Social account. Dubbed Melania, the Solana-based token has surged more than 12,000% in the last 24 hours to $6.70, DEX Screener...
Sep 9, 2024
Our Company
Decrypt, Rug Radio Unveil MYRIAD Digital Media Ecosystem and Prediction Market
Media company DASTAN, the parent company of Decrypt and Rug Radio, is embarking on the next stage of its evolution with the launch of MYRIAD, a prediction market and engagement ecosystem that aims to fundamentally change the way people engage with digital media. “Our vision is to create an interconnected media ecosystem where users are rewarded, creators are fairly compensated, and advertisers achieve higher ROI,” said DASTAN Co-Founder and CPO Ilan Hazan. The MYRIAD platform builds upon DASTAN...
Mar 27, 2024
Our Company
Decrypt Newsletter Account Hacked—Don't Click Those Links
CORRECTION: This article has been amended to clarify that the hackers were able to breach our newsletter service via a vulnerability at Decrypt. MailerLite was not at fault, as was originally asserted. The key Decrypt uses to access its newsletter service to send email updates to its readers was apparently compromised allowing hackers to send a phishing email to all subscribers on Tuesday morning. The scam email claimed to offer access to a $DECRYPT token airdrop. MailerLite, the service we use,...
Nov 20, 2023
Law and Order
SEC Files Charges Against Crypto Exchange Kraken—Again
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday that it has filed charges against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, just months after settling previous charges against the firm. In a press release, the SEC alleged that Kraken's parent companies were "operating Kraken’s crypto trading platform as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency." The agency filed similar charges against rival exchange Coinbase earlier this year. Pressingly, the SE...
Oct 31, 2023
Law and Order
SBF Trial Live Updates: Sam Bankman-Fried Still Ain't Sure
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of FTX and former crypto billionaire, has begun. Federal prosecutors accuse him of masterminding one of the most significant financial frauds in U.S. history. Bankman-Fried, once celebrated as a crypto billionaire, is alleged to have committed wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering while CEO of FTX. The case has been described by Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as "one of the biggest financial...