Breaking: Ripple Co-Founder Confirms Hack, XRP Price Plunges

Chris Larsen, co-founder of San Francisco-based blockchain firm Ripple, has confirmed unauthorized access to several of his personal XRP accounts. He noted that the issue was swiftly identified, leading to immediate action that included notifying exchanges to freeze the affected addresses. Law enforcement agencies have been engaged to investigate the breach. According to an independent…

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Jupiter Airdrop: What You Need to Know About the Solana JUP Token Launch

Months in the making, Solana decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Jupiter is set to launch its JUP token airdrop on Wednesday, January 31. Nearly a million Solana wallets are eligible, and the token launch will likely be the largest in 2024. Are you ready? The long run-up means that Jupiter has already launched an airdrop checker tool and provided ample guidance on what to…

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Crypto Funding Expands With Uncorrelated Ventures’ New Fund; Is Market Back in Black?

Crypto markets have seen a steep decline in funding for the startup ecosystem for two simultaneous years. Despite the harsh backdrop, Salil Deshpande has raised millions for his company Uncorrelated Ventures’ latest fund. According to Bloomberg reports the venture capitalist has raised about $315 million. VC Salil Deshpande to use funding to help crypto startups…

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Standard Chartered Foresees May 23 Approval for Spot ETH ETFs, Predicts $4000 Ethereum Price

Standard Chartered Bank reportedly has predicted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by May 23, 2024. Standard Chartered Bank, a British multinational banking and financial services company, has a significant presence in global markets. Founded in 1969 through a merger of two banks, the Standard Bank…

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BlackRock, VanEck, and Franklin Templeton compete to promote Bitcoin ETFs on Google Ads

BlackRock, VanEck, and Franklin Templeton have launched advertising campaigns on Google for their spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) today, a recent Google search reveals. This means that Google now displays advertisements from these three financial companies for queries like ‘spot Bitcoin ETF’ or ‘Bitcoin ETF.’ The advertising campaigns follow Google’s policy update, effective today, allowing…

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