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$600B gone in 30 minutes — inside crypto’s fastest-ever flash crash

Protos @protos.com · 15h

$600B gone in 30 minutes — inside crypto’s fastest-ever flash crash protos.com/600b-gone-in...

Donald Trump threatened to renew a tariff war with China on Friday, and the news briefly spooked $600M out of crypto valuations.

How Binance's USDe ‘depeg’ cost the exchange millions

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Protos @protos.com · 18h

How Binance’s USDe ‘depeg’ cost the exchange millions protos.com/binance-usde...

During the chaos, Ethena’s "synthetic dollar" USDe briefly traded at just $0.65 on Binance. The exchange has reimbursed victims with $283M.

Friend AI spent millions on mimicking friendship -- now it's just another chatbot

Protos @protos.com · 19h

Friend AI spent millions on mimicking friendship — now it’s just another chatbot protos.com/friend-ai-sp...

Friend AI has sold around 1,000 units, which at $130 each would mean the startup has earned almost $150,000 on nearly $8M raised.

A ‘grifter’ made $430K on SCI6900 after name-dropping CZ

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Protos @protos.com · 3d

A ‘grifter’ made $430K on SCI6900 after name-dropping CZ protos.com/a-grifter-ma...

Trader @SmokezXBT bought up the memecoin Shanghai Composite Index 6900 (SCI6900) before shilling it with other crypto influencers.

If Bitcoin forks, spot ETFs could choose the winner

Protos @protos.com · 3d

If Bitcoin forks, spot ETFs could choose the winner protos.com/if-bitcoin-f...

The contentious release of Bitcoin Core v30 is a reminder about the power of spot ETFs to choose which BTC fork earns investment flows.

Tether shareholder was Boris Johnson's advisor in Ukraine, report

Protos @protos.com · 3d

Tether shareholder was Boris Johnson’s advisor in Ukraine, report protos.com/tether-share...

UK political mega-donor and DigFinex shareholder Christopher Harborne reportedly traveled with Boris Johnson to Ukraine in 2023.

Is Howard Lutnick fundraising for Tether?

Protos @protos.com · 3d

The Context: 🟥 TRON SRs ignore Justin Sun

Justin Sun owns most of the TRON token, but the top Super Representatives (SRs) are silent on the danger.

Latest from @bft.wtf 👉 mailchi.mp/abb22d9ef572...

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Protos @protos.com · 3d

Is Howard Lutnick fundraising for Tether? protos.com/is-howard-lu...

According to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, Howard Lutnick has been personally assisting Tether with a multi-billion dollar fundraise.

Traders blame CZ for ending BNB memecoin season

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Protos @protos.com · 4d

Traders blame CZ for ending BNB memecoin season protos.com/traders-blam...

Traders followed every post and signal by Zhao to trade endless BNB Chain memecoins, yet he wants to back away from his influential role.

‘Salomon Brothers’ returns — with a $279B bitcoin dusting scheme

Protos @protos.com · 4d

‘Salomon Brothers’ returns — with a $279B bitcoin dusting scheme protos.com/salomon-brot...

Self-proclaimed investment firm Salomon Brothers targeted 39,000 dormant addresses with bitcoin repossession warnings earlier this year.

The spectacular collapse of David Bailey’s Nakamoto

Protos @protos.com · 4d

The spectacular collapse of David Bailey’s Nakamoto protos.com/the-spectacu...

Since May 12, David Bailey's Nakamoto has plummeted from $28.50 per share to $0.96, a 96% loss for shareholders.

WBTC relaunches on TRON, but abandoned version is bigger

Protos @protos.com · 5d

WBTC relaunches on TRON, but abandoned version is bigger protos.com/wbtc-relaunc...

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has relaunched its TRON product, but currently it has seen zero adoption, while the old version has a larger supply.

Hackers breach Zendesk to extort Discord with stolen IDs

Protos @protos.com · 5d

Hackers breach Zendesk to extort Discord with stolen IDs protos.com/hackers-brea...

Zendesk, which works with several crypto exchanges, was hacked last month, leading to the leak of millions of Discord user IDs.

Strategy’s mNAV falls to 19-month low as BTC outperforms

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Protos @protos.com · 5d

Strategy’s mNAV falls to 19-month low as BTC outperforms protos.com/strategys-mn...

Strategy common shares have fallen to a 19-month low multiple-to-Net Asset Value. The basic mNAV of MSTR is now just 1.21x.

Zac Prince blew up BlockFi, now wants your deposits at Galaxy One

Protos @protos.com · 6d

Zac Prince blew up BlockFi, now wants your deposits at Galaxy One protos.com/zac-prince-b...

While leading BlockFi, Zac Prince advertised rates on Circle’s USD stablecoin of 7.5%. Now at Galaxy One, he's advertising 8% APY on USD.

The Kalshi vs Polymarket KOL Wars have begun

Protos @protos.com · 6d

The Kalshi vs Polymarket KOL Wars have begun protos.com/the-kalshi-v...

Kalshi and Polymarket are paying accounts with thousands of followers to promote them to their audiences and display their affiliate badge.

Ripple’s privacy problem: Why banks still won’t touch XRP

Protos @protos.com · 6d

Ripple’s privacy problem: Why banks still won’t touch XRP protos.com/ripples-priv...

Brad Garlinghouse spoke with a senior validator on the XRP Ledger to explain why institutions are still dissatisfied with privacy tooling.

Strategy hasn't sold any STRC through ATM since July

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Protos @protos.com · 7d

Strategy hasn’t sold any STRC through ATM since July protos.com/saylor-hasnt...

Michael Saylor has been particularly optimistic about expanding STRC domestically and abroad, yet his STRC ATM sales to date are $0.

Opinion: Why Coinbase’s $12K giveaway isn’t really Universal Basic Income

Protos @protos.com · 7d

Opinion: Why Coinbase’s $12K giveaway isn’t really Universal Basic Income

Latest from @cascoinfoundation.org

protos.com/opinion-why-...

Coinbase isn't the government and this isn't a UBI pilot program. Don’t let Coinbase try to convince you otherwise.

Inside the fallout from PeckShield's Synnax Labs audit

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Protos @protos.com · 7d

Inside the fallout from PeckShield’s Synnax Labs audit protos.com/inside-the-f...

Synnax Labs claims PeckShield overlooked an attack vector in its audit that was linked to the $1.7M hack of Abracadabra.

Has Garantex-linked Grinex dodged sanctions to move $6 billion?

Protos @protos.com · 7d

Has Garantex-linked Grinex dodged sanctions to move $6 billion? protos.com/has-garantex...

Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-based exchange with alleged ties to Garantex looks to have moved billions since it was sanctioned in August.

How much money does Alameda Research still have?

Protos @protos.com · 7d

How much money does Alameda Research still have? protos.com/how-much-mon...

Even though Sam Bankman-Fried is in prison, a BTC wallet controlled by Alameda Research deposited about $30M into Binance last week.

Zcash vs Bitcoin debate exposes Naval Ravikant’s conflicts of interest

Protos @protos.com · 10d

Zcash vs Bitcoin debate exposes Naval Ravikant’s conflicts of interest protos.com/zcash-vs-bit...

Venture capitalist Naval Ravikant has plenty of conflicts of interest in claiming that Zcash is somehow insurance against BTC.

Bitcoin doesn't need the McRib to rally

Protos @protos.com · 10d

Bitcoin doesn’t need the McRib to rally protos.com/bitcoin-does...

Crypto bros tracking BTC's price against re-releases of the McDonald's McRib got a little too excited about a false report this week.