Ben Armstrong, founder of the popular cryptocurrency YouTube channel BitBoy Crypto, was arrested during a bizarre livestream rant outside a private residence on Saturday. The rambling, one-sided conversation appeared to show Armstrong accosting someone named Carlos Diaz, whom he accused of stealing his Lamborghini and making death threats against him.…
The Dollar Strength Index (DXY) achieved its highest level in nearly 10 months on Sep. 22, indicating growing confidence in the U.S. dollar compared to other fiat currencies like the British pound, euro, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc. DXY “golden cross” confir Moreover, investors are concerned that this surge in…
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Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, previously known as BitBoy, has reportedly been arrested while live-streaming outside the house of a former business associate, who he alleges is in possession of his Lamborghini. Before the YouTube stream, he posted that he was “going live soon from a very special location.” I’ll be…
The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals is proposing a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol as a potential alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The BRC-20 standard was launched in March by an anonymous developer “Domo.” Within two months, the BRC-20 market cap reached $1 billion, with PEPE and ORDI among the…
The price of Optimism’s native OP token is leading losses among the top 50 cryptocurrencies, falling as far as 10% on the week ahead of a $30 million token unlock. According to data from tokenomics platform Token Unlocks, 24.16 million OP tokens, which account for roughly 3% of the circulating…
A “glitch” in MetaMask that caused it to overestimate opBNB gas fees has now been fixed, according to a social media post from BNB Chain. Many users pay the default recommended fee displayed in their wallets, so a misestimation can cause users to overpay. Together with our friends at @MetaMask,…
The United States government could be shut down in the next 7 days with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy facing political pressure from members of his own party on how to handle spending plans — a decision that could adversely affect how lawmakers move forward with crypto bills awaiting a vote.…
The creditors involved in the Celsius bankruptcy case have voted in favor of a plan that will see funds returned to them as well as distributing equity through a new company. According to a Sept. 25 filing from bankruptcy firm Stretto, most of the classes voted in favor of the…
There is nothing in the world that is more scrutinized than money. How could it not be when money relays information on the value of…everything? And all economic activity arises from that record-keeping, if it is conducted accurately. When Bitcoin launched in 2009, it opened a new door, a new…