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Users are hoarding NSFW models and looking for a new home after Civitai turned its back on them to allegedly appease Visa.

Investors ignore warnings as porn star’s Mikami memecoin raises millions, Alibaba subsidiary’s Ethereum L2 promises 100,000 TPS. Asia Express. Japanese porn star and pop singer Yua Mikami has launched a new memecoin project on Solana, raising more than $2.9 million (over 19,000 SOL) in its presale at the time of writing, despite mounting concerns over its management. The presale was announced on Mikamis X account, which boasts 8.2 million followers. She did not promote the project on her other major social platforms, TikTok and Instagram, which are followed by 4.5 million and 3.7 million accounts, respectively. Blockchain analyst EmberCN raised several red flags. The presale doesnt have a fixed exchange rate or fundraising cap, meaning investors receive a share of the 20% token allocation based on how much is raised. EmberCN also observed that some participants sent SOL directly from centralized exchanges, despite explicit warnings not to do so. Since the project also lacks a refund mechanism, those users may...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has started the process toward a vote on the legislation to establish rules for stablecoin issuers.

The South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has classified the crypto exchange Bithumb as a conglomerate. The designation will force the company to adhere to a range of financial compliance rules. The post South Korean Regulator Designates Crypto Exchange Bithumb as a Conglomerate appeared first on Cryptonews.

Noi reguli pentru conducătorii de autovehicule pe motorină vor fi impuse în UE, în special pentru mașinile cu o vechime destul de mare al căror kilometraj a depășit 150.000.

The Russian army launched an attack on a feed production company in the Sumy region on the night of May 1.

Canary Capital filed an S-1 with the SEC on Thursday, seeking approval for an ETF that would give investors SEI exposure.

Votul este un instrument fundamental al democrației și una dintre cele mai importante modalități prin care cetățenii își pot influența viitorul, respectarea regulilor de vot fiind extrem de importantă.

Ночью 2 мая в оккупированном Крыму прогремела серия взрывов: они были слышны в частности в районе аэропорта в Симферополе, в Севастополе, в Гвардейском и Евпатории. Россияне пишут о "массированной комбинированной атаке" на регион и о том, что "такого давно не было".

De Amerikaanse rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs heeft donderdag een schikkingsvoorstel van de openbaar aanklager afgewezen. De aanklager had hem een kortere gevangenisstraf aangeboden als Diddy schuld bekende. De 55-jarige rapper staat terecht voor afpersing, mensenhandel en seksueel wangedrag.

Trump Organization Executive VP Eric Trump said that his family being targeted by banks was what drove him to embrace cryptocurrency.

Publicly listed companies have bought roughly 157,957 Bitcoin (BTC) as of May 1, accounting for 96% of the 164,250 BTC projected to be mined throughout the year. Bitcoin Treasuries data shows that private companies added another 16,799 BTC to their holdings during the same period, while Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers acquired 34,968 BTC.  Combined, […] The post Public companies have already acquired 96% of all Bitcoin to be mined in 2025 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tether’s current reserves excess is at its lowest point since Q2 2024 when the company held $5.3 billion in reserves. Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has released its financials for the first quarter of 2025, disclosing nearly $120 billion in exposure to US Treasurys and over $1 billion in operating profit. According to Tether’s Q1 2025 financial report, the company’s assets include $98.5 billion in direct US Treasury bills, along with over $23 billion in additional exposure through repurchase agreements and other cash-equivalent assets. According to the announcement, Tether holds $5.6 billion in excess of reserves for its USDt (USDT) stablecoin, down from $7.1 billion in excess from the last quarter of 2024. The stablecoin has a market capitalization of $149 billion as of May 1. Read more

In een kraakpand in het Belgische Hasselt heeft de politie deze week een onthoofd lichaam gevonden. Volgens Belgische media is de 39-jarige Andy B. met extreem geweld om het leven gebracht en hebben de daders het lichaam daarna willen verbergen.

Stocks rally alongside Bitcoin, calling into question the whole “decoupling” narrative. Are equities and BTC headed back to new highs? Key takeaways: Despite weak US manufacturing data, Federal Reserve liquidity plans and strong corporate earnings keep equities and crypto afloat. The total crypto market capitalization rose 8.5% since March. Read more

In Kherson region, a deputy of the regional council was served with a notice of suspicion of treason in absentia.

Een land met schaarse ruimte en hoge lonen kan niet alles doen. Andersom kunnen we in een regionaliserende wereld sommige dingen niet missen, schrijft Klaas Dijkhoff.

Meta verdient miljarden aan nepadvertenties en identiteitsdiefstal.

The Treasury Department's financial-crimes arm used its most potent safeguard to propose cutting off the organization as a money-laundering danger.

Animoca Brands spans three crypto-focused businesses, including a consulting arm and an investment division. Animoca Brands is looking at trends in real-world tokenized assets, AI projects, and the gaming sector to invest in and develop, according to Omar Elissar, the company's managing director for the Middle East and the head of Global Strategic Partnerships. In an interview with Cointelegraph's Sam Bourgi at Token2049, Elissar said that stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization, the intersection between AI and crypto, alternative use cases such as decentralized science, and Web3 gaming were all niches the company is exploring. Gaming is “part of our DNA,” the executive said before reflecting on the current state of the Web3 gaming industry: Read more