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An X user known as Princess Hypio said they lost $170,000 in crypto and NFTs to a scammer who infiltrated a Discord server and pretended to have mutual friends. Update Sept.1, 11:30 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include information from Halborn’s chief information security officer. Last month, crypto user and NFT artist Princess Hypio told her followers she lost $170,000 in crypto and non-fungible tokens after a scammer convinced her to play a game with them on Steam.  While she was “mindlessly” playing with the scammer, they were secretly stealing her funds and hacking her Discord. The same tactic was used on three of her other friends, she wrote in a post on Aug. 21 on X.  Read more

The native token of the oracle service that connects the real world to the blockchain is potentially preparing for a bullish breakout.

With the market cap at $3.85T, three cryptos — Bitcoin Hyper, Maxi Doge and Snorter — have already raised millions in presales. Each project combines strong fundamentals with viral appeal, setting up potential rallies once listings begin later in the year. The post 3 Cryptos to Turn $100 into $10,000+ – 1 September appeared first on Cryptonews.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will intensify his attacks on President Donald Trump by launching a memecoin and expanding a wave of social media posts designed to parody the former president’s online persona, NBC Los Angeles reported. The governor made the revelations during a recent appearance as a guest co-host on the “Pivot” podcast […] The post California gov Gavin Newsom to launch memecoin to continue ‘trolling’ Trump appeared first on CryptoSlate.

El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office moved its roughly 6,284 BTC (about $682M) from one public wallet into 14 unused addresses capped at 500 BTC each to harden custody and limit exposure to potential quantum-era key-recovery risks. The post El Salvador Fortifies Bitcoin Treasury Amid Quantum Threat Fears — Is This a Warning? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Trump coin price prediction has been revised as $WLFI has launched and been listed on major exchanges. $TRUMP has outperformed with 3.1% in five days and volume has risen 180%. A falling-wedge breakout and overbought RSI have been noted; a push above $17.5 has been watched toward $30. The post Trump Coin Price Prediction: WLFI Launch Sparks Trump Crypto Frenzy – 1,000% Move Appears on Price Chart appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase and OKX are moving into Australia’s pensions through SMSFs, while the United States revamps rules on how crypto fits into retirement plans. Two of the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase and OKX, are introducing services for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs ) in Australia, giving individuals new ways to add cryptocurrency to the country’s retirement savings system. While Australians have been able to hold digital assets in SMSFs for several years, Coinbase and OKX are now packaging that access into dedicated products, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Instead of leaving investors to set up their own structures and manage custody independently, the exchanges offer services that combine referrals to accountants and law firms with integrated custody and record-keeping to meet audit requirements. Read more

Economist Alex Krüger dismissed concerns about the crypto bull cycle ending, arguing that widespread bearish sentiment creates a contrarian buying opportunity as markets prepare for recovery. In an Aug. 30 X post, Krüger noted that “most crypto charts now look so broken and bearish that is bullish,” citing significant long liquidations as evidence of capitulation. […] The post Economist ‘extremely confident’ bull cycle is not over, expects less volatile super cycle appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The security company has flagged a troublesome increase in the amounts lost due to various vulnerabilities, adding to the already substantial losses for the year.

The first meme coin treasury is heading to Wall Street as Safety Shot, a publicly traded company, announces a major alliance with the Bonk (BONK) core team – a development that strengthens the current Bonk price prediction.In late August, Safety Shot secured a $30 million investment, partially funded by Bonk’s founding members, kicking off a […] The post Bonk Price Prediction: From Meme Coin to Wall Street – BONK is About to Become the First Institutional Meme Coin appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin’s hold over $109,000 hinges on this week’s US jobs report and other macroeconomic data. Key takeaways: Bitcoin whales rotating billions of dollars into Ether highlight weakening conviction in Bitcoin’s $108,000 support among major players. Bitcoin derivatives show rising liquidation risks with $390 million in leveraged longs at peril below $107,000. Read more

ChatGPT's ETH Analysis has assessed Ethereum at $4,375 with a -0.45% move during BTC-to-ETH rotation. RSI 43.38 has approached oversold as MACD has stayed above zero. Price has traded below 20/50/100-day EMAs, with $4,421–$4,460 nearby, while a 3-month path to $4,900–$5,200 has been outlined. The post ChatGPT’s ETH Analysis: $4,900–$5,200 Target in 90 Days – If EMAs Break appeared first on Cryptonews.

The crypto company tied to the US president and his family unlocked 24.6 billion tokens, making their holdings worth about $5 billion. An entity tied to US President Donald Trump’s family now holds about $5 billion worth of World Liberty Financial’s governance token (WLFI) after a significant unlock on Monday.  According to World Liberty Financial’s website, DT Marks DEFI LLC and “certain family members” of Trump held 22.5 billion WLFI tokens. The company reported unlocking 24.6 billion WLFI tokens on Monday as part of a scheduled move to establish an initial circulating supply, briefly boosting the price to $0.40 before it fell to about $0.21 at time of publication. World Liberty previously said the holdings of its founders — including Trump and his three sons, Donald Trump Jr., Barron Trump and Eric Trump — would initially remain locked. However, Monday’s unlocking effectively gave the Trump family’s stake a valuation of about $5 billion based on the WLFI price at the time of publication. Read more

Lee Eok-won, the nominee to head South Korea’s Financial Services Commission, drew heavy criticism this week after dismissing crypto as lacking any real value in his written testimony ahead of confirmation hearings, local media reported on Sept. 1. Lee said digital assets do not possess intrinsic worth in the same way as equities or bank […] The post South Korean FSC head nominee faces backlash after denouncing crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Gold-backed tokens XAUT and PAXG have surged to fresh highs in market capitalization as the metal trades near its April peak.

Metaplanet acquired 1,009 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $112 million, bringing the Japanese firm’s total holdings to 20,000 BTC amid shareholder approval for an ambitious plan to add $2.8 billion worth of Bitcoin to its treasury through 2027. The Tokyo-listed company announced the purchase on Sept. 1, paying an average price of 16.3 million yen ($110,720) […] The post Metaplanet achieves 20,000 BTC milestone amid shareholder-approved $2.8B treasury growth plan appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The California governor is stepping up his mockery of President Trump's crypto ventures.

This week’s $453M release forms part of $4.7B in scheduled September unlocks, a pace that could keep volatility elevated across majors.

The United Arab Emirates has become a hot spot for the crypto industry as clear regulatory frameworks and no tax on crypto profits has driven interest in digital assets. RAK Properties, one of the largest publicly traded real estate company in the Ras Al Khaimah emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will start accepting cryptocurrency for international property transactions. According to a Monday announcement, RAK Properties will begin accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether’s USDt (USDT), among others. The move underscores the growing adoption of digital assets in the UAE, a sector projected to become one of the country’s largest in the coming years. Crypto transactions will be handled by Hubpay, a global payments platform based in the region. Hubpay will convert digital assets into the UAE’s local fiat currency before depositing them into RAK's accounts. Read more

XRP whales purchased 340 million tokens during the past two weeks, concentrating their buying activity during each correction toward $2.90 and fueling a potential rally towards $4. According to trader Ali Martinez, the accumulation pattern occurs as XRP confronts a critical technical juncture at $2.77. The token must maintain support to prevent a retracement toward […] The post XRP prepares for potential rally toward $4 amid whale accumulation appeared first on CryptoSlate.