Day: April 9, 2025

Trump-backed World Liberty may have sold 5,471 ETH amid $125M loss

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Key Takeaways A Trump-backed entity, World Liberty, reportedly sold 5,471 ETH at a loss. World Liberty’s ETH investment initially purchased at $3,259 per token, is now facing a $125 million loss. Share this article A wallet possibly linked to World Liberty Financial, the DeFi project endorsed by the Trump family, may have offloaded 5,471 ETH — worth around $8 million at the time — at a price of $1,465 per coin today, according to a new report from Lookonchain. The sale marks a steep loss compared to World Liberty’s earlier…

Shaquille O’Neal gets judge’s greenlight for $11M Astrals NFT settlement

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Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been granted final court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit for $11 million with Astrals non-fungible token (NFT) buyers. Florida federal court judge Federico Moreno granted approval of the settlement between O’Neal and the class group led by Daniel Harper in an April 1 order made available on April 8. The deal created a fund of up to $11 million for eligible class members and awarded $2.9 million in attorney fees and costs. All those who purchased Astrals NFTs from May 2022 to Jan.…

Melania Trump’s memecoin team ‘quietly sold’ $30M, says Bubblemaps

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The team behind US first lady Melania Trump’s memecoin, Melania Meme (MELANIA), has moved $30 million worth of the token out of the project’s community funds and has begun selling them, says blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps. Bubblemaps said in an April 7 X post that 50 million MELANIA tokens worth around $30 million “was moved from community funds — and is now being quietly sold, with no explanation from the team.” It added the tokens were moved to a single wallet before being “split across multiple addresses.” From there, Bubblemaps…

Ethereum Price Hit Hard—10% Drop Sparks Selloff Fears

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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price failed to recover above $1,620 and dropped below $1,500. ETH is now consolidating losses and might face resistance near the $1,520 zone. Ethereum failed to stay above…

Bitcoin Price Takes Another Tumble—Is The Floor About to Crack?

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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $78,000 zone. BTC is now consolidating losses and might face resistance near the $77,800 zone. Bitcoin started a fresh decline below…

Hackers hide crypto address-swapping malware in Microsoft Office add-in bundles

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Malicious actors are attempting to steal crypto with malware embedded in fake Microsoft Office extensions uploaded to the software hosting site SourceForge, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. One of the malicious listings, called “officepackage,” has real Microsoft Office add-ins but hides a malware called ClipBanker that replaces a copied crypto wallet address on a computer’s clipboard with the attacker’s address, Kaspersky’s Anti-Malware Research Team said in an April 8 report. “Users of crypto wallets typically copy addresses instead of typing them. If the device is infected with ClipBanker, the victim’s…

Trump tariffs could lower Bitcoin miner prices outside US, says mining exec

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The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to sell their surplus inventory for cheaper, says Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud. “As machine prices rise in the U.S., they could paradoxically decrease in the rest of the world,” Mellerud said in an April 8 report. “The demand for shipping machines to the U.S. is set to plummet, likely nearing zero.” “Manufacturers will be left with excess stock originally intended for…