Pump.fun buys Kolscan in first acquisition, eyes gamified trading

Pump.fun buys Kolscan in first acquisition, eyes gamified trading

Memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has made its first acquisition, buying the wallet-tracking project Kolscan ahead of its $1 billion ICO. Crypto memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has made its first-ever acquisition, buying the wallet-tracking platform Kolscan, with its founder looking at gamification to drive growth.  Pump.fun said on Thursday that it had acquired Kolscan, a platform…

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Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Social engineering scams, from the Meeten campaign to fake crypto support scams, have become a troubling occurrence in crypto. Threat actors are using an elaborate social engineering scheme to target crypto users and drain their wallets, according to a Thursday report from cybersecurity company Darktrace. The company wrote that the techniques are similar to those…

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Ripple shareholder Linqto files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Ripple shareholder Linqto files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Ripple shareholder Linqto has filed for bankruptcy following months of controversy around securities laws violations, with the first hearing expected on Tuesday. Linqto, a private investment platform that allows investors to buy shares in pre-initial public offering companies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company also holds 4.7 million Ripple shares bought on the…

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South Korean bank stocks surge on stablecoin trademark filings

South Korean bank stocks surge on stablecoin trademark filings

Shares of Kakao Bank, Kookmin Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea rose by 10% to 19% following stablecoin trademark applications. Shares of major South Korean banks surged following trademark filings for stablecoins, signaling growing institutional interest in digital assets.  According to Google Finance data, at least three South Korean banks that recently applied for…

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Gate.io deletes page showing a 0M Pump.fun token sale

Gate.io deletes page showing a $600M Pump.fun token sale

Crypto exchange Gate.io removed the webpage showing an upcoming Pump.fun token sale on Saturday, while its support account on X gave a confusing explanation. Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io has quietly removed a page showing an upcoming token sale for the Pump.fun Solana-based memecoin platform. On Tuesday, users of X noticed a “leaked” webpage showing details of…

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