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Cryptocurrency is a brave new world full of innovative opportunities, but it’s a magnet for scammers hoping to take advantage of naive investors. According to recent reports, a staggering $9.3 billion was lost to crypto scams, highlighting the urgent need for vigilance and proactive security measures. MetaBlock X’s mission is...

The crypto market is buzzing. Bitcoin is back above $93,000, Ethereum is flexing and preparing itself for liftoff, and even XRP is coursing through its veins and making a run. You feel the FOMO, you witness the headlines, the green candles, and the Lambo dreams just bursting onto your social...

You've seen the headlines: Bitcoin hitting new highs, Ethereum following suit, even XRP showing signs of life. So below the surface, as much as I’d like to believe it, I do feel storm clouds brewing – and they could dump a flood of selling. As someone who's spent years analyzing...

The cryptocurrency market is definitely on a strong rally for this week, bringing major gains for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. The toll of exhaustion is finally starting to show, raising concerns of how long this can last in an era of increasing positive momentum. Megablock Jason Jason, a MetaBlock X...

The potential juicing effect on returns from deploying all that dry powder is intoxicating, particularly when other markets are providing such low returns. In our current environment, the siren song of crypto yield farming is especially tempting corporate treasuries. They are moving from simply owning Bitcoin to actually taking control...

Have we now entered the early days of a new fiscal order? Or are companies simply betting the farm on a digital copy of the Wild West? For years, the corporate crypto strategy was simple: HODL. Purchase some Bitcoin, put it away in cold storage, and wish for it to...

Adam Back, a name synonymous with Bitcoin's genesis, throws down the gauntlet: $1 million Bitcoin by… well, eventually. It's a bold call, amplified by his deep roots in the cypherpunk movement and his influential role in Bitcoin's early development. It’s just the kind of prediction that would make crypto Twitter...

Eugene William Austin Jr., 62, of Port Jefferson, New York, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. He led a complex, multi-year scheme that defrauded more than two dozen victims of almost $12 million. Nicky Austin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel.In September 2024, a federal...

The innovative, fast-paced world of cryptocurrency presents great promise as well as the potential for abuse. Hugh Austin was just sentenced to 18 years of prison for his part in a $12 million dollar crypto Ponzi scheme. His case serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of cryptocurrency and...

It's more than just another DeFi headline. It's a flashing neon sign pointing directly at the elephant in the (decentralized) room – the centralization theater that plagues so much of the DeFi landscape. Sure, we hear the buzzwords: "decentralized," "trustless," "permissionless." But scratch the surface, and you’re frequently left with...