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ForkLog 50 02.05.2025

Movement Labs Co-Founder Suspended Amid MOVE Token Controversy

Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche has been suspended amidst an investigation into a deal with a market maker that led to the dumping of 66 million MOVE tokens. We confirm that Rushi Manche has been suspended from Movement Labs. This decision was made in light of ongoing events and as the third-party review is still […]

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ForkLog 50 30.04.2025

Movement Labs Investigates Market Maker Collusion

The team at Movement Labs is investigating a deal with a market maker that led to the dumping of 66 million MOVE tokens and a subsequent drop in the asset’s price shortly after its listing. This was reported by CoinDesk, citing internal project documents. Deal Structure According to employee correspondence, Movement Foundation transferred 66 million […]

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ForkLog 127 25.04.2025

Zora Team Accused of Token Sales Prior to Airdrop

The social NFT platform for content monetization, Zora, has found itself embroiled in controversy following the airdrop of its eponymous token. The Sequence of Events A week ago, the exchange Coinbase introduced a new trend Coin everything, which was quickly adopted by the Base ecosystem, as noted in a Telegram channel by representatives of the […]

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ForkLog 28 23.04.2025

Inaccuracies Found in Bitcoin Declarations of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau

The publication «Українські новини» discovered inaccurate or fake data in 15 out of 23 declarations by employees of the NABU mentioning cryptocurrencies. Journalists suggested that officials might be using this to conceal financial manipulations. Among those mentioned is senior detective Oleksandr Rykovtsev. According to the declaration, in 2016, his wife purchased 12.49 BTC ($1.1 million […]

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ForkLog 333 22.04.2025

The vanished Cryptoqueen

On 11 June 2016 an uplifting speech rang out from the stage of London’s Wembley Arena. It was delivered by Ruja Ignatova, founder of OneCoin. To the cheers of a packed crowd she proclaimed the project’s cryptocurrency the “Bitcoin killer”. Cameras panned across rapt faces that seemed to believe every word of their “Cryptoqueen”. About […]

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ForkLog 189 21.04.2025

Cryptocurrency Casino Revenues Surpass $81 Billion in 2024

In 2024, cryptocurrency casino revenues reached $81.4 billion, a fivefold increase compared to 2022. This data was provided by the analytical platform Yield Sec. Such services are banned in regions like the US, China, the EU, and the UK. However, players frequently bypass these restrictions using VPNs, mirrors, or link redirections, reports the Financial Times. […]

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ForkLog 24 16.04.2025

Movement Network Probes Market Maker ‘Anomaly’

The Movement Network team has launched an investigation after Binance ceased collaboration with an unnamed market maker due to price manipulation of the MOVE token. This was reported by Blockworks. A representative from Movement Labs confirmed to the publication that a third party has been engaged in the process. In light of this, project co-founder […]

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ForkLog 27 09.04.2025

Argentina’s Lower House Approves Investigation into LIBRA Meme Coin

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies has approved three initiatives to investigate the role of government officials in the LIBRA meme coin affair. The initiatives include the formation of a commission to examine the circumstances surrounding the token’s issuance, gathering testimonies from several members of the executive branch, and requesting a government report on the matter. Officials […]

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ForkLog 115 04.04.2025

Media Uncover Connection Between New Bitcoin Miner Cango and Bitmain

Cango has agreed to sell its Chinese auto-financing business for $352 million to a firm affiliated with a Bitmain subsidiary, as reported by TheMinerMag. According to a press release, the buyer is Ursalpha Digital Limited. The deal includes an advance payment of $210.6 million and additional payments contingent on meeting tax obligations and reducing the […]

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ForkLog 32 12.03.2025

Bloomberg: EU Regulators Investigate OKX Over Bybit Hackers’ Activities

European regulators are examining the connection between OKX services and the laundering of assets stolen from Bybit. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing its own sources. The focus is on the OKX Web3 platform, which provides access to a DEX aggregator and a non-custodial wallet. According to a statement by Bybit CEO Ben Zhou, hackers […]

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ForkLog 19 06.03.2025

Argentine Prosecutor Moves to Freeze $100 Million Linked to LIBRA

Argentina’s chief prosecutor, Eduardo Taiano, has called for the freezing of assets linked to LIBRA amounting to approximately $100 million and the recovery of deleted messages, including a tweet by the country’s president, Javier Milei, promoting the meme coin. This was reported by Clarin. Taiano also requested detailed information on the project’s transactions. To implement […]

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ForkLog 14 05.03.2025

UK Halts Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI

The United Kingdom has ceased its investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, citing a lack of monopoly concerns. This was reported by Reuters. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that Bill Gates’s company does not exert sufficient control over the developer of ChatGPT to warrant further investigation. The inquiry began last year […]

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