Pump.fun’s biggest winners may be impossible to copy as $752 million study exposes hidden trading gap
Bitquery’s transfer-aware analysis shows why a large address gain can conceal an acquisition a follower cannot reproduce. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your…
Polymarket Fires CMO After Fake-Trade Probe,
Key Takeaways: Polymarket said it has terminated its Chief Marketing Officer, Matthew Modabber, following an internal investigation of several sweeping marketing moments. One episode, a spurious promotion for a ‘fake trade,’ is under scrutiny by the U.S.…
Bitcoin ETFs Snap Two-Week Losing Streak Despite Late-Week Slide
Spot Bitcoin ETFs finished the week with about $301 million in net inflows, ending a two-week losing streak, even as two straight days of outflows kept October in the red.
Firedancer makes bounty hunters burn 1 SOL even for duplicate bug reports
The spring contest allowed eligible duplicates to earn rewards, while Bhatt’s retrospective links repeated discoveries partly to slow review. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get…
Circle’s new USDC auctions let institutions collect the fees others pay to cash out
Eligible institutions can collect rebates funded by matched redeemers, whose auction fees are capped at the Express rate. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Kraken drops Monero spending questions but keeps a $1,500 rolling 30-day withdrawal cap for individuals
Crypto exchange Kraken has withdrawn intrusive compliance demands sent to Monero customers after its co-CEO admitted the requests were unjustified. On Oct. 24, Arjun Sethi said that customers who purchased and withdrew Monero (XMR) had received emails…
Arthur Hayes exits crypto trading positions as analysts track $26 million in sales
Arthur Hayes has exited Maelstrom’s directional crypto positions, and on-chain analysts are tracking about $26 million in token sales. In an Oct. 24 statement, Hayes said he had taken profits on Ethereum (ETH), Ethena (ENA), Uniswap (UNI), and…
Google Quietly Updates Privacy Policy to Let Gmail and Photos Data Feed Ads
A policy change effective Oct. 16 carves out an exception to Google’s long-standing pledge—letting connected Gmail, Drive, and Photos data personalize ads through its Personal Intelligence AI features.
NYSE’s owner is backing 24/7 stock tokens without Wall Street’s usual price rules
The company that owns the New York Stock Exchange wants people to be able to buy stocks 24/7. Given the trading volume crypto and other tokenized assets have seen in the past year or so, the decision to introduce stock tokens comes as no surprise. People…
Sweden’s Government Offices Block ChatGPT and Claude, Keep Microsoft Copilot
Sweden’s Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers from Monday, steering civil servants to Microsoft Copilot as the only AI that passed its security review.