The rights to the token have been revoked, and now the issue cannot be increased in any way. The name of the token cannot be changed, nor its image. Now the project has become decentralized. Sasha "Notcoin" will no longer be able to print more coins, change the code, or take NOT from you. All one can do now is burn coins, which will lead to a deflationary scenario. But there will be no sharp growth from this burning. Burning is long-term growth. Notcoins became limited after the “clicker” was closed, and now there are fewer and fewer of them every day.
American billionaire and legendary investor Warren Buffett announced that he will accelerate the transfer of his fortune - about 149 billion dollars - to the charitable foundations managed by his children.
He is 95 years old and is retiring. He has truly given a lot to the world of economics. I was able to understand that distance always wins, principles must be preserved, and one must be true to them; if a person communicates with you only for money, then they should be flushed down the toilet. Legend, I am pushing F 😩 Have a good rest 🫡 #USGovShutdownEnd? $BTC
I've been wanting to ask you for a long time, do you attend crypto forums and which speaker from Russia do you like the most? I have been speaking since 2021, 5-6 times a year, and I always want to hear your feedback. #USGovShutdownEnd? $BTC
🐈 In China, a mining center suddenly stopped — not due to a malfunction, but because of stray cats that, attracted by the warmth from the devices, made themselves comfortable sleeping on the equipment and blocked the cooling system. #BinanceHODLerALLO $BTC
The quarrel between Trump and Musk crashed Bitcoin to $100,000.
The exchange of words between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk intensified pressure on the first cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin fell nearly 3%, approaching $100,000. On May 5, Musk criticized Trump's tariff plans, provoking a conflict. He stated that the president's initiative 'will trigger a recession in the second half of this year.'
Ethereum price has risen by 46% in the last 30 days. Analysts expect a breakout of the exchange rate coins. The reasons are cited as stable demand for spot ETFs and the stability of the market structure. At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is trading at $2,630. MN Trading founder Michael van de Poppe said Ethereum is "poised to make significant gains."
Vladimir Smirkis, co-founder of the crypto game Blum, has been arrested in Moscow.
The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow sanctioned the arrest of the former head of the Binance exchange for the CIS and co-founder of the crypto game Blum, Vladimir Smirkis, in a criminal case of large-scale fraud.
The arrest may be related to projects from previous years, in which clients lost at least 15 million dollars.
In 2017, he created The Token Fund — one of the first cryptocurrency investment funds. Where investors purchased the internal token TKN for real crypto, and in return received a promise to multiply their money. The project raised eight million dollars in investments, earned more on the rise of crypto, and suddenly closed in 2018. Clients did not receive their money.
Smirkis's next project was Tokenbox. It received 7 million dollars in investments, the TBX token was listed on two exchanges at once, almost instantly depreciated, and vanished into oblivion.
On May 16th, Vladimir Smirkis was arrested on charges of fraud. #blum #scam
Bitcoin tested $105,000 amid the U.S.-China trade deal.
The price of the first cryptocurrency temporarily rose to $105,700. As a result of the subsequent correction, the quotes retreated to around $104,500. The sharp price movement of Bitcoin followed the announcement by the U.S. administration about reaching a 90-day 'truce' in the trade war with China. The parties agreed to mutually lower tariffs for this period. The United States — from 145% to 30%, and China — from 125% to 10%.
The total value of the USDT offering has surpassed $150 billion for the first time. According to Tether, stablecoins worth $73 billion were issued on the TRON network — a figure that has surpassed Ethereum for the first time. In the first quarter of 2025, the issuer's reserves of nearly $120 billion consisted of short-term U.S. Treasury bonds. The company also reported quarterly operating profits exceeding $1 billion.
Altman spoke about the AI habits of baby boomers and millennials.
Baby boomers, millennials, and Generation Z perceive and use artificial intelligence differently. This statement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to him, the older generation tends to understand AI as an advanced search engine. Millennials often use the technology as a digital therapist, while modern students use it as a universal assistant, relying on it for everything.
🇬🇧 The UK government has introduced a draft of new rules for cryptocurrencies - they plan to introduce separate licenses for activities such as operating cryptocurrency exchanges and issuing stablecoins.
They are currently discussing how exactly this will work.
Durov was gifted an NFT frog for 4 million rubles.
The head of Telegram Pavel Durov received one of the most expensive NFT gifts in the messenger ecosystem — Plush Pepe #1 from the Plush Pepes collection. According to the Telegram channel 'Durov's Code', the sender is the founder of the OTC marketplace for gifts in the messenger Mr. FreeMan. The purchase of the token on the secondary market cost him 14,850 TON (4 million rubles or $47,000).
According to observations by the Twitter user known as cpt n3mo, since the beginning of 2024, in 6 out of 7 cases when the daily influx of funds into the BTC ETF was around $1 billion, the price of BTC decreased over the next 3-5 days.
Will this happen again? On April 22 and 23, 2025, the investment in the BTC ETF again exceeded $900 million on each of those days.
Cryptocasino turnover exceeded $81 billion in 2024.
Crypto casino revenue will reach $81.4 billion in 2024, which is five times higher than in 2022. Such data was provided by the analytical platform Yield Sec. The operation of such services is banned in regions such as the US, China, the EU and the UK. However, players are massively bypassing the blocking using VPNs, mirrors or redirecting links, writes the Financial Times. Accounts are also sold on P2P markets.