The Vatican Bank has denied any link to a suspicious crypto project offering fake memberships and token sales through a fraudulent “Vatican Chamber of Trade.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fake-vatican-chamber-token-presale-scam-exposed?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Author Archives: pdgweb
Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?
Running a Lightning Network node in 2025 can generate passive Bitcoin income, but success depends on capital, uptime and dynamic fee strategies. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/explained/can-you-earn-passive-income-running-a-lightning-node?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs clock second-biggest day of inflows on record
BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ether funds were the biggest beneficiaries of Thursday’s net inflows. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ether-etfs-record-second-biggest-day-of-inflows?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Tasmanian police find top 15 crypto ATM users are scam victims
Tasmanian police said they found victims were being directed to crypto ATMs by scammers after regular financial institutions flagged the transactions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tasmanian-police-find-top-15-crypto-atm-users-are-scam-victims?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
LIBRA token creator fights class suit, citing lack of jurisdiction
Hayden Davis wants a New York lawsuit against him dismissed, arguing the LIBRA token was offered worldwide and didn’t specifically target the state or its residents. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/libra-token-creator-seek-dismiss-class-suit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
OpenAI faces IRS complaint over alleged tax violations
The Midas Project has filed a complaint with the IRS against OpenAI, alleging that CEO Sam Altman’s dual roles create conflicts violating nonprofit tax rules. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-faces-irs-complaint-over-alleged-tax-violations?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
‘Bears in disbelief’ — $1B in crypto shorts wiped as Bitcoin pumps
Approximately 232,149 traders have been liquidated over the past 24 hours as the crypto market rallied to new highs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-bears-surprise-significant-liquidation-shorts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Investors are balking at ‘excessive’ Bitcoin miner exec pay: VanEck
Bitcoin mining executives’ huge pay packages are weakly aligned with shareholder interests, according to new research from VanEck. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-execs-earn-excessive-pay-shareholders-balking-vaneck?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/pumpfun-acquires-kolscan-for-first-acquisition?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Florida probes Robinhood’s crypto trading promotion
Lucas Moskowitz, Robinhood’s general counsel, told Cointelegraph that the platform’s “disclosures are best-in-class,” and “customers can trade crypto at the lowest cost on average”. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/florida-investigates-robinhood-crypto-pricing-claims?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound