Frustrated Time.fun creator calls out Base’s X profile for promoting AI-made Grok token while ignoring their projects. Another day, another blockchain drama and this time featuring Time.fun’s creator 0xKawz, calling out layer-2 network Base for promoting a memecoin while ignoring months of work on their project. The dispute centers around Base’s X account, which recently … Read more
A Solana-based ‘Hong Kong coin’ is being promoted by an X account impersonating as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Authorities and regulators have warned traders not to get scammed by the fake coin. On March 6, Hong Kong lawmaker and active crypto supporter Johnny Ng warned traders that an account impersonating the Hong Kong … Read more
The Dior coin fell more than 90% after it was revealed to be a fake Solana meme coin promoted by a hacker on the Dior official account. On Feb. 19, the official Instagram account for luxury brand Dior uploaded a post promoting a Solana (SOL) meme coin dubbed the Dior Official Coin alongside a pump.fun … Read more
Latest in crypto Africa from across the Africa crypto industry, the CAR crypto meme coin is now a scandal. Nigeria has an epidemic of crypto scams, and DCI was hacked in a Kenya crypto scam. Crypto is indeed a hotbed of innovation, but being a community-led industry, controversy is inevitable. The launch of MELANIA and … Read more