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From social experiment to retail ‘value extraction’ tools


Memecoins, once seen as community-driven digital assets, are increasingly being used to exploit retail investors, with a growing number of scams and failed celebrity-backed tokens raising regulatory concerns.

The $4 billion collapse of the Libra (LIBRA) token, which was endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, is the latest blow to the sector after eight insider wallets cashed out $107 million in liquidity, leading to a price decline of 94% within hours of its launch.

The rise of memecoin-related scams presents significant regulatory challenges,…



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by Cointelegraph

United States-based Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf nearly doubled its third-quarter revenue this year thanks to price growth in Bitcoin, as well as an expansion in mining capacity and new income from its AI business. Revenue for the third quarter increased 87% year-over-year to $50.6 million, with “digital asset revenue” making up $43.4 million, according to TeraWulf’s Q3 earnings report on Monday. In Q1, the company had reported a net loss, and in Q2, the miner’s revenue increased 34% year-over-year to $47.6 million.  “These increases were… Source link

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by Tech In Asia

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