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Romance scammers are using AI-generated images of women to deceive attendees at the XRP Las Vegas conference, potentially targeting investors for crypto scams. The scammers aim to build trust through fake personas and then solicit donations or promote fraudulent investment platforms.
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Bernstein analysts reduced price targets for Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure Technology Solutions due to geopolitical challenges and weak crypto sentiment. Despite the cuts, they maintained "Outperform" ratings, foreseeing growth opportunities in trillion-dollar markets.

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Ethereum investment products experienced the largest losses among digital asset exchange-traded products last week due to concerns over the Clarity Act. This led to a total crypto fund outflow of $414 million, the first negative in five weeks, with Ethereum funds shedding $222 million.

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American Bitcoin Corp, co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., now holds over 7,000 BTC worth $471 million. Despite tripling its Bitcoin holdings since going public, shares have dropped 88% in the last six months.

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Gnosis and Zisk introduced a framework for aligning Ethereum's infrastructure by creating an "economic zone" to address layer-2 scaling network limitations. The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) aims to provide a shared environment for layer-2 networks to operate and improve user experiences.

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Steakhouse Financial's front-end breach has exposed users to a phishing scam, with hackers implementing a malicious version of the website and app. Despite the attack, the firm assured users that no deposits or contracts are at risk, and they are working to restore the front-end promptly.

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BitMine Immersion Technologies added 71,179 ETH worth $146 million last week, bringing their total to 4,732,082 ETH valued at $9.7 billion. Chairman Tom Lee noted crypto's outperformance during the Iran war, emphasizing ETH's gains compared to traditional assets.

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Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and Midnight blockchains, launched Midnight to address crypto's core design flaws. Midnight aims to provide a private, simple, and secure blockchain experience, allowing users to interact with crypto without technical complexities.

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Lido DAO plans to use 10,000 stETH to purchase its undervalued governance token, LDO, which has dropped 95% from its 2021 peak. With limited on-chain liquidity, the DAO may need to utilize centralized exchanges for the buyback.

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Aave has launched its v4 upgrade on Ethereum after two years of development, aiming to expand DeFi beyond crypto trading to include a wider range of lending and borrowing activities. The upgrade reorganizes markets to allow different types of lending markets to operate separately while sharing the same pool of funds.

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Dozens of Kash Patel-themed tokens flooded the memecoin market after Iranian hackers leaked his personal email and burner username, sparking a frenzy on Pump Fun. Despite the speculation linking Patel to a porn account, no official confirmation has been made.