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Binance’s help desk has deleted what it called an “excessive” response to a tweet from Limitless Labs CEO CJ Hetherington after he claimed that it attempted to charge him 8% of his Limitless supply, along with $2.45 million in extra payments, to list the token on the exchange. Hetherington, who runs Limitless on Coinbase’s Base, also suggested that Binance, and its favorite founders and affiliates, were dumping on users. In its response, Binance’s help desk fired back, calling Hetherington’s allegations “false and defamatory,” and claiming “Binance does not charge listing fees.”  offer from @binance: > 1% airdrop on day 1, alpha listing > 3% further airdrops in 6 months > 1% for "marketing" at Binance full discretion > provide 100% of TVL for token pool on Pancake Swap ($1M+) > $250k security deposit > 3% reserved for BNB HODLer programme > $200k… — CJ (@cjhtech) October 14, 2025 Hetherington says he didn...

Just over a year after suffering a $55 million hack, Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk has been attacked again, this time losing tokens worth $49 million. BtcTurk has acknowledged the suspicious withdrawals via an announcement on X, assuring users that their funds will not be affected. Blockchain security firm Cyvers flagged losses across seven blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Avalanche, and various ETH L2s. ALERT$48M worth of digital assets have been detected in unusual activity across multiple chains involving Turkish exchange @btcturk About 30 minutes ago, our system detected multiple alerts across $ETH, $AVAX, $ARB, $BASE, $OP, $MANTLE, and $MATIC networks. Most funds were… pic.twitter.com/ss4a7O2hUd — Cyvers Alerts (@CyversAlerts) August 14, 2025 Read more: Crypto exchange WOO X suspends withdrawals, users hacked for $14M The stolen funds are currently spread across three addresses, identified by fellow security firm SlowMist; 0xa041 holds appro...

The world’s largest crypto exchange platform by trading volume is abruptly adding support for one decentralized finance (DeFi) application (DApp), causing its native token to skyrocket. In a new announcement, Binance says it is adding support for DeFi App (HOME), a DApp that aims to simplify decentralized trading as well as make it more accessible. After the addition, HOME skyrocketed, going from a low of $0.0201 on June 10th to a peak of $0.038 just two days later. The token has since retraced and is trading for $0.033 at time of writing, a gain of 10.3% during the last 24 hours. HOME was also added to Binance’s HODLer airdrops, a program launched in June 2024 that rewards investors holding Binance’s native asset BNB with crypto assets based on previous snapshots of their balances. On its official webpage, the developers behind DeFi App state that the project aims to address several challenges faced by crypto users, including the risk of errors...

Taiwanese crypto exchange BitoPro has confirmed that it was hacked after ZachXBT revealed it had neglected to disclose a $11.5 million security incident that took place over three weeks ago. The crypto sleuth revealed on Telegram today that BitoPro was likely hacked on May 8, 2025. BitoPro’s only disclosure came in the form of a maintenance downtime announcement that failed to mention the hack. BitoPro has since confirmed the attack took place after multiple users began sharing ZachXBT’s findings three hours after they were published. ZachXBT’s findings on BitoPro and its “maintenance” announcement. Read more: North Korea likely got Lazarus to work days after warship fiasco The exchange’s statement, translated from Chinese, claims hackers targeted its “old hot wallet” while the exchange was busy transferring funds during a “wallet system upgrade and asset transfer operation.” It then “immediately” activated an emergency mechanism and sto...

Users of the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume have voted to add three new altcoins to the trading platform. In a new announcement, Binance says traders that use its services have voted to add decentralized investment banking protocol Ondo (ONDO), blockchain-based multiplayer role-playing game Big Time (BIGTIME), and artificial intelligence (AI)-based gaming protocol Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUALS) to its suite of crypto products. Binance says the trio of assets will be added with a seed tag, which warns investors that they may display higher levels of volatility compared to other digital assets. “ONDO, BIGTIME, and VIRTUAL are relatively new tokens that pose a higher than normal risk, and will likely be subject to high price volatility. Users must exercise sufficient risk management and DYOR (do your own research) to fully understand the projects before opting to trade the tokens. Seed tags represent innovative projects that may exhibit higher ...

A dog-themed meme asset that rivals Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) is flourishing after gaining support from top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Coinbase says it’s adding support for Floki (FLOKI), a memecoin launched in 2021 inspired by billionaire Elon Musk’s pet dog. “Coinbase will add support for FLOKI (FLOKI) on the Ethereum network (ERC-20 token)… Trading will begin on or after 9AM [Pacific time] on 21 November 2024, if liquidity conditions are met. Once sufficient supply of this asset is established trading on our FLOKI-USD trading pair will launch in phases. Support for FLOKI may be restricted in some supported jurisdictions.” News of the addition sent FLOKI flying, as the token went from a price of $0.000234 to a peak of $0.000283 on November 20th. The digital asset has since stabilized and is trading for $0.000256 at time of writing, a 10.3% increase during t...

Cross-border payment giant Ripple has officially expanded into Brazil with its new Mercado Bitcoin partnership. Indeed, the film announced that its Ripple Payments solution is set to broaden its reach to the South American nation through its new collaboration with the aforementioned crypto exchanges. Ripple has continuously sought to expand its footprint throughout the globe. Despite its ongoing regulatory scrutiny in the United States—emphasized by the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent appeal—it has recently expanded to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and now Brazil. JUST IN: Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado #Bitcoin partners with Ripple to offer cross-border payments. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 3, 2024 Also Read: Ripple: What’s The Value Of A $1000 Investment If XRP Hits $5? Ripple Payments Partners With Brazil’s Largest Crypto Exchange There are few companies in the digital asset sector with as much promise as Ripple. The firm...

A decentralized finance (DeFi) project and an Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 blockchain are both surging after abruptly gaining support from Coinbase. In a new set of announcements, top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase says it’s adding DeFi platform Moonwell (WELL) and ZKsync (ZK), an Ethereum scaling solution, to its suite of products. According to Coinbase, customers can now buy, sell, covert, send, receive, or store WELL and ZK starting today. News of the listings sent both WELL and ZK flying, as the duo of assets saw respective gains of 31.22% and 4.21% on the day. WELL is trading for $0.0389 at time of writing while ZK is valued at $0.142. ZKsync launched in 2020 and uses zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography to increase ETH’s transaction speeds, lower its costs, and maintain its decentralized and secure nature. ZK proofs are a way to validate the truth of a specific statement without revealing data about the statement itself. Moonwell is a crypto ...