1. Home
  2. followers

followers

Crypto wallet Phantom confirms it won’t launch a token amid airdrop rumors

Rumors came after Phantom announced a new social discovery feature, where some speculated users would earn tokens by gaining followers.

Digital asset wallet Phantom has refuted rumors suggesting it would initiate a token airdrop to complement its soon-to-be-released social discovery feature.

“We've seen some speculation about an airdrop tied to this feature, so to clarify: we do not have any plans to launch a token,” the non-custodial crypto wallet provider stressed in a Jan. 3 X post.

Source: Phantom

Announced on Dec. 19, Phantom’s new social discovery feature will allow users to create a profile, add other users as friends and choose between three profile privacy levels — public, private, and invisible.

Read more

Ethena secures $100 million in funding round backed by Franklin Templeton, F-Prime Capital, and Dragonfly Capital

Crypto influencer hit with bot claims after nabbing ‘best content creator’ award

Crypto influencer “Professor Crypto” deleted posts of him celebrating the award shortly after being accused of using bots to boost his following.

A crypto influencer has yet to publicly respond to accusations he used bots to manipulate his social media metrics and influence shortly after winning a “best content creator” award at a crypto event.

The investigator known as “ZachXBT” accused the influencer who goes by “Professor Crypto” on X of using “thousands of bots” to “deceive people into thinking you have an influence.”

He also implied the action could breach a United States Federal Trade Commission rule that “prohibits anyone from selling or buying fake indicators of social media influence, such as followers or views generated by a bot or hijacked account.”

Read more

Ethena secures $100 million in funding round backed by Franklin Templeton, F-Prime Capital, and Dragonfly Capital

Tron Founder Justin Sun, Soulja Boy, and Austin Mahone Summoned by SEC in Crypto Asset Case

Tron Founder Justin Sun, Soulja Boy, and Austin Mahone Summoned by SEC in Crypto Asset CaseCourt documents reveal that Justin Sun, Tron’s founder, has been sent a summons from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the civil complaint filed against him last month. Youtuber Austin Mahone and rapper Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, have also been summoned. The SEC accuses Sun of orchestrating an […]

Ethena secures $100 million in funding round backed by Franklin Templeton, F-Prime Capital, and Dragonfly Capital

Instagram Influencer Charged for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin From Followers

Instagram Influencer Charged for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin From FollowersA popular Instagram personality has been charged in the U.S., accused of stealing bitcoins worth millions of dollars from his followers. He allegedly convinced the “victims to sell him their bitcoin at attractive, but inflated, values” but he never wired them the money for the coins sent to him. Instagram Influencer’s Bitcoin Scam The U.S. […]

Ethena secures $100 million in funding round backed by Franklin Templeton, F-Prime Capital, and Dragonfly Capital