Memecoins

The official Dota 2 YouTube channel was briefly hacked to promote a fake Solana token called dota2coin, livestreaming the scam to thousands of viewers. A separate esports partner, PGL, was also hacked to stream a fake Bitcoin giveaway, but no user accounts or personal data were compromised.

FC Barcelona’s official Instagram account was hacked to promote a fake $FCB token on the Solana blockchain, misleading fans and causing potential financial losses. The token briefly surged to $3 million in value before crashing, highlighting risks of scams using popular brands and unverified cryptocurrencies.

PancakeSwap’s official Chinese X (formerly Twitter) account has been compromised in a coordinated phishing campaign that promoted a fake meme coin called “Mr. Pancake.”

In a story that perfectly captures the chaos, humor, and thrill of the crypto world, one quick-witted trader has turned a minor blockchain hack into a multimillion-dollar payday.

After ten months of silence, Melania Trump returns with a tweet that says "into the future." Posted on October 1st on X, the tweet shows an AI video of her emerging from the digital void, with the cryptic promise.

A trader turned $3,000 into $2 million after a new memecoin called “4” surged following a post by Binance cofounder CZ. The rise was sparked by a $4,000 phishing attack, showing how social media and timing can create huge gains in minutes.

Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial (WLFI), came out swinging at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, blasting accusations of conflicts of interest surrounding the Trump family’s crypto ventures as “complete nonsense.”

Dogecoin just got its biggest political endorsement yet. In a move that could redefine the meme coin’s future, Thumzup Media Corporation — a Nasdaq-listed firm with deep Trump family ties — has handed DogeHash Technologies a $2.5 loan to supercharge its mining power.

Crypto streamers hung a Pump.fun banner over the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles to promote the meme coin platform. The stunt drew wide attention online as Pump.fun also faced criticism for hosting offensive tokens on decentralised exchanges.

The highly anticipated debut of the first U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking Dogecoin (DOGE) failed to deliver the immediate price surge traders had hoped for. Instead, Dogecoin slipped, underscoring the limits of hype-driven catalysts when new adoption is weak.