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The co-founder and board of crypto infrastructure platform Cere Network have been hit with a $100 million lawsuit claiming they undertook a pump-and-dump scheme that stole millions of dollars from investors.In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, Vivian Liu, who said she worked for and invested in the company, claimed Cere co-founder Fred Jin, his brother, his wife, and the company’s board stole $41 million from investors.According to the lawsuit, Jin promised ahead of a public token launch for the platform in November 2021 that he and early Cere investors could not sell their tokens…

Ether held on crypto exchanges has declined over the last six months as the price of Ether has held steady, while holders are continuing to participate in staking, according to Santiment. In an X post on Tuesday, Santiment shared data from Sanbase showing that after July saw the highest amount of Ether (ETH) on exchanges with 12.31 million tokens, the amount has steadily declined to 8.15 million.Santiment analysts predict that the amount of Ether on exchanges could continue to decline as price movements remain muted and more ETH is sent for staking. Ether has been drifting between $2,801 and $3,034…

The number of XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens has been gradually increasing since the start of the year and could bode well for the asset’s long-term prospects, according to crypto analytics platform Santiment.“XRP’s price is down a modest -4% since the start of 2026, but its amount of ‘millionaire’ wallets are rising for the first time since September,” Santiment said in a post on Wednesday.Crypto traders often track large-holder accumulation, using it as a signal for where the asset’s price could head in the future. Santiment said that 42 more XRP (XRP) wallets holding over 1 million tokens…

A Solana-based meme coin launched by a wallet linked to an alleged theft of U.S. government-controlled crypto assets has collapsed rapidly after a brief surge in trading activity.The token, John Daghita (LICK), was created on the Pump.fun launchpad and initially drew strong speculative interest, pushing its market capitalization to nearly $2.3 million within hours of launch. On-chain data shows the token surged by more than 13,300% before sharply reversing course.A screenshot shared by Bubblemaps shows that LICK later fell to around $0.0011, shedding over 14% of its value within five minutes as selling pressure intensified. Source: BubblemapsTrading data indicates that…

Researchers at Curtin University in Australia have presented evidence that humans, rather than glaciers, moved the rocks used in Stonehenge’s construction to England. Their findings were published January 21 in the journal Communications Earth and Environment. Located on Salisbury Plain in the south of England, Stonehenge was built in stages by Neolithic and Bronze Age peoples between around 3000 BC and 1500 BC. It consists of an outer circle and inner horseshoe of sandstone trilithons with inner arcs of smaller bluestones. Related Articles Geological evidence has confirmed that the monument’s sandstone boulders came from the Marlborough Downs, 20 miles away,…

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.Bitcoin (BTC) bulls managed to prevent a price drop into the $80,700 to $83,400 support zone, and futures market data points to a potential short-term liquidity grab near $93,500. Despite the short-term bullish bias, Glassnode analysts believe a more robust recovery cannot take place until a key market liquidity metric reaches a certain threshold.Key takeaways:Over 22% of the Bitcoin supply is currently held at a loss, increasing sensitivity to support breaks.BTC inflows…

OpenAI-linked token Worldcoin spiked 40% on Wednesday following a report that the artificial intelligence firm is working on a bot-free social media platform that requires “proof of personhood.”  According to a Tuesday Forbes report citing sources familiar with the matter, OpenAI is aiming to develop a “humans-only platform” as a point of difference from other social media services on the market. Still in its early stages, sources state that a small team of around 10 people is building the platform to compete with X, and that it has reportedly been in development since early 2025, according to tech news outlet The Verge.Forbes’…

Shares of bitcoin mining companies that have shifted business plans to cater to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure were big winners in 2025, a run they continued into the new year.And if big tech’s earnings this year are any indications, they might continue to reap the benefit of the pivot. Fourth-quarter results and 2026 outlooks released Wednesday evening from tech giants Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) — both of which put AI investment at the center of their growth strategies for this year and beyond — suggest no slowdown in the AI spending binge.“We are only at the beginning phases of…

The move allows both retail and institutional users to hold and transfer WisdomTree’s full suite of regulated tokenized funds directly on Solana. This marks another step in the steady shift of traditional finance onto public blockchains, where assets can move faster and settle around the clock. Tokenized funds are traditional investment funds represented as digital tokens on a blockchain. They track regulated assets but gain new features, such as instant settlement and easier transfer. By supporting Solana, WisdomTree is tapping into a network known for high speed and low transaction costs. Why Solana Matters for Tokenized Funds Solana offers fast…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows non-empty addresses on the Ethereum network have set a new record of 175.5 million, the highest among all digital assets. Ethereum Has Seen A New Record In Total Amount Of Holders According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Total Amount of Holders has hit a new milestone for Ethereum recently. This indicator tracks the total number of wallets on the network carrying a non-zero balance. When the value of this metric rises, it means new users are joining the network, and/or old…