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On December 31, a crypto wallet belonging to an anonymous crypto trader has shocked both the crypto and the non-fungible token communities on X (formerly Twitter) after the record showed that it had sold five Pudgy Penguins NFT collections for $35 each, totaling only $175. Since the Pudgy Penguins have a current floor price of 21 ETH, the NFT trader has probably suffered nearly a half-million-dollar loss. An NFT Trader Probably Loses Over $300K In a December 31 blog post, Xeer, the founder of ApeVenturesVC and a renowned crypto and non-fungible token influencer confirmed that an undisclosed trader has sold five of his Pudgy Penguins non-fungible token collections for only $175. Based on Xeer findings, the unidentified NFT trader has sold his Pudgy Penguins #5222, Pudgy Penguins# 5996, Pudgy Penguins#2009, Pudgy Penguins#7743, and Pudgy Penguins#1550 NFT collections, all at just $34.99. Oh fuck… Someone just sold 5 of their @pudgypenguins for only $175 USD. They must have mis...

The Bitcoin price recorded a slight drop in the last 24 hours to trade at $99,180.82 as of 3:32 a.m. EST as some investors sell their holdings in the leading crypto.  The minor correction in the BTC price comes as Amazon shareholders push for the company to invest in Bitcoin. In a proposal shared by the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), the shareholders said a Bitcoin investment of just 5% of the company’s reserves can help maximize shareholder value over the long term. Bitcoin Price Enters Consolidation 4-hour chart for BTC/USDT (Source: TradingView) The Bitcoin price has consolidated between $98,544.33 and $101,980.49 in the last couple of days. Should buyers identify this period of sideways trading as a long opportunity, BTC might soon try to flip the resistance level at $101,980.49 into support. Thereafter, the crypto could have the technical platform needed to rise to the subsequent mark at $104,462.16. On the other hand, traders deciding to sell...

Pump Science, a so-called “DeSci” game that utilizes memecoin platform Pump Fun, has reportedly had its crypto wallet hijacked and used to create fraudulent tokens, after its private key was left public in the codebase. Pump Science calls itself a “gamified longevity research platform.” The project, which is pushed by memecoin influencers who are trying to promote decentralized science as the next big thing, creates tokens based on various chemicals and claims to utilize data from real animal experiments. It says that it will explore human trials once the current animal trials are over. It also claims that token holders will be able to sell “intervention” rights to chemical suppliers and will possess the rights to “compound IP” and its development. The project’s wallet was exploited when developers left its private key in the codebase after a discrepancy with Pump Fun’s free token creation feature. It also encountered issues with launching and ...