👿 Biden the True Enemy?
What's up, crypto fam? 🙂
Welcome to another Coinigy news roundup.
For starters, the president just got some serious crypto powers, and not everyone's happy about it.
Coming at a time when the Crypto community has a hugely influential role to play in the U.S. elections, you just get to feel that someone’s trying to stop a Crypto rain.
Anyway, here are the big stories for the week:
- New law grants US president power to block digital asset access
- Notcoin Is Giving $1 Million to Telegram Game’s Pre-Market Traders
- Mastercard and Visa Payments Return After a Hiatus on Binance
- Hackers exploit Chrome plugin to steal millions from Binance accounts
New law grants US president power to block digital asset access
A new law grants the United States president sweeping powers to block access to digital assets, drawing significant concern from commentators on X. Scott Johnsson, a prominent voice in the digital assets field, criticized the law for its broad scope on June 6.
Notcoin Is Giving $1 Million to Telegram Game’s Pre-Market Traders
Telegram-based game Notcoin has been responsible for this year’s biggest gaming token launch—and the price has only surged since then, more than tripling in value recently as The Open Network-based NOT token gains steam. Now the team has rewarded the earliest traders who made a bet on Notcoin’s future performance.
Mastercard and Visa Payments Return After a Hiatus on Binance
Binance has announced the reinstatement of crypto payment services through Mastercard and Visa. Binance revealed this decision via a recent X post, stating, “Use Mastercard, Visa, or SEPA for bank transfers and experience seamless transactions!”
Hackers exploit Chrome plugin to steal millions from Binance accounts
A Chinese trader lost $1 million to a hacking scam using a promotional Google Chrome plugin called Aggr. The promotional plugin steals cookies from users, which hackers use to bypass password and two-factor authentication (2FA) verification and log into the victim’s Binance account.
Other Highlights Worth Mentioning
GameStop rally sends Roaring Kitty’s shares to $1B - Cointelegraph
Bitcoin Network Fees Skyrocket to Nearly $52 Amid Severe Transaction Backlog - Tokenpost
Telegram Launches TON-Linked 'Stars' Currency After Toncoin Hits All-Time High Price - Decrypt
FTX Reaches Settlement With IRS on $24 Billion Tax Bill - Binance