Two US citizens have been found guilty of carrying out a rug pull after successfully launching NFT collections, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.#MarketDownturn
Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr., 21, and Devin Alan Roden, 25, created two NFT collections, UndeadApes and Undead Lady Apes, on the Solana blockchain.
Nowlin acted as a developer for both projects, while Roden was engaged in sales through Discord and X. The price of the tokens increased significantly over the course of several weeks. For example, UndeadApes tokens rose from $5 to $360.
The defendants took advantage of the success of the first two collections and announced the launch of the third series of NFT Undead Tombstone in April 2022. They made misleading statements, including regarding partnerships with other projects and the amount of crypto assets reinvested.
$BTC On Friday, December 27, Polymarket hosted a high-stakes bet that attracted $2,517,135 in volume and will expire on December 31, 2024. The bet indicates only a 30% chance that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $100,000 again this year. As of 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Bitcoin is holding at $94,400 after hitting a record high of $108,364 on December 17. The betting rules state: “This market will immediately settle as ‘Yes’ if any 1-minute candle for Bitcoin (BTCUSDT) on Binance between December 23, 2024, 14:50 and December 31, 2024, 23:59 ET has a final ‘High’ price of $100,000.00 or higher. Otherwise, this market will settle as ‘No.’”  Polymarket bettors are also betting on where the price of Bitcoin will be by March 31, 2025. Price options range from $70,000 to $200,000, with $90,000, $110,000, and $120,000 being three of the most popular options. The $90,000 prediction leads with an 85% chance, followed by $110,000 at 64%. Meanwhile, $120,000 holds at 45%, and $130,000 is estimated to have a 34% chance. Looking further up the scale, the $150,000 bet is at 21%, while the $200,000 target is only holding at 9%.
#BitwiseBitcoinETF On Friday, December 27, Polymarket hosted a high-stakes bet that attracted $2,517,135 in volume and will expire on December 31, 2024. The bet indicates only a 30% chance that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $100,000 again this year.
As of 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Bitcoin is holding at $94,400 after hitting a record high of $108,364 on December 17. The betting rules state:
“This market will immediately settle as ‘Yes’ if any 1-minute candle for Bitcoin (BTCUSDT) on Binance between December 23, 2024, 14:50 and December 31, 2024, 23:59 ET has a final ‘High’ price of $100,000.00 or higher. Otherwise, this market will settle as ‘No.’”

Polymarket bettors are also betting on where the price of Bitcoin will be by March 31, 2025. Price options range from $70,000 to $200,000, with $90,000, $110,000, and $120,000 being three of the most popular options.
The $90,000 prediction leads with an 85% chance, followed by $110,000 at 64%. Meanwhile, $120,000 holds at 45%, and $130,000 is estimated to have a 34% chance.
Looking further up the scale, the $150,000 bet is at 21%, while the $200,000 target is only holding at 9%.
Happycoin.club - An analyst known under the pseudonym STEPH IS CRYPTO believes that in 2025, XRP (XRP) owners will become obscenely rich. The expert made a forecast according to which the XRP rate will increase to $35.4 by the end of next year. Currently, the cryptocurrency costs $2.3, therefore, STEPH IS CRYPTO predicted an increase in the asset price by more than 15 times. That is, by investing $1,000 in XRP, you can get more than $15,000 per year. Such a bold forecast of the analyst is based on his belief that the degree of increase in the value of XRP will correspond to the height of the figure resembling the letter W, which appeared on the cryptocurrency exchange rate chart. The tops of this pattern are formed by the peaks of bullish trends over the past six years, so the expert's forecast may come true if the coin price exceeds the maximum recorded in January 2018 at $3.32. In this case, the asset price will break through the resistance line and head upwards. #BitwiseBitcoinETH
##BTC On Friday, December 27, Polymarket hosted a high-stakes bet that attracted a volume of $2,517,135 and will expire on December 31, 2024. The bet indicates only a 30% probability that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $100,000 again this year. As of 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Bitcoin is holding at $94,400 after hitting a record high of $108,364 on December 17. The betting rules state:
#2024WithBinance How and when did Binance come about? Changpeng Zhao took a risky step by launching his own exchange. That’s why he created Binance using a $15 million ICO. Binance was founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao (CZ), also known as “CZ” in the crypto community. CZ has a background in high-frequency trading, having previously worked at well-known companies like Bloomberg.
#2024withBinance Ripple's XRP network token, $2.64, saw record growth in November 2024, reaching its highest levels since 2017. Analysts predict that the cryptocurrency has the potential to surpass its previous all-time high of $3.40, paving the way for new price peaks.
Only 0.01% of public companies in the world own bitcoins, so the market is still in the "elite experimental stage". This follows from the report of OKG Research experts, writes encrypted. In the article, analyst Hedy Bee analyzes the various factors influencing the Bitcoin spike in November 2024. He calls the increase in the price of the asset by more than 40% a one-time phenomenon, putting much higher the fact that the Fed lowered the interest rate.
McDonald's shares plunge after hamburger poisoning outbreak
One person has died and dozens have been infected with E. coli after eating a McDonald's Royal Cheeseburger in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
An outbreak linked to one of McDonald's most popular menu items has sickened 49 people and hospitalized 10, officials said.
In Russia, crypto exchanges will be forced to collect customer data: new rules from special services
The financial regulator of the Russian Federation — Rosfinmonitoring — proposes to license crypto exchanges and exchangers, obliging them to collect information about the owners of cryptocurrencies and provide this data to law enforcement agencies. This is reported by The Moscow Times.
According to the new plan, crypto exchanges in Russia will have to register and obtain licenses, which will include the obligation to keep all data about the owners of crypto wallets and their transactions for at least five years. In addition, exchanges are required to provide this information upon request by government or law enforcement agencies.
At the end of October, Binance Blockchain Week will be held in Dubai
Binance has announced Binance Blockchain Week 2024 to be held in Dubai. In addition to the exchange's top management, the largest industry players will take part in the event. These are, in particular, the heads of such companies as Dubai Future Foundation, Circle and Nansen.
On October 30-31, 2024, Binance Blockchain Week will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The organizers informed Incrypted about this.
Kiyosaki predicts the biggest drop in Bitcoin's history
American investor and author of the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" Robert Kiyosaki, known for his loyal attitude to cryptocurrencies and precious metals, believes that VTS can fall more than 10 times. In his recent post on social media X, he once again drew everyone's attention to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, known as the GFC. This crisis began when the Federal Reserve and the Treasury printed trillions of fake dollars to end a global recession.
TESLA transferred $760,000,000 from a Bitcoin wallet
Elon Musk's Tesla has moved all of its $760 million worth of Bitcoin assets out of its public wallet, marking the first BTC transaction in two years. The reason for these transfers was questionable, as the potential sale of so many coins could have a significant impact on the market. However, there is a possibility that the company is moving them for security purposes.
Trustee Plus' physical crypto card will be released in Q4 2024. The first batch is limited to 1000 units. According to a project representative, the team has already received about 5,000 pre-orders.
Trustee has announced the release of physical crypto cards in Q4 2024. The first batch will be 1,000 units.
The director of Black Rock agreed that Bitcoin has already become an alternative to gold
The CEO of the BlackRock investment company, Larry Fink, said that the future of cryptocurrencies does not depend on the results of the upcoming US presidential election. He also called bitcoin an alternative to gold.
During BlackRock's Q3 2024 earnings call, Larry Fink was asked about his company's potential if the incoming US president's administration is more cryptocurrency-friendly. To this, Fink replied that it does not matter who becomes the president of the United States, because the adoption of digital assets in society will grow in any case. This is because financial institutions around the world are looking for ways to diversify their asset allocation.