# zachxbt (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover zachxbt. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trump Token Rumors Send $TRUMP Up 65%, Here's What's Actually On-Chain So Far](https://themerkle.com/trump-token-rumors-send-trump-up-65-heres-whats-actually-on-chain-so-far-1) _2026-08-22 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Every time a Trump-adjacent token rumor starts circulating, the same chaotic pattern repeats: a wallet does something unusual, screenshots spread faster than verification can catch up, and within hours hundreds of fake contract addresses are competing for attention before anyone actually knows if th… ## [How Scammers Are Draining Crypto Wallets In 2026 Without Ever Asking For Your Seed Phrase](https://themerkle.com/how-scammers-are-draining-crypto-wallets-in-2026-without-ever-asking-for-your-seed-phrase) _2026-08-22 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ I used to think wallet security came down to one rule: never share your seed phrase, and you're safe. I don't believe that anymore. The more incidents I've read through, the clearer it becomes that the biggest thefts in crypto history didn't come from stolen passwords or leaked recovery phrases at a… ## [Strategy Sits on $1.4 Billion Bitcoin Profit as Bitcoin Surges](https://nftplazas.com/strategy-1-4-billion-profit-bitcoin-holdings-price-surges/) _2026-08-22 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Strategy has moved back into the black on its massive Bitcoin treasury after a sharp five-day rally pushed BTC above the company’s average acquisition price. Bitcoin climbed to around $77,300 The post Strategy Sits on $1.4 Billion Bitcoin Profit as Bitcoin Surges appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000 for the First Time Since June. Here Is Why](https://nftplazas.com/bitcoin-reclaims-70000-first-time-since-june/) _2026-08-22 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Bitcoin has reclaimed $70,000 for the first time since June, snapping a long stretch of weak price action and giving the crypto market a fresh burst of momentum. BTC briefly The post Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000 for the First Time Since June. Here Is Why appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [User Just Got $58,000 Back From BitMart While Thousands Are Still Waiting](https://themerkle.com/user-just-got-58000-back-from-bitmart-while-thousands-are-still-waiting) _2026-08-21 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ It took two weeks for one BitMart user's withdrawal to finally clear after the exchange announced it was winding down operations. For most people, a two-week delay on their own money would be maddening enough on its own. For BitMart users right now, it's actually being celebrated as a genuine win, b… ## [BitMart Buys Time With Lawyers While Users Run Out Of Patience](https://themerkle.com/bitmart-buys-time-with-lawyers-while-users-run-out-of-patience) _2026-08-21 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ There's a particular kind of silence that builds up around a frozen exchange like BitMart , and I think anyone who's had funds locked on a platform mid-crisis knows exactly what I mean. It's not silence in the literal sense, BitMart has posted updates, hired lawyers, promised roadmaps. It's the sile… ## [Crypto Trader Accused Of Fake $6M Loss On Bybit Demo Account During Record Short Liquidation](https://themerkle.com/crypto-trader-accused-of-fake-6m-loss-on-bybit-demo-account-during-record-short-liquidation) _2026-08-20 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Bitcoin was front and center on my timeline when two completely different stories collided into one, and honestly, the timing couldn't have been more fitting. On one side: Bitcoin just ripped through short sellers so hard it produced the largest short liquidation event crypto has ever recorded. On t… ## [Meteor Wallet Review: NEAR Supported Non-Custodial Wallet, Records 750,000 NEAR Staked](https://themerkle.com/meteor-wallet-review-near-supported-non-custodial-wallet-records-750000-near-staked) _2026-08-20 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Meteor Wallet and NEAR Protocol are both built for accessibility without sacrificing power, helping bridge the gap between simplicity and deep functionality for crypto users. Most crypto wallets ask you to choose between simplicity and depth, pick the clean interface that hides the power, or the pow… ## [ZachXBT's MemeCore Warning Just Got A Billion-Token Sequel](https://themerkle.com/zachxbts-memecore-warning-just-got-a-billion-token-sequel) _2026-08-20 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Memecore's M token saw roughly a billion dollars materialize out of nowhere this week through the project's own cross-chain bridge, landing in a single wallet nobody had ever seen before with a specific kind of silence that says more than any denial ever could. No hack has been claimed. No exploit h… ## [Arthur Hayes Takes CEO Role at Flop Labs Ahead of Q4 Airdrop](https://nftplazas.com/arthur-hayes-takes-ceo-role-at-flop-labs-ahead-of-q4-airdrop/) _2026-08-20 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is stepping back into an operating role in crypto, announcing that he will lead Flop Labs, a startup developing blockchain infrastructure designed for autonomous AI agents. The post Arthur Hayes Takes CEO Role at Flop Labs Ahead of Q4 Airdrop appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WdrCzHpNMgzI) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Binance Seeks UK Comeback With FCA Crypto Licence](https://nftplazas.com/binance-seeks-uk-comeback-with-fca-crypto-licence/) _2026-08-19 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Binance is preparing to make another attempt to return to the UK market, with the cryptocurrency exchange expected to apply for a cryptoasset licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The post Binance Seeks UK Comeback With FCA Crypto Licence appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Jheioff Offers Six-Figure Bounty For Leads As Gate.io's Promised Investigation Stalls](https://themerkle.com/jheioff-offers-six-figure-bounty-for-leads-as-gateios-promised-investigation-stalls) _2026-08-18 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Some crypto disputes fade quietly after the initial outrage cycle passes, but the ongoing case involving Gate.io user @jheioff has simmered for weeks before boiling over into a public, six-figure bounty for information following a $1.7 million theft claim against the exchange. This week, Jheioff put… ## [Chainalysis Sues U.S. Government Over $94.7M Contract Award to TRM Labs](https://nftplazas.com/chainalysis-sues-us-government-trm-labs-contract/) _2026-08-18 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Chainalysis has sued the U.S. government over a $94.7 million contract awarded to rival blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, escalating a major battle between two of the crypto industry’s leading The post Chainalysis Sues U.S. Government Over $94.7M Contract Award to TRM Labs appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [A Google-Approved Phishing Scam Is Targeting Ledger Wallet Users, Here’s How To Stay Safe](https://themerkle.com/a-google-approved-phishing-scam-is-targeting-ledger-wallet-users-heres-how-to-stay-safe) _2026-08-17 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Here's a sentence that should stop anyone with a hardware wallet in their tracks: as of this week, typing "Ledger Wallet" into Google doesn't reliably take you to Ledger. Instead, the top result in some searches is a paid, sponsored ad labeled "Ledger Official" that leads straight to a phishing page… ## [Robinhood Chain's Stablecoins Just Crossed $650M. Here's What's Actually Driving It](https://themerkle.com/robinhood-chains-stablecoins-just-crossed-650m-heres-whats-actually-driving-it) _2026-08-17 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Six weeks ago, Robinhood Chain didn't have a stablecoin ecosystem worth mentioning. Now it has three competing for dominance, and the combined total has blown past $650 million, a scale most Layer 2 networks take years to reach, not weeks. What's happening here isn't just a number going up, it's a g… ## [No Unlocks, No Vesting, Millions Burned Monthly, So Why Is POL Still Stuck At $0.7B?](https://themerkle.com/no-unlocks-no-vesting-millions-burned-monthly-so-why-is-pol-still-stuck-at-07b) _2026-08-17 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ POL is sitting at the center of a genuinely strange puzzle in plain sight: a token that burns more than it issues, has zero unlocks left, zero vesting overhang, and has been trading openly for seven full years, yet still can't get its fully diluted valuation above $700 million. Polygon co-founder Sa… ## [Trump to Host Major White House Crypto Meeting as U.S. Regulatory Push Enters Critical Phase](https://nftplazas.com/trump-white-house-crypto-meeting-sec-cftc-coinbase-ripple/) _2026-08-17 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ The White House is preparing to host a major meeting with cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives on Wednesday, August 19, bringing together President Donald Trump, senior U.S. regulators and some of The post Trump to Host Major White House Crypto Meeting as U.S. Regulatory Push Enters Critical Phase appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Trump Family Crypto Company World Liberty Financial Receives Conditional Bank Approval](https://nftplazas.com/trump-world-liberty-financial-bank-charter-approval/) _2026-08-16 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company backed in part by President Donald Trump and members of his family, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the The post Trump Family Crypto Company World Liberty Financial Receives Conditional Bank Approval appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [DEX, Perpetuals, and Prediction Markets. Is KuCoin’s Web3 Wallet Actually Worth Using?](https://themerkle.com/dex-perpetuals-and-prediction-markets-is-kucoins-web3-wallet-actually-worth-using) _2026-08-15 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Having tested a fair number of exchange-linked options like KuCoin's Web3 Wallet over the past year, I've noticed most follow the same script: store your tokens, connect to a few DApps, maybe bolt on a swap function, and call it a day. So when I sat down to actually use KuCoin's Web3 Wallet properly… ## [How Scammers Gatecrash Apple’s App Review While Real Crypto Teams Wait in Line](https://themerkle.com/how-scammers-gatecrash-apples-app-review-while-real-crypto-teams-wait-in-line) _2026-08-15 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ There's a specific kind of anger that comes from watching Apple leave a blatant scam live in its App Store for months while you do everything right and still lose your money. Reporting a scam through official channels. Waiting patiently for the platform responsible to act. Watching that platform do… ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vQBkIudJI5o2) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [ZachXBT Exposed LAB Token's Insider Playbook, Buyers Are Now Living It](https://themerkle.com/zachxbt-exposed-lab-tokens-insider-playbook-buyers-are-now-living-it) _2026-08-15 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ I have read a lot of crypto collapse stories this year, but the one that stopped me mid-scroll was a single tweet: $5,000 in, $5.6 million on paper at the peak, $3,219 the day the tokens actually unlocked. Not a hack. Not a rug in the traditional sense. Just a buyer watching his own money change val… ## [SEC Cancels Open Meeting, Delaying Long-Awaited Regulation Crypto Proposal](https://nftplazas.com/sec-cancels-regulation-crypto-meeting-delays-crypto-rules/) _2026-08-15 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has abruptly canceled an open meeting where commissioners were expected to consider a long-anticipated proposal that could reshape how digital assets are issued The post SEC Cancels Open Meeting, Delaying Long-Awaited Regulation Crypto Proposal appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Solana Network Nearly Halts From TeraSwitch Routing Failure](https://nftplazas.com/solana-nearly-halts-teraswitch-routing-failure/) _2026-08-14 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Solana narrowly avoided a network-wide finality halt on August 12 after a routing failure at infrastructure provider TeraSwitch temporarily knocked nearly 29% of the blockchain’s staked SOL offline. The incident The post Solana Network Nearly Halts From TeraSwitch Routing Failure appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Inside A Brutal Month For Hardware Wallets : Was ZachXBT Right All Along?](https://themerkle.com/inside-a-brutal-month-for-hardware-wallets-was-zachxbt-right-all-along) _2026-08-13 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ One month ago, ZachXBT said something that got him buried in backlash: that hardware wallets, the devices the entire crypto industry tells people to trust with their life savings, were "complete garbage." He wasn't vague about it either, singling out Ledger by name. The community pushed back hard. T… ## [What 14 Years Of Bitcoin's Yearly Lows Actually Reveal](https://themerkle.com/what-14-years-of-bitcoins-yearly-lows-actually-reveal) _2026-08-13 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Ask most people when Bitcoin was "cheap" and they'll point to some vague memory of buying it for pizza money. I went back and pulled the actual yearly low for Bitcoin, year by year, since 2012, and honestly, the pattern surprised me more than I expected. It's not a straight climb. It's not even a cl… ## [The Retail Onramp Effect: How Robinhood Overtook Established Layer 2s in Just Six Weeks](https://themerkle.com/the-retail-onramp-effect-how-robinhood-overtook-established-layer-2s-in-just-six-weeks) _2026-08-13 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Six weeks. That's how long it took a retail brokerage app to overtake every established Ethereum Layer 2 in the one metric that actually measures economic weight: fees paid back to Ethereum itself. Base, Optimism, Arbitrum's own ecosystem chains, all of them now sit behind a network that didn't even… ## [Harmony Exploited in Unauthorized Mint of 4 Billion ONE](https://nftplazas.com/harmony-exploited-unauthorized-mint-4-billion-one/) _2026-08-13 · Truc Nguyen · NFT Plazas_ Harmony’s ONE token plunged sharply on Aug. 12 after the Layer-1 blockchain suffered a suspected exploit that reportedly allowed an attacker to mint roughly 4 billion ONE without authorization. The The post Harmony Exploited in Unauthorized Mint of 4 Billion ONE appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [Trump Media Reports $238M Q2 Loss as Crypto Holdings Fall $307M](https://nftplazas.com/trump-media-q2-loss-crypto-holdings-truth-api/) _2026-08-12 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ Trump Media entered the second quarter with the model of a media company, but its financial results were instead dominated by bets on digital assets. The parent company of Truth The post Trump Media Reports $238M Q2 Loss as Crypto Holdings Fall $307M appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [ZachXBT Links Tiffany Milanovich to Alleged $5M Crypto Scam Ring](https://nftplazas.com/zachxbt-links-tiffany-milanovich-5m-crypto-scam/) _2026-08-12 · NFTPlazas · NFT Plazas_ On-chain investigator ZachXBT on August 10 accused Tiffany Milanovich, an individual in the US, of involvement in at least $5 million in stolen crypto assets through hardware wallet and centralized The post ZachXBT Links Tiffany Milanovich to Alleged $5M Crypto Scam Ring appeared first on NFT Plazas . ## [NFTs Are Roaring Back And So Is The Man Zachxbt Investigated Years Ago](https://themerkle.com/nfts-are-roaring-back-and-so-is-the-man-zachxbt-investigated-years-ago) _2026-08-11 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ When I saw this thread circulating during NFT season, my first reaction wasn't shock, it was déjà vu. It comes back, and somehow so does every familiar name from the last cycle, the good, the bad, and apparently the previously investigated. This time it's Cole Villemain, better known online as ColeT… ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eUSKIhQSFfbq) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Replays, Master Keys, and Silent Prompts: Unpacking the Hidden Infrastructural Flaws Behind FIDO2](https://themerkle.com/replays-master-keys-and-silent-prompts-unpacking-the-hidden-infrastructural-flaws-behind-fido2) _2026-08-11 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ I've spent the last few years telling friends and family the same thing: switch to passkeys, they can't be phished . That advice wasn't wrong exactly, but reading through this new research left me a little humbled. Three separate teams just showed that you don't need to break FIDO2's cryptography to… ## [How Taunt Tapes, Flex Wars, and Doctored Wallets Exposed a $5M Crypto "Caller"](https://themerkle.com/how-taunt-tapes-flex-wars-and-doctored-wallets-exposed-a-5m-crypto-caller) _2026-08-11 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Tiffany Milanovich apparently never got the memo on an old rule in crime: the moment you start showing off, you start leaving evidence. While allegedly draining victims of millions in crypto, she wasn't hiding in the shadows, she was posting the receipts herself, recording her own taunts, and flexin… ## [Cookie.fun Built A Real-Time Attention Index For Crypto, Here's Where It Still Falls Short](https://themerkle.com/cookiefun-built-a-real-time-attention-index-for-crypto-heres-where-it-still-falls-short) _2026-08-10 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Every crypto cycle produces a new asset class nobody quite has the tools to measure properly, and Cookie.fun has built its entire business around quantifying the latest one: attention itself. The platform doesn't trade tokens, doesn't run a marketplace, and doesn't do anything you'd typically associ… ## [Beyond Wall Street’s Playbook: How ChatGPT Unlocked a $15B Bitcoin Capital Engine](https://themerkle.com/beyond-wall-streets-playbook-how-chatgpt-unlocked-a-15b-bitcoin-capital-engine) _2026-08-09 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Most executives, including Michael Saylor, typically credit spreadsheets, bankers, or a lucky market window when raising billions, except this time, Saylor is crediting a chatbot. In a conversation that's since rippled across finance and crypto circles alike, the Strategy founder claimed he used art… ## [Cloudflare Kitesurf Review: Features, Setup Guide, And How It Compares To Chromium](https://themerkle.com/cloudflare-kitesurf-review-features-setup-guide-and-how-it-compares-to-chromium) _2026-08-09 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Every browser you've ever used, until Cloudflare's latest release, was designed around a fundamental assumption: a human is going to look at it. Tabs, themes, smooth scrolling, pixel-perfect rendering, all of it exists because eyes and hands are on the other end. Cloudflare just threw that entire as… ## [Unstoppable Wallet Is Bringing Anonymous USDT And USDC Payments, Here's What That Actually Means](https://themerkle.com/unstoppable-wallet-is-bringing-anonymous-usdt-and-usdc-payments-heres-what-that-actually-means) _2026-08-09 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ For years, privacy in crypto has meant choosing a niche coin, but Unstoppable Wallet is setting out to change that. While Monero, Zcash, and Zano all promise real anonymity, none of them show up in a coffee shop's payment terminal or a freelancer's invoice. Stablecoins do. Unstoppable Wallet is brid… ## [Why Hackers Keep Choosing Tornado Cash To Launder Millions In Stolen Crypto](https://themerkle.com/why-hackers-keep-choosing-tornado-cash-to-launder-millions-in-stolen-crypto) _2026-08-06 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ There's a reason nearly every major crypto hack ends the same way: stolen funds bouncing across a handful of chains before disappearing into a pool of anonymized ETH. This week gave us a fresh, real-time example of exactly how that playbook works, as the address tied to the Triple-A exploiter moved… ## [Asia Adds $500 Billion in a Single Session as Wall Street's AI Takes a $680 Billion Gut Punch](https://themerkle.com/asia-adds-500-billion-in-a-single-session-as-wall-streets-ai-takes-a-680-billion-gut-punch) _2026-08-06 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ As markets in Asia soared while Wall Street's AI trade took a steep plunge, two of the world's biggest markets moved in almost opposite directions today and if you only looked at one of them, you'd walk away with completely the wrong read on how investors are actually feeling right now. On one side… ## [A $25.6M Deepfake Fraud Triggered the EU’s Boldest AI Law Yet](https://themerkle.com/a-256m-deepfake-fraud-triggered-the-eus-boldest-ai-law-yet) _2026-08-04 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ A finance employee at engineering firm Arup once sat through an entire video call with AI-generated deepfakes of his company's CFO and colleagues, watched their faces move, heard their voices, and authorized a $25.6 million transfer. None of it was real and the fraud only unraveled after the money w… ## [5 Signs Users Missed in the AscendEX Collapse (Crypto Exchange Red Flags To Watch)](https://themerkle.com/5-signs-users-missed-in-the-ascendex-collapse-crypto-exchange-red-flags-to-watch) _2026-08-04 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ I've read enough shutdown notices, like the recent one from AscendEX , to recognize the shape of a collapsing exchange before I finish the first paragraph. They arrive dressed as routine compliance updates, citing "regulatory considerations" or "market conditions," but by the time you reach the part… ## [Uniswap (UNI) Is July's Standout Top 30 Crypto Performer, Here's What The Record Actually Shows](https://themerkle.com/uniswap-uni-is-julys-standout-top-30-crypto-performer-heres-what-the-record-actually-shows) _2026-08-02 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Uniswap took center stage while most large-cap crypto assets spent July grinding sideways waiting for the next catalyst. The protocol didn't wait around for one. I went back through the protocol's own governance record to see exactly what happened, and I'll be honest, it's rare for me to find a toke… ## [Bitkey, Ledger, Trezor, And Jade Reports Safe From $38 Million Coldcard Disaster](https://themerkle.com/bitkey-ledger-trezor-and-jade-reports-safe-from-38-million-coldcard-disaster) _2026-07-31 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ I think it says something when an entire industry of competing hardware wallet makers, including Ledger, companies that rarely coordinate on anything publicly, all rush to say the exact same thing within hours of each other: not us, not our devices, not our problem. That's exactly what happened toda… ## [Arbitrum Tops Solana with 11.3M Stablecoin Holders](https://themerkle.com/arbitrum-tops-solana-with-113m-stablecoin-holders) _2026-07-31 · Will Izuchukwu · The Merkle_ Everyone's been glued to Arbitrum competitors like Solana and their meme coin charts, as well as Base's retail app growth, and it's easy to see why those make for flashier headlines. But a quieter number just flipped in Arbitrum's favor, and the more I dug into it, the more I think it matters more t…