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Berachain’s BERA Trades at $8 Ahead of 79M Token Airdrop and Mainnet Launch
Layer 1 Berachain will airdrop just under 80 million of its BERA tokens to ecosystem and exchange users as the decentralized finance (DeFi)- focussed network goes live later on Thursday, per a release.The total initial supply of BERA is 500 million tokens, with 48.9% allocated for community engagement, including airdrops, ecosystem development, and research.The airdrop distribution included testnet users, social media participants, and other community members. Token allocations can be viewed on the Berachain airdrop checker as of Thursday morning and can be claimed using various EVM wallets like Metamask and OKX Wallet.“The BERA token distribution includes an airdrop of 15.75% to Berachain community members, applications, liquidity providers and more as recognition of their contributions to an incredibly robust pre-launch...
Crypto Remittances Fail to Gain Momentum in El Salvador
According to the Reserve Bank of El Salvador, the use of crypto to make remittances to the country has consistently accounted for less than 1% of the total share since October 2024. Adoption of Crypto for Remittances Falters in El Salvador Crypto remittances, one of the main use cases for promoting bitcoin worldwide, have failedSource link
Law Firm Behind Pump.Fun Class Action Demands Removal of Tokens Mocking It
Two law firms that are involved in a proposed a class action suit against Pump.fun say they are now victims of tokens that are impersonating the firm's likeness, and are demanding in a cease and desist letter that the memecoin factory immediately remove them.At the center of the controversy is a token called 'DOGSHIT2' a Solana-based memecoin that's up almost 200%, according to CoinGecko data.It might be confusing to those not terminally online why a law firm would claim a canine excrement-themed token would violate its intellectual property, but references to the token being tied to one of the firm's wallets were found in exhibits initially filed by Burwick against Pump.fun which sought to demonstrate how easy it was to...
Erik Voorhees’s Venice Token Faces Pump and Dump Allegations
Onchain data reveals how a group of alleged insiders raked in profits after selling $10.2 million worth of the Venice token immediately after it launched. Venice Insiders Accused of Dumping Over $10M Worth of Tokens Amir Ormu, an onchain analyst with crypto marketing firm Castle Labs revealed that insiders at crypto artificial intelligence (AI) startupSource link
UAE Ministry Partners With Shiba Inu to Drive Web3 Innovation
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has partnered with Shiba Inu to implement Web3 solutions for energy, infrastructure, and other areas. Public Service Efficiency Gets a Web3 Makeover The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) announced on Feb. 5 that it had partnered with Shiba Inu to advance “Web3Source link