THIS WAS @POLKADOT Brunch & talks moments in Rome 🇮🇹🎥
Many people joined us!🪴
Collaborations with great people in our eco and surprising many.
From the community with a lot of efforts and time invested.
Time to build together! #Web3
On-chain detectives who actually cook.
Crypto’s full of rugs, drainers, and guys who think mixing through 47 wallets makes them untraceable. These 10 are the ones who still find them, freeze bags, and post the thread that ruins someone’s weekend.
No cope, just alpha
1. ZachXBT — @zachxbt
2. Coffeezilla — @coffeebreak_YT
3. Lookonchain — @lookonchain
4. PeckShield — @peckshield
5. Taylor Monahan — @tayvano_
6. EmberCN — @EmberCN
7. Arkham — @arkham
8. CertiK — @CertiK
9. KillaXBT — @KillaXBT
10. samczsun — @samczsun
SCOOP: Kelp DAO is preparing a memo blaming LayerZero for Saturday's $292 million rsETH exploit, saying it relied on LayerZero's documentation, default configurations and team guidance when setting up the bridge.
CoinDesk has reviewed the memo ahead of publication.
ZACHXBT QUESTIONS KRAKEN: WHY DID $M GET LISTED?
Onchain investigator ZachXBT (@zachxbt) has issued a statement to Kraken exchange, following the insider manipulation on Memecore's $M token.
In a reply to Kraken's post on X, Zach asked, "Why did Kraken list $M (Memecore) on July 3, 2025 for spot and how did it pass due diligence?"
Zach flagged the following:
- $7.9M in suspicious Kraken withdrawals to 18 newly created addresses with 11.7 $M sitting total (valued at $39.8M now).
- Insiders manipulating the price to $6B market cap ($18B FDV) with Kraken one of the few venues that supports $M spot.
Elastic Scaling is now live on @Polkadot 🚀
Introducing vertical scalability for rollups, enabling parachain teams to handle growing demand more efficiently and deliver a user experience very close to Web2 for end-users.
Let’s unpack what this means for builders 🧵👇
oh, sure, 10,000 TPS in 2026 like Vitalik plans... what a brilliant idea for ETH.
Meanwhile, Polkadot just upgrading its runtime like a chef tweaking the daily special with WebAssembly, no drama or magic numbers needed
Once upon a time in Crypto Kingdom, Grayscale, the fund-slinging wizard, dropped a Polkadot (DOT) ETF on Nasdaq.
"Bow, fools—DOT’s the king now!" they crowed, as it strutted in, parachains (sorry rollups) fluttering like a peacock on parade. "I’m not your messy Ethereum," DOT sneered, eyeing the crown.
But in the shadows, Ethereum tripped over its own ego, bleeding $1.4 billion in ETH to North Korean hackers. And who was behind it? Kim Jong Un, sipping rocket fuel in Pyongyang, rubbing his hands.
"Forget ETH—I want that DOT ETF," he hissed, dreaming of parachains (sorry rollups) to fund his glittery missile parades. His hackers had already turned ETH into kimchi, but now Kim craved Polkadot’s shiny Nasdaq throne.
DOT claiming the crown?
Grayscale unleashes a Polkadot ($DOT) ETF on Nasdaq, while a blockchain giant stumbles in the shadows.
DOT claim the crown? 😏
RT if you crave an epic shift.
THREAD - Polkadot Digest 24 Feb 2025
Polkadot News
Did you know that with Polkadot Vault, you can have the security of a cold hardware wallet that shows you in English-readable text what you are signing? No blind signing or signing long strings of hex. https://t.co/xyCBW4FDPy