EDGE token crashes as ZachXBT questions insider control

Onchain investigator ZachXBT accused BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes of turning his own audience into “exit liquidity,” saying Hayes most recently promoted Worldcoin token (WLD) and then sold it shortly afterward, capping a roughly 15-day stretch in which he exited four publicly hyped positions. A Familiar Sequence of Hype and Exit ZachXBT leveled the charge in […]

ZachXBT warned traders to avoid Rain Protocol, citing alleged wallet links, low traction, price concerns, and Kraken listing issues.

After probing Rain Protocol, ZachXBT cut Kraken from S-tier to B-tier over allegedly manipulated token listings.

EdgeX has said it will compensate users who suffered realized losses after a sharp EDGE token sell-off triggered liquidations and stop-loss orders on its perpetual futures platform. According to edgeX’s Wednesday post on X, the platform will offer “goodwill care…

Onchain investigator ZachXBT claims decentralized exchange edgeX insiders controlled nearly the entire supply with a thin float.

The crash unfolded amid rising DeFi security concerns following recent exploits across bridges and liquidity pools.

The post Circle Freezes $12.6M USDC in Zama Protocol, Sparks Criticism appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Terrill Dicki May 30, 2026 18:52 Circle’s $12.6M USDC freeze in Zama’s protocol raises concerns over unilateral actions and selective enforcement in the stablecoin market. Stablecoin issuer Circle has frozen $12.6 million in USD Coin (USDC) tied to Zama, a privacy-focused protocol, according to on-chain analyst ZachXBT. The freeze, which reportedly occurred without prior notice, has reignited criticism over Circle’s ability to unilaterally blacklist addresses and confiscate funds at the smart-contract level. According to ZachXBT, the affected funds were linked to Zama’s confidential USDC (cUSDC) smart contract. The smart contract was publicly labeled on blockchain explorers, and $12.4 million had been deposited into it by wallets associated with the DeFi protocol Overnight Finance earlier in May. Overnight Finance itself recently faced allegations of misappropri

Stablecoin issuer Circle has reportedly blacklisted a smart contract linked to privacy protocol Zama, freezing approximately $12.6 million in user funds. The development, first flagged by on-chain investigator ZachXBT, involves the protocol’s Confidential USDC (cUSDC) contract deployed on Ethereum seven hours before ban. The affected contract address had been publicly documented in Zama’s docs and visible […]