SEC Sues Tron Founder Justin Sun for Market Manipulation and Offering Unregistered Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, and the Tron Foundation, issuing charges for offering unregistered securities and market manipulation. Additionally, a group of influencers have been charged by the organization for promoting tron without disclosing that they were being compensated for their endorsements. Tron … Read more

Major Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Hacked, Over $1.5M in Bitcoin Stolen

General Bytes experienced a security incident on March 17 and 18 that enabled a hacker to remotely access the master service interface and send funds from hot wallets, according to the company and sources. The breach forced a majority of U.S.-based crypto automated teller machine (ATM) operators to temporarily shut down. The hacker was able … Read more

Tron’s Stablecoin USDD Deviates From the $1 Peg, Justin Sun Says Team Deployed More Capital

The Tron-based stablecoin USDD has once again dropped below the $1 parity to a low of $0.969 on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Amid the drop in USDD’s value, Tron founder Justin Sun tweeted that his team was “deploying more capital,” and the stablecoin’s web portal usdd.io claims the project is overcollateralized by 200.8% at the … Read more

Biggest Movers: ALGO Nearly 10% Higher, TRX Extends Recent Gains

Algorand has been a notable exception in what has been a relatively bearish start to the weekend. On Nov. 19, the token rose by nearly 10%, as cryptocurrency markets mostly traded lower. Another noteworthy exception was tron, which climbed for a second consecutive day. Algorand (ALGO) Algorand (ALGO) was a notable gainer on Saturday, as … Read more

TRX’s USD Exchange Rate Jumps 270% Higher on FTX After Exchange Brokers Deal With Tron

On Thursday, at approximately 12:48 p.m. (ET), the embattled exchange FTX revealed that it has created a special facility with Tron. The deal allows holders of specific Tron-based coins to withdraw the tokens to external wallets on a 1:1 ratio. While coin market aggregation sites say tron tapped a high of $0.06 per token on … Read more

Biggest Movers: TRX Hits 4-Week High, MKR Remains Close to 2-Month Peak

Tron rose to a one-month high in today’s session, hitting a key resistance point in the process. The surge in price comes despite cryptocurrency markets trading mostly lower on Monday. Another exception to this decline was maker, which remained close to an eight-week high. Tron (TRX) Tron (TRX) surged to a four-week high to start … Read more