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To check a token's holder count, open its token page or block explorer entry using the exact contract address and read the number of addresses holding a balance. Treat that number as a starting point only. It counts wallets, not people, and it can be inflated by airdrops, dust transfers and contract addresses, so always compare it with how the supply is actually spread. What does token holder count actually measure? Holder count is the number of distinct blockchain addresses that hold a balance of a token above zero at a given moment. Token databases and block explorers calculate it by reading the token contract's transfer history and keeping every address whose balance has not dropped back to nothing. That definition sounds simple, but it hides several gaps. An address is not a person: one person can control many wallets, and one exchange wallet can hold tokens for thousands of customers while counting as a single holder. The count also says nothing about size. A wallet holdin...

Of the 1,648 new tokens created in the last 24 hours, 6 were flagged as risky by TheBitTimes scanner. All 6 are on BSC and show zero measured liquidity with no market price. None carries a scanner scam flag, and none has a top wallet above 80% of supply. Which new tokens were flagged today? The table lists every token that met a risk rule in the window. Holder counts and top-holder shares come from the on-chain snapshot, and liquidity was measured at 0 for each token. Token Network Holders Top holder % Liquidity (USD) 币安何一必火 BSC 2,322 22.6% 0 BABYTeslaSI BSC 1,990 10.0% 0 悲伤蛙 BSC 127 11.5% 0 test BSC 100 23.7% 0 顶流 BSC 83 63.4% 0 超流 BSC 78 74.9% 0 The largest holder counts belong to 币安何一必火 with 2,322 holders and BABYTeslaSI with 1,990 holders. Both were created on 2026-10-29 and show a top wallet at or below 22.6% of supply. The other four tokens have between 78 and 127 holders. 悲伤蛙 has 127 holders and a top wallet at 11.5%, while test has exactly 100 holders and a top wallet at 23...

Four of the 1,420 new tokens created in the last 24 hours showed risk signals in TheBitTimes scan: two have a single wallet holding more than 90% of supply, and two have liquidity measured at zero. None was flagged by the scam scanner. Details and the exact metrics are below. Which new tokens were flagged today? The scanner flagged no tokens outright in this window. Four tokens were marked risky because they matched a threshold rule. Our previous Scam Watch covered a different set of tokens, so none of these four repeats it. Token Network Holders Top holder % Liquidity Reason 智能体犬 BSC 595,274 90.9% $51,930 top_holder_over_80pct 4cat BSC 1,106 12.0% $0 zero_liquidity CP3R ETH 876 53.5% $0 zero_liquidity securepub ETH 145 100% Not reported top_holder_over_80pct The table lists each token with the rule it matched. Holder counts and top-holder shares come from the same snapshot, so they describe one moment and can change quickly for tokens this young. Two networks appear: BSC and ETH. Two...

Despite Bitcoin (BTC) falling more than 5% over the past 2 weeks, trading at approximately $82,166 on October 16, 2026, popular pseudonymous crypto analyst Captain Faibik, or CryptoCove, expects a renewed bull run after a breakout above a short-term falling channel.  Captain Faibik stated that for Bitcoin’s uptrend to recommence it must consistently close above its major resistance level around $84,600, according to his Analysis that Finbold obtained on Friday. BTC/USDT 4-hour chart analysis. Source: CryptoCove The crypto analyst defended his bullish thesis on the fact that Bitcoin price has so far defended a buy zone around $81,583. Additionally, CryptoCove argued that the BTC/USDT chart on the four-hour chart has been forming a potential bullish descending channel. When will Bitcoin rebound? Bitcoin price has faced more selling pressure over the past two weeks, driven by increased distribution from investors in the United States.  As of press time, t...

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is rolling out a new feature that lets users borrow stablecoins against their Bitcoin (BTC) without giving up custody of their assets. The new Crypto Loan feature lets Ledger Wallet users deposit wrapped Bitcoin as collateral and borrow the dollar-pegged stablecoins USDC or USDT directly inside the app, says Ledger. The service is powered by the on-chain lending network Morpho and plugged into the app through Yield.xyz. Users can post either cbBTC or wBTC as collateral and keep their Bitcoin exposure for the life of the loan instead of selling their holdings. Says Ledger in its latest release notes, “Morpho is an onchain credit network; the smart contracts govern every interaction, and your collateral stays on-chain rather than sitting on someone else’s balance sheet.” Every step of the loan, from the first approval to repayment and withdrawal, has to be confirmed on the screen of a Ledger hardware device, which shows each ...

Porsche has written off its 911 NFT project PIONΞERS CIRCLE, leaving buyers with digital artworks that are down 96%. PIONΞERS CIRCLE gave NFT holders access to various events, awards, and other opportunities that came with purchasing one of the NFTs modelled after the Porsche 911. Porsche didn’t exactly explain why it shut the project down, but emphasised that it was a place for “experimentation” and  a “shared adventure.” “As this journey draws to a close, Porsche continues to evolve, adapting to new opportunities and shaping the future in its own way,” the company’s X statement read.  The declining floor price of Porsche’s NFT collection since launch. Source: CoinGecko Read more: 32 NFT predictions that aged like milk It cost 0.911 ETH, worth roughly $1,400, to mint one of Porsche’s 911 NFTs when the project launched in 2023.  The collection’s floor price reached a high of over 3 ETH (then worth $5,100) one month later. ...

Although the XRP community saw its largest cryptocurrency exchange hack of 2026 on September 26, as Finbold reported, this token experienced bullish sentiment today. At the time of writing, XRP price was up 4.12% over the past 24 hours, to $1.57, according to data from CoinMarketCap . XRP price performance today. Source: CoinMarketCap As such, the token’s market capitalization has climbed to $99.07 billion at the time of reporting. The altcoin’s 24-hour trading volume had gained 55.85%, hovering at approximately $7.37 billion. XRP price defied the bearish news today, as tokens worth roughly $157 million were drained from the Bitget cryptocurrency exchange, as Finbold detailed.  As a result, the token has signaled potentially strong demand, especially from whales and institutional investors. Moreover, XRP Ledger (XRPL) has gained significant traction in tokenization, cross-border payments, and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) compatibility over the years. What i...

AI researcher and investor Leopold Aschenbrenner is suspected of being behind the purchase of $96 million worth of SanDisk, Micron, Intel, and Marvell call options. Aschenbrenner runs hedge fund Situational Awareness, most famous for losing billions of dollars during a sudden downturn in AI stock prices. It was a wipeout the Financial Times ranked as the largest in hedge fund history. JPMorgan Chase subsequently terminated its lending relationship with the fund. Although SEC filings haven’t yet disclosed the name of the buyer, Jim Cramer posted today, “If I didn’t know any better I would say Leopold is back!” ZeroHedge agreed. Options provide financial leverage by design, and their short time to maturity makes these contracts even more volatile. All these options expire on October 2. Situational Awareness previously ran on leverage as high as 400%, growing from $225 million at launch in 2024 and soaring past $45 billion in July before liquidating as...

The best-performing ETF in America isn’t in the crypto, AI, or any tech sector. It is, in fact, the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET), up 5,100% over the past year.  After a renewed war in Iran, military conflict in the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, and logistical threats such as this week’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s crude oil pipeline and a Houthi advance into the Bab el-Mandeb strait, BWET has rallied 3,600% since January 1. The next-best-performing ETFs rank far below BWET on a year-to-date basis and merely derive their gains from levering-up single stock performance: 1,170% for a 2x long Dell ETF, 530% for a 2x long Micron ETF, and 390% for a 2x long Marvell ETF. No other US ETF ranks close to BWET’s 3,600% gain in 2026. The fund takes long positions in forward freight agreements, offering exposure to oil tanker chartering rates on particular routes, including Hormuz. Year-to-date chart of Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF. Source: Tr...

Tesla Cybercabs stock crashed 6% in an hour this morning following news of a compliance audit. Yesterday, Tesla commercially deployed Cybercabs onto public streets in Austin, Texas. By the end of the day, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) quietly opened a new probe, Audit Query AQ26002, of up to 1,000 Tesla vehicles, which would more than cover the company’s Cybercab fleet of only a few dozen vehicles. Tesla stood behind its claim that “Cybercab is engineered to be the safest car on the road.” Chart of Tesla from September 3 close through noon on September 4. Source: TradingView The NHTSA doesn’t typically pre-approve vehicles for compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Manufacturers self-certify compliance with FMVSS standards, or request a limited exemption in advance. Whenever the NHTSA suspects non-compliance with FMVSS standards, the agency may probe conduct and pursue remedies. In Tesla’s case, t...

A highly contentious proposal to alter the inflation rate of SOL, a vote called SGP-0002, has passed with precisely 67% ayes. Official rules require two-thirds of participating stake to pass, so the proposal cleared the bar by barely 0.33 percentage points. As a result of the vote, SOL’s so-called “disinflation rate” will double from 15% to 30%. SGP-0002 instructs the network to continue creating new SOL but shrink the inflation rate twice as fast. After switching its vote at the eleventh hour, holders of staked SOL at crypto exchange Kraken tipped the voting outcome . Its 8.9 million SOL validator, labeled “Kraken 2,” cast 90.34% of its stake in favor of the measure. Had Kraken’s votes cast No instead of Yes, SGP-0002 would have failed at approximately 63.9%, i.e. below the 66.66% threshold. Passed. LFG — The White Whale (@WhiteWhaleLabs) August 28, 2026 Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz celebrated Kraken changing its earlier No...

Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI chatbot, will reportedly file its IPO on the US stock market before the end of this month, according to Bloomberg. The Claude developer is currently running the numbers as it prepares to file publicly, sources close to the firm told Bloomberg this week. Anthropic is pushing to match or beat the size of SpaceX’s record-setting initial public offering. Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $75 billion prior to its IPO, making it the biggest first-time share sale ever. Back in June, Anthropic, which is valued at close to $1 trillion, submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. Anthropic’s target reflects how the AI industry’s leaders are transforming the tech investment landscape. The five-year-old company raised $65 billion in May at a $965 billion valuation, surpassing rival OpenAI’s valuation of $852 billion in March when the ChatGPT maker raised $122 billion. Bloomberg fir...

Although Ethereum (ETH) price has remained trapped in a horizontal consolidation over the past four weeks after breaking out from its multi-month bear market, on-chain data shows its tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) has grown to over $17 billion. Ethereum’s Distributed Asset Value (DAV), which tracks RWA tokens using the blockchain as a distribution layer, was at $17.36 billion on August 14, according to data from RWA.xyz .  ETH RWA’s 30D performance. Source: RWA.xyz Over the last 30 days, Ethereum’s DAV climbed 0.5%, thus solidifying this network’s lead in the tokenization bid. The ETH’s Represent Asset Value (RAV), representing RWA tokens using the blockchain as a record-keeping layer, was at $91.11 million at the time of reporting, up 19.43% over the past 30 days.  The rising tokenization on the Ethereum network has fueled an increase in RWA holders, currently at 223,858, representing a 4.99% uptick over the past 30 days. As such, ETH’s RWA 30D transfer v...

Prominent cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez has suggested that if historical trends play out, Bitcoin (BTC) could potentially hit $250,000 in the coming weeks. The outlook is based on a comparison of Bitcoin’s current monthly price structure to previous bull market cycles, particularly the parabolic rallies of 2016–2017 and 2020–2021. In an X post on November 1, Martinez noted that each of those cycles followed a period of consolidation, then a strong breakout that coincided with a bullish crossover on the MACD indicator, a popular momentum gauge. Bitcoin price analysis chart. Source: TradingView Currently, Bitcoin appears to be trading in a similar pattern, with the MACD histogram turning positive, a signal that has historically preceded explosive growth phases. In the 2016 cycle, Bitcoin surged over 4,000%, while the 2020 rally delivered gains of nearly 1,500%. If this pattern repeats, Martinez implies Bitcoin could mirror those exponential moves, potential...

BRICS is working towards building a parallel financial system providing an alternative to the US and Western-led global hegemony. The alliance is using local currencies, launching new payment mechanisms, and rewriting trade deals to its benefit. All of these cause harm to the long-term prospects of the US dollar while their economy reduces dependence on the West. Also Read: China–ASEAN Pact Reshapes BRICS Trade as Yuan Hits New Milestone BRICS: Can Their Parallel Financial System Fully Work? Source: Getty Images The short answer is yes, they can build one. BRICS can build a parallel financial system that works. However, building it and replacing the US and West-dominated financial system is challenging. The challenge occurs as the alliance is a diverse bloc having no common ground. Each economy is still developing, while many others remain poor. They need to maintain a balance in developing their own economy and also that of the alliance. This would involve pouring in more time, energy...

Ripple’s XRP token might just become the top player of 2025. The asset hit multiple milestones over the last several months. The most significant achievement was the settlement of the SEC lawsuit. The lawsuit presented substantial challenges to XRP’s price. However, after the lawsuit was put to an end, the asset climbed to a new all-time high after nearly seven years. In this article, let’s discuss why XRP could become a trillion-dollar cryptocurrency by 2035. Why XRP Could Become a Trillion-Dollar Project By 2035 Source: Shutterstock Ripple, the company that utilizes the XRP Ledger, has made significant inroads into blockchain technology. Even when XRP was struggling to gain momentum due to the SEC lawsuit, Ripple saw consistent partnerships and adoption. Japanese banks, in particular, have been extremely bullish on Ripple’s technology. A similar trend could emerge in the US over the coming years. ETFs have played a massive role in Bitcoin’s (BTC) incredib...

Bitcoin bounced above $110K after President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed a one-year trade truce, lowering the temperature in a heated confrontation that had threatened to upend the global economy. The deal eased fears of further escalation in the US-China trade war that rocked global markets earlier this month. Bitcoin, which plunged near $108K before the announcement, recovered on the news to trade at $110,318.60 as of 5:35 a.m. EST, according to data from CoinMarketCap . BTC price (Source: CoinMarketCap) Under the pact, China will delay export controls on rare earths for a year, while the US will scrap planned 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and halve a fentanyl-related duty. Still, the truce left many trade disputes unresolved, tempering optimism across risk assets. Despite Bitcoin’s recovery, crypto sentiment remains cautious. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index plunged to 34, signaling “Fear,” after a 17-point drop from yesterday...