Samourai Wallet Taken over by the US government
The US government has seized the Samourai Wallet website. This is one of the worst attacks. Samourai Wallet is a Chaumian CoinJoin implementation.
Target the Mass: The IRS didn't stop here; it even criminalised everyone who used the Samourai Wallet.
Stand for Crypto: Politics is divided over this. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden objected to action taken against Samourai Wallet.
OTHER NEWS
WEB3
Optimism is offring 0.05 ETH as Deployment Rebate for free App launch
Optimum Network is providing 0.05 Ethereum to developers who build on the Superchain. Deployment, rebates are accessible through the Ooptimism network's Superchain Dev Console, which enables developers to launch their applications.
Base supports Optimism’s Deployment Rebates program
The Base network is supporting Optimism’s 0.05 ETH deployment rebates for developers. This means if you are a developer building on Base, you are eligible for up to 0.05 Ethereum. However, deployment rebates are available only via Optimism’s Superchain Dev Console.
THE DOGEFATHER
A US court allows the SEC to investigate Musk on Twitter case
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District of California has allowed an SEC subpoena that will force Elon Musk to testify in court.
Musk and the SEC have spat over the investigation of Musk's $44 billion Twitter purchase. Musk dubbed SEC subpoenas as subpoena harassment, while the SEC claimed Musk violated federal securities laws, and the SEC is authorised to investigate.
Now, after the court's decision, Musk might be forced to go to trial.
MEMECOINS
Restraint PEPE Whale is multi millionaire
A PEPE whale has earned millions with just a few thousand investments. Lookonchain revealed the data that PEPE Whale purchased 4.9T $PEPE on April 15, 2023, for only $3k.
That whale sold 255B $PEPE recently for $2.3M. That whale still has a good amount of PEPE kept (valued more than $38 million), which means that whale is not dumping PEPE.
