MAPO Crashes 95% After 1 Quadrillion Token Mint: Cross-Chain Bridges Are Still Broken
One quadrillion MAPO tokens were minted today through a spoofed cross-chain message on MAP Protocol’s…
Author Etan Hunt
Etan Hunt
Etan Hunt is a Bitcoin researcher and monetary reform advocate with over 5 years covering cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, and decentralised money. A committed Bitcoin maximalist, he believes the separation of money and state is as fundamental to human freedom as the separation of church and state. His work covers Bitcoin fundamentals, on-chain analysis, crypto security, and the regulatory landscape across multiple market cycles. His analysis is also published as a column on TechFlowPost, one of Asia's leading crypto intelligence platforms. Verified on Muck Rack
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May 18, 2026
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps controlled nearly 50% of Iran’s entire crypto economy in the…
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SERV Surges 70% After AI Benchmark Claim: Can a $39M Token Really Beat GPT-5.4?
A $39 million token just claimed it can beat OpenAI at its own game at…
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