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Компания Cardano Input Output Group (IOG) опубликовала предупреждение в официальном аккаунте X, призывая пользователей временно избегать взаимодействия с их YouTube-каналом. Канал в пятницу начал трансляцию видео, предположительно измененного с помощью ИИ, основателя Cardano Чарльза Хоскинсона, в котором обсуждаются акции по раздаче криптовалюты; на момент публикации трансляция длилась почти два часа.Сообщается, что трансляция направляет зрителей сканировать QR-код и обещает "удвоить богатство". IOG в предупреждении заявила: "Пожалуйста, избегайте взаимодействия с YouTube-каналом IO Group до дальнейшего уведомления", одновременно рекомендуя пользователям не нажимать на ссылки на канале, не переводить деньги и не делиться личной информацией.

According to Decrypt, the YouTube comedy short "Crypto Castle" has been released, set in an era when the price of Bitcoin was only $250.Actress Viv Ford plays Viv, telling the story of her living in an apartment with four early Bitcoin users, showcasing the development and evolution of cryptocurrency as a subculture.

According to Cointelegraph, the viewership of cryptocurrency content on YouTube has fallen to its lowest level since January 2021, while a record 11.6 million crypto projects failed in 2025, with Memecoins being the hardest hit.Analysts pointed out that the market crash on October 10, which led to $19 billion in crypto leverage liquidations, was a key catalyst.

According to Fortune, YouTube has launched a new feature for creators in the U.S. to receive stablecoin payments via PayPal. May Zabaneh, head of cryptocurrency at PayPal, confirmed that creators can now choose to receive platform revenue shares in the form of PayPal stablecoin PYUSD, a feature currently available only to U.S. users.YouTube has previously been a client of PayPal's payment services, using it to provide payments for gig workers and contractors for large enterprises. At the beginning of the third quarter this year, PayPal added the option to receive payments in PYUSD for its payees, after which YouTube decided to offer this option to creators.Zabaneh stated, "The advantage we built is that YouTube does not need to directly engage with cryptocurrency; we help eliminate that complexity." This move reflects the growing interest of large tech companies in stablecoins.

YouTube's support page shows that starting from November 17, the platform will expand its enforcement scope regarding "online gambling" related content, including digital items with monetary value (such as game skins, props, NFTs) under its control; content related to "social casinos" will be uniformly restricted to 18+; and there will be new age restrictions on game content that features realistic characters and prominently and continuously displays torture or large-scale violence against non-combatants. Previously uploaded videos that violate these rules but were uploaded before the aforementioned date will either be removed or age-restricted, but will not count as warnings.

ChainCatcher news, the official YouTube channel of the esports game Dota 2 was hacked on Wednesday evening and used to promote a Solana token called dota2coin.The hacker posted a fake live stream video titled "Dota 2 Launch Official Meme Coin, Hurry Up," along with a link to the PumpFun token. On-chain data shows that the token was created within hours of the attack, with a single wallet holding over 98% of the token supply.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, well-known YouTuber MrBeast spent 320,587 USDT to purchase 167,436 ASTER tokens 8 hours ago. Data shows that MrBeast has accumulated a total of 705,821 ASTER tokens, with a total value of approximately 1.28 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, well-known YouTube blogger MrBeast has purchased 538,384 ASTER tokens in the past 3 days, worth approximately 990,000 USD.Data shows that MrBeast deposited 1 million USDT into the Aster protocol through the public wallet address 0x9e67 and the new wallet address 0x0e8A, and then withdrew 538,384 ASTER tokens, with an average purchase price of about 1.87 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warned that the rise in the cryptocurrency market has led to a surge in scam activities. Scammers hacked into YouTube accounts and impersonated Ripple's official account, posting fake XRP giveaway events to deceive users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, cybersecurity company Kaspersky has discovered that hackers are using copyright complaints to threaten YouTube content creators, forcing them to add the cryptocurrency mining Trojan SilentCryptoMiner in their video descriptions. This malware is based on XMRig and is used to mine cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Monero, and Ravencoin, and it controls a botnet via the Bitcoin blockchain.The primary targets of the hackers are YouTubers who provide installation tutorials for the Windows Packet Divert driver. They first launch false copyright complaints against the videos, then contact the creators claiming to be the developers of the driver, demanding that they add malicious links. Currently, it is known that one YouTuber with 60,000 followers has fallen victim, leading to over 40,000 downloads of the infected files. Kaspersky estimates that at least 2,000 devices have been infected.Kaspersky security researcher Leonid Bezvershenko warned that hackers are exploiting the trust between YouTubers and their audiences, and such threats may spread to platforms like Telegram. He advises users not to trust tutorials that request disabling antivirus software and to verify the source before downloading any files to prevent infection by cryptocurrency mining Trojans.

ChainCatcher message, YouTube reporter Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) posted on X: "In this LIBRA interview, their team admitted to shorting their own token."

ChainCatcher news, according to Similarweb data, in the ranking of the most visited websites globally in January 2025, ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) has climbed to sixth place for the first time, with a traffic share of 2.33% and a monthly growth of 5.91%. Google remains in first place with a traffic share of 29.21%, and YouTube ranks second.Sam Altman retweeted, saying: "There is still a long way to go to catch up with Google."

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by WatcherGuru, an American YouTuber discovered that the Taliban frequently trades Meme coins and is subject to rug pulls.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from The Block Pro, the views of cryptocurrency-related videos on YouTube reached 4.72 million in November, setting a new high in nearly 12 months, which is 50% lower than the historical highest monthly figure (9.3 million). Among them, Coin Bureau and Crypto Banter each led with over 1 million views.In addition, Phantom Wallet and Coinbase broke into the top 100 apps while BTC stabilized around $90,000, indicating early retail re-engagement.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Washington Post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent an urgent email to all employees on Monday, November 4, emphasizing that Google must maintain its status as a "trusted source of information" regardless of the election outcome. This move comes after Trump claimed that Pichai personally called to discuss his search popularity and threatened to sue Google for alleged election interference.Compared to the strict content moderation of 2020, major tech companies are retracting. YouTube now allows the posting of election fraud claims, while Meta has reduced the visibility of political content. Silicon Valley seems to be focused on avoiding conflicts with Trump supporters, who have previously been accused of bias.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, YouTube influencer MrBeast is under investigation for connections to over 50 potential insider trading-related crypto wallets, which have collectively gained more than $23 million in profits.Previous news, YouTube influencer Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) has been accused of promoting and then selling off multiple low-market-cap crypto project tokens, earning over $10 million in profits.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, well-known YouTube blogger Coffeezilla received a wave of abusive emails from Tate's fans after questioning the suspicious crypto projects promoted by Andrew Tate.Coffeezilla had raised concerns about the tokens VENOM, DADDY, and ROOST promoted by Tate, and asked why he was trying to get The Real World coin (TRW) regulatory approval from the U.S. SEC.Tate subsequently released a video in response, which did not directly answer the questions and encouraged fans to attack via email.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoNews, YouTube influencer Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) is accused of promoting and then selling off multiple small-cap cryptocurrency project tokens, making over $10 million in profit.According to an investigation by crypto investigator SomaXBT, MrBeast participated in several projects' Initial DEX Offerings (IDO) and token promotions. The projects involved include SuperFarm ($SUPER), Polychain Monsters ($PMON), SPLYT ($SHOPX), among others, with some tokens dropping over 90% in price after MrBeast's sell-off, becoming a typical case of a "pump and dump" scheme.