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Stablecoins would help US keep up with China: Former House speaker
17.6.2024
The need for the U.S to implement dollar-backed stablecoins “couldn’t be timelier” as China continues to come up with its own solutions, former House speaker Paul D. Ryan stressed
Stablecoins would help US keep up with China: Former House speaker
17.6.2024
The need for the U.S to implement dollar-backed stablecoins “couldn’t be timelier” as China continues to come up with its own solutions, former House speaker Paul D. Ryan stressed
Buterin, Yakovenko and Gün Sirer: Crypto Creators Take on the Meme Coin Phenomenon
1.4.2024
The meme coin phenomenon, where communities produce tokens with no other support than a meme behind it, has given rise to opposing opinions. These range from the most positive ones, which regard them as value-affirming elements, to the negative ones, which state that there is no value behind them....
Warning from Emin Gün Sirer: Deceptive Trends Threaten Integrity of Crypto Markets
24.3.2024
Emin Gün Sirer, the co-founder of Avalanche blockchain, has sounded the alarm on deceptive trends infiltrating certain layer-2 (L2) solutions, posing risks to investors.
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Avalanche Foundation to Hop Onto the Meme Coin Train, Announces Investment in Selected Projects
1.1.2024
The Avalanche Foundation, an institution that funds avalanche initiatives, has recently announced that it will start investing in meme coins. These purchases will be made using funds from the $100 million Culture Catalyst fund launched in 2022, and the tokens will be selected based on their number...
Ava Labs Cuts Staff by 12% to Reallocate Resources for ‘Growth’ – Here’s the Latest
7.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / freshidea Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche ( AVAX) blockchain, has confirmed a 12% reduction in its workforce citing the need to reallocate resources as the driving force behind the staff cuts. Emin Gün Sirer, founder and CEO of Ava Labs, announced the news in a recent...
Ava Labs cuts 12% of staff to ‘reallocate resources’ toward expansion
7.11.2023
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer however stressed the firm is well-positioned with significant runway and resources at its disposal
Fear of blockchain will have 'disastrous consequences' — Ava Labs CEO testimony
13.6.2023
Gün Sirer says the U.S. “won the first wave of the internet revolution” because it enabled responsible innovation. Now, it must do the same with blockchain
Ava Labs founder awarded $3M in crypto defamation suit
2.5.2023
Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs, has been awarded millions in damages after an influencer publicly accused him of being part of a Turkish terrorist group in 2021
Ava Labs CEO Calls for Crypto Regulators Who Can Read and Audit Code
21.4.2023
Emin Gun Sirer, who also weighed in on zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs), was addressing the annual Cornell Blockchain conference on New York City’s Roosevelt Island
Ava Labs Partners With Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Blockchain Adoption, AVAX Jumps 16%
11.1.2023
Ava Labs, the team behind the layer one (L1) smart contract platform network Avalanche, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to an announcement made on Jan. 11, 2023. Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, Emin Gün Sirer, said the collaboration was a “big deal” and,...
$491B asset manager KKR’s health care fund tokenized on Avalanche
14.9.2022
To access the fund on the Securitize protocol, investors need to submit their passport, fill out personal and tax information and complete a "liveness check."
Shopify Not Allowed to Pause Crypto-related Lawsuit, UAE Company Parners with Binance to Accept Crypto + More News
29.8.2022
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Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist
2.8.2022
On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain...
Avalanche Co-Founder Emin Gün Sirer Discusses Macro Conditions and AVAX Sliding in Value
5.6.2022
The price of Avalanche has slid significantly since the crypto asset’s all-time high as the token has dropped 83% in value since then. In a recent interview published on May 31, Avalanche co-founder, Emin Gün Sirer, discussed how bear market conditions have impacted cryptocurrencies...
Stablecoin Shuffle — Terra Fiasco Shakes up Fiat-Pegged Crypto Economy, Over $35 Billion Disappears
13.5.2022
According to statistics on Friday, May 13, the top stablecoins by market capitalization are currently worth $163.7 billion after the stablecoin economy was valued at close to $200 billion just last week. Of course, the climactic terrausd (UST) failure wiped out billions from the stablecoin economy...
Luna Foundation Buys 2,508 Bitcoin for $100 Million, Stash Is Only 495 BTC Away From Tesla’s Balance
13.4.2022
On April 13, Terra’s Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) acquired 2,508.94 bitcoin worth close to $100 million at the time of settlement. The purchase follows the 4,130 bitcoin LFG scooped up three days ago, and LFG’s wallet is now just over 495 bitcoin away from surpassing Tesla’s...
Terra’s Luna Foundation Scoops up 4,130 Bitcoin Worth $176 Million
10.4.2022
On Sunday, April 10, 2022, the Terra (LUNA) project and Luna Foundation Gaurd (LFG) acquired 4,130 bitcoin worth $176.1 million at the time of settlement. Using today’s bitcoin exchange rates, LFG now has a total of 39,897.98 bitcoin worth $1.7 billion. Luna Foundation Gaurd Obtains $176...
Luna Foundation to Add $100 Million in AVAX to the UST Decentralized Forex Reserve
8.4.2022
Following the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) purchase of 5,040 bitcoin on Wednesday, the following day the Singapore-based non-profit announced it will be acquiring $100 million avalanche (AVAX) tokens. LFG detailed on Thursday that the purchase is meant to strategically align the Terra...
Avalanche Foundation Launches $290 Million ‘Multiverse’ Incentives Program for Subnets
10.3.2022
The Avalanche Foundation has announced a new incentives program to support the use of subnets. The organization announced that the program, dubbed “Multiverse,” will connect developers with a fund of up to $290 million, approximately 4 million AVAX, to incentivize the growth...