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Coinbase Officially Launches 'Base' Blockchain, in Milestone for a Public Company
9.8.2023
The big U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase says its blockchain is the first ever to be launched by a publicly traded company, and represents a major push into a new revenue opportunity
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
9.8.2023
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left
Cardano-Based MuesliSwap to Refund ‘High Slippage’ Losses for Users
9.8.2023
Users are said to have lost varying amounts of funds by setting slippage too high due to a “misunderstanding.”
Coinbase Exec: ‘There’s No Playbook’ for Public Company Launching Blockchain
9.8.2023
As Coinbase, the big U.S. crypto exchange, plans to launch its new Base blockchain on Wednesday, CoinDesk interviewed Jesse Pollak, who’s leading the effort. Here’s an excerpted version
Venture-Backed Saddle Finance Proposes Wind-Down, Dissolution
8.8.2023
The Ethereum-based crypto trading protocol will shut down and distribute its treasury to investors
Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud
8.8.2023
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost to scams and exploits in July alone
Disney creates an AI task force to explore the tech and cut costs: Report
8.8.2023
Disney has reportedly created a task force for studying how it can incorporate AI into its operations, sources close to the matter told Reuters
Fake PayPal USD Tokens Pop up on Several Blockchains
8.8.2023
Some of these tokens can’t be sold after purchase, while some can "pull the rug" at any moment
Crypto Exchange Mango’s Legal Bills Swell, a Year After Alleged $116M Heist
7.8.2023
First the blockchain-based exchange was allegedly victimized by a market manipulator, and now it's having to spend big on lawyers to pursue suits and other remedies
It's ChatGPT, but for Bitcoin: New AI Tool Avoids 'Hallucinations'
7.8.2023
An experimental version of the Bitcoin-focused AI chatbot was released on Thursday by Chaincode Labs, which says its new "ChatBTC" is less likely to give incorrect answers about the original cryptocurrency, or to “hallucinate” like the more popular (and generalist) ChatGPT
Lido Attracted 10K Ether Stakers to Protocol in July
7.8.2023
The largest staking service provider also crossed $15 billion in total value locked, a level not seen since May 2022
Cardano Blockchain Transactions Jumped 49% Last Quarter as ADA Sentiment Grew
7.8.2023
Blockchain load – a measure of how much data is contained in blocks over a certain period – rose to 50% in the second quarter from under 40% in the first. It peaked at 81% in May
Curve Recoups 73% of Hacked Funds, Bolstering CRV Sentiment
7.8.2023
A public bounty is now open for finding the remaining funds with a $1.8 million reward
X Will ‘Never’ Launch a Crypto Token, Says Musk
5.8.2023
Tech investor Elon Musk said that his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will never launch its own cryptocurrency token. He made the statement in response to a post by a user of the networking service warning about fake coin projects exploiting Musk’s name and that of the platform. Elon...
Facebook Owner Meta May Launch Chatbot ‘Personas’ Next Month, Report
5.8.2023
U.S. tech giant Meta is preparing to launch multiple chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) as early as September. According to an article quoting knowledgeable sources, the company seeks to encourage user engagement on its social media platforms with the chatbots that could also be used...
Avalanche Blockchain Usage Grew in Second Quarter: Nansen
4.8.2023
The Avalanche C Chain saw daily active address and transaction volume – two important metrics to gauge a blockchain’s health level – increase significantly in the period
Arbitrum's Most Popular DEX Goes Live With New Version Offering DOGE Pools at 40%
4.8.2023
Version 2 of GMX allows trading of riskier assets at lower fees, with some pools yielding as much as an annualized 47%
Tech Entrepreneur Ilya Lichtenstein Admits to Masterminding $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Heist
4.8.2023
Tech entrepreneur Ilya Lichtensteind, a Russian-American citizen, has admitted to committing the original 2016 Bitfinex hack, CNBC reported.
Earlier, Lichtensteind and his wife Heather Morgan had confessed to attempting to launder $4.5 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex.
Until...
Polygon Claims Matter Labs Copied Its Code Without Attribution
3.8.2023
In a blog post, Polygon shared that Matter Labs had copy-pasted part of the code from their Plonky2 library
Patreon, Platform for Creators, Disables Payouts After ‘Issue’ With Payoneer System
3.8.2023
The issue was first identified on Aug. 2. Crypto developers monitor payments glitches on major platforms partly because a key premise of the blockchain industry is to build infrastructure that improves on the current options