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What to Expect at Consensus 2024: Spotlight on Blockchain Tech
20.5.2024
The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sirer and Rune Christensen. Here is a preview of everything on offer
Humanity Protocol Teases Several Major Partnerships Following $1 Billion Valuation
20.5.2024
Humanity Protocol, the artificial intelligence startup pioneering new identity verification technology, is teasing “several major partnerships” ahead of its testnet launch. The news follows its $1 billion valuation last week that saw key investors such as Kingsway Capital and Animoca Brands...
Ethereum Foundation Researcher Faces Criticism Over Paid Advisory Role with Eigen Foundation
20.5.2024
Justin Drake, a prominent researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has disclosed his acceptance of an advisory role at EigenFoundation, the organization behind the EigenLayer protocol.
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Bitcoin’s Runes Protocol Hype Falls Short: Significant Drop in Activity and Fees
18.5.2024
It has been 29 days since the halving and the launch of the Runes protocol, and since May 1, Runes activity has been underwhelming, falling short of the expectations set months prior. Similarly, the trend of Ordinals inscriptions has significantly declined over the past month. Runes...
Alex Labs freezes $3.9M of exploited funds sent to CEXs after hack
17.5.2024
The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out by sending funds to exchanges
Solayer, a restaking protocol based in Solana, raises $20 million
17.5.2024
A Solana-centric staking protocol known as Solayer amassed $20 million in a mere forty-five minutes while it was still in the process of being introduced. It occurred during the Genesis Epoch 0 phase. This involved limited time, a limited cap, and the assemblage of a fair amount of important...
Binance-backed Magic Square IDO platform to democratize retail investor access
17.5.2024
IDO launchpads are becoming a popular way to raise funds for projects, with some IDOs reaching nearly half a billion dollars
Legendary Investor Tim Draper Leads Bitcoin Lending Protocol Zest’s $3.5 Million Seed Round
17.5.2024
Draper Associates, the VC firm led by the legendary investor Tim Draper, has led the $3.5 million seed round of Zest Protocol, a Stacks-based Bitcoin lending market. The round, which also had the participation of Binance Labs, Flow Traders, Trust Machines, and others, seeks to allow bitcoin holders...
Protocol Village: Lita Releases 'Valida ZkEVM,' Claims Speed, Efficiency Advantages
16.5.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 16-22
Humanity Protocol Achieves Unicorn Status with $30 Million Funding, Valuation Reaches $1 Billion
16.5.2024
Humanity Protocol has achieved unicorn status following a recent funding round that raised $30 million, resulting in a valuation of $1 billion.
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Blockchain ID project Humanity Protocol hits unicorn status with $30M raise
16.5.2024
Over half a million people are already on the waitlist for Humanity Protocol’s public testnet launch, expected to take place in the back half of 2024
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
15.5.2024
In this week's issue, we've got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings
Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin
15.5.2024
While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints
Vitalik Buterin proposes an Ethereum upgrade protocol with a new gas model
15.5.2024
Vitalik Buterin, one of the inventors of Ethereum, has envisioned reshaping the gas fee structure on the blockchain through a proposal called EIP-7706. Creating a new category for call data is the main objective of this agreement, which aims to reinvent the way transaction fees are computed...
North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTX’s $147.5M loot: UN
15.5.2024
A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024
Cypher Protocol Developer Confesses to Stealing $300,000 in User Funds and Gambling Away
15.5.2024
A pseudonymous developer at Solana-based Cypher Protocol has confessed to stealing approximately $300,000 worth of user funds and gambling them away.
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The metaverse is coming straight to your web browser: Here’s how
15.5.2024
Layer-1 blockchain and metaverse protocol Somnia has launched the Metaverse Browser, aiming to make Web3 exploration and custom content creation more accessible and user-friendly
Sonne Finance Suffers $20M Exploit, Hacker Flees
15.5.2024
Lending protocol Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC, and flees.
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Solana-based Cypher developer confesses to gambling away $300K of user funds
15.5.2024
The insider’s exploit went unnoticed for months, despite over 36 individual transactions
Defi Protocol Sonne Finance Reports Major Security Breach, $20 Million Lost to Hackers
15.5.2024
Sonne Finance, a decentralized liquidity market protocol, was hit by a cyberattack, with initial losses of $3 million in USD Coin and Wrapped Ethereum from its Optimism chain quickly escalating to $20 million, as detected by blockchain security firm Cyvers on May 15. Following the attack, Sonne...