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Galaxy, Lightspeed Lead $15M Raise for Turnkey, Crypto Wallet Startup From Former Coinbase Employees
23.4.2024
The company from ex-Coinbase employees aims to help developers build better blockchain wallets
Patched Cosmos Bug Could've Put $150M At Risk, Says Firm That Reported It
23.4.2024
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol
Stacks Begins 2-Step Rollout of Major ‘Nakamoto’ Overhaul
22.4.2024
The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
22.4.2024
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project's CELO tokens, under the chain's governance rules
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
21.4.2024
The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees
Bitcoin Blockchain Undergoes Fourth Halving in 15-Year History, in Show of Monetary Policy Set by Code
20.4.2024
Soccer has the World Cup. Athletics and many other sports have the Olympics. Crypto has the halving. The milestone in the blockchain's 15-year history technically means a cut in rewards for crypto miners with each block – a feature designed to minimize inflation
FBI, Europol Say Akira Ransomware Has Drained $42M from 250 Firms
19.4.2024
Akira, a ransomware group, has drained $42 million from 250 firms since March 2023, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol, CISA, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) in a joint statement.
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Avail Confirms Token Airdrop Plans, a Week After Leaked Screenshots
18.4.2024
Avail shared in a blog post that 354,605 wallet addresses are eligible to claim the 600 million tokens in their “unification drop.”
Protocol Village: Safe, for 'Smart Accounts,' Completes Acquisition of Crypto Business Wallet Multis
18.4.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24
Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration
18.4.2024
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November
The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, 'Epic Sat,' Stacks Nakamoto
17.4.2024
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica
Kraken Releases Own Crypto Wallet, Joining Competition With Coinbase, MetaMask
17.4.2024
According to a blog post shared with CoinDesk, the new Kraken Wallet will be the first from a major exchange to be open-sourced
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
17.4.2024
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains
P2 Ventures Commits $50M Via Hadron FC to Startup Founders in Polygon Ecosystem
17.4.2024
P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right "capital and vibes."
Solana DEX Drift to Airdrop 100M Tokens in Weeks
16.4.2024
Some surprise winners in Drift's road to decentralization include MetaDAO
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Raises $18M, Led by Brevan Howard, Electric Capital
16.4.2024
The fresh round of capital will be used to help launch Puffer’s mainnet
Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet
16.4.2024
The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year
Solana Rolls Out Update to Tackle Network Congestion
15.4.2024
A meme coin trading frenzy and a rapid spike in users has stressed the network in recent months
Avail, Blockchain Data Availability Project, Sketches Out Eligibility for Token Airdrop
12.4.2024
A screenshot of a document describing the eligibility criteria for the airdrop was posted on the social-media platform X by the user @Bitcoineo, and Avail’s public-relations team flagged the to tweet to CoinDesk, describing it as a "leak."
Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles
12.4.2024
Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world