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Tron Refutes UN Study Findings Linking TRC-20 USDT to Bad Actors
20.1.2024
The Tron Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) has rejected a United Nations assessment which suggested that bad actors are behind most tether transactions facilitated via its protocol. It also sees its over 50% share of the USDT stablecoins in circulation as a “testament to...
The Bitcoin Dilemma: Ordinals Upgrade May Lead to Centralized Fork
4.1.2024
Source: DALL·E The creator of Bitcoin’s fast-rising BRC-20 token standard is worried that one of its top marketplaces is attempting a sly takeover of the entire protocol. On Monday, UniSat confirmed that it would implement the Ordinals Jubilee upgrade “to confirm that brc-20 is still on Ordinals...
L2 Protocol Blast Soars Past $1 Billion in Locked Crypto Value
28.12.2023
Statistics reveal that the Ethereum layer two (L2) platform Blast now secures over $1 billion within its protocol. The total value locked (TVL) in Blast has expanded more than twelvefold since its launch in late November. Blast’s TVL Hits $1 Billion Initially, on Nov. 22, 2023...
Is it Too Late to Buy Near Protocol? Near Price is Up 20% as Meme Kombat Smashes $4M Raised
21.12.2023
As Near Protocol undertakes a huge +20% NEAR price surge, traders are asking ‘is it too late to buy Near Protocol?’. The big NEAR price move comes amid heightened activity and growth across Near Protocol. Today @NEARProtocol is #1 in daily active users across all of Web3 – super...
Uniswap v3 Deploys on Bitcoin Scaling Protocol Rootstock
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock Popular Ethereum-based automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap has launched its version 3 (v3) on the Rootstock blockchain protocol. According to an emailed announcement shared with Coindesk, the deployment was carried out by the GFX Labs team, the development hub of the popular...
L2 Crypto Project Blast Achieves $660M TVL Amid Mockery for Key Developer Recruitment
2.12.2023
Recent data reveals that Blast, the new layer two (L2) blockchain platform, has amassed a significant $660 million in value within its decentralized finance (defi) protocol. Concurrently, while accumulating a variety of crypto assets, the initiative has commenced a search for experienced senior...
Bitcoin NFT marketplace Bioniq eyes lofty goal of alleviating network congestion
29.11.2023
Bioniq operates on the Internet Computer Protocol, tapping into native Bitcoin integration to ease the network congestion and high fees associated with Ordinals inscriptions
Jito Foundation Launches JTO Token To Manage Solana-based Liquid Staking Protocol
27.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Jito Foundation is introducing a governance token designed to oversee and stimulate the development of the Solana-based liquid staking protocol. In a statement released on Monday, the company disclosed plans to create 1 billion JTO tokens to facilitate the governance of its Jito...
Vulnerability Disclosure Prompts InfStones to Rotate Validator Keys
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay InfStones, a crucial node operator affiliated with Lido Finance, is poised to temporarily remove its Ethereum validators from the liquid staking protocol. In response to a substantial vulnerability uncovered by security researchers at dWallet Labs, the operator plans to execute...
Solana’s genesis story — Anatoly Yakovenko's vision for a high-performance blockchain
23.11.2023
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko recounts the “eureka moment” that birthed the blueprint for the layer one smart contract protocol aimed to be “hyper-optimized” and “fast as possible”
Wormhole to Become Separate Entity From Jump Trading
17.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Chicago-based trading firm Jump Trading has decoupled Wormhole, its cross-chain protocol. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Wormhole would be run as an independent entity by senior Wormhole employees. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg said that senior Wormhole...
Best Crypto to Buy Now November 9 – Kaspa, Illuvium, Mina Protocol
9.11.2023
Kaspa sets a record high, leading the pack as the best crypto to buy now. Get the latest on this and other top performers. Image by cryptonews.com. With the Kaspa price hitting another all-time high earlier today, Kaspa (KAS), along with Illuvium (ILV), Mina Protocol (MINA), Bitcoin ETF Token...
Developers on Google Cloud to ‘Verify’ Smart Contracts With Space and Time’s ZK-Proof Protocol
3.11.2023
Developers working with the Google Cloud data warehouse known as Bigquery can now verify blockchain smart contracts and other business processes using Space and Time’s zero-knowledge (ZK)-proof protocol. The protocol is said to be useful for enterprises that are looking to connect their respective...
Is It Too Late to Buy Near Protocol? NEAR Price Skyrockets 37% as Emerging Telegram Crypto Casino Raises $1.6 Million
2.11.2023
Near Protocol has exploded as social media posts tease an upcoming announcement, sending NEAR price on a +37% skyrocket – is it too late to buy Near protocol. A fresh cryptic tweet on the Near Protocol X account has teased markets with an impending announcement at NEARCON23 (set for November...
Attacker Exploits Rounding Issue to Steal $2.1 Million From Onyx Protocol
1.11.2023
DeFi project Onyx Protocol has fallen victim to a security breach, losing more than $2 million worth of crypto assets. According to a recent post by blockchain security firm Polyzoa, the attacker exploited a rounding issue within the Onyx Protocol to steal $2.1 million worth of funds from...
Ethereum layer 2’s will continue to have diverse approaches to scaling - Vitalik Buterin
31.10.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pens an analysis of Ethereum’s layer 2 ecosystem, highlighting the diverse approaches to scaling the smart contract blockchain
Backed Finance Rolls Out Crypto-Backed BlackRock ETF on Base Protocol
6.10.2023
Switzerland-based blockchain protocol Backed Finance has launched the first-ever tokenized government bond on the Base network.
Culled from BlackRock's iShares bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) UCITS, this financial instrument will be identified by the ticker symbol blB01.
It represents...
Thorswap Halts Operations Amidst FTX Hacker’s Fund Movement; RUNE Drops 8.6%
6.10.2023
The decentralized exchange (dex) Thorswap has paused operations after a series of funds stemming from the FTX hacker was sent to the dex protocol. Thorswap took to social media and said that the team “stands firmly against any and all criminal actions.” Thorswap Pauses Amidst FTX Hack...
Best Crypto to Buy Now October 5 – Aave, Trust Wallet, Mina Protocol
6.10.2023
One of the biggest pieces of crypto news today involves multiple users on Friend.tech falling victim to SIM swap attacks, resulting in the theft of over $385,000 worth of Ethereum.
According to an X post on October 5 by blockchain analyst ZachXBT, the hackers stole 234 ETH worth around $385,000...
Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong Reveals Plans to Integrate Lightning Network
13.9.2023
According to Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase is actively working on integrating the Lightning Network (LN), the second-layer scaling protocol. Armstrong emphasized that bitcoin “is the most important asset in crypto” and added that the integration of LN would...