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All of a Sudden, It’s All About Bitcoin
25.10.2023
There’s a lot of activity happening in Bitcoin tech development – with innovations that might help the original and oldest blockchain to catch up with the boom of projects building in the Ethereum ecosystem
This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network
25.10.2023
One technique that these Ethereum Foundation security researchers use to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checking to make sure a system is secure and resilient
Bain Capital, Polychain, Lead $6M Funding Round For Privacy Protocol Firm Nocturne Labs
25.10.2023
Other investors included Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bankless Ventures and HackVC
POL Contracts Go Live on Ethereum Mainnet as Part of Polygon 2.0
25.10.2023
POL token will power every blockchain that runs atop the Polygon network
Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Officially Rolls Out 'Recover,' Unleashing Fresh Round of Snark
24.10.2023
Recover involves users' private keys being encrypted, duplicated and divided into three pieces which are held with three different parties
DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain
24.10.2023
This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain
Friend.Tech User Dumps Keys Worth $1.5M, Switches to Bitcoin dApp
24.10.2023
Newer opportunities have stalled Friend.Tech’s initial growth wave, and applications such as New Bitcoin City are quickly emerging as one of the biggest bets
US Clearinghouse DTCC Acquires Blockchain Startup Securrency in $50 Million Deal
19.10.2023
Today, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) agreed to acquire blockchain startup Securrency Inc. in a deal worth around $50 million, according to a Bloomberg report.
The acquisition is part of DTCC's broader push into blockchain technology and services for functions like post-trade...
Circle to Let Merchants Pay for Customers' Gas Fees With Web3 Wallet Upgrade
19.10.2023
Southeast Asian super app Grab is currently piloting the "Gas Station" to cover gas fees for its Singaporean users if they use NFT vouchers
Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members
19.10.2023
The project named 13 "inaugural members" to the council, including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation
Cracks Appear as Ethereum Staking Demand Wanes
18.10.2023
Earlier this year, Ethereum staking was popular, particularly with Lido Finance's rise to prominence in the DeFi space, but it is now facing challenges, suspicions, and resentment
Lightning Labs Rolls Out 'Taproot Assets,' to Make Bitcoin 'Multi-Asset' Network
18.10.2023
Taproot Assets will give developers "the tools needed to make Bitcoin a multi-asset network, but in a scalable manner," according to Lightning Labs
Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum
18.10.2023
The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," that theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token
Floki Developers Propose Staking and Utility Token Plans
18.10.2023
The move could help amp up investor interest in FLOKI tokens, which form part of the Floki DAO ecosystem
Scroll Confirms Mainnet Live, as Co-Founder Predicts Speed Gains Over Ethereum
17.10.2023
Blockchain data showed that Scroll’s smart contract was deployed on Oct. 8, but the team held off making its official announcement until this week
Bitcoin Magazine Owner Backs First Ordinals Fund, Which Bought $85K Rock
17.10.2023
The "Unbroken Chain" fund, as it is known, plans to raise $5 million from its limited partners and will trade in various Ordinals types, including BRC-20 tokens – sometimes positioned as NFTs on Bitcoin
Lido Finance Sunsets Solana Staking Product After DAO Vote
17.10.2023
The staking service for SOL tokens will be discontinued over the coming months, developers said
Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon
16.10.2023
The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygon’s software kit provides
Protocol Village: ARPA Network's Random Number Generator 'Randcast' Live on Optimism
16.10.2023
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout
FTX Bankruptcy Estate Stakes $150M SOL and ETH as Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial Continues
16.10.2023
Addresses tied to the bankrupt crypto exchange controlled by a creditors’ group have apparently staked the tokens to earn yield, blockchain data suggests