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Risk Manager Gauntlet Terminates Relationship with Aave, Citing DAO Dysfunction
22.2.2024
Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow said his team "found it difficult to navigate the inconsistent guidelines and unwritten objectives" of Aave's "largest stakeholders."
Protocol Village: Wormhole Collaborates With AMD to Make Hardware Accelerators
22.2.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 22-28
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New 'Circle STARKs' as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
21.2.2024
Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare
The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn't Even Live
21.2.2024
In this week's issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how "liquid restaking tokens" or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet's STRK airdrop, Stellar's smart-contract facelift and bitcoin's supply crunch
Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M in Seed Funding
21.2.2024
Citrea says it plans to use zero-knowledge cryptography to help grow Bitcoin's budding decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT ecosystems
Former Fidelity Digital Assets Head Joins Advisory Board of Ethereum L2 Layer N
21.2.2024
Luc Froehlich will help guide Layer N's Real World Asset, TradFi, and tokenization strategies
As Crypto 'Points' Farming Grows, So Does Risk of Vague Promises
21.2.2024
Liquid staking protocols based on EigenLayer are offering "point" incentives attached to the vague prospect of future airdrops, but the trend carries risks
Smart Contracts Go Live on Stellar, Kicking Off a “New Era” for the Network
21.2.2024
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced the successful deployment of smart contracts on the network, a development they believe will revolutionize their tech stack.
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Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Rakes in $1B in Deposits in Just 3 Weeks
20.2.2024
Liquid restaking protocols are seeing ample demand from users as speculation mounts over potential applications for the Ethereum restaking juggernaut EigenLayer, and the prospects for rewards paid out to early users
Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of 'Soroban' Smart Contracts
20.2.2024
The "Protocol 20" upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precautions after a bug was found
Liquid Restaking Tokens or 'LRTs' Revived Ethereum DeFi. Can the Hype Last?
20.2.2024
New liquid restaking platforms like Puffer and Ether.Fi have attracted billions of dollars in deposits, but they've birthed a speculative "points" frenzy that carries some risks
Legendary Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps Big Tech, Bets on AI and Gold
19.2.2024
Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor who was part of George Soros’ Quantum Fund, has dumped traditional tech stocks while putting funds into gold mining companies and artificial intelligence (AI) shares. According to filings, he sold Amazon, Alphabet (Google), and Broadcom stocks...
Y Combinator Expands Focus to Include Stablecoin Startups
19.2.2024
Y Combinator identified 20 specific areas in its latest Request for Startups list, potentially signaling upcoming investment trends. The venture fund, known for backing early-stage tech startups, highlighted stablecoin finance as one of its key investment areas. Stablecoins are a type...
Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra, on Blockchain Tech for Farming and Agriculture | Ep. 309
16.2.2024
In the latest episode of the Cryptonews Podcast, host Matt Zahab sat down for a meaningful discussion with Jon Trask, the CEO of the blockchain-based, agriculture technology-focused Dimitra platform. In this exclusive interview, Jon Trask talked about: blockchain and Web3 technologies...
Apple Vision Pros Are Practically Dress Code at This Crypto Hacker House
15.2.2024
Airdrop riches and FOMO are fueling a run on Apple's pricey VR headset at mtnDAO, the Solana blockchain's largest community-run coworking meetup, in Salt Lake City
Protocol Village: QuickNode Adds Support for ZkSync Hyperchains
15.2.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21
Crypto Money Laundering Dropped 30% Last Year, Chainalysis Says
15.2.2024
Illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion in cryptocurrency to services in 2023, a decrease from $31.5 billion in 2022, and centralized exchanges remain the primary destination
U.S. Cyber Authorities Investigate Binance Trust Wallet iOS App for Vulnerabilities
15.2.2024
The Binance-owned wallet has been the victim of multiple cyber attacks during 2023
Telefónica Teams Up With Chainlink to Provide Security Against 'SIM Swap' Hacks
15.2.2024
The partnership will be a "significant step" in integrating telecom capabilities into the blockchain technology, the firms said
The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop
14.2.2024
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village...