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MetaMask’s Secret ‘Intents’ Project Could Radically Change How Users Interact With Blockchains
17.1.2024
MetaMask is quietly testing new tech that uses third parties to route user transactions. It will eventually be made available outside of MetaMask and will be closely scrutinized for how it manages to avoid centralization concerns
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live, But Fails to Finalize on Testnet
17.1.2024
Developers said the missed finalization was likely due to an expected lack of participation and older network validators
Socket, Bungee Restart Operations After Apparent $3.3M Exploit
17.1.2024
The platform experienced a security incident late Tuesday that affected wallets with infinite approvals to Socket contracts, developers said
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire: ‘Stablecoins Are Set to Change the Financial System Forever’
17.1.2024
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, a stablecoin company, has declared that blockchain systems are the new infrastructure layer of the internet and that stablecoins are at its core, providing value that is “nearly instant, nearly free and global in scale.” Allaire believes this tech...
Chainlink Teams Up With Circle to Allow Cross-Chain Stablecoin Transfers
16.1.2024
The integration allows developers to build cross-chain use cases via Chainlink's CCIP that involve multichain transfers of Circle's USDC stablecoin
Fantom Slashes Validator Staking Requirements by 90%, FTM Prices Unchanged
16.1.2024
The move could help improve network security as validators are more widely distributed across the world, developers said
Michael Saylor Alerts Bitcoin Community Amid Rising Tide of Deepfake Scams
16.1.2024
Source: Pixabay MicroStrategy founder and tech titan Michael Saylor has issued a warning about the influx of AI-generated deepfake scams in the Bitcoin community. The alarm follows several reports last week flagging fake AI-generated videos of Saylor reportedly promising to “double...
Rating Agency Moody’s Report Highlights Tech Risks In Growing Tokenized Funds
15.1.2024
Source: Getty Images Moody’s Investor Services, a credit ratings and research provider, on Monday, highlighted the inherent tech risks associated with growing tokenized funds. Moody’s DeFi and Digital Assets expert team flagged the need for additional expertise in managing tokenized...
Hedera Adds Major Household Name To Its Council – Why Is This Important?
15.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Eagle Hedera has announced the latest member of its governing council – the tech giant Hitachi. Hedera’s President Charles Adkins told Cryptonews why having household names join the ranks is relevant. Hedera Lending Credibility with Hitachi America The Hedera...
In Failed Bitfinex Exploit Attempt, Billions in XRP Moved
15.1.2024
The failed token transfers spooked some market watchers as they amounted to nearly half of XRP’s $30 billion market capitalization
Taproot Wizards, Bitcoin Ordinals Project That Raised $7.5M, to Sell 'Quantum Cats' Collection
12.1.2024
The "NFTs on Bitcoin" project has capitalized on the popularity of the controversial Ordinals protocol, which has generated a flurry of interest in the original blockchain but added to congestion and higher fees
Telcoin Restores User Balances After Exploit, Records 400% Increase in Deposits
12.1.2024
The issue apparently resulted from a fault in the interaction between Telcoin’s digital wallet and a proxy contract that incorrectly performed certain storage functions
Steward of Bitcoin Software Explains Why She Nixed an Acrimonious Code Debate
11.1.2024
"All it was doing was generating noise," the Bitcoin Core maintainer Ava Chow says of Luke Dashjr's pull request, which would have severely curtailed the use of Ordinals
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Gas Limit Increase
11.1.2024
Ethereum's gas limit refers to the maximum amount of gas that can be expended in an individual block. A limit increase could improve network capacity and potentially reduce costs for users
Liquidity-Focused Berachain Opens Layer-1 Testnet to Public
11.1.2024
Berachain is the latest L-1 to try its luck in the reinvigorated crypto markets
Protocol Village: Mobile Gaming Studio AOFverse Gets Grant from Arbitrum Foundation
11.1.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 11-17
The Protocol: Beneath Bitcoin ETF Chaos, A Blockchain Drama
10.1.2024
In this week's issue, we dive into the proposal that would have curtailed Ordinals inscriptions "NFTs on Bitcoin" traffic – were it not abruptly ended over the past week by a maintainer for the popular Bitcoin Core software
We Tried Fox's Blockchain-Based Tool for Deepfake Detection. Here's How It Went
10.1.2024
Fox's new blockchain tool might not help consumers suss out deep fakes, but it could be a boon to publishers struggling to navigate the AI age. We kicked the tires on the new technology
Making Sense of Web3’s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem
10.1.2024
Although the intersection of Web3 and AI has great potential, there is a lot of confusion about this emerging technology in the market today. Mapping out the GPU supply chain, layers of the tech stack, and various competitive landscapes can help investors better understand the ecosystem and make...
Bitcoin ETF Chaos Memorialized on Blockchain, With Nod to 'Chancellors on the Brink' Reference
10.1.2024
Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval" on the blockchain