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Smart-Contract Platform Soroban Receives $100M to Build on Stellar Network
11.10.2022
The Stellar Network-based platform is supported by a $100 million adoption fund from the Stellar Development Foundation
Value Held by Blockchain Oracles Slides 61% in 7 Months, Chainlink Dominates by 45%
10.10.2022
While the crypto economy has shed significant value, losing more than $2 trillion since the highs recorded at the end of 2021, a great deal of value was erased from smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols. One sector of the defi ecosystem that’s recorded...
Binance Exec: BNB Smart Chain Hack Could Have Been Worse if Validators Hadn’t ‘Sprung Into Action’
10.10.2022
Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer at crypto exchange Binance, joined “First Mover” to discuss last week’s $100 million exploit and how validators prevented the worst case scenario
BNB Chain Back Online Following $568 Million Exploit
10.10.2022
BNB Chain, the native blockchain behind the Binance crypto exchange, has come back online after being suspended due to an exploit that drained around $600 million in crypto assets.
On October 6, Binance announced the suspension of deposits and withdrawals from its BNB chain after it identified...
L2 Wars: The Competition for Top Layer-Two Scaling Solutions on Ethereum
8.10.2022
Vitaly Yakovlev is CTO at DeFi platform ZKX.__________
This article will explain how ZK-Rollups technology has the potential to revolutionize decentralized finance (DeFi), address common problems in the landscape, and make a case for future derivatives trading. ...
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Binance Smart Chain Validators Look to Push Update to Bring BSC Back Online
7.10.2022
A tweet from the official BNB chain Twitter account indicates that the chain is expected to be back online in the afternoon Asia time
BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After $100M Exploit
7.10.2022
A tweet from the official BNB chain Twitter account indicates that the chain is expected to be back online in the afternoon Asia time
Binance-Backed BNB Smart Chain Paused Over Potential Multi-Million Dollar Exploit, Token Slides 4%
7.10.2022
On Thursday, 6:19 p.m. (ET), the official Twitter account for the Bnb Smart Chain explained that the team was temporarily pausing the blockchain, after citing that it noticed irregular activity. Sources say that more than $600 million in Bnb tokens were reportedly stolen from the chain’s...
Binance Smart Chain Halts Amid Fears of 'Potential Exploit' as BNB Token Sheds 4%
7.10.2022
Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro už také v Evropě. Na cestě od náramku k hodinkám, výbavou i cenově
6.10.2022
Decentralized App BCH Bull Prepares for Launch, Platform Allows Users to Long or Hedge Bitcoin Cash Against a Myriad of Tradeable Assets
4.10.2022
Just recently the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash-centric project Anyhedge released the alpha version of the Anyhedge Whitelabel and since then, 284 smart contracts were created onchain, and more than $32,900 in funds hedged using the alpha protocol. Furthermore, this month, General Protocols...
Interview With BISON app CEO Ulli Spankowski – Part 1: It’s Time to Build Crypto Product and Why Europe is Smart and Stablecoins are Strategies
29.9.2022
In the first of a two-part interview, Cryptonews spoke exclusively to Dr Ulli Spankowski, head of digital assets at Börse Stuttgart, founder of Sowa Labs and the BISON app, as well as being the CEO of the latter.
In what was a wide-ranging discussion, Ulli provided insights on developments in...
Chainlink and CF Benchmarks to Bolster Onchain Transparency via CF Bitcoin Interest Rate Curve Product
29.9.2022
On Wednesday, the decentralized oracle network platform, Chainlink, announced the launch of a market-wide interest rate product for Web3 protocols and the decentralized finance (defi) economy, called the CF Bitcoin Interest Rate Curve (CF BIRC). Chainlink revealed the new product at Smartcon 2022...
Bank of England deputy governor Cunliffe on DLT securities settlement: Not so fast!
28.9.2022
In a lengthy appraisal of distributed ledger technology, Cunliffe weighed its technical implications, which will be examined in greater detail when the FMI Sandbox premiers in 2023
První banka v monarchii: Půjčovní banka nastartovala brněnský textilní průmysl
28.9.2022
Před 270 lety se Brno stalo „kolébkou“ bankovnictví v českých zemích. Půjčovní banka byla unikátním projektem na podporu rozvoje textilního průmyslu a obchodu, a zároveň se stala vůbec první obchodní bankou v habsburské monarchii
Wintermute inside job theory 'not convincing enough' —BlockSec
28.9.2022
The theory is “not convincing enough to accuse the Wintermute project,” wrote BlockSec, as it highlighted that Wintermute’s actions during the hack made sense given the circumstances
Ethereum fork token ETHPoW climbs 150% after smart contract hack — a fakeout ETHW rally?
27.9.2022
ETHPoW's hash rate and total value locked have risen significantly during ETHW's latest bull run
Cyber sleuth alleges $160M Wintermute hack was an inside job
27.9.2022
James Edwards bases his accusations on what he feels are dubious transactions and smart contract code that doesn’t match the post-mortem analysis
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
MEVbots backdoor drains users’ Ethereum funds via arbitrage trading bot
24.9.2022
An investigation of MEVbots’ contract revealed a backdoor that allows the creators to drain Ether from its users' wallets