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Crypto Firm USI Tech Founder Horst Jicha Arrested for Alleged $150 Million Fraud
22.1.2024
Horst Jicha, the founder of crypto firm USI Tech, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for his involvement in an alleged $150 million international fraud scheme. According to a recent release published by the U.S. Depoartment of Justice (DOJ), Jicha, a 64-year-old German national,...
AI Video Game Characters Seem As Soulless As You'd Expect
19.1.2024
Think of your favorite video game character. Picture them in your head, remember their stories and the actors’ performances that made them stick with you long after you put the controller down. Maybe you’re thinking of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3, whose actor Neil Newbon recently won the Best...
Manta Network Hit by DDoS Attack Day After Token Issuance
19.1.2024
The network’s MANTA token went live on Thursday and has reached a $550 million capitalization
Bitcoin Could See Growth in Layer-2 Ecosystem, Drawing on Ethereum's Experience: Report
18.1.2024
The report by Singapore-based blockchain investment Spartan Group and Kyle Ellicott details how these auxiliary networks have drawn a page from the Ethereum blockchain's playbook, and could spring up as demand grows for blockspace on Bitcoin
Protocol Village: Matter Labs, iCandy Plan New 'Hyperchain'
18.1.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 18-24
Frax Finance's Layer 2 Fraxtal to Debut in February: Founder
18.1.2024
Kazemian expects Fraxtal to debut with a bang, attracting at least several hundred million dollars worth of crypto assets in the first month
The Protocol: MetaMask's Secret Weapon and Ethereum's Dencun Debacle
17.1.2024
In this issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain technology, we bring you Sam Kessler's scoop on MetaMask's in-development "intents" feature that could revolutionize how users interact with blockchains. Also: a post-mortem on Ethereum's unexpectedly ugly Dencun testnet upgrade – and...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Jim Cramer Says Stock Market is Ready for a ‘Pullback’ – Will BTC Drop?
17.1.2024
As the stock market braces for a potential pullback, with CNBC’s Jim Cramer pointing to overvalued tech stocks and artificial intelligence ventures, the impact on cryptocurrency markets, particularly Bitcoin price prediction, becomes a focal point of interest. Cramer’s commentary...
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