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Korea Blockchain Week, Aug. 9: Second-day takeaways from the Cointelegraph team
9.8.2022
Discussions about the Metaverse dominated the final day of Korea Blockchain Week’s mainstage conference
Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Pauses Withdrawals — Company Cites Market Conditions, Despite Recent Crypto Rally
8.8.2022
On August 8, the crypto exchange and lending platform Hodlnaut announced that the company has paused withdrawals, token swaps, and deposits. Hodlnaut joins a slew of crypto firms that have frozen withdrawals during the last three months, leaving customers little hope that they will see their funds...
Korea Blockchain Week, Aug. 8: First-day takeaways from the Cointelegraph team
8.8.2022
The first day of the main stage event included a keynote presentation from Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, 1inch Network's Sergej Kunz, and Klaytn Foundation’s Sam Seo
L2 Scaling Solution Arbitrum Schedules Nitro Rollup Stack Upgrade for August 31
7.8.2022
On August 4, Arbitrum One, the layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling solution, announced the protocol will implement a significant upgrade called Nitro in 25 days. The highly anticipated Nitro migration will take place on August 31, exactly one year after Offchain Labs, the Arbitrum project maintainers...
Debridge Finance Suspects North Korean Hacking Syndicate Lazarus Group Attacked the Protocol’s Team
6.8.2022
According to the co-founder of Debridge Finance, Alex Smirnov, the infamous North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group subjected Debridge to an attempted cyberattack. Smirnov has warned Web3 teams that the campaign is likely widespread. Lazarus Group Suspected of Attacking Debridge Finance Team...
The Fake Team That Made Solana DeFi Look Huge
5.8.2022
We already knew that crypto developers cannot always be trusted. But can we trust the data?
DFINITY R&D Team Announces BTC-ICP Integration Beta Release
5.8.2022
Ultimately, advanced and sophisticated smart contracts will be available for Bitcoin. The straightforward inclusion of the Web Desktop with the Bitcoin blockchain, which does away with the need for a reliable middleman or overpass, has been made public by the DFINITY R&D team as a beta release....
Solana’s Investigation Indicates Wallet Exploit Tied to Slope Mobile App
4.8.2022
Following the Solana wallet attack, the Solana Status team updated the public and detailed that the wallet addresses affected by the breach were tied to Slope mobile wallet applications. The team further stressed that “there is no evidence the Solana protocol or its cryptography...
National Power Administration Will Propose a Special Cryptocurrency Mining Fee in Paraguay
4.8.2022
The National Power Administration of Paraguay has proposed to set a special mining fee for cryptocurrency mining operations in a decree project directed to the national economic team. Due to the immense losses the organization has faced, it has stopped supplying energy to some mining operations...
Solana Suffers Exploit — Close to 8,000 SOL-Based Wallets Have Been Compromised
3.8.2022
The Solana smart contract project is suffering from issues once again after it was discovered that close to 8,000 Solana-based wallets have been compromised. Solana is asking victimized wallet owners to complete a survey and the team stressed that “engineers are investigating the root...
Socios.com Will Invest $100 Million in FC Barcelona Metaverse Push
3.8.2022
Socios.com, a company dedicated to the development of fan engagement tokens for sports organizations, has revealed that it will invest $100 million in the digital business of soccer team FC Barcelona, Barca Studios. The investment will give Socios.com 24.5% of the stake in the digital division...
Kim Kardashian legal team files motion to dismiss EthereumMax crypto lawsuit
2.8.2022
Kim Kardashian's lawyers filed a joint motion to dismiss the class-action complaint against the American businesswoman for promoting an alleged 'pump and dump' crypto token
A One-of-a-Kind GameFi Ecosystem Is Set to Blow the Competition out of the Water – Introducing Ryber
1.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. It’s not often that you see something truly unique gearing up for an NFT mint. The Ryber ecosystem has us all talking, not just because of its incredible looks and gameplay, but because of the brand’s ethos, the earning potential and the component parts of...
Crypto Exchange CoinFLEX Slashes Team Amid Cost-Cutting Push
29.7.2022
CoinFLEX's rough month continues with the decision to "right-size" a business down to its core
Solana Team Set to Open Doors of a Physical Store in New York to Promote Solana and Web3
28.7.2022
The team behind open-source blockchain Solana (SOL) is readying to open its physical store in New York City, USA, to the public, in a bid to promote the Solana blockchain and Web3 at large.
The store, dubbed Solana Spaces, is located at a mall in Hudson Yards and was launched in collaboration with...
Billionaire Mark Cuban Expects SEC to Impose ‘Nightmare’ Crypto Registration Rules
27.7.2022
Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will come up with rules for token registration that will be “the nightmare that’s waiting for the crypto industry.” Mark Cuban Foresees...
Crypto Council for Innovation hires government insiders to build leadership team
26.7.2022
Linda Jeng and Brett Quick will be joining the council in support of its policy and regulatory affairs team
Tether & Bitfinex Enter New Project, Ex-Meta Team Raised USD 150M, Investor Eyes Zipmex, Crypto Donations + More News
25.7.2022
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Report: South Korean Prosecutors Raid Home of Terraform Labs Co-Founder
25.7.2022
A team of South Korean prosecutors recently raided the home of Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seong. During an earlier raid that targeted 15 places, including seven cryptocurrency exchanges, the prosecutors reportedly secured terra transaction data. Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Targeted...
Meta History Museum Raised Over $1,000,000, Releases New NFT Collection in Support of Ukraine
24.7.2022
The META HISTORY project team created Ukraine’s first NFT war museum one month after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Since then they have managed to raise $1,290,398 (803.28 ETH) for the Aid For Ukraine crypto fund, created by the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation together...