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Mastercard Taps Polygon to Empower Emerging Artists in Web3 Tech
9.1.2023
Mastercard, the payments giant, has partnered with Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, to introduce emerging artists into Web3 technology. Mastercard’s artist accelerator, as the program is called, will teach five different emerging artists, including singers, musicians, DJs,...
Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs
9.1.2023
One reason is that “hackers have gotten smarter, gained more experience, and learned how to look for bugs,” according to the founder of a crypto auditing firm
Are Federal Prosecutors About to Indict Binance as Hedge Funds Face Subpoenas
8.1.2023
US authorities have sent subpoenas to American hedge funds and market-making companies dealing with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, asking for records of their communications with the exchange.
According to a Saturday report from the Washington Post, the U.S. attorney’s...
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High, Boost Could Lead to Record-Setting Difficulty Increase
7.1.2023
During the first week of the new year, Bitcoin’s hashrate reached an all-time high (ATH) on Jan. 6, 2023, at block height 770,709. The network recorded a milestone of around 361.20 exahash per second (EH/s) on Friday, jumping more than 4% higher than the previous record of 347.16 EH/s...
Using blockchain technology to combat retail theft
7.1.2023
Blockchain technology may be a solution when it comes to anti-theft measures for retailers
OpenAI will lead to better art and narration in Web3 games — Immutable exec
7.1.2023
Alex Connelly says the technology provides “very cool storytelling opportunities.”
Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 — Study
7.1.2023
As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% or 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt Africa study recently found. In addition, the study findings show that the fintech sub-sector alone accounted for 3,100 or 27% of the 11,462 people that were employed by tech startups...
Web3 Company Animoca Brands Lowers Fundraising Goal to $1 Billion in Q1 2023
7.1.2023
Animoca Brands, a Web3 gaming-focused company, has announced it is now targeting a raise of $1 billion for a fund directed to inject help for already established blockchain projects. The number is significantly lower than the $2 billion the company announced back in November as an upper limit...
Report: Confirmation of Silvergate’s $8 Billion Deposit Plunge Sees Stock Price Drop by More Than 40%
6.1.2023
The price of the crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital’s shares fell by over 40% after it reported a more than $8 billion drop in customer deposits. The share price plunge came just days after U.S. prosecutors reportedly seized collapsed crypto exchange FTX’s accounts held at the bank....
LG Electronics Steps up Smart TV-Metaverse Drive
6.1.2023
The South Korean tech titan LG Electronics has announced that it will intensify its metaverse activities. And the firm claims that a new deal will allow it to bring Web3 and metaverse experiences to owners of its smart TVs.
The company, which made multiple metaverse-related pledges at the 2023...
SEC Moves to Block Binance.US Attempt to Buy Distressed Assets of Voyager Digital
6.1.2023
The SEC has objected to an attempt by the American franchise of Binance to buy up assets from the bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital, saying more information about the deal is needed.
The “limited objection” from the SEC came in a court filing on Wednesday, where the SEC said Binance.US in...
StarkWare’s Cairo upgrades to rust-inspired Cairo 1.0
6.1.2023
StarkWare, a scaling solution provider, tweets about the new launch of their first public version of Cairo 1.0. However, Cairo was first brought into public in 2020, which efficiently wrote STARK-provable programs. However, the new version Cairo 1.0 is a Rust-inspired language, which would help...
Binance has Grabbed Two-Thirds of all Crypto Trading Volume – What Happened to the Decentralization of Finance?
6.1.2023
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has remained the leader in the space, ending 2022 with a 66.7% market share compared to 48.7% at the start of the year.
According to a report from CryptoCompare, Binance accounted for 66.7% of all trading volume on centralized crypto exchanges...
Silvergate Bank Suffers Run on Deposits as $8.1 Billion is Withdrawn - Will it Go Bust?
6.1.2023
Silvergate Capital, a crypto-focused bank, suffered a bank run following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which forced the company to sell assets at a significant loss in order to honor $8.1 billion worth of customer withdrawals....
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ChainSafe & Aztec Network’s integration proposes to solve ENS privacy issues
6.1.2023
ChainSafe Solutions takes the opportunity of sharing the proposal that it has forwarded at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) DAO weekly ecosystem meeting on the 8th of December, 2022. The prime issue that the company was dealing with and seeking solutions for ENS privacy issues. It was a detailed...
Illuvium celebrates the New year 2023 with its new 3rd blockchain game
6.1.2023
Illuvium happens to be an extremely dependable and absolute upmarket blockchain gaming studio based in Australia. For the year 2023, it has successfully delivered the online game Zero from its stable. Incidentally, this happens to the third version from their side. The earlier versions of the game...
Solana blockchain’s SOL sees an increase of 36.5% with 2023’s arrival
6.1.2023
The Solana blockchain’s SOL has suddenly witnessed an enormous jump to the tune of 36.5%. This, however, is being attributed to the growing interest and inclination towards BONK, which happens to be a newly introduced meme coin. This meme coin was airdropped to persons connected with the Solana...
Doubts mount over Huobi’s future as harsh layoff rumors denied
6.1.2023
Canceled bonuses, pay disputes, massive layoffs and a communication blackout has been claimed as part of the goings-on at the crypto exchange
Quantum computers may soon breach blockchain cryptography: Report
5.1.2023
Cryptography experts are somewhat skeptical of the technique's scalability, but aren't ruling out the possibility of success either
Silvergate in Trouble: Crypto Bank Cuts Staff by 40% Amid a 68% Decline in Crypto Deposits
5.1.2023
Trouble is brewing for crypto bank Silvergate as the company cuts staff by 40% and sells assets at a loss to cover $8.1 billion worth of customer withdrawals. Furthermore, the company's crypto-related deposits saw a 68% decline in the fourth quarter of last year.
According to a Thursday report by...