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Polygon Lands First User of New 'AggLayer,' Inking Deal With Astar Network
6.3.2024
By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, making the experience feel like a single chain
New Fallout Xbox Controller Is Cool, But Pricey
5.3.2024
Next month, the live-action Fallout TV show premieres and, seemingly in preparation for that, Xbox and Bethesda have released a new, customizable controller design that looks pretty dang swanky. However, it’s going to cost you some extra caps compared to a standard custom Xbox controller. Read more
Jupiter’s Perpetual Crypto Trading Falters as Bitcoin Hits Record
5.3.2024
The Solana-based trading platform was experiencing issues with its price feed infrastructure
USC Professor's Crypto Startup 'Sahara' Raises $6M to Reward AI Trainers
5.3.2024
Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI
‘Criminal Geniuses’ Admit Fortnite Hack Was A Total Hoax
5.3.2024
Last week, reports broke that Fortnite maker Epic Games had allegedly been the victim of a hack, with a supposed ransomware group claiming it had snagged 200 gigabytes of internal data. Almost immediately, however, Epic announced that it had no evidence any such hack had taken place. Now, it turns...
Bitcoiners, Solana Acolytes Crash Ethereum Conference in Denver – for a Reason
5.3.2024
Last week's ETHDenver conference drew a significant presence from developers and reps of blockchain ecosystems beyond Ethereum, taken as a sign of just how influential the second-largest distributed network has become
Someone Got GTA: Vice City Running On An Internet Router
4.3.2024
Doom isn’t the only game getting ported to devices that were never intended to run a video game. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar Games’ massively popular open-world crime game released in 2002, is also getting in on the fun. Thanks to a skilled tinkerer, the classic game is now playable on...
Nintendo Emulator Settles Civil Dispute, Must Pay Millions
4.3.2024
Nintendo and the people behind the game emulator Yuzu have agreed to settle a lawsuit after a short civil dispute in district court over allegations that the software allowed folks to illegally download Tears of the Kingdom over one million times.Read more
Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M
2.3.2024
The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks
StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'
1.3.2024
The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof
Trading Platform Robinhood, Layer-2 Arbitrum Team Up To Offer Swaps To Users
29.2.2024
Users of Robinhood’s self-custody wallet will have access to Arbitrum swaps in the next coming months
Coinbase Adds 'Smart Wallet' Feature, So Lengthy Seed Phrases Aren't Needed
29.2.2024
The smart wallet will be an addition to Coinbase Wallet SDK, and the embedded wallets feature will be powered by "wallet as a service."
Digital Asset Manager Onramp Invest Integrates CoinDesk 20 Index for RIAs
29.2.2024
Onramp is the first U.S.-based firm to allow for investible access via the CoinDesk 20 Index
Protocol Village: Bitcoin Miner Marathon, Plans 'Anduro,' a Multi-Chain Layer-2
29.2.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 29-March 6
The Protocol: Bitcoin's Call for Volunteers, Ethena's USDe, Blast's Blast-Off
28.2.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we've got an exclusive interview with Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali. PLUS: More than $200 million of blockchain project fundraisings
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
28.2.2024
Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan – have suddenly become active
What to Expect From Ethereum’s Cancun-Deneb Upgrade
28.2.2024
The beginning of "The Surge" era in Ethereum's roadmap sees a range of enhancements to scalability, efficiency and security. Here’s a breakdown
Coinbase Adds 2 Software Programs for Ethereum Staking, to Reduce Concentration Risks
28.2.2024
The publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange said it would add support for the additional Ethereum "clients" – computer programs used to access and run the distributed network – to help reduce dependence on the dominant Geth software
Tears Of The Kingdom Was Pirated 1 Million Times, Nintendo Claims In Lawsuit
28.2.2024
Nintendo filed a civil lawsuit on February 26 against Yuzu software developer Tropic Haze, claiming that the team’s tech let folks illegally pirate 2023’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom over one million times a full week and a half before it even came out. According to the Mario maker...
Finance Protocol Usual Introduces Stablecoin Backed by Real-World Assets
28.2.2024
Profits are redistributed to the community by rewarding token holders with yields