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Scammers use memecoin ‘trending’ list to lure victims — Researcher
30.9.2024
Roffet.eth found that some coins contained obscure, difficult-to-read code that allowed the developer to transfer user’s tokens to themselves
Scammers use memecoin ‘trending’ list to lure victims — Researcher
30.9.2024
Roffet.eth found that some coins contained obscure, difficult-to-read code that allowed the developer to transfer user’s tokens to themselves
Vitalik Buterin proposes metrics to measure ‘Ethereum alignment’
30.9.2024
Ethereum-based projects should have metrics to strive toward to ensure they are collectively “building something that feels like one Ethereum ecosystem.”
Vitalik Buterin proposes metrics to measure ‘Ethereum alignment’
30.9.2024
Ethereum-based projects should have metrics to help ensure they are collectively “building something that feels like one Ethereum ecosystem.”
Vitalik Buterin proposes metrics to measure ‘Ethereum alignment’
30.9.2024
Ethereum-based projects should have metrics to help ensure they are collectively “building something that feels like one Ethereum ecosystem.”
Weekend Wrap: Circle blacklists Lazarus, Ethereum researcher exits and more
16.9.2024
Circle is the fourth stablecoin issuer to blacklist Lazarus Group-linked wallets, but a blockchain analyst has called out the firm for doing so months after other stablecoin issuers
Korean Researcher Says Benefits of Spot Crypto ETFs Are Outweighed by Potential Harm
25.6.2024
A researcher with the Korean Institute of Finance has warned South Korea against introducing spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) because these may pose risks to financial stability. The introduction of spot crypto ETFs could exacerbate the inefficient allocation of resources. Spot...
Former OpenAI researcher foresees AGI reality in 2027
5.6.2024
Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner is confident that an AI lab will be able to train a GPT-4-level model in a minute in 2027, versus three months in 2023
Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN
21.5.2024
The news set off a debate on the social-media platform X about whether advising the EigenFoundation might constitute a conflict of interest – given the flagged risks to Ethereum from restaking protocol EigenLayer
Could staked ETH be classified as a security? Galaxy researcher weighs in
21.5.2024
Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn raises concerns about the SEC potentially classifying staked ETH as a security amid Ethereum ETF approval speculation
Ethereum Foundation Researcher Faces Criticism Over Paid Advisory Role with Eigen Foundation
20.5.2024
Justin Drake, a prominent researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has disclosed his acceptance of an advisory role at EigenFoundation, the organization behind the EigenLayer protocol.
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Ethereum dev’s paid EigenLayer role sparks debate on ‘conflicted incentives’
20.5.2024
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said his EigenLayer role is worth “millions of dollars” and some think it could shake up incentives for those working on the blockchain
Curve Finance Rewards Security Researcher $250,000 for Uncovering Critical Vulnerability
1.5.2024
Popular DeFi protocol Curve Finance has awarded a security researcher $250,000 for discovering a critical vulnerability that has historically enabled hackers to siphon off millions of dollars from cryptocurrency protocols.
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Real-World Assets Hits New Peak With $8 Billion Locked, Reports Messari
1.5.2024
The total value locked (TVL) in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocols has seen a remarkable surge of almost 60% since February, reaching a new high of almost $8 billion as of April 26, according to a report by blockchain analytics and research firm Messari. This growth is attributed to...
Crypto Community Loses OXT Analysis Tool Amid Legal Troubles for Samourai Wallet
27.4.2024
After the Samourai Wallet indictment, the cryptocurrency community discovered that the Bitcoin blockchain analysis platform OXT is no longer operational, as it was acquired by the Samourai team in December 2017. On April 25, Laurentmt, a co-founder of OXT and bitcoin advocate, revealed the closure...
US Stock Traders Influencing Bitcoin Prices, Says South Korean Researcher
11.4.2024
US stock traders are exacting a big influence on Bitcoin (BTC) prices, a South Korean crypto researcher has claimed.
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Blockchain Investigator ZachXBT Retrieves Most of $177K Stolen DeGods NFT Funds
26.2.2024
Pseudonymous on-chain researcher ZachXBT has successfully recovered the majority of funds from the sale of a rare DeGods non-fungible token (NFT).
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Bitcoin ETFs May Hurt Coinbase’s Bottom Line In 2024: Analyst
15.2.2024
Senior Researcher at Leverage Shares, Sandeep Rao, believes that Coinbase’s dominant market position as “the dominant venue for all things crypto” faces a new challenge. In a recent interview with Cryptonews, Rao warned that the company’s medium-to-long-term performance could suffer...
Most Top Crypto Apps Track Users: Robinhood Most Data-Hungry, Binance Brings a Surprise
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / tashatuvango Popular cybersecurity company Surfshark recently analyzed the 15 most popular crypto apps to find out how much data each collects. They found that nine of these use collected data to track their users. But it’s not just how much data is collected, but how it’s...
Bitrace Report Examines Money Laundering with Stablecoins
27.12.2023
Source: iStock/kali9 A recent report by blockchain researcher Bitrace has shed light on the potential use of stablecoins in money laundering activities. The report, published on December 26 and translated by Wu Blockchain, highlighted two distinct scenarios in which stablecoins, specifically...