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Snapshot, Popular DAO Voting Platform, Finally Moves On-Chain, Atop Starknet
9.9.2024
Snapshot X, the new governance protocol, makes use of storage proofs – a cryptographic feature that StarkWare, the primary developer of Starknet, has helped innovate and embraced
Friend.tech token drops 26% after team shirks control of smart contracts
9.9.2024
Friend.tech transferred control of some of its smart contracts to a null address, which can never be reversed
US, Nigeria Convene AI Conference to Promote Inclusive Tech Adoption
9.9.2024
The U.S. and Nigeria will host a pan-African Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference in Lagos from September 10-11. The conference will bring together government officials, tech leaders, and civil society to discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI development and use. Participants will work...
Friend.tech Team Renounces Control Over Smart Contracts
8.9.2024
Friend.tech, the struggling decentralized social media application, has announced a major update to its platform, setting the admin and ownership parameters of its smart contracts to the address 0x000…000. This move effectively renounces control over these contracts, ensuring that no future changes...
Computer Scientist: Users Will Value Decentralized Systems More as Web3 Tech Matures
7.9.2024
The general public is not actively concerned about whether applications are decentralized because they often cannot tell the difference between centralized and decentralized systems, according to Cais Manai, co-founder of Obscuro Labs. What matters more to them, Manai argues, is...
Ethereum Foundation's Main Wallet Down to About $650M, Top Official Says
6.9.2024
Sonic SVM, Gaming Project on Solana Blockchain, Plans $12.8M Node Sale
6.9.2024
The project is taking advantage of an increasingly popular fundraising method known as "node sales" just months after a traditional $12 million fundraise
FTC Urges Caution as Bitcoin ATM Fraud Cases Skyrocket
6.9.2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a sharp rise in scams involving bitcoin ATMs, with fraud losses increasing nearly tenfold from 2020 to 2023 and exceeding $65 million in the first half of 2024. These scams often involve impersonations and target vulnerable populations, such as older...
Protocol Village: Euler Returns With 'V2' After $200M+ Exploit in 2023
5.9.2024
The Protocol: The Secret Code Behind Trump Family Crypto Project
4.9.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech, we've got the secret details underpinning the former president's plan for World Liberty Financial, as well as the rankings of which tokens performed the least-poorly in ugly August crypto markets
Brazil’s X ban: Are VPN users at risk for accessing the platform?
4.9.2024
VPN providers agree that tracking individuals accessing X via VPNs in Brazil would be challenging but not impossible
Brazil’s X ban: Are VPN users at risk for accessing the platform?
4.9.2024
VPN providers agree that tracking individuals accessing X via VPNs in Brazil would be challenging but not impossible
Polygon Begins Token Swap, in Move to Allow More Issuance
4.9.2024
The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%
Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC
3.9.2024
The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%
DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%
3.9.2024
Crypto users lost some $2 billion due to hacks, scams and exploits throughout 2023, one report said
Academic Paper Demonstrates Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Mitigate Methane Emissions
3.9.2024
Researchers Murray A. Rudd, Matthew Jones, Daniel Sechrest, Daniel Batten, and Dennis Porter have unveiled a new study showcasing a cutting-edge framework that fuses landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) systems with bitcoin mining. This innovative strategy is designed not only to combat methane emissions...
Cardano’s Chang Hard Fork Goes Live, Introducing On-Chain Governance
1.9.2024
The highly anticipated upgrade markes the ecosystem's long-planned shift towards decentralized governance
Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff
29.8.2024
Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 42 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy's headcount to 210
TeraWulf launches new Bitcoin mining facility, eyes major tech partnership
29.8.2024
TeraWulf claims to be the most profitable miner on a per-share basis, with an average production cost of $40,000 per Bitcoin
California lawmakers push through controversial AI bill opposed by OpenAI
29.8.2024
California lawmakers advance a controversial AI safety bill, SB 1047, despite pushback from major tech companies and now awaits full approval of Governor Gavin Newsom