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Prisma Finance Suffers $11.6M Hack in Liquid Staking Shockwave, Moves to Mitigate Fallout
28.3.2024
The decentralized finance (defi) entity, Prisma Finance, has fallen prey to a security breach, with onchain detectives revealing that $11.6 million has been pilfered from its liquid staking protocol. Prisma Finance in Turmoil: $11.6M Lost to Hackers, Emergency Measures Activated On a recent...
Ethereum's Rising Validator Count Is Causing Concerns, Fidelity Digital Assets Says
28.3.2024
Future roadmap upgrades for the network will become more difficult with a large validator set, the report said
Ethereum Network Achieves One Million Validators, Securing $114 Billion in Staked Ether
28.3.2024
The Ethereum network has surpassed one million validators, with approximately 32 million Ether, worth around $114 billion, staked within the network.
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BlackRock’s New Tokenized Fund BUIDL Attracts $240M in a Week: Bloomberg
28.3.2024
The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund BUIDL, leveraging Ethereum blockchain, garners significant interest, amassing $240 million in the first week after launch.
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‘Build on Bitcoin’ Startup Secures $10M in Seed Funding to Advance Hybrid L2
28.3.2024
The layer-two (L2) initiative BOB, an acronym for ‘Build on Bitcoin,’ successfully secured $10 million during its seed funding round, led by Castle Island Ventures. The financial boost is set to advance the deployment of a Bitcoin L2 that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual...
BlackRock CEO Bullish Bitcoin Says ETH ETF Still Possible Even if SEC Brands ETH Security
28.3.2024
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said he is “bullish on the long term viability of Bitcoin” and thinks an ETH exchange traded fund (ETF) may still be possible even if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brands ETH a security.
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VanEck Advisor Gabor Gurbacs Concerned Over the Impact of Stringent Crypto Regulations on Innovation
27.3.2024
VanEck advisor Gabor Gurbacs had on March 27 expressed concerns over the incompetence of modern-day crypto regulations and their negative effects on innovations. His criticism stemmed from the instability in the crypto industry as it relates to the regulatory framework in light of the US Securities...
Protocol Village: Layer N, Modulus Unveil 'AI Functions' Tool for Use in Applications
27.3.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3
The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems
27.3.2024
Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk
Layer-2 Blockchain Mantle’s Token Hits All-Time High as Reward System Goes Live
27.3.2024
The rally in the MNT token pushed the market cap of the blockchain to over $4 billion
Vitalik Buterin Suggests New Way To Decentralize Ethereum Staking
27.3.2024
Ethereum staking should include stronger economic penalties against large validators, Vitalik Buterin writes.
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BOB, a 'Hybrid' Layer-2 Blockchain Mixing Bitcoin and Ethereum, Raises $10M
27.3.2024
The round was led by Castle Island Ventures and included participation from Mechanism Ventures, Bankless Ventures, CMS Ventures and UTXO Management
Coinbase Ramps Up USDC Reserves on Base with TVL Exceeding $1 Billion
27.3.2024
Coinbase has announced plans to increase the storage of corporate and customer USDC balances on Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 solution incubated by the exchange and built on the open-source OP Stack.
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Kucoin’s Legal Woes Spark Massive $1.7 Billion Withdrawal, Onchain Data Reveals
27.3.2024
After the Kucoin indictment on Tuesday, subsequent onchain data from Nansen indicates that, to date, $1.7 billion in funds have been withdrawn from the exchange. Crypto Assets Worth $1.7 Billion Pulled From Kucoin Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Kucoin and its founders of breaching...
Is It Too Late to Buy DogWifHat? WIF Price Blasts Up 42% as Solana’s Latest ICO Quickly Gathers $500,000
27.3.2024
Popular meme coin DogWifHat (WIF) has shot up 42% in the last seven days as it leads the charge in a market-wide rally that has added double digit percentages to leading meme coins. Broadly speaking, the whole market is up nicely from this time last week. The world’s favorite...
US lawmakers seek SEC explanation regarding crypto platform
27.3.2024
Lawmakers have requested Chair Gensler to elucidate the SEC’s position in an SPBD’s skill to custody non-securities. American lawmakers, under the leadership of Patrick McHenry, sent a clarification letter to Gary Gensler, Chair, SEC. The lawmakers requested clarification about...
Web3 Game Munchables Loses $62.5 Million to Exploit: ZachXBT
27.3.2024
Web 3 game platform Munchables on Ethereum's Layer 2 Blast network faces a $62.5 million ETH exploit, with ZachXBT tracking down the hefty loss.
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House Republicans Demand SEC Clarify Its Position Regarding Prometheum
27.3.2024
House Republicans have written a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging for clarity regarding Prometheum and whether Ethereum is considered a security.
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Nansen Reports $200 Million Exodus From Kucoin After DOJ Action
26.3.2024
Following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal action against Kucoin and its founders, analysts from Nansen specializing in real-time onchain data revealed that Kucoin experienced a withdrawal of $99 million in Ethereum-based assets and $109 million in outflows from various EVM-compatible...
House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum
26.3.2024
As Prometheum Inc. nears an unprecedented moment in U.S. crypto history by beginning a custody operation that intends to hold customers' Ethereum tokens {{ETH}}, the industry's friends in Congress are demanding the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) explain what it means to do about this...