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U.S. Cyber Authorities Investigate Binance Trust Wallet iOS App for Vulnerabilities
15.2.2024
The Binance-owned wallet has been the victim of multiple cyber attacks during 2023
Telefónica Teams Up With Chainlink to Provide Security Against 'SIM Swap' Hacks
15.2.2024
The partnership will be a "significant step" in integrating telecom capabilities into the blockchain technology, the firms said
The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop
14.2.2024
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village...
Layer-2 Chain Starknet's Much-Awaited STRK Token Airdrop Coming Next Week
14.2.2024
The airdrop will happen on Feb.20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens
Ethereum Developers Create 'DN-404' Tokens After ERC-404s Send Network Fees Surging
13.2.2024
The new token type claims to solve some of the drawbacks with ERC-404s, an experimental standard that launched last week – to such popularity that it's already driven up congestion on the Ethereum blockchain
Ledger, Coinbase Pay Integrate to Give Users Direct Access to Buy, Sell Crypto
13.2.2024
Bringing Coinbase Pay into the Ledger Live app is supposed to benefit Ledger users, making it easier to receive their crypto purchases from Coinbase directly on their Ledger hardware wallet, without any additional fees
What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12,000% in One Week
9.2.2024
ERC-404 allows multiple wallets to directly own a single NFT, and, in the future, create a use case where that specific exposure can be tokenized and used to take out loans or stake holdings
Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s
8.2.2024
Cairo, which the StarkWare and the Herodotus developer team worked on together, is a key piece of technology that verifies proofs and posts them back to the layer-2 blockchain, instead of Ethereum’s mainnet
Polygon Releases 'Type 1 Prover,' Claiming Milestone Set by Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin
8.2.2024
The announcement means that existing EVM chains or optimistic rollups can connect to the prover without modification, then plug into Polygon’s newly released Aggregation layer, providing access to "all of the liquidity and value on Ethereum itself,” Polygon said
Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet
8.2.2024
The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockchain
Protocol Village: Order-Routing Protocol Flood Raises $5.2M Led by Bain Capital Crypto, Archetype
8.2.2024
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14
The Protocol: Solana's Missed Moment, Exclusive Farcaster Q&A, Bullish Year of Dragon
7.2.2024
Even in a slow week ahead of the Chinese New Year, there's a lot of crypto news to cover. Here's this week's The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain tech
Farcaster's Dan Romero Explains How 'Frames' Did What X (Twitter) Doesn't
7.2.2024
The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week's introduction of "Frames" – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sat down with co-founder Dan Romero in an exclusive interview
Social App Friendzone to Start Operations on Polygon Network This Month
7.2.2024
Friendzone was built by early team members from Band Protocol, Synthetix and Koinly and targets the social application space
Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Reaches Final ‘Holesky’ Testnet, Starting Countdown to Data 'Blobs'
7.2.2024
The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper
Rollup Platform Dymension’s DYM Reaches $5.2B Valuation After Botched Start
7.2.2024
As of Wednesday morning, validator “Big Brain Staking” holds over 35% of staked DYM tokens – attracting criticism from DYM holders for its large network influence
Taproot Wizards' New Bitcoin NFTs Already Trading at Twice the Initial Sale Price
7.2.2024
With almost two hours left for whitelisted buyers to claim the digital-art collectibles, at least 2,560 of the series of 3,000 had been claimed, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,274 each)
Taproot Wizards Recovers From Tech-Marred Debut, Selling $11M of Bitcoin NFTs
5.2.2024
With almost two hours left for whitelisted buyers to claim the digital-art collectibles, at least 2,560 of the series of 3,000 had been claimed, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,274 each)
Hashnote's U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper
5.2.2024
Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara
Web Registry GoDaddy, Ethereum Name Service Connect Domain Names With Crypto Wallets
5.2.2024
The deal will allow users to link their internet domain names to their ENS addresses