The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Details of the May hack were first revealed by blockchain sleuth and Paradigm advisor ZachXBT.
The EF published an updated treasury policy, outlining plans around token sales, fiat purchases and transparency reporting.
The launch according to the Plume team marks the "next generation" of asset-backed DeFi.
Also joining the federation running nodes are blockchain developers Alchemy, bitcoin mining pool Antpool and hedge fund manager UTXO Management
Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million in crypto using the privacy protocol.
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For users, the Bectra upgrade means every wallet can now work like a smart account.
According to Symbiotic, the tech lets developers build verifiable, secure coordination layers for decentralized applications (dApps) across multiple chains.
The educational technology company said it signed a purchase agreement to issue up to $500 million in senior secured convertible notes.
Critics of the foundation have repeatedly raised the alarm that the blockchain could lose its edge if it fails to address core design issues.
Consensys did not reveal the financial details of the deal, which could bring improvements to MetaMask's onboarding process.
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT reports that BitoPro suffered a suspected $11.5 million exploit on May 8, with stolen funds laundered through Tornado Cash and Thorchain.
The recent EIP-7702 upgrade allows Ethereum addresses to function as smart contracts, increasing convenience but also risk.
Tech experts question the new offering's claims of having Bitcoin-style encryption.
The uptick in institutional stablecoin interest follows shifting regulatory regimes and increased lobbying efforts, especially in the U.S.
The new integration adds payment support for games, fashion and electronics to Bitget's ecosystem.
Block's Miles Suter said that the firm is earning "real BTC returns from our corporate holdings...by efficiently routing real payments across Lightning"
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
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Eternis AI is developing Freysa AI and has raised $30 million from Coinbase Ventures, Selini Capital, and others.
Katana aims to improve blockchain liquidity — including lending, trading, and yield bearing strategies — by integrating with popular apps like Sushi and Morpho.
The malware spread like a worm and spawned malicious containers after infecting fresh devices.
Telegram is looking to raise $1.5 billion, including from existing backers like BlackRock and Abu Dhabi’s investment firm Mubadala.
The on-chain transaction between Bitcoin and Cardano was facilitated by BitVMX, an interoperability protocol built using the BitVM programming language
It's the first time that MetaMask integrates a non-EVM network.
The feature would still need regulatory approval in order to be made available to all customers.
A new research paper from a Google researcher slashed the estimated quantum resources needed to break RSA encryption, which is used by some crypto wallets.
Strategy also purchased $427 million worth of bitcoin, and crypto investment products saw inflows of $3.3 billion last week.
Users will be able to watch experienced traders execute their strategies live.