Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson revealed that the blockchain is on course for its “most significant milestone in history,” with the impending Chang fork setting the stage for the “Age of Voltaire.” In a June 9 social media post, Hoskinson said: “It looks like June will be the month that Cardano Node will reach 9.0. This […]
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There’s a three-way race for the top slot, with Microsoft maintaining a slight edge.
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
The EVM will let developers build applications with smart contracts that run on the IOTA network.
Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, is experiencing rapid growth, reflecting the significant adoption and attention it enjoys from the crypto community. Base’s growth comes amid the exchange launch of its Smart Wallet, a self-custodial solution aimed at bringing more than 1 billion users on-chain. Increased network activity Base recorded the highest daily transactions among Ethereum […]
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The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of June 2, 2024.
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC roundup features Cysic, WeatherXM, GaiaNet, Switchboard, API3, and Scrypt.
Hardware hacker Joe Grand and his team successfully recovered $3 million worth of Bitcoin from a software wallet that had been locked since 2013. The project, which Grand described as unlike anything he had worked on, involved reverse engineering a password generator to unlock the wallet. Grand, known for his expertise in hardware hacking, collaborated […]
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Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Linea is under fire after it revealed that it unilaterally stopped block production because Velocore, a decentralized exchange operating on its network, was hacked. Over the weekend, 700 ETH—equivalent to over $2.6 million—was moved off the layer-2 network via an unnamed third-party bridge because of the Velocore hack. As of press time, […]
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It’s unclear why the two companies have partnered up, but the scheme comes amid Apple’s push to dominate the “spatial computing” market.
Deutsche Bank AG has announced its strategic push into blockchain technology as a potential remedy for the margin compression challenges facing the financial services industry, Bloomberg News reported on May 29. The German banking giant is participating in Singapore’s Project Guardian, an initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which aims to harness the […]
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We took a spin through some of the side events and preparations taking place Tuesday ahead of CoinDesk's annual conference, which starts Wednesday in Austin.
Dune, a prominent web3 data analytics platform, has introduced Dune Catalyst, an enterprise solution designed to streamline blockchain data integrations. This new offering aims to assist blockchain teams in making their data accessible to the world’s largest crypto data community through either a fully managed or hosted solution. Interested parties can schedule a call via […]
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Crypto firm MoonPay is targeting digital experience for brands in its new Web3 platform, a market estimated to reach over $25 billion by 2029.
Solana validators voted to allocate 100% of priority fees to themselves on May 27, ending the previous 50/50 split between burning fees and rewarding validators. The proposal, known as SIMD-0096, passed with 77% approval. It aims to address perceived flaws in the current system and align incentives for network security and efficiency. The change in […]
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Stripchain’s funding round included investors such as Sora Ventures, Hyperithm, Shima Capital, Mechanism and several crypto angel backers.
The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.
Polimec, a decentralized and community-driven funding parachain, has officially launched on Polkadot and is set to begin its first project evaluation, according to a May 20 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The platform evaluates Web3 projects for potential fundraising, aiming to bring transparency, accessibility, and regulatory compliance to the process. Polimec’s launch marks a new era […]
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US billionaire Frank McCourt is leading a consortium to acquire TikTok and decentralize it using the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) from Project Liberty. TikTok, boasting over 170 million users, is being pressured by the US government to sell due to national security concerns and purported links to the Chinese government. McCourt’s initiative, termed the […]
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Geoffrey Hinton also warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat within the next five to 20 years.
The investment figures come alongside a record high 2.9 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW) for the month.
The Bitfinity EVM is designed to allow developers to Bitcoin-based Solidity smart contracts, allowing them to transfer BTC, Ordinals and Runes.
Solana-based DeFi memecoin platform Pump.fun experienced a significant breach on May 16 when an exploiter apparently utilized flash loans to manipulate the platform’s bonding curve contracts. The platform has since paused all trading activities. In a statement on social media, Pump.fun acknowledged the exploit and assured users that the platform is investigating the issue. The […]
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The US Treasury Department intends to place a significant emphasis on addressing the risks posed by cryptocurrencies and other emerging technologies in the coming months via comprehensive regulation. The Treasury has made digital assets a key area of focus in its 2024 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing report. The strategy outlined […]
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First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Propagation." U.S. prosecutors detailed an incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit in an indictment.
The symbiotic relationship between AI and crypto is still in its nascent stages, according to tech execs.
Liquity V2 will allow borrowers to set their borrowing costs, a novel approach in DeFi, and pays the lion's share of protocol revenues back to liquidity providers.
A new feature from Colony Lab, a developer and project incubator in the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem, called "liquid vesting," lets users sell their tokens before their vesting period is over.
Ethereum's recent Dencun upgrade, which was designed to reduce fees and help scale the network, has caused ether {{ETH}} to revert back to an inflationary asset -- potentially reversing one of the key benefits of last year's Merge.
Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) Optimism has urged Layer-3 (L3) blockchain to join its Superchain by building with OP Stack and sharing sequencer revenue with the Optimism Collective. Superchain is a decentralized blockchain platform comprising many chains that share security and a technology stack (OP Stack). It already boasts several successful L2 networks, such as OP Mainnet […]
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